Yeah... Plain Old American is a Plain Old Racist who needs to be bitch slapped good.
On Mar 22, 2:04 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > Thousands Protest the Racist Murder of Trayvon Martin > -- > yeah ... those mulatto spics sure are racists > > luckily, the court will decide if he was a racist or a murderer. > > regardless, the niggers, jews and other minorities who protested are > really gonna be pissed if he's found not guilty. > seeing NYC burn like LA after the King verdict will be fun to watch. > > On Mar 22, 1:56 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thousands Protest the Racist Murder of Trayvon Martin at NYC's > > 'Million Hoodie March' > > Participants stressed that while they were there for Trayvon Martin, > > the problem went far beyond him, to a culture in which young Black men > > are assumed to be dangerous. > > March 22, 2012 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? > > Join our mailing list: > > Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Activism headlines via email. > > Last night, thousands of individuals packed into New York's > > Union Square before taking the streets for the Million Hoodies March. > > They came to demand justice for Trayvon Martin, the seventeen-year-old > > boy who was murdered in Sanford, Florida, after buying some Skittles > > and iced tea. His confessed murderer, neighborhood watchman George > > Zimmerman, cried self-defense, and the police did not charge him. But > > recently released 9/11 calls and testimony from Martin's friend, to > > whom he was speaking moments before his death, make it clear that > > Zimmerman was on the prowl before he fatally shot Trayvon. > > > Police, however, seemed to have little interest in investigating the > > death of a young, Black male. Cops even called Trayvon Martin's body a > > John Doe. Combating the racism exhibited by both Zimmerman and the > > Sanford Police Department, the message last night was not that Martin > > is just another dead Black kid -- it was that "Trayvon Martin matters. > > You matter." Moreover, it was that justice is universal. "No justice, > > no peace," they said. "What if Martin had been white?" Demonstrators > > demanded Zimmerman be prosecuted and called for a cultural revolution > > to create a society where being Black in a hoodie doesn't get people > > murdered, by citizens or police. > > > "I reek of Brooklyn," said City Councilman Jumaane Williams from the > > stage, a gray hood over his long dreads. "I'm not a criminal. I'm a > > New York City Councilman." > > > "My blood is not cheap. We want justice -- just like you want justice > > when police fall, we want justice when we fall," said Williams, who > > has been an outspoken critic of New York's racist stop-and -frisk > > policing tactic. > > > "I don't play the race card," Williams said, "it's always given to me." > > > Williams, like other participants, stressed that while they were there > > for Trayvon Martin, the problem went far beyond him. Ours is a deadly > > culture, they said, in which young Black men are assumed to be > > dangerous. > > > "The mayor and commissioner of this city have provided no leadership," > > said Williams, adding that they have instead "provided a culture that, > > at a minimum, allowed me to be arrested on Labor Day, and Ramarley > > Graham shot." Just eighteen years old when NYPD officers busted down > > his door without a warrant, Graham was shot and killed in the bathroom > > of his apartment, while his grandmother and six-year-old brother were > > inside. He, too, was wearing a hoodie, and his name was echoed > > throughout the night. > > > As the Martins' lawyer Benjamin Crump took the stage, he explained > > that Zimmerman's accusations (that Martin was on drugs and "up to no > > good") were racial stereotypes. Perhaps more disturbing is that the > > police believed him. Crump reiterated that no drug, alcohol, or > > background tests were conducted on George Zimmerman before he was > > allowed to walk away without a murder charge. Martin, however, was > > tested for substances posthumously. Even in death, he was suspicious. > > > "I am Trayvon Martin!" the crowd chanted repeatedly, echoing rallying > > cries following Troy Davis' execution. > > > The most emotional part of the evening, however, was when Martin's > > parents took the stage. For so many women in the crowd that night, the > > march was about showing support for the Martins, and ensuring the > > safety of their own children. > > > "We're not going to stop until we get justice," said Trayvon's father, > > Tracy Martin, "My son did not deserve to die." > > > "Trayvon was just a typical teenager," he said, "Trayvon was not a bad > > person." > > > Martin said that while nothing can bring his son back, he can work to > > ensure that justice is served and that no other parents have to suffer > > like he has. > > > "My heart is in pain," Sybrina Fulton, Martin's mother, said through > > tears, "This is the support we need." > > > "Our son is your son!" she shouted, to much applause. "This is not > > about a Black and white thing. This is about a right and wrong thing." > > > Martin was killed for looking "suspicious" -- being Black in a hoodie > > -- and the Sanford Police Department did not doubt it. > > > "Mic check! Are you ready to march for Trayvon?" shouted someone from the > > stage. > > > Demanding justice for Martin's murder, the crowd pulled their hoodies > > up and and marched into the street. > > > The march shuffled west on 14th Street, spilling off of the sidewalks. > > In the front of the march, Councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumaane > > Williams linked arms with other marchers before a brief stand-off with > > police. As the march hurried passed them, the cops eventually let the > > councilmen and the crowd behind push forward. Police made several > > efforts to divert the march, even hauling in NYPD vans and other mass > > arrest vehicles, but no visible arrests were made, despite the cops' > > intimidation. They blocked the streets on motorcycles; the crowd > > turned and marched right by them. Some Occupy Wall Street protesters, > > with bandanas on their mouths, appeared to block the motorcycles, so > > that marchers could get by. > > > The crowd was far different from an Occupy Wall Street demonstration > > -- darker and rowdy, but less anarchistic. CUNY students chanted, with > > a rap-like vibe, "Is that a badge or a swastika?" Signs asked "Am I > > next?" > > > Young mother April McDonald and her six-year-old son held hands as > > they marched, their free hands in fists, chanting "We are Trayvon!" > > > "As a parent, this could to happen any of us," said McDonald, who then > > told me her own frightening encounter with racism: McDonald said an > > NYPD officer ran over her cousin, nearly killing him, then attempted > > to blame the victim, saying he had headphones on. "He had nothing on," > > she said. "Just another example of how the NYPD, other police, try to > > cover up, protect their necks." > > > Woman after woman told me they were mothers, there to show their > > support for Trayvon Martin's family, and to stand up for their own > > children. > > > Many of the men there had been victims of racial profiling. As Fernel > > Williams, 34, told me, "One time I was just walking to the train and a > > cop said, 'give me a lift,'" adding, "I didn't know what he was > > talking about until he lifted up my shirt, because some 'suspicious' > > guy was running around. A robbery had just been committed." > > > When the march returned to Union Square, Occupy Wall Street protesters > > urged the demonstrators to help them hold the park. Organizers of the > > march were annoyed at the suggestion, and many continued forward, > > disjointed. > > > Back in Union Square, a mic-checked speak-out went on for hours. > > Marchers stood up to tell their stories of encounters with police -- > > being arrested for walking down the sidewalk, pulled over for being > > Black, or witnessing an unlawful, forceful stop -- and demanding the > > police show their badges. "If we don't stand up for something, we will > > fall down," said one speaker, who urged people to be proactive in > > their communities, filming the police, asking cops' names, and > > asserting their rights. > > > Many speakers urged individuals from all communities to show support. > > "It rains on all of us," they said. > > > A sixteen-year-old white girl, Becky, was so moved by their testimony > > that she spoke, on the verge of tears. "I cannot imagine being > > frisked," she said. "It is so unfair that people my age are." > > > "I'm from Tennesse," Becky added, "racism is strong there, and I want > > to make a difference. People like you have given me the inspiration to > > do so." > > > When occupiers began speaking about issues un-related to racism, many > > marchers for Trayvon Martin became angry, and felt as if Occupy was > > using their march to push their own agenda. "We are here for Trayvon!" > > they shouted. Other occupiers urged each other to "Step back, > > listen...There's something beautiful happening here. We can all learn > > from each other." Both occupiers and Trayvon marchers, many of which > > overlapped (people who had supported OWS, but came primarily for > > Trayvon, and vise-versa) were divided about whether OWS had acted > > improperly, but most seemed to agree that Occupy has the potential to > > include more people of color. To do so, Diana Smith of the South Bronx > > said, "Speak on agendas that affect me. When Ramarley Graham was > > killed, I didn't see Occupy Wall Street there." > > > Despite the brief disagreement, Wednesday night was a success for > > Trayvon Martin's family and other victims of race-based violence. They > > came together in mass support, took the streets for their rights, and > > let the world know that they matter. > > > "We are not criminals," they said, hoodies up. > > > Sign the petition to prosecute George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin's > > cold-blooded killer, here. > > >http://www.alternet.org/activism/154656/thousands_protest_the_racist_... > > > -- > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > Have a great day, > > Tommy > > > -- > > Together, we can > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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