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Are Historical Civil Rights Organizations Selling Us Out?

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Are Historical Civil Rights Organizations Selling Us Out?

Civil Rights Organizations: If They Don’t Like Being Called Sellouts? Then Don’t Sell Out!

The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) and the National Urban League, founded in 1909 and 1910, respectively, were established to serve the growing needs and pressing concerns of African-Americans at the time. The issues were basically of integration and equality. The period of Reconstruction had seen constitutional reform, but proper interpretation and implementation were still unrealized.

The National Action Network (NAN) is a not-for-profit, civil rights organization founded by the Reverend Al Sharpton in New York City, New York, in early 1991. The NAN for years has been considered one of the leading civil rights organizations in the nation, with over 70 chapters throughout the United States. NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency, and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender.

For years, the NAN and these historical civil rights organizations have fought for our civil and human rights, to change the national consciousness with regard to the capabilities and achievements of African-Americans. But what happens when they appear to be less effective, less respected, or better yet, they are perceived by the very people they have vowed to represent as sell-outs?

This was the source of conversation in 2014 with the Net-Neutrality, when the entire civil rights establishment was accused of just plain selling out the Internet. They were accused of failing to protect your right to access what you want and how you want on the internet. Now, once again, their loyalties are being called into question in this proposed Comcast-Time Warner Merger.

The New York Post reported that Sharpton and his organization, the NAN, as well as the NAACP and Urban League (who have traditionally fought for our interests) were being paid to keep quiet about the lack of black TV programming, with the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner.

Days later, legendary TV talk show host Byron Allen told The Daily Caller that top media interests are actively freezing out and in some cases destroying black-owned media companies — and they’re paying Reverend-turned-MSNBC host Al Sharpton to give them racial cover to do it.

Allen, 53, is the chairman and CEO of the production company Entertainment Studios, which joined with the National Association of African-American Owned Media (NAAAOM) to file a $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit this week against Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Sharpton’s National Action Network, the NAACP, the Urban League, and former FCC commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker. Allen and his fellow plaintiff also filed a $10 billion suit against AT&T and DirecTV.

But instead of Sharpton’s NAN and other activist groups such as the NAACP and National Urban League protesting the inequity, they and Comcast signed “voluntary diversity agreements” that “whitewash” the company’s racist practices, the suit claims.

After the pacts were signed, Comcast shelled out $140,000 to National Action Network, $835,000 to the National Urban League and $30,000 to the NAACP, according to the suit. The group’s allegations of payouts also factor in Sharpton’s TV salary, which he has been receiving since starting to host MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” in 2011, the suit says.

While Sharpton blasted the suit as “frivolous at best.” The activist concedes his group has gotten some donations from Comcast, but said, “It’s nowhere near $1 million.” After reading this article, one has to ask whether our historical civil rights organizations are selling us out? So we decided to reach out to the three aforementioned organizations and look into this.

“Comcast has engaged in, and is engaging in, pernicious, intentional racial discrimination in contracting,” it reads. Whether or not it gets anywhere is another question. Anyone can file a lawsuit alleging anything and claiming any amount of money. Is there any merit to this? Is this “frivolous at best,” as Sharpton suggests?

Comcast ripped the suit as being full of “inflammatory, inaccurate and unsupported allegations.”

While looking into the claims of the lawsuit, BW has found what could be a possible link between NAN, NAACP, the National Urban League, and Comcast. Key members of historical Civil Rights Organizations who are also Comcast’s Joint External Diversity Advisory Council Members, called the National African-American Advisory Council, including W. Franklyn Richardson, Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, NY, who is the Chairman of Sharpton’s NAN.

We reported last month that Westchester County will pay $1 million to buy a piece of property in Mount Vernon and sell it back to Grace Baptist Church for $1 to build more senior housing. There were questions that this deal was a payoff for Richardson supporting Astorino (who Sharpton has been very critical of) for his second bid for County Executive, despite not doing much for African-Americans in Westchester. Richardson and Sharpton’s tactics have been questioned before over the Westchester County HUD lawsuit.

Marc H. Morial, Council Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League (New York, NY)
Harold Epps, Vice Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, PRWT Services, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
Drew Berry, Chief Executive Officer, Drew Berry and Associates (Baltimore, MD)
Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors (Elkridge, MD)
W. Don Cornwell, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Granite Broadcasting (Brooklyn, NY)
Carla A. Harris, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (New York, NY)
Christine James-Brown, President & Chief Executive Officer, Child Welfare League of America (Washington, DC)
W. Franklyn Richardson, Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church (Mount Vernon, NY)
Julieanna L. Richardson, Founder & Executive Director, The HistoryMakers (Chicago, IL)

While that alone might not be absolute proof, it is enough to at least ask the questions, ‘Are Historical Civil Rights Organizations Selling Us Out?’ Is having key members of these organizations sit on board positions for Comcast a conflict of interest? Are Comcast’s donations to these organizations in fact payoffs to keep quiet or reflect and distract us from the dangers this merger could mean to black programming and black-owned and operated channels?

The NAN posted on their website, The NAACP, National Urban League, and National Action Network announced today an agreement with Comcast and NBC Universal to expand current diversity initiatives intended to increase diversity in a wide range of areas, including programming and employment.

The Post piece states that Comcast carries just one completely black-owned channel, The Africa Channel, and that Time Warner barely fares better. With the allegations in Byron’s lawsuit and the large donations given to these organizations, are these voluntary diversity agreements in our best interest, or, like Byron claims, an attempt to “whitewash” the company’s racist practices?

Now I will say this, traditionally, the media has often tried to tear down the credibility and create the atmosphere to render our black leaders ineffective when they challenged the status quo. That being said, we must continue to hold them accountable. There’s a saying to whom much is given, much is expected. These organizations have been given the power (which they have earned for the most part) to represent us as a people, and we need to hold their feet to the fire to make sure they continue to.

The purpose of this editorial is not to further tear down our historically civil rights organizations and black leaders, but to ask the tough questions, present the facts, and let you decide for yourself. We posed the question, and now we want to hear your thoughts on the subject. Share your feedback in the comment section.

I close by saying again to the civil rights organizations; If You Don’t Like Being Called Sellouts, Don’t Sellout!

African-American Republicans Make History

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African-American Republicans Make History

Could This Be A Sign Of The Tide Turning As Republicans Appeal More To Black Voters Going Into 2016

This midterm election, Republicans not only took over the House and the Senate, but they also made history with Black Republicans Mia Love, Tim Scott, and Will Hurd.

An African-American woman has been elected to Congress as a member of the Republican Party for the first time. Yes, you heard me, this is not a misprint or typo. Her name is Mia Love, she is a 38-year-old former small-town mayor, electrified conservatives in Utah with her promise to take on “the Godzilla that we call the federal government” and won in the state’s fourth congressional district.

“This is a great night for our nation. It is especially a great night for Utah,” Ms. Love told supporters. Referring to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Mormon Church, she went on, “Many of the naysayers out there said that Utah would never elect a black, Republican, LDS woman to Congress. And guess what? Not only did we do it, but we were the first to do it.”

She will join Tim Scott, the first elected African-American Senator from South Carolina, as one of just three African-American Republicans in Congress. The Democrats count 43 members in their current Congressional ranks.

This may be very instrumental in the Republican Party’s trying to capture more of the black vote in the upcoming presidential race. BW reported in October that potential presidential contender, Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who recently delivered the keynote address at an annual New Jersey NAACP conference for the first time in five years, realized just how important the black vote is.

In 2012, President Obama won 93% of the black vote. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that in that year, for the first time, African-American voters cast ballots at a higher rate than whites.

Mrs Love’s journey to Washington is an interesting tale, to say the least. Born in New York to Catholic parents who had immigrated from Haiti just two years earlier. Love comes from a hardworking family who saved money and eventually moved on up to the east side, I mean, Connecticut.

After university, Mrs Love converted to Mormonism and began working as a flight attendant before moving to Utah. There she met Jason Love, a white Mormon man. Their first date was at a gun range, and three months later, they were married. The couple has two daughters and a son.

Then six years on the city council before becoming mayor of a small but growing city of Sarasota Springs. A Haitian-American who converted to Mormonism wins in Utah, just the kind of story Republicans love to tell: how faith, family, and hard work led to success, without ever turning to the state for help along the way. That makes her a Republican Rock Star.

Republican Tim Scott became South Carolina’s first elected black senator Tuesday night with his victory over Democrat Joyce Dickerson. Scott is no stranger to the halls of Congress, though — he was appointed to the Senate in 2013 when then-Senator Jim DeMint resigned to lead the Heritage Foundation. With his Election Night win, Scott becomes the first popularly elected black senator in the South since Reconstruction.

Scott’s win also made him the first African-American in U.S. history to be elected to both the House and the Senate.

Many African Americans have felt the Democratic Party has taken their vote for granted for years. The Republicans who have been getting crushed by Democrats in the race for black votes for years see this as a prime opportunity to reach out to the black voters. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who have been discussed as potential 2016 contenders, have all publicly acknowledged they will go after the black vote.

In addition to Love and Scott, Texas, pro-life congressional candidate Will Hurd won his race, unseating Rep. Pete Gallego.

Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri said, “We have a truly historic result because Will will be the first Republican of African-American descent from the state of Texas since Reconstruction to represent our state in the House of Representatives.”

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden congratulated Hurd on a “hard-earned victory.”

“Will ran a fantastic campaign that focused on the issues Texans care about. Will truly has dedicated his life to helping his country and this is yet another proud chapter,” Walden said. “I’m honored to call him a friend and colleague.”

If the 2014 Midterm Election of Love, Scott, and Hurd are early markers to what we can expect in 2016, Democrats should be concerned. Democrats who traditionally counted the black vote as a certainty for years will have to step up their game to keep it. Let’s be clear, the Black Vote is still the Democrats to lose, but with the Republicans reaching out more to African-American, the possible shifting of control in Congress and the emergence of the Independence Party and others as an alternative to shift things in either direction, depending on how the wind is blowing, the Democrats have some work ahead of them.

“The question remains if these candidates are just symbols without substance, that the Republican Party is NOT inherently racist, or is the party gaining the support of Blacks as it did after President Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. Time will only tell,” said BW Publisher Damon K. Jones in closing.

PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS RADIO Episode 010 – NYS Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins & County Legislator Ken Jenkins

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PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS RADIO Episode 010 – NYS Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins & County Legislator Ken Jenkins

People Before Politics Radio – Real Talk For The Community With Damon K. Jones, AJ Woodson & Cynthia Turnquest-Jones

Our guests this week are NYS Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins & Westchester County Legislator Ken Jenkins

Black Law Enforcement Organzations & Victims Families Take Their Outrage To PBA President Pat Lynch’s Front Door

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Black Law Enforcement Organzations & Victims Families Take Their Outrage To PBA President Pat Lynch’s Front Door

Black Police & Victims’ Families Hold Press Conference Outside PBA HQ To Respond To Lynch’s Inflammatory Rhetoric

Black law enforcement organizations, including Blacks in Law Enforcement of America, Law Enforcement Alliance, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, as well as the family of Eric Garner, the father of Ramarley Graham, and family members of other victims who have been killed at the hands of police, held a press conference on the steps of PBA to denounce recent comments by PBA president Pat Lynch

“As Black Law Enforcement Professionals, we are outraged over the inflammatory remarks of NYC PBA President Pat Lynch,” states Damon K. Jones of Blacks In Law Enforcement of America. “Mr. Lynch has been nothing less than professional when dealing with the death of Eric Garner. The family and supporters call for oversight and accountability of those who claim to protect and serve. We will be gathering to denounce the incisive rhetoric of PBA President Pat Lynch towards incidents involving possible Police Criminality toward communities of color in New York City.”

“It’s ludicrous for Patty Lynch, a longtime police officer, to declare that the officer did not used an unauthorized tactic, which is a chokehold,” said Noel Leader of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care.

“Not one time did I have training that told me to come behind somebody, jump on their neck, put all my weight on him, drag him to the ground,” said Corey Pegues of the Law Enforcement Alliance, who retired this year as the commanding officer at the 67th Precinct in Brooklyn.

“Come back out and apologize to these communities for the statements that they’re making,” said Dennis Jones of the Law Enforcement Alliance.

“As Law Enforcement Professionals, we do understand that Law Enforcement unions play a distinct role in the protection of labor rights for their union members, BLEA’s Jones continues. “However, when labor rights are used as a cover-up for violations of department policy and procedures, it can lead to criminal acts and violations of civil and constitutional rights of citizens by law enforcement.”

One of Garner’s cousins stood silently with the group, but Frank Graham voiced his outrage. He’s the father of Ramarley Graham, an unarmed teenager shot and killed by police in the Bronx in 2012.

“You need to think twice before you say some of the things you say, because all you’re doing is dividing the city,” Frank Graham said.

The group said while it doesn’t believe the officer wanted to kill Garner, someone must be punished.

Legendary Actress And Civil Rights Activist, Ruby Dee Dies At 91

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Legendary Actress And Civil Rights Activist, Ruby Dee Dies At 91

Nine years and four months after the death of her husband, iconic actress, activist, and poet Ruby Dee passed away at 91 years old.

Dee died peacefully on Wednesday, June 11th, at her New Rochelle, New York, home. Nora Davis Day told The Associated Press on Thursday that her mother died at home in New Rochelle on Wednesday night of “natural causes.”

Dee, who frequently acted alongside her husband of 56 years, Ossie Davis, was surrounded by family and friends, she added.

“We have had her for so long, and we loved her so much,” Day said. “She took her final bow last night at home, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.” Day added: “We gave her our permission to set sail,” said Day. “She opened her eyes, closed her eyes and away she went.”

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1924, she was an actress, poet, screenwriter, and activist who won a plethora of awards for her work including a Grammy, Emmy, Obie, Drama Desk, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Awards. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Her career spanned over seven decades, beginning on Broadway, where she made several appearances before receiving her first film role in 1949, in the musical drama “That Man of Mine.”  She received national recognition for her role in the 1950 film The Jackie Robinson Story and gained acclaim for her starring roles, including the 1960s film “A Raisin in the Sun,” several Spike Lee movies, such as “Do The Right Thing” and “Jungle Fever,” and in more recent years, “American Gangster,” starring Mount Vernon native Denzel Washington. She can also be seen in the upcoming crime drama “King Dog” opposite Ice-T, still in production, which was her final film.

Dee and her late husband Ossie Davis, who died February 4, 2005, not only collaborated together on-screen but were also active fighters in the Civil Rights movement, working alongside Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

A private service will be held for family and friends to remember the star. A public memorial will be held at a later date. Stay tuned to Black Westchester Magazine for an official tribute, coverage of the memorial, and further information or updates.

Air Billionaire: MJ Joins The Billionaire Club

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Air Billionaire: MJ Joins The Billionaire Club

Michael Jordan, considered by many as the G.O.A.T. becomes a Billionaire (yes we said Billion with a B). Now CNBC and others are reporting MJ is the first billionaire athlete, while Golf Magazine gave the honor to Tiger Woods in February. All we know is whether he is truly the first athlete or not, it’s an incredible accomplishment that needs to be uplifted.

CNBC reports Tiger Woods is supposedly on track to reach $1 billion next year, though his agent Mark Steinberg told CNBC he doesn’t keep an official tally anywhere. Mention by many, LeBron James is the dude who is thought to be most likely to follow Woods. But even six and a half year after MJ played his last game, five years after being inducted in the Hall Of Fame, he still setting the bar. 

According to Mike Ozanian of Forbes, Jordan recently increased his ownership stake in the Charlotte Hornets from 80 percent to 89.5 percent, which put MJ over the billionaire threshold. Given the 2014 sale prices of the Milwaukee Bucks ($550 million) and Los Angeles Clippers ($2 billion), Forbes now estimates Jordan’s Hornets are worth between $600 million and $625 million.

Mike Ozanian writes: Our net worth figure for Jordan uses the $600 million figure. The Hornets have $135 million of debt, which makes Jordan’s equity in the team worth $416 million. After subtracting all the cash Jordan has invested in the team, we estimate his net worth outside of the Hornets to be $600 million, giving him a net worth of a $1 billion. 

In addition to that, his Nike brand, Jordan, topped $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time, according to CNBC. It appropriately comes 23 years after Nike reached $1 billion in revenue for the first time. At more than $1 billion in sales, the Jordan brand now makes up roughly 5 percent of Nike’s overall revenues.


This come just after Dr. Dre, the rapper/producer-cum-mogul recently became hip-hop’s first billionaire, when Apple paid $3 billion to acquire Beats Electronics, the headphone manufacturer and music streaming service in which Dre and partner Jimmy Iovine had around a 50-percent stake.

In an era where everyone post and repost whatever there hear and see without checking the facts, in the matter of whose first, I figured I’d check Forbes for myself and this is what they had to say in an article online on the matter: So is MJ the first billionaire athlete? Sort of. In September 2009, Forbes bestowed that title upon Tiger Woods. Two month later, Tiger crashed his Escalade and began his fall from grace. He’s not currently listed on Forbes comprehensive list of the world’s billionaires. 

First or not, one thing is clear, from this point forth, you must now refer to Michael Jordan as Air Billionaire!

LeBron Earned $30 Mil in Dr Dre’s Apple Deal

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LeBron Earned $30 Mil in Dr Dre’s Apple Deal

Defending NBA champion, LeBron James, who may see his dreams of The Heat three-peat dashed if they don’t win the next 3 straight games has public aspirations to become the first billionaire active athlete.

Another thing he will have in common with Air Billionaire, Micheal Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, who he is often compared to. Dr. Dre who appeared with James on the cover of the February 2013 issue of ESPN The Magazine, assisted him on that quest. It’s been reported that Lebron James acquired $30 million in stock and cash after the Beats by Dre sale by Apple.

Even though his Heat are one game away from elimination, King James does have something to smile about since he has reportedly raked in 1% of the $3 billion sale of the headphone and music streaming company. Dr. Dre and partner Jimmy Iovine gave James prototypes of the Beats headphones back in 2008, prior to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Lebron James was given a share in Beats by Dre in exchange for promoting the headset. According ESPN, this deal is being dubbed “the biggest equity cash payout for a professional athlete in history”. 

Apple announced its plans to acquire Beats by Dre and Beats Music and bring both Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine into the Apple fold in May. The acquisition is expected to close in Q4 2014. It is still unclear if James will continue to work with Beats following the closing of the Apple acquisition. James who is in position to make another Decision, and can test the market again in the 2014 free agency, is well-known to be the top spokesperson for Apple’s main rival, Samsung. 

On The Road To Riches And Championship Rings: The 2014 NBA Finals

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On The Road To Riches And Championship Rings: The 2014 NBA Finals
SportsTalk With AJ ROK

The defending Champs, The Miami Heat are out to repeat as The San Antonio Spurs want to avenge last year’s finals. Both teams have something to prove. 10-Time All-Star, LeBron James and 14-Time All-Star, Tim Duncan lead their teams in a Finals rematch with legacies on the line and rings on their minds.

For the Spurs, don’t call it a comeback; they’ve been here for years. It’s been much blood, sweat, and tears to get in position to erase the Game 6 collapse, where they literally saw their demise with a Ray Allen trey that led to their championship trophy disappearing before their eyes.

The Heat want to accomplish the feat of the three-peat joining Jordan’s Bulls and the Kobe and Shaq’s Los Angeles Lakers. We are witnessing the best two teams of the NBA go for broke and show they ain’t no joke. 

Neither team is going out without a fight, as records were broken in game three at American Airlines Arena. The Spurs take game three convincingly to go up 2-1, but I have a feeling it’s far from over. One thing is for certain: this is going to be a long series. It will come down to who wants it more. I expect the Heat to bring the noise in game four!

Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher Reunite As Fisher Becomes New York Knicks Head Coach

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Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher Reunite As Fisher Becomes New York Knicks Head Coach

he next major move in the new Phil Jackson administration was to secure, 5-time champion, 13th time All-Star, Derek Fisher as the new head coach of The New York Knicks, in a deal worth $5 million dollar over 5 years.

Knicks President Phil Jackson who is challenged to rebuild the Knicks and surrounding himself with people he’s associated with and has alliances to, coached Fisher on all of his five Los Angeles Lakers championship teams from 2000 to 2010. Now Fisher follows Jason Kidd who coached the Brooklyn Nets directly after retiring from the Knicks and makes that transition into head-coaching immediately after retiring as a player with the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

“Coaching allows for you to positively impact other people’s lives,” Fisher said of his new position as the 26th head coach of the New York Knicks. “That’s exciting to me.”

Many were disappointed when Jackson’s first choice, Steve Kerr, decided to take the vacant Golden State Warriors job but I think that was actually a good look. Personally I don’t think Steve Kerr would have held up well under the sometime relentless and unforgiving New York Media. I believe Fisher has the muscle, thick-skin and championship pedigree and a just the right amount of arrogance that New Yorkers appreciate (as long as your winning)!

With all the African-American head coaches that were recently fired including the former Knicks head coach, Mike Woodson and former New York Knick player and former Golden State Warrior coach, Mark Jackson, I am glad that Derek Fisher was generously compensated as the 18 year veteran now becomes a rookie coach.

What does this mean for Melo staying or leaving, I don’t know, but I do believe Phil Jackson has taken another important step in putting his stamp on the organization he’s challenged to restore to a winning franchise. I believe Phil will be hands on in the beginning at training camp as coach, training Fisher and composing the remainder of the coaching staff. The fact, Fisher is open to learning from his former coach I think makes this a good look for the future of The Knicks!

Black NYS Patrol Officers Held At Gunpoint By White Officers While On Duty!!!

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Black NYS Patrol Officers Held At Gunpoint By White Officers While On Duty!!!

Fight The Power: I’m standing on the steps of White Plains Federal Courthouse while four Black Parole Officers who were detained at gunpoint by white police in Upstate, NY, announce their lawsuit, demanding justice for being unlawfully detained and having their Civil Rights violated.

While they were describing the events that took place, I found myself asking, What part of the game is it when Black law enforcement officers have to fear being shot and killed by white cops? It’s time for some Real Talk!

If black law enforcement officers can’t feel safe while doing their job in uniform, what chance do regular cats like me have? They wonder why the urban youth of America have a ‘f the police’ attitude. 

It’s hard enough to get the urban youth to join the police department to defend our neighborhoods when they see albeit isolated incidents like this.

What gets me about this? Where is the outrage from the black community? Has it gotten so bad that we just accept it as the way it is? Where are the black leaders? Where is the unity of the blacks in law enforcement for their brother and sister officers? Where is the coverage from the media?

As of yet, there has been no investigation, no suspensions, and no demand for justice. How do we expect it to change if injustices like this continue to go unchecked? 

Below, check out the video of the press conference of the four NYS Parole Officers who were unlawfully held at gunpoint while on duty by white police officers in Rockland County. 

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