No Life Is Worth It

During the aftermath of the crash of the over 565 feet crane in Lower Manhattan on Friday morning, February 5, 2016 that killed a man, the mayor said that "no building was worth a person’s life."

This sparked something in me that I think needs to be stated plainly and clearly, especially where Black lives are concerned.

A traffic stop for a minor traffic violation is not worth the life of an unarmed  none violent individual.  But it did in the case of Sandra Bland.

Selling fifty cent cigarettes on a street corner in an attempt to make a living is not worth the life of an unarmed none violent individual.   But it did in the case of Eric Garner.

An unarmed man surrendering to police officers with his hands up in the air should not result in that man being shot to death.  But it did in the case of Michael Brown.

A 12 year old kid playing in the park with his toy gun holstered in his pant belt should not cost him his life.  But it did in the case of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

An unarmed none violent kid walking home from the store and refusing to acknowledge and yield to a stranger should not result in the death of that child.  But it did in the case of Trayvon Martin.

And there are countless incidents of none violent unarmed Black people who were shot, choked and beaten to death by none black  Law Enforcement officers.  Their crime was being born Back and for that they were considered worthy of death by their white executioners and by our silence.

Until the presidential debates addresses this issue of "racial terrorism," they are not speaking to Black folks or those who are most at risk of being dehumanized and slaughtered with impunity by cowardly racist who hide behind a Law Enforcement badge and a loaded gun.

Wake-up People!

Stay Focused On The Issues That Matter To Us And our Children.  No other race in America has suffered as much at the hands of racist, clandestine and cowardly Law Enforcement officers as Black people have.

Don’t get distracted by the hype of the media and rhetoric of partisan  and foreign politics.  Stay the course for justice, accountability, fairness, retribution and restitution.

There is not any justification for the lives that were untimely slain by the hands of the cowardly few.

And there is no reason to think that anything is going to change because no deterrent has been enforced to make racial terrorism implausible and costly for its practitioners.

We must remember that if they will kill us without any justifiable cause while there is a Black man as President of the United States, we are certainly at risk once he leaves office.

I am just trying to Keep It REAL!

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When Blood Cries Out For Justice - A Prophetic Utterance Of Bishop O.W. Prince

“Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"  He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground. "Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.” (Genesis 4:9-11)

You cannot play by the rules when the rules keep changing to benefit your opponent.

It is alright to play fair when the rules are fair and equally applied.  But then there are times for guerrilla warfare where the oppressor is made to experience the same or greater losses as their victims in order to bring about change that was not possible through conventional means.

It wouldn’t surprise me, given the climate that we are currently living in, if someone would exact judgment and retribution against those who are obviously executing, slaughtering, shooting and harassing unarmed and none violent Blacks for alleged non violent offenses and minor offences.

With the number of African Americans serving the United States in the armed forces and laying their lives on the line for the ideals of democracy and freedom, it is only a mater of time before someone comes to the realization that the real battle for freedom is at home against clandestine terrorists who profile and kill unarmed and none violent African American males with virtual impunity.  Somebody or some group will some day realize that it may require military like planning, precision, retaliation and sacrifice to force compliance with the principles of equality and justice for all. 

It May Take More Than talk and Empty Rhetoric To Impress Upon The Enemy That Our Lives Matter!

Our Cries for Justice Matters and We Refuse to Be Silenced!

The Blood of Our Unjustly Slain Cries Out Against Their Murderers.

The Blood of Generations Unborn Cries Out For Justice Against The Unjust Murder of Their Fathers.

We Must Remember That Freedom Isn’t Free. 

And Someone Must Pay!

The Question Is Whether Or Not We Are Going to Allow the Laws of The Perpetrators to Decides Who Pays and What is Just Payment For the lost Of Our Posterity or Whether We the Victims and or Advocates Decide Who Pays and what is Just and Reasonable Payment For Our Systemic Castration, Generational Holocaust and Lynchings.

Some folks have decided that their posterity will inherit the earth and have dominion over others in the earth. 

What is our decision regarding our posterity?  Are they to remain sheep for the slaughter and caged game for the cowardly hunter?

Umm?

I am just asking?

I am just trying to Keep it REAL!

CAN SOMEONE SAY DOUBLE STANDARDS?

WARNING!!!

Don’t fall for the old switcheroo that the government sanctioned media is trying to feed to the public.

The recent media blitz about child abuse and domestic violence involving celebrities isn’t anything new in our society.  And I find it ominously strange that these old topics, although important, are suddenly made to be front & center against Mr. Michael Brown’s murder and the growing international awareness of America’s unjust and murderous treatment of its African American population- particularly its black males.

Why is it so important to make us aware of “domestic violence” and “child abuse issues” when we are still reeling from the numerous shooting deaths of young male African American teenagers by white Law Enforcement officers? 

I would venture to guess it is to further dismiss the value of a black male’s life and cover-up the shame, wickedness and hypocrisy of a government that preaches human rights to other nations while permitting inhuman and egregious racist actions within its own borders. 

JUSTICE ISN'T BLIND. IT IS PREJUDICE

I told ya'll that America will never convict a non-black for murdering a black boy in Florida. As I wrote in one of my earlier online newsletters, "It is open season on black men in America." It has been so for a very long time. I hope we heard the wake up call and prepare to defend ourselves, especially our young men. We also have a right to "Stand our Ground" if we feel threatened and we have a right to use deadly force in self-defense. If that's the game they want to play then let's learn the rules and play. They have plainly declared war on young African American men and trivialized and minimized the worth of our lives and the lives of our children. While some will not like what I have written, I don't care. If America "in-justice system" is bold enough to shove its injustice in our faces, somebody should be courageous enough to shove the truth back in theirs. What's good for the goose...

Remember Michael Vick. My Word! A dog gets more justice in America than a black man. 

Keeping It Real!

THE VERDICT / NO JUSTICE. NO PEACE.

A Non- African American Jury, Judge and Prosecutor Tried A Case Where A Non-African American Man Gunned Down and Murdered A Teenage African American Boy.

WHAT DID YOU THINK THE VERDICT WAS GOING TO BE?! GUILTY?  I DON’T THINK SO.

[I encourage you to share all of my posts about the continual and horrendous injustices perpetrated upon African Americans by the “in-Justice System” in America.  --- My voice is not restrained by political or monetary considerations.  I only wish to Keep It Real.]

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I was reading some comments from a friend’s page and there was a cold heartless suggestions that if “Trayvon Martin had not circled back and attacked Zimmerman this wouldn't have happened.”  This statement assumes that Zimmerman’s version of events is true.   And also implies justification for murdering Trayvon.

Then there were some African Americans who agreed with the verdict -- seemingly they were trying to garner favor and acceptance from those who would at onetime enslave them, castrate them, rape their women, hang and burn them.  These confused and sad souls are obviously not aware of or not concerned with the plight of the African American male.  They don’t realize that non-blacks have been killing black men with impunity for centuries.

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We all know that if a black man in America had shot and killed a white boy in the same manner in which Zimmerman gunned down Trayvon Martin, the jury selection, the prosecution’s approach and the outcome of the trial would be a lot different.

However, we should never expect those who were privileged enough to enjoy generation after generation after generation of continual financial, social, civil and political freedoms, favoritism and privilege to understand or empathize with the holocaust and judicial disparity that we have suffered and continue to suffer in America.

“Keeping It Real”

(O.W. Prince)

Licensed To Kill/ You or Your Child May Be Next

WARNING: This is a very personal article based upon recent events effecting the Black community in America and may not be consistent with other Christian commentaries usually associated with this blog. Most of the content of this article were ripped from the pages of Charleston City Paper. Not everyone is expected to relate of the plight expressed in this article. However, you are still welcomed to leave a comment and share your opinion.
The Stand Your Ground law in Florida has come under renewed scrutiny since the Feb. 26 shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. According to news reports, Martin, 17, was walking home in a gated community when he crossed paths with self-appointed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who started following Martin through the neighborhood in his car. Eyewitness accounts vary, with some saying Martin tried to escape and others saying Martin attacked Zimmerman, but in the end, Zimmerman was seen standing over Martin’s dead body with a pistol in hand. Martin, who was unarmed, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. When police arrived, Zimmerman claimed protection under the Stand Your Ground laws, and he was not arrested.

South Carolina’s Stand Your Ground law (Title 16, Article 6) is similar to Florida’s in that it allows people to use deadly force in self-defense in their home or vehicle (a special provision even guarantees the same right for people sleeping in tents). But whereas the Florida law includes the blanket provision for “any other place where he or she has a right to be,” South Carolina’s phrasing is slightly different: The castle defender can be “in another place where he has a right to be, including, but not limited to, his place of business.”

In the wake of Martin’s shooting, Florida’s broad Stand Your Ground law is being put to the test. Now that the 9-1-1 tapes has revealed that Zimmerman got out to confront Martin, against the advice of a 9-1-1 operator, some are questioning the intent of the law. When people are allowed to carry concealed weapons in a state with Stand Your Ground laws, exactly how far does the license to kill extend and to whom is it targeted to kill?

Don’t look now, but South Carolina along with other States have empowered the gun carrying racist to hunt African-Americans as prey under the disguise of a perceived threat—justifying their use of deadly force on unarmed and unsuspecting blacks.

I fear that this Stand Your Ground legislation has created further instability and distrust in a society that is only generations away from legalized slavery, hangings and human cruelties upon blacks. But maybe that is the clandestine purpose of this law.

Wake up people. We are under attack and our enemy has been licensed to kill us under protection of the law –without any fear of reprisals.

It is obvious that this law may backfire upon it creators. People like Zimmerman, who are known to carry guns and have a propensity to shot blacks, may readily become targets themselves since they have already proven themselves to be a threat. Wouldn’t that be interesting — to have the Stand Your Ground laws protect a black person for shooting and killing a perceived and verifiable threat to their person who happened to be white? Umm? However I don’t advocate for violence or revenge.

We need to revert back to the methods of self-preservation that our forefathers used in order to navigate in a world that they knew was hostile toward them while yet exercising our civil liberties,defining and expanding the boundaries of civil rights and fighting for moral and judicial integrity. We need to recapture the wisdom, insight and unity of the past.

I advise you to protect yourselves and families at all times.

Watch as well as pray my people. Watch as well as pray.

Don’t become the prey!

Watch as well as pray!

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The Trayvon Martin Murder

American justice is unjust with regards to the value of a white life to that of an African American, particularly a black male. It appears that the predominantly white American Justice System considers the life of a dog (referencing the Michael Vick story) more valuable than that of a black male teenager. I can imagine if a black man had shot and killed a white teenager in the same manner that Trayvon was murdered he would be arrested immediately without question regardless of his explanation and we all know I am telling the truth.

This takes racism to a new level.  It openly and undeniably reveals how insidious racism is in America.  It exposes the American legal system for what it has been and continues to be with regards to its heinous disregard for an African American life. 

The Trayvon Martin Story is not unique to American history.  However, it is absolutely unique to the African American experience.

It has been open season on African American males for as long as I can remember.  Historically, white men and some white women have murdered and stolen the lives and destroyed the families of countless African Americans with impunity.  We are murdered simply because of the color our skin or because we dare to look a white person in the eye when we speak to them or because we have a healthy self image and do not choose to think less of ourselves than we ought or because we marry out our race or have a mastery of the English language.  Regardless of the godless and surreptitious behavior of the predominantly white law enforcement agencies in America, the majority of African Americans observe, respect and obey the law. 

Now it is time for a change.  It is time for an unprecedented reaction to the criminal injustices of our justice system officials and the cold blooded murder of our children.  Our reaction should resonate throughout history and send an unprecedented message to the powers that be that our mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, sisters and bothers and God loving citizens are not going to tolerate or endure the murdering of our children any longer.  There has to be a change.  The Law Enforcement officers, government officials and law makers who have allowed this injustice must be exposed, replaced and punished.

Enough is enough and the time for change is now!  Rally our legal geniuses.  Engage our socially conscience and morally righteous activists.  Respect, protect and support those who are in positions of power and influence to impact and correct the disparity in the justice system.  Help the righteous leaders of justice expose and punish those who have violated human and civil rights.  Send the message that we will not rest until justice prevails nor will we forget the heinous crimes of racism or tolerate its poisonous attitude or behavior in our society any longer.

 Let me say one more thing.  Every since President Barack Obama became President of The United States of America, racist in America lost their minds and their civility –if they ever had any - and they have raised the level of their hate for blacks to new heights.  Not since the sixties have we ever seen more incidents of racist remarks, racist cartoon caricatures, racist signs and literature as we do today.  It has all been in response to a black man becoming president.  I am only stating what is obvious to most African Americans. 

 Racist have declared war on all African American citizens of the United States of America.  They have used every conceivable method to eradicate the world of black people – from medically unwarranted hysterectomies on uninformed and unsuspecting black women to the castration, murder and unjust incarceration of black males.  I was wondering when someone will notice and say something but no one did.  Therefore, I have.

Wake up America!  There is a war going on right on American soil that is more insidious than anything we have warred against on foreign soil.  It is time that we totally demolish the white good old boys system and tear down the strongholds of the enemy – exposing them for the clandestine cowards that they are.  Let us respond in the right spirit - the spirit of unity and justice not hate and revenge.  Those are the weapons of the enemy.  Our weapons are greater.  Our weapons are superior intellect and spiritual maturity honed by centuries of real life education, abuse, hardship and suffering.  Our weapons are not of this world but mighty through God.  They are the prayers prayed by the broken hearted and crushed in spirit.  They are the righteous acts of those who champion the cause of justice and equality.   They are the heart wrenching cries of a mother weeping over her murdered son.  They are the moans of a father in anguish over the killing of his only boy.  They are the promises of God who keeps His Word.

“The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit…Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned. The LORD will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. (Psalm  34:17-21)

Amen!

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