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Entries from March 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013
Two Systems of Justice
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 11:14AM 
Two systems of criminal justice have once again been confirmed, this time on the international stage with the exposure of one of the largest banks in the world, HSBC, as one of the biggest money launderers in the world.
It has long been my position that the criminal justice system that poor and oppressed people desire already exists. It is a system of restitution, fines, community service, and non-incarceration; unlike the totally punitive system of jails, prisons, chain gangs, death penalties, and harsh prison conditions.
There has always been this duplicity that has been based on power and privilege in America. Racial control of the power structure and white-skinned privilege has unabashedly designed these two systems to meet their needs for social control.
To show the glaring disparity between how the rich and powerful are treated, in contrast to how the poor and vulnerable are treated, I need only relate a chapter in my life experience.
Black Youth subculture: Is it time to push back?
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 12:55PM 
By Joseph "Jazz" Hayden (In response to: The Crime of “Saggy Pants”?)
Some say that Black youth subculture has reinforced every negative stereotype attributed to Blacks in America from slavery to the present? And that Black entrepreneurs, with the support of governmental and private media forces, have facilitated the creation of a black youth subculture that has been antithetical to everything that blacks have struggled for since our forced kidnapping from the shores of Africa and our subsequent enslavement and brutalization to this very day.
The transition from a culture of racial pride, unity, and resistance to a culture of ignorance, self-abasement, and widespread fratricide against other people of color did not happen in a vacuum.
The forties, fifties, and sixties in Harlem was a community of heightened political awareness, i.e., Marcus Garvey movement, Nation of Islam, NAACP, Black Panthers, Young Lords, Father Divine, and Daddy Grace, with a sense of black pride and community. This was reflected in the politics, religion, activism, and foremost in the music of the times; Jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations. This was the Civil Rights era, Black Power movement, racial pride, activism, community organizing, Black Nationalism, self-defense, and black students organizing all around the country. Today’s black youth culture could not have even been imagined then ---- much less gained any traction. It took governmental policy and its Lap Dog Media to make today’s black youth sub-culture possible.
Spring Fever Uptown - Motor Bikes Are Out.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 12:36PM Click picture for video.
harlem tagged dangerous, dirt bikes, harlem, motor bikes, noise, nuisance Michelle Alexander Speaks at Vanderbilt University Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:38AM 
Michelle Alexander Speaks at Vanderbilt- Photo from Vanderbilt.eduR.I.P. to Harlem's Own - Tyrone "Alimoe" Evans
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 1:48PM Tyrone "Alimoe" Evans who was also known as "The Black Widow" passed away last week from complications of a seizure. He was 37. Alimoe was one of the best basketball players to ever come out of Harlem. He was most publicly known for his streetball skills touring with the And1 Mixtape Tour, appearing in cities around the country and on television and video tapes. But anyone who saw him play knows he should have played in the NBA and would have been very successful. Take it from former NBA star, Shaquille O'neal, who said, “He was 6-7. He could handle the rock. He could shoot. He actually had the whole package, and he should have been in the league. Rest in peace, Alimoe. Love you, brother.”
Thanks for the memories Alimoe.
Tyrone "Alimoe" Evans - Photo from streetball.com
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alimoe, and1, died, harlem, the black widow, tyrone evans R.I.P. Lou Meyers - Archival footage of him speaking at a Community Forum
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 1:21PM Actor and artist Lou Meyers passed away February 19, 2013 from a heart related emergency. Meyers was most known for his role of Mr. Gaines on the television show, "A Different World' and appearances on "The Cosby Show." Many people were unaware of his role as an activist. All Things Harlem got a chance to hear Lou Meyers speak and community forum about the criminal justice system and mass incarceration. Below is video of the event from our archives. Mr. Meyers begins speaking around 2:10 mark.
Lou Meyers - Photo from Getty ImagesVideo
Reverend Billy raises Jazz Hayden to "Fabulous Sainthood"
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 1:02PM Video
Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping honor, All Things Harlem Founder, Joseph "Jazz" Hayden with Sainthood for his work on ending Stop & Frisk.
