Police brutality and racism impacts individuals equally as it does society. Reality TV star Malaysia Pargo can also attest to the effects of racism in her own life. Per Monsters and Critics, her brother Dontae Hayes was killed in Riverside, Calif. after officers claimed he pulled a handgun out of his waistband. A friend of the family, however, challenged the claim and insisted that Hayes was unarmed. Hayes' mother, Taffy Hayes, filed an unlawful death lawsuit against the City of Riverside in 2014, which she asked for $25,000 in damages for his death. As of this writing, there are no reports on whether the city settled with the family or not.
Hayes' tragic death impacts the way Pargo raises her three children, sons Jannero Jr. and Jayden, and daughter Jayla. Pargo shared a moment with her children to teach them about police brutality as it could potentially affect them in the future. "You never think that you have to tell your small baby, who is so innocent and so cute with dimples, and are trying to figure out life that they are a threat," she said (via Distractify).
She continued, "To have to tell them that your uncle was a teenager that was murdered and the officer didn't take the time to see that he was a child..." The topic of police brutality is painful to discuss within the Black community, but Pargo's choice to open up the conversation with her kids is both heartwarming and noble.
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