The decision of Darren Wilson to not be
charged on any charge is a total disgrace. Darren Wilson killed a young human
being. The token reformist measures promoted (by many neoliberals who love the
war on terror, but refuse to oppose the reality of our civil liberties being violated
domestically) which deals with us a community working in a submissive,
compromising fashion with the police institution (which is the same institution
that has brutalized black people, labor members, Mexicans via the Texas Rangers
during the late 19th and early 20th century, etc.) will not cut it. The only
solution is the establishment of revolutionary changes from ending the War on
Drugs to eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing practices. McCullough used a
lying, racist witness and he acted as a defense attorney not as a prosecutor.
Crooked cops are terrorists plain and simple. The chief of police in Ferguson
and the mayor of the city ought to resign. The other DOJ report documenting the
racist, oppressive practices of many Ferguson cops and other institutions of
that city confirms the protesters' words. The protesters are right that
systemic racism is a serious problem in Ferguson. The protesters are right that
many cops have violated the human rights of black people in the Ferguson area.
The protesters are right that economic inequality (as the one percent advance
oligarchy while the masses of the people suffer environmental degradation,
corporate exploitation, and violations of their working rights) is a serious
problem in this country not just in Ferguson. Therefore, the system is corrupt
and we need real change. Racism and discrimination must not only end. We don't
need some reforms. We need real, revolutionary solutions. We, as black people,
have every right and every justification to build up our economic and political
power, so we can fulfill our own destinies as Brothers and Sisters.
Many human beings are right to never ignore the Sisters'
contributions in the black liberation struggle. Women give birth, are leaders,
and they have been made huge contributions in the lives of humanity in general.
Ida B. Wells not only stood up against lynching, but she wanted racial justice.
She worked throughout her life for the freedom of black people. Septima Clark,
Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martha Prescod Norman Noonan, and other Sisters
sacrificed and were heavily active in standing up for human rights. Black
people and humanity in general ought to know about their stories and the great
work that they did in society. Malcolm X was heavily influenced by his wife
Betty Shabazz, Gloria Richardson, Fannie Lou Hamer, and other women. Dr. King
was greatly influenced by his wife Coretta Scott King, Marian Wright Edelman,
and other strong black women. Black women today are involved in social movements
(and are doing great work) as well. Strong black women and Strong black men
should always be respected. The struggle for liberation is not over, but we
will not give up. We will continue to fight wherefore we want justice to be
made into a reality. We want freedom from police terrorism and racial
discrimination. We want freedom from economic oppression and imperialism. We
want Nature to be respected and our civil liberties to be preserved. The truth
will continue to be flawless. We are inspired by our ancestors and we will keep
on living our lives and struggle for freedom. Any legitimate initiative to
allow girls to have educational opportunities and to protect the educational
rights of girls is fine with me. Quality, strong education does contribute to a
better living standard for human beings. This program is spread across
countries. I have no issues with this action at all. There is no liberation
among all in the human race unless all females are liberated. It’s as simple as
that. The studies show how great real education is. I have my disagreements
with the White House on various foreign policy matters and so forth, but this
program is fine with me. Also, we have to address poverty too since income
inequality is still very high. Imperialism must end. We all want girls to learn
and to fulfill their dreams and aspirations.
#Let Girls Learn.
Both Republicans and Democrats are
responsible for the growth of the prison industrial complex. The report from
President Barack Obama’ “Task Force for 21st century Policing” has been shown
in response to the widespread public disgust at the unpunished police murder of
Michael Brown. The task force is made up of 3 police chiefs, 2 African
Americans and one Latino American, a head of one of the 50 state agencies
responsible for training and certifying cops and their shops, 4 of corporate
America’s ad the administration’s favorite nonprofit organization, and a couple
academics, one a former Clinton and Obama Assistant Attorney General and the
other a Yale Law School “social psychologist.” The report wants to say that
everything will be fine if we just build trust between cops and communities
(via forming better rules on police conduct, hiring more minority cops, and
using non-enforcement strategies, establishing more independent investigations,
and encouraging cops to be occupying armies, etc.). These token measures are
called “proceduralism” according to the task force’s social psychologist Tracey
Meares. Proceduralism is the view of the “liberal” part of the establishment.
Proceduralism believes in the myth that police injustice is a product of a few
bad officers and token measures are needed to solve the problem. The truth is
that only a few people control most of the wealth, police injustice is systemic
beyond individual, and we need revolutionary change not reform. We have the
corporate, private media monopolies controlling most of the media. Both parties
have contributed to lowering wages, shirking the public sectors, expanding
poverty, making millions of people to drop out of the workforce, and cause
imperial wars globally. We see the growth of the prison industrial complex
filled with largely black and brown human beings. The reactionaries refuse to
believe that education, housing health care, and jobs are human rights. The
recommendations from the task force don’t go far enough. We know what works. We
need to end the War on Drugs and prosecute all cops who are accused of murder.
There must be an end to the use of confiscated assets by police department. The
police department must be required to report accurate information of cases of
excessive force against people and if they refuse, strict punishments must be
made. There must be special prosecutors to go after police and prosecutorial
misconduct. Reparations must be given to people and the families of those who
have been falsely convicted. Reparations must also be sent to communities
devastated by the War on Drugs, over policing, and mass incarceration. There
must be the elimination of mandatory sentencing and the elimination of the
militarization of the local police. Rolling back the prison and police states
is a necessity. We want justice.
Since I am a history buff, I will definitely
watch the Selma special on MSNBC. We certainly have to learn about Selma. The
Selma movement was not just about the fight for voting rights. It was the fight
for human beings and it was a movement which consisted of people of many
backgrounds and creeds. Another point is to be made as well. We all know the
point. That point is that women had a leadership role throughout the Selma
events. Amelia Boynton, Diane Nash, Annie Lee Cooper, and other Sisters stood
up for freedom in Selma. The working class and the poor in Alabama were tired
of racial oppression, so they fought back against white racism. Today, tons of
courageous young black women are in the front lines of the Black Lives Movement
and many movements for social change. The DCVL, SNCC, the SCLC, and other
organizations worked to struggle for the right to vote. They had differences,
but they were unified in believing in the same goal for black people. Heroes
like Bevel, John Lewis, etc. should be acknowledged. Selma represented the end
of the earlier era of the modern day civil rights movement in America (which
was from 1955 to 1965). After Selma, came the Voting Rights Act, the rebellion
in Watts (which dealt with people in Los Angeles being frustrated with police
brutality, discrimination, racism, and economic oppression), and discussions about
economic inequality. Malcolm X supported the Selma activists before he was
unjustly assassinated. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after Selma became more
progressive and he opposed the Vietnam War courageously just like Malcolm X.
Dr. King's words and the words from others inspire us. We are in the same fight
today. The same police brutality which occurred on Edmund Pettus Bridge back in
March of 1965 still occurs today (as documented by the people of Ferguson and
the recent DOJ report on Ferguson). We witness a Supreme Court decision
stripping parts of the Voting Rights Act and some states passing controversial
voter ID laws too. Therefore, the fight is not over. We all have work to do and
we are not only against capitalist exploitation (as capitalism and racism are
linked). We want freedom for our people. Yes, I am a Millennial and nothing
will turn us around as a people.
#Young, Black, and Gifted.
By Timothy
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