IT'S A COLD WORLD

 

 

IT WILL ALWAYS BE ABOUT RACE

 

 

“I am in no way shape, form, or fashion am trying to capitalize off of the latest series of events. These are my true feelings and my form of expression about it.” – Jeezy

As you know, George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges, leaving Trayvon’s family in a cold, cold place.

 

 

 

In a brief clip that aired on Monday's "Today," Oprah Winfrey compared the killing of Trayvon Martin to that of Emmett Till, the young black boy whose brutal murder helped fuel the civil rights movement.

It was one of her first public comments about the case, which has seen African Americans and whites sharply divided about whether George Zimmerman's acquittal was just.

"Trayvon Martin, parallel to Emmett Till," Oprah told The Grio's Chris Witherspoon. "Let me just tell you, in my mind, same thing. But you can get stuck in that and not allow yourself to move forward and to see how far we've come."

In a previous interview with Diane Sawyer, she said her new movie, "The Butler," could offer an answer to white people who were confused as to why African Americans were so outraged about Martin's death.


FAR TO MANY BLACKS LOVE TO SAY,  "HOW FAR WE HAVE GONE/COME." OVER 500 YEARS OF SLAVERY, 80 MORE YEARS AFTER BEING RELEASED AND 2013 WE ARE STILL CALLING EACH OTHER NIGGER.  WE ARE STILL BEING OPPRESSED, PUT IN JAIL, UNEQUAL PAY, AND STILL ENTERTAINING THE WHITE PEOPLE. THERE IS NO OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE HARMING US BUT THEM AND OURSELVES, ONLY TO END UP IN THE SAME PLACE.  WHEN YOU STILL DON'T OWN ANYTHING TO SHOW FOR IT,  WHAT CAN WE CLAIM HAS CHANGED?  WHEN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US  HAVE A PIECE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, ONLY THEN WILL THERE BE A SIGN OF CHANGE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT THIS FALL!  FROM E'SDROP PUBLISHING THINKING OUT LOUD, HOSTED BY E. L. PLEASANT