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pnwmom

(109,021 posts)
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:43 PM Aug 2017

Anyone not touched by this story has no heart. And BLACK LIVES MATTER.

This story took place in a Massachusetts subway car.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/black-lives-matter-most-disturbing-train-ride-of-my-life-racism-a7151161.html

This week I had one of the most disturbing train rides of my life – and it changed my perspective on Black Lives Matter

I tune into the conversation around me and hear the kids. Let me emphasize KIDS. Kids making a game plan for what they will do if the police start to shoot them – because they are black


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Anyone not touched by this story has no heart. And BLACK LIVES MATTER. (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2017 OP
WOW Gothmog Aug 2017 #1
Kick and reccommend. salin Aug 2017 #2
Powerful read. brer cat Aug 2017 #3
HIghly recommend. I posted the story on FB. CurtEastPoint Aug 2017 #4
That's where I ran across it, too. n/t pnwmom Aug 2017 #5
I try pretty hard to keep up on FB but haven't seen it. Thanks! CurtEastPoint Aug 2017 #6
Thank You. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #7
Thank you for posting GeoWilliam750 Aug 2017 #8
K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #9
Thanks for this post MrScorpio Aug 2017 #10
You read those too, huh? ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #16
Kick SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #11
Great share. Eko Aug 2017 #12
I remember this being posted last year. Duppers Aug 2017 #13
K & R MarvinGardens Aug 2017 #14
K&R. dchill Aug 2017 #15

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
10. Thanks for this post
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 07:12 PM
Aug 2017

And please, if you read the comments, just consider what's said there as part of the problem.

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