"Why is America celebrating the beating of a black child?"

[mesquite]

"It’s not surprising that a black mother in Baltimore who chased down, cursed and beat her 16-year-old son in the middle of a riot has been called a hero. In this country, when black mothers fulfill stereotypes of mammies, angry and thwarting resistance to a system designed to kill their children, they get praised.

Graham’s message to America is: I will teach my black son not to resist white supremacy so he can live."

www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/29/why-is-america-celebrating-the-beating-of-a-black-child/

[Valerie]

It used to be called teaching your kids (regardless of color) respect for authority, starting with mama AND daddy, then extending to pastors, teachers, police officers, etc.

[mesquite]

The races haven't been this polarized since the early Sixties.

[Valerie]

I believe you're right about that, Mesquite. Seems like the harder the issue is pushed, the worse it gets.