What White People See, What Everyone Else Sees

There's a photo going around of a man pleading for help. He's pleading that his side of the story be shared about what happened in McKinney.

What do you see? A black guy smoking weed? Or a new dad having a celebratory cigar, and posing for a pic?

But what the message truly shows, is that there's a difference between what white people see, and what everyone else sees. And that's a problem.

In 2014 and 2015, there was a lot of media attention to police killing unarmed, nonthreatening black people. Black people being targeted by police, leading to harassment, assault, and death is nothing new. But the amount of media attention is increasing.

When George Zimmerman (half white, fully cop crazy) killed ‪#‎TrayvonMartin‬, white people saw a black teenager nearly beating the life out of a man who was trying to protect his neighborhood from "criminals & thugs".

What the evidence showed clearly, was a guy in the dark and rain, following a child slowly...then exiting his car when that child ran to continue following him. When Zimmerman kills him, somehow he's acquitted on self defense.

When Michael Dunn killed ‪#‎JordanDavis‬, white people saw a group of young black boys being thugs and threatening good tax paying citizens. What the evidence clearly showed is they were doing what most people do in a car, reciting the words of their favorite artist. Michael Dunn somehow thought he had the authority to tell them to turn their music down or off. And when they reacted, he felt threatened and tried to claim self defense. He got 90 years.

When 12 year old ‪#‎TamirRice‬ was killed, someone saw a kid threatening people with a gun. They weren't sure if it was real, but they found it horrifying that a kid is playing with any type of gun. When the police pulled up, they hopped out the car and shot him instantly. The officer (white) said he told Tamir put the gun down immediately and 26 year old Tamir was threatening and waiving the gun at him. The video proved otherwise, and now ACTIVIST are attempting to bring charges against the officer. They had to bypass prosecutors and go directly to the judge.

When ‪#‎MichaelBrown‬ was killed, Darren Wilson 6'4" (white officer) admitted he flew his door open after asking Michael to get out the street. He then said that he felt Michael Brown push the door closed. He said Michael Brown reached into his vehicle and grabbed for his gun. He fired a shot off, and Michael Brown took off running. That's when he exited his vehicle and fired more rounds. Then Michael Brown turned around and ran at him. He fired more rounds killing him with a fatal shot to the head. Michael's friend said the officer flew his door open, hitting Michael with the door simultaneously grabbing him. Michael was pulling away. The shot fired at the car created a pause and panic, and gave Michael the opportunity to run away. After being struck while running, witnesses say that he surrendered with his hands up. That's when Darren Wilson fired at him again, killing him.

When ‪#‎FreddieGray‬ was killed, he was in a hospital. But what lead to his death is the damning part. Freddie Gray was killed because he made eye contact with an officer (white), and his goon cop friends decided to take him on what is called, "A Rough Ride". After numerous stops, they found Freddie barely breathing, possibly dead. They hooked him up to some monitors, tubes, and IVs. They made him up real pretty then pronounced his death a week or so later. They were trying to avoid any incident. But what sparked the entire thing is him making eye contact with a white officer, who was in a "bad" neighborhood. They tried to say he had a knife on him too.

I can go on about many other cases of unarmed men and women being killed. But the point here is to explain that what white people see, and what everyone else sees is completely different. Now I'm not saying, because you're white blah blah blah...but in each incident, including the pool party incident, white adults saw one thing, and a completely different narrative was going on.

What do you see? Two men throwing up gang signs? About to commit a crime in the darkness of the night? Or Two brothers happy to see their Uncle for thanksgiving?

If white people see things different, what do you think Police Management see when training officers? A federal report shows that in Ferguson, police were profiting on the BLACK citizens of the county/city. Zoom out to the country, and look at all the major cities. Specifically where black people live. Look at the prisons. This is a nationwide tactic. Over policed cities to make a profit on urban (mostly black and hispanic) residents. As a result, the police create an atmosphere they fear, they share that with the media, and voila, you've villainized blacks and hispanics, and painted a picture for white people to view on the news. Now they think and see threats anytime they're around a black person. A cop wants to uphold the law. Who do you think he assumes is breaking the law? Not white people, they're just caught in the mix. Black people are the law breakers. They are the ones who need to get their lives together, in his/her mind.

What do you see? A thug with a gun? or A right to bear arms?

Here's the trap. I know its getting long, but you have blacks and hispanics that want to become officers. They see themselves doing their job. Their trained from children, to listen and do as their told. They don't see stop & frisk as a violation of the fourth amendment. They don't know you have the right to plead the fifth amendment. Ultimately, they don't see beating you with their equipment, and killing you as a violation of the eighth amendment. I wonder if they know the first & second amendment?

Now if they can do their job, and get backing from their superiors, white people and officers can be completely oblivious to rights of blacks and hispanics. Remember, what they see is different. So when they detain you, if you can't breathe, that's not their problem. Your breath doesn't matter if you break the law, even if you broke no laws.

PS

Sorry so long

What Black People Need Are Think Tanks

     A pet peeve of mine is looking for a job. I hate looking for a job. People have this theory that if you carry negativity with you, you will carry that negativity into your job, therefore don't think about the odds stacked against you, bring your best and you will impress.

     Can I say bull****? Look when we introduce ourselves to one another, we introduce who we are. When you introduce yourself to a person and you're trying to impress them, you come off phony. So why do people think this mentality of impressing someone in an interview is any better?

     Put yourself in the shoes of the manager. Lets say you're the first person they've seen. You have lots more candidates to go. Let's say you're the last person they've seen. Thank god this is almost over. And while it shouldn't, the thing that makes the entire process drag is the phony people, the overdoing people, the people seeking to please.

     So let's say you impress them. Does that mean you can get the job done? If you can get the job done, then how long will it be before you want to move up, and they have to find someone else to get the job done? But I haven't even discussed your feelings.

     What happens when your interviewer is not of your race? When I went in for an interview, I found myself being more assertive, more aggressive in my demands when interviewed by a black guy. I stayed at that job longer than all other jobs. I tried that same tactic at another interview, and the interviewer was more aggressive with me before I could even tell them about myself. Saying, "we don't tolerate laziness, we have to get a job done, we set that expectation high or we let people go".

     Anyway, we (black people) need to take on the world. There's a need for us to stop working for these companies and bring on the responsibilities of running our own. The benefits of doing that is pulling the people in our communities up out of the bad spots, ruts, or "ok" areas. Everyday there is a black person saying we need to open up our own businesses. But this is a cry for more than that.

     We need think tanks to address every level of success to drive more success and set that precedent as a standard to achieve as a race. These think tanks want to address uniformity, unity, education, qualifications, and growth. I guess you might think of this like a house of representatives, and senate. But we really need something like that.

     Its a structured system. I remember as a kid seeing "Each one Teach one". While the idea is good, its flawed because of the lack of unity. "Everyone Teach. Everyone Learn." would eliminate all possibilities of failure. Because we're all listening and we speak. The need is, without a doubt, there.

     We have networks like Centric, TVone, BET, and OWN. Huge step, but low threshold of success. We have Black Enterprise, The Root, and some other site I can't remember, but none of them are owned by black people. Right here is where some arguments come in, but trust me none are black owned. Maybe OWN is, but no one else. Sorry for my lack of investigative journalism on that.

     We are a $1.1 trillion spending race. What we do, the world imitates. Chuck Berry invented the Beach Boys. Black performances invented Elvis. James Brown invented McJagger. The Jackson 5 invented so many groups I won't even go on. However, we create it, the buy it and imitate it. So if we created something of actual value, by time they're creating the cheap imitations we've already got the world moving to something better. That's what a think tank will do.

     The reason we are so far behind, is because we succeed, and we are offered money to do for others. While loyalties lie in our heart, the brain convinces us to betray for beneficial reasons. Think tanks would cut us off at the offer. Think tanks would see that you're offered a new position and counsel you on staying or leaving. Think tanks would keep the culture moving if you decide to leave, and advance your influence if you decide to stay.

     With black owned businesses, interviewing changes. You interview with people like-minded. Being like-minded isn't a crime, and never let someone convince you that if you work with like-minded people you'll fail. As long as like-minded people challenge each other, how can you fail? That interview that you have, with that black owned businesses changes your attitude. They're not looking at my skin the whole time, they're looking at my skill. They know how we talk, so they're not testing my oral presentation. The only thing I have to convince them of is my will to get the job done. That's easy on both of us.

Incomplete thought...will return if I think of more. Suggestions accepted.

Empire Canceled by Fox, Unbelievable

     It has been rumored, Fox canceled the record breaking, new show, Empire. Insert, "Black Lives Matter". It is unbelievable, that Fox was eager to allow this to happen.

     To be a bit subjective, I am not a fan of Fox or any of its subsidiaries. That's honesty. Its not a secret that networks play up their roles. For instance, Fox and its affiliates are more Republican, pro-white, organizations. NBC is a more liberal organization. ABC is kind of center.

     With that, I was not surprised to here that Fox was doing this. I was surprised that Lee Daniels actually went to Fox in the first place. Maybe he sees a smaller picture than I do. But initially, I had no intentions on watching Empire, strictly because it was on Fox, and anything on Fox about black people has to be bad television. Instead, the show actually resonated with me.

     As a former rapper, I dreamed of Empire being the story of me. I am Lucious Lyon in my head, or I wanted to be. Coming from a family filled with musical talents, learning early the power of knowing what the accountant knows, and a determination to be a billionaire, Empire, in my opinion was my destiny. So I was a huge fan. I always ask myself, why did other people watch the show; doesn't matter though, it was a hit.

     Empire broke record after record. Its only competitor, a show I'm a fan of as well, The Walking Dead, didn't do what Empire did in its first season. They built up to where they are. Empire however, was an instant success. The fans truly enjoyed the show, and the conversations on Facebook and Twitter were endless. So why would Fox let them go?

   

Fox's Tweet regarding the news season of Empire

NewsBuzzDaily reports: 

After record breaking views of Fox’s newest show “Empire” has been cancelled. Initially, on January 17, the show was renewed for a second season but now Fox has rescinded “Empire” opportunity for a second season.

Produced by Lee Daniels and staring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, the show was a success and many viewers tuned in weekly for the musical drama. It is said that the show is loosely based off hip hop mogul, Jay-Z’s life.

Fox’s public relations representative, Charles McRae, has stated that the reason for the cancellation is due to contractual negotiations. According to Fox, pay towards Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s production camp were the main determining factors in the cancellation. It is said that two parties could not reach an acceptable agreement and when things heated up behind the curtains, Fox abruptly pulled the plug on the show.

Lee Daniels is currently meeting with several networks to find a new home for the hit series. He along with co-creator Danny Strong, will be meeting with HBO, Showtime, Viacom and ABC in the next few days.

     I hate Fox. I seriously do. It is my understanding, and I could be wrong, that companies pay to advertise on networks, during their aired programs. With record breaking numbers, are you telling me Fox is having issues raising money for ad dollars to advertise during this program? The Super Bowl can charge $3 million for advertising during the super bowl, but y'all can't raise the money for Empire? Or is it y'all don't want to pay the cost for the hit show?

     Be honest here. Because If that's the case, Empire can go straight to their own network, and are the program there. Its time we start owning our material. Yes I may be talking about flooding the market. I may be tempting over saturation, but in the words of the late great Michael Jackson, they don't really care about us. We can raise the money, sell municipal bonds, and open up a black hollywood and arrange our own networks.

     Empire may be one show, but there's lots more black talent being overlooked and misrepresented. Sony recently had to apologize to Kevin Hart for disrespecting him in an email between two workers. They said something to the beat of, he's a "whore". We need unity, but we can do so much more for ourselves if we don't seek the business of people who don't want to work with us.

     If this rumor turns out to be true, we need to take charge. That's my opinion.

Are Comments About Police Outrageous?

A friend of mine suggested some people do a ride along with a police officer to understand what they deal with on a daily basis. His comment came based on the outrageous things he sees, as far as people's comments and theories. He doesn't want people to feel a certain about cops because of how they're portrayed in the media. 

     A person's ideas and theory about police is based on the expectation the have for the police force when dealing with everyday people. The general understanding is, cops are trained to properly assess a situation. With so many black people being killed by police, we doubt that cops are utilizing their training, or they're targeting us.

Let's take the Sean Bell situation. Who the hell established that he was armed and selling drugs? Why did he have a detective tailing him? 

     Eric Garner situation. We already know he was being harassed. He did not look like he was a kingpin for selling cigarettes. Tamir Rice, a lil kid playing with a toy gun. By himself. The walmart dude was on the phone swinging the gun around.

     Its not cops and robbers every situation. I spoke with a cop before about the mentality. And she said, they're overpaid peer mediators. The job is settling arguments. That's it. That cop is a good cop. Already in the mind frame that she is not here to catch an enemy or catch a crook 99% of the time. She is a Mount Vernon Police officer by the way. So she has legitimate reason to be super cop.  

     I would never call comments outrageous. Its more terrifying that cops still don't understand what we're saying. When we feel we're being attacked, they stick their chest out and tell us do what we say and you won't have any problems. 

     Funny how cops and white people can say that to blacks and minorities, but can relate to movies like iRobot when machines takeover and use that as a reason we don't need artificial intelligence, because you know the robots can rule over us. Taking our freedoms away.

     Why are urban areas where minorities live over-policed, but the further you go out into the suburbs, the less police you see? Because cops are given a false sense of duty. They are told to protect and serve, but are trained to protect their life at all costs. Filled with fear that someone may have a gun. And the most important thing is to go home to their families.

     Riddle me that.

     Also, the conversations about good cops need to stop. Seriously. Its irrelevant. A man that beats his woman does good things too. He can pay her bills, keep money in her bank account, and take care of her 3 kids by 3 different men. But bringing that up doesn't change the fact that the man is beating her. 

     Let's stop victimizing good cops by bringing them up and using them as collateral. A good cop is a good cop and shouldn't be offended by the reaction toward the police. The unity of police shouldn't trump whether you're a good cop or bad cop. If you're a good cop, you shouldn't stand behind your badge. If the badge is justifying violence against black, then why would we trust you? How long should we trust you? 

     Example, my mother convinced me that if I'm riding with friends, and they kill someone, and they find out I was with those friends during the murder, my silence doesn't stop me from going to jail. Even more, by not coming forward I'm guilty by association. What makes police officers individually so different? 

     By not standing up, and even standing by, you're aiding and abetting. Good cops are being used as pawns. Stop with the "not every cop is a bad cop, there are good cops". No there aren't any good cops if they stand by and don't react to this foolishness. 
     The point here is cops with guns need to be retrained, and maybe they need to reconsider who they give guns. Or just decrease policing. Rely on neighborhood watches. 

Republicans, Tea Party, and more vs Barack Obama

     Taking this series 7 class, and I took the time to get a little distracted. So I'm looking something up, and I begin thinking. 

     How is it, Israel, a country waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay smaller than ours, can make demands to the USA on how to govern deals with Iran. Everything this Netanyahu character demands is based on the threat to his country. 

     Our support to Israel should be support!!! How in the hell was it possible for Netanyahu to come to the US, slam the president of the US, and his negotiations, and the Republican party support it? 

     What goods and services does Israel provide that's detrimental to the function of the US? I already looked that up....its the link below. But its not that serious. Not serious enough that Republicans should be standing behind Israel like they're us, and we're them. Not serious enough that when Netanyahu speaks, Americans should feel compelled to tailor their vote to what he says. Not serious enough that March happened. 

There are people who dislike Barack Obama for Affordable Care Act (as if that's reasonable).
There are people who dislike Barack Obama for the Iran Deal (as if that's even understandable).
There are people who dislike Barack Obama for his job on restoring America economically (????).
There are people who dislike Barack Obama for being a Democrat. These are the ONLY people I respect. At least your hate is based on an ignorance you can defend. 

     Everyone else, if you don't like him, its not him, its you. And I just request that you stop using excuses of why you don't like Obama. Just be honest its because he's black. Be honest that you have no clue why you don't like him. Basically because all your friends or family say he's a bad president, but you have absolutely no clue. Just be honest, you have a right to express your ignorance, and there's nothing more blissful. Just be honest, you're black, all your friends are white or Asian, and since they don't support him (not to say all white and asians don't support Barack Obama), you have to do what they say because its more important that you fit in with them, than fit in with what's right. And the next time they tell you racism is over, its just a bunch of ignorant black people attacking the police, or if they say wassup my nigger and then say, its cool I'm not racist. Know that you're the fool, the ass, the dummy that's the butt of all their jokes.

     Every failure Barack Obama has is a result of racism. That's a strong stance, but I'm willing to start there. I'm putting the burden of proof on those that claim he's a horrible president, rightfully so. Someone said that Barack Obama can cure cancer, and Republicans would spin it to say he's killing the economy, taking jobs away. There's nothing good he can do that's right. Barack Obama is more Republican than Republicans. 

     There's a term, R.I.N.O., Republican In Name Only. Well Barack Obama is a D.I.N.O., no need to explain that right? Some of his policies were geared for Republican support. He's a center president. The only thing that makes him left is the color of his skin. But he's more independent than Democrat. He's a functioning president that actually did try to bring change. He did reach across the aisle. He definitely moved this country forward, even after taking decades of steps back. 

     Hate the president, but just be honest about why. We can resolve the divide in America once you do.