Summary Blog: Group A

In America, black children don’t get to be children, by Stacey Patton talks about the “lack of innocence” that black children today are seen to have. Patton explains how black children are seen as much more menacing in comparison to white children. She continues in telling the stories of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown,  Emmett Till and many other young black men. In doing so explains how the white man becomes the enemy to the black family. She states that black parents are forced to instill fear into their children- “warning them about the dangers of white people and the police.” She weighs her argument heavily on the Michael Brown case, as to how people all over are rebelling against the outcome of the case. She closes in stating, “The legions of young people protesting the Ferguson travesty in schools, on social media and in the streets are trying to ensure that children of color get to be children — and that they live to see adulthood, too.” 

What happened the night Trayvon Martin died, by Greg Botelho describes the complete encounter of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman the night Travyon was killed. Travyon was shot by Mr. Zimmerman a few minutes after Zimmerman made a 911 call stating that Travyon seemed like “a real suspicious guy.” The story continues in telling Zimmerman’s point of view and the facts surrounding the case, in that Trayvon hit him yet the evidence was inconclusive as to if that was true. Eventually Mr. Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder, released on bail, and was waiting for trial.