Mr. Collins shared that his father, Richard Collins Sr. was also killed randomly by a white man (after he returned home from the Korean War).Can you imagine the pain of losing a father & son this way. Mr.& Mrs. Collins remain committed to helping foster change through the Richard Collins Foundation. - ThreadSky

sifill.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Mr. Collins shared that his father, Richard Collins Sr. was also killed randomly by a white man (after he returned home from the Korean War).Can you imagine the pain of losing a father & son this way. Mr.& Mrs. Collins remain committed to helping foster change through the Richard Collins Foundation.

Reposted from Sherrilyn Ifill

It was an honor to be in the company of this man today at the hearing of the MD Lynching Truth & Reconciliation Commn. His son, Richard Collins III, an ROTC candidate at Bowie State Univ was killed in May 2017 by a white man, while waiting for a campus bus for Univ of MD. It was horrific and came…

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courtneybrown.bsky.social•3 days ago

DEVASTATING!

kmcmillan.bsky.social•4 days ago

That’s horrific.

cherylg1019.bsky.social•4 days ago

God Bless. I am so sorry for your losses. 😢

vjm4democracy.bsky.social•4 days ago

Breaks my heart.
❤️‍🩹

merlevans.bsky.social•4 days ago

What a terrible thing and what a strong man!

readrantrage.bsky.social•4 days ago

Goodness gracious me. I am... speechless. And still, they remain forward-looking. Such grace.

secretoriginz.bsky.social•4 days ago

Familiar w/the story of Isaac Woodard?

sifill.bsky.social•4 days ago

America, must change. It must. We work and work. Because if Richard Collins Sr. is still fighting, we can too.

duchessofnaught.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh, that's awful. My heart goes out to him.

jeffme.bsky.social•4 days ago

If people in Hungary & Russia can protest in the streets, so can we. 🇺🇸👊🏼

meechelle.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wow. Incredible resilience 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🙏🏼

judybrandt.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yesterday 3 million people took hold of that arc and bent it towards justice. May not see it in our lifetime, but we won’t let go.

mysterybutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

People don't see that the fascism has BEEN here because they don't see us as people and don't see our suffering as real, or worse they believe, consciously or unconsciously, that we deserve it. It's pointless being the canary in the coal mine if no one hears our song.

darkktimes.bsky.social•3 days ago

The injustice. This world has to change.

davidkc.bsky.social•4 days ago

Inspiring.

roxycb.bsky.social•4 days ago

So sad. We can’t allow them to take us back to those times.

la-dahl.bsky.social•3 days ago

I hope people just don’t want to go back to the status quo. I hope black Americans demand actual equality and other rights denied to us by the original founders and upheld by white supremacy. This should be a new era of reconstruction.

teddi4.bsky.social•4 days ago

This makes me weep. We are all complicite if we are not the conduits of change. Sending ❤️.

deborahll.bsky.social•3 days ago

Mr. Collins,

I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved father and son and the senseless sickening tragedy you and your family have suffered. Thank you for your tireless work at your foundation to expand the definition of a hate crime in Maryland. My deepest gratitude to you and the foundation.

rimaanabtawi.bsky.social•4 days ago

If people are so moved, they should consider giving to the Richard Collins Foundation. Money well spent to support this vital work.

https://www.richardcollinsfoundation.org/