Quick question: what did #WalterScott, #EricGarner, #SeanBell, #JordanDavis, #TrayvonMartin and #MichaelBrown (to name only a few) all have in common? Answer: they were ALL unarmed and none of them had locks in their hair—–yet they ALL were shot down in cold blood. So what the hell is being gained in compromising one’s own beliefs and… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Apr. 9: I’m Black…..And?!?
Tag: racial profiling
America’s Most Wanted: The Perpetual & Unwarranted Racial Profiling Our Daughters & Sons
With the start of school a couple of weeks away, Calvin and I have procured most of the necessities our kids will need to begin the new year. When questions arise from the soon-to-be kindergartener and almost-third-grader, we answer what we can and remind them that, usually, behaving well and doing their best work should… Continue reading America’s Most Wanted: The Perpetual & Unwarranted Racial Profiling Our Daughters & Sons
In The Name Of Her Beloved Trayvon: The DMN Sybrina Fulton Interview
Sybrina Fulton lowers herself into a chair, adjusts the sleeves of her jacket and uses a tissue to gently dab her tearing eyelashes. “You’ll have to excuse me,” she chuckles, “my allergies are doing terrible here in Texas.” Hours away from being honored at Pat Smith’s first-ever Second Chances For Overcomers event, the community activist… Continue reading In The Name Of Her Beloved Trayvon: The DMN Sybrina Fulton Interview