I’M ANGRY because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes.
BENJAMIN WATSON
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Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson You CAN be what you want to be. Whatever that is.
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Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson I’M HOPEFUL, because I know that while we still have race issues in America, we enjoy a much different normal than those of our parents and grandparents.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson I’M OFFENDED, because of the insulting comments I’ve seen that are not only insensitive but dismissive to the painful experiences of others.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson The cure for the Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner tragedies is not education or exposure. It’s the Gospel. So, finally, I’M ENCOURAGED because the Gospel gives mankind hope.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson I’M FEARFUL because in the back of my mind I know that although I’m a law abiding citizen I could still be looked upon as a “threat” to those who don’t know me. So I will continue to have to go the extra mile to earn the benefit of the doubt.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson I see it in my personal relationships with teammates, friends and mentors. And it’s a beautiful thing.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson Now he has to fear the backlash against himself and his loved ones when he was only doing his job.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson I’M HOPELESS, because I’ve lived long enough to expect things like this to continue to happen. I’m not surprised and at some point my little children are going to inherit the weight of being a minority and all that it entails.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson What a horrible thing to endure. OR maybe he provoked Michael and ignited the series of events that led to him eventually murdering the young man to prove a point.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson I’M SAD, because another young life was lost from his family, the racial divide has widened, a community is in shambles, accusations, insensitivity hurt and hatred are boiling over, and we may never know the truth about what happened that day.
Benjamin WatsonBenjamin Watson Moral failure occurs when people lose focus and gradually drift off the path.
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Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You’re my bad habit, on this dark planet, light up my world like stars, now they’re ashes.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Permanence is a wonderful magician. Now you see him, next he goes on to perform the greatest disappearing act of all time.
Hamilton K. AmadiHamilton K. Amadi Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans You shined your light on all the things I’ve been trying so hard to hide.
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