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Bloomberg for President? Oh hell no!

I was recently featured in an article on the “Stop and Frisk” policy promoted and defended by Bloomberg during his time as Mayor of New York. A reporter from Vice saw one of my tweets which went semi-viral and wanted to know more about my opinion on the policy. The following article explains how I and a number of brothers were profiled, targeted and harassed by the NYPD for essentially the crime of being Black and Brown.

The Article can be found on the Vice web site at –
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a85nn/stop-and-frisk-mayor-bloomberg-nyc-personal-stories?

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I miss podcasting, so I am gonna start a new one

I was searching through the archives looking for examples of some of the previous work I had done with podcasting and came across the old video opening for New York Cine Radio from 2015. The New York Cine Radio podcast was an audio show based on pop culture and entertainment that I was fortunate enough to co-host for a few years. This was part of my weekly routine for quite a while. And if I am being honest, it is something that I miss doing. As a result, my boy Des (http://www.adesola.com) and I are starting up a new podcast within the next few weeks. More news to follow on the topic and format of this new venture.

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What the hell happened?


It is funny that despite how things change they still stay the same. Eight years ago I sat at home on Inauguration day and thought to myself “holy $#!÷, this is really going to happen”. Now eight years later I am sitting here thinking the exact same thing but for entirely different reasons.

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Real talk….

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As I am riding home on the train at 4:30 in morning a few thoughts enter my mind. I grew up in NYC during the 70s, 80s and 90s when the city averaged between 2000 – 3000 murders a year. During that time I traveled from one end of the city to the other. From Harlem, to the South Bronx, to Bed Sty. I am not being arrogant when I say that I do not frighten easily. And yet despite all of that, to this day, at 50 years old, nothing scares me more than the sight of two young white cops alone with me on a train.

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This one was on film

The word just came down that the officer, it should be officers, involved in the death of Eric Garner will not have to face justice. I would like to say that I am surprised by this ruling, but I am not. This story has been played out too many times. The recent decision in Ferguson not to indict Officer Wilson, the death of 12 year old Tamir Rice in Cleveland, the murder of Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn stairwell while coming home with his family is a clear indication that police in the United States are out of control. It is also an indication that large sections of the public does not care about these injustices if it does not impact their own communities.

President Obama has called for police throughout the nation to wear body cameras in the hopes of restoring public trust. I am not Continue reading “This one was on film”

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No Justice, No Peace

This song is over twenty years old, and sadly in light of grand jury decision in Ferguson, it is even more relevant today. The way Michael Brown was killed is one thing, but the way the entire case has been handled from the beginning is like having the system stick a gigantic thumb in the eye of the black community:

1. Police and paramedics let Michael Brown’s body lay in the street for hours.
2. Officer Darren Wilson was not arrested, or even forced to give a public statement on the incident.
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