Then a Black Cop Called Me Inward

LZ Granderson: I refuse to call myself a minority. What you say out of your mouth impacts how you feel in your body and vice versa, right? And so if you'l see yourself as a minority, you may have your head down acting like a minority in this country. How much pressure do you think is put on black people that are in positions of political power to portray blackness to the public while remaining with white politicians who they got to make th s with? LZ: It's an enormous amount of pressure. But i'm also here to ask think critically about what we say and how we do things for black folks. We can't afford to be piled in