Joe Scarborough at MSNBC had a black gentleman on who was willing to say that cops are not always the ones responsible when things go bad between then and black suspects. This gentleman thinks that black leaders teach black kids that cops are all racist. So when the kids encounter cops they assume the worst, act accordingly and then the cops have to deal with that. Then the same black leaders that brain washed (the gentleman's term) these kids claim that cops are racist and unfairly targeting black men for violence.
Thankful Thursday
Today is the big day. We start the two days of services culminating with the interment of my sister's body in a cemetery. Not what I wanted to be doing this week. This week I wanted to chase the totality of the solar eclipse as so many did on Monday. This week I wanted to be enjoying Tennessee barbecue and bourbon. But the plot twist of my sister's death at the beginning of the month means I have to adapt to significant set of changed circumstances. Now I mourn in quiet and with patience while others act out their grief. I strive to be thankful for the everyday blessings to keep my world from going too far off the rails. Moms have to keep it together for everyone else. Even people who aren't your children. I'm thankful for the unseen strength that keeps me going even if I drop a detail here or there. I'm thankful that I don't have to be perfect or conform to the standards of others. There is something greater than the opinions of others by which to measure my...
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