In Ferguson protests, teens seek a wider justice
By Akilah Johnson | GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 21, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. — Deandra Connors sat at the McDonald’s on West Florissant Avenue looking out the window. Outside, her peers stood with protest signs and occasionally shouted what has become the battle cry of this movement: “Hands up; don’t shoot.”
Connors, 18, has been out here every day since her former classmate, Michael Brown, was shot to death by a Ferguson police officer 10 days ago. Here, in this moment, she feels part of something that she hopes will usher in an era where her dreams will not be deferred.
Brown’s death has not only jolted many young people into consciousness and action, including daily protests, but it has also created a collective trauma of sorts. It has deepened the stress of being young black teens living in areas of concentrated poverty and crime — and prompted at least some teens to think beyond themselves.
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The daily march for justice has two purposes, she said: “All of it’s not for Mike; it’s for people who been going through this stuff, like for real, for real. It just took Mike as a sacrifice for all of it to be shown.”
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May justice be served for all.
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Mahalo she~
This is for all the children. I hope and in my own way pray that this will indeed be a turning point.
For them~ and for dear sweet Michael. Rest in Peace, we will do our best to stand for you now.
Jason Purnell @jqjp1
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