My dear Christian friends, as you gather with your family and friends this Christmas, I wish the Christian community in Israel and around the world blessings for a Merry Christmas from the Holy Land.
Folks, I might not walk as easily or talk as smoothly as I used to.
I might not debate as well as I used to.
But what I do know is how to tell the truth.
TW: Suicide.
7 years ago today, Kalief Browder died. At 16, he was falsely accused of stealing a backpack, charged with a violent felony & prosecuted as an adult. The judge set bail beyond what his family could afford. He suffered at Rikers for 3 years, incl. 2 in solitary. 1/8