delaware - hip hop humanism2024-03-28T15:46:53Zhttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/news/feed/tag/delawareBringing the Fight to Them: Wilmington, DEhttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/news/bringing-the-fight-to-them-wilmington-de2020-11-15T23:55:09.000Z2020-11-15T23:55:09.000ZJay Renehttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/members/TheJayRene<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8168136267?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>For the last 7 days various Delaware residents have been gathering outside the house of Mayor Michael S. Purzycki. The reason they are there is because they are fed up with the Mayor and his silence when it comes to the increasing gun violence in the city of Wilmington that he governs over. When asked about what he will do, before the election, he promised to do much. He even expressed his own fear when it came to walking in the city.</p>
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<p>Currently in Wilmington they are at their highest violent crime rate since 2017. One protester says, "His silence is violence". Another says "he hasn't said anything. He didn't even say anything when the 9-month year old child got shot, but he said something quickly when the looting happened".</p>
<p>The Mayor has showed no sign of life or care regarding this issue. The citizens are offended and hurt by the fact that the Mayor has said nothing then and is still being silent now. "It seems he only cares about certain parts of Wilmington. What about where I leave or where my mother lives"? Says another concerned mother.</p>
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<p>Most of those who stand outside of his home looking for answers are mothers or have been affected directly by gun violence. The citizens have come up with a list of demands that include transparency, grassroot programs that help mentor kids and keep them out of trouble as well as working cameras in high crime areas. </p>
<p>"We will be out here every night until he says something. This is absolutely ridiculous that we are ignored while our people are being killed" says another mother. </p>
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<p>We hope that resolution can be found and that the Mayor finally shows the city of Wilmington, that he does have a heart and does care what happens there.</p>
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<p>We will keep you posted as this story develops.</p>
<p> </p></div>Crime Scene Pictures Raise More Questions in Jeremy McDole Casehttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/news/crime-scene-pictures-raise-more-questions-in-jeremy-mcdole-case2020-08-01T01:10:31.000Z2020-08-01T01:10:31.000ZJay Renehttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/members/TheJayRene<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7111229474?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}6827928282,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}6827928282,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="400" alt="6827928282?profile=RESIZE_400x" /></a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;">The murder of Jeremy McDole at the hands of Wilmington Police still looms over the city’s head. After his murder on September 23, 2015, there have been many protests for justice with no avail. Since the beginning, the McDole family has been asking for answers, along with justice in this case. Police told the media and the family that a gun was found on Jeremy and over the last 5 years, no pictures or weapon was produced for the family or the media. On July 28 the department decided to release pictures that they say show the crime scene and the weapon that Jeremy had. However, once you look at all the evidence, it is clear that the scene was tampered with, which takes away from the integrity of the entire scene and the officers involved.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;">After Keandra McDole, the sister of Jeremy was interviewed by a prominent journalist, the pictures surfaced. The journalist asked why the pictures were never presented to the family or the media, and then shortly after the pictures were released to the public by the DOJ. One would think that would be the end of it, however it is clear when you compare the video to the pictures presented by the DOJ, that the pictures do not show how things really happened. We can assume that these pictures were taken to be presented as the truth, however cell phone footage shows that the pictures taken by police and the scene don’t match.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;">In the video of Jeremy’s murder, we see that he falls to his left, over the arm of the wheel chair. As Jeremy falls we can see that nothing falls with him. Also several moments before the shooting, we never see anything in Jeremy’s hands. The officers on the scene also noticed his hands were empty. Reckless officer, Joseph Dellose, known as “Shot Gun Joe” arrived on the scene and promptly grabbed his shot gun. He ran up, with no regard to safety and shot Jeremy in the neck 2 seconds after telling him to “show his hands”.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;">In the video clip we see Jeremy and his wheel chair are facing the street. There is a grey car to Jeremy’s right. Jeremy’s chair is not touching the back of the grey car. After he is shot and he falls to the left, Jeremy’s chair stays facing the street. In the pictures that the DOJ released recently, they show the front of Jeremy’s wheel chair touching the back bumper of the grey car. It also shows a weapon close to the curb to the right of the wheel chair. We can see Jeremy’s body to the left of his wheel chair in the same picture, only showing his foot. The wheel chair is at least two feet away from his body. Per the video that is not where the wheel chair was when Jeremy fell out of it. The wheel chair was moved and placed where we see it documented in the DOJ pictures. In the video we see nothing being thrown by Jeremy or anything falling from his person or chair. Using gravity as the only factor, if this weapon was on Jeremy it would not have fell where it was. They have loosely claimed than an officer picked the weapon off of his body and moved it. That would make no sense now would it?</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;">Police in Wilmington are allegedly not above tampering with evidence or planting it. In the Yahim Harris case, another unarmed victim of gun violence by the hands of police, it is alleged that officers tried to plant a cell phone on him, in an attempt to say that police mistook the cell phone for a fire arm. However footage from a near by pizzaeria made that claim impossible to pass off as the truth. Also on the Jabri Hunter case, video footage captured by a near by resident seemed to be tampered with by the time Special Investigator Terence Jones got ahold of the film. He was told by the residence owner that the password and log in to the footage was already given to police a week prior.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;">The family of Jeremy McDole continue to fight for justice for him and the city continues to protest for him, however the system in Delaware is continuing to fail and cover up the truth with great indecency and boldness. Kathleen Jennings, the current Attorney General does not seem concerned with the injustices that have happened nor does she seem interested in reopening the case on Jeremy despite new evidence being brought to her attention. She needs to be voted out. Regardless of what is said, we can see with our own eyes that there is clearly a problem. If things were like they said, there would be no need to stage a crime scene or plant a weapon. This has to be criminal...actually it is criminal and we demand justice for Jeremy McDole. We encourage you to use your own two eyes and your common sense to see that these officers were trying to cover up their wrong doing. </p>
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<p dir="ltr"> With the current climate in America, many discoveries are being made regarding the police departments and administrations above them. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd by the hands of police officers, police reform and even talks of police defunding have all come to our attention, be it on the internet, via protests, or our television news. Almost everyone talking about or has spoken about the condition of the police departments across America. Why, according to the numbers, Black people are killed, assaulted, and arrested more frequently than any other demographic. Many attribute this to the fact that the police force was created first as a slave patrol. The police have literally been targeting people of color since conception. </p>
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<p dir="ltr"> Amid my investigation of the police, the more that I've learned, the more I could clearly see that the police that we hire to protect and defend was indeed breaking the law. Not only were they breaking the laws set within their institution, but they were also breaking the laws of the land. It seemed America has become so jaded and blinded by police's crimes that actual crimes were being accepted as "normal" police work. However, with more crimes against black citizens at the hands of the police, the world had to take a serious look at what the police have been doing for dozens of years. </p>
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<p dir="ltr"> The issue with this case is police initially lied about what happened. They said that Jeremy was armed. At this time and still, to this day, Wilmington police do not have body cams, so this was a lie easy to tell. However, footage captured by a bystander quickly showed that it was a lie. The leading officer of interest, in this case, is named Joseph Dellose, who went by the nickname "Shotgun Joe" at the time. One of the interesting points of this case is Dellose was not called to this scene. Officers were already deployed and in place when he decided to speed over and become involved. Once arriving, the officers on the ground told Dellose to stand down; however, he didn't, and he shot Jeremy in the neck with a shotgun. When asked why he behaved that way, official documents say he stated, "he had tunnel vision." As a result, Dellose was never allowed to carry a weapon again. He was eventually fired because he continued to have incidents. </p>
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<p dir="ltr"> Another victim of Wilmington's police is Yahim Harris. Yahim, just like the other young men in this article, was unarmed when police fired at him. Though still being investigated, it seems that the police attempted to plant evidence on Yahim, but a local storefront camera caught the crime on tape. This alleged officer still serves on the Wilmington police force. What Yahim's case and Jeremy cases have in common is Officer MacColl was involved in both incidents (Cherry, 2019). Yahim Harris, though lucky to be alive, will be affected for the rest of his life for this incident. Though Yahim was suspected of carjacking and having a weapon, eventually all charges were dropped. Terence Jones once again stepped in as the civil rights investigator. He said through enhanced video, "it is pretty clear that Yahim Harris had nothing in his hand" (Parra, 2019). In the McDole and Harris case, police have stated a gun was present; however, no evidence of one has ever been presented to the state or the families. </p>
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<p dir="ltr"> These incidents have made police make comments and mentions of adapting better escalation of force practices; however, we are unclear if this has taken place. In 2017 in an article by WDEL.com, titled "Wilmington Police to Adopt New Use of Force Policy, Jeremy McDole will not have died in vain" (Huet, 2017). it is clear that not only the citizens can see that the police in Wilmington has had the ability not to face the consequences after they shoot unarmed citizens. The Wilmington police currently are protected by law with immunity. "Our attorney general said that he could not indict officer Joseph Dellose, who shot and killed Jeremy McDole because in Delaware we have a different standard. It's is not an objective reasonableness. It is the subjective fears or thoughts of the officer" (Neuberger, 2017). This states that an officer can say that they feared that their life was in danger, and they can shoot or kill a citizen with no consequence. The attorney general at the time believed that Dellose should have felony assault charges pressed against him once more evidence was gathered (Neuberger, 2017). The new attorney general seems to think differently. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Cherry, A. (2018) “Wilmington Officer Cleared in 2nd Police-Involved Shooting of His Career". Retrieved from WDEL.com </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Huet, L. (2017) "Wilmington Police to Adopt New Use of Force Policy; Jeremy McDole Will Not Have Died in Vain." Retrieved from WDEL.com </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Para, E. (2019) "Do the Right Thing; Supporters of unarmed teen shot by Wilmington Police demand." Retrieved from Delaware Online at Delawareonline.com </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Para, E. (2020) “Why Did Wilmington Police Shoot Jabri Hunter?”. Retrieved from Delaware Online at Delwareonline.com</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;">By: Jay Rene for Hip Hop Humanism and State Vs Us Magazine. This article is the sole opinion of Jay Rene. State Vs Us Magazine and Hip Hop Humanism take no responsibility for this article and are just a vehicle for its circulation.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;"> </p></div>Gone Too Soon: Jeremy McDolehttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/news/gone-too-soon-jeremy-mcdole2020-06-26T19:14:10.000Z2020-06-26T19:14:10.000ZJay Renehttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/members/TheJayRene<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/6353720065?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>September 23, 2015 the life of a family was changed for ever. Their son, brother, uncle , cousin and friend was tragically taken by Police violence. They continue to be victimised by a system that as of to date, have not given Jeremy McDole, loving called Bam Bam by his loved ones, the jutice his tragic and untimely death deserves.</p>
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<p>Jeremy McDole a wheelchair bound, unarmed man was shot 16 times by Wilmington DE police in 2015. Jeremy had been robbed and shot the day police murdered him. The person who called 911 didn't tell them that Jeremy needed help but that Jeremy had a gun and shot himself. When 3 of the officers arrived they had the situation under control, however when the 4th officer arrived Joseph Dellose, he shot Jeremy moments after he arrived. This prompted the other officers to fire.</p>
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<p>More and more cases are reemerging, as other cases are being created; simultaneously. Bad police officers do not deserve to stay on the force. It takes away from the integrity and trust. It corrupts the whole system and makes it no longer a part of the greater good. There is much more to this case of how a young life was cut down and how police and others are trying to keep this crime under wraps. Unarmed people should not be shot by the police. </p>
<p>In the Use of Force Continuum laws (a guideline for how police are supposed to interact with citizens) it clearly states the procedure. Jeremy did not have a weapon therefore deadly force should of never been used. What Jeremy needed was for the cops to assist him. Not only had he been robbed, he had been shot. Instead they decided to target him as a criminal because of their personal opinions. </p>
<p>In a chat with someone we will not name at this time, the mind of the Wilmington police at the time was "he was a piece of shit". As the average citizen we are not allowed to assault or murder people because we feel adversely about them. Police should be no different, and in actuality their standard should be higher. How a police officer feels personally should not be on the job and if it does show up, consequences of that fact especially when it results in death should have a consequence. If police murder or assault someone they should be fired, charged and serve the time they earned for their crime. The officers involved need to be fired and charged.</p>
<p>We can not allow the police to continue to break the law. The time is now! </p>
<p>There will be more to follow on the murder of Jeremy.</p>
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<p>Though I have traveled all over the world and lived in many places where I was born and raised was Delaware. The changes I want to make in the world will start in my home state. This is the first of many literatures that will discuss the injustices that have happended in Delaware.</p></div>K. Walker...The Living Legendhttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/news/k-walker-the-living-legend2018-06-21T01:00:31.000Z2018-06-21T01:00:31.000ZJay Renehttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/members/TheJayRene<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/125321169?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>K Walker who is originally from South Philly, but currently resides in Wilmington Delaware, is multi-faceted when it comes to Hip Hop. He is an artist, a music and movie producer and even has a line of clothing. How we first discovered K. Walker was when we viewed a video he produce of several talented female Wilmington Hip Hop artist. In Wilmington the lyrical ability isn’t just a trait of the men and K. Walker wanted to show that.</p>
<p>Wilmington is deeply emerged in Hip Hop culture and has been since the 80s. Just the placement of the state put it in a neutral position for “all things Hip Hop”, as it progressed. Wilmington had the luxury of being exposed to different types of Hip Hop styles without being forced to choose a side. It allowed Wilmington to create a style that is unique, yet familiar.</p>
<p>We asked K. Walker why he fell in love with Hip Hop, he says “Listening to Nas made me fall in love with Hip Hop because I didn't have a father figure around and the things Nas was rapping about helped me as far a guidance growing up in the hood”.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> This goes to show that the influence that Hip Hop has and can have can touch our youth. True Hip Hop heads can relate we all have that moment that started the love of the genre...a love that will never die.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>K. Walker has decided to be someone who touches our youth positively by being an active member in Hip Hop Humanisms Initiative “A Kids Way Out”. The “Let’s Make This Music” program is a program created to appeal to the urban youth in the area that are interested in learning how to produce music behind the scenes. K. Walker says “I’m wit it”.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> That’s all it takes...an interest and the care. Hip Hop has always been in the Hood actively.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Always trying to make it better and K. Walker holds true to that staple.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Hip Hop is more than a moment. It’s more than a beat and more than a head bob. It’s about the Hood, in the Hood and about a change in the Hood. Anything that isn’t that, isn’t Hip Hop. We asked K. Walker a message he would want the youth to know, he quickly says “I want them to know that u have a purpose, don't let the Negativity or social media or someone else's insecurities determine what it is, because when u destined to be Great ya peers or undetermined<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> people will sometimes purposely give the Best "Wrong" advice just to try to potentially<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> stare u off ya path”. Sound advice, we all have and could of appreciated at our young impressionable age.</p>
<p>Promoting real Hip Hop is what will keep it alive. It’s those of us to know<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> what it is and it’s power that must keep it pure. K. Walker and those like him are part of Hip Hop present and future. We must invest in our youth. They want and deserved to be saved. See more on K. Walker in upcoming Hip Hop Humanism news and currently in the links below.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p>More with K. Walker:</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/FchGVoLdpjE">https://youtu.be/FchGVoLdpjE</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://youtu.be/LCizi-eMUFI">https://youtu.be/LCizi-eMUFI</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC01380D89020915F">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC01380D89020915F</a></p>
</div>Prod Rez - Age is Just a Numberhttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/news/prod-rez-age-is-just-a-number2018-03-24T00:17:18.000Z2018-03-24T00:17:18.000ZJay Renehttps://hiphophumanism.ning.com/members/TheJayRene<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/839716427?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>When we first came across Christian “Prod REZ” Collins we were super impressed. Anytime a young person chooses something positive over negative, it is a time to celebrate, especially in a place we’re by the age of 21 the young Black male is either dead or has had a run in with the law (Delaware Statistics, 2018).</p>
<p>Despite those odds Prod REZ is standing strong against them. His strong parental guidance and support is evident in this young mans thought process. It goes to show that if we support our youth in the positive things they like or enjoy, we can help them flourish and stay on the right path for success. Check out the article we had with this young producer.</p>
<p>HHH: What about Hip Hop made you want to become a part of the culture?</p>
<p>Prod REZ: Most of my family has to do with music, from old school to new school because my dad and my brothers are rap artist. Im basicly surrounded by hip hop.</p>
<p>HHH: Who or what inspires you to produce?</p>
<p>Prod REZ: At first i was not inspired by anything i was bored one day and i tried to create a beat and when i finished it was not as bad as i thought. I posted it on instagram and people were so surprised when they heard it. For my first beat it wasn't bad. I’ve always thought of beats in my head when i was younger... I was like, beat boxing in my head... But my current inspiration are two producers. Ronny Jay listen Up, and Metro Boomin.</p>
<p>HHH: It is interesting to hear you say “when I was younger”, given your age.</p>
<p>Prod REZ: (Smiles)</p>
<p>HHH: Who is your favorite hip hop artist or group and why?</p>
<p>Prod REZ: I don't really have a favorite i just like what I like.</p>
<p>HHH: What do you think about the current Hip Hop artistry that exist.</p>
<p>Prod REZ: Most of the popular artists get big off of a nice beat or beats. [The music is an important part of the songs success].</p>
<p>HHH: What are some of your goals musically and personally</p>
<p>Prod REZ: Mainly just to make my family proud and be able to provide even at a young age. I really was never into sports so I am going for being a producer, that is all I really want to be.</p>
<p>HHH: Young men and women your age are not even thinking on such a higher level. We commend you for being different and for chasing your dreams. Are any of your friends interested in music?</p>
<p>Prod REZ: Yes only two though, Fatal Beats and Soft Serve.</p>
<p>HHH: Sounds like a collaboration is coming soon. How are you able to balance school, home life and your craft?</p>
<p>Prod REZ: It's not hard for me, I do the work that is given and then I do everything else.</p>
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<p>It is very important that we support our youth. It is just as important that we help support our youth that is interested in Hip Hop. Hip Hop is not dead. It is still a strong force that is a platform for so many changes. When we all truly realize how Hip Hop influences the world, we will truly understand it’s power please. Be sure to share this article to get out some positive things that are youth are doing. </p>
<p> Be looking for the article on Amy Cinnamon, a dope visual artist that is a part of Mr. Chuck D’s artist collective, MadUrgency. Check links below for samples of Prod REZ’ productions.</p>
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<p>More on Prod REZ:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/raith.rez/">https://www.instagram.com/raith.rez/</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br> <a href="https://m.soundcloud.com/prodrez">https://m.soundcloud.com/prodrez</a></p>
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