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The Best Thing About The Police Busting Up That Pool Party
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
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged Hope, Love, McKinney, Police Brutality, Pool Party, Racism, Systemic Racism
4 Comments
If It Wasn’t About Race Before, It Is Now
Wow. Yesterday was rough. Monday night, after the Grand Jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson was announced, we watched as a couple of police cars and some stores burned, and we saw footage of looting…. though not surprisingly, there was … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged Comments, Darren Wilson, Facebook, Ferguson, Jesus, Michael Brown, Nashville Protests, Racism
23 Comments
5 Reminders That There Are A Lot of Good Cops Out There
There are plenty of things to be critical of about what is happening in Ferguson, MO right now…. Too many things to count. The thought of trying to to point out all of the messed up things about that situation … Continue reading
Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged Ferguson, Good Cops, Love, Martin Luther King Jr, Michael Brown, Militarization, Nonviolence, Police, Racism, Random Acts of Kindness
11 Comments
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Killing of the Black Teen in Florida
So you’ve probably already heard: Another unarmed black teenager was shot to death in Florida, and the man who shot and killed him once again went unconvicted of the murder. And once again, just like in Trayvon Martin’s murder that … Continue reading
Posted in 4) All Of The Above
Tagged Jordan Davis, Michael Dunn, Racism, Richard Sherman, Self Defense, Stand Your Ground, Thug, Trayvon Martin
46 Comments
If You’re Black, “Standing Your Ground” Will Get You 20 Years
This will be short, but I’ve got to write it. I’m white. At least that’s the box I have to check when I’m filling out forms. And you know what’s awesome about being white…. Other than just about everything? Being … Continue reading
Don’t Read The Comments
That’s what everyone says, at least. If I ever mention something awful someone wrote in the Comments section of an online story, people are always like, “NO! Don’t read the comments!” But I still do. I can’t help it. Something … Continue reading
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13 Things White People Do When You Point Out Racism
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 →