Illustrator Loses Fans After Drawing Anti-Racist Images

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A children’s illustrator is catching heat for her way of remembering Michael Brown on the one year anniversary of the shooting in Ferguson Missouri. Mary Engelbreit posted a picture of an African American mother teaching her son to put his hands up when he is confronted by police. Many of her fans were upset. Ana Kasparian (The Point) and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Do you support Mrs. Engelbreit? Why did she get such a reaction. Let us know in the comments below.

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“Illustrator Mary Engelbreit has made many fans for her work in stationery, home goods, and children’s books for over 30 years.

But today, some of those fans are not so happy with anti-racist artwork she’s posted on her Facebook as a tribute to Michael Brown, who was killed nearly a year ago.

The first, posted early this morning, shows a mother and child in front of a newspaper (from “Everywhere, USA”) that reads, “Hands up! Don’t shoot.”

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