Category: Prison

Jun 07 2017

Necessary Blackness Ep: 22 – The High Price I Had To Pay 4

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Brandi Davis, Necessary Blackness Podcast

 

In this episode of Necessary Blackness Podcast, Rahiem Shabazz sits down with Brandi Davis to talk about her time in prison and the cautionary tale she espouse to educate the youth ,so they don’t get caught up in the drug culture and lifestyle.

Brandi Davis was raised in a middle class community in Detroit. Despite being a first time, non-violent offender in the drug trade, Brandi was sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison.

Since her release, Davis has been gainfully employed and reunited with her son. She has garner media attention with her telling and poignantly written book, “The High Price I Had To Pay”.

Brandi Davis, seeks to continue education the youth about the perils of the underworld and how to live a positive lifestyle, by impacting others through her recently released book and upcoming speaking engagements.

She can be reached via Instagram at @FreePrettyGirls and on Facebook at Brandi Davis

 

 

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May 14 2017

Necessary Blackness Ep. 19: They Told Me Not To Tell Pt. 2

 

In part 2 of the mini-series, Necessary Blackness speaks with Johnny Lee Gaddy a former student at Arthur G. Dozier Reform School. After walking in the shadow of silence for 50 years, Mr. Gaddy decided to tell his story in his new book, “They Told Me Not To Tell”. Necessary Blackness goes one-on-one with Mr. Gaddy to talk about his quest for justice and how we can help him. Johnny Lee’s will to survive is a testament to his strength and courage. Now let’s help to tell his story.

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Apr 05 2017

Necessary Blackness Ep. 14: The Higher Education Cartel

 

In this episode of Necessary Blackness, Rahiem Shabazz talks about ‘The Higher Education Cartel’ and Ebone’ Gee joins him in the studio to discuss the closing of Rikers Island and how is responsible for the incident on I-85 in Atlanta.

 

 

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Mar 20 2017

Letter To Our Contributors & Supporters

As you know we are in the final phase of post-production and are in need of securing funds to reach our goal. We would like to thank all who donated and those with future plans on donating. Without, the generosity of so many this would not be possible.
Since we solely rely on donations from individuals, we ask that you continue to spread the word across your social media outlets about our latest campaign, by encouraging your family and friends to contribute to this worthy cause. Please post the “Proud Sponsor” Badge on your social media and continue to spread the word.

The latest installment of the “Elementary Genocide” documentary series, will help parents and all concerned citizens of the community to understand the dynamics affecting our public school system, and to help a start a conversation about methods to improve the likelihood of success.

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Rahiem Shabazz

 

Mar 01 2017

Elementary Genocide 3: Academic Holocaust 1st Look Trailer

 

Elementary Genocide 3: Academic Holocaust is the latest installment in the award winning documentary series. We seek to explore how the “Murder In The Streets, Same As Intellectual Murder In The Classroom”. The documentary features notables such as Prof. James Small, Kaba Keme, David Banner, Shahrazad Ali, Michael Imhotep and many more.

 

 

 

The Elementary Genocide documentary series did exceptionally well and made it to Amazon’s top 10 list of documentaries for 4 consecutive weeks in the U.S. & U.K. We anticipate the last installment will exceed our expectations.

We have over 50 hours of footage. We almost done with a 65-minute rough draft. We still need to film a few selective scenes that will add emotional intensity. We also need to pay for archival footage, audio enhancement and color correction.

Post production, any filmmaker will tell you, is even more expensive than actual production. The funds we raise from this campaign will go directly to the basic enhancements we need so that we can screen in front of an audience & get the film out there for distribution.

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Oct 27 2016

Debut Screening of #ElementaryGenocide In Oregon

The Elementary Genocide documentary screening will make its debut in Oregon. Rahiem Shabazz will be in the Ashland area of Oregon from Oct.31 to Nov. 4th. All Events Are Free & Open To The Public!

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2 @ 6 PM

ROGUE RIVER ROOM, STEVENSON UNION

 

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Sep 17 2016

A High School Teacher Allegedly Told A Student To “Lick Me Where I Fart”

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There should never be a debate on whether education should come from the teachers, parents or stake holders in the community in which the students reside. It defies logic to not push for true nationhood and complete sovereignty from America’s racist institution.

Children do not learn from those they don’t like. After the following disparaging remarks were made by High School English teacher in Ontario, Canada, there was cause for concern to how systematic racism is pertinent throughout America.

Ontario College of Teachers, Jennifer Elizabeth Green-Johnson, who teaches grades 10 through 12 at at Dunnville Secondary School, has also been accused of calling a student a “bloody pedophile,” and allegedly said another “looked like a frumpy old lady today.”

Green-Johnson also allegedly said, “Get that fucking thing out of here” to a student who brought in coffee; told a student, “I have never said this to a student before but fuck you;” and said, “It’s debate, not masturbate” to the class, all within the 2015-2016 school year.

Green-Johnson was suspended for a month without pay last January for professional misconduct, in part because she saw one male student jump on another’s back and responded, “So, you like it from behind?”

There will be a hearing to determine if Green-Johnson is guilty of the charges on September 23.

Green-Johnson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

An immediate firing in the only solution and remedy the lack of compassion and professionalism for tomorrow’s bright mind of the future. We will follow this case closely to see the out come and push for the termination of a teacher who is not worthy, to reach in the community, occupied my Melanoid people. If Green-Johnson can no longer get her pupils to lick her where she farts, she’ll probably have better luck in finding out how to pleasure herself on lovegasm’s blog.

Earn the solution to the problem in Elementary Genocide 1 & Elementary Genocide 2

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Sep 16 2016

Family Sues After 7-Year-Old Gets Handcuffed At School For Crying

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Kaylb with his mother, Tomesha Primm

What is taking place in the educational system in America is symbolic to the wrenching condition and racist views of society. For as far back as we can remember, education was used as a weapon of oppression to subjugate Blacks. The racial educational barriers erected by systemic racism, is alive and well today in 2016. So, it does not surprise me to read about a 7-year old being handcuffed at school for merely crying.

Kaylb Wiley Primm, a second grader attends a public school in Kansas City. He is only 7 years old, less than 4 feet tall and weighs less than 50 pounds, but the police officer considered him a threat to his and others safety.

 

The incident began when a school-based police officer happened to walk by Kaylb’s classroom and hear him crying and disrupting other students, according to a lawsuit filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Kaylb’s family. When Kaylb continued to cry and yell in the hallway, against the officer’s requests, the officer put the child in handcuffs and brought him to the main office, where he sat until a parent arrived.

There is a growing movement of concern parents who are opting out of sending their children to the public school system and are deciding to home school. This is one of many solutions that is discussed in the award winning documentary Elementary Genocide. If you haven’t viewed it… Get your copy today.

 

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Aug 29 2016

Kindergartners are Being Suspended for Calling Out Answers During Class

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Annually, approximately 3 million students, most of whom are in high school, receive out-of-school suspensions. However, more and more children in preschool or kindergarten are being sent home as punishment for infractions that would make you raise your eyebrows.

In a PBS NewsHour Special, John Merrow discusses suspensions within the Success Charter School Network in New York City, which started in 2006 and now consists of 34 schools, most of which are elementary schools. The network employs the “no excuses” model of educating, which means that teachers are held responsible for students doing well in school. The network refuses to accept excuses why a student does not do well—not hunger, sickness, or even violence within the home.

At Success Academy Prospect Heights, students have a list of 65 infractions that they must not commit. These infractions range from serious offenses like bullying and down to something as simple as “failing to be in a ready-for-success position,” whatever that means. Students are also not allowed to get out of their seats unless they have permission, nor can they call out an answer without raising their hand. All of these offenses can quickly lead to suspension.

 

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Aug 29 2016

Seize The Time: Freedom Now! Lecture & Movie Screening

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Education in America is designed to imprint children with white middle-class values. And those who do not conform are labeled inattentive and disruptive behavior.

Come out to see the award winning documentary Elementary Genocide: The Board of Education vs The Board of Incarceration

SEIZE THE TIME: Freedom Now
Saturday, September 3rd, 2016

Rahiem Shabazz | Atty. Terri Thompson | Kalonji Changa | Supreme Understanding | Pro. Ed Garnes | Bro. DJ | Tenisio Seanima | Balagun Ojetade

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