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    Ted James – No Gray Intro: Let the verdict breathe. Breathe. Breathe. One two three, one two three, breathe. One two three, one two three, breathe. What? Goddamnit. Okay. Chorus: Justice is a musket, primitive and rustic Gray, gray, gray everyday Justice is a musket, primitive and rustic Gray, gray, gray everyday (uh) Verse One: Justice is a musket, primitive and rustic Whichever way you thrust it Them…

President Obama made an impromptu statement today in the White House briefing room reflecting on the Trayvon Martin case.   #JusticeForTrayvon Source: The White House on YouTube

  Justice is a musket Primitive and rustic And which ever way you thrust it Them instincts getting trusted This shit stinks I’m disgusted From the missed winks It’s corrupted To the chain links System’s busted So these sentences Constructed Off a few kinks Fingers dusted When the hood sinks Like a bucket Here’s the hoodwink “Kill ’em, fuck it.” ________________________________ Black and white. No gray. Written July 2013 in…

Prosecute the killer of our son, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin   By: Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton On February 26, our son Trayvon Martin was shot and killed as he walked to a family member’s home from a convenience store where he had just bought some candy. He was only 17 years-old. Trayvon’s killer, George Zimmerman, admitted to police that he shot Trayvon in the chest. Zimmerman, the community’s self appointed…