Defunding the Police Discussion

1.  Race as a social construct – Ta Nehisi Coates says, “Race is the child of racism, not its father.” Can you explain what he means by this?  2. He calls white people the dreamers, what does he mean by this? And historically how did America define people?  3.  In “Letter to my Son” he tells his son that the destroyers of his body will rarely be held accountable. What does this look like in America – in the past and presently.   4. How does violence – domestic, community, national shape the identity of an America? How should our institutions, police, media, schools, try to be accountable?  ONLY ANSWER TWO. MAKE LONG PARAGRAPHS.