Throughout America's history, there has been progress in the
struggle for justice and equality - with each move forward met with push
back. Even citizens uncertain about a changing America might agree that
much work remains as we begin 2017.
Look no further than Charleston, where Dylann Roof was recently sentenced to death for the cold-blooded murder of nine parishioners who welcomed him to their prayer service at "Mother Emanuel" A.M.E.Church.
The now 22-year-old white man says he purposely chose the historic African-American church in order to start a race war.
And in that same city, a hung jury forced a mistrial in the case of
white former police officer Michael Slager, though a video showed him
shooting fleeing African-American Walter Scott in the back.
Take note of policies in schools across the country, where, at every
grade level, black and brown children disproportionately are subject to harsh discipline and arrest by resource officers whose job is to keep students in line rather than teach and nurture them.
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