darrius-stewart

Killed on Holy Ground: Dispatch from a Sea of Blue

W. Chris Johnson · 10/03/15 12:30PM

Memphis. July 17. A Friday. Carefree black boys call it a night. Darrius Stewart is just around the corner from his mama’s house when blue light hits the rearview mirror of the Chevy Malibu. A routine traffic stop. A simple thing. One week ago, Sandra Bland was stopped in Texas for a simple thing.