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In the news these past days women of color have come under horrible circumstances and the men around have not aided them and it is appalling to see men around not protecting our most valuable assets: Our Women. Recently in the news a woman in Texas was driving a car and a Caucasian man pulled up to the car and shot the vehicle multiple times and the outcome was a dead 7 year old girl. The mother and other little girls were shot or injured by glass but we see a fatality in the form of a 7 year old girl in the incident that occurred. A woman being targeted is cowardly and I do not condone the murder of anyone but when it is a woman with her family and children are in the crossfire of this danger then there is a sick serious problem going on in our world.


Also in the news in St. Petersburg, Florida a Caucasian man grabbed a young woman working at McDonalds over not being able to be given a straw. He grabbed he and yanked her forward in an abusive way and to her credit she rearraigned his face by punching him for violating her safety and space in her work place. The sad thing about this case though is the men in the video smiled and pulled her back from the attacker but did not remove him from the incident. Too many what ifs could have happened in the case of this assault.


I see an uptick and rising in harm people of color be them "Black", African-American, Hispanic, or whatever term you identify with that is not considered Caucasian and this is alarming. People will harm others that look like them and not come to the aid of folks that share the same bond we share in this country which is oppression. As men in this society here is a history lesson for you. The Ku Klux Klan version of "The Birth of a Nation" centered around the belief black men were going to take their white women from them and destroy their race. Today I do not see people fight for women of color to the extent that they are protected or am I wrong? I would love to be wrong and see more examples of men standing up and protecting our daughters by teaching them not only how to protect themselves physically, but being PRESENT in their times of need.


Woman face hardships like sexual harassment, unfair pay, racism, sexism and classism and as we men also face them their struggle in more emotional and being that they should be protected who is stepping up to take charge for them when the opportunity comes. In the wake of these 2 events, I pray Daniel Willis Taylor, the gentlemen that assaulted Yasmine James in the McDonalds video gets significant jail time even after calling for her to get fired. I also pray that the Texas Community comes together to find the murderer of Jazmine Barnes and brings him to the proper authorities and justice takes place.


As we look at these events please let's protect our loved ones and ensure our future by being present for our daughters, our girlfriends, our wives and all women that are doing their best day to day to live in this hard world. I pray for you all and endorse the protect or women movement. There are too many more stories we have of women being abused, shot, beaten, missing and murdered for us all not to do something and represent them and not let their stories go unheard or be swept under the rug. Let's all show up and be present for the innocent lives taken and fight until justice is done for all victims of all crime be it hate, domestic or just the like equally across the board.

 
 
 

The visual for the video 'This is America', sent shockwaves throughout the Hip-Hop community and the world. A visual representation of the ugliness of American Society. School children dancing with chaos in the background, the Charlie's Angel pose with a man getting shot in the head, A choir getting gunned down while singing. And these are just the overtones of the video not mentioning the deeper sentiments of violence and pain of the video. "Your just a Black man in this world...You just a barcode". mixed with get your money chants haunt the visuals of riots, a woman sitting on a car while the rapper dances, and the video ending with a chase scene of what can be scene as Caucasian America looking to end the message. This video changed the way people looked at Childish Gambino as an artist. He already made great music but when music reflects the times in which the listener lives in, the reality of the song is more alive and more scary. Childish Gambino gets this award for being a genius that not only captured the pain in America but also showed us how easy dancing and being entertained can give us a message about the dangerous world and society we will in today. We have included 2 links in this blog to show the visual of the song and meaning behind it.


Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

Hidden Meanings Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_LIP7qguYw



 
 
 

Muhammed Ali is "The Greatest" without questions. What made him "The Greatest", is the fact that he is a figure bigger that sports. Muhammed Ali stood up for people of color by being an electric voice and spokesman for human rights for all the voiceless in the inner cities of America. Muhammed Ali stood against the Vietnam War and against racial prejudices and biases that disenfranchised people in the "Land of the Free and Home fo the Brave". Ali lost his heavyweight title and went to prison for the right of his belief as a Muslim in America that wanted freedom and peace for all by way of his moral and spiritual belief for unity and equality for humanity.


Lebron James is taking that step with Opening up the I Promise School in Akron, Ohio for children with disadvantages. Children in Akron now have a chance for a quality education for free and all tuition from their current grade through college paid for. Lebron James is raising the bar for what the athlete can do when they put the community first. By giving back to his community by ensuring a better opportunity and way of life for these children, Lebron is an athlete and a voice for another group of forgotten people: Inner City Children.


In a world where children are the future but see after school programs cut. In a world where teachers go on strike and schools are shut down. Children are forced to the hardships of gang life and mentality and the streets as an outlet for social interaction. By creating this school Lebron James has shown that the title greatest is not just measured by titles and trophies. It is a title given by the people that are affected by the sacrifice made for society at large also. Christ said "A child shall lead...", and Lebron has become the greatest by giving the children a chance to learn and lead our society to greatness.



 
 
 
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