With the advent of social media, the same message was communicated following the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin via the hashtag #HeIsNotASuspect.
@essencemag #HeIsNotASuspect he is a scholar and helper! And Will Not leave this earth before his time purpose pic.twitter.com/eMfccrqVUU
— MsKaiTweets (@KaiH23) July 20, 2013
Today, we're seeing black people doing their best to communicate the same thing via the hashtag #dangerousblackkids.
#DangerousBlackKids getting ready to steal pic.twitter.com/mnRTe1F53D
— Val Rice (@RiceVal) February 17, 2014
Doctoral Students preparing to KickAss BEWARE #dangerousblackkids pic.twitter.com/PxjK7oHFDS
— Ada RenĂ©e Williams (@MsARW) February 17, 2014
The Gaithersburg high chapter of B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. Inc is dangerous beause they feed the homeless #dangerousblackkids pic.twitter.com/oSCNjOh0nn
— nealcarter (@nealcarter) February 16, 2014
My sons looking super scary! One serves his country other serves student athletes w disabilities #dangerousblackkids pic.twitter.com/BO8BLhkrll
— bugsact (@bugsact) February 17, 2014
Hey white folks...its time to wake up and get the f*cking message!!!!!
Martin Luther King Jr. used the Civil Rights marches and protests to make visible to whites what had been invisible to them - the indignities, injustices, and fear that black people lived with every day. He did that by contrasting the terrible violence directed at them with the non-violence of their response. I feel that these young men are unwitting martyrs whose terrible deaths will make visible the indignities, injustices, and fears that the black community still lives with every day. What is wrong with us that we don't see these things until they are painted in blood?
ReplyDeleteAll men and women are created equal. Let's keep it that way.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy. Great stuff you've posted here today. Keep up the good work! =)
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