The Bobby Rush hoody
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Good for Bobby Rush! :thumbup:
http://www.afro.com/sections/news/afro_ ... ryid=74554
"Congressman Bobby Rush Dons Hoodie in House of Reps. Chambers—Gets Escorted Out
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) was escorted from the House floor March 28 after he donned a hoodie and sunglasses and delivered a speech protesting the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and decrying racial profiling. After his remarks he was escorted out by members of the office of the House Seargeant at Arms.
“Racial profiling has to stop,” he told his colleagues March 28. Then, according to an AP article, he removed his suit coat. Drawing a hooded sweatshirt over his head and replacing his horn-rimmed spectacles with sunglasses, he added, “Just because someone wears a hoodie, does not make them a hoodlum. Just because someone is young and wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum. Just because someone is a young Black male and wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.
“A hood on the head does not mean a hood in the head.”
“I applaud the young people across this nation who are making a statement about hoodies and the real hoodlums particularly those who tread on our laws wearing official or quasi-official cloaks,” Rush said in his speech.
According to the AP article, Rush was interrupted by the presiding officer, Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), who reminded him of the chamber’s rule against wearing hats while on the House floor and said “Members need to remove their hoods or leave the floor.”
Trayvon Martin has become the modern-day poster child of the centuries-long practice of racial profiling. The 17-year-old African-American was unarmed and walking from a convenience store to the home of his father's girlfriend when he encountered George Zimmerman, a Neighborhood Watch volunteer, who told a 911 non-emergency dispatcher that the youth looked “real suspicious.”
The youth challenged the armed Neighborhood Watch volunteer and, a few minutes later Martin was dead from a gunshot wound that Zimmerman said he fired.
Zimmerman has not been arrested, prompting allegations of police misconduct and national scrutiny of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law."
http://www.afro.com/sections/news/afro_ ... ryid=74554
"Congressman Bobby Rush Dons Hoodie in House of Reps. Chambers—Gets Escorted Out
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) was escorted from the House floor March 28 after he donned a hoodie and sunglasses and delivered a speech protesting the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and decrying racial profiling. After his remarks he was escorted out by members of the office of the House Seargeant at Arms.
“Racial profiling has to stop,” he told his colleagues March 28. Then, according to an AP article, he removed his suit coat. Drawing a hooded sweatshirt over his head and replacing his horn-rimmed spectacles with sunglasses, he added, “Just because someone wears a hoodie, does not make them a hoodlum. Just because someone is young and wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum. Just because someone is a young Black male and wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.
“A hood on the head does not mean a hood in the head.”
“I applaud the young people across this nation who are making a statement about hoodies and the real hoodlums particularly those who tread on our laws wearing official or quasi-official cloaks,” Rush said in his speech.
According to the AP article, Rush was interrupted by the presiding officer, Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), who reminded him of the chamber’s rule against wearing hats while on the House floor and said “Members need to remove their hoods or leave the floor.”
Trayvon Martin has become the modern-day poster child of the centuries-long practice of racial profiling. The 17-year-old African-American was unarmed and walking from a convenience store to the home of his father's girlfriend when he encountered George Zimmerman, a Neighborhood Watch volunteer, who told a 911 non-emergency dispatcher that the youth looked “real suspicious.”
The youth challenged the armed Neighborhood Watch volunteer and, a few minutes later Martin was dead from a gunshot wound that Zimmerman said he fired.
Zimmerman has not been arrested, prompting allegations of police misconduct and national scrutiny of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law."
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Do you even have a clue as to why black on black crime occurs? Hint: white racism created ghettos in the fist place and, yes, that's the connection. I suggest you read up on US black history. And what's with the name calling?
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Brian, I like your posts, don't agree with a lot of them, but that is a little ridiculous. I guess you could blame the original slave traders for it too if you wanted to go back far enough. If you want to blame the war on drugs we may be in agreement, but blaming racism for black on black violence is sort of strange to me.
US black history has nothing to do with parasites like Sharpton jumping on every racism cause they can find, no matter how small. He has angled himself into millions because of his brand of non-sense. Not focusing on the problem, but rather focusing on one of the assumed villains... this wasn't a stand, there was no risk in doing what bobby rush did. I know his history and hope his motivations are true, but I have my doubts.
We don't always a true choice in life, but we are always able to make decisions. Your choices may be join the gang and be included in all that comes with it, or don't and have to put up with it...just because it is harder to choose the latter in many situations, doesn't let them off the hook for choosing that life.
Trayvon is dead, a dope shot him, and a lot of people are looking to publicize it and themselves...I hope their motivations are true... but I have my reservations
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