the big get rid of.Co-sign, they need to get rid of this mutha fucka
the big get rid of.Co-sign, they need to get rid of this mutha fucka
WHAT THE FUCK......
"@TheAnonMessage: Instead of arresting Darren Wilson the #Ferguson police fingerprints black kids for the 'community's safety"
"#Ferguson PD now fingerprinting all children in town under cover of "safety"
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Funeral director explains why it took so long to remove Michael Brown’s body from street
POSTED 11:44 AM, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014, BY FOX 4 NEWSROOM, UPDATED AT 01:20PM, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. — One month ago tomorrow, Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo. For almost four hours on an August day in the middle of the afternoon, his body remained in the street.
There has been much criticism about the delay, and Calvin Whitaker, the funeral home director who was called to pick up and transport Brown’s body, said he was surprised at the criticism he’s heard.
He also explained the timeline(below), why it took so long, what he was doing for two hours after he arrived on the scene, and to whom Michael Brown’s family began to plead so that their son’s body could be removed from the street.
Watch his interview in the video player above, as Calvin Whitaker recounts his memories from Aug. 9.
For the first time you will hear from the man who was sent to pickup and deliver Brown’s remains that day to the St. Louis County medical examiner.
Timeline:
Saturday, August 9, 12:01 in the afternoon, Ferguson officer Darren Wilson encounters Michael Brown and a friend walking in the street.
-12:07 the shooting is reported.
-12:10 a paramedic in the area responds and finds no pulse.
-12:15 other Ferguson officers start to arrive
And the body is partially covered with a white sheet.
-12:43 country officers notified of shooting.
-1:30 county homicide detectives arrive
-2:01 Calvin Whitaker is called to pick up and deliver the body to the county morgue…
His county contract states, he must be on the scene within an hour.
-2:25 Calvin arrives at the shooting scene.
and 2 hours and 12 minutes later at 4:37 he delivers Brown’s body to the morgue. A 15 minute drive from Ferguson..
Which means for almost two hours, Calvin was at the shooting scene. Why the wait? What was happening? He explains.
WHAT THE FUCK......
"@TheAnonMessage: Instead of arresting Darren Wilson the #Ferguson police fingerprints black kids for the 'community's safety"
"#Ferguson PD now fingerprinting all children in town under cover of "safety"
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man what is wrong with the Black people in this town, FUCK, shit makes me want to cry. Stand up for yourself, PLEASE, be aware, think long term for your childrens sake
Some of us may have lost some steam towards the situation but this cats still out in the streets.
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WHAT THE FUCK......
"@TheAnonMessage: Instead of arresting Darren Wilson the #Ferguson police fingerprints black kids for the 'community's safety"
"#Ferguson PD now fingerprinting all children in town under cover of "safety"
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Who ever that is caring that American flag need to get rid of it. It seems that no matter what happens blacks will continue to follow whites. If we continue to live by white ideas, white values, white visions, etc. then we are truly doomed. You cannot fight against people that control you.
http://oneblacknation.webs.com/
http://blacknation.vpweb.com/default.html
.......bumping a sticky because this still matters too.
Was having a discussion about content with business partner and this was my response. Thought I'd share bc it's the same conversation.
Tip of the iceberg and worthy of being driven into mainstream consciousness. How can those who control content expect me to care about Israel or Ukraine when our children are being murdered across this country. Those that control content see fit to promote images, language, and narratives that support the type of violence almost specific to my community. They seem comfortable promoting and glorifying black on black violence in music while being critical of blacks for not expressing more anger towards those who've committed the violence (black on black crime, i.e. Chicago). Meanwhile Jay Z debuts his new Cologne ‘Gold' at department stores everywhere, Ti’s on TV doing the family Hustle thing, and Love and Hip Hop is a hit show.
Why have positive images been replaced with negative ones? Why promote music with subject matter that glorifies drug use and violence, and then criticize drug use and violence in black communities? Why silence voices that offer solutions and positivity? Why has Hip Hop become a litany of 3 minute commercials for the gun lobby? Why do a disproportionate number of AA men talk about ongoing criminal activity in their music, and what kind of fear does that produce? And how, in-turn, does that fear inspire laws like stand your ground to be passed? in my opinion, media companies CASTRATED music- black music in-particular- bc the power within the positive messages of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and part of the 90’s threatened the ideologies formed around the negative black narrative. Now almost 100% of music airtime glorifies violence or encourages extreme sexual behavior. And yet we allow conservative hosts to wonder aloud critically about those who act out the violence, as violence is directly marketed toward us while being sponsored by Toyota, Sprite, and Nike. Music that expresses alternative perspectives (encouragement or answers) has been shelved bc It’s inconvenient to allow an articulate black male to discuss these topics or offer solutions. What if people began to emulate the positive images instead of the negative, how would that threaten the narrative? Media has consolidated and in the process muted almost every positive impression of us as seen through our eyes.
All of this in a country where the goal of too many has been the subjugation or destruction of black people and our identity. Should we surprised? Why else sponsor, market, and sell violence while criticizing the people you’ve sponsored, marketed and sold violence to? Music from earlier decades lifted spirits and inspired activism. What does todays music do? Todays music fills prisons and inspires strippers; and activism is dead Todays music sells everything to everyone while normalizing the distorted black identity it perpetuates. James Brown flipped being black from bad to good in one song… 3 little minutes “i’m black and I’m proud." He infused black with pride. Tupac, lil Wayne, Jay Z, Young Jeezy, TI, Snoop, The Game, Biggie Smalls, Rick Ross, 50 Cent and countless others have done the same for thug; Ironic bc Hip Hop was full of conciseness when white listeners and corporations became aware of it- Tribe Called Quest, Pharohe Monch, Brand Nubians, The Roots (the tonight show band), BDK, Queen Latifa, Common, Public Enemy, KRS1, etc. Now, instead of wanting to be black and proud we want to be thugs. What normal impressionable black boy wants to be a thug? Only the normal impressionable black boy who wants to drive a car, drink a soda, and buy some new Jordan’s. Tell me the media barons don’t understand the POWER and spirit of a message when placed in music? Tell me i’ve concocted a crazy conspiracy theory? While, now, deeply imbedded is the new normal distortion that every black man is a threat… a thug. Police and vigilantes get rewarded for eliminating threats. Zimmerman raised 100’s of thousands of dollars and so has the St Louis cop who executed Michael Brown.
WHAT THE FUCK......
"@TheAnonMessage: Instead of arresting Darren Wilson the #Ferguson police fingerprints black kids for the 'community's safety"
"#Ferguson PD now fingerprinting all children in town under cover of "safety"
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I can't fucking believe parents are allowing this bullshit.....![]()
It's been over 30 days,the feds came in,and the cop still hasn't been charge.
Was having a discussion about content with business partner and this was my response. Thought I'd share bc it's the same conversation.
Tip of the iceberg and worthy of being driven into mainstream consciousness. How can those who control content expect me to care about Israel or Ukraine when our children are being murdered across this country. Those that control content see fit to promote images, language, and narratives that support the type of violence almost specific to my community. They seem comfortable promoting and glorifying black on black violence in music while being critical of blacks for not expressing more anger towards those who've committed the violence (black on black crime, i.e. Chicago). Meanwhile Jay Z debuts his new Cologne ‘Gold' at department stores everywhere, Ti’s on TV doing the family Hustle thing, and Love and Hip Hop is a hit show.
Why have positive images been replaced with negative ones? Why promote music with subject matter that glorifies drug use and violence, and then criticize drug use and violence in black communities? Why silence voices that offer solutions and positivity? Why has Hip Hop become a litany of 3 minute commercials for the gun lobby? Why do a disproportionate number of AA men talk about ongoing criminal activity in their music, and what kind of fear does that produce? And how, in-turn, does that fear inspire laws like stand your ground to be passed? in my opinion, media companies CASTRATED music- black music in-particular- bc the power within the positive messages of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and part of the 90’s threatened the ideologies formed around the negative black narrative. Now almost 100% of music airtime glorifies violence or encourages extreme sexual behavior. And yet we allow conservative hosts to wonder aloud critically about those who act out the violence, as violence is directly marketed toward us while being sponsored by Toyota, Sprite, and Nike. Music that expresses alternative perspectives (encouragement or answers) has been shelved bc It’s inconvenient to allow an articulate black male to discuss these topics or offer solutions. What if people began to emulate the positive images instead of the negative, how would that threaten the narrative? Media has consolidated and in the process muted almost every positive impression of us as seen through our eyes.
All of this in a country where the goal of too many has been the subjugation or destruction of black people and our identity. Should we surprised? Why else sponsor, market, and sell violence while criticizing the people you’ve sponsored, marketed and sold violence to? Music from earlier decades lifted spirits and inspired activism. What does todays music do? Todays music fills prisons and inspires strippers; and activism is dead Todays music sells everything to everyone while normalizing the distorted black identity it perpetuates. James Brown flipped being black from bad to good in one song… 3 little minutes “i’m black and I’m proud." He infused black with pride. Tupac, lil Wayne, Jay Z, Young Jeezy, TI, Snoop, The Game, Biggie Smalls, Rick Ross, 50 Cent and countless others have done the same for thug; Ironic bc Hip Hop was full of conciseness when white listeners and corporations became aware of it- Tribe Called Quest, Pharohe Monch, Brand Nubians, The Roots (the tonight show band), BDK, Queen Latifa, Common, Public Enemy, KRS1, etc. Now, instead of wanting to be black and proud we want to be thugs. What normal impressionable black boy wants to be a thug? Only the normal impressionable black boy who wants to drive a car, drink a soda, and buy some new Jordan’s. Tell me the media barons don’t understand the POWER and spirit of a message when placed in music? Tell me i’ve concocted a crazy conspiracy theory? While, now, deeply imbedded is the new normal distortion that every black man is a threat… a thug. Police and vigilantes get rewarded for eliminating threats. Zimmerman raised 100’s of thousands of dollars and so has the St Louis cop who executed Michael Brown.
It's been over 30 days,the feds came in,and the cop still hasn't been charge.
Thank you.
I skimmed through it.
Does it mention that white witness say there were 3 officers there!!?
No, but it basically asks the question, how are they going to spin it now that there are white witnesses, since none of the black witnesses were good enough.
I swear my blood did a low level boil every time reporters,( even ones who seemed to believe the witness accounts)referred to the witnesses in a way to relay that regardless of what they saw, because they are black and the victim was black, the testimony is no good/had to have had some sort of collaboration/ or inferred they were lying because they hate white people/police/authority or wanted some type of racial payback. White privilege is real.