Three Black Lives

 

Three young Black lives. Three trips to a store. Three families left carrying a lifetime of grief. 

Latasha Harlins was killed after being falsely accused of stealing a bottle of orange juice. Video evidence showed she had money in her hand and did not steal the item.

Cyrus Carmack-Belton, 14 years old, was shot in the back after being accused of shoplifting. His family lost a son. A community lost a child. 

Trayvon Martin was returning from a store with an Arizona tea and a bag of Skittles when his life was taken. 

Different cities. Different years. The same painful question. How many Black children must die under suspicion before Black life is treated as innocent, human, and worthy of protection? 

Oppression does not disappear because we ignore it. It does not retreat because we hope it will. Every generation must decide whether it will accept injustice or confront it. 

We are a people who desire peace. But peace without justice is submission. Peace without accountability is silence. Peace without power is fragile. The question is not whether history is repeating itself. The question is what are you prepared to do to stop it?- Raheim Shabazz

Strange Fruit 2025

 

The body of 21-year-old Delta State University student Demartravion “Trey” Reed was discovered hanging from a tree on campus early Monday morning, according to university officials. 

 Reed, a native of Grenada, Mississippi, was found around 7:05 a.m. near the school’s pickleball courts in Cleveland. Delta State University Police Chief Michael Peeler confirmed Reed’s death and said there is no evidence of foul play at this stage. 

Though rumors online linked the case to lynching, authorities emphasized that the cause of death has not yet been determined. Bolivar County Deputy Coroner Murray Roark also reported no signs of broken limbs, disputing social media claims. 

Campus operations were suspended on Monday, and several events planned for Delta State’s centennial celebration were canceled as the investigation continues.

Are we again Strange Fruit as Billie Holiday's song implied?

A Problem a Wall won't Fix

 

I am NOT surprised that everything Republicans said in the last 2 days was 100% WRONG! They need to apologize to Democrats and to America.

A Call For Common Sense Gun Laws

 COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS NOW!