You Being Black and Male Have the Right...

Trayvon Martin Vigil at Forzano Park, Miramar, Florida in March  2012

On the night the verdict was read to George Zimmerman and the world, the court of Sanford, Florida in Seminole county sent a message to every black male living in America.

Black men of American on July 13, 2013, we the court, send this warning to you that Stand your Ground in the state of Florida has been and always will be a law with you in mind.

You being black and a male have the right to go to a convenient store, and purchase Skittles and Ice tea. You being black and a male have the right to leave that store. You being black and a male have the right to be followed by a stranger on your way home.

You being black and a male have the right to be racially profiled by that stranger. You being black and a male have the right to be questioned by that stranger. You being black and a male have the right to be killed by that stranger. You being black and a male have the right after your death to a speedy trial. You being black and a male have the right to be cast as the aggressor and not the victim.

You being black and a male have the right for your past to be brought up during the trial. You being black and a male have the right for your murderer to be acquitted of all charges that lead to your death.