Oct. 25, 2013

Redemption, Ltr. 32

From Redemption by Ray Jones (author's profile)

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Redemption, Ltr. 32

For the people who don't know "I rap what I like", the same as "Stephen Biko", by expressing my thoughts & views on what it means to be black. In not believing the lies we been told all our lives, because us Afrikans have been exploited & oppressed into building some of the greatest nations in the world, that built Amerikkka into this great nation it is, as I pay respects to some very intelligent & brilliant brothaz "Huey Newton & Bobby Seale", who founded the Black Panther Party in Oakland, fighting for the rights of our people, by establishing patrols in black communities in order to monitor police activities, and protect the residents from police brutality... As the Panthers grew throughout the early 1900s, forming other chapters all around the country, as the racial tension toward us blacks increased around the country, the FBI had launched a program called "Cointelpro", designed to spy on us blacks to disrupt any efforts of unifying blacks to come together for a cause, and the FBI targeting two prominent Chicago leaders of the party, "Fred Hampton & Mark Clark", who were assassinated in a police raid, as many other Panthers took exile to other countries, both Newton & Seale were heavily influenced by the black Muslim leader "Malcolm X", who was another great black leader, who called on black people to defend themselves, giving inspiration to the people to stand up for the cause, in not allowing the police to continue messing us over, as Panthers made programs that provided free breakfasts for the community, educating the kids, establishing free medical clinics, helping the homeless find housing, an' giving away free clothing & food to the needy, and calling for blacks to work together to protect our rights, and to improve our economic & social conditions, because there has been long-standing grievances about the cruel mistreatment of blacks living in this country, as "Dr Martin Luther King Jr.", is another great revolutionary leader who sparked a lot of non-violent action, pushing along marches, boycotts, & demonstrations, that many blacks would attend to hear the truth, about what we all should be doing, living in this racist Amerikkka, as all these revolutionary brothaz was assassinated by the government, who have spent they lives to represent black courage, nationalism, & achievement, to better our situation in this country... By any means necessary, us blacks need to quit all the trippn we is doing with each other, an' start learning about these black leaders who gave they lives for the people...

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