I Sport Fly Shit, I should Win The ESPY!

My Name is Joshua Gray, I am from Oakland,California (Tha Town). Though I have lived in Berkeley, to me they are all the same; because we still deal with the same shit no matter where you live. So, whether you from West Oakland, East Oakland, South Berkeley or Richmond, we are all black people. The most horrifying thing we as black people fail to realize is, the same city that was there before us, will be there when we die. The Million dollar question is-- why are we killing each other? Is it because he or she is not from the same street as you’re from or you don’t like the way he or she looked at you? We are all black and we face the same depressing issues in every city. Lack of education, Black on Black crime, no jobs, no health care (7million blacks do not have health care in the United States) injustice in the criminal system( in California for every 1 African-American that goes to a State school or University 5 goes to prison) these are all serious issues.%D%A %Dfter reading what I wrote in my intro, you might think I am a square! However too many of or black people are dying over this bullshit called “turf”. If we can just reflect on how demoralizing it is to die for something we don’t own, maybe we will stop killing each other? No, I am not some nigga who grew up with money. I grow up on foster care and I know about struggling for bus money, having food stamps, wearing the same clothes over again, and free lunch at school. Though I now Reside in Washington, DC, “tha town” is where my heart is.%D%A%D%AI am a graduate of Berkeley High class of 2000 and a recent graduate of Howard University c/o 2005. (Yes I was on that 5 year plan). After graduating I took Job as a Regional Field Director for Young Democrats of America for a Gov Campaign in Virginia. Yes, the candidate I worked for won by a 6% margin! This Page is dedicated to my best friend Wallace Richards! and my close friend Keith Stephens AKA Black Rip Love u folks!..