Tamir Rice

Are we hiring zombies to work for the police department? Don't any of them have kids of their own, that would recognize a boy playing? Why did they have to drive up on him? Couldn't they have gotten out of the car, walked up to talk to him? What kind of police officer would mistake a 12 yr old kid for a 20 yr old man? So many questions. I know there is a better way to handle situations like this. You are grown men, probably God fearing. If I was you, I'd fear for my life that God wouldn't strike you dead at any minute. And please don't release a statement that you have no remorse, that you killed a 12 year old kid playing in the park, probably playing cops and robbers, something all kids do at one time or another. They just playing, man. But he will never be able to play with his sons, nor will his brothers and sisters ever trust a police officer again. Because you killed their brother, when you could have just injured him. To the person that called the police, why didn't you talk to the kid. You sounded like a grown man. Did the boy sound angry at someone? If so, couldn't have done something to calm him down? Nobody could? Did anybody try? The answer is not always to call the police.Money Cometh Irla

What Race Are You

I'm sooooo tired of hearing that question. You can see the color of my skin. But you still ask ,"what race are you"? Race = what color are you? Isn't it. I think the question most people want to ask is What is your ethnic background? Los Angeles has become a city overly concerned with Race. I'm a light skinned Black woman. You can't tell from my name, you can't tell from my hair. When I was in the hospital, not able to talk, I was categorized as White. When I was younger, I was always asked, "what race are you", as if it really mattered. Well to a lot of people it did really matter. I soon found out, those weren't the people I wanted to hang with anyway. I have Black friends, White friends, Oriental friends, Mexican friends. I do not understand what a Black person is and what a White person is. I can understand Oriental because these are people from Japan, China, Korea, or Vietnam.... And a Mexican is from Mexico. But a White person only denotes the color of their skin. They may be from Russia, Morocco(which is Africa), Egypt(Africa), Italy, Great Britain, Scotland, Spain,France,... So why does America lump ALL White people into one category, and all Blacks into another. Blacks may be from Africa, South America, England, Scotland, West Indies, or even the United States. Haven't met any Blacks from Russia, but I'm sure there are some. We're everywhere. In America, Jewish people are not known as from an Asian country, they're from Israel. Israel I guess is it's own continent, I guess they, like Egyptians, don't want to associate with the other people on the same continent they are on. In Biblical days, there were dark skinned people, rulers in Egypt. Solomon, David's son was Black. Why don't Jews and Europeans get real. They say they believe the Bible, but they really don't. It says to teach your children the truth, not a fabricated lie. With most people, I think , they will go to Hell, because of this one commandment. They have taught their children lies, then their children taught their children lies, and it goes on and on for generation after generation. Then once the elder dies, they can't come back and tell you they lied, but their children continually tell the same lie, and unless they let some Black people into their lives, they will never know the truth. The same goes for other nationalities. Then recently, the ultimate happened. A White person was injured in another country. He was referred to as an American. A Black person was injured in another country, they are referred to as African American, or Black American. Will someone please tell me, why am I referred to as an African American, when my ancestors as far as I know, are Americans. Most white people can trace their ancestors back to England, Scotland, France, Spain or Italy, ... but are not called English Americans, Scottish Americans, Italian Americans, French Americans... so why are they called simply Americans and we have to associate with a country we have never seen, and most likely will never see. Lord, Jesus is coming back for a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle. He's got to get things done down here, before he comes back. In Biblical days there were all shades of brown in the world. That has not changed. And to those hoping to go to heaven, you'll get there and find out there a Dark Brown people in heaven too. I guess the funny thing to see, in heaven, will be when God tells you you have to live in a neighborhood where all different colored people live, Dark skinned, Light skinned, Olive, Red, Yellow. Who you gonna argue with then, God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? I think not. I recently started answering Mixed Race or Other on all these questions. But now that I think about it, I'll just say Human Race. Have a blessed day.Money Cometh Irla

Election Nov 2014

Ballots Cast/Turnout Election Ballots Cast Registered Voters %Ballots Cast/Registered Voters Nov 4, 2014 1,147,248 4,544,455 25.25% Jun 3, 2014 824,070 4,823,407 17.08% Nov 6, 2012 3,236,704 4,593,621 70.46% Los Angelenos, We had a 25.25% turnout of registered voters, which was better than the June 2014 election of 17%, but not half as good as the Presidential election of 2012. The State/local elections are just as important as the presidential elections, in some aspects more important. Look at Florida with so many deaths of Black youth and injustices in their criminal justice system. Look at Los Angeles, we got to ratify the election of certain judges, vote for a new governor, and only 25% of all registered voters in Los Angeles County decided to voice their opinion. Congratulations of the 25% that voted, they reelected Governor Brown. We'll never know who the other 75% wanted as Governor.

The Native American Struggle to Remain Family

Money ComethNow today, the Europeans have placed Indian casinos on their land and fed the families greed by giving each of them money from the proceeds? Now they are policing themselves and letting in who they want, which is what the Europeans used to do? How did so many Caucasian men become Cherokees? They got their special treatment, but the Indian that was full blood Indian couldn't get recognized as an Indian. Lord, help us, help the young Indians that think this is right, to dissenroll family from your tribe, because of greed. Their ancestors died thinking their grandchildren would benefit from their life. Dissenroll from a tribe means you know longer consider these people part of your family. Blood is a determining factor my friend, not just a whim. I know they are a sovereign nation, but you still have to answer to God. And I wouldn't want to answer to God for disowning my own family. Irla