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).

pigs

i don't even really have the right words for the outcome of the sean bell case or his tragic death.

it's one of them things ... you either believe some cops are racist or you don't. you either know they dirty or you don't.

you can believe in your fairytales and nothing i write here can change your mind.

or you can believe the truth. the truth will stand.

when me and you are dead and buried the dna evidence might reveal the truth. or two generations from now we might find a cop's secret diary. or five generations from now we might actually clean up the police and the justice system and admit that many cops have been dirty.

yeah, maybe. and maybe barack obama will be president. maybe.

but for now ... justice and truth ... are as hard to find as a boyfriend.

and they wonder why WE bitter? and they wonder why we stopped snitching? and they wonder why we act like we can't get a fair shake in america? and they wonder why we hate cops? and they wonder why we hate america?

well, i don't hate america (anymore) cuz i won't let her take my soul the way she has with countless others (including cops).

but this ... this sean bell verdict ... this ... is one reason why.