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Stand Up
I do not know how to start this article... I have so many things on my mind about this topic and I just cannot fathom the thought of everything that is happening. It is not something that is just happening now, it has been happening for a long time. What is the difference?... Well, social media. Thanks to social media we are now aware of what is going on around us, good or bad, this does not mean that the thing we are seeing now just started happening. The difference is that we can see it now.
By Must Love Dogs 6 years ago in The Swamp
Black Lives Still Matter
When will it ever end? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself. The “it” I’m referring to is police brutality and racial injustice. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day and the manner of how he died broke my heart. The video of a police officer pinning Floyd on the ground, using his knee and pressing the back of his neck for several minutes, pleading that he couldn’t breathe, was disturbing. It was heartbreaking to watch and was in tears.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 6 years ago in The Swamp
The Officer Who Cried "Resisting". Top Story - June 2020.
Sixty years following the heinous torture and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, news broke in 2017 that Carolyn Bryant, the white woman who initially accused him of making advances at her, fabricated "the most sensational part of her testimony." The statement claiming he grabbed her waist and made verbal advances at her was "not true" according to Carolyn herself in an interview with historian Timothy Tyson.
By Ghezal Amiri6 years ago in The Swamp
Outrage has no Colour
Last week, my Father told me the story of a black man in America who was arrested for allegedly using counterfeit notes to pay for goods. I was then told that a white Police Officer wrestled the compliant black citizen to the ground without cause, and proceeded to kneel on his neck. "What?!" I said in horror and confusion, "what?!"
By Rachel Lightfoot6 years ago in The Swamp
Internal thoughts about Black Lives Matter in 2020
Racial profiling and police brutality has been a widespread issue for a long time. It's been talked about forever this is why I'm curious why it's just now getting the attention that it's supposed to have received decades ago. On the one hand I'm happy that it's finally being addressed but then I have my doubts. I have a feeling that some "protesters" are truly "protesting" for genuine reasons. That's what worries me about the protests. Will there be actual change? Or will this be just a moment to remember that had little significance in the way the government handles its affairs like Tienanmen Square.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in The Swamp
Reason First: An Ideal Place
To see the destruction of racism is to see collectivism in its most vicious form dissolved. In the United States, the land of sweet freedom, the desire for the taste of liberty has soured on the black race the most. The ugliness of slavery created a kettle for the flames of injustice to continue to burn. That kettle was overturned during the Civil War but the blaze continues through the years.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in The Swamp
We’re Fed Up With Excuses
In 600 words, I want to do my bit for the #blacklivesmatter movement. If you are at a protest with a sign saying how you’re entitled to a haircut and how you want to buy the most expensive dress in the store, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. Have a think, is your haircut worth more than somebody’s life? Sometimes I find it hard to believe these protesters anout Covid. Sometimes I believe they were hired actors to try and drown out the real problems. There are three big pandemics that I know are three big pandemics happening right now; Covid19, Climate Change and Ignorance. Ignorance comes in all colours and will be the greatest destroyer of them all. Because not enough has been done on climate change and Covid, it’s already too late. Businesses gone bust. Poverty is everywhere and figures of authority are using this to abuse their power in ways more obvious than before. These monsters had no shame kneeling on somebody’s neck taking pleasure in their suffering. They give tear gas out like cotton candy whilst insisting that they are all doing the mighty work of God. Ignorance is the reason why so many are dying right now. And it’s not just the virus, it’s hatred.
By Chloe Gilholy6 years ago in The Swamp
That April Day
It was a spring day in April, a Thursday and I was in first grade. My younger sister was four years old her birthday having taken place the previous month. My youngest brother was two years old. I was six years old, and the only one going to school. Suddenly I looked up to see my mother, who was in her mid-thirties then, walk into the class. She and my teacher huddled in a corner talking. The teacher gave me a look, and my heart sank. I thought I was in trouble – again. I was a good student, but my math grades kept bringing me down. The teacher gave Ma some papers, it was homework I learned later, to take home. Ma told me to get my coat. I was going home early that day.
By Hillari Hunter6 years ago in The Swamp
Black Lives Matter
Let me preface this article by saying I in no way think this is going to change anything. I know one person alone isn't going to change the world, and I know it's going to take a lot more than me writing an article about how I feel about the black lives matter movement. But what I have to say needs to be said, and it needs to be said by a lot of people to make a difference.
By Hannah York 6 years ago in The Swamp
Why Black Lives Matter isn’t Working
Every time a black man gets shot by a police officer, whether it was warranted or not, civil unrest breaks out in whatever town the shooting occurred. It all began with Trayvon Martin in Ferguson, and continued with the unlawful deaths of Freddie Gray, Jamal Clark, and Michael Brown by police brutality and has most recently sparked nationwide protests for George Floyd, whose neck was broken by a police officer while not resisting arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota a little over a week ago.
By Reilly Austen6 years ago in The Swamp
