Is it “Just…Us?”

Black people, lawyers who defend black people and other people of color weren’t as surprised as you might think. The verdict was in — guilty as charged but the judge handed him an all but get out of jail free card — yes, I am talking about Paul Manafort. Please, don‘t get me wrong, I don’t take anything away from the great counsel of his attorneys — they did their job. The prosecutors put together a strong case — he was found guilty. The judge in this case —…