Dear Editor,
On Friday (Dec 16) I received a call from Donna Harcourt; she said her husband passed and saw the palm tree we planted in memory of their son had been destroyed. It was too ridiculous to be true. I told her I would go immediately to check it out.
Editor, upon reaching Middle and Carmichael streets, I was forced again to remember that the depravities of some in this society know no limits. Twenty-one months since the assassination of Courtney Crum-Ewing we’ve witnessed many acts of desecration.
From the newly minted untouchables to the kangaroo courts to the chambers of the National Assembly. These acts have not gone unnoticed.
Which brings me to Franz Omar Fanon, Martinique born Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer: “When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe.”
Yours faithfully,
Mark Jacobs
