RBGz Take on Black on Black Violence-2013 Update

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RBGz Take On Black on Black Violence
"POVERTY AND IGNORANCE
EQUALS DEATH AND
DISEASE”
SOLVE THESE AND YOU WILL HAVE SOLVED
THE PROBLEM OF BLACK ON BLACK VIOLENCE
ICEBREAKER VIDEO

2. RBGz Take on Black on Black Violence 2
RBGz Take on Black on Black Violence
RBG Street Scholar
In my way of thinking about black on black violence from my studies and personal
experiences it is an effect / consequence rather than a cause / primary issue. We live
in the citadel culture of violence. There should be no denial that from its inception
America has been a country that glorifies wars and violence in the name of "peace".
She has been at war against Afrikan / Black people from the time they brought us
here against our will to this very day (a most violent process). Every year in its
history America has been at war and imposing violence in one form or another
against one or more of its "adversaries". The masses of Black people were / are reared
and breed in a culture of white mob violence, lynching, slavery, police brutality,
suffering and death. The history of violence against Afrikans in America is so horrific as to be
almost beyond belief. Socio-structural and institutional violence (vertical violence) begets
interpersonal and intrapersonal violence (horizontal violence). Thus, the problem of black on
black violence is a problem of cultural mis -orientation, self-alienation and self-hatred. What we
are seeing manifest as black on black violence is an emulation of the cultural ways of our
oppressor. We have internalized his ways. This is called intropression; i.e., when the oppressed
are subject to oppression as long as us we internalize the oppressor and thus do to ourselves what
the oppressor once did to us. When a Black man kills another Black man he's saying in his mind
"I'm going to kill you nigga" and in actuality he's killing himself who he hates so much because
he was train to feel and do so...
CULTURAL MIS-ORIENTATION LEADS TO SELF HATRED.
Superimpose this on the facts of unprecedented unemployment rates in our communities,
miseducation and the so-called dope game / government element facilitated narcotization of our
communities (CIA-cocaine) , mass media propaganda that feeds us a study diet of
consummerism, materialism and individualism; breeding jealousy, envy and haterism and you
have all the ingredients for self-destruction.
All said above withstanding, for those of us that are suffering from passivist psycho -pathology,
please keep in mind that much of the life process is necessarily a violent experience, eg.
childbirth, securing the meat that most of us eat and even the hot food you put in your mouth are
all violent acts. My point here is that maybe the solution to black on black violence in amerikkka
is RBG Luv. That is to say, proper knowledge and cultural orientation will inform us that we
need to get RBGed Up and fight against the causes to prevent the effect. In doing this however,
the first government we must overthrow is the government of our own corrupt minds. Something
RBG Street Scholars Think Tank is about helping us do.

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Black On Black Violence - Real Talk
By Paris, 2006 http://www.guerrillafunk.com/thoughts/
What is it with us? Why do we kill each other at a rate that's disproportionately higher than that
of other people? Sure, we've heard the excuses before - that we're prone to crime, violent by
nature, and poor and oppressed - but what are the real causes?
Here we are, in 2006, countless articles & news reports later, and our precious communities are
still in a state of distress. It appears that the problem of black on black crime doesn't seem to be
improving, but rather steadily getting worse by the day. But what's really going on?
It's apparent to this observant eye that more often than not we're acting out the way we're
expected to act -- that is, fulfiling a role in society that has been decided upon and encouraged by
people other than us. All we need to do is look at the television or listen to the radio to
experience the sobering statistics or the self-hating bullshit that now passes as black
entertainment on the evidently racist major networks to confirm this fact. Thuggishness and
gangsterism, misogyny, brutality and ignorance have become synonymous with black life in the
eyes of many, both inside and outside of our communities, as a result of both our actions and of
corporate Amerikkka's sanctioning and glorification of negative imagery and behavior. Our
worst attributes are always awarded, paraded and celebrated by those whose job it is to keep us
in a state of distress. Harsh, you say? Hardly. Fear of non-whites is big business in Amerikkka,
and shows like COPS and virtually any news broadcast aid in the manifestation of that fear and
the acceptance of its remedies - increased police presence, new prison construction and the
passage of tougher laws. Besides, do you think black life really matters to them? That they care
if we kill each other off?
Understand that our focus and priorities need to change, and that nobody can be relied upon to
care about us but us. This should be obvious to all of us by now. Things that many of us seem
too often to be concerned with (game, pimpin', the life, etc.) are of little importance to others. So
let me say it for the record - fuck game. Do you think the bank, the phone company or a
prospective employer care about game? Care about pimpin'? Life goes on without it. And while

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game may make you cute in the eyes of shallow folks, nowadays what you know is more
important than how you look or act. Contrary to popular belief, nigga-slick is out of fashion.
Only through education and hard work will we move beyond simply surviving to success.
But back to the point. While the violence we see and hear on TV, films, and in black music
remains a contributing factor that keeps us on our self-destructive path, it is by no means the sole
reason. Many of us have a pent-up rage that easily triggers aggression -- aggression that often
results from a combustible blend of cultural and racial baggage that many of us carry.
What we need to do now is break out of the mold of acting out in ways expected of us. Angry
black men without focus aren't a threat to anyone but themselves, and have become the targets of
ridicule by those outside of our communities. Again, who cares if we kill each other off? We
must care.
It can be argued that black life is viewed by many as being worthless, and it should come as no
surprise that many studies have confirmed that the punishment blacks receive when the victims
of violent crime are white is far more severe than if the victims are black. Add to this the lack of
opportunity, sense of deprivation, powerlessness and alienation that many of us experience since
birth and the picture becomes all-too-clear -- that society is not set up for our benefit. We have to
make our own way, and in order to get there we must first respect ourselves and each other.
Easier said than done, you say? Why? Everything is easier when we get along, especially since it
appears that many others don't want us to. The name of the game now is to be focused. Stay
focused on not only the present, but on your future too. How many young folks today can't
envision themselves older than 25? How many plan for the future at all?
The devaluation of black life by systematic racism and the media has encouraged many of us to
have disrespect for life and to act out our aggressions onto others -- often with the victims being
women and other black males. When this happens, we all lose.
And what about gangs and drugs? The introduction of crack cocaine by the CIA into our
communities during the 1980's made black youth gangs bigger and more dangerous than they
had ever been before. The illicit profits of drug trafficking provided, and continues to provide,
vicious incentives for those of us without direction, immediate opportunity or hope to murder
ourselves. In fact, much of the recent escalation in the murder rates can be directly traced to
busted drug deals, competition over markets, disputes over turf and bruised egos.
So what must we do? We must take responsibility, first and foremost, for both ourselves as
individuals and as a collective. We must understand that our brothers and sisters are not our
enemies. Again, we have no one to look out for us but us. When you see wrong, speak on it.
Intervene. Reach out to your friends and family if they are at risk, and be receptive to other
people's points of view if you are feeling like violence is your only alternative. You might just
save your life or the life of someone you know.

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RBG Street Scholars Think Tank's Recommended Definitive Study on the
Subject is Dr. Amos Wilson's Text
ICEBREAKER VIDEO
Dr. Amos Wilson, How White Society Promotes Violence in the Afrikan Community

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Black-On-Black Violence: The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of White
Domination
READ/DOWNLOAD THE BOOK
BLACK on BLACK VIOLENCE represents a distinct milestone in criminology and Afrikan
Studies. Its explanatory perspectives on the Sociopsycho-logical and politicoeconomic
causes of Black-on-Black violence are exceptionally insightful, incisive, and iconoclastic.
The psychodynamics of the Black-on-Black criminal are presented here with a depth and
clarity rarely seen before.
Amos Wilson was one of the greatest free thinking "radicals" (read Afrikan) to grace the
last half of the 20th Century with his lucid writing, deep thought, and lecture series. His
impact on African Peoples "Conceptualizations" of Perceived realities and thinking modalities will be of
immeasurable assistance guiding us into the next century. The first offering by this MHA (Most Honored
Ancestor) deals with the nature of a Crimogenic Society and its implications in our communities. The
book speaks of Black on Black crime but the true value is perceived when you apply the concepts to
other areas of life as well. He is survived by numerous books, and audio/video tapes. If you would like to
obtain a video or audio please feel free to email me. His other works are: "BluePrint for Black Power"
(10), "The Falsification of African Consciousness", "Awakening the Geneous of the Black Child",
"Understanding Adolescent Male Violence", "Developemental Psychology of the Black Child.