Valerie, a home care nurse administrator known as Juror #4 in the Michael Dunn murder trial, has come forward to say that she believes he got away with the murder of 17-year-old
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Black In America: Open Letter To All My Sons (in memory of the young Black men murdered without cause)
“What you hate, change it. What you value, share it. What you love, cultivate it. ”
Community Village‘s insight:
There’s a line in this letter that says “This country has never loved us…”
I explained what the country does love in the comments.
White rage and white lies: How the right’s language about race created Michael Dunn and George Zimmerman
The way we talk about race remains all wrong — and until we fix it, more young people are going to needlessly die
Community Village‘s insight:
This article goes into depth on what needs to be understood about U.S. race relations.
Talks about implicit racial bias as a pervasive phenomenon, with deep roots in how humans normally think.
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Michael Dunn Headed to Prison for the Shots that Failed to Kill
“… Although Dunn did face some consequences for his behavior and the case was so egregious, the jury still struggled with the notion that Dunn was guilty. Apparently by merely raising the suggestion that Jordan Davis could have had a gun, even though no gun was found, Dunn’s attorneys were able to plant the seed of doubt in the jury. A white guy who shoots black teenagers should be given the benefit of the doubt, the jury apparently reasoned. Even if the shooter fails to contact the police after murdering a black youth and instead orders pizza…”
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I Was Born a Rebel – Code Pink Co-Founder Medea Benjamin on Reality Asserts Itself (1/4)
“Ms. Benjamin tells Paul Jay her story, from suburban Long Island to a life of activism”
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Black Lives Matter
“To be Black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage” -James Baldwin (by DesiBjorn)
Community Village‘s insight:
Black Lives Matter
Michael Dunn Guilty of 3 Counts of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder
“Twelve jurors have found Michael Dunn guilty of 2nd degree attempted murder upon the lives of Tevin Thompson, Leland Brunson, and Tommie Stornes. Each count carries a minimum sentence of 20 years to a maximum of 30 years. Sentencing can run concurrently or consecutively. Some familiar with Judge Healey are of the opinion that he is unlikely to enter concurrent sentences. That means that Dunn is looking at a minimum of 60 years in prison on the 2nd degree attempted murder convictions.
The jury also found Dunn guilty of shooting a firearm into the vehicle, the sentence of which is a minimum of 15 years.”
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Tavis Smiley – Week Six 2014
Memories Of The Movement, Hour One — Part One
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski: Alabama native and current university president recalls how he became a child leader in the movement. Danny Glover: Award-winning actor connects his own emergence as an activist to bearing witness to the movement. Eleanor Holmes Norton: The DC congresswoman was part of the movement’s most turbulent days as a young law student in Mississippi.
Memories Of The Movement, Hour One — Part Two
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.: Rainbow/Push Coalition founder recalls the events that led him to take a pivotal role in the movement. Dr. Raye Richardson: Owner of the nation’s oldest surviving Black bookstore recalls her struggles against segregation. Yuri Kochiyama: Activist remembers the fear and excitement she experienced when meeting Malcolm X. Rep. John Lewis: Civil rights hero remembers the fight he helped wage for the Voting Rights Act and the struggle’s renewed significance…
Memories Of The Movement, Hour One — Part Three
Dorothy Tillman: Former student organizer recalls the climate that led her to join the movement. Robert Graetz: One of the few white Christian ministers tied to the movement recalls his friendship with Rosa Parks. Harry Belafonte: Legendary actor and close confidante to Dr. King recalls his friend’s sense of humor amid the turmoil. Andrew Young: Former ambassador and King associate recalls meeting with President Johnson in the days before the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Elizabeth Eckford and Jefferson Thomas: As youngsters, they helped integrate Little Rock’s Central High School as part of the famous “Little Rock Nine”. Dick Gregory: Legendary comedian says the courage of the men and women who were active in the movement is no laughing…
Kenneth Braswell – How Will Obama Help Young Men of Color?
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama announced a White House initiative, called “My Brother’s Keeper”, to pair foundations and corporations with young men of color to help them reach their full potential. Kenneth Braswell, executive director of Fathers Incorporated, a nonprofit agency that works to develop support and services for fathers, shares his thoughts on the initiative and what the president needs to do to ensure its success. Read Kenneth Braswell’s State of the Union report…
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Unarmed Black Men and Children shot by police
KIMANI GRAY
Sixteen-year-old Kimani was shot four times in the front and side of his body and three times in the back by two New York City police officers as he left a friend’s birthday party in Brooklyn on March 9, 2013. The only publicly identified eyewitness is standing by her claim that he was empty-handed when he was gunned down.
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Michael Dunn tries to explain to police what happened
Police tell Dunn that Jordan Davis was unarmed during shooting.
Michael Dunn Interview
In the video below you will see Michael Dunn’s cooked up story that he had all night to think about.
Dunn did not call 911 after the shooting.
He went to his hotel with his fiance, ordered pizza for his distraught fiance and he let the dog out to go potty.
You will hear Dunn say that Jordan Davis had a shotgun, or a stick.
Jordan Davis had a cell phone.