The renowned filmmaker was detained at a Bank of America in Atlanta before being released.
This is just another sobering reminder of how being Black in America is a constant struggle for survival
. If one of the most respected and talented Black directors in the game can be mistaken for a bank robber for simply requesting a standard bank transaction, how can the rest of us Black people, who have considerably less power,Ryan Coogler survived his encounter with the police.
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