Her Name is Shakara
While some students chose to cooperate with oppression by protesting in support of a brutal white police officer–one who used his authority to beat a defenseless Black girl, other students—Shakara, Niya Kenny and Tony Robinson, Jr., chose to protest in the face of injustice, with threats of physical harm and punishment to themselves. As Martin Luther King said in Letter From Birmingham Jail, “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that ‘an unjust law is no law at all.’”
EYE believe the Children are our HOPE for the future of our republic. "Teach them well and let them lead the way."
Unfortunately, rhetoric DOES NOT save us, nor does it give confidence to black voters that we can trust Hillary to prioritize the necessity of ensuring our safety,” the group said. “We’ve been waiting for weeks to see the platform that addresses these issues from Hillary Clinton’s campaign. We will wait no more.”
havealittletalk said...
Honestly Redeye, if I were black I don't think I'd have the courage to have children in this country.
Now that the made for TeeVee #Selma50 celebration is history (pun intended), let's get back to the reality of life in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
The world saw a magnificent
celebration last weekend in Selma, Ala., of the 50th anniversary of the
Selma-to-Montgomery marches. The racially mixed crowds were huge,
exciting and orderly. More than 120,000 attended the two days of
commemorative events.
Foot soldiers mingled with dignitaries from the public and private sectors. President Barack Obama gave one of the most brilliant speeches
I have ever heard. More than 100 members of Congress joined him in
Selma. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley attended the ceremonies, along with
scores of state and local officials. A host of corporate sponsors
toasted this splendid occasion under VIP tents that were erected for the
privacy and convenience of privileged guests.
The theatrics and photo opportunities knew no bounds. The cinematography was simply breathtaking. It was a made-for-TV event.
The Department of Justice (sic) released a scathing report detailing racism in the Ferguson Police Department and all the apologist saw was vindication of #DarrenWilson. Huh?
For years, the Ferguson Police Department has humiliated, harassed,
profiled, abused and oppressed black people. When Ferguson Officer
Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed black teen Michael Brown, the
police left Mike's body laying in the street for hours as if his life
had no value. Instead of the prosecutor actually prosecuting the case,
he essentially served as counsel for the killer. When the prosecutor
announced the grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson, that
arrogant prosecutor practically gloated and talked down to the people of
Ferguson.
Meanwhile, scores attend the funeral of #TonyRobinson, the latest unarmed, black male, shot, and killed by law enforcement.
The teen was shot by Madison Police Department Officer Matt Kenny on
March 6 after a confrontation, police say. NBC News reports that an
autopsy report released by the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office Friday said Robinson was shot in the head, torso and upper body.
RedEye tiptoeing away from the computer humming God Bless the United States of Ferguson....
It turns out that nearly everyone in the city is wanted for
something. Even internal police department communications found the
number of arrest warrants to be "staggering". By December of 2014, "over
16,000 people had outstanding arrest warrants that had beenissued by
the court." The report makes clear that this refers to individual
people, rather than cases (i.e. people with many cases are not being
counted multiple times). However, if we do look at the number of cases,
the portrait is even starker. In 2013, 32,975 offenses had associated warrants, so that there were 1.5 offenses for every city resident.
That means that the city of Ferguson quite literally has more crimes than people.
I hate to rain on this lovely parade (Honest I do!) but it
seems perfectly clear to me that what went down a half a century ago in
Selma, Alabama was merely a sweet little overture for what is coming.
Not only has Jim Crow been raised from the dead, he's on a nationwide
comeback tour. This is a show that won't be closing any time soon. ~ Tom Degan
