Kimonti Carter - Black Prisoners Caucus Summit 2006

[iLovemyinmates]

wow..,

"we must be the change we wish to see"

~barack obama

[Honeycloverwine]

Jobs are sent overseas, the CIA floods inner cities with drugs, education is underfunded, states resources depleted, and prisons are hyper funded accompanied with draconian drug laws...what a recipe for enslavement

[pamma70]

Kimonti Carter was 19 years old when i met him first time at Monroe Correctional Complex. he was my celly, my student and brother to me. he do not want nothing from outside community for himself, only he want from you to save our kids from gang activities and he do not want to see them to end up in prison like him. i am not from this country but i saw lot of young people locked up in prison in this country. Kimont only want to send his message through Black prisoner caucus for change. Dhaliwal

[TheArtistWill]

Do ya'll still keep in touch somehow?

[apachie7]

Keep ya head up young brotha.

[kiguchiterrier]

America is insanely ghettoised. Sweep the problem away...

[TheArtistWill]

More people need to see this.

[dandaman4ever]

Once they get out, they'll be right back.

[TheArtistWill]

What Kimonti said is true for a lot of troubled kids. The reason why we have brothas killing each other is because they came from poor socio-economic and domestic conditions with no alternatives, no support and no love. When they end up in prison, if they end up in prison, it makes it worse because they are punished instead of given help. Plus, when they get out of prison, they return to the same environment that molded them. We really need to make a change.

[maeganbady]

wow...my dad is also locked up at MCC in the reformatory with a life as well he was also young when he was put away growing up with him there was hard...i wish there was something like this around when he was put away then mabie i would have grown up with a father!

[Libra965]

Keep this scripture in mind when you are troubled.

This is I Peter 1:13-21

13Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 14As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15..."Be holy, because I am holy."[a]

I am still praying for you all.

[Libra965]

As a teacher in the Tacoma area, I saw the poverty, loneliness, everyday in my classroom; led me to tears. I hugged my students; then told not to. How can we help these young people when we are told by our supervisors to hold back? My prayers are for ALL the families wounded by societies woes. Kimonti, continue to send this message to the community. God, may He grant you Peace and guide humanity towards towards Righteousness. I pray for single mothers, and fathers be there for your children.

[sasukeguy132]

amen,

[samicxi]

awesome yet sad.

[tryintogetback]

Please beleive there are thousands of young brothers locked up for a ridiculous ammount of time for non violent crimes that are as eloquent if not more than this. Ive been to numerous penititary's and it's mind boggling..... not just the ammount but the talent that this society traps and locks up. I'm not naive all aren't innocent

[wemissamerica]

Thank you for putting this together and posting it. What an eloquent young man. If you watch this, and are not currently participating in changing our militaristic, rascist, classist society, for the better, I hope this gives you a reason to do so.

[xoMaryLou89]

so arresting a well-spoken black man for a drive-by murder against an innocent student makes us a militaristic, racist, and classist society?

[Lizziebandito]

We must find a way to change the orientation of our system because we are loosing so many wonderful people. Kids need the support early in their lives and once they are in the system, treatment and education must be provided. It is the only humane and sensible thing to do.