Global protests against police brutality and racism have been ongoing since 46-year-old father George Floyd died at the hands of police on May 25. On Thursday’s episode of the Tonight Show, incoming Captain America Anthony Mackie spoke to host Jimmy Fallon about the personal impact of these issues, as a black father and a black son.
“When I was growing up, like most boys, you want to be a fireman or a police officer,” said Mackie. “And then comes the harsh reality of the day that you have to tell your kids that, you know, you have to open their eyes to what the world is around them, to how police view them as young black men.” Read more…
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‘We have to do something’: Anthony Mackie shares emotional personal impact of America’s racist history
