Tag Archives: Racism

If It Wasn’t About Race Before, It Is Now

Posted on November 26, 2014 by theboeskool

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

Posted on August 18, 2014 by theboeskool

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

Posted on February 19, 2014 by theboeskool

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

Posted on July 12, 2013 by theboeskool

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 →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged Black President, George Zimmerman Trial, Injustice, Jim Crow, Marissa Alexander, Martin Luther King Jr, Post-Racial, Racism, Stand Your Ground law, Trayvon Martin | 6 Comments

Don’t Read The Comments

Posted on July 1, 2013 by theboeskool

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 →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Bill Pelke, Biracial Cheerios, Catcher in the Rye, Don't read the comments, JD Salinger, Paula Cooper, Public Shaming Tumblr, Racism, Sebastien De La Cruz | 16 Comments

Trayvon Martin and Dutch Ninjas

Posted on March 27, 2012 by theboeskool

I was racially profiled in college once. For those of you don’t know, that race is…. Uh, I guess “caucasian?” I belong to the Dutch race. Netherlandic, I suppose? I don’t know–I’m a white guy. And I went to a … Continue reading →