It has gotten to the point where people make awful assumptions about others based on their zip code. These assumptions can stem from accepting any and everything they read and/or hear (i.e. city rankings, media portrayals) about a particular place without exercising critical thinking.
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This can’t be that time – Elegy for a murdered son, Trayvon Martin
It’s been nearly a year since the senseless death of a young black man, Trayvon Martin. Even now, I think of where we are as a nation on the issues of the Second Amendment. 26 senseless gun murders in Connecticut later, we still haven’t settled that matter. I, also, think of whether we have entered a post-racial society.species.