http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/25/us/cdc-gun-violence-wilmington.html
I spent nearly twelve years witnessing gun violence on a steady, near-daily basis. I met the victims of gun violence and/or their surviving family members and friends. I've experienced the emotional trauma of hearing a...
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Sadly, I believe Louis 'King Louie' King Johnson Jr (Born 8/12/98) is another victim of America's expanding and shameful *National Epidemic of Child Abuse and Neglect,* aka *Poverty*, that for decades has deprived untold numbers of emotionally abused and neglected young developing children from...
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Toni Morrison: āIām writing for black people ā¦ I donāt have to apologiseā
Ms. Toni Morrison informed the people of our world, "I'm writing for black people ā¦ I donāt have to apologise"
Dear Ms. Morrison, with all due respect I, Avery Jarhman, an American citizen who spent twelve years of my...
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Sanders blasts 'very broken criminal justice system' after Sandra Bland ruling
Bernie Sanders stated, "Sandra Bland should not have died while in police custody. Thereās no doubt in my mind that she, like too many African-Americans who die in police custody, would be alive today if she were a...
Sanders blasts 'very broken criminal justice system' after Sandra Bland ruling
Bernie Sanders stated, "Sandra Bland should not have died while in police custody. Thereās no doubt in my mind that she, like too many African-Americans who die in police custody, would be alive today if she were a...
Sanders blasts 'very broken criminal justice system' after Sandra Bland ruling
Bernie Sanders stated, "Sandra Bland should not have died while in police custody. Thereās no doubt in my mind that she, like too many African-Americans who die in police custody, would be alive today if she were a...
President Barack Obama, "Iāve never been more optimistic about a year ahead than I am right now. And in 2016, Iām going to leave it out all on the field."
Reading this comment has filled me with hope that Mr. and Mrs. Obama, America's premier parental figures, will find the strength and courage...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/21/opinion/the-years-biggest-social-justice-stories.html
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In regard to American social issues, NYTimes contributor Charles Blow writes, *"The death of Sandra Bland in Texas and the...
Kendrick speaks to XXL, āThe past few years or so has been very politically charged and controversial. From Trayvon Martin, to Eric Garner to Michael Brown and issues of police brutality and racism and for so many other reasons. All of it has really struck a nerve with me because when you...
Obamas Pick Kendrick Lamar, 'Uptown Funk' for Favorite 2015 Songs
Rolling Stone, *"Barack digs a bit deeper with Kendrick Lamar's hypnotic To Pimp a Butterfly standout "How Much a Dollar Cost."*
Frankly, imo by selecting "How Much a Dollar Cost" instead of "I", Mr. Obama wasted an opportunity...
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Obamas Pick Kendrick Lamar, 'Uptown Funk' for Favorite 2015 Songs
Rolling Stone, *"Barack digs a bit deeper with Kendrick Lamar's hypnotic To Pimp a Butterfly standout "How Much a Dollar Cost."*
Frankly, imo by selecting "How Much a Dollar Cost" instead of "I", Mr. Obama wasted an opportunity...
child abuse
child neglect
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kendrick lamar
mr. and mrs. barack obama
rap hip hop
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the "cool" president
Tauheed Epps raps about gun violence, carrying a Glock in his waistband, selling and using dangerous drugs that emotionally and physically harm individuals and communities, all while characterizing our moms, sisters, grandmas, daughters, aunts and nieces as less than human *itches and *hores not...
My dad was a big HB fan. I spent a lot of hours listening to and enjoying his music.
Mr. B's comments about "cutting back on everything" make me wonder if Baltimore Mom of The Year had responsibly built a smaller family she could more easily supervise and provide for, would her son have become...
Sadly, young Tyshawn Lee, his mom and dad, the people who murdered Tyshawn, are all needless victims of America's expanding and shameful *National Epidemic of Child Abuse and Neglect,* aka *Poverty*, that for decades has deprived untold numbers of emotionally abused and neglected young...
NY Times reports, "Mr. Hintonās beating was one of several recent cases that shed light on a culture of brutality and abuse of inmates at Rikers Island, and the subsequent outcry helped spur city officials to adopt sweeping changes there."
I spent nearly twelve years providing police services...
(Brooklyn's Marcy Houses - undated photo)
Hello. After spending twelve years in the 80s-90s providing police services to the Brooklyn community Shawn Jay Z Carter raps about using his semi-auto "Mack Milli' to dominate and cause fear to peaceful people for the purpose of protecting his gang's...
Hillary Calls for Justice for Laquan McDonaldās Death: āWe Cannot Go On Like Thisā
Hillary Clinton stated *āWe Cannot Go On Like Thisā*
I don't know whether to laugh or cry at Mrs. Hillary Clinton's WILFULL ignorance regarding America's expanding and shameful *National Epidemic of Childhood...
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Hundreds join passionate, peaceful rally over Minneapolis police shooting
Yes, police and civilians who use *physical or deadly physical force* against another person must be scrutinized and held accountable when their actions are not justified.
However, don't we need to take a deeper, more...
Listening to Herb I hear a young man who was deprived of a safe, fairly happy childhood by an immature teen girl or young woman who in all likelihood also deprived him of growing up alongside a responsible dad he could look up to and admire.
I just read some of Herb's raps, thinking how sad it...
After listening to a ThisAmericanLife podcast interview with Cornealious Michael "Mike" Anderson III's and his wife, learning how he transformed himself from a angry, disturbed young person into an average, peaceful, working family man, I believe most people who crossed the line and acquire...
LeBron James is Wearing Shorter Shorts to Be a Better Role Model for Kids
*"Growing up in Akron, he has seen the effects of poverty and a lack of education."*
With all due respect to Mr. James and ALL my American neighbors, there is no lack of education in Akron.
What does exist in Akron as...