We are not thriving. True, our people live, but our culture is dying. We are like a stone the ocean beats against. With each passing year a little more of us is worn away.
The long answer is that it introduced the idea of a truce in the minds of younger gang members on both sides. They grew up to lead both the 1988 peace summit (which included a brief ceasefire) and the 1992 truce. The truce, and the Rodney King Riots which coincidentally started the very next day, fundamentally changed gang life in LA, making the streets safer, dropping the murder rate, and increasing illegal drug profits for about a decade.
He was fucking wonderful and did wonderful things for people without ever asking for credit for it.
Photo: Michael and some Crips!
MJ is a great example of how black celebrities try to use their opportunities and fame to help the black community. I want modern black artists to act like him.
Hiya! So a Discord I’m part of recently came together to create fake comic covers for all the episodes released so far and I chose Guitar Vilain! Why? Dragons. That’s all. Dragons. And of course, because Jagged Stone is one of my top fave character!
If you wanna see what the rest of the covers, check out the tags
#SquadMiraculousCollab and #SquadMiraculousCovers as well as the @squadmiraculous Tumblr for more!
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