The Price of Black Lives

Medusa · 02-16-2014, 08:05 AM

Jordan Davis. Trayvon Martin. Oscar Grant. Richard Sherman. Chavis Carter.

There are a great many more names of youths of Color that could comprise a long list. I just read the Huffington Post article about the Michael Dunn verdict in Florida (who shot up a carload of kids over loud music and white rage) and felt an outrage and disgust that I can't describe. Another dead kid. Another inequitable verdict. Another shitty court case outcome from Florida (wtf is up with Florida these days???)

Several friends have posted on Facebook and Twitter about the perceived dispensability of the lives of folks of Color and it's hard to not argue that court cases and new laws such as "papers please" do anything more than reinforce institutional racism.

What is the answer? What is it going to take for young folks (and even old!) of Color to be as valued as young white folks? How many more lives lost? How many more people like George Zimmerman will walk the street?

A wise friend of mine posted about his rage on Facebook and was immediately met with a close white friend of his telling him that his rage was inappropriate and untimely. I asked her, "What other emotion would you have if this had been your child?"

I realize this is all over the place but wanted to open up the discussion about what I feel is an epidemic in this country.

02-16-2014, 08:05 AM	#1
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