TRAYVON MARTIN: ‘HE’S JUST LIKE US’
TRAYVON MARTIN: ‘HE’S JUST LIKE US’
Killing of black Fla. teen resonates with Boston students
They see themselves in the images of Trayvon Martin that stare from television and computer screens. They relate to the sting of being “suspicious’’ for doing little else than just being themselves and they worry that their accommodations to the fears of others won’t be enough to keep them safe - or alive.
“Who’s next?’’ wondered senior Sarah Shephard, whose sentiment was shared by her peers at New Mission High, a small Boston school tucked among colorful Victorian-style homes 1,300 miles from where Martin, an unarmed black Florida teen, was gunned down by a neighborhood watch captain who said the teen appeared to be up to no good.
Martin’s death has reverberated through the hallways and classrooms at New Mission High in a way not seen before. “Because,’’ explained sophomore Jared Brown, “he’s just like us. We’re in high school. We’re black. We’re teenagers. It could have been any one of us.’’
And while many are captured by the rapidly evolving story, watching videos of protest marches and listening to recordings of the 911 calls, some students said they were surprised the story has gone viral, galvanizing thousands. When asked why, they answered that people have almost become desensitized to the loss of young black lives.
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(wow, heartbreaking, personal, sad kpete)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/03/30/trayvon_martins_death_sparks_soul_searching_at_new_mission_high_school_in_roxbury/
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