No Justice, No Peace, No Muthafuckin’ Chance

We’ve all heard about the murder of Sean Bell by 3 NYPD pigs, and if you haven’t, get the fuck up on it. You’re late!

I am damn near debilitated by all of the bullshit that these courts put my family through. And while Sean Bell is not my family I know that the same situation has been happening all around the Bay and could very well happen to me or someone I know.

The judge presiding over the trial aquitted all 3 undercover officers either yesterday or this morning of manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges.

Some context: My friend is being tried right now, and he’s been charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is facing 40 years to Life for an accidental shooting.

From BBC News:

The defendants had opted to have a judge decide the case rather than a jury, arguing that pre-trial publicity could have prejudiced jurors.

Publicity has surrounded the trial and case of my friends as well, but these same decisions are not implemented when it comes to young working class men and women of color. This shit is far past any terrible adjective that I can think of. Not just this detail, but everything about our criminal (in)justice system that we fall victim to in Amerikkka.

All I can really say at this point is that my countdown to seeking refuge in another country (like James Baldwin) has already begun. If Barack ain’t elected I’m pretty much out this piece, and I ain’t sayin’ that Obama is this fuckin’ triumphant hero ass dude here to lift underprivileged people out of oppression, i’m just saying that at this point he is the last glimmer of hope (besides all of the crazy beautiful activists out there who don’t have the media attention given to a presidential hopeful) that realistically holds any type of real change that this country will see. Fuck Hillary, if she wins the primaries I probably ain’t voting, and I’m bouncing.

Peace to my people serving time in modern day plantations,

G-Mitch aka Slavename.

Thank God for R&B!

I figured since I ain’t posted in so long I had to come back up in this muhfucka wit a bang.

I wanted to hear this song so bad right now and I couldn’t remember who sang it, then once i found out it was BLACKstreet – Before I Let You Go I was embarrassed that I couldn’t think of it.

 
Where would the world be without JODECI…Sang that shit K-Ci!

Cry For You

What do you know bout that Mint Condition?

How bout some H-Town? G.I., Shazam, and Dino, ahhh shit, this is waaaaay too much fun.

The Boomerang Soundtrack…Classic. PM Dawn = PM DAMN. GOES!

Pre-Pissin’ on little girls days (at least with errybody knowing), I remember buying this tape single.

Boyz II Men, Shout out to Colinresponse for his great Where They Be At post

I could go on for days with this post, but I’ll just leave with this last one:

Hit ‘em with that Soul Tony! Toni! Tone!!!

I remember singing these songs at the top of my lungs while jumpin’ up and down on my mom’s bed having my solo concerts in front of the mirror in front of that sold out imaginary crowd!

Holler at me,

Back on that Blog shit, peace,

G-Mitch.