In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1985, 11 people were killed by police, when authorities dropped a bomb on a house containing members of MOVE, including five children, and it’s founding member, John Africa (Vincent Leaphart). Ramona Africa was the only adult member to survive this brutal attack on civilians. The U.S. government and its federal agencies have never hesitated from murdering those who opinions it disagrees with… as with the ruthless slaughter of 80 civilians at the Waco compound in Texas. At Waco, according to irrefutable video evidence, the U.S. authorities set the building on fire, knowing that there were defenseless women and children in the building including some 23 British citizens; not a word of protest was uttered by the British government. In Compton, earlier this week, police fired 100 rounds aimed at a African-American SUV driver… unarmed. He had been cornered following a chase.

Between cases like this, which are very common, official policies regarding the treatment of the so-called mentally ill –forcing drugs on individuals along racial lines– (See www.mindfreedom.org/roots.shtml) to ground yourself re these accusations), abominable AIDS-related policies at home and abroad (which clearly target Blacks), etc. WHEN ARE BLACKS GOING TO GET IT?* I mean, the signficance of institutionalized practice which herds African-Americans down the same street Native Americans have been led along. Of course, I’m not counting those who have appeared on –or watched regularly– Oprah. Well, maybe some of those. I trust you know what I mean.

*”GET IT” refers to getting with doing something radical… without getting caught.

Just watch what kind of non-fuss is made over the upcoming Jackson State murders of 1970 relative to the hoopla vis-a-vis the recent Caucasian/Kent State comparable massacre/tributes. Everyone should bone up on what came down on May 14th-15th… down at that Mississippi university. It’s called the Memory Hole.

With regard to the so-called “equality” which keeps popping up in classrooms across the country, I have only to cite Yogi Berra (respecting our high-falutin’ theories): “I theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.”

Blessings in solidarity, Richard