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Barack Obama

freshwest

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Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 01:32 AM

Nov 2014

He quotes the Brown family and that they want major change, not violence, to be their son's legacy. He says there are real problems and 'Communities of color are not just making it up.'

That has been proven over and over again and the rights of POC must be acknowledged and their stories heard and used to make major changes. The process of learning is not going to be easy in the face of media induced willful ignorance.

The phrase, 'God help us' comes to mind. If not that, 'Grow up, people!'

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