Okay people. You should know the drill of how i operate by now but if you don't, you will learn. Politics, politics and more politics! Wow! I and one of my youth from DYC, Malcolm, went to the YOUTH SPEAK OUT dialogue on monday afternoon at the Great Hall.

The place was packed with youth and adults. Even though there was a great pile of information being condensed in a two hour period, what stuck out to me was the cry for mentors. In the slideshow presentation, I was completely baffled and appauled to see how much crime was happening and a complete gap, almost like the educational gap between whites and blacks as a whole, between youth and police. Youth, just as much as adults, are afraid to walk the streets.

The question was asked, "How easy is it to get a gun?" By just hands alone, it was an answer that was shockingly thrilling but also a wake up call that death is literally in the hands of angry, misunderstood people. Now, if it is going to make you feel better if i say, "power to the people" or "We need unity", you and i are on the right track but if you just sit there and not do anything you have a serious issue.

Many people are saying THE GUNS. IT'S THE GUNS AND WE NEED TO TAKE THEM OFF THE STREETS. If we take them off the streets and the people who are doing the crimes have no guns, what else would they resort to? We need to have a healthier outlook on life.

Say, if there was a gun in the street and people know that talking about the problem is better than shooting the person you may have a problem with, and that talking instead of fighting was accepted, what do you think would happen? Have you ever thought about that? Food for the soul. One love. Holla!