Bill Thompson talks New York mayoral race, Travyon Martin, Obama

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by Errol Louis

Bill Thompson, making his second run for mayor of New York City, recently made waves by comparing George Zimmerman’s killing of Trayvon Martin to New York’s controversial stop-and-frisk police policy.

Thompson sat down with TheGrio to talk about racial profiling and policing.

theGrio: You’ve rarely talked openly about race in your public career. Why now?

Thompson: There were a few things that prompted me to do that, and to give the speech that I did. Number one is what occurred in Florida – the Zimmerman decision, which I was both frustrated and upset about. I also think the president and his comments inspired me to speak out. I thought it was courageous for him to speak out – to put things not just in the context of being president of the United States, but of being a black man.

Read more at http://thegrio.com/2013/08/05/bill-thompson-talks-new-york-mayoral-race-travyon-martin-obama/

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1. He looks like a kinder, gentler, and much more progressive Ben Stein in that shot...!!!

I know that's a trick of the angle, but I was set back for a second~!