On When They See Us
A while back #BlackLivesMatter and #HandsUpDon’tShoot trended nationwide, what was to be a outcry or discussion about the flaws of the criminal justice system ended up being riled up by some as an anti-police, lawlessness debate. #TakeAKnee subsequently was muddied up as anti-American and unpatriotic. The irony of it being that the outrage, the cries, the actions were but a beseeching to be seen, to be heard, to be treated fairly. Some would quickly point…