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‘If I’m Murdered, Read This as My Eulogy’

One man on how he’d like to be remembered

Amy Shearn
Momentum
Sep 10, 2020

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Jordan McGowan is a husband, a father, a professional — and because he is Black, lives with a very real fear of becoming a hashtag. He writes for LEVEL: “The point of this eulogy is not to ask that you all glorify me as a martyr. When you start to post about me, I just ask that you tell my real story. I was a Black man in America; therefore, plenty of people will find a way to justify my murder.”

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Published in Momentum

Momentum is a blog that captures and reflects the moment we find ourselves in, one where rampant anti-Black racism is leading to violence, trauma, protest, reflection, sorrow, and more. Momentum doesn’t look away when the news cycle shifts.

Amy Shearn
Amy Shearn

Written by Amy Shearn

Formerly: Editor of Creators Hub, Human Parts // Ongoingly: Novelist, Essayist, Person

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