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December 6, 2014

A demonstrator protests recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at Boston Common in Boston on Thursday. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
If youve been following me for a while, you know that I am always trying to find a pony in the highest mound of filth. And the decisions in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City to not indict police officers who killed unarmed black men have given me much to work with. That the killers of Michael Brown and Eric Garner wont even stand trial before a jury of their peers is offensive, not only to the deceased mens families, but also to those of us who believe in the accountability that our criminal justice system strives for.
What has been thrilling to see, most notably after Mondays decision in the Garner case, is that Americans of all stripes have been expressing their outrage wherever they can. What has warmed my aching heart this past week has been the faces and voices of the protesters. They arent just African Americans fighting for their lives and hoping someone will listen, let alone care. The protesters with their signs and chants of Black lives matter and I cant breathe are the gorgeous mosaic of America and cut across every demographic.
The video of Garners chokehold death was as horrific as it was clarifying. It was a light-bulb moment, particularly for white Americans, about how the life of a black man could be taken for little reason and with little recourse. The #CrimingWhileWhite feed on Twitter is a stunning 21st-century confessional where contributors acknowledge privileges afforded them that no African American would ever think possible. I read antics by tweeters that literally made my jaw drop because of their brazenness and my head shake because of their ability to get away with it. Folks shoplifting (or robbing or knocking over stores, as some folks like to call it in Browns case), driving while drunk, assaulting officers, you name it and then getting away with it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/12/05/black-lives-matter-to-everyone-finally/
Finally! Black Lives Matter!

http://colorlines.com/archives/2014/08/5_reasons_why_blacklivesmatter.html

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I Matter~

I Matter~

They Matter~

Fatherhood Matters~

This is my hope. And yes it will be revolutionary. Don't be afraid, embrace it. Black Lives Matter.
They arent just African Americans fighting for their lives and hoping someone will listen, let alone care. The protesters with their signs and chants of Black lives matter and I cant breathe are the gorgeous mosaic of America and cut across every demographic.
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
~the gorgeous mosaic of America and cut across every demographic are standing up to say no more. Black Lives Matter! I am told this will fizzle and die. I am told this revolution will be a blood bath from both sides. Will some die, yes they will because the cops are out of control. Yet change is coming, mark my words.
‘Black lives matter’ to everyone — finally

A demonstrator protests recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at Boston Common in Boston on Thursday. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
If youve been following me for a while, you know that I am always trying to find a pony in the highest mound of filth. And the decisions in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City to not indict police officers who killed unarmed black men have given me much to work with. That the killers of Michael Brown and Eric Garner wont even stand trial before a jury of their peers is offensive, not only to the deceased mens families, but also to those of us who believe in the accountability that our criminal justice system strives for.
What has been thrilling to see, most notably after Mondays decision in the Garner case, is that Americans of all stripes have been expressing their outrage wherever they can. What has warmed my aching heart this past week has been the faces and voices of the protesters. They arent just African Americans fighting for their lives and hoping someone will listen, let alone care. The protesters with their signs and chants of Black lives matter and I cant breathe are the gorgeous mosaic of America and cut across every demographic.
The video of Garners chokehold death was as horrific as it was clarifying. It was a light-bulb moment, particularly for white Americans, about how the life of a black man could be taken for little reason and with little recourse. The #CrimingWhileWhite feed on Twitter is a stunning 21st-century confessional where contributors acknowledge privileges afforded them that no African American would ever think possible. I read antics by tweeters that literally made my jaw drop because of their brazenness and my head shake because of their ability to get away with it. Folks shoplifting (or robbing or knocking over stores, as some folks like to call it in Browns case), driving while drunk, assaulting officers, you name it and then getting away with it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/12/05/black-lives-matter-to-everyone-finally/
Finally! Black Lives Matter!

http://colorlines.com/archives/2014/08/5_reasons_why_blacklivesmatter.html

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I Matter~

I Matter~

They Matter~

Fatherhood Matters~

This is my hope. And yes it will be revolutionary. Don't be afraid, embrace it. Black Lives Matter.
They arent just African Americans fighting for their lives and hoping someone will listen, let alone care. The protesters with their signs and chants of Black lives matter and I cant breathe are the gorgeous mosaic of America and cut across every demographic.
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
~the gorgeous mosaic of America and cut across every demographic are standing up to say no more. Black Lives Matter! I am told this will fizzle and die. I am told this revolution will be a blood bath from both sides. Will some die, yes they will because the cops are out of control. Yet change is coming, mark my words.
December 5, 2014
Buffalo Springfield -Stop Children What's That Sound
there's something happinin here
what it is aint exactly clear
theres a man with a gun over there



telling me I have to beware.
i think it's time we stop, children
what's that sound
everybody look what's goin down



there's battle lines being drawn

nobody's right if everybody's wrong
young people speakin there minds
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getting so much resistance far behind
it's time we stop,
hey what's that sound
everybody look what's goin down
what a field day for the heat
a thousand people in the street
singin songs that they carry inside
mostly say hurray for our side
?
?


?
Ssssh, what's that I hear? It's time we heard it. Past time. This could be the Revolution of our lifetime.
Let's~ UNFUCK AMERICA!
It is going to be a FUCKING REVOLUTION!
Buffalo Springfield -Stop Children What's That Sound
there's something happinin here
what it is aint exactly clear
theres a man with a gun over there



telling me I have to beware.
i think it's time we stop, children
what's that sound
everybody look what's goin down



there's battle lines being drawn

nobody's right if everybody's wrong
young people speakin there minds
[url=http://postimage.org/][img]

getting so much resistance far behind
it's time we stop,
hey what's that sound
everybody look what's goin down
what a field day for the heat
a thousand people in the street
singin songs that they carry inside
mostly say hurray for our side





Ssssh, what's that I hear? It's time we heard it. Past time. This could be the Revolution of our lifetime.
Let's~ UNFUCK AMERICA!
December 4, 2014
Today we learned that the investigation into Cleveland's Police Department has resulted in a finding that they have engaged in a pattern and practice of using excessive force. It is horribly sad that this finding comes too late to save the life of Tamir Rice. But perhaps we can take some small amount of comfort in the fact that previous investigations might have saved the lives of others. And hopefully this one will be part of finding justice for Tamir's death.
P.S. For those of you who - like me - are going to miss having Eric Holder as our Attorney General, this article about what he plans to do in the future is hopeful. And in 2 years, he's likely to have some company

http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2014/12/thank-you-ag-holder.html
Thank You AG Holder!!!
For years now one of the things that has frustrated me about the "what have you done for me lately" Blackacademics has been their insistence that the Obama administration hasn't done anything for the African American community. That's why - back in 2011 - I started writing about DOJ's investigations into police brutality.Today we learned that the investigation into Cleveland's Police Department has resulted in a finding that they have engaged in a pattern and practice of using excessive force. It is horribly sad that this finding comes too late to save the life of Tamir Rice. But perhaps we can take some small amount of comfort in the fact that previous investigations might have saved the lives of others. And hopefully this one will be part of finding justice for Tamir's death.
P.S. For those of you who - like me - are going to miss having Eric Holder as our Attorney General, this article about what he plans to do in the future is hopeful. And in 2 years, he's likely to have some company

Attorney General Eric Holder Plans Institute of Justice to Address Protest Concerns
He says Ferguson could be a seminal moment for the national conversation around race
Attorney General Eric Holder has begun drafting plans to continue his work rebuilding the relationship between local law enforcement and the black community after he leaves public office next year.
This whole notion of reconciliation between law enforcement and communities of color is something that I really want to focus on and to do so in a very organized way, he said Tuesday in an interview with TIME. Not just as Eric Holder, out there giving speechesthough certainly that could be a part of itbut to have maybe a place where this kind of effort is housed and to be associated with that kind of an entity.
Read More http://time.com/3617425/ferguson-garner-eric-holder-attorney-general/
He says Ferguson could be a seminal moment for the national conversation around race
Attorney General Eric Holder has begun drafting plans to continue his work rebuilding the relationship between local law enforcement and the black community after he leaves public office next year.
This whole notion of reconciliation between law enforcement and communities of color is something that I really want to focus on and to do so in a very organized way, he said Tuesday in an interview with TIME. Not just as Eric Holder, out there giving speechesthough certainly that could be a part of itbut to have maybe a place where this kind of effort is housed and to be associated with that kind of an entity.
Read More http://time.com/3617425/ferguson-garner-eric-holder-attorney-general/
But, I have to say; these are the kinds of issues that Ive talked about with the President since his first days here in Washington, DC. I met him before he had been sworn in as a senator. We bonded over these criminal justice reform concerns and views of racial matters. We share a worldview...

http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2014/12/thank-you-ag-holder.html
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