Why Now John?
Dear Mr. John Lewis,
In this portion of your book that I’ve just read, you detailed major struggles and incidents that African Americans went through trying to register to vote. You spoke about Fannie Lou Hamer’s testimony about registering to vote. Something else that you also mentioned was Martin Luther King being assaulted trying to be the first African American Guest at Hotel Albert in Selma, Alabama. You mentioned that this moment m Ade you consider ending the peaceful protest. Why? How come after all the pain that you and many other African American’s experience did this moment make you want to resort to violence. As I read, all I could think about is how were you guys able to deal with all this without using any violence. That is amazing to me. I feel like now, we need to speak out and speak on issues that our people have dealt with in the past and are dealing with now. We can’t sit in silence, we need to speak out about what we are experiencing.
#JohnLewis #MARCH
Sincerely,
Joelle Bosse
Justice Lifestyle
Joelle Bosse
Professor Tiffany Smith
English 1101
4 November 2019
Justice
I, Joelle Bosse, am a young woman from Long Island, New York. I grew up in Freeport, New York and attended Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale, New York. In the middle of my junior year in high school, I moved to Douglasville, Georgia. This is where I graduated high school and went on to attend college in Atlanta at Georgia State University. I have always been a hard worker. While in college, I also run my own business, So Rare Accessories. On top of being a student and business owner, I am also a manager at the tween girl’s store Justice. Justice has standards that they have their customers live by. They want their customers to Live Active, Live Connected, Live Justice. I strive to take my knowledge, life experiences and people skills to someday become a licensed clinical social worker.
Within Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville, Georgia, there is a food court. Across from the food court is a bright, glittering store. The store is always boiling with life. At least that’s what people perceive looking through the clear glass of the store from the outside in. The store is hot pink all throughout with mainstream pop music blasting from it’s speakers all day long. Kids, the young minds of the future, running throughout the store is always a constant sight. The enthusiastic employees, also known as Style Advisors drift around the store, greeting and interacting with everyone in their sight. The store is separated into 3 main sections, the prime, the prime feature and the secondary feature. Through the store are walls, with different styles of clothing hanging, tables with multiple styles also. There are also many many toys. The toys took up the I-Fixtures, and its own part of the wall. There are popular LOL Dolls, Frozen 2 Lego Toy Sets, Initial Letter and many other things that draw interest to Justice girls.
It was a Saturday afternoon, and all the kids were free from school. The mall was filled with families, shopping and eating. People continuously walked by Justice, peeking inside. They looked intrigued almost, slowly getting drawn in. Looking around the store, you saw all different kinds of people. There were children of all sizes, which was amazing to see because Justice does have plus size to adjust to girls of all sizes. There were families of different ethnicities. There were African-Americans, Caucasians, Hispanics and even mixed families.
Two girls ran into the store, behind them is a woman following. The girls came inside with so much excitement, thrilled just to be in the store. The woman with them, presumably their mother, then whispered to my co-worker that they’ve never actually been inside the store because they don’t have one where they are from, the southside of Atlanta. The first thing the girls did was run towards the four I-Fixtures with toys and accessories. The mom made a frown and begged the girls to go look at clothes but they were so focused on the toys. The mom sought assistance from the store manager, Tiffany. Tiffany has worked for Justice for 15 years and loves kids. She rushed to their assistance with ease. Tiffany approached them and asked the girls if they’d like to find some cute, comfortable winter outfits. They were at first hesitant, not willing to lose focus of the toys. But after some time, Tiffany and the mother got them off the I-Fixtures and brought them to the tables of beautiful clothing. They were easily satisfied and quickly found many outfits that fit their taste.
As the young girls shopped with their mom, many other customers drifted in and out of the store. So many customers came in and explained how it was their first time in the store because they don’t have them where they are from. Some people from Ohio, some people from other parts of Georgia. There was even a lady who said this is the closest Justice to her and she lives in Alabama, yes Alabama. She travels to another state just to shop for her daughter and to allow her to have an amazing Justice experience.
Justice is an international brand with stores all over the world. There are a few scattered around Georgia. In Douglasville, Acworth, Fayletteville, and Phipps Plaza. All these places happen to be predominantly “wealthy” areas, none considered the “hood” or the “ghetto”. Why is that? Why is it that you’ll never find a store like Justice in the West End Mall? Store are strategically placed based on demographics and funds in the area. But is that really far? Low and middle class families who live in not as wealthy areas have to drive over a mile and even to another state for their girls to shop at a store that someone on another social level can easily come to because it’s in their community. This is a privilege. Some girls grow up never seeing a Justice in their childhood life and wishing for any Justice clothes everyday. Other girls will wake up in a $230 Justice comforter set in their $46.95 Justice pajamas and change into one of their hundred Justice outfits. This is a privilege.
Justice is a bright, bubbly, fun international store for young girls all around the world. Tween girls dream of coming to Justice because they just want to be a Justice Girl. Is there a special privilege that comes along with Justice? Justice is more than just a store, it’s a brand, it’s a lifestyle. But, does every girl have an equal opportunity to live that lifestyle?
