https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5 en-us 2023-01-23 22:01:44 UTC 2025-05-14 10:20:25 UTC hello@padlet.com rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453959367 Justyce is an African American who's the main character in this book. He has faced injustice involving racism and discrimination. Justyce is one of the smartest kids in his school but, unfortunately, his intelligence does not allow him to escape the racism that resides within his county. His best friend is Manny and his beloved significant other is SJ.  He has been in both court and jail because of being falsely accused of crimes he did not commit. ]]> 2023-01-23 22:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453959367 rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453959914 Manny Rivers is Justyce's best friend who unfortunately died from his injuries. He was shot in the head by Garrett Tison, for playing loud music. His death drastically altered Justyce´s life, in a negative way.]]> 2023-01-23 22:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453959914 pmle102_1_2 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453964142 Officer Garret Tison is Officer´s Tomas Castillo´s partner, both of which are racist. Garret Tison had shot Manny Rivers and injured Justyce because of their loud music. He also falsely accused Justyce of having a firearm, and initialize charges in court against Jus. Tison was killed by a house fire, which was suspected that three teens has burnt his house.]]> 2023-01-23 22:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453964142 pmle102_1_2 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453964342 Officer Tomas Castillo was the officer at the start of the story that racially profiled and arrested Justyce, falsely accusing him of robbing/assaulting a drunk beautiful woman, Melo. He was shot by Quan Banks, right in front of his partner, Officer Garret Tison. ]]> 2023-01-23 22:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453964342 pmle102_1_2 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453965025 Blake Benson is Jared´s friend, he convinced Justyce to wear stereotypical clothing to a halloween party and it backfired. Blake wored a KKK suit, and right when he arrived to the party he was beaten multiple times by Martel and his friends. ]]> 2023-01-23 22:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453965025 pmle102_1_2 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453965519 Jared Christensen has been a good friend of Manny's and also Justyce's friend by the end of the book. He's smart and early on in the book, he has been on the debate team going against SJ and Justyce on topics based on race. He was upset when he wasn't immediately accepted into Yale like Justyce did. He was heavily affected by Manny's death and changed a lot since we last hear of him.]]> 2023-01-23 22:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453965519 rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453966720 Sarah Jane, also known as SJ is a Jewish white girl. She´s the debate partner of Justyces and his girlfriend. The two became friends because of the similarities of their traumatic experiences with their ancestors, which was Racistm. ]]> 2023-01-23 22:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453966720 pmle102_1_2 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453979472 Quan Banks is Manny's cousin who was arrested for killing Officer Castillo leading to Officer Tison pulling out his gun and killing Manny, because of the PTSD received from the death of his partner. He also met Justyce in prison after Manny's parents told Justyce that he'd be glad to see him. Whilst talking with Justyce, he introduced him to Martel Montgomery.]]> 2023-01-23 22:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453979472 pmle102_1_2 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453984645 Melo was the reason why Justyce got arrested by Officer Castillo and has broken up with Justyce many times. She's also one of the reasons why he hadn't asked SJ out for a long time.]]> 2023-01-23 22:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453984645 rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453984935 Martel Montgomery is a gang leader of African Americans. He is a criminal that kills officers and does drugs, he has concluded that whites do not consider blacks as an equal and therefore he no longer decides to follow the laws. ]]> 2023-01-23 22:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2453984935 rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2454965463 Mr. and Mrs. Rivers are Manny Rivers´s parents, they are close friends with Justyce. They gave an important watch that has been past down to generations to the eldest son. But because Manny had died, the watch was passed on to Justyce in honor of him. ]]> 2023-01-24 16:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2454965463 rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2454993625 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Baptist minister and activist who fought for the rights of slaves, Unfortunately he was shot and killed. In the story he´s the role model of Justyce, Jus writes to Martin. ]]> 2023-01-24 16:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2454993625 rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2455403154 Dr. Jarius Dray, also known as Doc is Justyce´s teacher, hes a male African American and he´s Jus´s role model. He supports Jus through his struggles. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2455403154 rle109 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2455407583 Ms. McAllister is Justyce´s single parent, she´s been there to support Jus throughout his entire life, except the Racism Jus recieved. Mama also hates whites, she does not allow Jus to be with a white girl because of her skintone. ]]> 2023-01-24 22:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2455407583 pmle102_1_2 https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2455408649 Shemar Carson is a 17 year old African American who was shot and killed by the police in Nevada and that upset Justyce because of the injustice black people face]]> 2023-01-24 22:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rle109/qvl3j5ici9cjvpp5/wish/2455408649