Do I Look Suspicious?

Do I Look Suspicious?

The Young Minority Leaders, CSU NAACP and Collegiate 100 of Columbus State University have come together to make a difference in the Tri-City with a 100 Hooded Men March. The March will start at 10:00 a.m. located at the Bradley Theater on Broadway and end at the Columbus, Georgia Consolidated Government Center. A program with an array of speakers, musical selections, poetry and remembrance of Trayvon Martin will be held at the Government Center.

I have worked behind the scenes around the clock to help make a major impact on our community. When I first heard about this tragedy, I knew we needed to do something. Perfectly organizations on Columbus State University's campus were gathering ideas to host a march for Trayvon. I was asked to work with the organizations and when I say it is worth every minute put in -- I'm excited to see Saturday.

I am writing this blog, because I felt that it was needed for me to express my reasoning in working so hard for someone outside of my community. One thing that I have learned while working in the city of Columbus, people are band wagoners. Whatever is cool to do, everyone does. With that, taking this national movement to educate our community about "our community" is the ultimate goal. People are claiming that the mother is in it for a get rich quick scheme because she patent her son's name... seriously? I would too before someone else does it. She wants justice for her son and all sons effected by racial profiling. I was once told that Police Officers are trained to suspect a black man is a suspicious until proven otherwise... talk about True Life!

I have written some key points of why the Trayvon Martin case displays significance to my community:

1) The march is to bring awareness to the community about what happened

2) To bring knowledge to the community about the state of Georgia also having the "Shoot First Law"

3) To show support to a family that can't grieve because of injustice

There is nothing like a crowd but it only takes one voice. Acts 16:25-26 "About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose".

-- Natasha "Tee Hershey" Hall