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20BODYOFCHRISTNEWSSEPTEMBER2014othersandtakingtheCCImessagetoplacesthatnooneexpected.TheCCIfamilylikemerefusestogiveup.Thiscan-dowontgiveupattitudeispersonifiedintheLangstonHughespoemMothertoSonwhichgoesasfollowsWellsonIlltellyouLifeformeaintbeennocrystalstair.Itshadtacksinitandsplintersandboardstornupandplaceswithnocarpetonthefloorbare.ButallthetimeIsebeenaclimbinonandreachinlandinsandturnincorners.Dontyousetdownonthestepscauseyoufindsitskinderhard.DontyoufallnowForIsestillclimbinandlifeformeaintbeennocrystalstair.JEasIamaffectionatelyknownbymyCCIfamilyisstillclimbingstillfightinginjusticeineducationandotherplacesandstilltrustingthatGodhasgreaterplansformeandforyou.CNNsuggestedthatJamesFoleyandMichaelBrownrepresentedATwinCrisisforPresidentBarakObamaCoupledwithawonderfuleditorialwrittenbymybelovedscholarHelenBurlesonIconcurthatbothmenkilledwithinashorttimeofeachotherontwoverydifferentcontinentsrepre-sentahorribleinjusticeagainsthumanity.FoleyofcoursewasonforeignshoresasaphotojournalistinawarzonewherehewaswellawareofthedangershefacedbasedonthefactthathewasanAmericanseenasanenemytoIsis.MichaelBrownontheotherhandwaskilledhereathomeinAmericaafewfeetfromhisgrandmoth-ershousewithnoexpectationofanyimminentdan-gerasHelenBurlesonwroteInthelandofthefreewherehefeltthathewasfreeSadlybothAmericansreceivedthesameresultsunjustifiableexecutionperpetratedbyanenemyRacistspoliceofficerssheriffdeputiesandlawenforcementpersonnelhavebecometheenemyofourBlackmaleyouths.AdamHudsonanotedjour-nalistwithAlternetaprogres-siveactivistnewsservicenotedthatoneBlackinAmericaiskilledevery28hoursbyPoliceofficerssecurityguardsorself-appointedvigilantesI.E.TrayvonMartin.AstudyentitledOperationGhettoStormconduct-edin2012bytheMalcolmXGrassrootsMovementananti-racistgrassrootsorganizationinwhichempiricaldatawasusedrevealedthat313African-AmericanswerekilledbyofficialorselfappointedofficerstheyearbeforewhichequalsoneAfricanAmericankilledevery28hoursandthegreatertrag-edyisthatnotonlydoesthereportadmitthatitspossiblethattherealnumbercouldbemuchhigherbutitsveryvisiblyclearthatthosenumbershaveincreasedsince2012.TheminuteablackyouthwalkoutdoorshefacesthedangerofbeingkilledsimplyforwalkingwhilebeingBlackWWBordrivingwhilebeingBlackDWBorjustforbeingoutsideperiodTherehasbeenaninsipidresurgenceofracismeverysinceBarakObamawaselectedthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesandourBlackmaleswhoarenotencagedathomearetargetsofasystemthatissofinanciallyenrichedthatithasliterallyenteredtheprivateenterprisecategorybecauseofitsprofitabilityOfcourseImreferringtothenewjailsandprisonsthatcageourBlackyoungmenwhorefusetobeencagedathome.MichelleAlexanderthenotedauthorofTheNewJimCrowstatesonpg.6ofhereyeopen-ingjournalthatTheUnitedStatesimprisonsalargerper-centageofitsblackpopulationthanSouthAfricadidattheheightofapartheidOneinthreeyoungAfricanAmericanmenwillservetimeinprisonMichelleaddsonpg.9andevenhereinColoradowhereBlackscomprisebut3.8ofthepopulationwecomprise17.9ofthoseinprisonandanunten-able100ofthoseonDeathRow.SuchisthereasonwhyIstandandIamfightingfortheeliminationofthedeathpenaltyinColoradoItisappallingandatre-mendousinjusticethatBlackAmericancitizensandtaxpayerswhocontributetothefinancialprosperityofthiscountryaretargetsofdisrespectdisdainandmurder.LikeDr.HelenBurlesonItoopraythatALLAmericanscanseetheparallelsbetweenJamesFoleyandMichaelBrown.Onebeheadedbyafor-eignenemyabroadtheothershotdownwithlessrespectforhislifethanadoginthestreetsbyadomesticenemyrighthereathome.AccordinglychurchitistimeandpasttimethatwestandtogetheranddemandthatracismandinjusticeberemovedfromALLofoursystemsandinstitutionsanddosowhetherthecityofficialschargedwithServingandProtectingarepredomi-natelyBlackasitsurprisinglyishereinDenverColoradowithjust3.8ofthepopulationbeingBlackorwhetherthoseofficialsarepredominatelyWhiteasitisinFergusonMissouriwhere34ofthepopulationisBlackand100ofthecitygovern-mentisWhitewemustyetdemandjusticeImustaddherethatMarvinBookerwrongfullymurderedby5sheriffdeputiesisjustasdeadasMichaelBrownwhowasmurderedinMissouriALLofusBlackWhiteandBrownshouldliveinalandwhereLibertyandJusticeisrealandwherethePursuitofHappinessisnotjustafigurativeslo-ganoranimaginaryideologySuperintendentPatrickL.DemmerPastorGrahamMemorialCommunityCOGICHostTalkBackACommunityConversationwithSupt.P.L.DemmerKLDCSHINERadio1220AMeverySundayfrom300-400pmRacialCrisisforU.S.JusticeCOMMUNITYOnebeheadedbyaforeignenemyabroadtheothershotdownwithlessrespectforhislifethanadoginthestreetsbyadomesticenemyrighthereathome.BySupt.PastorP.L.DemmerCCI...frompage17Supt.PatrickL.Demmer