White boy doesn’t want to infiltrate the safe space. Brown boy doesn’t want to prevent honest dialogue as biracial boy sits by, no idea what he is to anybody.
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In bursts of emotion, Jonathan Mendoza explains the confusion that rages inside him and the incidents that sadden him: when a white police officer discusses immigration policy, having no idea that the person to whom he speaks is biracial.
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Video credit: YouTube/Button Poetry
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