Rev. Mark V. Scott: Community must step up if our black lives matter

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/05/rev_mark_v_scott_community_must_step_up_if_our_black_lives



Rev. Mark V. Scott: Community must step up if our black lives matter
Rev. Mark V. Scott
Thursday, May 28, 2015

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Black lives need to matter enough for us to be outraged that a child was shot and that no one helped him. Black lives need to matter enough for us to break the code of silence.

These shootings must stop. If we speak out we make it more costly for the criminals in our community to pick up a gun.

Black lives also need to matter enough for leaders of this community to provide jobs and economic opportunities for youths to entice them away from gangs.

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My hope is that, one day soon, we can bring peace and prosperity to our streets — and show that black lives do matter.