That is what makes it such a challenge. My issue is not that black people have to live and deal with the racism they face daily. I agree it is omnipresent and needs to be eliminated and dealt with. My issue is that this racism is not an excuse to go beat or kill white people. That black community leaders do not speak out against that when these events occur. That the death of Trayvon sparked a media event, comments from our president and others such as Eric Holder. Yet in this case all we got was a tweet from Jesse Jackson expressing sorrow for the victims family. That is it.

I am not excusing or dismissing the racism that exists against black people or the scar that it leaves on every black person that lives in this country. It is very real.