Who was Michael Brown?

[sheshe2]

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Good boy in a bad 'hood: Mike Mike, as the family called him (pictured with brother Andre, now 7 and sister Deja, now 14) had won a place at college and was told by his mother to 'do what he wanted this summer' as a reward. He chose to stay at his grandmother's house where the aspiring rapper had a makeshift studio

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Michael Brown was an 18-year-old black man who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014. Brown was unarmed.

Brown was visiting his grandmother, Desuirea Harrison, when he was shot in the working-class St. Louis suburb. He graduated from Normandy High School in St. Louis in the spring of 2014, and was scheduled to start classes at Vatterott College, a Missouri trade college, two days after he was killed.



BROWN'S DEATH WAS SEEN AS SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY OR THEIR OWN SONS[/]

http://www.vox.com/cards/mike-brown-protests-ferguson-missouri/mike-brown-ferguson-MO-protests



That is a fact.







Will they? Will they ever respect the humanity of ALL THE PEOPLE!?

They try to take their dignity
They want them to feel shame
They shoot them with their bullets
Then never take the blame
They fear and cower my life is endangered
Those that have been trained to power
They use it and so boldly abuse it
They shoot and kill at will
I for one am ashamed
Another sweet black child is dead
And it is damn well resting on your soul

[Kath1]

1. Thank you, she!

This country needs to take a good hard look at the real, HEARTBREAKING, basic human tragedy that has taken place. I'm not optimistic that it will.

[sheshe2]

2. I am not optimistic they will either.

Oh yes we do need a good hard look at ourselves.

So much grief. So much pain.



Love you Kath1!

[Kath1]

3. I love you, too, she!

And until we elect progressive candidates who will hold cops accountable and make them pay for their crimes this will never end.

The thought of right wing Republican wins in this election scares the hell out of me. More of the same.... anti-minority, anti-women, anti-worker, pro-war, etc. Just disgusting. Fundamental change - that is EXACLTLY what this country needs.

[sheshe2]

4. We will see what we can do at the polls kath1~

Kath1~

[Kath1]

5. Yes.

Educate, organize, protest and VOTE!

Peace and love to you, sister. These are trying times!

[sheshe2]

9. These are trying times, yes they are Kath1.

Yet it is our time. Our time to make the change that we so desperately need. We vote~

[Kath1]

13. It is our time.

To make a difference. To make this a society we are not ashamed of.

[spanone]

6. k&r....

[sheshe2]

7. Michael Brown funeral: a family’s mourning and calls for change after unarmed teen’s shooting death

Al Sharpton declares that ‘justice is gonna come’ as thousands pay last respects to black 18-year-old whose killing by a white police officer sparked polarising racial protests



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11055318/Michael-Brown-funeral-a-familys-mourning-and-calls-for-change-after-unarmed-teens-shooting-death.html

[Live and Learn]

8. K&R Thanks for the wonderful photos. nt

[Cha]

10. Beautifully said with images to accompany, she~ Mahalo~

Michael Brown One more senseless killing by the police who are suppose to Serve and Protect.

[Solly Mack]

11. K&R

[Stellar]

12. Keeps reminding me of...Marvin Gaye - What's going on?!

Mother. mother...there's many of you crying.

Brother, brother, brother...there's far too many of you dying...

[hfojvt]

14. Who was Angel Hooper?

http://www.kctv5.com/story/26818277/female-shot-at-convenience-store

Almost nobody more than 100 miles away from KC will ever hear her name. Her death is not "something that could happen to their daughters".

Odd how that works.

[napkinz]

16. K&R

Very powerful post sheshe!