Having just returned from the 4-day NAACP Convention, where topmost on their minds was the subject of Criminal Justice; and having heard both President Obama and Attorney General Loretta Lynch detail their concerns about and reforms for the broken criminal justice system in this country, I consider this upcoming vigil orchestrated by the Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network, HIGH PRIORITY for us all!
And, if you cannot be there physically, make it your business to stop whatever you are doing, where ever you are, and take time to meditate on justice for us and the families who've had their sons and daughters so tragically snatched away from them at the hands of violence.
Tomorrow:
Vigil for Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice.
ERIC GARNER
National
Action Network, mothers of police killing victims and the Garner, McFadden and
Fulton families
ERIC GARNER DIED AT THE HANDS OF NYPD FOR SELLING 3 LOOSIE CIGARETTES!
One Year since the police chokehold death of Eric
Garner, no federal charges have been filed against the officer who killed Mr.
Garner in Staten Island; the Garner family has yet to see justice. Tomorrow,
President and founder of National Action Network (NAN), Reverend Al Sharpton,
and the families of the victims will lead vigils for Eric Garner, Michael
Brown, Trayvon Martin and others killed.
TAMIR RICE GUNNED DOWN FOR HAVING A TOY GUN
TRAYVON MARTIN KILLED BY A MANIAC
MICHAEL BROWN PUMPED FULL OF BULLETS FOR JAY WALKING
THE REV. AL SHARPTON ALWAYS IN THE FOREFRONT AGAINST INJUSTICES TOWARDS BLACK PEOPLE
The Family of police chokehold victim Eric Garner, including
Gwen Carr, his mother, his children and wife Esaw Garner; the mothers of
national police-killing cases Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin), Lesley McFadden
(Michael Brown), National Action Network (NAN)and more
Friday, July 17, 2015
7:30 p.m.
The Mothers and families of police killing victims Gwen Carr,
Leslie McFadden, Sybrina Fulton and others
7:30 p.m.
Vigil for Eric Garner hosted by the family of Eric Garner
WHAT: Vigil for Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Trayvon
Martin hosted by the Garner, McFadden and Fulton families
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson Hello All: I know you heard me from one side of the US to the other when I read this headline about Tamir Rice's mom being homeless! I was furious! First her son is murdered by a lumox - or ersatz policeman who doesn't know the difference between a toy gun and a real gun; and is stupid enough to think that a 12 year old child would be walking around with an assault weapon that he feels "threatened" and kills him. Now, adding insult to egregious injury, this poor sister is in a homeless shelter? WHAT????
And for those of you who are asking, yes, I'm definitely yelling!
This news report on Tamir's Mom being
homeless is absolutely awful. I'm sure it's all over facebook, but I want to know specifically what the National Action Network and all our other
Black leadership organizations are doing to help. I want to know if the Black churches, women's and civic organizations have lost their complete and
total minds to allow this woman to come to such a horrible state of affairs. This
is more than just an traumatic turn of events for her, it's an
embarrassment to Black people everywhere - it shows lack of caring and concern, insensitivity for a sister in need.
The news reports that she cannot live in the place where her son was gunned down like a dog by a depraved policeman - I think anyone can readily understand that. The vision of seeing your child murdered in cold blood, and then having to continuously live in the crime scene is untenable. Now that we've paraded this woman and the horror of her son's death throughout the media, on TV, radio, meetings, courtrooms -- we need to think of the aftermath - the way forward - how she is to live from day to day; and where she's going to live. To far too many of us now she is like yesterday's news - cast off to the side to fend for herself. What the Sam Hill is wrong with us as a people - as people who claim to have soul, feelings, heart, compassion - what are we doing?
Therapy, such as post traumatic stress counseling to help her deal with those emotions should also be part of our rescue mission, along with a lot of warm hugs, listening to her pain, some commiserating, and some guidance - preferrably from Black professional, and the ministers who have counseling capacity.
We might not be able to do
everything, but we can each do something - and we'd better be about
doing something in her behalf right now. This has to be dealt with in a loving, compassionate way - this sister may actually be in a walking state of shock - she may be trying to figure out what her next step is in a world that suddenly seems to have turned its back on her.
I know there's a
home, an apartment, a vacant unit she can live in while she gets her bearings and gets back on her feet. There are thousands of people in the Cleveland area "warehousing" homes and apartments, waiting for the property values to rise, while a human being (several human beings, actually) have no place decent to live. I know someone somewhere has a part or full time job opportunity, or some form of income for that lady in Cleveland - even
if it's just public assistance. There is absolutely no way she should
end up on the streets and no one do anything to help her. It's
unconsciounable!!! Adding insult to even further injury is the fact that her son has not been buried - but is being held in some sort of crime scene limbo because they don't want to disturb the evidence.
WTF!!!! What kind of whacky weed are they smoking? What's in the water they're drinking? Are they all boneheads like Boehner? Who does that kind of crazy ish? Are the police and forensics stuck on stupid? Makes you wonder - are they trying to torture this woman because she stood up to them. If by now they haven't done their investigation, there should be malpractice and dereliction of justice suits flying all over the place. And for those of you who are from Ohio, who live in Cleveland, I challenge you to reach out to and help this sister. In the meantime, perhaps we need to contact our new Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, and have have the police department and forensics investigated to determine if there is any foul play . I'm the unconventional Black person - or at least I think I am - I come from a town where no one was allowed to go homeless for very long. I can remember when my mom used to help people who were going through it by helping them stay in their homes. She would say it doesn't benefit anybody for a person to be forced onto the street - people come before things and money.
I'm putting out my prayers for her
and for the souls of Black people - the brothers and sisters of Cleveland, OH - Brother Don King, a Cleveland Native - we have to surround her mentally,
physically & spiritually with our love - NOW!
It's one
of the reasons I say that we have to stand for ourselves, and for each other. We have to
own and build our own communities as well - back each other up...when we can't help each
other but we can make a lot of noise blaming others for our plight, it's all just a lot of hooey; it' like spitting in the wind - all the so call militant words
and words of protest mean nothing if we can't and don't build and resurrect while we're marching and praying.
We have to walk our talk - or just
shut up and let them run over us. Samaria Rice needs our help folks. NOW THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Stay Blessed & ECLECTICALLY BLACK Gloria
The mother of a 12 year old who was gunned down by Cleveland cops says she is now living in a homeless shelter. Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police within two seconds of arriving
on the scene. Rice was carrying a toy airsoft gun when he was fatally
shot by officer Timothy Loehmann.
According to a lawsuit brought by the Rice family, the boy’s mother,
Samaria Rice, moved out of her home because she couldn’t bear living
near where her son was killed.
“Samaria Rice, Rice’s mother, has since been forced to move into a
homeless shelter because she could no longer live next door to the
killing field of her son,” the motion read. Mother of 12 Year Old Who Was Gunned Down While Playing With Toy Gun Now Lives in Homeless Shelter Dan Williams, a spokesman for the Cleveland mayor’s office, said in a statement that the mayor was unaware of Rice’s situation.
“We had not heard from her asking for any assistance on that, if she
is looking for that we can certainly try to provide help for her,”
Williams said.
The documents also reveal that Tamir Rice hasn’t been buried for fear that evidence will be destroyed.
“Plaintiffs are incurring expense daily and are unsure if they can
finally rest Tamir Rice due to the pending investigation,” the motion
reads, according to the Washington Post. “A stay would exacerbate this expense and emotional distress.”
“It is so sad that the face of police brutality in America is going
to be the 12-year-old face of Tamir Rice,” said attorney Benjamin Crump
during a Monday press conference. He continued, adding that “after five
months and counting, no one has been charged, no one has been held
accountable for the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.”
