Davey D

Davey D has been doing some gripping programming on the killing of Trayvon Martin -- both on Hard Knock Radio weekday afternoons at 4, and the Morning Mix at 8 am Tuesdays. If you missed it, listen to his March 27th broadcast from the rally for justice for Travon Martin in Washington DC.  

These programs may challenge some of our comfort zones, and cause us to look more deeply into the deadly racism, mysogyny, and homophobia in our culture as Davey D asks us to "connect the dots."

In his recent blog post "Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and This Country's Culture of Suspicion" he writes:   

"Nothing exists in a vacuum, so when looking at the tragic shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida because he appeared 'suspicious' to a self-appointed Neighborhood Watch captain named George Zimmerman, it can not be viewed in isolation. It's part of something that's much larger and systemic. sordid history  where those who appeared 'different', meaning not white and male, were often deemed suspicious resulting in deadly consequences. Call it a Culture of Suspicion if you will, but it one that's helped shaped social and political policy and impacted damn near everything we've done throughout the years. 

Travon Martin

The  Jim Crow Laws, Internment Camps, Salem Witch Craft Trials, Compulsory sterilization, Poll taxes, McCarthyism, Cointel-Pro, The War on Drugs, The War on Terror, The War on 'Illegals,' The War on Women,these are just a few of the policies and measures that have emerged over the years out of this culture of suspicion.....And let's be clear, so we're all on the same page...The Culture of Suspicion is rooted in irrational FEAR and extreme ANGER." 

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