Tag: trayvon martin

• Silence and Violence

  

  One week ago, activist, Brittany “Bree” Newsome scaled a pole and took down a Confederate battle flag in South Carolina. This is called civil disobedience but as child of 1990’s hip hop, I call it, silence and violence. Those of the Fox News breed will say I am promoting negativity. NOPE, come here, let me…

  kashema

  July 4, 2015

  observations

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• Marissa is Home

  Marissa Alexander is home, but is not free. In 2012, Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison because she fired a warning shot at her abusive husband and used the “Stand Your Ground” defense in Florida. The same defense used in the case of by Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman. During and after Zimmerman’s…

  kashema

  January 30, 2015

  observations

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