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    “The notion of the 'Black male predator' is so historically rooted in the American consciousness that we have come to accept the brutalization and murder of citizens by the police as an acceptable method of law enforcement. The assumption is that Black men are the bad guys, the police are the good guys, and if the police killed someone it must have been for a good reason. They must have done something.”
    Jill Nelson, Police Brutality: An Anthology

  • #2
    On either side of a potentially violent conflict, an opportunity exists to exercise compassion and
    “On either side of a potentially violent conflict, an opportunity exists to exercise compassion and diminish fear based on recognition of each other's humanity. Without such recognition, fear fueled by uninformed assumptions, cultural prejudice, desperation to meet basic human needs, or the panicked uncertainty of the moment explodes into violence.”
    Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

  • #3
    Aberjhani
    “Millions cheer the warrior
    spilling blood across the ring
    while the one who stands for peace
    is ridiculed and shamed.
    Must hearts forever suffer
    from ignorance and greed?
    Can bombs heal our souls
    or set our spirits free?”
    Aberjhani, Songs from the Black Skylark zPed Music Player



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