THERE WERE COPS IN MY YARD, AND AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY, MY MIND WAS FULL OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

THERE WERE COPS IN MY YARD, AND AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY, MY MIND WAS FULL OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
I froze when I saw the police car parked in front of our house. The flashing lights weren’t on, but my stomach clenched anyway. Then I spotted two officers standing in my yard.
I gripped the doorknob, hesitant to step outside. My son, Isaiah, was in there. My husband wasn’t home. And we’re a Black family—I didn’t need to tell myself what could go wrong.
I took a deep breath and pushed the door open. “Isaiah?” My voice came out shakier than I wanted.
Isaiah came running up the steps with the biggest grin on his face. “Mom! Did you see?”
One of the officers, a white guy with a buzz cut, turned toward me. “Ma’am, your son is quite the little hero.”
Hero? My mind scrambled to make sense of what I was hearing. I looked at Isaiah, then at the second officer, a Black woman who gave me a small, reassuring nod. But my body was still tight, my hands still cold.
“There was a man running through the neighborhood,” the officer continued. “Wanted for robbery. We were about to lose him until your boy did… whatever that was.” He let out a short chuckle.
Isaiah practically bounced on his feet. “I used my—”
I grabbed his arm before he could finish. “You helped the police?” My voice was gentle, but my eyes searched his face. I wasn’t mad, just… cautious.
Isaiah nodded proudly. “Yeah! And they caught him because of me!”
I swallowed, glancing at the officers again. The Black woman smiled. “He really did. It was clever, honestly.”
I exhaled, my nerves still buzzing. Isaiah was safe. He wasn’t in trouble. But I still needed to know—how exactly did my son, my nine-year-old, help the police catch a thief?
Isaiah smiled wider. “It was easy, Mom! I just used my…”

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