Bottom line: treat people the way you. Want. To. Be. Treated. Not how you feel you are entitled to treat them or are justified to treat them. USVET is being starred because he said exactly what everyone else is thinking, but which we can’t talk about politely and freely in the open because we will have to suffer the…

You’re right. About understanding people, that is. There are a great many people in this country that I do not understand, nor do I wish to. They don’t even understand each other, which is maybe one reason why they target each OTHER with gang violence and guns. Someone is teaching these young men and women to behave…

Like it or not, there’s a cultural affirmation of negative, disrespectful behavior in the African-American community, and some others. It exists. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with pointing that out. This doesn’t mean these POC are somehow inferior or deserving of their mistreatment and murder, but their massive…

Thank you. You worded this exactly the way I was unable to.

I didn’t say execution. That was you.

It’s okay if you hate me. Miss Bland should be alive today. Im not cruel and heartless. I guess it can come across that way, but I’m not. I’m an American, an Arab, brown, and also hated by millions by default. I didn’t plan on revealing that I’m a POC because I didn’t want to make any of this about ME. But, it’s out…

What African-Americans go through? I’m brown, I’m a woman, I’m Arab, and I wear traditional Islamic Clothing. And I’m American. Our experiences may be different, but do you know what WE go through on a day to day basis? Note: my last encounter with the police happened a few years ago when I slammed into the person in…

But it will contribute. You can’t try to pretend that if there is an action, that it will not be followed by a reaction. It’s simple cause-and-effect. Even a baby understands consequences. This failure to believe/want to believe that disrespectful behavior will probably be met with more disrespect (or death) is…

Well if it were me I would recall the young woman Sanddra for an example of what to do differently (the lady who ended her life in the jail). It’s true that we don’t legally need to be nice and polite to officers of the law. Being pulled over and ticketed, especially if unfair can be a very damaging event. But, look,…

Yikes. This highlights an ugly thorn that has nagged me: one can’t be a part of meaningful discourse about police/black relations unless your point of view is anti-cop or pro-BLM. An honest answer to this post is assailed immediately because it doesn’t fit the mould of…

I’m not well-versed in Image Awards/Grammys/Golden Globes, so forgive me if my comment seems ‘off’. For all of the laments written about the lack of African-American diversity in TV and films, one in particular has been ignored: Moana. Moana is Disney’s most beautiful film to date, featuring stunning tropical visuals…

Hate to be on the unpopular side: USAVeteran has a point.