Time has not been on the side of the people here in this wilderness of North America. Ever since we were pushed and shoved upon these shores we have been faced with nothing but hell and a hard time. For years reading and educating yourself could get you killed. Exercising the native spirituality of whatever tribe a person from was enough cause to put a slave to death. Exposing any rebellious attitude was haulted immediately.
America has witnessed many uprisings on the slave plantations of old. Just as quickly she has devised a myriad of ways and means as to breaking the spirit of the slave for generations and generations to come. This fool proof plan was been called, "The Willie Lynch Letter and The Making of a Slave." Through investigations of an historical nature it has been found that this very letter somehow never existed in reality. However, the implications of said letter is plainly evident in our world today.
For a long time, even today, conversations arise in regard to the extra special treatment of light complexioned African Americans over a darker complexioned African American. Which one has more priviledge due to their complextion. I could state many more examples existing in the Willie Lynch publication. However, to be brief, my point is to say that the conditions enumerated are alive and well in the minds of our people.
In contemporary times, the remnants of Willie Lynch are seen and felt by the society. Gang violence, gun violence, armed robbery, home invasion, rape, domestic abuse, etc. All of these ills plague our communities to this very day.
Our communities are ravaged by senseless killings. Our communities are not safe and have not been safe for quite some time. Our kids have been caught up in a vicious cycle of death and incarceration for quite some time now. It must end ! There must be some sort of change, a drastic change, that must take place. This change can only come from the streets.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE'S ARMY
THE COMMON GROUND APPROACH
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