Thursday, June 7, 2007

Mittie says it better

Re: ACLU's decision to cancel programming due to the Cavs' participation in the NBA Finals

Deuteronomy 8:3 Cafe Books & Music

All right folk, there is definitely a social commentary in this, but I'll save the full version for another time. I don't want anyone thinking I'm hating on the NBA, and especially not our beloved Cavaliers.

Tonight's final segment of the Cleveland ACLU's Incarceration Nation has been postponed in light of the Cavalier's historic participation in an NBA championship game. No doubt, we have to give our young brothers their props, they took us to the finals. But.....

Rise Up! That's the victory cry for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they take on the final opponent, the San Antonio Spurs. Everything else is put on hold as 22 young, black gladiators take to the court. Everything, including a critical discussion of the hundreds of thousands of young brothers of the same age, discriminately locked up for 15 to 20, thanks to another court.

Rise Up! Wise Up! Better yet, in the famous film signature of Spike Lee (even though I bet he'll be front and center at the game... I ain't mad at him) Wake Up!

This week's recommended reading, Forty Million Dollar Slaves by William Rhoden. Get your copy today at D8:3.

Go Cavs!

~ Mittie Imani

1 comment:

Kim said...

They aren't all black. There's a Lithuanian fellow...don't forget him!