“I'M SYMPATHETIC, because I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. Maybe Darren Wilson acted within his rights and duty as an officer of the law and killed Michael Brown in self defense like any of us would in the circumstance. Now he has to fear the backlash against himself and his loved ones when he was only doing his job. What a horrible thing to endure. OR maybe he provoked Michael and ignited the series of events that led to him eventually murdering the young man to prove a point.” KnowsMenSelfJobsLawYoungRightsHappenedEventsDutyCircumstancesProveRacismSeriesEndureDefenseHorribleYoung ManBrownOfficersLoved OnesSympatheticSelf DefenseWilsonHorrible ThingsBacklashProvokedDarrenRights And Duties Book:Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us. Source: Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us.
“So much happened (in 1968) it was hard to keep up with everything. We had Denny McLain's thirty-one victories, Gates Brown's great pinch-hitting in the clutch, Tom Matchick's home run to beat Baltimore in the ninth inning, then Daryl Patterson striking out the side to beat them in the ninth. Excitement every day in the ballpark.” HardHomeRunningSidesHappenedVictoryBeatsExcitementThirtyBrownGatesTomsHittingHome RunBaltimoreClutchBallparksStriking Out Author:Ernie Harwell
“Gordon Brown now bestrides politics and the media like the Colossus of Dunfermline. Whatever happened to Tony Blair?” HappenedMediaBrownBlairColossus Author:Austin Mitchell
“For my money, Ray Brown is the greatest living bass player. Every great thing that's happened on bass since Ray Brown -- all of us point back to him. That's where it started, you know. Ray Brown is definitely a walking master, and to get to play with him is obviously an opportunity that no one should ever pass up.” KnowsShouldPlayOpportunityPlayerHappenedMastersWalkingGreat ThingsBrownRaysBassBass Players Author:Christian McBride
“I think of the described dynamics as a fluid negotiation. I don't think these specific interactions can happen to the black or brown body without the white body. And there are ways in which, if you say, "Oh, this happened to me," then the white body can say, "Well, it happened to her and it has nothing to do with me." But if it says "you," that you is an apparent part of the encounter.” IfsThinkingWayWellsBodyHappensBlackWhiteHappenedEncountersBrownInteractionNegotiationFluidDynamics Author:Claudia Rankine