TRAYVON OR TAWANA? by Jeffery McNeil Although Trayvon Martin’s tragic death and the accompanying circumstances should cause Americans to question how far we have come on racial issues in the past few generations, I am cynical about the motivations of some of those who have shown up in Sanford, Fla. to lead the protests and call attention to this atrocity. I want to see justice done in this case, as do the people picketing the police stations and city council meetings. I am upset about Trayvon’s murder and that nothing seems to have been done about it yet; however, I am also upset at those people who always seem to use these tragedies to further their brand and get themselves up on the stage. As a black man, I have attended many marches and protests over the years believing that I was participating in a movement promoting the advancement of civil rights. I have often left these rallies early in disgust when I realized that the cause for which we were marching was being ...
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