Lessons from the Trayvon Martin Tragedy

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Supporters of Trayvon Martin are saddened, confused and angry about the not guilty verdict for gunman George Zimmerman. Words can’t describe the pain that his family must feel knowing that Zimmerman won’t spend a night in prison for causing Trayvon’s senseless death in Sanford, Fla., last year. While demonstrators rally, legal […]

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Be Polite When Confronted by Anyone

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Whether you’re a white student driving through a black neighborhood or a black or Hispanic student walking around a white neighborhood, you’ll stick out and make folks wonder why you’re there. It’s assumed that the white kids are looking for drugs, and the minority kids are burglars. That’s the plain, ugly […]

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