Staten Island grand jury

I grew up in the segregated north. New Jersey to be exact. True, I was born after the civil rights act of 1964 was passed, but the centuries of racism and discrimination are still painfully visible. I can only imagine how hard things are in Ferguson Missouri today.

Following the news that the Staten Island grand jury will not indict the police officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold and caused his death, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio released a statement expressing that his administration will work on “changing the culture of law enforcement” that contributed to Garner’s death.