The senator in first class said the 12-year-old girl didn’t belong — eight minutes later, every grown-up on that plane was staring at her shaking hands
PART ONE – HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES “What is that child doing in first class?” Senator Rebecca Hartwell stared at the twelve‑year‑old Black girl in seat 2B as if someone had dumped trash on the leather. Her manicured hand tightened on the strap of her designer diaper bag. In her arms, her eleven‑month‑old son…
