alton sterling shooting
"Will you embrace and welcome me when I’m a full grown black man?"
A young white man decided to practice his Second Amendment rights at the site where Sterling was killed.
"What will my brown son's future be?" -- Halle Berry
A visibly frustrated Obama implored communities and lawmakers to enact criminal justice reforms.
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The artist posted a powerful statement urging fans to "take a stand and demand that they 'stop killing us.'"
Members of the community have gathered to protest the police shooting of the 32-year-old.
"I woke up this morning with a strong need to say something."
Sterling’s predicament illustrates the difficulty of reintegrating into society and finding a job after incarceration, he said.
"That’s the reason the public thinks all of you are bad, because you won’t ever call someone out."
"So many Americans have reason to believe that our country doesn’t consider them as precious as others because of the color of their skin.”