"It takes a villiage to raise a child"

I am a strong advocate towards leading my community in becoming a better place. I lived it, I stuggled to get through, I stumbled, I fell, I got back up and did it again. Now, I am a soon to be college graduate. But what does that mean, I'm still in the hood and want to make it out. This is just a stepping stone of an accomplishment being made, and many many more to come. My objective is to get out of the hood and come back to help make it become a productive place to live. I have good intentions and I am a strong believer of change. If I can do it, so can you.

signed Miss Medina Monae'

Snitches get Stitches

Everybody knows there is no snitching in our community. "you don't know nothing" is what you tell the boys (aka the cops). If anybody snitch, be prepare to get stitched or a closed casket. Take a look at this.....

"Being Trendy"

Staying in style & keeping up with the trend so you can be the most talked about in the community, leads to hatrait, jealousy, & greed. This is another aspect of violence because the society is based on competition. Why hate on another brother or sister for making it? This is a open door opportunity to the next African American to succeed. Everybody in the hood and from the hood has the idea of living misconstrued, and needs a realty check.

Drugs & Thugs

Drug Distribution in our community is one of the leading causes towards death. Since we are in a recession, all of the young boys feel a need to be a street pharmacist to make it through. But, they need to ask themselves what good is this doing? Consequences & Repercussions for all actions is a terminal demand. Akbar Pray (who is still incarcerated)was a Kingpin in Newark,NJ and got away with selling kilos of cocaine & marijuana and made as much as 4.5 million annually. Do you how much of an impact this one man made on the entire city? view more about Akbar Pray at http://www.mafianj.com/afro/newark.shtml....

"Bullying Prevention"

Bullying is a growing problem that needs to be addressed. Some kids join gangs for safety & protection. Its sad when you can't walk down the street without worrying about whose after you. What is the world coming to?
New Jersey has a participating organization, NJ coalition for bullying awareness & prevention. If the community get together as a unit and participate, this can be helpful to the youth. Check this website out!

http://www.njbullying.org/participatingorganizations.htm

"Child Neglect"

Dealing with parents that has an addiction as a child, has an affect on your every day life. It suppresses your feelings and make you feel like you have know choice but to fin for your self. But, it's all about growth, you can take life's obstacles & become positive, or you can make it your problem and back slide. This is one of the reason alot of kids gang & slang. They have no guidance and have no choice but to learn from the streets. The question is, Are they willing to change there lifestyle?

"Gang & Slang"

"Gang and Slang" is a representation of a organization that dislike one another through color banging.. Red flags is for Bloods, blue flags is for Crips, and purple flags is for Grapes.

This activity has alot to do to with the violence in our community. Digging deep in within, to determine the real reason young people join gangs in today's society.

" It's still time to save our children"

Police Brutality

Their are leading causes toward violence in today's society and police brutality is one of them. Sometimes, cops can get a little out of control with their job title and take it to a whole different level. For example, taking money(strip search), beating, or falsification of random charges. Instead of being corrupt police officers, they need to stay focus on fighting the crimes that still in existence. Here is an example of the type of things thats done to mankind.

Stop the Violence in Newark, NJ: Cops Laid Off In Newark, NJ

Stop the Violence in Newark, NJ: Cops Laid Off In Newark, NJ: "December 2010, 167 Newark police officers was laid off due to the union not re-opening a contract agreement. This led the community to go on a  rampage by frequent robberies, burglaries, & killings. Mayor Corey Booker must not be doing something right, "he needs to be voted out!"

Society has a mindset of its own & violence seems to be it's leading cause.

Since January 2011, statistics shows that it's only been 10 homicides in the city of Newark, NJ alone. Usually it's more then 10 murders within a month. That means, the violence in Newark has decreased 20% lesser then usual. But, keep in mind it's still 9 more months in this year left. What  are some of the things that can be done to keep this percentage the same for the rest of the year?