What I’m Reading – August 14, 2014
Written by Ashley Kelmore, Posted in What I'm Reading
Robin Williams dies. Mike Brown is unarmed and killed by the police, and the police handle it so poorly there aren’t words to describe it. It’s been a rough week.
– This is unacceptable: One Black Man is Killed Every 28 Hours by Police or Vigilantes (h/t @AngryBlackLady)
– “Justice should be the affirmation of our existence.” Mychal Denzel Smith being awesome: The Death of Michael Brown and the Search for Justice in Black America
– How is this possible? Teen Convicted In Steubenville Rape Case Back On Football Team
– Ah, ‘private security.’ Westlake Mall Cop Ignores Agitator, Maces African American Bystander at Israel Protest
– Pajiba.com has been a great place this week – so many posts on Robin Williams, and a great one tonight on what’s going on in Ferguson. Check them out (this one is by my favorite writer over there, @courtenlow): Why Do We Personalize Celebrity Deaths?
– I can’t yet read anything about Robin Williams without tearing up. This one is hard. Harder than I would have thought: ‘He was a hero to me’: Paul F. Tompkins on Robin Williams
