Travyon Martin Where Is The Outrage Over The Injustice!
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ~ Martin Luther
King, Jr. 
Over the news and media reports, we continue to hear about the tragic death
of 17 year old, Travyon Martin, who was a Florida black youth shot to death last
month, by a George
Zimmerman, who was of Hispanic/ Anglo ancestry. It has
provoked an outrage of injustice in most of us; and yet others remain
indifferent. So tell me, why did Travyon’s Unjust and Untimely death make
national news and not the other story?
Awful…
Black Youths Douse Student With Gas & Torch Him, “This
Is What You Deserve,
White Boy” (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 9:17 PM
Two black youths chased a 13 year-old Kansas City student home
from school
doused him with gasoline and flicked a Bic at him. They were
screaming,
“This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve, white
boy.”
The boy suffered first degree burns on his face. He did not know
the
perpetrators.
KCTV
reported:
Verum
Serum reported on this from
KMBC:
A 13-year-old
Kansas City boy is back home after two teenagers poured
gasoline on him and lit
him on fire. It happened Tuesday at the teen’s home
on Quincy Avenue, just down
the street from Kansas City’s East High School.
The boy lives less than two
blocks away from the school and was walking home
when the attack happened.
Melissa Coon said her son turned from the school’s
stadium onto Quincy Avenue
and noticed two teenagers following him. She said
the teens followed her son
home and attacked him outside his front door. “And
they rushed him on the porch
as he tried to get the door open,” she said.
“(One of them) poured the
gasoline, then flicked the Bic, and said,
‘This is what you deserve. You get
what you deserve, white boy’.”
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/03/awful-black-youths-douese-student-with-gas-torch-him-screaming-this-is-what-you-deserve-white-boy/
I have seen Reverend Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson present at Travyon’s
defense, but have not heard them comment on the Kansas City case of the two
black youth chasing a white student home, setting him on fire, as they yelled,
“This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve white boy.” I am sure their
presence may make a difference, but it needs to be consistent.Every day,
children are losing their lives, because of gangs and racial tension in America;
whether they are Black, White, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Russian, or
what
other nationality that intertwines our lives together. There should be a
continual outcry for all of their lives, for each child is just as important as
the other, leaving behind
grieving families, friends, and communities.
Tyler Perry was pulled over for an illegal turn from the right lane, we he
tuned left; he had put his signal on and was trying to move into the left lane.
Two Atlanta, GA.
Police officers began to harass Tyler because he mentioned
he had been watching over his rear view mirror, to make sure he had not been
followed. Did they think he was some psychotic black man; or were they racially
profiling and harassing him? Thank God, Tyler’s mom is still watching over him,
and he was diligent enough to still listen to “Momma’s Great Life Lesson’s”,
guiding him daily. During the questioning, Tyler confused and upset at this
point, realized the officer was trying to turn off the ignition.
Tyler
instinctively reached for the keys in the cup holder, when he
remembered his mother’s
sage advice, which had been brought up in the
Louisiana southern days of slavery and hangings. Remembering the keys were
attached to a leather strap, Tyler made no fast movements and dropped the keys.
The environment was confusing and hostile for Tyler and should never of
happened, if the officers had done their job in a professional manner. If a
black officer had not arrived on the scene, and calmed an escalating situation,
Tyler’s situation might would have ended more questionably. Other officers have
apologized for their comrade’s bad behavior, but that does not change the fact
that we live in 2012,
and racial hatred is so predominate. On Tyler’s Good
Deeds Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/#!/thetylerperry ,
you can follow some very interesting and raw comments on how people really feel
about race in America.
We are living in a highly technologically advanced era, yet still adhere to
draconian racial beliefs. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said it best when he said,
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do
that.Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can
do that. ~
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Isn’t it time we lay down the old system of prejudices and discriminations,
which hold us back. We cannot move forward, while still holding on to the past.
We are all racist at some point or another, and wil stand up for that old belief
system. As Dr. Phil would say, “How is that working for you?” With racial
tensions at an all-time high in 2012, we have got to stop and ask ourselves
“WHY”? Why do we carry on the hatred of our forefathers? Why do we continue the
prejudice of family lineage, when we know there is good and bad in all of us? Do
not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another
time. -Chinese Proverb
Anderson Cooper had a new race related study on his show,
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/02/study-race-relations-through-a-childs-eyes/,
which
talked about children as young as 7 have already developed racial
line
ethics. Michael John Hourigan Jr. quotes research shows that children
develop ethnic attitudes by age three and systematic racial prejudices between
5-7yrs of age. This was found by Houlette et al., 2004. Children are not born
with racial hatred, it is taught. Our behaviors are formed early in life; and
how we perceive the world around us, what mate we choose, what perpetual bad
behavior we find is our comfort zone, now becomes our way of life. This only
creates another multi-generation epidemic of abuse and racial hatred. While we
are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of
our
actions." - Stephen R. Covey
We can say we are not racially biased, for if we do, we are lying to
ourselves. When you look down on another human being as having less value than
yourself, you are racially biased. Please tell me,
who gives another
person the right to treat someone else like a second class citizen?
Don’t we all deserve to be treated with respect and kindness? It does not mean
you have to agree with everyone; nor does it mean you have to set aside your
rights and beliefs, because another is more vocal about their demands. Ronald
Regan said, “If we lose freedom here, there is no place else. This is the last
stand on earth.” For when one race or religion continually cries out to be heard
and silence the voice of other’s, that becomes tyranny not freedom of religion
or speech.
The government continues to make allowances to be politically correct, and
strips away, piece by piece, our civil liberties for the righteousness of a few,
we all lose. You will never regain those freedoms; and we cannot afford to let
that happen!
We live in the greatest land with opportunity to become whatever we wish. I
am not rich, and worked hard every day of my life. We have to overcome all of
the negativity that surrounds us each day, and tell ourselves that we deserve
better. It is at that moment that we have to decide, if we want a better life
for ourselves and our family, that we cannot continue living the same way we
have yesterday. We have let pain hold us back; past
transgressions hold us
back; cultural and religious beliefs hold us back; and
fear of change, fear
of stepping out of our comfort zone, and fear of the unknown, to keep us from
our dreams; and becoming the best we can be. I say,
“Never Let Your
Fears Over Ride Your Dreams!”
Yes, everyone you meet will have today will bring with them, their own
personal grief and tragedy; so don’t judge them so harshly. Many times their
reactions are based on the pain, anger, and frustration of other events, and not
directed at you personally; but then again, sometimes we mess up, and stand to
be corrected. I have been through my own hell, trials, and tribulations, but
not making something good out of the trauma, would be the greatest tragedy of
all. You and I have people around us who are counting on us to change our
surroundings, our environment, our communities, and our culture. We cannot
afford to pass down another legacy of hatred to our next generation. Our
children, the world’s
children, and God’s children, deserve so much better!
Enough is enough! The change starts with you. You are responsible and
accountable for your actions, and no one else. If you don’t like your life,
change it. At any given moment you have the power to say this is not how your
story is going to end. Only you have to power to define yourself! Arise -
transcend thyself! Thou art man & the whole nature of man is to become more
than himself" - Sri Aurobindo
“ENOUGH”
Art by Michal Madison
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