“As senior whites living in Leicester, we appreciated being reminded of the challenges of living in a minority skin, forced to drag around stereotypes and misconceptions for life.”
Tag: black lives matter
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Letter writer: Understanding Black Lives Matter
“Let’s start in Asheville and fill that gaping hole in our country he talks about. Let’s fill it with love.”
Black lives matter: Enough is enough
“Yes, my friends, all lives do matter. But until white America realizes that black children are loved by their parents the same way you love yours, we are all in trouble. There’s a gaping hole in this country created by racism, and it’s waiting to be filled by something. It is we Americans, black and white, who will decide what fills this hole.”
Taking a stand for racial justice: An activist’s view
“I joined the circle because parents of color have to worry about their kids encountering the wrong officer in a way my parents never did.”
Protesters given 2 p.m. deadline: must leave APD lobby or face arrest
Protestors occupying the lobby of APD’s downtown station have been given an ultimatum: leave the lobby by 2 p.m. or face arrest.
A fly on Ferguson’s wall: the deliberations of the Michael Brown grand jury
In “The Thirteenth Juror,” Asheville writer Nelda Holder explores one of the most controversial legal proceedings in modern history.
Black Lives Matter service remembers, searches for answers in community
“Jim Crowe is dead, but he left his children, including James Crowe, Esq.,” said Rev. Dr. Keith Ogden, host pastor at Hill Street Baptist Church. “He’s got the ‘esquire’ after his name because he’s writing policies to keep folks disenfranchised.” The church hosted a Black Lives Matter service Dec. 14 to remember black lives lost […]