Hey Raven,
So it turns out I just do not have enough energy to rage properly tonight. And raging is exactly what I want (and I think need) to do this week.
Unless you have been living under a rock the last year you know that there have been a lot of cops shooting unarmed black men and boys. This past weekend there was another. I have a lot of feelings and concerns around this issue that I am currently too tired/worked up to talk about. So I wanted to post a few links today instead. I'm hoping I will be up to talking about it in my next post.
First: Here's a link to what happened last weekend in case you didn't know/haven't heard yet. The cliff notes is that an unarmed black teenager named Tony Robinson was shot and fatally wounded by a Madison police officer. Read more here.
Second: There has been a lot of talk about the differences between this shooting and some of the others during 2014, and I'll admit there are some big differences. But that it still happens and many people are intent on dismissing the issue makes me pretty furious. This piece gives a good quick read on my feelings about people downplaying the issue. Read here.
Last for tonight: Here and here and here and here are some articles I think are worth reading and thinking about in terms of race. Reading all of Kristof's articles on race I think is very worthwhile. He has some very good points to make and some very good resources to back him up.
That's all I've got tonight. More next time!
Best wishes,
Owl
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