The irrational and unnecessary shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri has sparked a racially intensive fire across the nation. The 18-year-old Michael Brown died after being shot six times by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Brown was unarmed and expected to start college in a few days.
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation of the
shooting and President Barack Obama issued a statement giving his condolences
to the Brown family. Obama has also
committed the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an investigation. But is this enough? How long is the African-American community
going to have to feel like victims in their own communities? Young black men are treated as target
practice by the local authorities and all this nation does is protect those who
have committed these crimes.
How much more pain does the black community have to endure
before we are treated like people and not the beasts that we are portrayed to
be?
While riots and violence continue in Ferguson as a direct
result of the killing of Michael Brown, many Hip Hop artists have given their
support and sympathies. Yesterday,
G-Unit dropped a track expressing their feelings about police brutality and the
absurd killings. The song is titled
“Ahhh Shit” and features the Unit’s Young Buck, Kidd Kidd, and 50 Cent.
Check out the song below and be sure to weigh in on this
issue. I would love to hear your
thoughts on not only this song, but also on these senseless killings by the
police.
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