I’m tired of marching. First, let me be clear that I have nothing but appreciation for my ancestors who marched and paved the way for change. This has NOTHING to do with them. But in the words of today’s conscious activist’s, “This ain’t yo mama Civil Rights Movement”. I couldn’t agree more. Today is the 2 year anniversary of the…
Tag: Chicago Police
Killing Black Children on The Front End and On the Back
Two major news announcements were made in Chicago on Friday. And I find a striking and sickening parallel between them. The first piece of buried news was the release of the available video of the shooting of an unarmed, 18-year-old Black “man” last week at the hands of a Chicago Police officer. The second was the announcement that 480 Chicago…
Black Man Arrested By Chicago Police for Standing on Street
Christopher Watts was on a mission to hand out “Kindness Cards” at the Black Lives Matter rally. “I was specifically there to pass out job information and kindness cards. You can see that in the Walgreens bag I was holding on to. It’s something I do regularly. It’s apart of the the Kindness Campaign.”