Taveras Jackson

Shooting the Breeze (part 1) with T.J. We started off by talking about Dr. Umar Johnson and his stance on helping out the black community being a pro black nationalist, via building an academy for young black children. T.J. talks about the additives to our foods and how it causes certain learning diabilities in young black kids. We also discussed IEP's with young black chidlren and how it affects the child's life. He also went on to note his stance on ALL LIVES MATTER. Secondly we stared talking about self sufficiency. T.J. stated that the solution to being self sufficient in our community is to rely on one another and become completely independent of the system. He also noted the key to recruiting young people directly off of the streets where most of the dangers lie and potential for their lives to go in the wrong direction. Citing and encouraging young people's talent is also key in steering them in the right direction. We also touced on the basis of being able to grow our own food. We also touched on the mentality of the community as a whole as it pertains to being a large percentage of the consumers here in America yet we make up a very minute percentage of the producers here. The shaping and changing of the mentality is crucial in the battle to overcome the system of poverty that keeps communities of people opressed.