“[L]eaving home is hard, and the social distance of wealth makes it even harder.”

—  Jamelle Bouie

About Richard Sherman's statements in defense of DeSean Jackson, who was cut from the Philadelphia Eagles amid reports of gang ties.
Down and Out, 2014

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