It blows us away to hear about ‘terrorism’ abroad with talk of Hamas in Gaza/Palestine, Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, or Isis in Iraq while we continue to endure terrorism that started centuries ago. Muhammad Ali didn’t want to hear about fighting the Vietcong in Vietnam. Ali said ” …you my enemy, my enemies are white people, not the Vietcong or Chinese or Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom, you my opposer when I want justice, you my opposer when I want equality…”
For those who don’t understand, Blacks and Latinos experience domestic terrorism right here in our own country on a regular basis. Not just in Ferguson with Mike Brown. Not just in Florida with Trayvon Martin. Not just in Ohio with John Crawford. Not just in California with Oscar Grant. Not just in New York with Eric Garner. Throughout the United States of America, Black and Brown people experience terrorism from American police and security forces almost everyday. It is very rare to hear about an unarmed white person being killed by the police. To the contrary, people of color are constantly killed by the very people who claim to be protecting us.
What names can you add to the list? Provide the name and city in which an unjustified killing took place at the hands of American police/security…
Unjustified Killings By U.S. Police
- John Crawford – Dayton (Beavercreek), Ohio
- Mike Brown – St. Louis (Ferguson), Missouri
- Oscar Grant – Oakland, California
- Sean Bell – Queens, New York
- Timothy Russell – Cleveland, Ohio
- Amadou Diallo – Bronx, New York
- Kenneth Chamberlain – White Plains, New York
- Kenneth Harding – San Francisco, California
- Malissa Williams – Cleveland, Ohio
- Jonathan Ferrell – Charlotte, North Carolina
- Timothy Thomas – Cincinnati, Ohio
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We say ‘No More’. We will not continue to tolerate the killings of our men, women, and children. We must vote, boycott, build, and protect.