From The Baltimore Sun: “Why do we applaud rebellion in film, but not in Baltimore’s streets?”

That moment when someone puts into words what you’ve been thinking but weren’t able to articulate.

Christopher R. La Motte has written a very telling article over at The Baltimore Sun that draws attention to the irony of how rebellion is applauded in fictional stories, but condemned in real life; particularly when it relates to the liberation of people who are black.

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Ubuntu,

From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones, MSW, LLMSW

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