We’re glad to see more celebrities step up for Trayvon . Actor Columbus Short Speaks Out On The Trayvon Martin Case And Race The George Zimmerman verdict made many citizens, especially African Americans feel hopeless and frustrated. Columbus is one of the latest celebrities to voice his opinion on the Trayvon Martin case. A Letter to the Broken Hearted As I have sat and listened to debate after debate, in depth analysis and tempered opinions on “The Verdict” I couldn’t help but feel helpless, frustrated, hurt and yes, angry. As I plummet into the labyrinth of my mind in search of answers, solutions, or a way I could help subdue the burning desire for things to change, my only recourse was to start writing. Presume we step back and take pause for a moment. Pause to take a cultural and personal inventory on where we have come as a people. As oppose to being blinded by the present emotional and economical condition of our nation, our community. What if we begin by acknowledging some of the triumphs, rather than becoming consumed solely by the injustice? I ask these questions for one reason being, that if I reflect and remember just how far we’ve come, instead of sitting and stewing over what has happened, I am now ensuring that I am not going to allow this “Decision” to stifle me as a human being nor as a black man in America. It may seem quite pretentious and easy to hear coming from my heart. However, I assure you I experience the same profiling and discrimination daily regardless of what I happen to do for a living. We must recognize that if we allow this particular ‘lost battle’ in the continuing war, that is ‘Race In America,’ to take us backwards, we will be backtracking and negating the progress that we have already made to date. Hit the flip to read the rest of his letter.
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Justice For Trayvon: Actor Columbus Short Pens Letter Addressing The Trayvon Martin Case And Race In America
