Mugged by black teens, trust destroyed.
Alison Blomster Minneapolis, MN I think there are some healthy reasons why stereotypes of black male teens exist. After being mugged by 5 black teenage...
Dress like trouble, seen as trouble
Mike Arlington, VA I’m tired of people dressing, acting, talking like trouble makers, gangsters or criminals then complaining of discrimination. You will become as those...
Man tried for shooting black teen.
KK Boas Austin, TX Associated Press says “A man with a gun. A black teen, shot dead” ABC news says “The trial of a Florida...
Lunch? Shhh, wait till he’s gone.
Mark De Francis Sante Fe, MN Hearing the right wing comments on talk radio regarding the Trayvon Martin case I was startled to come to...
This grandma’s love is color blind.
Mara Davis Bermuda Dunes, CA I have one mixed grand-daughter and i love all of my grand-children. Love is not shaped by skin color but...
Why not start at the beginning?
Susan Roedl Minneapolis, MN Like much of the country I’m sad and confused at the Trayvon Martin verdict. How can George Zimmerman claim self defense...
Is Anything Wrong With Racial Profiling?
Fred Moolten Canonsburg, PA Please forgive the provocative title. I don’t mean it literally, nor am I even sure what is meant by “racial profiling”....
Trayvon was more racist than George.
Robert C. Reynolds Sapulpa, OK The media wants so badly to play the poor little innocent boy card for young Blacks who meet violent ends,...
I just want to scream, cry
Bruce Beckerink Franklin, TN I’m scared and disappointed. To Juror B37 – if Zimmerman “got the ball rolling” but “went over the top” how is...
Conversations about race are existentially dangerous.
Martin MacKenzie Clackamas, OR I think these discussions have become so politically charged that no on can escape danger to one’s job, civil liability, or...
Race separates: it should unite us.
Elizabeth M Shontz Parker, NM I was on a murder trial several years ago. This is serious business and if there is not enough evidence...
White male. Wear hoodie. Not afraid.
Chris Santa Barbara, CA As a father who lost a child, my heart breaks for travon’s parents. Injustice doubled.
Don’t shoot; I live here too.
S. Lindsey Hermitage, TN I guess in lieu of the jury’s verdict, if you live in a nice neighborhood and you are a black man...
For whites, it’s just a debate.
Charles R. Owens Pasadena, CA As a white person, I can talk about the Zimmerman trial, with all of its nuances, then move onto another...
