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littlemissmartypants

(22,418 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 08:07 PM Aug 2020

"When Black Man Was Afraid to Walk in His Upscale Community, 75 Neighbors Walked With Him "

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/black-man-scared-to-walk-in-neighborhood-joined-by-75-neighbors/

Cross post from General Discussion.

Hat tip to tblue37.



When Black Man Was Afraid to Walk in His Upscale Community, 75 Neighbors Walked With Him
By Good News Network -Jun 19, 2020

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So, three weeks ago, he took to Facebook and the online community bulletin board, NextDoor, to express his fear of walking alone in his own neighborhood.

Shawn expected little beyond a few words of encouragement from friends, but what happened next was much more than he anticipated. Messages began pouring in from friends and strangers alike, saying that they would like to walk with him.

So he posted a time and place letting everyone know, in case they wanted to join him on his next walk. When he arrived, 75 people were waiting there to join him.

Last week ‘Walk with Shawn’ drew crowds of nearly 300 people, as word spread about the neighbors getting to know one another, according to WTVF News. And Shawn received messages from neighborhoods in Georgia, Minneapolis, Denver and Philadelphia, that they started copying his idea.

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Much more at link:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/black-man-scared-to-walk-in-neighborhood-joined-by-75-neighbors/

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"When Black Man Was Afraid to Walk in His Upscale Community, 75 Neighbors Walked With Him " (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 OP
This reminds me of the (ex-MLB player) Doug Glanville story. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #1
That is good news. TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #2
What a great story! lunatica Aug 2020 #3
Great things are coming next January discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2020 #4

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
1. This reminds me of the (ex-MLB player) Doug Glanville story.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 08:13 PM
Aug 2020

He was accosted by police in his own Connecticut driveway and had to prove he belonged there.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
3. What a great story!
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 08:16 PM
Aug 2020

The haters are a minority. It’s time for the truth about how Americans really feel about racism to come out and do away with the racist trope.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,470 posts)
4. Great things are coming next January
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 09:34 AM
Aug 2020

These folks will be making their anti-racist feelings known this November.

Aside from dogs and babies, looks like almost 100% mask compliance.

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