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, Half of the Mighty Crooked Lettaz, IM FROM JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI!
JACKSON, MS. Here are the mugshots of the 6 rogue racist Rankin Co officers guilty of torturing 2 Black men for fun under the name "Goon Squad". Let's continue to show the faces of the suburbs "tough on crime" proponents.
JACKSON, MS! Lets talk about how we got here. A THREAD! 🧵
This all started back in 1997 when Jxn elected its 1st Blk mayor. White folks fled the city like it was on fire. This demographic shift is well documented & you can check the census.
Bethune Cookman has decided not to hire Ed Reed. Kudos to them for having the nuts to do the right thing. Let this be a teachable moment. Hey NFL greats coming to HBCU's: When you get the job, read, research, ASK questions, THEN comment. (Contd)
JACKSON, MS. HB 1020 passed last in the House 76-38. So that you can SEE with your own eyes what Systemic Racism looks like look at this map. The BLACK outlines JXN. The RED outlines the CCID. GREEN dots are Blk folks. The BLUE dots are white folks. So WHO is 1020 protecting?
Mississippi won 2 Grammys tonight!!
Bobby Rush won for Best Traditional Blues Album
Mixedby Lidz (Courtland Lidell) won w/ Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs for Best Gospel Music Performance.
BOTH are from Jackson, MS!!
Brett Favre. Sir. We've all seen the text msgs. Alluvem. How dare you file a damn lawsuit. Lol. The whiteness. The privilege. The tone deafness of it all.
JACKSON, MS As a Black man w/ a valid license, valid insurance, up to date tag, working lights, & a vehicle w/ no open containers or paraphernalia in it. I'm still terrified of driving through Madison or Rankin Co at night. Because for us, it doesn't have to be anything illegal
JACKSON, MS! A THREAD.
I always say "The devil is in the details". I don't know how many of you are paying attention to this legislative session but there's a couple of bills being introduced that we should have our eyes on. THE FIX IS IN FOLKS!
JACKSON, MS! Long lines & Polling places running out of ballots means 2 things.
1. Tater Tot could be in trouble
2. We've been staying at home on election day at an alarming rate in Hinds Co.
Your Governor was 5 minutes away from Murrah and drove out to Madison to sign the teacher raise bill. Watch what people do and not what they say. Optics folks. Optics
JACKSON, MS. A "Not So Fun Fact". One of those 6 Racist Rankin Co. Deputies Christian Dedmon IS related to Daryl Dedmon, 1 of 3 men convicted of a hate crime for killing James Craig Anderson in 2011. What a family huh?
Listen. YOU CANT COPY THIS!! You can't even come close. This is the only experience like this on the planet. IYKYK. Plus...you don't have the talent of THESE musicians. Just "playing the notes" aint gon work. Yeen got the sauce. This is
#THEE
#JSU
#JacksonState
#DontBite
JACKSON, MS! A 🧵. I need to make sure you guys share this w/ your folks outside of MS. Because while we appreciate your support & outrage..& the sharing of whats going on...Imma need ya'll to actually TALK to people that LIVE here before sending some of these tweets. (Contd)
JACKSON, MS. Tater Tot is tweeting about how Biden is "weaponizing law enforcement" against Trump. And has yet to say anything about the rogue officers in Rankin Co. who all plead guilty to torturing a Black man. (Contd)
JACKSON, MS! These legislators from out of town are telling US what WE want. Get out of your echo chambers & talk to folks ALL OVER JXN. The overwhelming # of citizens here are against HB 1020. We're not against solutions, we're against shortsighted legislation. RETWEET!!
To my brothers & sisters in Montgomery: PLEASE BE ON ALERT! Their privilege does not prepare them to take L's like that. They are making calls to their buddies in law enforcement & public office as we speak. They will weaponize their resources against you. Stay Vigilant.
Wait! Waaaaiiiiit!. Isn't this the same guy who railed against CRT? That just passed a law against undocumented workers? But now THIS is mandated?
So it was about Black people all along huh?
JACKSON, MS! The MS legislature approved $12M for the city of Madison this past session. The city with the highest per capita income in the state. While Canton is sitting there like wtf?
These aren't coincidences people.
After tonight...You shall now and forever refer to the
@JacksonStateU
@SonicBoomOTS
as THEE greatest marching band of ALL TIME. There is no question. And again...
#2
AINT CLOSE.
Listen Jxn. I know a lot of yall don’t like Mayor Lumumba. He’s too light-skinned, looks like Drake, etc. But the most damage being done to Jxn, possibly irreparable damage, is being done by a majority Republican legislature & its campaign against Blk leadership.
JACKSON, MS: Nah. Not letting this story just die on the timeline. This is what incompetence in leadership looks like 1st hand. Because we all know if this had been Hinds Co. Or the Jxn City Council, it would be 1000 comments under the story.
JACKSON, MS. THIS is what we're having to deal with! A sitting official who ADMITS he doesn't like the Mayor of JXN. & he looks to be blaming "ignorant Blacks" for how they vote. The goal here is to run a white candidate (or a Black candidate that can be controlled)
JACKSON, MS. So...all in 1 day. The City of Madison has a boil water notice *gasp* for 500 residents. AND the Tax Collectors ofc found out Madison owes the city of Canton 480K in ad volureum taxes. A lil water issue here..a lil money mismanagement there...it's the leadership
JACKSON, MS! Senate Bill 2889 has died! This year at least. It would have given control of Jackson's water system to a regional water authority. THIS IS A WIN! But the upcoming months will be crucial.
JACKSON, MS! A THREAD! The City of Jackson spent years asking the legislature for help with FUNDING for JPD. Monies for jail improvements, salaries, equipment, vehicles etc. The legislature basically said "NO, due slow".... (Contd)
For these folks to be so "scared of Jackson MS" that line to the Coliseum for the Dixie National Rodeo was shole backed up both ends of High Street last night 🥴🥴🥴🥴
We see you.
Be advised. When you read or hear a white person in Jxn, MS say "The city has been going downhill for the past 25 years" what they mean is "Jxn had been going downhill ever since they started electing Black mayors". They are specifically talking about 1997.
JACKSON, MS! The folks in "Purl" got hit with the long con. Now they are on the hook with a stadium and Bass Pro Shop they spent millions on. & you won't see 1 tweet or article on how "incompetent" their leadership is. Even from some of "US".
Looks like the Ed Reed experiment is going to end much like the other guy's.
Perhaps the "Black NFL greats coaching at HBCU's" thing wasn't exactly what we needed. Maybe we should concentrate on those names who ACTUALLY went to HBCU's to come back & coach. (Contd)
One time for those brothers on that riverboat in Montgomery, AL. We saw the video over here in MS. Thank you for you standing up for that brother and the culture! It's 2023 now, not 1923! We ain't going for that bs anymore!
JACKSON, MS We know JXN aint no damn Sundown town. But keeping it a buck.. I AM terrified to drive thru Madison Co at night. And I've got a good license, insurance, & I don't drive with my ⛽️. NO part of JXN is THAT dangerous to me.
JACKSON MS - Listen. The population of Jxn, MS topped 200K. Over 90% of those were white. Kenny Stokes was the 1st elected Black councilmember in '89 & by that time Jxn was 55-60% white. The population dipped from 200K to 196K. Can you guess where I'm going ? Keep reading.
The
@JacksonStateU
@SonicBoomOTS
was booked in 3 seperate events IN 1 NIGHT Sat. Shiiiiii..Drake had them bring him out in Tampa. There should NEVER...EVER...be an argument on who the greatest band in this country is. & it's not even close. Gon make your peace with that.
JACKSON, MS! We've made the egregious error of allowing others, outsiders, & charlatans create the narrative about us. If we don't learn to master the media for our good the way it's been weaponized against us, we're in trouble. (Contd)
JACKSON, MS! It's gonna be crazy when the sheriff of Rankin Co. Bryan Bailey resigns for using subpoenas to spy on his married girlfriend and NOT for a "Goon Squad" in his department torturing & sexually assaulting 2 innocent Black men...which they were found guilty of.
While I was with the city in 2015, Mayor Yarber went to the legislature WITH a plan and an ask & was basically ignored. It has never been about "having a plan". It was about starving Jxn into submission.
JACKSON, MS. Here's a pic of Brett McAlpin, 1 of 6 Rankin Co. officers who were Part of a "Goon Squad" that tortured 2 Black men. Here he's talking to the Belhaven Football team on "Man Filled Friday". Obviously schooling them on how to keep Blacks in line by torturing them.
Listen. With all due respect. Can someone please relay to our Jxn delegation & Blk Caucus in the MS legislature that the Civil Rights, tug at the heartstrings, mini-sermons trying to appeal to those Repubs don't work anymore. We've gotta come up with a new strategy...(Contd)
Yup. A piece that went largely ignored because it stated clear facts. And an explanation as to how HBCUs actually work and How what 2 Toes said was a lie. The correct info is out here.
So Diddy came thru with that $ for JSU as promised. 330k a yr for the next 3 years. Anybody reaching out to JaRule? He promised to make a donation as well. We need that $70 bruh.
JACKSON, MS. Just so we can clear up any confusion or discrepancies...or flat out hate. Or the ridiculous 🥜-hugging notion that 2 Toes had anything to do with
#THEE
Boom's celebrity track. Read em and weep. In the words of Roman Reigns ACKNOWLEDGE US! ☝🏿
"Being a Blk Mississippian means you will spend a lifetime repairing wounds created by the worst of white Mississippians in hopes of economic or moral renewal. This is not fair, nor is it fair that we are expected to make Blk abundance out of that repair." ~
@KieseLaymon
JACKSON, MS. And let's be real. There's a "Goon Squad" in Madison Co. Law enforcement too. May be by another name. But Black folks know very well the aggressive "alternate" justice we get in those counties. It just got brought to light with these 6 officers.
JACKSON, MS! Tater Tot said the best way to solve the medicaid crisis is for folks to get "higher paying" jobs.
Like...his literal response to folks not being able to afford Healthcare is: "Ya'll just broke".
SB 2889 has passed in the MS Legislature. 37-15. The nearly $800M that JXN Mayor
@ChokweALumumba
and Congressman
@BennieGThompson
raised has been officially intercepted and hijacked. It has begun.
Just be aware. THIS is what happens to cities with Black leadership. They don't like the fact the capital city is a majority Black city with a Black mayor. They hate the fact Jxn was able to secure almost a billion on its own. This is about control! It's about systemic racism.
I want yall to look directly into the face of white anger, white fragility, white privilege, & dare I say, racism personified. You can SEE him swelling up as he speaks mad at the fact a Black man had the audacity to speak up. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FACING!
GOP state Rep. Andrew Farmer, who filed a resolution to formally expel the Democrats, calls the protest a “temper tantrum” and says they “could just pass a bill”
Learn HOW our HBCU's got in these conditions first and address THOSE folks at the top of chain in state leadership FIRST! This narrative about our Black administrators at these schools being incompetent and inferior has to stop.
The Sonic Boom of the South at
@JacksonStateU
is the greatest visual/auditory spectacle that exists in College Sports today and it aint close. Even when they send a small squad over for a lil walk-through in our Faculty & Senate Seminar they are untouchable.
The idiot that posted that pic of him in an HB(ColoradoU) shirt is fighting for his life in the comments under his post on Facebook. And I love it!
FINISH HIM!
This is how we got here. This is where we are. Just know. ALL HELP AINT GOOD HELP. & ALL MONEY AINT GOOD MONEY. This is a takeover attempt. We need to stay sharp.
JACKSON, MS. David Archie got the boot last night. And it looks like Credell Calhoun will be on his way out too. GLORY! We might just be ready to finally turn the page in Hinds County
These Republican legislators in MS came into session with a hard-on to punish & neutralize JXN's mayor with racist bills. Now they've brought national attention to him (He'll be on MSNBC tonight) & a slew of upcoming lawsuits to the state instead.
Tariq Nasheed, a known grifter of the Black Community accusing to young Black legislators in TN of being grifters is the ultimate irony. That's kinda like those white super anti-LBGTQ lawmakers you see that end up being gay themselves.
JACKSON, MS. Pretty soon you've got to start asking yourself. Why are these white republican legislators trying SO hard to neutralize/take power from the Mayor of JXN? Like, why are yall so pressed by ONE guy? Anytime I see something like this I know it's a terd in the pool
Never imagined there'd be a day I'd see tweets from Black folks saying that Black athletes should "put up with a lil racism" at PWI's because at least you're at a "good school"
The bar is on the ground.
Black athletes, go where you're appreciated not tolerated.
#ComeHome
What we are witnessing here is a majority Republican, white MS legislature successfully carving out its own plot of the city where it can protect what it deems to be its most "important citizens". You can take that how you Want
JACKSON, MS! I've shown how benign neglect & racism from state officials led to JXN's water, infrastructure, & crime issues. The correlation is clear. But on this garbage issue, I got nothing. It's embarrassing. It's a sh*t show. & if the state takes that over I can't blame em.
JACKSON, MS! Ya know since we have to turn over ownership of our water system and our ability to vote on judges to the state. How bout they turn over all of those buildings & dilapidated structures THEY own AND DONT PAY ANY TAXES ON to JXN? Seems fair to me.
They sat back...told us no...refused to help. waited until most of our basic services were in dire straits or failed....and then called our Black leadership incompetent for "letting it get that way".
Loving & fighting for Mississippi is hard. We're up against a long entrenched negative narrative. Our best & brightest are leaving. But I will forever use my platform to change that view. Cuz "Aint No Genius Like Black Mississippi Genius". Our kids need to know that.
We can't keep trying to appeal to the morals and compassion of people who don't have any. They are strictly about winning the day...by any means necessary. We need to get on THAT page.
JACKSON, MS. So Memphis got the white mayor they were clamoring for and now look at em...talking about calling in the National Guard to "help with crime". Jxn take note. Those same rumblings have been heard here. And again Im telling you...it aint gon turn out like yall think.
JACKSON, MS! PLEASE...There is ZERO connection between the former JSU football coach & the pres being placed on Administrative leave. ZERO. Don't even start. Anything said outside that is a reach & done for engagement. (Contd)
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But...the word "unprofessional" never came out of his mouth. And he used "maturation" and not "immature". He gave a critique. But if that's what yall heard ok. 🤷🏿♂️.
1. S.B. 2889 has been introduced to figure out a way to intercept & control the nearly $800M that the City of Jxn has been awarded to fix our water issues. It looks to regionalize the water system & give mayors in surrounding communities say-so over what WE can do with OUR money.
We DO appreciate the concern tho. If you want to help COME DOWN HERE & help to mobilize & organize. Send funds to help the organizations I named to continue to operate and do what they do. Keep sounding the trumpet. But talk to folks HERE before you do.
We don't need you to "save us". I know in your northern-ness & west coast-ness yall think Black folks "down south" need to be "liberated" and "helped". Nah...we got it fam.
JACKSON, MS. Ya know..it's hilarious seeing these lawmakers & right wing publications all condemning the 6 officers in Rankin Co. & saying how "horrible" it is. And Black folks are like...REALLY? You're disgusted? Cuz they actually got outed this time & you HAVE to say that?
JACKSON, MS! Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. WAPT has a General Manager that GETS IT! That hatin' ass GM at WLBT could learn a thing or 2. Thx
@16WAPTNews
2nd. This narrative that PWI facilities are "better" because white leadership at these schools is "competent" is outlandish. You don't think PWI's are misappropriating monies somewhere near the top of their food chains? Cmon now. Just say you a Ruckus.
Jackson, MS Hip Hop was built on the backs of the folks pictured + many not pictured. If you know, then you know how hard this pic goes.
Wood St. Playaz (Batman & Hodge)
Reese & Bigalow
Wildliffe Society (Rated X & Mello T)
DJ Finesse
Lil DJ/I-55
Kamikaze (Crooked Lettaz)
Folks. THIS IS NOT JACKSON, MS! This person literally took a pic making rounds on the internet, & attributed it to JXN to go viral. I've seen 4 other people claim these pipes were in their city. Just do a Google search. Folks are real weirdos...what's worse is yall believe em
JACKSON, MS! Notice Tater Tot just vetoed every line item that gave funding to Jackson. He's sending a clear message that until there's a Mayor in ofc that HE likes, he's not going to green light any monies. He's going to starve us out ya'll. 🧵
Lock this thug up for life! The question is.. who's gonna stop the Madison criminal element from spilling into my NJxn neighborhood. Can we set a roadblock up in this area?
Ya know. The most disappointing thing about this is some Black folks don't "see" our talent until white folks or their platforms/institutions say that they're good. We sh*t on ourselves, our schools, and our leadership...that is until "they" say we're good.
JACKSON, MS. Maybe you new age students need to explain this to me. JSU is giving you A FREE stay at a hotel & transportation to campus? So you don't inhale mold & die? The Hilton is better than ANY dorm on campus? Food in walking distance? You're LODGED! & yall complaining?
The Pres of the
@NAACP
lives IN JXN, we have
@onevoice
@msvotes
& several other organizations that have been vocal and fighting the fight since HB 1020 was introduced. Media like
@msfreepress
&
@mstoday
have been on this too.
Ya'll get on here everyday & sh*t on Mississippi talking bout how "Black people need to leave"...making Tik Toks bout "new Jim Crow" & all...
Ya'll need to be checking on ya people in FLA oppressed by Desantis while ya bullshittin. Ya'll think it's sweet cuz yall got Miami huh?
JACKSON, MS! Listen. We all know Shad White's relationship with Philbilly. & we've noticed how his ire has been directed solely at Favre. Folks aren't stupid. Semantics aside. We all know if that if Bryant wasn't involved, Favre may have been arrested by now. (Contd)
Backyard Burgers closes in Jackson: "It's Jackson".
Backyard Burgers closes in Madison: "It's bad management, bad location, bad service, bad drink selection (I actually saw that).
🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
PLEASE STOP EMBELLISHING WHATS HAPPENING IN JXN, MS FOR ENGAGEMENT! Stop sharing these Tik Tok videos & other stuff that's treating us like Black folks in JXN are slaves held hostage on a plantation, helpless w/ no communication to the outside world.