This is no shade to the Black community, but we love getting into a conspiracy theory. Honestly, though, it makes sense. We’ve been experimented on, lied about, and generally mistreated since we arrived on these shores.

The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to Beijing by the top U.S. diplomat, it also threatens to upset attempts by both countries to steady an increasingly rocky relationship.