Law

2020 Racial Reckoning Quote: “Where justice is denied…”

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” – Frederick Douglass This quote was spoken in 1886 by the great Frederick Douglass. It was relevant then, it was relevant during Jim Crow, and sadly it is relevant today. Here’s why: Justice continues to be…

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America

As Trump Inflames Racial Tensions, We Must Speak Out for Racial Justice in America

Just ONE BLACK STUDENT in my grade at Brentfield Elementary in Dallas when I grew up. That’s all I remember. How many black students are there now? I’ll talk more about race below, but first, Trump. Removing Protestors to Waive a Bible? Last night on TV I watched mostly peaceful protesters near the White House get violently pushed away so that Trump could walk to a Church and waive a Bible around. What’s the message?…

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