Nappy Headed Black Child

Many of us have thought it. Im saying it.

Folks imma be honest. Im not a killer. I wasnt raised that way. I would hate to be brought to the point where thats a decision i have to make. I want to think there are officers out there that are "good cops" protecting and serving the entire community. However we see things like this



or This



or these [link]


And are finding these cops are still on the force the justice system fighting for these people to stay on the police force. And few if any convictions at all you begin to wonder what exactly does it take. For me the frustration is incalculable to know in the eyes of the police your life as a black person is seen as less than ur white neighbor and thats when i think about the families who were directly effected who had to bury a loved one an watch a killer go free. To the victims who have survived but now have to look over their shoulder.

I am reminded of a lecture i once attended when i was in undergrad given by Bro. Ashanti who spoke on the Black Liberation Army. I remember Bro. Ashanti saying that for every 1 of us that they brutalized or killed the BLA took 2 of them. Thats when the brutality stopped.

I've spent alot of my time thinking about solutions to deal with the police. Knowing the law, not attracting police attention, community police watch, community policing. Sometimes i think if they continue to to take our lives we gotta start taking lives back. Its a horrible thing to think and to me someway forfeits a piece of my own humanity. But i feel like its coming to just that.

with the Oscar Grant Trial underway the Aiyana Jones investigation underway. I hope to see justice done.