Ferguson Fallout: In the Shadow of Emmett Till

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

December 10, 2014 at 8:45 am

If Emmett Till would be the last to die,
Then why was Michael Brown left to ask why?
Then why was Tamir Rice gunned down so fast?
And why was Omar’s life not one to last?

Darrien Hunt shot six times in the back,
And no cops indicted for that attack.
Ezell Ford said to be of unsound mind,
Shot down by cops, can they be colorblind?

John Crawford sought to buy a BB gun,
Tanesha Anderson too sick to run.
Akai Gurley was walking down the stairs.
Who will be next to stare down the crosshairs.

So listen well to what I have to say.
Speak out against these crimes and please do pray.
And be aware of what is going down.
All of these folks were killed since Michael Brown.