SEPTA Attack

I am a resident of Philadelphia...and it seems that in addition to global warming, a rising recession, and more canines being treated with as much care as the inspection of Jon Benet Ramsey's death-gruesome VIOLENCE has also risen.

There are so many theories: 'People in the North get less intense sun rays and less heat, therefore we smile less...and we operate in a manner that is more stoic than those of the South...and West'. We all know that Philadelphia [in contrast to the rest of Pennsylvania] has a lot of Colored Folk...which to some explains why brutal attacks occur here.

However, none of this explains why a middle aged Black man would get on the subway, give his son a kiss, direct him to a seat, then grab a hammer out of his bag, and attack a man;drag this man off the train and attempt to throw him on the tracks...
I watched the video...These two people did not make eye contact, nor did they exchange words. The victim was listening to his iPod, like many of us do while riding alone.

After the victim got his bloody head cleaned up,taken to Temple Hospital and received staples in his head; He stated that he did not know the man. He thought the man was trying to kill him.

Just like a majority of the people who have seen this story; I too wonder what the motive was...and why would he do this in front of this little kid.
There were about 10 people on the train as well, and none of them helped rescue the guy from being beaten so brutally. "Snitches get[ting] stitches", and minding one's own business has been taken far too seriously. These moved their seats, and sat some man was almost killed.The one thing worse than people always trying to be the SUPERHERO, is people's fear of being the SUPERHERO.

WOW.

Be careful people. Be mindful of your surroundings. Do not walk at night with iPods on. Most of all...PRAY! Pray for yourself...Pray for your family and friends. Pray for the people that may run into crazies like the man on the train did.

But do not walk in fear.

-Johnston Michaels

A.A.S.U.=More than bad Fashion Shows & Bake Sales!

[sighs]

No pussyfooting on the blog today.
No beatin' round the bush.
No being evasive.
No PHancy intro to say something so simple.
No convoluted banter to spin a larger web of propaganda.

OH NO! Not today!!!

I am going to get right to the point.
[LOL...I couldn't help myself]

Here it is FOLKS!
Join the African American Student Union at your school.
Maybe at your institution it's the People of Color Clan.
Or the Brown, Black and Tan Party...
whatever the hell it is! Join it.

This year my school has accepted more freshman into the music department. Thankfully, we have a lot more Peppers; but the amount of the SALTS has increased tremendously. That means the chocolate chip cookies are still ONLY being dipped in the big glass of milk!

I have never felt so lost. All my teachers are part of the pale party...and most of my classmates are too. Lately, I've been going to class terribly overwhelmed and uncomfortable. Even though my pigment interrupts the monotony of my class...I still have to speak louder and strategically plan my every move to make sure my $38,000/yr goes to good use.
I realized that the A.A.S.U's @ universities are so important...They are our hub; our haven; our voice; our campmeeting. We have to invest time in them, and take them more seriously than a lot of us do.

That's it.
I'm done.
No fancy conclusions.
No long endings.
No excessive sentences just to be cool...
;-)

Johnston Michaels