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Ticker #7
Every day 4 black children or teens are killed by firearms.
Ticker #6
Every 2 days a black child or teen commits suicide.
Ticker #5
Every 14 minutes a black child is arrested for violent crimes, 104 are arrested each day.
Ticker #4
Every 4 seconds a black public school student is suspended, 6,916 are suspended each day.
Ticker #3
Each day 1 black child is killed by abuse or neglect.
Ticker #2
Every 57 seconds a black school student is corporally punished, 442 are corporally punished each day.
Ticker #1
Every 3 minutes a black child is abused or neglected, 434 are abused or neglected each day.
How many times have I seen parents bite back to teach a lesson or reflexively pop the kid? You ought to turn these into a Mother Wit comic book for parents. It should be given out with the goodie bags at hospitals.