Middle fingers up in face, against police bullets in Ferguson

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The relevance of recent acts of civil unrest combined with nonviolent protest over the grand jury decision to not indict Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown is not lost on the majority of black Americans. As protesters confront heavily armed police and shout,“F— YOU!” it is a point where “injustice meets desperation” as young blacks flip middle fingers to the police and are ready to shed blood and  martyr themselves on the scales of justice.

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Maurice "Mo" Barnes is a graduate of Morehouse College and Political Scientist based in Atlanta. Mo is also a Blues musician. He has been writing for Rolling Out since 2014. Whether it means walking through a bloody police shooting to help a family find justice or showing the multifaceted talent of the Black Diaspora I write the news.
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