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Related: About this forumWatch: Killer Mike Gets Extremely Emotional in Fiery Command to Black People on How to Use Their Eco
Please Watch the Video at the Link: - - > AtlantaBlackStarIn a July 7 interview with HOT 107.9s Mz Shyneka, rapper, political commentator and activist Killer Mike gives an energized call-to-action for Black people after the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
In the nearly 14-minute video, the rapper says that Black people should stop voting and take their money out of white-owned banks to create real change in Atlanta and the nation.
At the beginning of the video, Killer Mike believes the Atlanta Police Department can show other departments around the nation how to police Black citizens.
Fifteen miles outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Im afraid I will be murdered, he says in the video. People living in Atlanta owe the rest of the country our outrage.
He asks every Black person to take their money out of the banks and go the Citizens Trust until white banks address Black issues.
Dont spend a dollar on a dog that dont speak up for you!
Shop in Black neighborhoods, vote the entire school board out, and get angry, the rapper demands.
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Watch: Killer Mike Gets Extremely Emotional in Fiery Command to Black People on How to Use Their Eco (Original Post)
Stellar
Jul 2016
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CurtEastPoint
(19,219 posts)1. Ironic name....
Stellar
(5,644 posts)2. I thought that too...
but, as they say, you can't judge a book by its cover. I know nothing about Killer Mike, only that he supported Bernie Sanders.
CurtEastPoint
(19,219 posts)3. I live in Atlanta and am gay and know EXACTLY what he's talking about.
Atlanta PD is pretty level-headed but you get outside I285 and baby, you're on your own.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)4. Lol, Hey I believed him when he said it he sounds sincere.
NoSeVaya
(12 posts)7. He is sincere, and he's smart.
And, yes, he supported Sanders--Big Time. And, people are listening to him--this time around.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/8000-people-open-accounts-at-black-owned-bank-in-atlanta_us_578ce075e4b0c53d5cfa2916
NoSeVaya
(12 posts)5. Killer, as in something really, really good.
You know, like a killer sandwich or killer good looks. It's slang--not literal. Like, we had a really killer time on vacation.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)6. Got'cha! nt