Violence, hatred not the solutions to racial issues

As we move forward from the events that occurred in Ferguson, Mo., it is important to remember that violence and hatred are not the solutions to the racial issues confronting this nation.

Instead, we must understand the larger picture and how to combat it. When will every person feel safe in this country? When will black males feel the security from the law enforcement that I feel every single day? When will police brutality cease to exist? When will relations between minority groups and law enforcement become a trusted partnership?

I believe that we as a nation will see that day, but only if we continue to move forward with hope and dismantle systematic methods of violence, oppression and fear. Only if we, as members of this great nation, join hands and take with us the crucial message from the tragic death of Michael Brown — we are not yet the nation that Dr. King and his predecessors envisioned and fought for, but we must journey on.

We journey on to a brighter future, when African Americas no longer live in fear of the criminal justice system. We journey on to a time when police officers no longer use force and fear tactics to assert authority. We journey on to the day when we witness a legal system that is infallible, that does not see race, class, gender or sexuality and ultimately, a nation that protects all of its inhabitants.

The events in Ferguson have left a heavy imprint on my spirit, and their continued echoes will live as a constant reminder that it is time for change in this great nation. We must not use violent tactics or riot in order to achieve this change.

Instead, we must educate one another, communicate with one another and help our fellow brothers and sisters on the long, strenuous path toward equality. Our nation has struggled on this path since its beginning, and our struggle is not over, as we have witnessed these past few weeks.

However, at the end of this path is the almighty light that cleanses our souls of the hatred of the past. This light allows us to see each other, love each other, respect each other, and that is why we must journey on.

We must continue for Michael Brown, and for the lives of all who have fallen victim to the beast of modern racism. We must trust in our legal system, but always remember our right to peaceful assembly.

Remember the words of Dr. King: “Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice, and when they fail in this purpose, they become dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.”

No longer can we stand for the failure of our justice system. No longer can we let this dam prevent us from progressing as a nation. No longer can we endure and accept systemic and institutionalized oppression to harm our fellow human beings.

We must move forward for those who no longer can. We must move forward for a better tomorrow. We must move forward for Michael Brown.
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— Emily Grode, University of South Dakota student