The recent Casey Anthony verdict has left me a little perplexed. This week we celebrated Independence Day in America and the truths that we as a country hold so dear were put to the test.
A jury of her peers found Casey Anthony not guilty and yet the country is outraged. The media has spent thousands of hours on every detail of this case and people feel justice has not been served. I have a different take on the matter. Justice was served, she was found not guilty, and we as a country should move on.
Moreover, I beg to question that if the child in question had been Black or Latino would this make national headlines and would people be wailing that a child had died or that a senseless act of violence had taken place?
Sweet Honey in the Rock’s Ella’s Song truly resonates with me and that is the song in my heart today.
We who believe in freedom cannot rest
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers' sons
Is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers' sons
To me young people come first, they have the courage where we fail
And if I can but shed some light as they carry us through the gale
The older I get the better I know that the secret of my going on
Is when the reins are in the hands of the young, who dare to run against the storm
So, again my question is…..when do all our children count?
