To the (consistent) readers of this blog: Family, right from jump,
it’s important for me to point out, that this post is gonna’ be a bit
unorthodox, even for this forum—meaning: this editorial’s gonna’ be a bit of a
“mash-up” between the “Gospel of white fascism” series and the “Bald-faced lies
about Black men” series that I haven’t revisited in a while. Mind you, the
reason I’m doing this, is so I can address some issues I’ve encountered as of
late—3 of those being, 1.) Lord Jamar (formerly of the rap group, Brand Nubian)
and the female-rapper “Rah Digga”, and their show, the “Yandanameen God-cast”, having
an episode talking about the “Game of Thrones” finale, 2.) the Wu-Tang Clan’s
documentary, “Of Mics and Men”, and 3.) elitism vs. white fascism, mixed in
with the decades-old narrative of the “zombie apocalypse”.
Now, I can hear people saying, bruh—what the hell does any of that have to do with Black Nationalism? Or, anything else dealing with this blog’s “mission statement”? Welp, that’s exactly what I wanna’ address in this “3-part” prologue to this editorial. Mind you, I usually ask for your indulgences in the “body” of my blog posts, but here, I’ll ask for them a bit earlier—so once again, please indulge me…
The other day, I was perusing through my “YouTube” video “feed”, when I came upon the rappers, Lord Jamar and Rah Digga, and their new “podcast”, the “Yandanameen Godcast”. Now, for people who don’t know what-the-heck this is, let me give you a bit of a primer on the show—for years now, Lord Jamar (again, of the rap group, “Brand Nubian”) has appeared on the popular rap music-oriented “Podcast” “DJ Vlad”, and they’re usually discussing any and everything that’s sociopolitical, to the point where, that’s what Lord Jamar has become known for. And the fact that Lord Jamar is a wordy and worldly scholar, is at the nucleus of why he’s become so celebrated. He’s become so well known for his points-of-view in fact, that people started telling Jamar that he needs his own show. So, with that inspiration, Lord Jamar “bossed up” and created the “Godcast”, with his comrade, Rah Digga, who was down wit’ “Busta Rhymes’” “Flipmode squad” back in the day—and together they launched this media vehicle. Cool.
Well, the other day, I saw the topic for one of their “Godcasts”, and it just happened to be the Wu-Tang Clan’s documentary, “Of Mics and Men”, which I’m excited to see—and the “Game of Thrones” (GOT) final episode that aired on May 19th, of this year—and after hearing that, I was like—what?!
Now, let me explain why Lord Jamar and Rah Digga were discussing
the Game of Thrones HBO series, by using a similar movie as an example—the film,
“Troy”, starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana (movie poster—right). Now, this movie was released in american theaters on
May 13th, of 2004. And this war epic features great folk
heroes like the warrior Achilles, and iconic maidens like, “Helen of Troy”, and
it grossed $497 million dollars worldwide—now, if you ever saw this flick,
while you watched it, I hope you kept this fact in mind…
All these “mythological” characters were adapted from the Greek poet “Homer” and his book of “poems”, the “Iliad”, which chronicles incidences of the “Trojan War”. So, let me break this statement all the way down, and qualify it at the same time—according to Shelly Barclay, who’s a writer for the “Boston History Examiner”: The Trojan War is an epic story…and this has led some to coin the term, “Trojan War myth”, in reference to the “incredibility” of the story. And she continues: Unfortunately, separating the truth from the fiction is a monumental task, considering the war itself is in question. She also writes: As for Achilles, he is a hero of the Greeks in the story, but there’s nothing more than tales of his skill and bravery to support his existence. All these characters are widely regarded as myth.
Understand, whitey needs to keep US thinking that his history goes as far back as OURS—and again, THAT’S ANOTHER BIG FAT LIE! Black people being the “UNIVERSAL INDIGENOUS” of this planet, were here CENTURIES before any white person existed. The reason(s) why whitey don’t want us to know that, is cause he (and she) need to keep us thinking they’re superior in EVERY way—biologically, as well as historically.
Now, the HBO series “GOT” follows in this trajectory. Meaning, we all know this series isn’t based on facts, but, its dramatic overtures imply a historical accuracy that gives it an air of looking “real-enough” for everyone to think mr. white folks has a more extensive history than he actually does.
But the reason Lord Jamar and Rah Digga are talking about this show is another example of how “Black Street Cred” equals “white profitability”. Meaning, they’re giving the show some “cool points” by connecting it with the “Hip-Hop Community”—cause in all truth, no one connected to our community is obsessing over GOT. Now, I know there’s some wanna-be-white “negro nerds” thinking, that ain’t true—plenty, of Black people watch GOT. Okay, but they’re just doing that so they can prove some kinda’ cultural diversity around their white friends—no mature Black person, in their right mind at least, is gonna’ binge-watch some “Dungeons and Dragons” dramafest. To top that off, I saw an episode of GOT, and immediately noticed how there was a darker-skinned “tribe” introduced to that particular plot’s narrative, and sure enough, they were made to look more gratuitously sexual and violent than the lighter-skinned folk of whatever province they were in—at that point I turned away from that crap—and if you’re a Black man or woman who’s continuously tuning into this show, I suggest you do the same.
The movie director, Sacha Jenkins, has curated a “4-part” TV documentary, on the ingenious “Wu-Tang Clan” and how this Hip-Hop juggernaut was created. It’s first episode aired on May 10th, of this year, on the Showtime network. Sad to say, I haven’t seen this TV doc, but myself, along with several million others were eagerly awaiting this project from its inception. Now, the reason “Showtime” was so interested in this project, was the same reason that Lord Jamar and Rah Digga’s freemasonic handlers had them talking about GOT—and that reason is, once again, to give these cable networks, some much needed “Street Cred”.
Now, you might be thinkin—c’mon, bruh—these cable networks got literally billions of dollars at their disposal, they ain’t thinkin’ about no Hip-Hop credibility, or Black “cool points”. Need some mo’ proof that Black Street Cred turns into white profitability?
Take a look at what I came across walking downtown on a trip I
recently made to Philadelphia, PA. Now, this sign (right) was hanging on the front
window of a “Good Year” tire dealership (you can click on the pic to make it larger). And I think this kinda’ says it all.
Recently, it was brought to my attention that another brotha
who’s blog I followed (and I’m using the term “followed” cause after a decade,
he stopped blogging) made a sly reference to a post I wrote. Now, this post was
the one where I talk about Blythe Masters, the financial engineer who came up
with the “exotic financial instrument” called the “Credit Default Swap”. And this
blogger took a sideways shot at me by saying, in a round-about manner, that he
thinks I’m an “anti-elitist”. Meaning, he thinks I’m against any and all kinds
of social orders where a certain class of folk are dictating
policies and infrastructure for any given society—and let me tell ya’—nothing
could be farther from the truth. And that says what?
I’m not against a coterie, or coteries, of “advanced” thinkers
who’re working to build an infrastructure or methods of governance for any
social order—moreover, I’m not even against these people making more money than
the working-class proletariat. That is, under “2” conditions…1. They should be
Black like US, and 2. They should be working “solely” in the best interest of
Black people. Now, does this automatically guarantee that Black folks will
receive just treatment under their
law?
But in the kind of social order I’m working to build, those people would not only be held accountable to the working classes, but they’d get booted if they didn’t SHOW US that they had our best interest at heart. Conversely, if you’ve got a “non-Black” consortium who’s dictating the structure of any social order that we’re living in—we know from jump, that they’re destined to work in their best interest and NOT OURS! And in more layman’s terms, if you have an elite class that’s white, latino, asian, etc., you can bet money that they’re working not only for themselves, but AGAINST US.
Now, you might be thinkin’, bruh, I can name countless numbers of Black politicians that sold US out—skin folk ain’t always kin folk. I get it. But, if you follow the money to any Black politician, in america or abroad that’s working against US, 9 times outta’ 10, you’ll find a white master they’re ultimately serving—cause the ones who genuinely do work on our behalves generally wind up dead. So, what I’m really talking about is a society that’s SEGREGATED, where we can truly work by ourselves and for ourselves—now, is this a “full-proof” way of getting justice out of a circle of elites—no, it ain’t—but in that circumstance, we’d have a better chance of not only getting justice, but ousting those crooked elitists who cross us—and it’s been done in the past in areas like the “Black Wall Street”, for instance. So, it’s not totally unprecedented.
“The Walking Dead” TV series, on the “American Movie Classics” or “AMC” network, is a serialized TV drama focused on a cast of survivors in a good ole “zombie apocalypse”. Mind you, the plot twist to the series is, there’s factions of “living” communities who’re fighting one another over moral and ideological differences. Now, this show’s so popular, that it’s not only lasted 10 seasons, but it spawned a “spin-off” series called, “Fear the Walking Dead”, that debuted on the same network in August of 2015.
Now, I can hear readers collectively sayin’, bruh—I knew sooner
or later, you’d blow a head-gasket—you most def need to put down whatever it is
you been drinkin’. Well, let me break this statement all the way down (one mo’ time)…think about the characteristics of
a zombie—what are they? First off, these creatures are “soulless”, second,
they’re cold and emotionless, third, they’re pallid and not HUE-man
(thus, the Walking Dead title), and lastly, they’re cannibalistic
predators-on-human-life. Now, which kind of person(s) does that sound most like
to you?
Now, with all that cleared up, I can get on to the business of this post’s main topic—so, without further ado, let’s delve into reasons why Black men are painted with such broad brush-strokes of cowardice when it comes to combating white fascism in the form(s) of police brutality. And once again, thanks for your earlier indulgences.
The “Red Line” TV show, was an 8-part dramatic mini-series that made its debut on April 28th, of this year, on the “CBS” network. Now, beyond this show’s title referring to a Chicago, Illinois rapid-transit line running through that city, its premise centers around a white cop shooting down (and killing) a Black doctor. And this program’s storyline follows the “3” families that are affected by the tragedy. Also, keep in mind, that the term “red-lining” was a method used by white fascists who’d literally “red-line” parts of the city on a map that were predominately Black, so these areas would be targeted to pay more for loans, insurance, retail items, etc.
Now, I happened to catch an episode of this show a couple of weeks ago, and when I saw the narratives it followed, not only did I shake my head, but I thought—CBS…it figures. But first off, I gotta’ tell you that the Black male doctor who was killed, was a homosexual married to a white man. Now, that in and of itself sets off a litany of messages that can’t be ignored—and “3” of ‘em I got right off the bat were…
Let’s keep it a hundred fam, on TV, at least for Black folks, one of us represents our entire ethnic
group—thus, the gay Black doctor being shot dead, makes it more of a tragedy,
according to white fascist mores, than if it were Ray-Ray, Craig, or Earl who
got shot. So, what this ultimately says is the most valuable type of Black man
is an “educated queer”—and why is that? Cause not only won’t the queer Black
man have any kids (thus, being less likely to create offspring with the same
genetic power he’s got to breed whites outta’ existence), but because he’s
effeminate and brainwashed, I mean “educated”, he’s more likely to be complicit
with the policies and/or politics of whatever social order he’s living in.
For aforementioned reasons, a Black man wanting to climb the
socioeconomic ladder, should be ready (and willing) to swap his “manhood” for
an exalted “social status” at the drop of a hat (or other items of clothing).
And regardless of your sexuality, whitey can always fall back on the fact that he’s so thoroughly conditioned us to hate ourselves, that once a Black man (or woman) gets a college degree, they feel the next step towards a completely fulfilled life is dating or marrying any kind of man or woman, but a Black one.
Now, the main reason I was peeved while watching this show was, the slain Black doctor’s white “husband”, was being portrayed as some sort of activist against police brutality, as well a Black woman who was running as a Mayoral candidate, while every Black male politician they both encountered was uncooperative in efforts to stop these white thrill-kill cops from killing other Black men. And not only did I see this narrative play out here, but I remember reading a Facebook post stating that Black men didn’t wanna’ stand up against police brutality cause we were a bunch of cowards, and how this had its roots in slavery. And I was also taught in america’s (mis)educational system that the basic reason(s) why Black people were enslaved for centuries, was we (Black men) didn’t fight hard enough to get free.
First off, when you talk about the “Emancipation Proclamation”,
you have to understand that the “slave owning” states of the confederacy, just ignored that document, cause they’d
seceded from the “union”—so, Black men grabbed up some guns, machetes, bricks,
whatever we could get our hands on, and we FOUGHT OUR WAY TO FREEDOM!
So, what I’d like to detail here are “3” ways that Black men are fighting and have fought against police brutality in the last several decades—mind you, some of these methods are state-sanctioned, and some are not, but what they ALL have in common is, they represent Black men fighting against america’s culture of crooked cops. So, let’s get down…
Now, even though this is but one organization, I’d be
remiss if I didn’t include the “3” initiatives this group has engaged in to bring
an end to the domestic terrorism(s) we call police brutality. And they are…
#1. On June 20th, 2002, the “100 Black Men in Law Enforcement Who Care” (100BMLEWC) along with the “American Civil Liberties Union”, wrote up a petition to Raymond Kelly, the then Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, to protest against the backlog of unresolved police misconduct cases on the docket of New York City’s “Civilian Complaint Review Board”. Eric Adams, the “Co-Founder” of the 100BMLEWC, demanded a meeting with the Commissioner and the Chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board to hash out what was being done in regards to stopping domestic terrorism in the form of white police officers brutalizing Black people.
#2. The 100BMLEWC actually took the New York Police Department (NYPD) to federal court in 2003, because members had found out that their phones were being “tapped” in an effort to curtail their endeavors to stop the police from killing US indiscriminately.
#3. And lastly, in 2016, this organization teamed up with another NYPD officer named Edwin Raymond, to combat police quotas that force cops to meet numerical goals for summons given and arrests made.
In February of 2013, former LAPD officer, Chris Dorner, was
compelled to avenge the random killing(s) of Black people by white cops—and behind that, he killed
four police officers and wounded several others in Orange County, LA and Riverside
Counties in California. And the reasons why he took these actions are some he’d written down
in a “manifesto”—and here’s some excerpts from that document: “The department has not
changed since the ‘Rodney King’ days. It has gotten worse…The only thing that’s
evolved (happened to) those police officers is they’ve since been promoted to
supervisory, commander, and command staff, and executive positions.” And beyond these facts, every Black man and woman reading this should know that Chris’ crusade against the LAPD eventually cost him his life.
On August 9th, of 2014, after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, residents of Ferguson made a makeshift memorial to the slain brotha that evening. Now, word on the street was belligerent cops let a police dog not only urinate on Mike Brown’s memorial, but the cops themselves crushed the memorial with their police cars.
Now, it never fails that when I talk about these kinds of
revolts that some wanna’-be-white anglophilic negro will say, what good did it do
for brothas to burn down the very areas they live in? Well, first off, those
brothas DIDN’T burn down the apartments, condos, or homes they lived in, they
burned down, destroyed, and took items from stores that DID NOT BELONG TO
BLACK PEOPLE!
And those same brainwashed anglophilic negroes will come back with the comment that, stealing is wrong and illegal—well, let me ask you a question: how long have latinos and asians who’ve built businesses in our neighborhoods been stealing from us? Every brotha and sista reading this can remember a time when they’ve been overcharged for expired products these people sell us, and on top of that, they’ve got the nerve to have a nasty attitude towards us while doing it. I clearly remember a time where I went into a latino-owned convenience store (trying its best to look like a real supermarket) in a predominantly Black neighborhood, where the cashiers and staff made it a point to have the nastiest attitudes they could towards our people. Well, THEY GOT ROBBED! And from then on, miraculously, they had a much more pleasant attitude.
Now, I know I said I’d give you “3” examples, but I’d be real remiss if I didn’t mention this fourth method—so, let me give this organization a shout out…
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in October of 1966, in Oakland, California, and this organization was perhaps the best one I can think of when it came to methods of stopping police brutality against Black people. On top of this, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal, the party’s founders, implemented some of the dopest ancillary community programs our people have ever seen.
Just two of these were the Black Panther’s “ambulatory services”, cause even back then, ambulances would show up hours after emergency calls were placed—or they wouldn’t show up at all. And the most “revolutionary” (sorry, I had to go there—lol!) of these was the Panther’s “Free Breakfast Program”, where they would literally feed whole communities of our children. Mind you, this program was one the “O.T.” (Original Tranny) J. Edgar Hoover called, “the greatest threat to the internal security of the united states”.
Later…
Now, I can hear people saying, bruh—what the hell does any of that have to do with Black Nationalism? Or, anything else dealing with this blog’s “mission statement”? Welp, that’s exactly what I wanna’ address in this “3-part” prologue to this editorial. Mind you, I usually ask for your indulgences in the “body” of my blog posts, but here, I’ll ask for them a bit earlier—so once again, please indulge me…
Part 1. The “Godcast” and “Game of Thrones”
The other day, I was perusing through my “YouTube” video “feed”, when I came upon the rappers, Lord Jamar and Rah Digga, and their new “podcast”, the “Yandanameen Godcast”. Now, for people who don’t know what-the-heck this is, let me give you a bit of a primer on the show—for years now, Lord Jamar (again, of the rap group, “Brand Nubian”) has appeared on the popular rap music-oriented “Podcast” “DJ Vlad”, and they’re usually discussing any and everything that’s sociopolitical, to the point where, that’s what Lord Jamar has become known for. And the fact that Lord Jamar is a wordy and worldly scholar, is at the nucleus of why he’s become so celebrated. He’s become so well known for his points-of-view in fact, that people started telling Jamar that he needs his own show. So, with that inspiration, Lord Jamar “bossed up” and created the “Godcast”, with his comrade, Rah Digga, who was down wit’ “Busta Rhymes’” “Flipmode squad” back in the day—and together they launched this media vehicle. Cool.
Well, the other day, I saw the topic for one of their “Godcasts”, and it just happened to be the Wu-Tang Clan’s documentary, “Of Mics and Men”, which I’m excited to see—and the “Game of Thrones” (GOT) final episode that aired on May 19th, of this year—and after hearing that, I was like—what?!
Now, let me explain why Lord Jamar and Rah Digga were discussing
the Game of Thrones HBO series, by using a similar movie as an example—the film,
“Troy”, starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana (movie poster—right). Now, this movie was released in american theaters on
May 13th, of 2004. And this war epic features great folk
heroes like the warrior Achilles, and iconic maidens like, “Helen of Troy”, and
it grossed $497 million dollars worldwide—now, if you ever saw this flick,
while you watched it, I hope you kept this fact in mind…
IT’S A DAMN FAIRY TALE, Y’ALL!
MEANING, THERE WAS NO CITY
CALLED “TROY”, NO ACHILLES IN ANCIENT
HISTORY, AND THERE WAS NO HELEN OF TROY EITHER! YA’ DIG!
All these “mythological” characters were adapted from the Greek poet “Homer” and his book of “poems”, the “Iliad”, which chronicles incidences of the “Trojan War”. So, let me break this statement all the way down, and qualify it at the same time—according to Shelly Barclay, who’s a writer for the “Boston History Examiner”: The Trojan War is an epic story…and this has led some to coin the term, “Trojan War myth”, in reference to the “incredibility” of the story. And she continues: Unfortunately, separating the truth from the fiction is a monumental task, considering the war itself is in question. She also writes: As for Achilles, he is a hero of the Greeks in the story, but there’s nothing more than tales of his skill and bravery to support his existence. All these characters are widely regarded as myth.
Understand, whitey needs to keep US thinking that his history goes as far back as OURS—and again, THAT’S ANOTHER BIG FAT LIE! Black people being the “UNIVERSAL INDIGENOUS” of this planet, were here CENTURIES before any white person existed. The reason(s) why whitey don’t want us to know that, is cause he (and she) need to keep us thinking they’re superior in EVERY way—biologically, as well as historically.
Now, the HBO series “GOT” follows in this trajectory. Meaning, we all know this series isn’t based on facts, but, its dramatic overtures imply a historical accuracy that gives it an air of looking “real-enough” for everyone to think mr. white folks has a more extensive history than he actually does.
But the reason Lord Jamar and Rah Digga are talking about this show is another example of how “Black Street Cred” equals “white profitability”. Meaning, they’re giving the show some “cool points” by connecting it with the “Hip-Hop Community”—cause in all truth, no one connected to our community is obsessing over GOT. Now, I know there’s some wanna-be-white “negro nerds” thinking, that ain’t true—plenty, of Black people watch GOT. Okay, but they’re just doing that so they can prove some kinda’ cultural diversity around their white friends—no mature Black person, in their right mind at least, is gonna’ binge-watch some “Dungeons and Dragons” dramafest. To top that off, I saw an episode of GOT, and immediately noticed how there was a darker-skinned “tribe” introduced to that particular plot’s narrative, and sure enough, they were made to look more gratuitously sexual and violent than the lighter-skinned folk of whatever province they were in—at that point I turned away from that crap—and if you’re a Black man or woman who’s continuously tuning into this show, I suggest you do the same.
Part 2. The “Wu-Tang Clan’s” Showtime documentary, “Of Mics and Men”
The movie director, Sacha Jenkins, has curated a “4-part” TV documentary, on the ingenious “Wu-Tang Clan” and how this Hip-Hop juggernaut was created. It’s first episode aired on May 10th, of this year, on the Showtime network. Sad to say, I haven’t seen this TV doc, but myself, along with several million others were eagerly awaiting this project from its inception. Now, the reason “Showtime” was so interested in this project, was the same reason that Lord Jamar and Rah Digga’s freemasonic handlers had them talking about GOT—and that reason is, once again, to give these cable networks, some much needed “Street Cred”.
Now, you might be thinkin—c’mon, bruh—these cable networks got literally billions of dollars at their disposal, they ain’t thinkin’ about no Hip-Hop credibility, or Black “cool points”. Need some mo’ proof that Black Street Cred turns into white profitability?
Alright, bet.
Take a look at what I came across walking downtown on a trip I
recently made to Philadelphia, PA. Now, this sign (right) was hanging on the front
window of a “Good Year” tire dealership (you can click on the pic to make it larger). And I think this kinda’ says it all.
Moving on…
Part 3. Elitism vs. white fascism and the age-old narrative of the
“zombie apocalypse”
It’s saying I subscribe to being “anti-white fascist”, not
“anti-elitist”.
So, what’s the difference?
Here’s the difference…
Here’s the difference…
HELL NO!
But in the kind of social order I’m working to build, those people would not only be held accountable to the working classes, but they’d get booted if they didn’t SHOW US that they had our best interest at heart. Conversely, if you’ve got a “non-Black” consortium who’s dictating the structure of any social order that we’re living in—we know from jump, that they’re destined to work in their best interest and NOT OURS! And in more layman’s terms, if you have an elite class that’s white, latino, asian, etc., you can bet money that they’re working not only for themselves, but AGAINST US.
Now, you might be thinkin’, bruh, I can name countless numbers of Black politicians that sold US out—skin folk ain’t always kin folk. I get it. But, if you follow the money to any Black politician, in america or abroad that’s working against US, 9 times outta’ 10, you’ll find a white master they’re ultimately serving—cause the ones who genuinely do work on our behalves generally wind up dead. So, what I’m really talking about is a society that’s SEGREGATED, where we can truly work by ourselves and for ourselves—now, is this a “full-proof” way of getting justice out of a circle of elites—no, it ain’t—but in that circumstance, we’d have a better chance of not only getting justice, but ousting those crooked elitists who cross us—and it’s been done in the past in areas like the “Black Wall Street”, for instance. So, it’s not totally unprecedented.
Moving on…
“The Walking Dead” TV series, on the “American Movie Classics” or “AMC” network, is a serialized TV drama focused on a cast of survivors in a good ole “zombie apocalypse”. Mind you, the plot twist to the series is, there’s factions of “living” communities who’re fighting one another over moral and ideological differences. Now, this show’s so popular, that it’s not only lasted 10 seasons, but it spawned a “spin-off” series called, “Fear the Walking Dead”, that debuted on the same network in August of 2015.
Now, for the sake of brevity, what I’ll say about the
long-standing talks of a zombie apocalypse is, this “apocalypse”, unlike the
mythological movie “Troy”, is not only real,
but it’s ALREADY HAPPENED!
Hmmm…let me think…
Family, the “real” zombie apocalypse happened the day these
pale-skinned, genetic dead-enders we call white folks were put in positions of
power all over the world. So, if you’re a Black man or woman reading this,
congratulations, you are “currently” surviving through a real-life zombie
apocalypse.
Now, with all that cleared up, I can get on to the business of this post’s main topic—so, without further ado, let’s delve into reasons why Black men are painted with such broad brush-strokes of cowardice when it comes to combating white fascism in the form(s) of police brutality. And once again, thanks for your earlier indulgences.
—MontUHURU Mimia
The “Red Line” TV show, was an 8-part dramatic mini-series that made its debut on April 28th, of this year, on the “CBS” network. Now, beyond this show’s title referring to a Chicago, Illinois rapid-transit line running through that city, its premise centers around a white cop shooting down (and killing) a Black doctor. And this program’s storyline follows the “3” families that are affected by the tragedy. Also, keep in mind, that the term “red-lining” was a method used by white fascists who’d literally “red-line” parts of the city on a map that were predominately Black, so these areas would be targeted to pay more for loans, insurance, retail items, etc.
Now, I happened to catch an episode of this show a couple of weeks ago, and when I saw the narratives it followed, not only did I shake my head, but I thought—CBS…it figures. But first off, I gotta’ tell you that the Black male doctor who was killed, was a homosexual married to a white man. Now, that in and of itself sets off a litany of messages that can’t be ignored—and “3” of ‘em I got right off the bat were…
#1. Gay Black men are smarter than “straight” Black men
#2. A queer Black man should always put his “sexuality”
before his “ethnicity”
#3. It behooves an educated Black man to be married to a
“non-Black” person
And regardless of your sexuality, whitey can always fall back on the fact that he’s so thoroughly conditioned us to hate ourselves, that once a Black man (or woman) gets a college degree, they feel the next step towards a completely fulfilled life is dating or marrying any kind of man or woman, but a Black one.
Now, the main reason I was peeved while watching this show was, the slain Black doctor’s white “husband”, was being portrayed as some sort of activist against police brutality, as well a Black woman who was running as a Mayoral candidate, while every Black male politician they both encountered was uncooperative in efforts to stop these white thrill-kill cops from killing other Black men. And not only did I see this narrative play out here, but I remember reading a Facebook post stating that Black men didn’t wanna’ stand up against police brutality cause we were a bunch of cowards, and how this had its roots in slavery. And I was also taught in america’s (mis)educational system that the basic reason(s) why Black people were enslaved for centuries, was we (Black men) didn’t fight hard enough to get free.
And this is the prevailing sentiment that I was made to believe
before I did my research to find out the truth—that NO ONE FREED BLACK
PEOPLE, OR BLACK MEN SPECIFIALLY, WE FREED OURSELVES! And I talk about this
extensively in another post, that I’ll leave a link to at the end of this one. Moreover,
it was through a myriad of battles called the “Gullah Wars”, that Black men got
themselves out from under the tyrannies of white fascism—and it had nothing to
do wit’ that fraud, (stinkin’) Abe Lincoln.
So, what I’d like to detail here are “3” ways that Black men are fighting and have fought against police brutality in the last several decades—mind you, some of these methods are state-sanctioned, and some are not, but what they ALL have in common is, they represent Black men fighting against america’s culture of crooked cops. So, let’s get down…
Method#1. The petitioning initiatives of the “100 Black Men in Law
Enforcement Who Care”
#1. On June 20th, 2002, the “100 Black Men in Law Enforcement Who Care” (100BMLEWC) along with the “American Civil Liberties Union”, wrote up a petition to Raymond Kelly, the then Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, to protest against the backlog of unresolved police misconduct cases on the docket of New York City’s “Civilian Complaint Review Board”. Eric Adams, the “Co-Founder” of the 100BMLEWC, demanded a meeting with the Commissioner and the Chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board to hash out what was being done in regards to stopping domestic terrorism in the form of white police officers brutalizing Black people.
#2. The 100BMLEWC actually took the New York Police Department (NYPD) to federal court in 2003, because members had found out that their phones were being “tapped” in an effort to curtail their endeavors to stop the police from killing US indiscriminately.
#3. And lastly, in 2016, this organization teamed up with another NYPD officer named Edwin Raymond, to combat police quotas that force cops to meet numerical goals for summons given and arrests made.
Method#2. Chris Dorner’s valiance and vengeance
Now, there’s a heck of a lot more in this manifesto,
and I’ll leave a short documentary about Chris and his mission statement at the end of this post, but in the meantime, I’ll
say, to this brotha’s memory, REST IN PEACE AND POWER TO THE NAGA/NEGUS/KING
CHRIS DORNER, YOUR POWERFUL LEGACY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!
WORD!
Method#3. Ferguson, Missouri
On August 9th, of 2014, after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, residents of Ferguson made a makeshift memorial to the slain brotha that evening. Now, word on the street was belligerent cops let a police dog not only urinate on Mike Brown’s memorial, but the cops themselves crushed the memorial with their police cars.
That’s the final straw that literally ignited those beautiful brothas
into action. And what did they do? THOSE BROTHAS BURNED THAT DAMN TOWN DOWN
FOR TWO TO THREE MONTHS IN PROTEST! And I say the ancestors were smiling
down on them the whole time they did it.
And those same brainwashed anglophilic negroes will come back with the comment that, stealing is wrong and illegal—well, let me ask you a question: how long have latinos and asians who’ve built businesses in our neighborhoods been stealing from us? Every brotha and sista reading this can remember a time when they’ve been overcharged for expired products these people sell us, and on top of that, they’ve got the nerve to have a nasty attitude towards us while doing it. I clearly remember a time where I went into a latino-owned convenience store (trying its best to look like a real supermarket) in a predominantly Black neighborhood, where the cashiers and staff made it a point to have the nastiest attitudes they could towards our people. Well, THEY GOT ROBBED! And from then on, miraculously, they had a much more pleasant attitude.
Mind you, I AM NOT endorsing theft—but in circumstances like this, these methods ain't about immorality—IT'S ABOUT JUSTICE, Y’ALL!
Now, I know I said I’d give you “3” examples, but I’d be real remiss if I didn’t mention this fourth method—so, let me give this organization a shout out…
Method#4. The Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in October of 1966, in Oakland, California, and this organization was perhaps the best one I can think of when it came to methods of stopping police brutality against Black people. On top of this, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal, the party’s founders, implemented some of the dopest ancillary community programs our people have ever seen.
Just two of these were the Black Panther’s “ambulatory services”, cause even back then, ambulances would show up hours after emergency calls were placed—or they wouldn’t show up at all. And the most “revolutionary” (sorry, I had to go there—lol!) of these was the Panther’s “Free Breakfast Program”, where they would literally feed whole communities of our children. Mind you, this program was one the “O.T.” (Original Tranny) J. Edgar Hoover called, “the greatest threat to the internal security of the united states”.
So, to the Black men and women reading this, understand, and I want
you to hear me clearly—BLACK MEN ARE NOT COWARDS!
We have a robust and storied history of our revolts against crooked cops SPANNING BACK DECADES!
And this is yet another reason why I can truthfully say, I
LOVE BEING A BLACK NATIONALIST, A BLACK SPIRITUAL SCIENTEST, AND A BLACK MAN!
—MontUHURU Mimia
*Addendum: 6/5/19—Family, here’s the trailer for the “Wu-Tang Clan” documentary, “Of Mics and Men”, currently airing on the Showtime network.
*Addendum: 6/5/19—Family, here’s the movie trailer for the film, “Troy” (2004). Note how this short clip starts by saying, “Nearly 3,000 years ago, the passion for one woman, ignitied the greatest battle ever fought...” Understand that mr. white folks wants you to believe this is real, so he (and she) can write themselves into a history as great as ours.
*Addendum: 6/6/19—And the last-last addendum I'll leave fam *smiles*, is a link for the previous posts in this series that you can check out HERE, HERE, and HERE.
*Addendum: 6/5/19—Family, here’s the movie trailer for the film, “Troy” (2004). Note how this short clip starts by saying, “Nearly 3,000 years ago, the passion for one woman, ignitied the greatest battle ever fought...” Understand that mr. white folks wants you to believe this is real, so he (and she) can write themselves into a history as great as ours.
*Addendum: 6/5/19—And lastly family, here’s a short documentary (20 minutes) on Chris Dorner, and his righteous vengeance against the LAPD, who (for me at least) represent the thrill-kill, criminally-insane, sociopathic white cop culture, that’s become synonymous with american law enforcement. Mind you, “Davey D’s” commentary in this doc can be a bit long-winded, but he makes a lot of important points, so please hear him out. And let me state emphatically, I am not endorsing the killing of anyone, but in instances like this, it's not about immorality, it's about JUSTICE y’all.
*Addendum: 6/6/19—And the last-last addendum I'll leave fam *smiles*, is a link for the previous posts in this series that you can check out HERE, HERE, and HERE.
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