Emotions Run High As Children Address Charlotte City Council

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In a Charlotte city council meeting held on Monday night, emotions ran high.

Earlier this month, violent protests heated up the streets of Charlotte, leaving one person dead and a locale under distress. A circumstance that sprang up in reaction to the shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott.

Now, the community is looking for a way to move forward and rebuild. But, the dark division between the council members, including Mayor Jennifer Roberts, and some angry, afraid, and frustrated people demonstrate there’s a lot of work still to be done — especially among the youth.

In the room, as the long awaited seats were filled, the agitation could be seen and felt in the air.

Mayor Robert’s offered appreciation to police, a sentiment shared earlier by Faithwire in a one-on-one interview with North Carolina pastor Dr. Casey Kimbrough of Mount Carmel Baptist Church.

But frustration and tension began to escalate.

Then, after patiently waiting, a young man spoke at the podium during the public forum.

He said, “We need us black kids to stop burying our black fathers. We need to end racism.”

Up next, is a little lady, that brought down the house.

She carried herself up to the stage with confidence and beautifully articulated her personal feelings as tears streamed down her face.

She stated: “We shouldn’t have tears. We need our fathers and mothers to be by our side.”

The young pint-size girl exited the stage to the tune of people chanting, “no justice, no peace” while giving her a standing ovation.

No matter what happens in Charlotte, we’re praying that ALL of the children in that community feel safe soon. Whether their parents wear the badge or live beside it, no child should be kept up worrying if their mom or dad will make it home tonight – and that’s going to take some teamwork from all of us.