i would have come to the jail and asked:
"did you do what they said you did?"
and if he had answered in the affirmative, i would have said:
"good luck."
all he would have seen after that is my backside.
point?
there WILL come a day--AGAIN (poor Martin, all that hard work for nothin')--in the history of black folks when we will return to non-violence.
to hell with what folks of other colors are able to get away with--when did we start measuring ourselves by that meter?
solution?
there has and will always be only one way:
love.
u cain't expect nobody ta' luv ya' iff'n ya' don't luv ya'self.
hmmm...i wonder why dem white boys out dere is pissed off?
nobody gets an ass-whoopin' and likes it--especially not if they're being beaten the hell up by some nigger.
but...
every child belongs to GOD.
i repeat!
every child belongs to GOD.
miss nikki ann finds nooses. miss nikki ann drafts letter to all parents and local residents to attend a peace meeting. miss nikki ann brings the folks together in an attempt to make PEACE before some foolish white boy gets knocked the fuck out by some angry ass black boy. miss nikki ann does all of this swiftly, before tons of "high-profile negroes" come into town for ANOTHER moment in the spotlight. miss nikki ann gives the townspeople their power back, makes them accountable for their community: micromanagement. and miss nikki ann makes those poor, lost kids do community service work together, and watches as they begin to bond and melt barriers for themselves and possibly their friends, families, and townspeople.
we be tryna' fight big wars instead of solvin' da' little disputes before dey leads ta' big wars.
ain't nobody perfect.
BLACK folks included.
white man ain't shit.
black man ain't shit.
other colored man ain't shit.
WOMEN! those with the God-given ability to make peace...
create it within yourself, then within your home...
solves half the problem...
next...
spread that peace throughout your community...
solves 25 percent of the problem...
last...
elect folks who believe in "peace opportunities"...
solves the last 25 percent...
black women...
we must deal with our anger issues that are connected to racism and race relations.
yes, millions hate us, but why must we carry their burdens of hatred and pass it on to our sons...
black women...
we must heal what's on the inside...
release.
forgive.
yes, forgive massuh of all the beatings, and the rapes, and the hatred, and the fear.
to not forgive him is to not forgive ourselves.
we must begin to teach our sons the ability to maintain peace under the most absurd and ignorant circumstances.
if not?
we will perish. and it will have a lot to do with US and not them.
justice does NOT reside in a court, it resides within you and your home.
O.J. was the last Negro to "get off"--don't expect Tyrone to escape without doing time.
for those who feel compelled, reach out to as many underprivileged/uneducated/unknowing/unconscious mothers and give them the same reality check:
the answer is love.
THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION. TO BELIEVE THAT ANOTHER OPTION EXISTS IS TO BELIEVE IN LIES--and black folks hate being lied to.
i pray for the healing of all the white folks involved in the situation, just as much as i pray for the blacks.
as God said to Neale Donald Walsch in his book "Conversations With God":
"There is only one of us in the room."
meaning?
he be i and i be him.
when i hurt you, i hurt me.
As Reverend Dion spoke about today in church:
"Live in unity and not division...look past what's in the past."
He also said, "When people are in conflict, if you can't point them to the Cross, then stay out of it."
Point?
If you can't spread love, don't do anybody any disservice by spreading fear and hate.
I AIN'T THE SMARTEST PERSON, BUT WISDOM GIVES ME THE INSIGHT TO KNOW BULLSHIT WHEN I SEE IT--EVEN WITHIN MYSELF.
Peace
I SAID PEACE!
