It Hurts to See Nipsey Hussle’s Life Not Mattering
After a celebrated rapper is murdered, some admirers turn to wild theories, because the reality is too hard to face.
I didn’t know Nipsey Hussle, but I knew Nipsey Hussle.
Hussle’s murder in his Los Angeles neighborhood last Sunday was a heartbreaking conclusion to an unfortunately common story. Another talented young black man was senselessly killed, police say, by another black man, leaving behind mourning families and communities that have become accustomed to absorbing such standard trauma.
It hurts to see this version of a black life not mattering. But part of making any kind of sense of Hussle’s death means keeping it real about the ruthless violence plaguing far too many African American communities, including the neighborhood Hussle was committed to transforming and saving.
