New Generation Black Panthers!
June 2nd 2011 04:53
The New Generation Black Panthers! You have got to be kidding. A 21 year old Black American friend of mine was accosted by two thirty something year old Black American women in front of a Starbucks this week. They were trying to recruit him to join the New Generation Black Panthers!
The two women dressed in all black wearing dark sunglasses asked my friend if he wanted Black on Black crime to stop. When he agreed they went into their recruitment speech about their organization, the New Generation Black Panther Movement.
These two representatives of the so-called New Generation Black Panthers were distributing a newspaper called Turning The Tide, Journal of Anti-racist Action, Research and Education. The motto on the paper read: "An injury to one is an Injury to All!"
Once the two women had my friend’s attention, they stated they wanted to help young black youth. The women pointed out that the police were terrorizing and killing black youth. The New Generation Black Panther group was planning to stage police surveillance.
My friend knew he was in over his head. He nodded and started stepping back. They went on to mention night walks, militant combat training and bearing arms. When they noticed he was slowly leaving they handed him a newspaper with a number to call if he was interesting in “taking back what’s ours”.
My friend is a young college student with a promising career and future ahead of him. The last thing he needs is to be involved with a group that wants to watch the police. The police for the most part watch out for us. Like any profession there are good and bad examples of service.
I was shocked to find out people are once again preying on our youth. When it is not the gangs, it’s a faulty education system, or drugs and alcohol that seem to take the young promise out of our communities. This young man knew better but our youth are sometimes lost and need direction. A confused young person could easily loose their way.
We need to continue to fight for our young people. Programs before and after school, summer programs and education, safe places to hang out need funding and support. Below are some organizations that make a difference in our children’s lives, pick one and give something toward a better tomorrow.
Get Lit- http://getlit.org/default.asp
At Get Lit we are committed to providing youth with as many opportunities as possible to develop a love of literature, poetry and language, and to present their voices in a variety of ways.
Boys and Girls Club-http://www.bgca.org/Pages/index.aspx
Inspiring and enabling all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
Homeboy Industries-http://www.homeboy-industries.org/
Jobs not Jails: Homeboy Industries assist at-risk and formerly gang involved youth to become positive and contributing members of society through job placement, training and education.
Chicago Youth Centers-http://www.chicagoyouthcenters.org/
We invest in youth in underserved Chicago neighborhoods to help them discover and realize their full potential--from early childhood education to and through college
The Mary Magdalene Project-http://www.mmp.org/
MMP's five programs reflect our overall commitment to long-term permanent change and support for women and families.
Gems-http://www.gems-girls.org/
Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) is the only organization in New York State specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking.
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