The proverbial idiom that came to mind when I saw this was, The pot calling the kettle Black.
This could be said about her as well.
After the Ferguson uprising, what has drastically changed for the people?
After the Ferguson uprising, how has education been transformed?
After the Ferguson uprising, how have wages gone up for the poor?
After the Ferguson uprising, how have living conditions changed for FOR REAL FOR REAL frontliners?
After the Ferguson uprising, oppression, poverty, police brutality, toxic community, maltreatment, malpractice and violent laws, rules, codes, mandates and legislation were exposed on the world stage; after the exposure what we HONESTLY done about it all?
I rocked with her.
I believed in her.
I trusted her.
I had faith in her.
In turn, what have my students gotten?
In turn, what have the community gotten?
In turn, what have the homeless gotten?
In turn, what have the financially challenged gotten?
In turn, what have she did for HER people, HER constituents who stomped for her and look like her?
In turn, how has Ferguson changed for the people?
Allow me to end with these words from our elders and wise ones……….
Cori Bush had bright lights, many cameras, major platforms and huge stages and bullet proof lecterns and Cori Bush MISSED the call, ministry and appointment because she: MISlead, MISspoke, MISrepresentd, MISdirected and MISgave of her time, talent and gifts.
