Continued from Part 1 Thank you Sacramento Press: Our Cries echo- contnued Last month I attended a justice march and rally. An elderly man walked with the group from the District Attorney's office to Sacramento superior court and then we walked to the federal courthouse. The man carried one of the signs provided by the organizers of the march which mentioned criminal justice system unfair to minorities. The man was Caucasian. His middle-aged son said, "Dad, you are not a minority why are you... Rhonda Rhonda Erwin 2009-11-19T08:47:21Z 2009-11-19T08:47:21Z

I wrote so much to share just some of what I have learned on this painful journey. I just did not feel comfortable unless people knew- 'Our cries echo from one Sacramento neighborhood to another' is not just about African American youth. I don't want any family I wrote about to think I put their pain, death, loss in an article on African American youth deaths when their child was not African American. Initially I did not mention the race because I no longer look at race. I look for love and truth. I only correct it because I have to respect those in pain.... My life is continuously interupted addressing youth violence and it is extremely important to me that I don't walk on a treadmill. I am trying to step towards healing and I don't want to step alone. I want many more to walk this journey and do so undivided by race or gang-like mentality. I truly appreciate and I sincerely thank you- Sacramento Press - for giving a voice to all of us. I truly appreciate all that I am learning from so many who post and write articles on this site and I sincerely thank you all.

Rhonda Erwin 2009-11-19T08:47:21Z