No JUSTICE, No PEACE

“Double Standards and Hypocrisy in America”

It angers me and disheartens my spirit to see the LACK of coverage and attention given to people of color whose whereabouts are unknown in America.  The major news outlets have given and are continuing to give meticulous detailed coverage on the Gabby Petito/Brian Laundrie case.  On the contrary, MANY people knew nothing about Jelani Day (an African American graduate student at Illinois State University) until his body was discovered floating on the Illinois River.  Even now, his case has NOT received the same publicity and coverage.  We must open our eyes!  This is one of the very reasons that more and more people do not care to salute the flag nor pledge allegiance - to the flag. That one phrase in the pledge that states, “…with liberty and justice for all” certainly has NOT applied to ALL people - especially people of color.  My heart hurts for the family of Mr. Jelani Day and all of the other families whose cases have received little or no coverage.  It saddens me to see the continual struggle of our people - knowing that OUR ancestors poured out their blood, their sweat, their tears and even their lives to build the America that we see today.  There is NO JUSTICE and NO PEACE for our people!

Many of us had to learn and recite the preamble when we were in school.  Just in case you’ve forgotten it, this is how it reads:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

 

The hypocrisy of it all - “they” want our truth to be UNTOLD, but their truth to BE TOLD!

            

Covenant Grace Ministries