As African-Americans, that's what's being played fast and loose with, our citizenship. When you have the Trayvon Martins and the Michael Browns being shot and killed, it's because, on a certain level, there is a kind of mutability in the understanding of citizenship around the black body.
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"As African-Americans, that's what's being played fast and loose with, our citizenship. When you have the Trayvon Martins and the Michael Browns being shot and killed, it's because, on a certain level, there is a kind of mutability in the understanding of citizenship around the black body." — Claudia Rankine
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As African-Americans, that's what's being played fast and loose with, our citizenship. When you have the Trayvon Martins and the Michael Browns being shot and killed, it's because, on a certain level, there is a kind of mutability in the understanding of citizenship around the black body. — Claudia Rankine
About Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine was a Poet from United States (1963–present).
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Who said "As African-Americans, that's what's being played fast and loose with, our citiz…"?
This quote is attributed to Claudia Rankine, a Poet from United States.
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Claudia Rankine lived from 1963 – present.