Tag Archives: Police Brutality

Tyler Perry, and “Refusing To Hate” The Police

Posted on April 26, 2021 by theboeskool

Last night during the Oscars, Tyler Perry was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. During his speech he said, “I refuse to hate someone because they are Mexican or because they are Black or white or LBGTQ. I refuse to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged George Floyd, Isaiah Brown, Ma’Khia Bryant, Oscar Speech, Oscars, Police Brutality, Refusing To Hate Police, Reject Hate, Systemic Racism, Tyler Perry | 2 Comments

5 Ways White People Can Help Right Now

Posted on June 6, 2020 by theboeskool

Over the last few days, I have had quite a few of my white friends reach out to me and ask the question, “What can I do?” People’s hearts are broken. People want to HELP. All these videos… All this … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged All lives matter, Black Lives Matter, Following Black Leadership, Hope, Naked Pastor, Nashville Protests, Not All White People, Police Brutality, Prophetic Black Voices, Protests, Racism, Reasons to be hopeful, Riot is the language of the unheard, Systemic Racism, Ways White People Can Help | 7 Comments

A Minneapolis Center For Low-Income Housing Asked For Food Donations… Here’s How People Responded

Posted on May 30, 2020 by theboeskool

This is going to be a very short post… If you’re anything like me, the last week has been a blur of depressing news… And part of the reason for that blurriness has been the tears in my eyes. You … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Demanding Justice, Food Donations, Generosity, George Floyd, Hope, Justice For George, Minneapolis riots, Police Brutality, Reasons for hope, Systemic Racism, The language of the unheard | 2 Comments

White People Care More About A Lady Choking Her Dog Than We Do About Police Choking A Black Man

Posted on May 26, 2020 by theboeskool

In the past 24 hours, social media has been filled up with a video of a woman named Amy Cooper who was filmed in New York’s Central Park making a distressed call to 911 falsely reporting that her life was … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Ahmaud Arbery, Amy Cooper, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Choking a dog, Christian Cooper, Emmett Till, Eric Garner, George Floyd, John Crawford III, Karening, Police Brutality, Racism, Tamir Rice, W. Kamau Bell | 3 Comments

The 7 Best Things About Colin Kaepernick Not Standing Up

Posted on August 29, 2016 by theboeskool

In honor of Colin Kaepernick’s #7 jersey, here are seven awesome things about him not standing up for the national anthem… 1. Another black person didn’t have to die in order for us to discuss racism. We get to talk (for … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 4) All Of The Above, Uncategorized | Tagged Colin Kaepernick, Francis Scott Key, National Anthem, Nationalism, Not standing up, Patriotism, Police Brutality, Racism, Star Spangled Banner | 18 Comments

We Don’t Know The Whole Story….

Posted on October 28, 2015 by theboeskool

By now, many of you have probably already seen the disturbing video of a high school girl in South Carolina being flipped over and dragged out of her desk by a police officer for refusing to comply with his orders. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Ben Fields, Girl flipped in desk, One Bad Apple, Police Brutality, Racism, South Carolina High School, Spring Valley High School, Video, We don't know the whole story | 343 Comments

13 Things White People Do When You Point Out Racism

Posted on June 10, 2015 by theboeskool

A few interesting things happen when someone suggests that racism might have played a role in someone’s actions (say, for example, an overly aggressive police officer’s actions). A couple of days ago I published THIS POST talking about how important is is to watch uncomfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged A light in the Darkness., Blame the parents, Loving Your Enemies, McKinney, Officer Casebolt's Youtube Channel, Police Brutality, Racism, Racist Comments, Systemic Racism, Thugs, White Privilege | 36 Comments

The Best Thing About The Police Busting Up That Pool Party

Posted on June 8, 2015 by theboeskool

If you have even glanced at social media over the past couple days, you have almost certainly seen people posting a video of the police response to a bunch of African American kids at a pool party in McKinney, Texas. … Continue reading →