If you read any one thing today, make it this powerful essay about race by This Is Us actor Lonnie Chavis

As the country continues to grapple with its racial inequity in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black people killed by police and white people, eyes are being opened to the realities of trying to survive in America while Black. Lonnie Chavis, who is known for his role as young Randall on This Is Us, is just 12-years-old, but has experienced a lifetime of racism. Now, he’s opening up about it in a powerful essay.