Nolan Wells is More Than Another Name

His death is raising familiar fears for Black families

Nolan Wells should still be alive.

Privilege is not just about what doesn’t happen to you; it is also about what you don’t have to carry or think about. It is the conversations that you don’t have to have with your children. It is the grief and anger you do not have to feel, names you do not have to call, fear that justice won’t be served, circumstances …