As everything changes in this great land, so much stays the same. A year and a half ago, we got the news that Trayvon Martin was yet another young African-American teen murdered after being profiled by a vigilante. The evidence against Zimmerman was so obvious and damning that TGATP rested assure that finally, this time, justice would actually be done. But with the unjust verdict still smarting two weeks later, I am I am disappointed and disillusioned that nothing seems to have changed, when it comes to the underlying racism that fuels fear of Black men in this country. Here is my take on this shameful episode in American history.
