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No matter what age you are, racism still finds a way to rear its ugly head in the lives of Black people.
That’s how the 12-year-old actor, Lonnie Chavis, star of the hit NBC drama, This Is Us starts off an essay he penned for People Magazine.
He describes during the harrowing ordeal how his mother, Najah Chavis, instructed him to “put his baby brother” in his arms, telling him to stay away from the windows and “no matter what [you] hear from our front yard to not come to the door.”
In the essay, Chavis even recalls his mom being pulled over multiple times for DWB (driving while Black).
Chavis speaks about the many times he has been confused for other young Black actors.
