Many parents of color see the not guilty verdict as a microcosm of what their children face every day.
" have started to notice that in school, depending how they dress, their teachers will treat them differently," Brown said."If a Black kid is reprimanded unjustly, the reaction is, 'Well, we don't know the whole story. It can't just be what we saw.' It's automatic to justify the reasons behind a harsh punishment for a Black kid, while white kids get the benefit of the doubt.
"I have two beautiful daughters, and one looks white and she is treated differently. People don't realize that I'm her mom until she clarifies it," Hill told TODAY."My other daughter is ... dark ... and I have watched my own children be treated differently, whether it's at a park or at school, because they're completely different shades."
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