16-year old honor student, Derrion Albert was fatally beaten last week and the attack was caught on video. I can’t even bring myself to watch the video. It took a lot for me to even read an article about this situation. This is just depressing. When will the non-sense end? Why must our kids be afraid to go to school because they feel they may be attacked next? What are parents doing? What are school officials doing? What are community leaders doing? Who asks to be beaten to death with a 2 x 4 piece of ply wood? Who asks to be stomped out? No one does. No one deserves to die these horrific deaths. I know life is not fair, but when it comes to children and teens my heart just gets weak. Derrion Albert represents one of the FEW positive young black males who had goals and dreams and his life was taken away because of senseless violence. Don’t they realize that majority of OUR men are locked up! We didn’t only lose Derrion, we lost his 4 attackers to the prison system (I pray they can be rehabilitated). There really isn’t much more for me to say except P.U.S.H Pray Until Something Happens. This world has got to get better, for us and our children. My heart goes out to the family and friends of Derrion Albert, you are in my prayers.
