Answer the Call!

So I'm still going through the eight hour recording of yesterday's march and after 2 hours and 30 minutes I've heard something that I wholeheartedly agree with. Attorney Benjamin Crump encouraged folks to STOP trying to get out of jury duty. I almost wanted to jump through my television when I heard that.

I've always been viewed as a bit of an "oddball" because I LOVE being called in for jury duty. And when I get selected to actually be ON the jury...that's an even greater joy for me.

You see...if we are to be judged by "a jury of our peers", yet none of our peers report for duty...where does that leave us?

I've only served on one case and on that case I learned SOOO MUCH about our judicial system. Things I never would've learned had I shucked my responsibility.

As a Black woman, I feel that it is my OBLIGATORY duty to serve because there was once a time when someone LIKE ME would not have been able to.

So when I get MY summons, I gladly call in to find out if I need to report. And when I do have to report...it's all good.

So to my Black brothers and sisters...YES...I am SPECIFICALLY talking to you...STOP trying to get out of jury duty. Stop it!!!

YOUR peers...MY peers...OUR peers...NEED YOU on that jury as if lives depend on it, because guess what...THEY DO!

Let the DIALOGUE begin: When was the last time YOU served on jury duty?

Talk to me!

Til next time...