One of my very good friends Kaypri posted this to her Instagram:

Her mom Miss Dorothy was a Freedom Fighter in her day and she was a White Southern Woman!  See her story at http://www.dorothystory.com/ 

Ferguson is at the forefront of news conversation these days.  When you have a town with 66% of any race and that race does not take time to vote in local elections to make sure their politics are represented by people that will legislate and enforce policy that is considerate of the 66% Ferguson will exist.  Complacency is not concerned with anyone’s civil rights.  If young men can go to war at 18, they can vote at 18, and if they can vote at 18, they can run for local government.  America is one of the few places on the planet where individuals still matter and I encourage young people in particular to seek political offices and stir up the pot, because status quo has never been cool – even Kanye said “What you think I Rap to push a RAV-4.” If you are going to work and pay your taxes and live a life of civil obedience, dare to run for office and create the dream instead of being a pawn in other people’s dream.

If you want to see change be the change you want to see.  So I ask the question, when is the last time you voted for a judge in your local election and knew his or her politics?