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Voices
ager in a hoodie walking home in
the rain appear suspicious and
“up to no good” in George Zimmerman’s eyes? Would he have
stopped a White male teenager?
Isn’t it long past time that we
have a candid conversation about
how we can create a post-racial
America for our children and
grandchildren beginning today?
Let us refuse to be silent. If Trayvon Martin’s parents had been silent and other voices had not joined
with them, George Zimmerman
never would have been arrested and
never would have been brought to
trial. Let us continue to refuse to
be silent until all the George Zim-
MARIAN WRIGHT
EDELMAN
HUFFINGTON
07.21.13
Isn’t it long past time
that we have a candid
conversation about how
we can create a post-racial
America for our children
and grandchildren
beginning today?”
mermans of this world are deterred
and held accountable for vigilante
justice against Black males. Let us
refuse to be silent until the killing
of Black mothers’ sons is as important as the killing of White mothers’ sons. Only then will we
have a post-racial America.
Marian Wright Edelman is president
of the Children’s Defense Fund.
Leon
McCutchin
holds a
candle at
a vigil for
Trayvon
Martin in New
York City two
days after
Zimmerman’s
acquittal.