by Nomad
From Harper's Magazine
NO BIGGIE
From behaviors described in media reports since 2014 that prompted police officers to question, detain, or arrest black people in the United States.
• Sitting in a parked car
• Sitting in a chair in a public skyway while waiting to pick up children from school
• Napping on a sofa in the common room of a dormitory
• Not waving at a white neighbor while staying at an Airbnb
• Not giving up a table to a white diner
• Not purchasing coffee in a Starbucks
• Purchasing breakfast in a Burger King
• Barbecuing on a charcoal grill in a public park
• Listening to Notorious B.I.G. at home in the afternoon
• Using a curse word at a Waffle House
• Attempting to use a guest pass at an LA Fitness
• Attempting to use a membership pass at an LA Fitness
• Golfing at a leisurely pace
• Voluntarily picking up litter on the side of the road
• Campaigning for a seat on a school board
• Canvassing for a candidate for the House of Representatives
• Taking a photograph of a house
• Purchasing Mentos at a gas station
• Asking an employee for sliced cheese at a CVS
• Asking a police officer about the arrest of a black person in the parking lot of a CVS.