Nolan Wells’ Mom Argues Against Calling Him A Man: “He Was A Teenager”

A shared testament for many in the African American community is a feeling of having to grow up way too soon in the journey from adolescence to adulthood. For Black men specifically, an age-old statistic even made us believe that many of our brothers wouldn’t see it past the age of 25.

The mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells this past summer has unfortunately gave truth to the latter yet again. However, his mother, Christine Wells-Wonsley, is now fighting to assure his youth isn’t stripped away any further by those who refer to her late teenage son as a “man.”

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“How we talk about our children matters,” wrote Attorney Ben Crump as he shared Christine’s statement made to NBC (seen above), also adding, “Nolan Wells deserves to be remembered as he was.” The clip shows correspondent Yasmine Vossoughian speaking with both parents and Crump, who took on the task of representing the family, in a recent interview following the grand jury’s decision not to bring criminal charges in Nolan’s death. As Vossoughian began to give her perception of Nolan as a “really kind man,” his mom interrupted by asserting, “Let’s not call him a man because [at] 18 you’re still a teenager.” She continued to make her point by stating, “I know by law you’re [considered] an adult, [but] Nolan was—he was a boy. He was a child. He was our child.”

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