You’re Black And You Can’t Afford This Taxi Fare

For this white guy, I was Black, therefore, I was poor

Photo by Viktor Bystrov on Unsplash

I spent the last two days in Stockholm, Sweden participating in global health meetings. I had a flight leaving Stockholm at 6:25 pm this evening and I most definitely didn’t want to miss it because I wanted to come home to my family. I have missed them a lot this week.

To not be late for my flight, I planned to leave th…