Gyasi Ross: Murder of Trayvon Martin about more than race

Monday, March 26, 2012  

"This goes beyond skin color or politics. This is about the joys of life, and the notion that all of us should have unfettered access to those joys as long as we are not harming anyone else.

No, he wasn’t your son.

It wasn’t your son that was murdered simply because he happened to be wearing black skin when he was walking from the store. Maybe you don’t even have a son; furthermore, statistically, chances are that if you do have a son, your son probably doesn’t have black skin. Therefore, it is simply impossible for your son to be in this situation.

But it’s not about whether it was your son."

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Gyasi Ross: The Murder of Trayvon Martin Is About You (Indian Country Today 3/25)