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An Evening With Hector Black

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

How does one forgive the murderer of their loved one? How does one find peace and reconciliation in an act of anger and violence? I have trouble answering these questions, but I am fortunate enough to know someone that can--Hector Black. Last night in Knoxville, TN, just over 30 folks at the University of Tennessee Black Cultural Center convened to hear Hector speak. The event was planned and realized through the hard work of Knoxville TCASK chapter members who got the word out, did the media work, and were on hand to help sign folks up to TCASK's mailing list. When Hector speaks of his feelings towards a violent act between one human being and another, he says that "in doing so, we are only harming ourselves, we are all souls existing in this world together, hurting someone else is hurting yourself...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on February 26, 2008 (boomark / email).