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#Ferguson: About a Mother's Tears (photo courtesy of Flickr-Tiffany Von Arnim under the CC by 2.0 On, Monday, November 24, 2014, I was left speechless in front of my computer when I found out the no indictment verdict for officer Darren Wilson in the Mike Brown (#Ferguson) case. I flipped through the TV channels to find cars on fire and people screaming for justice to be served. I saw cops releasing tear gas and people looting. Many of the news reports I saw focused on the rioting as if it was not due to an injustice. It was almost as if the images of a people in an uproar were the ONLY story, but I knew it wasn't... The anger, hurt, and frustration of myself and millions of other people do not come close to those of Leslie Mcspadden (Mike Brown's mother), Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin's mother), Valerie Bell (Sean Bell's mother), and their family and friends. These are 3 of several Black mothers who bore children and lost them to injustice.  We m...

   It has been less than 24 hours since the George Zimmerman verdict was read, and much of the nation is still in shock. Not Guilty? Until recently, I was also at a loss for words. When I first heard the verdict, my heart became very heavy. I wondered what kind of justice system would sentence a woman to 20 years in prison for firing warning shots, but let a man go free for killing a child. CBS News reported that Marissa Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing warning shots to defend herself against her alleged abusive husband. The Alexander and Martin case were both in Florida. Last night, after the verdict was read, I logged onto Twitter to see some of the responses. There were responses of sadness, outrage, and unrest. Parenting expert and star of Lifetime Network's show, "America's Supernanny" Deborah Tillman tweeted, "Prayers of comfort go out to the Martin family. We are losing a generation of youth who are NOT protected or respe...