Jasiri

We all want to be loved.
Imagine if you were never loved, what type of person you would be?
Perhaps like Lawrence Alvin Lovette, Jr. or Demario James Atwater.
I don’t know really.
Don’t presume to know what kind of life they’ve led — in just 17 and 21 years respectively.
So sad.
How can we ever claim freedom if crimes such as these continue to flourish in the U.S.?
This case is just one of the many atrocities that’s played out in the very public sphere in recent years.
I am so sick of it.
School shootings,
Rapes,
Murders…
And this is not a black problem, or a white problem.
This is an American problem.

That’s my brother pictured above. With the way he dresses, I know some people automatically prejudge him as a thug or gangsta. Fortunately my brother has not succumbed to the stereotype that is so often assigned to black males. He is such a thoughtful and kind person. And an excellent father to his 4-year-old son. He is an excellent male role model for my daughter.