16 Shots! (Laquan McDonald)

Stepping in Seward Park

Stepping In Seward Park...

As I see people stepping in Seward Park In the summertime,

It hearkens me back to when I was in my prime.

Running up and down the stairs going to various apartments and playing with friends,

Never once feeling deprived of anything not love not attention nor financial ends.

As the dancing couples twist and turn each other I smile,

Because it reminds me of the love my parents 

shared when I was a child.

As they bop and sway to beautiful songs like Deja Vu, I've Been Here Before by Teena Marie and Res' "For WhoYou Are,

It reminds me of times we use to jump into my mom's mustard yellow colored car.

As the DJ spins the nostalgic tunes,

It makes me think of warm afternoons.

When the Jesse White Tumblers would enter

Seward Park or Lower North Center.

Times when music...

Candy Man

MICROWAVE SOCIETY

In the blink of an eye vehicles turn into taxi cabs Then there"s everyday people that turn their backyards and basements into weed and meth labs. You got people on line seeking others out for instant gratification But more often times than most they end up wasting time and money and experiencing secret humiliation. On social media celebrity death notices are transmitted in a blip So that people can type sad emoji's and say RIP. These days our loved ones can quickly create a Go Fund Me account For situations beyond their control to help to pay bills that surmount. American Idol & The Voice promise to make you an instant success. Reality TV shows making washed up housewives and has been actors and actresses act a complete mess. At home pregnancy and Covid tests making us all out to be doctors and nurses Self check out lanes making us out to be instant cashiers which they say lifts a costly burden off our wallets and purses. Go in debt and go to see a lawyer to file Chapter 7 ...

They Said It Wouldn't Last...But Rap Music Has Had A Very Long Past!

They said it wouldn't last,

But rap music has had a very long past,

Kurtis Blow, Sequence and the Sugar Hill Gang,

Were party rappers who did their thang!

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five,

And Run DMC kept the party alive,

LL Cool J, Heavy D & Da Boyz, Queen Latifah, Monie Love

And Salt and Pepa,

Came along to add some flava,

Then came NWA, Ice T, Warren G, and

Snoop Dogg their west coast neighbors,

Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew

Kept us afloat,

And UTFO was on the same note,

There was Kool Moe Dee, EPMD and and Naughty by Nature,

Big Daddy Kane and Eric B. and Rakim,

Always talkin' 'bout gettin' that paper,

There was KRS One,

And Nas the talented Son,

Back in da day Whodini and the Fat Boys were a force to

Be reckoned with,

Groups like Public Enemy set o...

Back In Da Day

Remember back in the day When rubbing alcohol Cleaned the scratches On LP's and 45's, And placing a nickel on A phonograph needle Kept the party alive. When Now-n-laters were a dime, And playing catch-a-girl-kiss-a-girl wasn't a crime. When you ran home after school, To watch the Flintstones and Gilligan's Island, To see if those 7 crazy castaways Would ever make it to dry land. When slogans like 'When you give A kid a book you give a kid a break', And a 'Mind is a terrible thing to waste', Were generated for kids sake. When you dropped a piece of candy Then picked it up and kissed it up to God, But you didn't dare perform that ritual In front of your mom 'cause you knew it was odd. When party rap was the in thing, And when you went to a party A gift or a card with a dollar in it is what You'd bring. When colorful plastic jackets And jelly bean sandals were all the rage, And you got your first summer job and $3.35 was t...

EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK

Just when you thought that you didn't need your parents anymore and that you were on the brink, You thought that you had everything on lock down like da clink da clink! But you had to stop and slow your road and think. That they loved you with all they had and to raise you they threw in everything but the kitchen sink! To keep you well fed and keep in mind that this was way before Link, Often times they had to clothe you in hand me downs, Or somethIng they brought home from their jobs lost and found. Because they loved you and wanted to see you accomplish more than they did that's what I think. So, all I am saying is that they threw in everything but the kitchen sink! They signed you up for Girl Scout and karate class so in your armor you wouldn't get a chink. They washed clothes on Sunday's at the laundromat so that you could go to school and not stink, They took you to a barber or a hairdresser and cut your hair or got your hair pressed to remove any hint of ...

BOTTLE

Crows Only Pick At The Best Fruit

News Flash! BUCKWHEAT HAS BEEN SHOT!

16 Shots! (Laquan McDonald)

16 Shots! (Laquan McDonald) They get Sixteen Candles like Molly Ringwald We get 16 shots to the body after we fall Because they can't handle... Us they become trigger happy Calling us "N" words with nappy hair... Given the order to kill 'cuz you know they say that we don't care!' 16 SHOTS! For every year that he lived Plus one more for the gipper Target practice on a human One victim but multiple offenses Like mofo Jack The Ripper! Hey, don't you think the first shot made him stumble... Don't you think it frightened Laquan, But Officer Jason Van Dyke kept on and on and on and on! Like Erykah Badu's first hit... Officer Van Dyke had 20 accusations lodged against him by citizens but never received disciplinary action, So you see the OPS was allowing him enough traction.... 16 SHOTS! This clown showed up on the scene and in 30 seconds pumped out 400 years of bigotry and rage, Because this child was darker than a paper bag and further along the color scheme than beige! Now that t...