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Discussing the Michael Brown shooting, NewsOne Contributor Madison J. Gray provides an historical context for it, writing: Should I start with the Robert Charles Riots of 1900? Or how about Atlanta 1906? Maybe Chicago 1919? How about Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921? Do we even need to fast forward to the 1960s? Harlem 1964? Watts 1965? Newark 1967? Detroit 1967? Those days are still within living memory. Our parents and grandparents can tell us about those outrages. There is something that links them all, though: either an injustice committed toward Black people or general fear of Black people. ... By now, you know the story...its repeated like once a week in this country: Black man has altercation with law enforcement. Law enforcement proceeds to subdue Black man. Law enforcement at some point becomes more forceful, later claiming they were put in that position. Black man dies, unable to tell his side of the story. Read the rest here:
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:12:06 +0000

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