First and foremost, I'm saddened, frustrated, and completely sickened by the violence going on in Chicago and the world for that matter but right now I just want to focus on Chicago because it is the city that raised me. Here are few ideas I had about stopping the violence in our beloved city.
1. Understand that Love conquers Hate because we Suffer from one of the worst cases of Self-Hate.
2. Walk -the -Block Program - Black Men have to be more present in the community..Period. The village mentality has been cast away from the often preached "individuality syndrome" which it is important to be an individual but we must be willing to serve a purpose bigger than ourselves. If our Fraternities, Churches, Mosque, Atheist, etc. came together each weekend and lets say 30 Men picked a hood to walk through on a Saturday and first listen, then advise, and give tough love where it is necessary that would create a strong presence in the community. It's not to go out and preach, its to go out and show we care. Its more of us than it is of the "them" and most thugs are insecure and scared when they are outnumbered. They will give in the the will of righteousness as long as we come from a a place of tough love and not more hate.
3. Black men & women first being present in numbers eliminates the "Individual" fear many us have due to dumb ass retaliation from the misguided youth.
4. Better standards of hiring & pay for police..The police that are hired to "Serve & Protect" us don't have to pass any real psychological test & they don't make enough money. Not all police but many are rejects that failed at other task so becoming a police was the fall back plan in order to make a living & therefore they project their insecurities, prejudices, and problems on the same community they serve. Part of their training should include the meeting residents of the community they will be serviing prior to being placed their. That would help to eliminate some of the preconceived notions from all parties involved.
5. Investments in education; we build more prisons in this country than schools. Prisons have become a business while public schools have become breeding grounds for prisons. When I say investment in education, I mean from the people & not just the government. We have to set up our own tutoring & mentoring programs because we can't expect them to do shit unless we are willing stand up like they did in the 60's.
6. Churches, Mosques, Temples, & Atheist need to stop letting their belief "Systems" divide us especially among people of color. In the end we all want the same result so lets find a way to build collectively. Also, many places of worship often make "sinners" feel like they don't belong. They often say, we need to bring people to us. NO, we need to find the "sinners" just as Jesus did. The church is not based inside those 4 walls, it is temple inside every believer which has the potential to reach out to another human being. We follow the rituals but not the true ideals.
7. Stop the whole "Niggers" vs. "Black People" argument. As ignorant as some of us are, it is still "us" in my opinion & not "look at them." The problem with thinking it's "us" against "them" is that it creates more dvision and whether we like it or not a large part of society still looks at the educated Black man and the Nigger in the same light. They can't see the difference. Also, one those Niggers we ignored may be the same person robbing us or killing one of our children later.
8. Open & honest dialogue between Black men & Black women to truly address our "Love/Hate" relationship that is perpetuated in our communities, music, films, etc. We have to mend our relationship & stop feeding into the "us" vs. "them" mentality.
9. Stop waiting on someone else to make the first move & begin your movement in the immediate world that surrounds you. It starts with one person. 1
10. Last but not least, Learn to love yourself & gain knowledge of self & once you do so guide those that are ready to take the next step into that realm with you. Everyone is not ready & some may never get there but if we become the majority then the minority will slowly have to assimilate to our movement just to feel comfortable.
11. Show them better. The hood suffers from a lack of options or the perception of a lack of options. We have to show them better via music, television, film, and most imporatantly in person.
12. Finally, adults cannot be afraid of children and remember the elders are the Village Leaders.
1. Understand that Love conquers Hate because we Suffer from one of the worst cases of Self-Hate.
2. Walk -the -Block Program - Black Men have to be more present in the community..Period. The village mentality has been cast away from the often preached "individuality syndrome" which it is important to be an individual but we must be willing to serve a purpose bigger than ourselves. If our Fraternities, Churches, Mosque, Atheist, etc. came together each weekend and lets say 30 Men picked a hood to walk through on a Saturday and first listen, then advise, and give tough love where it is necessary that would create a strong presence in the community. It's not to go out and preach, its to go out and show we care. Its more of us than it is of the "them" and most thugs are insecure and scared when they are outnumbered. They will give in the the will of righteousness as long as we come from a a place of tough love and not more hate.
3. Black men & women first being present in numbers eliminates the "Individual" fear many us have due to dumb ass retaliation from the misguided youth.
4. Better standards of hiring & pay for police..The police that are hired to "Serve & Protect" us don't have to pass any real psychological test & they don't make enough money. Not all police but many are rejects that failed at other task so becoming a police was the fall back plan in order to make a living & therefore they project their insecurities, prejudices, and problems on the same community they serve. Part of their training should include the meeting residents of the community they will be serviing prior to being placed their. That would help to eliminate some of the preconceived notions from all parties involved.
5. Investments in education; we build more prisons in this country than schools. Prisons have become a business while public schools have become breeding grounds for prisons. When I say investment in education, I mean from the people & not just the government. We have to set up our own tutoring & mentoring programs because we can't expect them to do shit unless we are willing stand up like they did in the 60's.
6. Churches, Mosques, Temples, & Atheist need to stop letting their belief "Systems" divide us especially among people of color. In the end we all want the same result so lets find a way to build collectively. Also, many places of worship often make "sinners" feel like they don't belong. They often say, we need to bring people to us. NO, we need to find the "sinners" just as Jesus did. The church is not based inside those 4 walls, it is temple inside every believer which has the potential to reach out to another human being. We follow the rituals but not the true ideals.
7. Stop the whole "Niggers" vs. "Black People" argument. As ignorant as some of us are, it is still "us" in my opinion & not "look at them." The problem with thinking it's "us" against "them" is that it creates more dvision and whether we like it or not a large part of society still looks at the educated Black man and the Nigger in the same light. They can't see the difference. Also, one those Niggers we ignored may be the same person robbing us or killing one of our children later.
8. Open & honest dialogue between Black men & Black women to truly address our "Love/Hate" relationship that is perpetuated in our communities, music, films, etc. We have to mend our relationship & stop feeding into the "us" vs. "them" mentality.
9. Stop waiting on someone else to make the first move & begin your movement in the immediate world that surrounds you. It starts with one person. 1
10. Last but not least, Learn to love yourself & gain knowledge of self & once you do so guide those that are ready to take the next step into that realm with you. Everyone is not ready & some may never get there but if we become the majority then the minority will slowly have to assimilate to our movement just to feel comfortable.
11. Show them better. The hood suffers from a lack of options or the perception of a lack of options. We have to show them better via music, television, film, and most imporatantly in person.
12. Finally, adults cannot be afraid of children and remember the elders are the Village Leaders.
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