LZ Granderson: Im tired of seeing African-Americans die as innocent, unarmed shooting victims. Abdoulie J. International Development Professional By LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor, a senior writer for ESPN and a lecturer at Northwestern University. “(CNN) -- I am tired. “Tired of our streets being peppered with dead, unarmed black people. Tired of listening to armed assailants describe how they feared for their lives. Tired of being told this has nothing to do with race. “I am tired of having to march to have murderers arrested. Tired of worrying about my 17-year-old being gunned down by some random white guy who thinks his music is too loud. Tired of knowing the same could happen to me.... “I dont want to get shot by a police officer. “Im tired of unarmed dead black people being put on trial. “And Im tired of thinking that each time one walks by. “I dont begrudge anyone who has the luxury of not knowing what that kind of siege feels like. I just hope they have the decency not to characterize the socioeconomic disparity along racial lines as a card to be played but rather recognize it as a looming element of our cultural fiber. “For example, from 1934 to 1962, the federal government backed $120 billion of home loans. Because of an appraisal system that deemed integrated communities financial risks, less than 2% of those loans went to minorities. “When you consider that home ownership has long been the prerequisite for the average American to acquire wealth, there is little wonder why white Americans have 22 times more wealth than blacks. That is not a card being played. That is math. And Im tired of having to explain that.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:42:20 +0000
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