Forty eight, the number of so called “friends” that I have lost on Facebook since voicing my opinions.
One of them was my uncle, who thought it better to simply unfriend me instead of following my polite request to stop sharing certain opinions with me.
Red, the color of the innocent blood that Officer WIlson drew.
Three, number of days since the Grand Jury decided that Officer Wilson was justified in his slaying of a college bound, unarmed black teenager.
Youth, the group of people who have become fed up with all the lies told to us, all the injustice perpetrated against us, all those telling us we’re not good enough, we’re not complacent enough, we’re not thankful for what we have.
Eighteen, the age Michael Brown was when he was unjustifiably slain while unarmed. A college bound teen, Mike was taken from this world far before his time. “”He should have been in college. He should have been spending all night in the library studying for exams. He should have been going out with friends and making the most of his time. He should have been getting ready to come home to his family for thanksgiving. Instead, he’s 6 feet underground, because that is where Officer Wilson decided he should be.”
I don’t have a gun, stop shooting - Michael Brown’s last words
Gofundme, website that brewed hate and racism, and assisted Officer Wilson in raising nearly half a million dollars
Hatred, the thing that has allowed Ferguson to happen the way it has.
To the ‘change’ that we have seen in the past 50 years since the Civil Rights Movement. To the ‘change’ that has allowed systems of institutional racism to remove innocent black lives from the streets. To the ‘change’ that has allowed Officer Wilson to have zero punishment for taking an innocent life. To the change that we may one day see that will allow Blacks to live freely and happily, and to allow them to have zero fear in situations where they are innocent. To the change we may one day see that will erase the racism that still haunts this country. To the oncoming revolution, may it be strong, may it last, may it save
-m.j.