The death of Michael Brown continues to loom in the air and remind many Americans of the treatment received from law enforcement. Celebrities from J. Cole to Nelly have expressed their feelings on being a black man in this society. Now, T.I. pens his emotions on the ordeal.
“America has created a monster,” T.I. writes. “We were brought to this place, unaware of our own cultures, religion and traditions, therefore, we created our own,” he continues. Truth talk.
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T.I. Writes:
Look at us … America has created a monster. The result of ignoring & mishandling an already fragile spirited, recently enslaved, presently oppressed race-generation of people. Look at us. We’re the monster that now refuses to be dismissed, overlooked and ignored. We were brought to this place, unaware of our own cultures, religion and traditions, therefore, we created our own. Now look at us.
For years we’ve been crying out for the nation to address the substandard education systems and disparaging treatment of our citizens in communities across America. Our people have had an increasing lack of opportunities for generations. There have been homes broken, lives shattered and futures lost on your watch … unanswered. Look at us. How long can u expect a nation/race/generation of people to be blatantly disrespected? Spoken to and treated with arrogant tones of insignificance. Our fathers, uncles, brothers and role models were killed and imprisoned more often than educated. Now look at us. Our friends and relatives murdered and cast aside without thought, as though your human life is more valuable than ours. How long can that go on without consequence? Now look at us.
How long can u continue to pass the buck and make excuses of why u can’t do today what should have been done yester-year? Although I DO NOT support the negative responses & actions of my people in light of this tragedy … I WILL NOT condone your lack of effort to show any urgency to improve the treatment of our people, nor the living conditions in our communities. Your refusal to address these life altering issues makes events such as these seem inevitable. Although I too am at fault to a degree and I admit that I may not have all da answers… I do have a fun fact for you. Insanity is … Going about things the same way, expecting a different result. U wanna different result? U must take different action. What else do u expect? Look at us!!!
Clifford “T.I.” Harris
Rapper, Actor, CEO, Father
Give your thoughts on T.I.’s letter. Are we monsters?
SOURCE: RO
we are humans not monsters
We are not monster but we are also our own slaves..our rappers teachong our children that its ok if society call us niggas that thatour women bitches and hoes that its ok not to go to school that is ok to take drugs..and if we dont value ourself noone will..now michael was a child on his way to a bright future they took his life because of the color of his skin now i ask our brothers and sister how long do we allow this to go lets take action but not with ignorance lets exercise our civil rights ..lets protest in silence lets get together as community lets boycott were they make money from us letletss not start a protesting in peace dont give it up in a month continue everyday of the year if neccessary…
I’m so sick of the Black People trying to blame Rappers for raising there kids …..Please Stop….We only speak of the truth that’s going on in are neighborhoods…Using the N word is something u as a parent should be acknowledging…And at this point that has nothing to do wit what happened to Big Mike Brown…If it wasn’t for Rappers speaking out the Black Community would even have Representation about many issues period..so thank you T.I. for being a positive voice and remodel for us..much love…..Big Daddy Earl