likely<\/a> to be killed by a police officer than a white guy of the same age, spoken word poet Suli Breaks refuses to see the deaths of Mike Brown and Eric Garner as a simple issue of race. Judging by nationwide protests and anger over the non-indictment of the two officers who killed these men, many would disagree. But Suli says this is more than a fight for racial equality. It\u2019s a fight for the protection of our civil liberties in the face of widespread police brutality against all people, whatever their color.<\/p>\n\u201cIn the eyes of this system, we are all black,\u201d Suli says. \u201cAnd when I say RIP I don\u2019t just mean Rest In Peace. I mean Rewind It Please, so we can Remain In Peace.\u201d Do you agree? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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