Testimonial #10

 #alllivesmatter

Testimonial #9

 

When can we resolve the issue of being White or Black? Right or wrong?

Testimonial #8

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?lyrics=13000  (DreamWorld by Robin Thicke)

This song sung by Robin Thicke represents the major struggle of being in the public eye as an interracial couple with his wife.Everybody goes through some sort of racial profiling and our society needs to learn that its not an issue of being one way or another, its an issue of being considered equal and the world would be alright.

Testimonial #7

http://www.songlyrics.com/j-cole/crooked-smile-lyrics/   (Crooked Smile by J. Cole)

 

“Hey officer man, we don’t want nobody getting killed
Just open up that cell, let my brother out of jail” – strong lyric from song that represents how people feel toward this issue

Testimonial #6

 

“There is not a liberal America and a conservative America- there is the United States of a America. There is not a Black America or a White America and Latino America and Asian America- There’s the United States of America.” -Barack Obama

Testimonial #5

Oscar Grant Case 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2LDw5l_yMI http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334649/

“The killing provoked protests and violence in Oakland. The case, which has drawn comparisons to the videotaped beating of Rodney G. King that ultimately triggered riots in Los Angeles in 1992, was moved to Los Angeles for trial amid concern about the extensive media coverage of the slaying in the Bay Area. Many civil rights activists considered the case a test of how the justice system treats police officers accused of abusing minorities. The trial also captured the attention of law enforcement officers who feared that a guilty verdict could raise the stakes for cops who make mistakes.”

Testimonial #4

Treyvon Martin Case

 

http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/what-should-trayvon-martin-have-done

 

“When I asked on Twitter, there were two sorts of answers about what Martin should have done at this stage of the night: variations on “run straight home” and “not be black.” Those options are themselves mirror images”.

 

Testimonial #3

 

This picture speaks for itself.

 

Testimonial #2

” A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect ”
W.E.B. DuBois.

Testimonial Post #1

Michael Brown: Ferguson, Missouri

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/19/us/ferguson-michael-brown-dueling-narratives/

 

The shocking component is that in this article there are different stories according to Michael Brown’s friend (who was a witness to the shooting) and from the policemen Darren Wilson. It’s perceived almost as a competition between the young black suspect and the white policemen.