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WHITE MAN THREATENS TO “PUT A BULLET” IN A BLACK GRANDMA AND HER GRANDSON

By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare

Joseph Magistro, on September 23, 2019 was arrested and charged with a hate crime, criminal mischief and menacing with a weapon.

Reportedly, Magistro a 33-year-old White man racially-terrorized a 67-year-old Black grandma and her 17-year-old grandson. Magistro, allegedly threw weights in the senior-citizen’s windows and caused $2,000 worth of damage to her home, Magistro, who was armed with a shotgun stated he would “put a bullet” in them.

“You n—ers don’t belong in this neighborhood,” Magistro said according to the Nassau District Attorney’s Office. “This is a white neighborhood. I’ll put a f–king bullet in you right now.”

According to the Atlanta BlackStar:

Debbie Loughman, a neighbor who lives across the street from the alleged victims, told News 12 the teenager posted about the incident on Facebook.

“I guess they’d just moved in here a couple weeks ago, he said, and they’ve already was fighting with the neighbor who I believe maybe was accusing him of stealing a package and was being attacked by him,” Loughman said.

Magistro’s bond is 30k ,and as of this writing, he is still in jail and his bond has not been paid.

For additional information use the link below:

https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/10/02/man-held-on-30k-bond-after-threatening-black-family-with-shotgun-you-ners-dont-belong-in-the-neighborhood/

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THE VOTING PURGE IS REAL AND IS NOW IN CALIFORNIA!

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

The voice  we  the American people is being silenced before we even hand in our voting ballot, so make sure you check you voter status and make sure you are registered to vote and if not please register before the May 23 deadline to be eligible to vote in the
June 7th California Democratic Primary.

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I recently found out I was the victim of voter suppression, when on the advice of one of my friends I checked my voter status and to my suprise , I realized after 13 years of being a registered voter I was purged from the voting rolls in California, with no explanation , like the over 126,000 registered voters purged from the voting rolls in New York .

New York Primary: Chaos at Polling Sites, Broken Scanners & Whole Blocks Purged from Voter Rolls

CHECK YOUR STATUS OR REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE LINK BELOW :

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/registration-status/

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE VOTING PURGE, USE LINK BELOW :

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/officials-investigating-why-126000-voters-were-purged-from-ny-rolls/

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HIP HOP ARTIST LUPE FIASCO CREATES NON-PROFIT TO TEACH INNER-CITY YOUTH HOW TO BE STARTUP ENTREPRENEURS! (ARTICLE )

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

Chicago born “conscious” hip hop artist and urban intellectual Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, better known by his on stage persona of Lupe Fiasco, is now becoming an activist, recently he co-founded a non-profit organization with his partner Di-Ann Esinor in Brownsville, Brooklyn to help creative and innovative inner-city youth get involved in entrepreneurship and assist them in forming their own startups.

The mission statement of the nonprofit is: “a neighborhood-specific fund to support entrepreneurs and start-ups from under-served areas,” and to “provide access, network, workshops, mentoring and of course funding.”

The nonprofit will be based out of the Dream Big Foundation’s new entrepreneurship center and cafe starting in January 2016.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USE LINK :

http://financialjuneteenth.com/lupe-fiasco-creates-non-profit-organization-for-entrepreneurs-in-brooklyn/

Additional information :
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/14/lupe-fiasco-neighborhood-start-fund

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NEW YORK BECOMES FIRST STATE TO ISSUE A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR KILLINGS BY POLICE! ( ARTICLE )

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BY:LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

New York became the first state to appoint a special prosecutor for police related civilian deaths, when on tuesday New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo issued an executive order naming the state attorney general as the special prosecutor for police-related civilian deaths.

This came after the national outrage when an Eric Garner, an unarmed African-American was seen on video being choked to death by New York police on staten Island.

Despite the chokehold not being allowed under police rules and the medical examiner ruling Mr. Garner’s death a homicide, the grand jury refused to indict the police officer who murdered Eric Garner.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USE LINK :

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Appoints Special Prosecutor For Killings By Police

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UNCHARGED BUT TRAUMATIZED EX-TEEN PRISON INMATE KALIEF BROWDER KILLS HIMSELF! ( ARTICLE )

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

Kalief Browder, who was a young New York man of only 22, killed himself on Saturday.

The young man suffered mentally for years after spending three in Rikers prison without charge, since he was 16, even though there was no proof he committed the crime he was accused of (stealing a backpack) and the person who accused him of the crime, repeatedly changed his story. At Rikers he became traumatized after he was not only beaten by prison gangs and prison guards, but he also suffered two years of solitary confinement, which often times makes inmates go insane, if in there for an extended amount of time.

He attempted to get mental health treatment several times while in prison, but was always denied.

R.I.P BROTHER!!

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USE LINK :

http://m.democracynow.org/stories/15273