How am I supposed to feel? I didn't know Trayvon or his family, but his life was no less important than if I would have. For over a year, I have followed this trial in hopes that justice would come from a system being watched by the nation and the world. But, in another disappointing decision by the court system, true justice has escaped us in lieu of twisted words and one-sided testimonies. My heart and soul cracked when I heard the words, "Not guilty" uttered by the clerk in that courtroom. It shocked and sickened me all at the same time. In my mind, I couldn't understand how anyone could not see what I and almost every other Black person was seeing. I felt let down. But, I also understood in that instant what it meant to be a Black man or a Brown boy in America. I can't say that my life today is really much better than the lives that my grandparents led when it comes to how race plays a part in how we are seen by the nation we called home. ...