{"id":126,"date":"2015-03-04T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2015\/03\/fergusonfiasco-pt-2-after-the-grand-jury-decision-a-reader.html"},"modified":"2015-04-29T19:23:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T00:23:39","slug":"fergusonfiasco-pt-2-after-grand-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2015\/03\/fergusonfiasco-pt-2-after-grand-jury.html","title":{"rendered":"#FergusonFiasco, Pt. 2: After the Grand Jury Decision: A Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.4799995422363px;\">On Monday, November 24, District\u00a0Attorney\u00a0Bob McCullough announced there would not be an indictment of Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed 18 year old Michael Brown.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.4799995422363px;\">\u00a0While not coming as a big surprise to many who followed the case, it still was painful to hear and watch. Here at R3, we started the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/p\/the-murder-of-michaelbrown-reader.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Reader<\/a> on the Ferguson Fiasco by examining the killing of Michael Brown and now we pick up with the second Reader focusing on material in response to the Grand Jury\u2019s decision not to indict. If you have a piece you would like for us to include, please send it to us at rhetoricracereligion@gmail.com. Read our collection of Readers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/p\/the-r3-readers.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.4799995422363px;\"><br>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 18.4799995422363px;\">1.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2014\/11\/25\/us\/evidence-released-in-michael-brown-case.html?smid=fb-share\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Documents Released in the Ferguson Case<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2014\/11\/shooting-american-children.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Ferguson, Mo. Shooting in American History: What to Tell the Children<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">3.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/colorlines.com\/archives\/2014\/11\/ferguson_goddamn.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u2018Ferguson Goddamn\u2019<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2014\/11\/25\/i_am_utterly_undone_my_struggle_with_black_rage_and_fear_after_ferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">I am utterly undone: My struggle with black rage and fear after Ferguson<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2014\/11\/25\/7281165\/darren-wilsons-story-side\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Officer Darren Wilson\u2019s story is unbelievable. Literally.<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2014\/11\/27\/the-baptism-of-michael-brown-sr-and-ferguson-s-baptism-by-fire.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Baptism of Michael Brown Sr. and Ferguson\u2019s Baptism by Fire<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">7.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2014\/11\/26\/ferguson-protests-michael-brown_n_6223628.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferguson Protests And Michael Brown Shooting \u2018Show American Hypocrisy On Race\u2019<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">8.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/stephen-henderson\/2014\/11\/26\/ferguson-michael-brown-race\/70122128\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Why Ferguson outcome should haunt every parent<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/11\/25\/ferguson-grand-jury-evidence-mistakes_n_6220814.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferguson Grand Jury Evidence Reveals Mistakes, Holes In Investigation<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">10.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/preston-shipp\/ferguson-the-latest-manif_b_6222634.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferguson: The Latest Manifestation of Systemic Racial Injustice<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">11.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/2014\/11\/michael-brown-racism-america-o-2014112552418399369.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Brown, racism and America\u2019s open casket<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">12.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2014\/nov\/27\/ferguson-five-leaders-failed-michael-brown?CMP=share_btn_tw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The five leaders who failed Ferguson<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">13.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2014\/11\/25\/7287443\/dorian-johnson-story\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Brown spent his last day with his friend Dorian Johnson. Here\u2019s what Johnson saw.<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">14.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/m.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2014\/11\/barack-obama-ferguson-and-the-evidence-of-things-unsaid\/383212\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barack Obama, Ferguson, and the Evidence of Things Unsaid<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">15.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/30\/opinion\/sunday\/where-do-we-go-after-ferguson.html?_r=1&amp;referrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Where Do We Go After Ferguson?<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">16.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/eugene-robinson-dehumanizing-ferguson\/2014\/11\/27\/1f2883a2-75b9-11e4-a755-e32227229e7b_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dehumanizing Ferguson<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">17.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/m.thenation.com\/article\/191505-why-ferguson-burns\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why Ferguson Burns<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">18.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/27\/opinion\/charles-blow-fury-after-ferguson.html?_r=0&amp;referrer=\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fury After Ferguson<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">19.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/opinion\/2014\/11\/28\/ferguson-must-force-face-anti-blackness\/pKVMpGxwUYpMDyHRWPln2M\/story.html?event=event25\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferguson must force us to face anti-blackness<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">20.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/monkey-cage\/wp\/2014\/11\/28\/ferguson-exit-poll-shows-racial-polarization-in-views-of-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferguson exit poll shows racial polarization in views of police<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">21.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/local\/gray-matters\/article\/Ferguson-and-Racism-What-s-the-link-5922539.php#\/0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why we still have to say #BlackLivesMatter<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">22.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/nov\/30\/michael-brown-ferguson-us-criminal-justice\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The vital lessons we have learned from Ferguson<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">23.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/sheena-c-howard\/the-pathology-of-the-magi_b_6221448.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Pathology of the Magical Negro Narrative in Mike Brown Ruling<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">24.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2014\/nov\/29\/america-race-conversation-ferguson-commission?utm_source=Jeff+Chang%27s+Email+List&amp;utm_campaign=245d875dff-Time_For_Real_Talk_On_Race11_30&lt;br%20\/&gt;%0A_2014&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_d96cde12dd-245d875dff-197771229\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">America wiped out years of progress. Let\u2019s have \u2018the race conversation\u2019 for real this time<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">25.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/articles\/2014\/11\/26\/american-social-movementshavealwaysincludedriots.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Think riots have never caused change in America? Think again<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">26.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/11\/26\/us\/ferguson-racism-or-racial-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The new threat: \u2018Racism without racists\u2019<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">27.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/posteverything\/wp\/2014\/11\/28\/what-white-people-need-to-know-and-do-after-ferguson\/?tid=sm_fb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">What white people need to know, and do, after Ferguson<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">28.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cuindependent.com\/2014\/12\/01\/opinion-view-ferguson-mike-brown-america-live-today\/58292\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The view on Ferguson, Mike Brown and the America we live in today<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">29.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/2014\/11\/from-emmet-till-to-michael-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">From Emmett Till to Michael Brown<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">30.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pe.com\/articles\/eric-755535-ferguson-garner.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eric Garner, Michael Brown and why whites, blacks, Latinos react differently<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">31.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/religion\/articles\/2014\/12\/02\/4140307.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reflections after Ferguson: Surveillance and the Black Body<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">32.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/the-gops-ferguson-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The GOP\u2019s Ferguson moment<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">33.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sevendaysvt.com\/vermont\/after-ferguson-a-consideration-of-race\/Content?oid=2481031\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">After Ferguson, a Consideration of \u2018Race\u2019 <\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">34.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/491909\/mike-brown-tamir-rice-and-the-dangers-of-blind-belief\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, and the Dangers of Blind Belief<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">35.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/news\/item\/27762-not-one-more-darren-wilson-not-one-more-mike-brown-national-protests-continue-ferguson-struggle\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cNot One More Darren Wilson, Not One More Mike Brown\u201d: National Protests Continue Ferguson Struggle<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">36.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2014\/12\/ferguson-michael-brown-riots-113229.html#.VID4n9LF-VY\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferguson Won\u2019t Heal<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">37.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/Dehumanizing%20the%20Black%20Lives%20of%20America:%20Michael%20Eric%20Dyson%20on%20Ferguson,%20Police%20Brutality%20and%20Race\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dehumanizing the Black Lives of America: Michael Eric Dyson on Ferguson, Police Brutality and Race<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">38.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theconcourse.deadspin.com\/the-american-justice-system-is-not-broken-1666445407\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The American Justice System Is Not Broken<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">39.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/peace-justice\/this-country-needs-a-truth-and-reconciliation-process-on-violence-against-african-americans\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">This Country Needs a Truth and Reconciliation Process on Violence Against African Americans\u2014Right Now<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">40.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/most-white-people-america-are-completely-oblivious?paging=off&amp;current_page=1#bookmark\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Most White People in America Are Completely Oblivious<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">41.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/5Q+1%20interview:%20Godbeat%20pro%20Lilly%20Fowler%20on%20covering%20faith%20and%20the%20front%20lines%20in%20#Ferguson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">5Q+1 interview: Godbeat pro Lilly Fowler on covering faith and the front lines in #Ferguson<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">42.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/12\/04\/opinion\/johnson-charles-barkley\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Charles Barkley, wrong on race, Ferguson and Garner<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">43.\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: white;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musictimes.com\/articles\/18704\/20141204\/michael-brown-eric-garner-mike-brown-ferguson-grand-jury-verdict-police-10-tribute-songs-t-i-alicia-keys-j-cole.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Brown, Eric Garner: 10 Tribute Songs From T.I., Alicia Keys, J. Cole, And More<\/a><\/span><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">44.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.philstar.com\/opinion\/2014\/12\/07\/1399971\/racism-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Racism in the United States<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">45.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/topoftheticket\/la-na-tt-about-race-20141204-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Is it about race? You bet it is<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">46.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/speakout\/item\/27837-black-lives-matter-hurricane-mcculloch-and-the-winds-of-change\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black Lives Matter, Hurricane McCulloch, and the Winds of Change<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">47.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www3.law.harvard.edu\/orgs\/blsa\/files\/2014\/12\/HLS-Open-Letter-to-President-Barack-Obama-and-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA &amp; ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">48.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thegrio.com\/2014\/12\/08\/police-officers-open-letter-black-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">A police officer\u2019s open letter to black protesters<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">49.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebony.com\/news-views\/respectability-politics-wont-save-your-black-life-405#.VIY3_dLF-Vb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Respectability Politics Won\u2019t Save Your Black Life<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">50.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2014\/12\/03\/white_americas_scary_delusion_why_violence_is_at_the_core_of_whiteness\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> White America\u2019s scary delusion: Why its sense of black humanity is so skewed<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">51.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/great-debate\/2014\/12\/09\/blacklivesmatter-how-the-world-sees-eric-garner-michael-brown-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> #BlackLivesMatter: How the world sees Eric Garner, Michael Brown cases<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">52.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/heather-ann-thompson\/fergusons-despair-and-the_b_6244422.html?utm_hp_ref=tw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferguson\u2019s Despair and the Devastation of White Privilege<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">53.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201412101472.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Michael Brown Racism Case<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">54.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rachelhackenberg.com\/dear-white-preachers-take&lt;br%20\/&gt;%0A-off-your-prophets-mantel\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dear White Preachers, Take Off Your Prophet\u2019s Mantel<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">55.\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 24.9720001220703px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pressreleases.religionnews.com\/2014\/12\/11\/black-lgbt-religious-leaders-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black LGBT Religious Leaders United<\/a><\/span><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">56.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/obama-brown-garner-and-race-america-291151\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama on Brown, Garner and Race in America<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">57.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/opinion\/item\/27832-state-terrorism-and-racist-violence-in-the-age-of-disposability-from-emmett-till-to-eric-garner\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">State Terrorism and Racist Violence in the Age of Disposability: From Emmett Till to Eric Garner \u2013 Expanded Version<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">58.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/randy-miller\/to-the-colorblinders-dont_b_6312848.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">To the Color-blinders: Don\u2019t Dilute the Message<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">59.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/m.lancasteronline.com\/opinion\/columnists\/rev-edward-bailey-on-ferguson-why-i-am-angry-and\/article_e6300f7e-80ae-11e4-83c3-9ba2e5a302e5.html?mode=jqm#.VI4j9YrP_PY.facebook\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why I am angry and have the right to be so<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">60.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/america.aljazeera.com\/watch\/shows\/fault-lines\/articles\/2014\/12\/15\/a-poverty-violationsahelpfuelracialdivideinstlouiscounty.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u2018\u0098Poverty violations\u2019\u0099 help fuel racial divide in St. Louis County<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">61.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/kirsten-west-savali\/supporting-only-good-black-victims_b_6288366.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Supporting Only \u2018Good\u2019 Black Victims Won\u2019t Dismantle White Supremacy<\/a><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">62.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/victor-burt\/the-concern-modern-white-_b_6329280.html?utm_hp_ref=black-voices&amp;ir=Black+Voices\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Concern With Modern White 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