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Kevin Brooks

Requiem for Justice: Lest We Forget Luther Billings by Rev. Dr. Kevin A. Brooks

On October 10, 1905, a human life was taken from chronicles of time. Robbed of divine purpose by a cowardly pack.  A soul of a Man, anchor of a family, providence of a community, and The potential of Our Nation has been forgotten.  No remnants of his impact. No grave, No glory, No gesture of Justice from the body politic...The Sun continued to rise and set amidst the decaying lifeless body placed in the ground…. A seed crying out for justice refuses to sprout..The deafening  tyranny of terror has hardened the topsoil of Our hearts….And We All remain buried...

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