Raymond Writes

:    #BLACK LIVES MATTER Black Lives Matter, was born out of the hurt, pain, and the anguish of losing Black Lives by the hands of others with no regard. The question has been raised, "Why doesn't Black Lives Matter when its Black on Black violence?" To answer this question, Black Lives do matter when its Black on Black violence. However, when Black on Black violence happens, someone is held responsible in most cases unlike when law enforcement kills/murders a Black Life. Many want to say it is not a race thing, if its not a race thing, then where are the unarmed white men and women who were killed/murdered? Where are the 12 year old white boys who were killed/murdered while they played on the play-ground? Where are the white men being choked to death for an misdemeanor? Where are the unarmed white men shot upon 50 times and killed/murdered? Where are the white women who gets stopped for an traffic-stop and are found dead in a holding cell? Where are the white men wh...

Many males have been labeled 'Bad Boys' for displaying mischievous behavior, however, they are given a mixed message by being celebrated for said behavior. From the time boys are sent to play in the sand-box they are told, "If someone hits you, you hit them back." In the early stages of life, boys are taught to be impulsive and violent. By teaching boys this impulsive and violent behavior, they are being trained not to have conflict resolution skills when they get older and the fall-out effect of this behavior can be damaging. Whether it is said out of fear or admiration, when someone says, "you are a bad boy," it reinforces and celebrates negative behavior. Some parents encourage their boys to fight until they win. And some ridicule boys for not fighting back or not winning. This can send a boy on a violent fighting frenzy, trying to win approval. In the attempt of winning approval and to be validated by others, many boys pick up weapons (guns, knife, bat, ...

The Generation Divide Each generation's parents didn't understand their children, the way they dressed, the music they listened to , or how they thought and processed life, and because of this each generation has lost ground. Each generation was born into a world they did not create, and had adopt and merged into a lifestyle, culture, and customary beliefs during that time. Each generation has a movie, a drug, and a soundtrack for their time. Much of what our young men see in movies glamorizes criminals, drugs, and alcohol abuse. Our young men are constantly being exposed to movies which promote violence as the solution to resolving conflicts. Our young men are further guided by the example of immoral and unethical people cruising our neighborhoods in expensive cars making their money by illegal means. Too many of our young men believe that this is the only way to make it. In the 1970's movies like "The Mack" and "Superfly" had many of our young men...