Mourners urge black Americans to take action

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By JIM SUHR

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown — recalling him as a "gentle giant," aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college.

But the funeral that unfolded Monday was about much more than the black 18-year-old who lay in the closed casket after being shot to death by a white police officer. The emotional service sought to consecrate Brown's death as another in the long history of the civil rights movement and implored black Americans to change their protest chants into legislation and law.

"Show up at the voting booths. Let your voices be heard, and let everyone know that we have had enough of all of this," said Eric Davis, one of Brown's cousins.

The Rev. Al Sharpton called for a movement to clean up police forces and the communities they serve.

FULL story at link.



Director Spike Lee takes a picture of a black St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap on top of Michael Brown's casket on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, during the funeral services at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post Dispatch, Robert Cohen, Pool)


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[Old and In the Way]

1. I wouldn't blame any AA for taking advantage of the 2nd Amendment and standing their ground.

Lets test these state laws and see if they really care about every American's right to open carry.

[Chakab]

2. Open carry isn't for black people.

Look at what happened to John Crawford in an open carry state.

[951-Riverside]

4. The CIA, FBI and the rest of the inteligence aperatus is no friend of AAs

They will not allow this it happen.

Look up COINTELPRO and Project MINARET.

[savalez]

8. Really?

Take a look at this:

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/24/895881/how-a-black-businessman-was-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-a-likely-self-defense-killing/#

[LovingA2andMI]

3. Time to cease, end and never talk about in this lifetime...

The periled concept of a "Post-Racial" America, as it does NOT exist....

[SoapBox]

5. Please do take action...

VOTE!

[Cha]

6. Please take GOTV 2014 Action among everything else! thanks Steve

[redruddyred]

7. funny, just a few months ago, I was telling some conservative

that if things didn't change, there were gonna be some pretty bad race riots down south.

he was like, "are you threatening me? freedom! freedom! liberty!"

and I was like, "no I'm telling you, people are pissed. and they've got nothing to lose."

and he was like, "well I talk to black people sometimes when they take my order at fast food joints so I know you're lying".

and I was like, "this argument is a waste of breath".