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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Edit This 1 Comment »
Sean Taylor who plays for the Washington Red Skins passed away this week due to a gun shot wound in the groin. This morning on the Today Show they were highlighting him and his accomplishments while playing soft contemplative music in the background. I am sad that another young Black male fell victim to a senseless crime, there is no doubt about that.
But it also made me think about all the other young men, women, and especially children who die every other day in our communities who many times get no recognition beyond "there was another homicide last night on 12th Street in Southeast Washington DC, the victim was only 16 years old."
It made me think in particular about the public school systems in DC and how we are failing our children. It made me think about how so many of them don't have the support system at home to pound the value of education into their young and impressionable minds. We don't recognize them beyond "students have not met the standards on their standardized tests"
While, people may not think there is any good to report on these children who are loosing their lives either physically or thru lack of education, these are precious lives that are being talked and written about as side notes.
When will we talk about and highlight these peoples lives on the Today Show with the soft contemplative music in the back ground? When will we have a vigil to mourn for them?
But it also made me think about all the other young men, women, and especially children who die every other day in our communities who many times get no recognition beyond "there was another homicide last night on 12th Street in Southeast Washington DC, the victim was only 16 years old."
It made me think in particular about the public school systems in DC and how we are failing our children. It made me think about how so many of them don't have the support system at home to pound the value of education into their young and impressionable minds. We don't recognize them beyond "students have not met the standards on their standardized tests"
While, people may not think there is any good to report on these children who are loosing their lives either physically or thru lack of education, these are precious lives that are being talked and written about as side notes.
When will we talk about and highlight these peoples lives on the Today Show with the soft contemplative music in the back ground? When will we have a vigil to mourn for them?
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