This story begins November 22, 2006 in a urban city of the United States of America. I wrote out USA because when written in full it strikes fear in some, patriotism in others. As the story unfolds, you will see it does neither for these players. There is no glory or dream just a system not working.
At approximately 7 pm, he decided to stop at a neighborhood bar before going home to his girl and Chinese food delivery, shoot some pool and have a cold beer. If your a smoker you know after a cold one you need that nicotine (they had to make it addictive), so he went outside for a couple of pulls. Smokers have to pay the price by leaving a building and it is the tobacco companies pissing off elected officials, even though they allowed smoking to be legal. Anyway, I get side tracked as you will see.
7:44 pm pulling a long drag, shots ring out - the smokers scatter - ducking because no one knows where the shots are coming from. Time slows down or moves faster based on the perspective, POP! POP!! POP! running....."damn i've been shot!" head spinning - back in the bar, hoping they didn't follow him. As he laid on the floor in a pool of his own blood, he wondered if this is how his life ends? At 22, was this all there was left.
The police roll up slow - reports of guns fired, makes one of them regrets not wearing the vest that evening. They wanted to know "do you know who shot you?" All he could reply is "some young nigga with a gun, please get me to the hospital!"
This continuing saga is true, a story of countless young black men in America.......to be continued.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
RAPPER GIVES AWAY FREE TICKETS TO AFRICA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 10, 2008
CONTACT:
Ramzu Yunus
ramzuy@yahoo.com
1-800-930-5418
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - GAHD Inc., which represents rap artist GAH
D, who made history by incorporating himself and offering shares to fans, is rewarding roundtrips to Africa to fans that download the artist's music.
GAHD, a North Carolina native who left Atlanta, Georgia several years ago and relocated to Zimbabwe, has been funding trips to Africa for people for a number of years now. Since fans ask him about Africa a lot after hearing the topic in his music, GAHD came up with the idea to offer them tickets in promotion of his upcoming album, From The Shadows, slated to be released in February.
"He is always calling me to book tickets to Africa for different people, so this promotion is no surprise," says Rose Aiello of RA Travel, the travel agency GAHD uses to buy tickets. GAHD Inc. and RA Travel are prepared for over two hundred people to travel.
Now GAHD is back in the United States finishing the album and capitalizing off of the buzz being created by his new single, "Joy After Pain", that's spreading across the nation. In the meantime, fans are going to GAHD's website, www.gahdinc.com, and downloading music they love while simultaneously gaining an opportunity to travel to the Motherland.
ABOUT GAHD INC.GAHD Inc. is a Georgia based corporation that produces and distributes music by the artist "GAHD" and offers investment opportunities. Visit http://www.gahdinc.com for further information and contact GAHD Inc. by phone at 800-930-5418 or info@gahdinc.com
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January 10, 2008
CONTACT:
Ramzu Yunus
ramzuy@yahoo.com
1-800-930-5418
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - GAHD Inc., which represents rap artist GAH
D, who made history by incorporating himself and offering shares to fans, is rewarding roundtrips to Africa to fans that download the artist's music.GAHD, a North Carolina native who left Atlanta, Georgia several years ago and relocated to Zimbabwe, has been funding trips to Africa for people for a number of years now. Since fans ask him about Africa a lot after hearing the topic in his music, GAHD came up with the idea to offer them tickets in promotion of his upcoming album, From The Shadows, slated to be released in February.
"He is always calling me to book tickets to Africa for different people, so this promotion is no surprise," says Rose Aiello of RA Travel, the travel agency GAHD uses to buy tickets. GAHD Inc. and RA Travel are prepared for over two hundred people to travel.
Now GAHD is back in the United States finishing the album and capitalizing off of the buzz being created by his new single, "Joy After Pain", that's spreading across the nation. In the meantime, fans are going to GAHD's website, www.gahdinc.com, and downloading music they love while simultaneously gaining an opportunity to travel to the Motherland.
ABOUT GAHD INC.GAHD Inc. is a Georgia based corporation that produces and distributes music by the artist "GAHD" and offers investment opportunities. Visit http://www.gahdinc.com for further information and contact GAHD Inc. by phone at 800-930-5418 or info@gahdinc.com
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New Jersey Becomes the First Northern State to Apologize For Its Role in Slavery
By TOM HESTER Jr.Associated Press Writer
TRENTON, N.J. (AP)
New Jersey became the first Northern state to apologize for slavery, as legislators approved a resolution Monday expressing "profound regret" for the state's role in the practice.
The Assembly and the Senate 29-2 both voted overwhelmingly to approve the resolution, which expresses the Legislature's opinion without requiring action by the governor.
"This resolution does nothing more than say New Jersey is sorry about its shameful past," said Assemblyman William Payne, a Democrat who sponsored the measure.
The resolution offers an apology "for the wrongs inflicted by slavery and its aftereffects in the United States of America."
It states that in New Jersey, "the vestiges of slavery are ever before African-American citizens, from the overt racism of hate groups to the subtle racism encountered when requesting health care, transacting business, buying a home, seeking quality public education and college admission, and enduring pretextual traffic stops and other indignities."
Legislators in Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia have issued formal apologies for slavery.
According to the resolution, New Jersey had one of the largest slave populations in the Northern colonies and was the last state in the Northeast to formally abolish slavery, not doing so until 1846.
The state didn't ratify the constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery until January 1866, a month after it had already become federal law. Opponents said the apology was a meaningless gesture. Assemblyman Richard Merkt, a Republican, said everyone deems slavery an abomination. "But this was a sin that was atoned for in blood 150 years ago by the death of 650,000 Americans," Merkt said, referring to the Civil War.
My comment to this: Part of the reason people feel the need to oppose a formal apology for slavery is they are racists at the very core of their being. You weren't taken from you homeland, you didn't lose a language, name or religion. Your ancestors from whereever they came from moved here by their own accord, got paid a fair wage for work. My ancestors were brought and sold here, never paid a fair wage for work. "650,000 americans dieing in the civil war atoned" for 400 years of a profitable slave trade? I understand, if I were white and born with a sense of privilege, I would think the same way.
Amazingly, everyone can understand the Jews, including Black Folks, but no one including Jews understands how Blacks feel. Slavery had an impact on the world and until everyone starts to recognize the pain, suffering and disadvantage it has caused and start the healing process, we each will retreat to our corners until the bell tolls again.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP)
New Jersey became the first Northern state to apologize for slavery, as legislators approved a resolution Monday expressing "profound regret" for the state's role in the practice.
The Assembly and the Senate 29-2 both voted overwhelmingly to approve the resolution, which expresses the Legislature's opinion without requiring action by the governor.
"This resolution does nothing more than say New Jersey is sorry about its shameful past," said Assemblyman William Payne, a Democrat who sponsored the measure.
The resolution offers an apology "for the wrongs inflicted by slavery and its aftereffects in the United States of America."
It states that in New Jersey, "the vestiges of slavery are ever before African-American citizens, from the overt racism of hate groups to the subtle racism encountered when requesting health care, transacting business, buying a home, seeking quality public education and college admission, and enduring pretextual traffic stops and other indignities."
Legislators in Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia have issued formal apologies for slavery.
According to the resolution, New Jersey had one of the largest slave populations in the Northern colonies and was the last state in the Northeast to formally abolish slavery, not doing so until 1846.
The state didn't ratify the constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery until January 1866, a month after it had already become federal law. Opponents said the apology was a meaningless gesture. Assemblyman Richard Merkt, a Republican, said everyone deems slavery an abomination. "But this was a sin that was atoned for in blood 150 years ago by the death of 650,000 Americans," Merkt said, referring to the Civil War.
My comment to this: Part of the reason people feel the need to oppose a formal apology for slavery is they are racists at the very core of their being. You weren't taken from you homeland, you didn't lose a language, name or religion. Your ancestors from whereever they came from moved here by their own accord, got paid a fair wage for work. My ancestors were brought and sold here, never paid a fair wage for work. "650,000 americans dieing in the civil war atoned" for 400 years of a profitable slave trade? I understand, if I were white and born with a sense of privilege, I would think the same way.
Amazingly, everyone can understand the Jews, including Black Folks, but no one including Jews understands how Blacks feel. Slavery had an impact on the world and until everyone starts to recognize the pain, suffering and disadvantage it has caused and start the healing process, we each will retreat to our corners until the bell tolls again.
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