Making connections in Ferguson, MO
It’s good when the people make the right connections and you only have to sit back and nod. That’s what happened recently in Ferguson, a city under military occupation after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed, black teen. Officer Darren Wilson is now in hiding and Michael Brown is dead. Rev. Jesse Jackson rolled […]
Jamala on NPR
I am a survivor of the rebellions in Kansas City in 1968. While this piece was recorded last week, I could already see a familiar pattern in aggressive policing and decision-making by government authorities. Today, the Missouri National Guard was ordered to Ferguson by Governor Nixon. In Kansas City, 5 black people were killed after the […]
Thousands out for Mike Brown Vigil
Let’s be real. You can’t keep heaping injustice upon injustice on people and think they will stay calm and in control. Mike Brown, a young black teen, was executed by Ferguson police with arms raised. What we are witnessing in the aftermath is a predictable human response. As part of the human chain that separated hundreds […]