All American Boys Quotes

“ My brain exploded into a million thoughts and only one thought at the same time - Please, don't, kill me” (23). This quote is from one of the main characters in All American Boys. Which follows the story of Rashad and Quinn, two complete strangers connected through a horrible incident. Rashad stops by Jerry's convenience store to buy some chips until a lady trips over him when he tries to get his money out of his bag causing the chips to fall out of his hand. Rashad ends up getting accused of stealing by the cashier so a cop beats him to the ground sending Rashad to the hospital. Quinn was outside of Jerry's when he witnessed Rashad getting beaten by the cop who is his best friend's older brother Paul. All American boys should continue to

All American Boys should continue to be included in the curriculum because it shows examples of sources of power. On Tuesday a couple of days after Rahshad was beaten and sent to the hospital. He was on the news because of police brutality so everyone knows what happened to him. Quinn gets to school to see neon blue letters spray painted on the sidewalk spelling “RASHAD IS ABSENT AGAIN TODAY” (165). Carlos, one of Rashad´s friends, was the one who spray painted the sidewalk, he was one of the first people to speak out which caused the community to come out and take sides: Rashad or The cop (Paul). This is a source of power for not only Quinn and Rashad but also for most of the community in supporting Rashad. All American boys should continue to be in the curriculum because it shows the student that any big or small action can become a source of power for everyone. After the spray-painted sidewalk, a hashtag was created and word of a protest on Friday was in action. During this time Rashad was in the hospital and his dad opened up to Rashad about how he shot a kid on accident when he was on duty. The kid Rashad's dad shot was around Rashad's age, he thought the kid was reaching for a weapon when in reality he was reaching for his