Akbar Pray Foundation For Change!: Back!to!Ferguson!and!Beyond!

AKBAR PRAY FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE!
Know Your Rights:

What To Do If
You're Stopped By
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Back!to!Ferguson!and!Beyond!
Not!My!Child!Syndrome!
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APFFC Board of Directors
Director(of((
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Milagros Harris
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Akbar Pray
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Rahman
Muhammad
Qasim
Abdul Karim
MISSION STATEMENT
The Akbar Pray Foundation For Change (APFC) is a not for profit grassroots organization, dedicated to redirecting the
lives of our urban at risk youth. It has been and remains our organizations mantra that " we are the solution to our own
problems." It is our core belief that there are those within our communities, if so engaged, who can help turn the tide of
crime, delinquency and recidivism which grips the lives of so many our inner city youth.
Operating from the premise that to effectively attack or address any problem you must start at its root, we have begun a
program in some of our citys schools and group homes, where we supply speakers, mentors, CDs and written material
from the organizations founder, which cuts to the heart of the problem experienced by many of these youths. Some times
working with former gang members, inner city icons and others that have what is referred to as street cred, we have been
able to achieve remarkable results.
Expanding on our mission, we continuously recruit individuals from various work disciplines to aid in educating young
men and woman with marketable skills.
To those ends we have engaged people both inside and outside our community to come to our classes and or workshops to
share and discuss the ups and downs, ins and outs of a wide range of work disciplines and careers. Never favoring one
career path over any other, we have invited professors, urban fiction writers, successful members of the hip hop industry,
general construction contractors and a Superior Court Judge to these open discussions and Socratic Circle seminars.
Again, it is our core belief that "we are the solution, to our own problems." In closing. We invite your participation in this
noble undertaking.
IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?

IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?
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BACK TO FERGUSON AND BEYOND

Examining the problem of the color line
in the age of colorblindness
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Pay attention to the choices you make and more important: make
sure you are really making your own choices.
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NOT MY CHILD SYNDROME

By Marvin Ellison!
Children killing children

unfortunately, is not a new
phenomenon. However, drug
enterprise-fueling gang-related
murders continue to take a toll on the
denied potential of too many young
people. Particularly the innocent
lives that are being loss to stray
bullets!
The overwhelming majority of young
gangbangers live at home with their
mother and siblings. Mothers
universally defend their sons at all
costs, no matter how heinous the
crime they may be accused of
committing. Tragically, it's an
unending cycle of visits to the
emergency room, funeral home, or
prison, for mothers on both sides of
the gun barrel. Whether each
impacted mother gave birth to the
shooting victim or shooter -- no one's
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taking responsibility for the tired endgame. You know: "Not my child
syndrome. "
Absent fathers are undoubtedly the
primary culprits in this circus of
tragedies. Only a man can raise a male
child in the trials, tribulations and
experience of manhood. Strong single
mothers, same-sex female unions, etc.
carry a great deal of the absentee father's
weight, but they're not men.
In baseball, no one can steal first base to
get in the game. Providing a stable home
environment is "first base" in preparing
a child for life. Education, is the hit they
need to compete. Graduating high school
is a noteworthy homerun. Graduating
college, is certainly a grand slam!
Inner city reality demand an end to: "Not
my child syndrome." Our sons aren't
born victims and bangers, the journey
commences once they're out of the

stroller -- if we allow the wrong
influences to filter into their developing
perception and values. No one's coming
to save us from ourselves! The
foreigners are here to make money. It's
just us! Children may not know better,
so it's on us because we do
know better.
Let's stop so many
tears. Get involved!
Think about it.
Peace!
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PRESIDENT!OBAMA!Responds!to!DR.!GUY!T.!FISHER!
on!the!State!of!Education!in!America!
Dr. Guy T. Fisher
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HERE IS MY DEEPLY
APPRECIATED RESPONSE FROM
"PRESIDENT OBAMA" WHO IS
PRESENTLY SITTING IN HIS
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE:
August 1, 1012
Dear Friend:
Thank you for writing. My
Administration is working to ensure all
America s young people have
educational opportunities worthy of their
potential, and I appreciate hearing from
you.
There is no stronger foundation for
success than a great education. We must
provide our children with the world-class
schools they need to succeed and our
Nation needs to compete in the global
economy. Our classrooms should be
places of high expectations and success,
where all students receive an education
that prepares them for higher education
and high-demand careers in our fastchanging economy.
My Administration has made historic
investments to strengthen our education
system, including our Race to the Top
program the most ambitious education
reform our country has seen in
generations. Race to the Top focuses on
what is best for our students by engaging
state and local leaders and educators in
turning around our lowest performing
schools, developing and rewarding
effective teachers, adopting meaningful
assessments, and tracking the progress of
our students.
flexibility to advance educational

reforms in exchange for a commitment to
raise standards, improve accountability,
and help teachers become more effective.
The first round of States to receive
flexibility was announced in February
2012, and while they are required to
maintain a focus on underserved
students, they can now move away from
one-size-fits-all interventions and
mandates and instead do what is best for
students.
The future of America s economic
strength is determined each day in
classrooms across our Nation. To be
successful, we must cultivate a learning
environment with an effective teacher in
every classroom and an effective
principal in every school. Supporting a
strong teaching workforce and inspiring
school leadership is a top priority for my
Administration. In these challenging
financial times for State and local
budgets, we have worked to help schools
keep teachers in the classroom, preserve
or extend the regular school day and
year, and maintain important afterschool
activities. My Administration has also
put forward a robust plan to strengthen
and transform the teaching profession
through a series of investments to help
State and districts pursue bold reforms at
every stage of the profession. This
includes attracting top-tier talent and

preparing educators for success,
creating career ladders with
opportunities for advancement and
competitive compensation, evaluating
and supporting the development of
teachers and principals, and getting the
best educators into the classrooms of the
students who need them most.
Across our country, young people are
dreaming of their futures and of the
ideas that will chart the course of our
unwritten history. A world-class
education system will equip our Nation
to advance economic growth, encourage
new investment and hiring, spark
innovation, and ensure the success of
the middle class. Preparing our students
for higher education and rewarding
careers fulfills sour promise to our
Nation s young people and strengthens
America for generations to come. To
learn more about my Administration s
work, please visit
www.WhiteHouse.gov/Issues/Education
Thank you, again, for writing.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
To comprehensively reshape our

education system and better meet state
and local needs, we also need to reform
the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) a
law that has helped advanced
accountability and expose disparities in
opportunities and outcomes, but labels
too many schools as failing and imposes
too many unworkable remedies. Because
America s students could not afford to
wait any longer for Congress to act, my
Administration launched a new FederalState partnership to provide States
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IF WE DONT KNOW,WE
CANT GROW OUR COMMUNITY
By Nicole Kenney, Economic Program Specialist
A dollar circulates in Asian communities for a month, in Jewish communities approximately 20 days and
white communities 17 days. How long does a dollar circulate in the black community? 6 hours!!!!
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One Lawyer's Fight For Young

Blacks And 'Just Mercy'
An excerpt from a National Public Radio interview on October
20, 2014
Bryan Stevensons new memoir, Just Mercy,

describes his early days growing up in a poor and
racially segregated settlement in Delaware
and how he came to be a lawyer who represents
those who have been abandoned. His clients are
people on death row abused and neglected
child ren who were prosecuted as adults and
placed in adult prisons where they were beaten
and sexually abused , and mentally disabled
people whose illnesses helped land them in
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A ProPublica analysis of killings by

police shows outsize risk for young
black males.
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police tended to be roughly the same

age. The average age of blacks killed by
police was 30. The average age of
whites was 35.
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Know Your Rights:

What To Do If You're
Stopped By
Police, Immigration Agents or the FBI
We rely on the police to keep us safe and treat us all fairly, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin or
religion. This card provides tips for interacting with police and understanding your rights.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE STOPPED BY POLICE, IMMIGRATION

AGENTS OR THE FBI
IF YOU ARE CONTACTED BY THE FBI

If an FBI agent comes to your home or
workplace, you do not have to answer any
questions. Tell the agent you want to speak
to a lawyer first.
If you are asked to meet with FBI agents
for an interview, you have the right to say
you do not want to be interviewed. If you
agree to an interview, have a lawyer
present. You do not have to answer any
questions you feel uncomfortable
answering, and can say that you will only
answer questions on a specific topic.
IF YOU ARE STOPPED IN YOUR CAR
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YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS
You have the right to remain silent and do
not have to discuss your immigration or
citizenship status with police, immigration
agents or any other officials. You do not
have to answer questions about where you
were born, whether you are a U.S. citizen, or
how you entered the country. (Separate rules
apply at international borders and airports,
and for individuals on certain nonimmigrant
visas, including tourists and business
travelers.)
If you are not a U.S. citizen and an
immigration agent requests your
immigration papers, you must show them if
you have them with you. If you are over 18,
carry your immigration documents with you
at all times. If you do not have immigration
papers, say you want to remain silent.
Do not lie about your citizenship status or
provide fake documents.
IF THE POLICE OR IMMIGRATION
AGENTS COME TO YOUR HOME
If the police or immigration agents come to
your home, you do not have to let them in
unless they have certain kinds of warrants.
Ask the officer to slip the warrant under the
door or hold it up to the window so you can
inspect it. A search warrant allows police to
enter the address listed on the warrant, but
officers can only search the areas and for the
items listed. An arrest warrant allows police
to enter the home of the person listed on the
warrant if they believe the person is inside.
A warrant of removal/deportation (ICE
warrant) does not allow officers to enter a
home without consent.
Even if officers have a warrant, you have the
right to remain silent. If you choose to speak
to the officers, step outside and close the
door.
You have the right to a lawyer, but the
government does not have to provide one for
you. If you do not have a lawyer, ask for a
list of free or low-cost legal services.
You have the right to contact your consulate or have an officer

inform the consulate of your arrest.
Tell the ICE agent you wish to remain silent. Do not discuss your
immigration status with anyone but your lawyer.
Do not sign anything, such as a voluntary departure or stipulated
removal, without talking to a lawyer. If you sign, you may be giving
up your opportunity to try to stay in the U.S.
Remember your immigration number ("A" number) and give it to
your family. It will help family members locate you.
Keep a copy of your immigration documents with someone you trust.!
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A version of this article appears in print on

September 18, 2014, on page A24 of the New York
edition with the headline: After Nearly 23 Years of
Legal Struggle, a Conviction Is Reversed.
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By THE NYT EDITORIAL BOARD
The ACLU estimates that it costs

about $72,000 to house an elderly
inmate for a year, compared to
$24,000 for a younger prisoner.
The federal Bureau of Justice
Statistics reported that the number
of men and women in state and
federal prisons age 55 and older
grew 76 percent between 1999 and
2008 , the latest year available,
from 43,30 0 to 76,400. The
growth of the entire prison
population grew only 18 percent in
that period.
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Why The Midterm Election Was

Not Just Huge For Pot, But The
Entire Criminal Justice System!
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by
One must first learn in order to do anything,

Proficiency is what the application of education brings.
In order to do better, one needs to know better,
Which comes from understanding information letter for
letter.
No more silly mistakes; like the misusage of words,
Such as there for their, where for wear, or air for heir.
You must become well versed upon finding your niche,
Putting your best foot first despite what terrain exist.
Your pay grade is depicted by way of a piece of paper,
That piece of paper comes via your passion /a major.
Through perseverance, dedication, as well as motivation,
A feat's to be achieved, making your mark within your
occupation.
But whatever you learn, please do it with good intentions,
Knowledge in the wrong hands begets turmoil's existence.
Picture two who's studied and becomes Chemical
Engineers,
Yet one of them sees terror groups and decides to
volunteer.
Equipping a mind for greatness can be a catch-22,
Just know your residency in Heaven or Hell is up to you.
Productivity is depicted by an educated drive,
And an alpha characteristic seeks to be the best of all time.
Education is critical; for success, it's pivotal,
Being un-informed equates to financial intervals.
Why stagnate yourself when you too can have wealth?
Does not success aids one's longevity regarding health?
COMING SOON:
PRESENTS
Hence forth, playtime's over - it's time to be grown,

The trappings of success are awaiting their chance to be
owned.
Just know, a roof's strength comes from its foundation,
Now fortify yours via an intense education...
written by: Semaj "Saint" Thomas '14
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lost on others, and I was able to find a

niche where I was not only accepted, but
valued and needed, ironically, in a house
full of children. It was there, through the
eyes of children that I came to see my
own worth.
Children are important. They have a role

in the universe that is often overlooked
by those of us who are not parents.
While some of us are engaging in what
we think are loftier endeavors, children
are clamoring for attention, often in
negative ways. Perhaps rather than
acting like self-involved overgrown
children ourselves, ignoring their cries
for attention, we should embrace and
engage them in mutually enriching acts
of humanity.
For a long time, I was all consumed by
my own demons, battling depression, in
denial and worst of all, trying to keep all
of it under wraps by isolating myself
while I tried to figure out on my own
what to do, not even able to see the
resources that were all around me.
Fortunately, what was lost on me was not
Continuing on my lifes journey, Ive

come across others who have also found
that maneuvering twist turns of lifes
challenges require support and guidance.
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Currently my most fulfilling role has
been in the role of mentor to twenty kids
in a big brother program, children who
other found too old, too damaged and too
complicated to take on. Like me, theyve
been trying to go it alone until now. I
may not be the one to throw a ball or take
a drive to the beach with, but having
been there, I can at least provide an ear to
listen and a helping hand.
need as much as they need me. I have

become more understanding; I have
learned to see through the anger and
hatred than fuels depression and
sadness; to use compassion and caring
to open dialogs, which have become
mutually beneficial tools for refining
goals and purposes for all of
usindividually and collectively.
Children want what we all wantwhat
we all need, unconditional love and
attention, validation that our lives are
worth living.
I never thought that I would enjoy
spending so much time with these
children, dedicating my time and energy
to giving back by teaching them how
not to judge, how not to feel like they
are alone and most of all recognizing
that they are important because they
are. I am very happy with the outcome
for my children and for knowing that I
am playing a valuable role in their lives.
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I am grateful to these kids who, I find I
You have to be grateful to existence that it has

chosen you to be a passage for a few beautiful
children. But you are not to interfere in their growth,
in their potential. You are not to impose yourself
upon them. They are not going to live in the same
times, they are not going to face the same problems. They will
be part of another world. Dont prepare them for this world, this
society, this time, because then you will be creating troubles for
them. They will find themselves unfit, unqualified.
Osho
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Law #1
You don't need money. Money needs you.
The overwhelming majority of people believe they need
money. However nothing could be further from the truth.
Money NEEDS YOU! Money without ideas is useless. It is
worth no more then the paper on which it is printed. The fact
that money runs to the man who takes an idea and develops it is
enough proof that money needs you and not the other way
around. That is the key: the specific development of an idea.
Rich and powerful people never worry about lack of money
because they possess a developed idea and are therefore seen as
attractive by money. Money comes running to them. It is no
different than the method women use to make themselves
attractive to the men of their choice. A woman who wants to
attract the attention of a man may get her hair and nails done;
buy a new dress; get a facial; wear perfume, etc. Once a woman
has properly prepared herself, her man will come running to her
with no further effort on her part. The problem and the reason
people remain broke is they have never properly prepared
themselves (by developing and idea) to become attractive to
money. Most people have never taken an idea, grasped it, and
thoroughly developed it. Therefore money is not attracted to
them. Remember, money needs you! When you possess this
attitude towards money and properly prepare yourself for it's
arrival, you will have what you desire.
Law#2
If you don't know money, NO money
This is called money consciousness. The only reason a
healthy, free man would choose to spend the majority of his
life working for pittance of a salary at a company, is that he
does not know how he can do better. When I say know I
mean he has never been exposed to great riches in a way that
would not allow him to settle for anything less. The only way
to know money is to consistently see money. If you cannot
physically see money or the evidence of it in your present
environment, then you must learn to visualize money (see it
with your minds eye) and the evidence of it. However most
people only know what is immediately presented to them at the
moment. They are never truly conscious of the feeling of being
exceedingly rich. As a result, they remain content to receive
what they have always received while unaware of what is
possible.
Stay tuned for part 2, which will consist of Laws 3,4,and 5.
Remember, the only thing that separates the rich from the poor
is knowledge.
By Sharmon A. Howell
Business Consultant
and Author of
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"If we were given proper media coverage of the endless takeaway of our country's wealth by the super-rich, we would be infuriated." !
*The more common members of

the one-percent (1,068,000
families) made over $1,000,000
each ($1,068 billion total)
*The .1 percent (108,000
families) made about $4 million
each ($480 billion total)
*The .01 percent made about
$40 million each ($480 billion
total)
*The unimaginably rich Forbes
400 each took, on average,
almost $1,500,000,000 ($1.5
billion) since January, 2013.
*That brings us to the Final 9
(Gates, Buffett, 2 Kochs, 4
Waltons, Zuckerberg). Each of
them has accumulated, on
average, over $13,000,000,000
($13 billion) since January 2013.
Getting Billions for Working Less: A
big reason to get angry: Our country's
wealth grew from $64 trillion to $80
trillion (a 25 percent increase!) in two
years, reflecting the unprecedented surge
in America's productivity and wealth over
the past few years. But there was little if
any new innovation or job creation by
these big takers over the past two years.
The simple fact that they were already
incomprehensibly rich allowed them to
sit back and collect more and more and
more. Mainstream Media:
Incompetent or In Bed with Business:
And thus a final reason to be incensed
about inequality: The fact that the regular
media doesn't properly inform the public
about all this. That should be their job, to
report on issues that have a great impact
on our lives, instead of hushing up the
perversity of redistributed national
wealth. But apparently it's good business
for the super-rich media owners to keep
their viewers harmlessly underestimating
the truth.
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encourage all habeas corpus

litigants to focus their
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 'If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.'!
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By Matt O'Brien
Source: Data from Richard Reeves and
Isabel Sawhill
America is the land of opportunity, just
for some more than others.
That's because, in large part, inequality
starts in the crib. Rich parents can
afford to spend more time and money
on their kids, and that gap has only
grown the past few decades. Indeed,
economists Greg Duncan and Richard
Murnane calculate that, between 1972
and 2006, high-income parents
increased their spending on
"enrichment activities" for their
children by 151 percent in inflationadjusted terms, compared to 57 percent
for low-income parents.
But, of course, it's not just a matter of
dollars and cents. It's also a matter of
letters and words. Affluent parents talk
to their kids three more hours a week
on average than poor parents, which is
critical during a child's formative early
years. That's why, as Stanford
professor Sean Reardon explains, "rich
students are increasingly entering
kindergarten much better prepared to
succeed in school than middle-class
students," and they're staying that way.
It's an educational arms race that's
leaving many kids far, far behind.
It's depressing, but not nearly so much
as this:
Even poor kids who do everything
right don't do much better than rich
kids who do everything wrong.
Advantages and disadvantages, in
other words, tend to perpetuate
themselves. You can see that in the
above chart, based on a new
paper from Richard Reeves and Isabel
Sawhill, presented at the Federal
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Reserve Bank of Boston's annual

conference, which is underway.
children's favor.
Specifically, rich high school dropouts

remain in the top about as much as poor
college grads stay stuck in the bottom
14 versus 16 percent, respectively. Not
only that, but these low-income strivers
are just as likely to end up in the bottom as
these wealthy ne'er-do-wells. Some
meritocracy.
What's going on? Well, it's all about glass
floors and glass ceilings. Rich kids who
can go work for the family business
and, in Canada at least, 70 percent of the
sons of the top 1 percent do just that or
inherit the family estate don't need a high
school diploma to get ahead. It's an
extreme example of what economists call
"opportunity hoarding." That includes
everything from legacy college admissions
to unpaid internships that let affluent
parents rig the game a little more in their
But even if they didn't, low-income kids

would still have a hard time getting
ahead. That's, in part, because they're
targets for diploma mills that load them
up with debt, but not a lot of prospects.
And even if they do get a good degree, at
least when it comes to black families,
they're more likely to still live in
impoverished neighborhoods that keep
them disconnected from opportunities.
It's not quite a heads-I-win, tails-you-lose
game where rich kids get better
educations, yet still get ahead even if
they don'tbut it's close enough. And if
it keeps up, the American Dream will be
just that.
Matt O'Brien is a reporter for Wonkblog
covering economic affairs. He was
previously a senior associate editor at
The Atlantic.
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The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the
care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
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The Prince Diary:
A Novella, by FIDEL
Sow a thought, reap an act.

Sow an act, reap a habit
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character,
Reap a destiny.
--Anonymous--
"I promise."
"Aiight son, now get out there and git it.
To be continued
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TRANSFORMATION
I
was voiceless
but my body
was screaming
revolting.
Mind
drew
blank
Retreated
after the
attack.
Once friend
now foe
Role playing a pimp
and Marilyn Monroe
famously labeled a whore.
but she also said stop
likewise we were ignored
pounded for more
and more.
Victim blaming is part
of the culture game
Some just rape easy
is what disconnected
power leaders say,
those rules I refuse to obey.
The use of alcohol
stimulates
or if we were already
intimate
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participant,
if you dont consider it
legitimate
youre a hypocrite.
Cannot comprehend
the mental imprisonment
constant cognitive
dissonance
that you cant even
begin to articulate
Staying vigilant
feeling impotent
nightmare reruns
of the incident.
Robbed of my innocence
Know
I am one of millions
Happening every 2 minutes
facts
you cant refute.
I was voiceless
but now
boisterous
Born again from
suffering.
wounds
will
heal,
my dignity
you cannot steal.
Initiating a change
so no one ever
lays down
broken
from pain.
Love in every
action
prevents
traumatic reactions.
Statistics says were not suppose to make it.

The law says I'm a give you so much time that the
only example you could give to your kids would be to
be your replacement.
Poverty says I was made to keep you in your place
thats why I was created with the hands of hatred, why
you think its so easy for your right hand to become a
hater!.
The streets says keep it real, don't snitch!, life's a
bit*@, its bitter sweet stay strong and don't be scared
to taste her.
The gang says ride and throw you set up high and
never turn your back on your nation.
The slave master "use" to say NIGGER, we say
NIGGA, leaving every body else confused on how the
fu*k we could use the vernacular of a racist!.
The struggle said ain't nothing new under the sun the
concept of hard times is so old its ancient.
Most say we going to die anyway so they don't want
to be bothered.
The rich class looks at the poor class and says you are
my foot stool for I am the power!
The middle class wishing to be the rich class looks at
the poor class too and says I'm smarter and y'all
cowards.
DAMN!
That's why some say the world is so sour.
But with all that said, while wearing all this red! No
matter what else is said! I say in the midst of all this
we still produced remnant elite called the MEN OF
HONOR!!!
We defy statistics and dear to go harder!
We go against the odds with blood in our eyes, 5 a
ride against the tide but with a different demise then
them 300 Spartans!!
Because whatever is said, you know whatever they
say, instead of play, we ponder.
For action there is a re-action, so all our actions to
their reactions has to produce the word that will be
put on our graves, that will say, that they!, yup they!,
were MEN OF HONOR!!!.
"F" what they say, know who you are and conduct
yourself in that way, know they self! WE MEN OF
HONOR!
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to!showcase!writings,!raps,!poetry!
and!prose!from!the!hearts!and!minds!
of!Central!High!Schools!youth.!
Man I came up hard

Man I came up hard
Only thing I knew was take
Stack it all up
Just to see how much I make
Plottin on the ways ta
Get da Baker fa cake
So I could blow a couple
Sit back and bake
Niggaz say day ridin
When you know dem niggaz fake
Niggaz call you brother
While day lying in ya face
Tryna stick around
Waiting for da bread ta break
Even when the cookie crumble
Day stic around fa a taste
My Neighborhood
In my neighborhood you hear nothing but the sound of needles
sucking, guns busting & drug dealers clutching.....
You hear my principal saying stop the violence, s
top the shooting then you get a phone call saying brah they just
killed your cousin,
as you sit there to take it all in you catch a feeling like they just
killed your best friend.....
then you think to your self time to make this flip,
time to bring this money in,
as you live in your life of sin like it's a brand new trend ......
as I sit back & think about my neighborhood
I think if we change the term neighborhood our youth would
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then they just might see no more that die,
hear no more that cry
& no more of hearing black mothers sigh....
By Kia Zuice Thompson class of 2015!
by Omar
Central HS Class of 2015
I made me
Cant be nobody yall tryna make me.
Still Billd omn me, wen yall tryTA Break
me
Smile in my face, wen day really HATE ME
But itz okay Nigga, I made me
I made me, oh yez I did
Started young as a badazz kid
ADHD kept me in ta shit
Started some thingz n didnt finish
Dat school shit, Im really in ta it
Addicted to dat knowledge
I guess dat I be bookwhipped
So versatile
Streetsmarts Im brilliant
Gimme my beat n I bet I kill it
Recite my verse but dont steal it.
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