Last words of Kimani Gray, 16, shot 11 times by police after witnesses say Kimani adjusted his waistband. 3/9/2013
Last words of Kendrec McDade, 19, an unarmed college student shot by police for clutching his waistband as he ran down the street. 3/24/2012
Last words of John Crawford, 22, shot by police as he held a toy gun in Wal-Mart. 8/5/14
Last words of Oscar Grant III, 22, shot after being detained by police, despite being unarmed. 1/1/2009
Last words of Michael Brown, 18, shot by police after holding his hands up and declaring that he was unarmed. 8/9/2014
Last words of unarmed black youth gunned down by law enforcement.
“There are reasons why white gun’s rights activists can walk into a Chipotle restaurant with assault rifles and be seen as gauche nuisances while unarmed black men are killed for reaching for their wallets or cell phones, or carrying children’s toys. Guns aren’t for black people, either.”
from America is Not For Black People
“…if you live your whole life and then die without making a purposeful choice to become a white ally then American racism becomes your legacy.”
from Becoming a White Ally to Black People in the Aftermath of the Michael Brown Murder
