WE CAN, INC.

As parents and members of We Can, Inc., our hearts go out to the parents of Trayvon. The manner of his death is a real travesty for this nation, Black people as well as others of color. This nation has a history of chastising other nations on human rights issues.

When a young man cannot walk from his home to a store and back without being accosted by someone from the niighborhood watch demanding to know why he is there where are his rights as a human being?

Public Act 86-1256 effective 01-01-91 via HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.2 " amends The Illinois School Code to require elementary and secondary schools to include in their curricula a unit of instruction on "Black History" in describing the required unit of instruction; and listing events to be studied, includes contributions made by African Americans to certain development not only in the United States but also in Africa."

1. Base upon information received from communication with representatives of Chciago Public Schools, Public Act 86-1256 has not been implemented. When children appear to be without direction, experiencing violence in a frightening magnitude and dropping out in record numbers why not.........:
2. Provide some instruction that gives them a better sense of who they are, where they came from and introduce them to role models who contributed to the growth of America and Africa.
3. Provide instruction that introduces students to past and present contributors and role models who ignite positive aspirations.
4. Simply FOLLOW THE LAW!