Most recent public comments by Raniyah Lawrence-Ashford https://nowcomment.com/users/96040 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2741713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2741713 I agree the goverment definitely owes the family money for the damage that was done, because they failed to protect Black Wall Street. Over the years, they still haven't paid them for the dmaange that was done. I believe they should of done more to protect the Black Tulsans in Greenwood. Over years, the story had been told and Black Wall Street has been reubilt but the family has still never been paid. Remind you they told the survivors they had to move somewhere else and couldn't rebuild Black Wall Street when the massacre happened in 1921. Sun, 12 May 2024 17:50:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2740287 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2740287 I find this quote interesting because this quote exists in the present. If we don't learn history then we are going to repeat it because when we don't understand history how will it ever change. We have to understand our history in order for it to change. If we don't get taught what has happened in our history, especially the important events in history, then we are going to keep repeating it. We have to learn and understand what was done to our generations! Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:59:57 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2740252 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2740252 This is crucial that they burnt Tulsa so terribly, that even the descendants of the family members can't even say their family lived there because you can't even see anything because of the horrible burning that was down in Greenwood. It's mournful that Greenwood was once a happy place for their loved ones to end up burned like that... It's heartbroken that you have to imagine to even see what your family's house in Tulsa would even look like, it's even more heartbroken that they were left with nothing... This makes me connect back to the first episode on how the lady said that her home was robbed, so I can only imagine how the Black Tulsans felt to have EVERYTHING taken away from them, and then they can't even remember what they had, they have to imagine it... Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:43:35 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2740237 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297802?scroll_to=2740237 This makes me connect to the white people thinking Black Wall Street in Greenwood has more power than them because they are having this successful "market". This makes me connect to why they would have wanted to burn down their city because they think they are the ones that are supposed to have power. This also makes me connect to the present of how the economic system got switched around, how the African-American's economics were stolen from them. But this also makes me connect to how the word of it becoming so successful spread and how that was dangerous because of the white people being jealous. Yes, it was a good thing it spread so more black people can come to Greenwood but also bad because more white people knew about it, and this makes me connect back to how they started planning... They planned this massacre for a very long time, the event that happened was an excuse to why they'd done the massacre. The African-Americans weren't prepared for this but that was the white people's whole plan, which was to make them that prepared but they were because they planned it for a long time. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:26:53 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738626 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738626 I understand what he is saying, what you are committed to and your culture is how you are going to name your children. So in particular, he does this work and is doing this for the rest of his life, so he would never name his children after a white culture because of the work he does and what he believes in, he is committed to that work. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:35:04 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738624 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738624 Exactly, so they got uncomfortable so they destroyed their community. They were uncomfortable because they thought they were better than African-Americans so in their minds, they are like "Oh so these niggers think they are better than us?" So the white people seeing this successful community made them uncomfortable, which causes the black community danger because of jealousy. The jealousy is what made them uncomfortable, racism is what made them uncomfortable...Seeing black people thrive is what made them uncomfortable... Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:31:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738618 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738618 I agree, and I think this connects back to holding onto trauma, something so traumatic can change how you view things... And holding onto it will only make it worse because you only pass it on to your childern. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:29:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738613 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738613 This is very touching, these children were going to the park to play and see their friends and they see their own people being burned alive... This makes me connect back to when they were having "a carnival" and what they meant by was the lynching of African-Americans. When you see these things or anything that causes trauma and you hold onto it, it will spark something in you and it will be passed on to the next generation. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:23:44 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738603 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738603 I really like the term he used of white body supremacy because it really demonstrates what white people did to us African-Americans with their bodies. For example, he said, "it rape, and steals land." It shows the destruction they did to African-Americans with their body and the decisions that made with their body. What they did to us throughout history with their bodies... Sun, 12 May 2024 17:15:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738596 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297801?scroll_to=2738596 This shows me how traumatizing this was to have to go through this, I feel like it doesn't matter what age someone gets, this is an unforgettable event, and it makes me connect back to how the white people tried to make this event be forgotten by trying to hide it for so long. I am so glad that Fletcher and all the other survivors spoke up about this event despite the fear that had in their hearts and being traumatized. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:34:28 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738055 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738055 This is upsetting that they joked around about killing black people. They literally killed African-Americans for being human, they didn't have to do anything wrong they were already targeted and then became "the hunted game." Imagine how that made African-Americans feel to be played like this, and become the hunted game... It was about their feelings and their lives. This makes me relate back to when they started using photography to make black people look a certain way and put this image out there of them that wasn't true, imagine how they felt but they still fought back and through it1 That is what's so powerful about us African-Americans, we have resilience, no matter what we keep fighting, even when we don't have the answer to why things are happening. There are so many heroes in history that helped shape society, Rosa Parks, Mamie Till, Jackie Robinson, The Black Panther, and Malcom X... Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:54:31 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738045 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738045 This makes me relate back to the "carnival" they had. When they were lynching African-American soldiers... It's like they are celebrating with getting away with this because they know nothing would happen. They enjoy killing us and celebrating it like it's a party. This also makes me relate back to the Emmett Till case when the white men who killed him were in the courtroom drinking and laughing. That is because they knew the system was racist and that they would let them go. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:56:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738042 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738042 This shows how tired black people were and that they were willing to fight back! This shows how long this has been going on and how long they have been tired! This makes me connect back in time to when black men were dying trying to defend their people! For example, Martin Luther King died defending his people, he knew he was at risk of death and was willing to die to stand up and defend his people! Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:52:02 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738040 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297798?scroll_to=2738040 I agree that if we don't learn about history then it will keep repeating itself but I also have a question for you do you think if we knew more about history that would it be a little bit of history repeating itself? How can we learn more about history to be more powerful than the government? It can! Knowledge is the key to life! Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:44:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2738038 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2738038 This shows me that the government was just using him to fight in the war when he was getting treated wrong in his country. He was just a small piece of what the government had planned. He was only a small help and was being used by the government. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:43:57 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2738026 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2738026 I agree, they were worried about the lives of their families because of all the lynching that was going on. It's so sad that while you are away fighting for freedom, you have to worry about your family being lynched. This shows how horrible and horrific racism was, and how this made black people feel. Black men just didn't have to worry but women too... This is so sad and evil... Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:32:21 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2736965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2736965 This shows the point they were willing to go, that they would kill the woman, and she was a pregnant woman. They were literal monsters, this shows how much hatred they had towards African-Americans of all genders... This makes me connect to Mamie Till of when she showed the public what those monsters did to her son, I can only imagine how much strength that took her to do that as a MOTHER and a woman. But also how much fear she had in her heart, the fear of not being lynched next... This also shows how much she loved her son, she didn't care what the white people thought, she still took the risk, and it paid off. That is what a true hero looks like... Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:25:42 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2736953 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297578?scroll_to=2736953 I find this interesting because back people were willing to put their lives but their country wasn't even giving them their freedom. This is very interesting, referring to the army now because they do go to other countries and fight but are not getting the right treatment here. So, I feel like starting in your country is always important. Sun, 05 May 2024 21:52:03 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735801 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735801 This was definitely a fun place to be and very interesting! It interests me that white people were so interested in Black Wall Street that they came there! But white people/mobs were also the ones to burn Black Wall Street down... But white people coming to Black Wall Street really shows how successful Black Wall Street was and how well they were thriving! This also shows how much they had to offer since white folks were coming there and looking for the best mechanic in town! Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:34:23 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735031 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735031 This is interesting to me because it shows how people went to Greenwood to live happy lives. Especially in that time when segregation was happening, it was very hard to find happiness as a black person. It also shows how they went there for happiness and lived there every day and had that happiness burned down. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:48:24 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735027 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735027 This is very interesting because it shows how powerful Smitherman was, and how powerful his newspapers were. He called out wrong and demanded something to be done and something was done. It was all done by his words, not violence but his words. This also shows how powerful words can be! Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:45:02 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735025 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735025 This stood out to me because this shows me how Black Street can be so so successful and still wrong was happening. And how black people were not following the laws and were doing bad things. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:44:10 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735021 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735021 This stood out to me because this shows as an African-American man how what is going on around you can cause you to want to make an impact! And how using your words and standing up for your people can be considered a threat or "dangerous." (As an African-American man.) Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:35:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735008 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2735008 This stood out to me because it shows how they would just take their land and their kids because they would make up excuses. And it was only because the Native Americans had rich-land oil. This shows me how the law can be used against you and let so many bad things happen. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:28:24 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2734998 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2734998 This stood out to me because it was very interesting how the history of black people and Native Americans got mixed up. This helps me to connect to how both may feel today... Also, how they both were on the trail of tears. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:15:12 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2734991 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297575?scroll_to=2734991 This stood out to me because of the comparison of Chess and the people who planned the massacre that happened in Greenwood. It makes me think about how you have to have a strategy when you are planning chess and how the white people had a strategy to destroy the black community. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:11:02 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734842 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734842 As it was mentioned, they didn't have any protection from the government, so when it is all those people against you and you don't have no help from the government you can't do much to stop what is being done... Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:01:53 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734805 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734805 I think this relates to the experience of young black people in Philadelphia today because I feel young black people have to hide because of the fear that they might be the next victim of police brutality and will be on the news because of their skin color. This is how young black people in Philadelphia have to hide their skin color or not go to certain places because they don't want to be shot to death because of all the racism that is going on in Philadelphia today. Or just the fear of walking out the door as a black person today and not knowing if you will make it back in the house because of the racism in Philadelphia. Definitely as an African-American male but they don't care they would do it to African-American women too. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:18:53 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734784 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734784 I agree, they were just children, I don't think anyone's children should go through this. Nobody should go through this! This shows how much white people didn't care and how much they wanted to see Black people die. But I knew they didn't care about killing children once milam and roy bryant brutally murdered Emmett Till. This is multiplying what was done. This is very upsetting, how much they don't care and will do anything to kill Black people and push them back. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:39:27 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734778 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734778 This shows how racism/race impacted these children in Tulsa/Greenwood to be frightened, the ones who survived this massacre were probably impacted for the rest of their lives from trauma. Imagine you as a child and don't know what is going on, and don't even know what racism is but you have to suffer and see your community burn down because of racism/race. It also impacted those children to lose their family members, imagine how that felt! All because of racism and you don't even know what that means as a child. You are just trying to live your life as a child, and see flames burning your community and have to hide under your bed not knowing what is going to happen next. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:33:30 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734774 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2734774 This shows hows the black community was destroyed by the impact of race. (The black community in Oklahoma was destroyed by white mobs.) This shows how much white people hated Black people, and how black people were impacted by their race. They were a thriving black community, and the race of white people impacted their thriving black community(Black Wall Street) because of racism and hatred. The burning down of their community affected the black families to be left with no homes. Sun, 06 Mar 2022 23:28:58 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2731512 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297573?scroll_to=2731512 This shows the connection of how it is to be brown and her personal connection of liking nice things. (She was robbed.) I like that she made that personal connection of being robbed as a brown person and Brown/Black Tulsans having their city burned down. I also liked how she made other connections like how they make mistakes as she does. This makes me say they were just normal humans that happened to have a successful neighborhood, that the white mobs burned down. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:57:27 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710926 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710926 I agree, how can you take so long to put the event out there and expect that to be enough... And for everything to be fixed because there is a lot more to be done! Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:25:16 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710924 I think integration hurts black businesses because I think that black people are not supporting each other as much as they used to. I don't see a lot of black businesses in black neighborhoods. Maybe segregation made it more for them to support each other and be a push for each other but now today that made has hurt them and they aren't supporting each other as much. Maybe this event hurt them and now that may be why we don't see as many black businesses in black communities. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:22:18 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710917 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710917 This makes me connect back to the economic condition of how white is put in the upper class and get paid more and African-Americans are put in the lower class and get paid less. This leads me back to opportunities that are given to them. But something defiantly needs to be done about repaying the Tulsans for what the white mobs did, they need to put more effort into it! Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:09:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710890 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710890 Wow, so it took them this many years just for it to be recognized in the world! Just because they see it is wrong now doesn't mean this fixes anything that was done to Tulsa! Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:07:52 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710853 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710853 This is interesting because even though white mobs tried to destroy them, they still manage to rebuild and make commercial investments! This shows how strong and committed African-Americans are! Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:05:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710827 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710827 I can only imagine their hurt and anger. To not only have your community burned down but not be able to rebuild it and be forced to leave... It is definitely a lot of hurt and anger and this wouldn't have happened if racism wasn't a thing. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:56:41 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710795 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710795 I find this interesting because maybe it's because white people were given more opportunities and the experiences of African-Americans and white people are totally different, African-Americans have more terrible experiences, especially in history. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:51:01 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710793 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710793 This makes me connect to how people try to story tell the brutal American history, the lies built upon America are what should be the history of it, not just what went well. There were good things that happened but what comes with the good things also has to come with the truth of the brutality that was done. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:47:47 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710719 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710719 This is upsetting that they still aren't trying to pay for what they did. They went through the trauma of the riot and they can't even reward their families. Sickening. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:43:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710648 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710648 This shows me how horrific the riot was because it made the survivors not even want to talk about it because it caused so much trauma. I can only imagine how hard it was for them to get the courage to talk about this terrible event. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:34:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710632 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710632 I find this very interesting because it makes us connect it to the world when an African-American is murdered by a white mob or police and it gets kept hidden and no justice is served then it be hard to bring justice later and it makes white people keep murdering and treating African-Americans terrible. That's why it kept happening generations later since the start of slavery because they made it "normal". By not doing anything the first time and just keeping it under the tuck and making it okay for other white people to do it. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:34:47 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710629 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710629 Wow! So even though African-Americans had their community burned down they were still going to rebuild it! This shows persistence and beyond courage! They could have easily given up and let the white people make them move somewhere else but they were willing to rebuild it! Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:25:18 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710628 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710628 This is interesting because some people were saying that African-Americans just complain because they are not rich and that they don't want to work to be successful but this shows that they did work hard and their hard work got stolen from them by the white mobs destroying their community. I genuinely feel like you can still be successful without being rich without a doubt! Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:22:42 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710612 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710612 This is interesting because usually African-Americans are doing riots today and are held accountable but the white mobs burned down a whole community and weren't held accountable, the community wasn't even allowed to be rebuilt, the survivors weren't paid, and they tried to keep it hidden from the world. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:16:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710609 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710609 I find this interesting because this shows how jealous they were to see a thriving successful black community. This also makes me connect this to economic conditions, how African-Americans got the economy stolen from them. How now today white people are put in the upper class and African-American people are put in the lower class. When really African-American community was in the upper class but it was stolen from them. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:11:21 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710606 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2710606 This is interesting to me because it shows how mass incarceration has been going on for years and started back then and started to build up. So they locked up the black men and then they decided to do the riot? I wonder why they wanted to lock up some instead of leaving them there while they did that? Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:59:50 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709542 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709542 They were definitely ready for anything, it took a lot of power to go to the courthouse and stand up for their people despite the government not protecting them because of racism. So, the only people that can protect is your community. I honestly think they were tired and fed up and wanted something to change. So, they decided they were done seeing them get lynched and wanted to fight but they did not know that one of the most horrible events in history would happen. I honestly think the white mobs wanted to destroy their businesses and see them suffer and knew nothing would happen to them because of the racist system. I am also glad that came together as a whole group and fought against the white mobs. They were brave but also ready and prepared for anything that was going to try and stop them! Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:50:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709533 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709533 This is interesting to me because first they were trying to keep them from building and now they are trying to hide it... It's like they are trying to make all their rights and freedom is gone. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:40:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709531 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709531 First I want to say that if there were no survivors nobody really would have even knew about Black Wall Street. I also had questions about how many survivors there were and how many out of the survivors told what happened. I saw the lady tell what happen but here it says survivor(s). I also wanted to know were the white mobs still alive when the survivors were and if so how did they react when they saw them speak out about it and were they ones that were trying to it keep hidden or was it the sheriff and government? Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:38:28 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709526 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709526 This is intersting becasue it shows how white people are scared of African-Americans. They are not just scared of their skin color but also the voice and what we can do with our knowledge, this why this leads me back to slavery when they tried to stop African-Americans from learning how to read and write and this also takes me back to how some slaves started to learn. Did other slaves have connections and help them? Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:32:32 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709523 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709523 This makes me think about what they tried to do to Emmett Tiil, they knew that what they did was horrible and that it would shock the world so they didn't want the world to know what they did so they tried to cover it up by trying to bury his body in Mississippi like he never existed and here they are trying to hide what the white mobs did to Black Wall Street. I don't get it,they do these terrible things and expect it to be kept a secret and hidden as if it never existed or matter. But in reality it is our history and it matters more than people think! Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:28:54 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709512 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709512 I think that black voter suppression is still taking place today because they know how raicst the system is and know how much they are against them. Of course, more African-American people vote more compared to the 1900s but I think some African-Americans don't want to act like it is equality when the system is still against them and don't want to see them win. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:56:52 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709491 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2709491 This connects back to how African-Americans today fight for their rights by protesting and how African-Americans do whatever it takes to get justice for their people. This shows how we as black people keep fighting until justice is served! This also realtes back to THUG reading of when Starr stated while standing in front of the protesters and stated that they will proetsting until the police show they care about justice for black people.This shows how African-American people fight for the wrong that is happening to their people and how even an individual Dr.Scott Ellsworth can be powerful! Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:13:15 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2708612 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2708612 This makes me connect back to when the Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the government to divide tribal territories into allotments for individual Native Americans, which included Black members. And it was said that it was a safe place for African-Americans to go to and that is why many African-Americans went there and build more than 50 Black townships in Oklahoma. So it being a safe place was really what drew African-Americans to go to the land and build all the businesses. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:44:42 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2708572 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2708572 This makes me think about the book Magic City by Jewell Parker Rhodes when Samuel was on the train. I wonder if it was this train or a different one? And was this train a segregated train? Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:13:18 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2708564 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293214?scroll_to=2708564 I find this interesting because they destroyed a community and then later they still didn't pay for what they destroyed. I wonder if this was a white community that was destroyed would they have paid them? Or maybe they wouldn't even have done this to white people because during segregation white people were always put in the upper class and African-Americans were put in the lower class. So for them to be successful African-Americans in the upper class they got jealous and wanted to destroy the thriving black community and knew that they wouldn't have to repay or be held accountable because of the racism. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:05:38 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623187 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623187 People are always not including what really happens. They always put out only what they want people to see or hear. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:20:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623186 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623186 This shows that the "drug dealer" part is the only part they are trying to put out to the world. Not the background of the white cop. So sad. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:18:46 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623185 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623185 I agree when someone we love passes away we always think of what we could have done to prevent them from passing away, and we start to feel guilty because we didn't do things that could have prevented them from dying. I can relate because someone I love passed away, I felt like I could have done something. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:14:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623181 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623181 I think Starr should speak up about Khalil because she is the only one that really can since she was the only witness. Also, that was her friend. As a close friend, she should feel the need to get justice. She has a chance to make a change, why not take it? If I was Kenya I honestly would have been mad too. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:52:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623180 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623180 I think because Hailey is like the leader of their group and Maya is maybe scared to not look up to her or follow her. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:43:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623179 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623179 I agree, they don't care or understand. This just shows you how careless people they are. They are using Khalil's death in a bad way. Sat, 13 Nov 2021 15:16:06 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623178 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623178 I feel like being a black person in that school, nobody will truly understand her. She always gets negative feedback. Defiantly from her so-called "friend" Hailey. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:41:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623177 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2623177 I think this connects back to Hailey being racist. Hailey judges before she speaks. As a white person, you shouldn't say certain things. Defiantly something you wouldn't understand. This shows she isn't really the right friend for Starr in my opinion. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:39:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623176 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623176 This shows me the reason a lot of black people sell drugs. They don't have that many options in their community so they pick the road that is easier and helps them make money faster. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:59:59 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623174 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623174 I agree but mostly black people try to better themselves because they would rather see them suffer in the "hood" than be successful. So they can talk about how whites are more successful. very sad. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:33:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623173 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623173 I think THUG life does circles back to the whole community because as black people they automatically are hated because of their black skin Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:31:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623172 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623172 I agree with Starr's dad because a lot of rappers these days rap about nothing but materialistic things. Rappers back then rapped about things that would teach you a life lesson. Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:49:28 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623171 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623171 It seems as if a lot of people around Starr are inspired by Tupac, I can relate to this because I am definitely inspired by him. What he did will live on forever. He has meanings behind his words. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:27:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623159 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2623159 I can tell Starr is traumatized from what happened with Khalil but of course, she is, if I was Starr I would never ever trust a cop a day in my life honestly. What they do is ongoing. We are fighting to put an end to it. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 22:23:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2618130 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2618130 I agree, I think people who don't live in Garden Heights should call it ghetto because they are not from there and they don't how it feels to be there. Also, that is not their neighborhood so they don't get the rights. Especially, if they are white. That would be so offensive. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:32:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617989 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617989 Usually, people wear shirts of a loss one on their shirt who lost their lives to gun violence. Which is a very sad thing. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:26:27 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617988 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617988 I agree but I also think she thinks by dating Chris is offensive to her dad and family because they are black. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:26:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617987 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617987 That is why I am glad Starr didn't let them put words in her mouth. Her dad taught her well. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:25:16 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617982 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617982 What he did was terrible, no person should go through this. Her having to witness her best friend that she grew up with die in front of her face is awful. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:29:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617979 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617979 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:44:18 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617975 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617975 This stood out to me because mostly no black person gets justice, just another excuse they make for cops but eventually, we will get our justice. Sometime... until that day we will keep fighting and waititng. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:04:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617972 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617972 This stood out because actual stars light the whole sky when it is dark. So, for him to name her star because of his cousin giving him light during all the darkness he goes through. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:01:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617463 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617463 This stands out to me because you can tell that this is haunting Starr, she constantly thinks about it. Very sad... Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:21:35 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617462 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617462 I'm glad they show that there is someone in the neighborhood that is nice to Starr Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:20:18 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617461 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617461 I agree because people don't know her for who she is. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:16:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617445 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617445 This is very sad, gunshots don't even surprise him anymore because it happens so much in his neighborhood. Including police and gangmembers. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:04:15 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617444 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617444 I think Starr's dad already knew what was about to happen that is why he was already prepared. He is a very good example for his children, he teaches them a lot and makes them prepared for the real world. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:03:12 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617443 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617443 I think Starr is in a very bad place. She was the only witness so there is going to be a lot of pressure on her. So, I think what Starr's mom, Lisa, is saying is very important. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:03:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617442 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617442 This is very sad to me that Starr is having these outbursts. When someone close passes away the inner thoughts definitely affect the person. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:01:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617438 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617438 I don't like how Hailey is being so hard on Starr, definitely, she is the only black girl in the room... Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:56:48 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617436 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617436 I notice Starr deosn't want to tell Chris because he wouldn't understand. He's white and she is black. So, I understand why Starr doesn't want to tell him but I think eventually she will have to or it will eat her up. Sat, 13 Nov 2021 02:13:39 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617435 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2617435 I find this interesting because I wonder have Starr ever thought that about Chris before 115 killing Khali. I mean it's a very sad process since police have been killing innocent black people for so long. I feel like dating a 'white boy is kind of offensive to her dad, Khalil. etc but at the same time it's kind of hard. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:51:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617095 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617095 Even though Khalil and Ms.Brenda been through stuff, Starr still shouldn't disrepect her. Everybody make mistakes. Starr never knows, maybe Ms.Brenda is feeling guilty. That can be a very bad feeling, definetly after a loved ones death. Maybe Starr should just let her grieve in her own way. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:05:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617090 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617090 I agree. I am so happpy is trying her hardest to get through this hard time and trying to go back to the same. I know it is going to be very hard though. I hope her friends make her feel a little better:) Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:01:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617072 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2617072 I can find this very sad because it's something that I can physically feel. When my grandma passed away I would have a sudden outburst and just cry... Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:57:33 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2616986 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2616986 This is very sad and emotional to me because Brenda feels like she has to keep doing drugs because Khalil isn't here. She feels numb losing him and needs something she can lean on and she thinks that the drugs are going to make her not feel better to make her not feel the pain. Very sad and numb feeling. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:18:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2606785 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2606785 Exactly, that is definitely not fair how if she says slang she gets backlash but if her white friends say it they don't get backlash. Defiefnelty is another example of the injustices in the system. Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:51:38 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2606784 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2606784 I like how Starr's parents are teaching her to be independent young. That is a very good role play in life. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:49:10 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2606755 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2606755 I find this interesting and sad because this is true in a lot of people’s lives. When people lose a loss one they usually want to get better or go over the edge. It’s sad because personally me when I lost my grandma, I went over the edge. So, it touched me. Also, normally a lot of people go over the edge because it’s such a shock and they don’t know what to do. Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:40:30 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2606754 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2606754 I agree. Like what don't they get Khalil did nothing wrong and officer 115 killed him for nothing. Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:25:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2606753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2606753 If this investigation is about the cop who killed Khalil then why are they asking personal questions about Khalil and Starr? Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:11:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2606752 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2606752 Why is the officer keep trying to make Khalil the bad guy? She wants Starr to say yes so bad. This is so messed up. Starr is very strong because I would have gotten very upset and mad during this meoment. 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