The Benefit of being treated with Suspicion or like a Criminal
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin Trial, many are now beginning to take a good hard look at themselves. Whether it is those of the Black Community, the White Community, Hispanic Community, Asian Community, Gay and Lesbian Community, Religious Right and Left Community or any other community which seeks to survive and thrive in these United States of America. We look at ourselves in order to discovery if we have done as much as we can to erase all bias and prejudice. Some have little work to do but the majority of us have a whole lot of work ahead of us. When we speak of racism, bias or prejudice, we need to know that it is not particular to one race or another and surprisingly it is directed at not only those outside of our own race but within just as well. If we are to eradicate hate, it has got to happen not only toward those who are of a different skin color but those whose pigmentation resembles our own. Take for example, two prominent gentlemen ...