pigs part two

instead of training cops ... we can train kids to deal with cops ... i have pasted a link to an article below ... about a bed-stuy non-profit, Project Re-Generation (PR-G), that is attempting to ease the divide between cops and young black people in black communities ... i support this non-profit because it's the shit ... but i also support this effort in general ... it is a prime example of a black person attacking the problems he sees in his neighborhood ... it is a prime example of how we take our own neighborhoods and youth back ... it is a prime example of how not to be discouraged when larger society and the rest of america fails us ... it is a prime example of how to take matters into our own hands - positively ... keep on brother shakur (barnabas that is) ... you can also check him and his works on the myspace ... god bless your efforts!

1. Last week PR-G and 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement did a Police confrontation workshop for the Rites Of Passage participants, for which there is a 5-minute video.

2. Writers from the NY Times were present and wrote a story on the workshop (two ROP participants were referenced).