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We talking about our parents, should parents be held responsible for their kids doing mass shootings and things of that nature?
Shannon brought this topic up and I think it's very, very interesting topic.
Yeah.
I think they should.
I think they definitely should go to jail.
I think they should, especially if they bought the gun.
I think, especially if they bought the gun and.
drove the kid there, but we do have Lisa from Milwaukee online.
Lisa, thank you for calling the lunch break.
How are you doing?
You on with Ray Nitty and maybe Shannon.
I'm good.
How are you guys doing?
Good, good.
I truly believe, honestly believe that the parents are accountable.
To fix me speaking,
We know.
Come on.
Oh, look, I'm not a racist.
I'm not whatever.
But this is a fact.
I don't understand how you do not know.
And they knew.
But if you don't know what's going on in your house with your child, you got a
First of all, you don't close no doors in my house.
You don't pay no bills.
You know how we were brought up.
You can't even go into the bathroom.
Your parents will bust in on you.
They don't care.
Look, look, I saw you when you were born with somebody.
You ain't got nothing.
You ain't got nothing.
I need to speak.
They're going to be real with you.
There's no knocking on the door.
There's no, he got to be my friend.
No, I tell you when to breathe because you know what?
You don't know what the world has for you.
You don't know nothing about the world.
So I, as a parent, have to prepare you for the world.
The mother and the father should go under the jail.
They had the gun just as much as that boy did.
for that mother to be talking to her son, praising him for what he did.
You better be having one of my children.
I will meet you somewhere.
I will beat you just like, hey, I can get to your son.
real.
You know, we were, you know, we were just taught.
You go up to that school, you got to answer to me.
You don't look, look, look, you don't want to talk to me.
I wish you would.
Our parents put fear in our hearts.
They loved us.
They knew what was going to happen to us if we did something stupid like that.
You know, well, you don't, you don't go around hurting nobody else's child.
Because
Thank you for calling.
Thank you for calling Yeah, yeah, if you just joining us if you just joined in the lunch break We are discussing the topic of should parents be charged for the mass shooting crimes of their kids in school shootings or shooting up
uh churches or whatever heinous uh crime that they create uh we're talking about that so 833-212-1017 is the number to dial you could call that number as well you could uh text that number as well i mean if you can't
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Do you think the parents of the school shooters should be charged for the crimes of their kids?
Shannon brought to us that there's only been two in this country's history, right, Shannon?
work.
I told her about the text.
I told her in her ear off air.
I said, Shannon, it was during that interview.
I said, Shannon, you will not believe what somebody texted.
They said, Miss Shannon got doggy daycare.
Oh my god
I am doing well.
How are you all today?
Good.
Good.
Listen, not only should they be responsible with their kids through a mass shooting, but anything your child does up until the age of 18, you should be accountable for these kids still in cars.
The mama should be going to jail too.
This isn't something we can't keep saying like the parents don't have control.
Then you should not have had kids.
This is where we're getting into this little slippery slope.
You're having a child and you don't think you're responsible for these 13 year olds, these 14 year olds that are doing everything.
It should be a mirror.
The parents should be charged too.
just like the kid, because until we do that, the kids are gonna always say, I'm sorry, I can't do nothing with them.
But if you go to jail, I bet you do something with
gonna have to start doing that.
So it's just not mass student.
And I believe it was three parents because the ones in Michigan, they got the mother and the father.
They sent them both to do it.
And I feel like she was correct when she said it was three parents, but it was two cases.
So in Michigan, they did get the mom and the dad.
This one, they only got the dad.
But with that phone call, you would have thought.
that they pick up mama too, because clearly she okay with it.
And she gasped in them up like it was cool.
But I guess they said they couldn't find anything that was criminal enough on her end.
And I guess she didn't have enough access to the child for her to know that this was going to take place.
But like the last caller said, if I would have heard that call in court, and that was one of my kids that got hurt because your son, I wouldn't be the only
Let's
right now.
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7-7 Kenny.
I think that's how I say it.
Ken Rue.
Ken Rue says Kyle Rittenhouse, mother, should have been charged too.
We actually talked about that on our prep call.
Shannon, we were going to say like, so why wasn't his parents?
charged.
How old was he at the time?
Was he underage?
they charge his parents if he ain't get charged?
Yeah,
Like I said, the whole bloodline should have went down.
We know what should have happened, but a lot of times these kids don't even face enough repercussion if you ask me.
They meet, you know what?
Let's not talk about what Shannon's America would look like because they need to face a fire squad.
Right away.
Why are we even doing a trial?
Natural selection.
We don't need to solve a mystery.
We know they did it.
They proud of what they done.
They need to go away and a lot of them be having these obsessions with these other school shooters and mass shootings and they be one in that fame They be one in that cloud.
They don't need to live to see it They don't need to live to see it.
Put them down
Should parents should the parents of school shooters and mass shooters be held accountable?
for the actions of their kids I Definitely think so especially if you bought them the weapon And if you drove them To where they used said weapon I think that is definitely grounds for you know
parents being in question, or at least something, they gotta have some sort of responsibility.
This is your kid.
And I can't remember which caller said that, but she brought up about the stolen cars as well.
Now this may be controversial, and I ain't trying to, you know,
Get on that you know
because you know sometimes when we When we try to When people say okay, we got a whole parents accountable for the action of their kids, you know our community I'm not gonna say the entire community.
I want to use my words carefully here.
There's a portion of the community that would say well
We're just adding to the problem.
Now you're taking the parents away and, you know, writing tickets to parents who already can't afford this or can't afford that.
So, you know, I'm interested in what does that conversation look like?
Do people feel like, yeah, lock these parents up for kids or maybe not lock them up.
Maybe that's extreme tickets or whatever the case may be.
for the damages that is caused in stolen cars.
And you know, depending on the circumstances on what that stolen car led to, cause some has led in people losing their lives.
So I'm interested to, what does that look like in your opinion on a local level when it comes down to stolen cars and who else should be held accountable then?
Yeah When it when it comes to that I personally feel like it's it's tough because like you said you will get one side of the One side of it where people will be like these are parents that are working These are parents that are already handling other kids that they have to focus on and maybe they don't have a hold of
the kid that is out there in the streets and they can't chase them down all day but then you have people that are like look if you if they're at risk to get a ticket or to be jailed I bet you they'll figure out how to get a hold of them you know so it's like it's two sides of it and it's it's really hard to say but what I will say is
If you are this child's parent, and you know enough to where you're raising these concerns, and you're doing your due diligence, and you're calling the police on them like, hey, this child is out of hand, or you're trying to get the help that this person needs, when push comes to shove, the records will show, like, you tried.
You did what you could to get this child under control.
So maybe in a perfect, you know, in a perfect system, if we do start charging the parents, they would know, like, okay, well, I'm gonna try everything I can.
You know So I think I think is is it's tough because I do see both sides of where we are like, you know I come from a household where both parents were working and they were pretty busy We had other kids in a household so I couldn't imagine being faced with a child that's in the streets stealing cars running away doing all these things like It would be tough it would be tough
You know, after these messages, right, we don't get into some school shooting stuff.
How about that?
Like we going to look up some school shooting stats.
And I also wanted to get into what the red flags looked like for these two cases that got these parents charged, because I think that's important to talk about, too.
Like, OK, what were the red flags and what didn't they do?
Because it goes a little further than negligence in that second case.
You got, I think, manslaughter.
Right.
So it's important to see like, okay, well, what didn't they do or what did they do in this case to get those charges that they got because there weren't many people, parents that were charged when their child messed up.
So after these messages, we'll get right back into
it.
that
And they said that was down.
They said that's down from 504 in 2024.
And that was 41% below the 2021 record.
It was some other stats I had here, Shannon.
I wanted to see how many of them were performed by teens.
But they said it isn't a clean, it's not a clean count of exactly how many were performed by teens.
But all types teams, they say teams are a small share across 19, 66 to 20, 25.
The average mass shooter was about 34 to roughly, and roughly 78% were between the ages of 20 and 49.
Teenagers and people over 50 were the least likely age groups to commit to them.
So those were some of the stats that we had, Shannon.
So given those numbers, you know, it looks like it's a very small percentage of of teens that are Doing the school shootings, but we don't we do know it's a high percentage of them that are doing the car stillings so I want to um a 3 3 2 1 2 10 17 that's the number to dial
We were talking about the topic that Shannon brought up where there's only been two cases where the parents of teenagers who has went out and performed and not even just necessarily school shootings, right?
But just crazy crimes because we did have the slender man situation here in Wisconsin as well.
What was her name?
It really does
matter to be honest with you, gang.
Yeah, it kind of don't matter.
And I don't think the parents was not the parents was a held accountable at all for that.
And I think like earlier this year, didn't she like break out and escaped with like her.
boyfriend or something and was like on the run from the facility that she was supposed to be at and the police found her and she was saying that she was something she wasn't who she was and didn't even tell the dude that she was this person that had committed these crimes.
So he didn't even know he could have been next.
I didn't know she was just like out at like a I want to say something something like that.
Yeah, I didn't know that at all.
So that was news to me but a 3 3 2 1 2 10 17 is the number to dial should
Parents now be held accountable for the crimes of their kids.
Is that going to help the parenting in our city?
Is it going to help young people?
Things like, oh man, I don't want my mama to go to jail or get tickets for some of the things that I've been doing with my friends.
What did they say?
I want to do hood ride things with my friends?
Those that have some type of moral compass will but a lot of them don't and they don't care I'm pretty sure in those two cases with the mass shootings.
I'm sure they don't care
They don't care where their parents go.
They don't care.
Half the time, them kids go home, slap their parent, cuss them out, and go warm up some pop tarts or something.
You know what I'm saying?
You think they care if they go to jail or not?
I don't think so.
And a lot of times, these kids out here, they don't have strong relationships with their parents.
So it's like, I genuinely don't think they would care.
It probably won't stop the kid.
But what it will do, I think, is
incentivize a parent for speaking up.
A lot of parents, I feel like they see these signs and they're like, oh, he's just going through some things.
That's what kids do.
They go through weird obsessions.
They ain't nothing wrong with, you know, looking up school shooters.
I genuinely feel like a lot of these parents.
They convince themselves like oh ain't nothing wrong like it's just a phase or things will get better Or my child just having a rough patch.
That's
It was like insane to see, but a lot of people have these mindsets of like, can't nobody parent my child?
It's just a fade.
He's actually a good kid.
You know, he just doing, he's just doing what kids do.
That ain't what kids do.
That's what criminals do.
You can go to jail right with them unless you're going to step up, call the police on them or something.
And that, and like I said, that way, when it does go to trial or whatever, it'll be like this parent did try what they could.
This parent raised alarms.
This parent.
Did the best they could for real cuz a lot of these parents be right with it and then when they kid go to jail They'll be we gonna free you soon.
We were gonna free him No, not free him.
It's not a fact arrest you
Shannon.
I want to do it because it's fun.
Fun to do bad things and drive into a car.
Yes, but I wanted to do hill ride stuff with my friend.
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How you doing Ray and Shannon?
Thank you all for having me.
Yeah, listen often.
I had some comments about Charge and parents for crimes that children's commit.
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Right off the bat, I often am skeptical of additional resources and laws leading to the outcomes we want.
For instance, we changed our chase policy, and I can't say I feel safer on the road.
In fact, it might even be the opposite.
We put up the flop cameras, and in theory, that should solve a lot of the crimes that are still going unresolved.
And it's only really been used for folks to kind of track their girlfriends within the police department.
So I'm fearful of saying now officers in the DA's office has additional tools to kind of take people out of our community.
if there is a direct correlation of what a parent has done, like maybe provided someone with a gun or provided them with the access.
to do something that's very harmful to the community, then yes, which in the instance of, I believe, the abundance life shooting and some of the other parents that have been charged, there's a very clear direct correlation.
But a lot of parents are really trying, and it's the environment that really pulls and molds the children that aren't doing the best out here.
A lot of these kids are spending more time in their school environments, in their neighborhood environments than they are in the home.
And that's just a byproduct of life.
You know, you're going to school eight hours, you're going to get a lot of, you know, feel feedback from those folks.
So, you know, a Kea boy shouldn't be sending his mom to jail along with him because he's a Kea boy.
In my opinion, I think we just need to get really clear on what needs to happen to the Kea boy
I don't want to see a
of mothers and fathers, you know, going to jail because their son went to Washington or tech and they picked up some habits that they had nothing to do with.
So those are just my thoughts on that.
Thank you for calling.
Thank you for calling.
Thank you for being a listener to Lunch Break.
Man,
And that's why we said, I wonder what people think because I feel like I do remember at one point when, and this has nothing to do with crimes about from teens or youth or young people and then charging the kids.
But I remember when we were talking about first installing the traffic.
tickets, the lights that would, uh, the cameras that would take pictures of your license plate.
Red light cameras.
Yeah, red light cameras.
Hey, I couldn't get that one.
Red light cameras.
And, you know, I remember that the community was a little bit, um, against it because it was like, oh, it's just another way to, um, unfearly target.
the black community.
And I definitely was on board with that and I was probably 20 something at the time.
Now that I'm 42, you know, damn, I think I'm 43 now.
Damn.
This is crazy.
Dude just had an epiphany.
What's my name?
What did I come in this garage to get?
But no, I was talking about the red light cameras.
That's what I was talking about.
And I remember I was, when I was younger, I was part of the...
the understanding and the belief that like, man, that's just another way to target the black community and take advantage of the black community.
And then now that I'm 42.
And, you know, we look at who's actually doing these red light runnings.
Like I'm telling you, if you ever really.
If you ever really pay attention, it is not just people that look like us running these lights, man.
It is white people.
It is city bus drivers.
It is school bus drivers.
And it's just, it reminds me of those situations where they like, well, Friar Kelly, if Elvis ain't go to jail, no, put him in jail too.
Okay, don't put him.
You don't need more problems.
Like don't let the problems run rapid now.
Hold on Like you you hear that type of discourse and that that kind of is what it reminds me of like yes, we do get unfairly targeted Yes, it is a headache.
Yes, there's a problem in the judicial system.
Sure, but we also need to Figure out other parts of our problems, you know what I mean?
So like you said as a younger person, I was like man, no
As we go forward, things aren't the best they can be, but we do see changes happening and more people understanding like our play as we use our platforms and as we use our voices to bring light to it.
It does feel tiring and it does feel like long drawn out, but things are happening.
And I feel like the more of us that gain understanding of why we are where we are, we realize.
What do they say history is going to repeat itself if we don't know our history?
So it's like as long as we like continue to talk about our history and talk to our elders and learn, we can make a change and we can teach other people like this is why we do what we do.
This is where this comes from and this is why we don't do XYZ.
So I do feel like, um, yeah, our community can change.
I genuinely feel like.
We're headed in a good direction.
We got a lot of people, young people, entertainers.
We got influencers that want to change, that has the eyes on them.
And I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people that hate to admit it, but those are the people that the young people want to listen to.
And I always do they want to see like the finished product.
They don't always want to be preached at.
They don't want to always see like the person with all the degrees on the wall tell them what to do.
They probably feel like disconnected from them.
So I feel like
As long as we have people that the community are willing to listen to or feel like some type of connection to speaking out and using their voices, I think there could be a change.
Change is cool, guys.
to the belief and hope that our community, our mindset will change.
I think change comes when we change our mind.
If we change our mindsets, we change our community.
And that's why I think when I was talking about the whole poverty thing and, you know,
I'm saying people aren't majority of black people are poor.
Like, yes, according to stats and a fixed dollar amount of I don't even know how they decided what the number was to come up with that.
You know what I mean?
I don't know how they do it.
I'm sure it's a science.
behind it and maybe that's another professional we should get on to talk about how they determine that number.
But I don't think poverty is just, or being poor is just a financial thing.
I think it's our mindset.
It is choices that we make.
I think having, I don't know, it's not just about,
money because if you just have poor habits, if you just have a poor environment, you know, all of these things add to what I'm talking about.
And I don't know.
That's that's that's my thoughts on this.
I do agree that like it's just.
And you know, like what is the saying where it's like small habits, like they create big change.
That's why I said it might not feel like things are changing and it might not feel like things are progressing as fast as we wanted to, but we are creating small habits and we are, you know, we're making a ripple in the pool and it changes coming for sure.
I
I even feel like it's important that like you got a lot of adults that just are too stubborn and their ego is too high to admit like hey I was a kid and I made a mistake.
I think that's a big part of our problems out here like we got grown adults still thinking like let me fit in with the kids like bro like you're an adult it's okay to say yo like I thought that was cool when I was young too that ain't it you know I'm saying like I tried that and it was it was silly like you got grown adults doing like
Foolish things or that have done foolish things they get out of jail or they get out of whatever situation they were in and they're afraid to admit yo
I did something stupid.
I thought this was the way I got sent off.
Don't do that.
You know what I'm saying?
Like, you don't have a lot of that out here.
People are too, or they don't admit it and they don't say they made a mistake or they'll double down.
I'm like, yeah, I do it again, but I'll do it smarter.
Let me teach you.
Like, like I hate to bring it up, but like when that shooting happened at Burger King and it was one of the parents climbing through the window.
You put these people in messed up positions, but the dad ended up going to jail You know, you I don't know if the daughter ended up facing any repercussions But if you are committing a robbery and somebody dies in the process, even if it's not by your hand You're going to jail for murder.
So he's in jail for life.
Yeah, even though he did not
You feel me knocking.
I feel you.
Well, let me in
I'm doing good.
I've got a question for you.
Because you said a lot of the kids, even if they make three mistakes.
Well, how many mistakes is this supposed to take?
This is what I'm trying to figure out.
How many mistakes is supposed to take?
And, you know, I just think I think I made more than three mistakes in my lifetime.
And I'm sure all of us have.
Now, some mistakes are larger and should be.
dealt with Al, I'm not saying just keep giving free passes.
So I don't want to say that, especially if you out here taking people lives and so forth.
So I think it's up to the person, but I can't be the jury on what that chance looks like and giving somebody the opportunity to make this
thing.
Because when my mother retired, she worked 45 years.
She paid $55,000 for a brand new truck.
And this nappy-headed ass she marked, he towed her car up, and did in the bath that had the audacity to get out and say, do you have any insurance?
That little black-ass mole crickety didn't supposed to be driving anyway.
And the boy had, like, three full tickets.
And my mama did everything right.
And what a heavy case.
For me, every time they hit your car, well, she, well, she having hard times.
That's not my problem.
Oh, well, you know, she don't got a lot of money where she got three kids.
She know how to ask.
She know how to do something.
So my thing is how many times, because now I feel like some of these people that's costing people money, they're not stupid.
And they ain't trying to turn no tricks, sell no ass, get three jobs to replace what you work for.
But that's all I had to say about that.
You know, when somebody tried to steal my car, I got upset because I said I wish they would have stowed it and died in it.
It would have made me feel better five minutes to change your life.
Have a bus ball on me.
Take care.
Bye.
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What should be on it, man?
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We had a lot, a lot, a lot going on, man.
This was fun.
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But once the kids leave off that door, whatever have you, they make their own decisions.
I don't care if you 9 or 99.
It's still your decision about the situations that you get involved yourself in.
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The block is hot, man.
Man, today, Shannon, we got a few things we're gonna be talking about today.
We didn't get to get into the food nutrition yesterday again because, you know, some things happened.
It was a lot going on.
And then we also do want to get into Mandela Barnes suspending his campaign.
Then we also, we may get into the toxic chemicals.
And Shannon, you had, you had something you was telling me about that was super interesting.
We didn't get to that yesterday either.
And I want us to for sure get into that today.
Can you share with them what that was?
Yeah, of course so for the I believe second time in US history parents have actually been charged in a mass shooting for being negligent So yesterday, I think his name was let me get it right.
I know it was Colin, but I want to give you guys his last name Colin hold on now Colin Gray was charged to for negligent for like well
sorry, sentenced to 15 years because his son committed a mass shooting.
So I want to talk about that and get you guys to input on like whether or not parents should be held accountable when their children go out in the world and do horrific things.
So we definitely want to get into that and kind of see how that even came about.
Because like I said, this is only the second time this has happened in US history.
And the first time was super recent, like 2021.
So it's becoming a thing where they're holding parents accountable and I want to want to know if everybody thinks that's a good idea or if that's not.
We also would like to get into what does a black agenda look like today?
I know that there has been a few organizations that have put together a black agenda.
And I'm just curious to, you know, hearing from you all, what does the black agenda look like?
What should be on the agenda?
What should be a focus of people when it comes to black people voting as a block?
How are we, you know, organizing and showing like these are the things that we need?
And do we need to look at the plans that already exist?
and combine a universal agenda.
So we want to get into some stuff like that as well.
It's a lot going on this weekend, Shannon.
Hey, they said Agile used to say his brother,
throw some shades on
They definitely used to say his brother.
He was just up there acting like convict music.
But yeah, man, it's a busy, it's a busy, busy weekend, Shannon.
We got the United Negro.
College fun.
Can you believe I still put the letters in the wrong place?
That's why I just keep saying United Negro College fun.
The walk run is Saturday.
What time do they kick off again?
Did she say 8.45 or something like that for the walkers?
And then the runners kick.
I think the runners start earlier.
And then the walkers.
Like 845 if I'm not mistaken, so I gotta
stretch walkers out the way.
I gotta stretch tonight then Shannon we got the homie Larry Sanders who was supposed to join us today, but um man came to Milwaukee ain't got sick man bro had to go to the emergency room so keep bro Larry Sanders in y'all prayers He has
release party or not party but event at broke life store and Brad fact store downtown I gotta see if I get the information for that but he's dropping the her loss clothing brand and he came in town to promote that and broke that sick man so we'll see if maybe he calls in he said if he gets out the hospital he'll try to call in or something
So we have that, then we have the King David man.
Shout out to King David Lodge, number 10 Prince Hall Masons.
Man, we have our Lodge fundraiser event, man.
So that's gonna be going on, man.
I'm gonna be performing.
Deshae gonna be performing.
I'm gonna have the live band, Shannon.
So this would be like a nice little practice.
This would be a practice for the family.
I said I was gonna perform for the family first, so.
This would be a nice practice for that, Shannon.
That kickoff to Saturday as well, because they got her runway as well.
And the King David event is actually part of Bronzeville Week as well.
So hopefully I could get somebody to call in and tell us about Bronzeville Week and some other things that are going on.
Uh, cause as you know, all the women cogs is also on the board of trustees for
No, look you got a way more excited weekend than what I got going on I've been like moving all week working every day after you know after a birthday weekend them accounts What is it called?
So it's like, you know, let me get back to work and stop playing with these people so I've been just working and this weekend I'm excited to finally have a day off and I'm going to clean I probably put the dog in daycare.
She a daycare right now
She had daycare because when I get off, I'm going to clean up a little, take a nap and go to my other job.
But yeah, this weekend, I think I'm going to just chill, chill, deep, clean, decompressing by Sunday.
If I'm up to it, I'm going to the club.
this
folks.
I
Something in the water.
You know what?
Tao got some good food.
They
good food.
Okay,
was like I'm still
voting You know You know what I'm saying, so that's why I've been like super quiet to be honest with you I've been saying too much online because it's still people's choice but
You know what?
I would like to see people to do, but I can't.
I can't.
I feel like it would be unfair to force that narrative on people.
You know what I'm saying?
So I was I was wondering your thoughts on what do you think should happen with the race as it stands now?
You have Joe Brennan polling at like
just
The people like the people that are the people that are are like the top choices is very clear who the top choices are.
But I do understand like them feeling like, you know what?
I got a chance at this.
Dang it.
In the polls, they probably feel like, hey, the polls could be wrong.
They were wrong when Miss Rodriguez decided to say she was bringing in this and pulling at
anywhere
grill.
Can't think still.
And I've been thinking of.
That's a classic.
And we were talking about the question I asked you, Shannon.
You know, what do we think the folks that are at 1% and 2%?
I need to verify that because I don't want to misrepresent where they are in the polls.
I felt like it was one of the 2% I heard, but I don't want to misrepresent it, right?
Yeah.
So it's like,
you know, should they clear the race and just let Francesca and Crowley be the two on the ticket.
That's just a thought
that I was
they
got hope maybe that undecided percent is gonna all for them You know, maybe they feel like the polls, you know, the polls were wrong and the Crawley and Rodriguez situation.
Maybe they're also, you know
Wrong for them.
But if we're talking one and two percent, I think the obvious answer would be to like back down and support somebody else.
And like I said, they also haven't made a lot of noise.
And maybe it's just what I'm paying attention to.
You know what I'm saying?
Like I feel like most people that I've talked to, they didn't even realize, you know,
on.
I don't like maybe somewhere out there outside of Milwaukee a lot of people have signs in their lawns and a lot of people are voting for them and maybe they've seen that.
I'm not sure what they're going off of but maybe it would be best for them to step down and back somebody else with Mandela dropping out.
Did he endorse anybody?
Yeah.
And I just want to make sure like people are participating in the process.
I want to see a lot more participation.
I think we're already going to have to deal with low voter turnouts anyway as a community in Milwaukee.
So it's even more vital that we, like, I just want people to go out and vote, cast your vote, participate in the process because the reason why we don't see more campaigning and stuff and candidates talking towards our needs is because we don't show up.
We don't show up at the polls, so they don't care about trying to get our vote.
And that's just the truth.
They know we only show up in presidential elections.
They know it.
We don't gotta do nothing.
We just gotta keep promoting to the folks in the van, database, mini van, in the universe that they create with 100,000 voters.
And these are people who are high, high, high, I think the word they use is propensity voters.
These are people that vote in every damn election there is.
So.
They build who they target off of that.
And because they feel like, OK, it's easier to spend the resources on knocking on the doors that they know are going to go to the poll.
But me, I think the real power is the people that aren't voting, the sleeping voters, the people who really need to be more engaged than anything, in my opinion, are the ones that aren't participating.
And I think we pay the ultimate price as a community because of our lack of participation.
And I'm not even saying like, I'm not even saying like voting is the only thing, you know, because it's way more things we need to do as a community outside of voting to change our situations or circumstances.
or whatever, all of these stats that we've been telling you all about for the last two months, all of these things in the city.
But Mandela suspended his campaign.
Let me pull this up, Shannon.
For Wisconsin Governor on Thursday, July 38th, less than two weeks.
before the August 11th Democratic primary saying a video statement is to become very clear who our nominee is going to be.
I also think that was shade.
But, you know, he didn't name a candidate.
That's why it was shade.
You feel what I'm saying?
Yeah.
Like, if it's clear, say the names.
Don't be vague about
So I feel like that's what he was trying to say, but you know That's that's just all my thoughts.
He didn't name whoever it was that he was supporting but I feel like he was trying to hint and What I will say is like I told y'all and this is just my opinion.
This is just all Things I know Like I just think it was a lot of ego involved in this race too man and the ego
The ego, like, it's a terrible thing once it's activated.
The male ego is a terrible thing.
Shannon, I think we got to call it the show.
Update on Bronzeville Fest and things of that nature.
Okay, we'll take him after a break.
Let's go to take us to break, Shannon.
what up y'all welcome back
Hey, good afternoon, Shannon and brother Ray Nitty.
I'm doing wonderful on this kickoff to Bronzeville weekend.
I would say it's a lot of talent in Milwaukee.
It's a lot of beautiful things happening.
It's starting with Saturday with the Harambe Walk Run.
It's a walk run that has been in its believe 11th year.
We're in the 16th year of Bronzeville Week.
Shout out to all the women, Malayla Cox,
who
has spearheaded this for the length of the time she's been in office.
I go back to when I was in city government and working Bronzeville as a project manager in 2007.
So we almost 20 years in Bronzeville and out of that we have this amazing eight days of activities taking place starting again tomorrow with the Harambe Walk Run and I get the pleasure to rock with my brother Ray Nitty tomorrow night at the Royal Rhythm Experience at the summer of 85.
That's from five to nine tomorrow night.
And then we hit Sunday.
And Sunday is the festival.
Before I even go there, Brother Ray Nitty, is there anything you want to say about our royal rhythm experience?
I want to shout out King David Lodge, number 10, all the King's men, and all of our brothers, and just the jurisdiction of Wisconsin, Prince Hall, affiliated, that's going to be in the building, and everybody who is supporting this particular event, anything you want to say about it, Brother White, why I got you here.
Pull up Summer 85 from five to nine.
Some tickets to be available at the door.
There is very, very limited amount left.
So get there early if you want to get in is what I will suggest.
We got a real dope band.
Man, it's going to be a nice vibe, man.
I'm looking forward to performing.
I'm looking forward to performing.
I'm looking forward to, you know, showing the people on still got a little two step in.
We're
going to have a ball and give people that royal rhythm experience with some trivia is going to be happening.
We're going to have some games of people who, you know, maybe like spades or dominoes come and hang out.
It's going to be, you know, the venue sells a guard.
So those who want to go outside and, you know, have a cigar looks like the weather is going to be all right for indoor and outdoor.
entertainment and fun, so I encourage people to come out definitely for the Royal Rhythm Experience tomorrow night.
And then again, Sunday is the, is the Bronzeville Festival.
Bronzeville Coastal Arts Festival, 10 a.m.
until 6 p.m., blocking off North Avenue.
Don't happen all the time, y'all, so please come take advantage of this.
We're blocking off North Avenue from MLK to 7th Street.
There's a blues and gospel stage on the corner, MLK and North.
on the corner of Fifth and North is the main stage, and then we have a youth stage on 6th and North Avenue.
All of the vendors that are coming out, the artists, the entertainers, again, this is a full community event free and open to the public.
What an opportunity to check out some
amazing
talent that Milwaukee has.
And I don't know if people really know who we got here in Milwaukee.
I know y'all know about Ray Nitty, right?
Do y'all know about Joe Jordan?
Do y'all know about Tyler, Troy Tyler?
We have Wavy D and Friends.
We have just so many different talented artists that's gonna be in the building, easy flow.
Again, maybe you all know them, maybe not, but I encourage you all to come check out some of the talent that is gonna be there on Sunday, again, on the main stage.
I would also say,
for those who are interested in just being really engaged, go to Milwaukee.gov slash Bronzeville and you can get the entire week schedule of activities that is including Monday.
We have a Bronzeville lunch and learn that's taking place at confectionately yours.
Again, eight days of activities.
I'm not going to go through it all, but I just want to drop a few things here.
Building Bronzeville.
will take place on Tuesday at the Brownsville Kitchen and Lounge, 2053 North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
It's a conversation about what has taken place in Brownsville.
I have the pleasure of moderating that conversation.
And I come with a number of years of Brownsville, probably from the beginning, but there will be some women that you get a chance to learn from.
And I encourage you all to come in here about how Brownsville got to where it is just over the years.
Tuesday is also tacos and games at summer 8-5.
Wednesday is the business breakfast sponsored by the historic King Drive bid, taking place at America's Black Holocaust.
That one does require registration.
Many of these events are free and open to the public.
Again, you take a look at the schedule, rooted in natural.
Alamo is from 12 to 4 p.m.
The indoor outdoor community experience and open learning about healing through natural hair, food, music,
live here demonstrations and more.
You got line dance and also taking place on Wednesday.
I'm telling y'all, when you look at the schedule, this don't happen all the time.
This is one time a year.
Again, shout out all the women cogs.
Shout out Deborah Moore, Terrence Moore, folks at the city that have really put a lot behind this.
We are missing one of our champions who passed.
this year in February, Akua Densler, definitely rest in peace.
She has been a part of Brazil since year one, working closely with Alderwoman Cox.
You will also see things that have happened in the past like Kool-Aid and Canvas, and this is the opportunity for the kids to come and do their own kind of painting sip, but it is Kool-Aid and Canvas.
So you might see the small,
like the high C boxes, you know, it's a really a kid event.
So I encourage those who may have a daycare to attend that.
That's at the Dr. Martin Luther King Library on Thursday.
Got a fashion show on Thursday.
You got trolley ride sponsored by the bid.
Historic conversation taking place on that trolley ride where people just learn about, you know, Brownsville, the new developments, the businesses, the vibrancy, the neighborhoods, the Harambe, the
uh how your park again take all of this in because Brownsville as we've been doing this now for you know 15 years and for some like me 19 years Brownsville is something that is ours other Brownsville's in the world but our Brownsville is the best our Dr. Martin Victor King drive is certainly the best in the nation uh so many things we've gotten acknowledged for just on national
New York Times, one of the 52 places to visit in the world.
Sometimes we just don't take advantage and be appreciative of what we got happening here in our own city.
And we go Friday.
You got Lit and Bronzeville at Salute Society.
That's a community movement, bringing the residents, the artists, the wellness advocates, all together.
Bro, it's so much happening.
It's so much happening.
I don't think people really paying attention yet.
You got to sleep over for education.
Whereas raising, you know.
Donations to give back to schools.
This is a school supply donation overnight.
Shout out Tracy did one one of our Masonic brothers.
That's from 7 PM to 8 in the morning, and I'm going to tell you about this.
You play spades.
You be up at 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock in the morning playing spades.
And that's a dope experience when you up in the middle of the night.
It's some fool.
Again, people doing drop offs starting at 7pm.
I encourage people to, again, make their way out and then it ends next Saturday with starting with that day.
Pancakes and poetry hosted by Mario, the poet rising grind cafe is one of their last events.
Again, support our local businesses.
That one is 9 30 in the morning.
You got a farmer's market.
You got the Brownsville ride.
You got a local legends, softball game.
I'm playing in that one.
You see?
I'm playing in that game.
Are you on Ray Heal team with the bid or are you on G from G Clippers team?
I feel
what team you on, right?
Hey, I would say if y'all know Ray Nitty got...
He got that softball down.
I saw him play.
It was a surprise to me.
I was like, I wish I had a softball team just so I could put him on it.
Shout out to everybody in the chat.
Guru said, I was in attendance when the Shay jumped off stage with his performance some years back.
I dapped him up for that.
He said, I think Vaume's performed that year too.
So, yeah,
man, I
And I'm performing on the main stage on Sunday.
I'm going to do a little bit because I'm with you on Saturday.
But I think, you know, it's oftentimes people like under five who you don't maybe see on a regular basis, who's really, really talented.
And you got some like the young folks like do seven, two, four, three.
I may not know him, but this is some talent.
Black Shife, AG to give.
Johnny Franchino does house music coming from Chicago.
You got blacks.
You got Nate OTN.
Again, so many people that's going to be there.
I encourage y'all to really come out and wrap J. Shout him out.
Oh, absolutely.
Royal Rhythms experience taking place 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
tomorrow Saturday night.
It is a fundraiser for King David Lodge number 10.
All the King's men is the sponsor, which is our nonprofit arm.
Some games, some food, food is included with the entry.
With the purchase
ticket.
And you get some games and you get some, again, come for the music, stay for the vibes, leave with the memories.
I encourage y'all to come out.
shout out again, King David Lodge.
And tell them all, I
would want to
Yeah, you know, what our Lodge has done in past years will help with like Habitat for Humanity, helping, you know, building homes.
We've done the feeding the homeless and things of that nature.
What we'd like to be able to do with some of these funds is
around Christmas time be able to help give toys out to the kids, book bags,
be
able to support some of our local organizations that are doing things out here to support those who may not have.
So part of your funds will be contributing to us to be able to provide back to the community in different ways.
you know, gun locks and things of that nature are things that Prince Hall is known for.
We're also known for, you know, bike giveaways, be it with the ancient Egyptian, Arabic, or the noble mystic shrines and, you know, other bodies, appended bodies of Prince Hall.
And so this is a way for us to really contribute and give back.
And in a change for that, we want to give y'all some of our talent.
Again, Ray Nitty, I'm going to rock out.
And y'all come have fun with us.
And your funds will certainly be used for good causes going forward.
website or anything?
Absolutely.
You can go to Milwaukee.gov slash Bronzeville.
Again, Milwaukee.gov slash B-R-O-N-Z-E-V-I-L-L-E.
You can also, if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, D-Shay, D-E-S-H-E-A.
Last name is A-G-E-E.
By the way, my music is available on all platforms.
Delayed Arrival, gotta shout that out.
Delayed Arrival is available on all platforms.
You wanna get familiar with some of my songs or Ray Nitty songs.
Y'all listen to us online, but...
Milwaukee.gov is where you can find all the information about Brownsville Week.
You can also check Auto Woman Melele Akai's website or her Facebook page or mine again.
Thank you.
Thank you all for allowing this conversation to take place.
Sleepover spades
If y'all want that information, make sure you go visit that website because that was a lot of information and a lot of cool events going on.
So I know a lot of people that would be interested.
Like he said, like they have a few for the kids.
They got stuff for the adults.
It's a little bit of everything for everybody.
So definitely be dope to check it out and get involved.
anywhere.
Man,
over there?
What
Got a buffet situation.
Ooh, buffet style.
luxury
Yeah, man.
Kicking in with all the king's men.
You feel me?
You hear me?
Man, but I... Oh, man, Shannon.
We got a... We got an interesting topic.
that you're about to bring to us.
So yeah, give us a brief rundown, because I know we're going to have to go to break soon again.
But give us a rundown of it, Shannon, and then we will be getting deep into it in hour two.
But give us what you got.
So yesterday the father of Appalachia High School shooter Colt Gray was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the 2024 mass shooting that killed four people, two students and two teachers in Winder, Georgia.
So, um, why the father was charged.
So he, he wasn't a part of the shooting per se, but he was charged.
The prosecutors argued that this was simply wasn't simply about being the parent of a shooter.
They said calling gray knowingly gave his 14 year old son the AR style, um, rifle that was used in the attack as a Christmas gift.
Despite numerous warnings, signs and evidence presented during this trial.
showed that Cole had an obsession with mass shootings.
He had mental illness.
He had different struggles throughout his life.
Prior threats had drawn law enforcement, law enforcement's attention and access to unsecure firearms.
So, my bad.
Hi, guys.
Let's reset that.
A jury ultimately found Colin Gray guilty of second degree murder in voluntary manslaughter.
cruelty to children and reckless conduct because of his actions.
They were found to be criminally negligent and directly contributed to these deaths.
So one question that many people are asking is why don't parents get charged more often in school shootings?
Do we have a little more time so I can dig into that a little bit?
I just wanted to make sure, because this is kind of lengthy, because people are asking, why doesn't this happen more often?
Legal experts say it's because the criminal law generally requires prosecutors to prove more than just poor parenting.
They have to show that the parents' actions or failure to act were criminally negligent and directly connected to the crime.
That's a very high legal standard, which is why these cases are rare.
The Michigan case involving the parents of the Oxford High School shooter helped establish a modern precedent.
And that was the one that I spoke about that happened, I believe, in 2021, where that was probably the first case in the US where a parent was also charged.
And I believe that was because that person also showed signs of, you know, becoming a school shooter and the parent also bought the gun.
So another development in the case is that the mom was banned from talking to her son because she was on phone calls before the trial with him laughing and talking about
the
And that's ultimately what he wanted.
His obsession was with these school shooters.
And he was like, I want to be known for this.
I want people to talk about me.
I want people to talk about the pain I caused.
the mom is on the phone while he's like in jail laughing about it telling her telling him he'll send pictures and pictures and she's going to make a shrine to him and all these things and just
like
wrong.
thought
hold the mic now.
Yeah.
So the Colin Gray case where the
that was charged, it's not the first, but there's differences in it, right?
So it says they're not the first parents in US history to be convicted in connection to their child's mass shooting.
That was James and Jennifer Crumbly in 2021, the Oxford High School shooting that I just mentioned, they were each convicted to, I'm sorry, of involuntary manslaughter in sentence to 10 to 15 in prison.
Prosecutors argue that they...
ignored repeated warning signs that their son was was a threat and they bought him a handgun.
So like I said, they ignored signs.
They bought the gun in that case as well.
But the difference is this is the first time in Georgia that a parent has been convicted in connection with the child's mass shooting.
And it is also the first known case where a parent was convicted of second degree murder, not just involuntary manslaughter.
So yeah, many people are calling for, you know,
For more action like I've seen that a bunch like why aren't these parents being looked at but then you got people like saying You know, is it the parent?
Is it the parents fault that their child?
Went down a certain path So I don't know what what you thinking over there, right?
That's uh, that's interesting to hear only two parents to hear only two parents Did that that got arrested for that is um
Very interesting, but we gon' get into more of what I think of that when we get back from this break.
If I start now, I know I'ma run us all the way over lunch break.
And we gon' have people
late.
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Man.
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Hey,
The block is hot, man.
Man, today, Shannon, we got a few things we're gonna be talking about today.
We didn't get to get into the food nutrition yesterday again because, you know, some things happened.
It was a lot going on.
And then we also do want to get into Mandela Barnes suspending his campaign.
Then we also, we may get into the toxic chemicals.
And Shannon, you had, you had something you was telling me about that was super interesting.
We didn't get to that yesterday either.
And I want us to for sure get into that today.
Can you share with them what that was?
Yeah, of course so for the I believe second time in US history parents have actually been charged in a mass shooting for being negligent So yesterday, I think his name was let me get it right.
I know it was Colin, but I want to give you guys his last name Colin hold on now Colin Gray was charged to for negligent for like well
sorry, sentenced to 15 years because his son committed a mass shooting.
So I want to talk about that and get you guys to input on like whether or not parents should be held accountable when their children go out in the world and do horrific things.
So we definitely want to get into that and kind of see how that even came about.
Because like I said, this is only the second time this has happened in US history.
And the first time was super recent, like 2021.
So it's becoming a thing where they're holding parents accountable and I want to want to know if everybody thinks that's a good idea or if that's not.
We also would like to get into what does a black agenda look like today?
I know that there has been a few organizations.
that have put together a black agenda, and I'm just curious to, you know, hearing from you all, what does the black agenda look like?
What should be on the agenda?
What should be a focus of people when it comes to black people voting as a block?
How are we, you know, organizing and showing, like, these are the things that we need?
And do we need to look at the plans that already exist?
and combine a universal agenda.
So we want to get into some stuff like that as well.
It's a lot going on this weekend, Shannon.
him.
acting
But yeah, man, it's a busy, it's a busy, busy weekend, Shannon.
We got the United Negro College Fund.
Can you believe I still put the letters in the wrong place?
That's why I just keep saying United Negro College Fund.
The walk run is Saturday.
What time do they kick off again?
Did she say 8.45 or something like that?
For the walkers.
And then the runners kick.
I think the runners start earlier.
And then the walkers.
Like 845 if I'm not mistaken, so I gotta
stretch walkers out the way.
I gotta
stretch tonight then Shannon we got the homie Larry Sanders who was supposed to join us today, but um man came to Milwaukee ain't got sick man bro had to go to the emergency room so keep bro Larry Sanders in y'all prayers He has
release party or not party but event at broke life store and Brad fact store downtown I gotta see if I get the information for that but he's dropping the her loss clothing brand and he came in town to promote that and broke that sick man so we'll see if maybe he calls in he said if he gets out the hospital he'll try to call in or something
So we have that.
Then we have the King David, man.
Shout out to King David Lodge, number 10 Prince Hall Masons.
Man, we have our Lodge fundraiser event, man.
So that's going to be going on, man.
I'm going to be performing.
Deshae going to be performing.
I'm going to have a live band, Shannon.
So this would be like a nice little practice.
This would be a practice for the family.
I said
I was going to perform
Yeah, I'm excited.
That kickoff to Saturday as well, because they got her runway as well.
And the King David event is actually part of Bronzeville Week as well.
So hopefully I could get somebody to call in and tell us about Bronzeville Week and some other things that are going on.
Uh, cause as you know, all the women cogs is also on the board of trustees for
No, look you got a way more excited weekend than what I got going on I've been like moving all week working every single day after you know after a birthday weekend them accounts What is it called?
So it's like, you know, let me get back to work and start playing with these people so I've been just working and this weekend I'm excited to finally have a day off and I'm going to clean I probably put the dog in daycare.
She a daycare right now
She had daycare because when I get off, I'm going to clean up a little, take a nap and go to my other job.
But yeah, this weekend, I think I'm going to just chill, chill, deep, clean, decompressing by Sunday.
If I'm up to it, I'm going to the club.
beach.
to go down there with this
folks.
Try it.
Something in the
over You know You know what I'm saying, so that's why I've been like super quiet to be honest with you I've been saying too much online because it's still people's choice but
You know what?
I would like to see people to do, but I can't.
I can't.
I feel like it would be unfair to force that narrative on people.
You know what I'm saying?
So I was I was wondering your thoughts on what do you think should happen with the race as it stands now?
You have Joe Brennan polling at like
like
just
I don't want to say it's clear the people like the people that are the people that are are like the top choices is very clear who the top choices are but I do understand like them feeling like you know what I got a chance at this dang it in the polls they probably feel like hey the polls could be wrong they were wrong when Miss Rodriguez decided to say she was bringing in this and pulling at this so maybe they feel like the polls are wrong and they just want to see it through
anywhere
think still.
a classic.
thought that I
Yeah, like I said, I just feel like maybe I feel bad telling people to like do get out the way right because They have hope.
I mean so nice man.
I was like maybe they got hope maybe that Undecided percent is gonna all for them You know, maybe they feel like the polls, you know, the polls are wrong and the Crawley and Rodriguez situation.
Maybe they're also, you know
Wrong for them.
But if we're talking one and two percent, I think the obvious answer would be to like back down and support somebody else.
And like I said, they also haven't made a lot of noise.
And maybe it's just what I'm paying attention to.
You know what I'm saying?
Like I feel like most people that I've talked to, they didn't even realize, you know,
on.
I don't like maybe somewhere out there outside of Milwaukee a lot of people have signs in their lawns and a lot of people are voting for them and maybe they've seen that I'm not sure what they're going off of but Maybe it would be best for them to step down and back somebody else With Mandela dropping out the heat.
Did he endorse anybody?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I want to see a lot more participation.
I think we're already going to have to deal with low voter turnouts anyway as a community in Milwaukee.
So it's even more vital that we like, I just want people to go out and vote, cast your vote, participate in the process because the reason why we don't see more campaigning and stuff and candidates talking towards our needs is because we don't show up.
We don't show up at the polls, so they don't care about trying to get our vote.
And that's just the truth.
They know we only show up in presidential elections.
They know it.
We don't gotta do nothing.
We just gotta keep promoting to the folks in the van, database, mini van, in the universe that they create with 100,000 voters.
And these are people who are high, high, high, I think the word they use is propensity voters.
These are people that vote in every damn election there is.
So.
They build who they target off of that.
And because they feel like, okay, it's easier to spend the resources on knocking on the doors that they know are going to go to the poll.
But me, I think the real power is the people that aren't voting, the sleeping voters, the people who really need to be more engaged than anything, in my opinion, are the ones that aren't participating.
And I think we pay the ultimate price as a community because of our lack of participation.
And I'm not even saying like, I'm not even saying like voting is the only thing, you know, because it's way more things we need to do as a community outside of voting to change our situations or circumstances.
or whatever, all of these stats that we've been telling you all about for the last two months, all of these things in the city.
But Mandela suspended his campaign.
Let me pull this up, Shannon.
For Wisconsin Governor on Thursday, July 38th, less than two weeks.
before the August 11th Democratic primary saying a video statement is to become very clear who our nominee is going to be.
I also think that was shade.
But, you know, he didn't name a candidate.
That's why it was shade.
You feel what I'm saying?
Yeah.
Like, if it's clear, say the names.
Don't be vague
So I feel like that's what he was trying to say, but you know That's that's just all my thoughts.
He didn't name whoever it was that he was supporting but I feel like he was trying to hint and What I will say is like I told y'all and this is just my opinion.
This is just all things I know Like I just think it was a lot of ego involved in this race too man and the ego
The ego, like, it's a terrible thing once it's activated.
The male ego is a terrible thing.
Shannon, I think we got to call it the show.
Update on Bronzeville Fest and things of that nature.
Okay, we'll take him after a break.
Let's go to take us to break, Shannon.
What up y'all welcome back welcome
Shannon and brother Ray Nitty.
I'm doing wonderful on this kickoff to Bronzeville weekend.
I would say it's a lot of talent in Milwaukee.
It's a lot of beautiful things happening.
It's starting with Saturday with the Harambe Walk Run.
It's a walk run that has been in its believe 11th year.
We're in the 16th year of Bronzeville Week.
Shout out to all the women, Malayla Cox, who has spearheaded this for the length of the time she's been in office.
I go back to when I was in city government and working Bronzeville as a project manager in 2007.
So we almost 20 years in Bronzeville.
And out of that, we have this amazing eight days of activities taking place, starting again tomorrow with the Harambe Walk Run.
And I get the pleasure to rock with my brother Ray Nitty tomorrow night at the Royal Rhythm Experience at the summer of 85.
That's from five to nine tomorrow night.
And then we hit Sunday.
And Sunday is the festival.
Before I even go there, Brother Ray Nitty, is there anything you want to say about our royal rhythm experience?
I want to shout out King David Lodge, number 10, all the King's men, and all of our brothers, and just the jurisdiction of Wisconsin, Prince Hall, affiliated that's going to be in the building, and everybody who is supporting this particular event, anything you want to say about it, Brother White, why I got you here.
Pull up Summer 85 from five to nine.
Some tickets to be available at the door.
There is very, very limited amount left.
So get there early if you want to get in is what I will suggest.
We got a real dope band.
Man, it's going to be a nice vibe, man.
I'm looking forward to performing.
I'm looking forward to performing.
I'm looking forward to, you know, showing the people on still got a little two step in.
We're
going to have a ball and give people that royal rhythm experience with some trivia is going to be happening.
We're
some games of people who, you know, maybe like spades or dominoes come and hang out.
It's going to be, you know, the venue sells a guard.
So those who want to go outside and, you know, have a cigar looks like the weather is going to be all right for indoor and outdoor.
entertainment and fun, so I encourage people to come out definitely for the Royal Rhythm Experience tomorrow night.
And then again, Sunday is the, is the Bronzeville Festival.
Bronzeville Coastal Arts Festival, 10 a.m.
until 6 p.m., blocking off North Avenue.
Don't happen all the time, y'all, so please come take advantage of this.
We're blocking off North Avenue from MLK to 7th Street.
There's a blues and gospel stage on the corner, MLK and North.
on the corner of Fifth and North is the main stage, and then we have a youth stage on 6th and North Avenue.
All of the vendors that are coming out, the artists, the entertainers, again, this is a full community event free and open to the public.
What an opportunity to check out some amazing talent that Milwaukee has.
And I don't know if people really know who we got here in Milwaukee.
I know y'all know about Ray Nitty, right?
Do y'all know about Joe Jordan?
Do y'all know about Tyler, Troy Tyler?
We have Wavy D and Friends.
We have just so many different talented artists that's going to be in the building, easy flow.
Again, maybe you all know them, maybe not, but I encourage you all to come check out some of the talent that is going to be there on Sunday again on the main stage.
I would also say,
for those who are interested in just being really engaged, go to Milwaukee.gov slash Bronzeville, and you can get the entire week schedule of activities.
That is including Monday, we have a Bronzeville Lunch and Learn that's taking place at Confectionably Yours.
Again, eight days of activities.
I'm not going to go through it all, but I just want to drop a few things here.
Building Bronzeville.
will take place on Tuesday at the Brownsville Kitchen and Lounge, 2053 North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
It's a conversation about what has taken place in Brownsville.
I have the pleasure of moderating that conversation and I come with a number of years of Brownsville, probably from the beginning, but there will be some women that you get a chance to learn from and I encourage you all to come in here about how Brownsville got to where it is just over the years.
Tuesday is also tacos and games at summer age five.
Wednesday is the business breakfast sponsored by the historic King Drive bid, taking place at America's Black Holocaust.
That one does require registration.
Many of these events are free and open to the public.
Again, you take a look at the schedule, rooted in natural.
Alamo is from 12 to 4 p.m.
The indoor outdoor community experience and open learning about healing through natural hair, food, music.
live here demonstrations and more.
You got line dance and also taking place on Wednesday.
I'm telling y'all, when you look at the schedule, this don't happen all the time.
This is one time a year again.
Shout out all the women cogs.
Shout out Deborah Moore, Terrence Moore, folks at the city that have really put a lot behind this.
We are missing one of our champions who passed.
this year in February, Akua Densler, definitely resting peace.
She has been a part of Brazil since year one, working closely with all the women cops.
You will also, you know, see things that have happened in the past, like Kool-Aid and Canvas.
And this is the opportunity for the kids to come and do their own kind of painting sip, but it is Kool-Aid and Canvas.
So you might see, you know, the small
like the high C boxes, you know, it's a really a kid event.
So I encourage those who may have a daycare to attend that.
That's at the Dr. Martin Luther King Library on Thursday.
Got a fashion show on Thursday.
You got trolley ride sponsored by the bid.
Historic conversation taking place on that trolley ride where people just learn about, you know, Bronzeville, the new developments, the businesses, the vibrancy, the neighborhoods, the Haram Bay, the
uh how your park again take all of this in because Brownsville as we've been doing this now for you know 15 years and for some like me 19 years Brownsville is something that is ours other Brownsville's in the world but our Brownsville is the best our Dr. Martin Luther King drive is certainly the best in the nation
Uh, so many things we've gotten acknowledged for just on national, um, New York times, one of the 52 places to visit in the world.
Sometimes we just don't take advantage and be appreciative of what we got happening here in our own city.
And we go Friday.
You got lit in Bronzeville at Salute Society.
Uh, that's a community movement, bringing the residents, the artists, the wellness advocates, all together.
Bro, it's so much happening.
It's so much happening.
I don't think people really paying attention yet.
You got to sleep over for education.
Whereas raising, you know, donations to give back to schools.
This is a school supply donation overnight.
Shout out Tracy did one of our Masonic brothers.
That's from 7pm to 8 in the morning.
And I'm going to tell you about this.
You play spades.
You'll be up at 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock in the morning playing spades.
And that's a dope experience when you up in the middle of the night.
It's some fool.
Again, people doing drop offs starting at 7 p.m.
I encourage people to, again, make their way out.
And then it ends next Saturday with starting with that day.
Pancakes and poetry hosted by Mario the poet.
Rising Grind Cafe is one of their last events.
Again, support our local businesses.
That one is 9 30 in the morning.
You got a farmer's market.
You got the Brownsville ride.
You got a local legends, softball game.
one.
You see?
I'm
Are you on Ray Hill team with the bid or are you on G from G Clippers team?
I got to figure out what team you on, right?
Hey, I would say if y'all know Ray Nitty got
He got that softball down.
him play.
It was a surprise to me.
I was like, I wish I had a softball team just so I could put him on it.
Before you go to Shay, somebody in the comments said, Guru, in the comments.
Shout out to everybody in the chat.
Guru said, I was in attendance when the Shay jumped off stage with his performance some years back.
I tapped him up for that.
He said, I think Vaume's performed that year too.
So, yeah, man, I appreciate it.
And I'm
performing on the main stage on Sunday.
I'm going to do a little bit because I'm with you on Saturday.
But I think, you know, it's oftentimes people like under five who you don't maybe see on a regular basis, who's really, really talented.
And you got some like the young folks like do seven, two, four, three.
I may not know him, but this is some talent.
Black Shife, AG to give.
Johnny Franchino does house music coming from Chicago.
You got blacks.
You got Nate OTN.
Again, so many people that's gonna be there.
I encourage y'all to really come out and rap J. Shout him out.
Oh, absolutely.
Rory Rhythms Experience taking place 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
tomorrow Saturday night.
It is a fundraiser for King David Lodge, number 10.
All the King's men is the sponsor, which is our nonprofit arm.
Some games, some food, food is included with
ticket.
And you get some games and you get some, again, come for the music, pay for the vibes, leave with the memories.
I encourage y'all to come out.
Shout out again, King David Lodge.
Yeah, you know, what our Lodge has done in past years will help with like Habitat for Humanity, helping, you know, building homes.
We've done the feeding the homeless and things of that nature.
What we'd like to be able to do with some of these funds is
around Christmas time be able to help give toys out to the kids, book bags,
be
able to support some of our local organizations that are doing things out here to support those who may not have.
So part of your funds will be contributing to us to be able to provide back to the community in different ways.
you
gun locks and things of that nature are things that Prince Hall is known for.
We're also known for, you know, bike giveaways, be it with the ancient Egyptian, Arabic, or the noble mystic shrines and, you know, other bodies, appended bodies of Prince Hall.
And so this is a way for us to really contribute and give back.
And in a change for that, we want to give y'all some of our talent.
Again, Ray Nitty, I'm going to rock out.
And y'all come have fun with us.
And your funds will certainly be used for good causes going forward.
again.
Is there a website or anything?
Absolutely.
You can go to Milwaukee.gov slash Bronzeville.
Again, Milwaukee.gov slash B-R-O-N-Z-E-V-I-L-L-E.
You can also, if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, D-Shay, D-E-S-H-E-A.
Last name is A-G-E-E.
By the way, my music is available on all platforms.
Delayed Arrival, gotta shout that out.
Delayed Arrival is available on all platforms.
You wanna get familiar with some of my songs or Ray Nitty songs.
Y'all listen to us online, but...
Milwaukee.gov is where you can find all the information about Brownsville Week.
You can also check Auto Woman Melele Akai's website or her Facebook page or mine again.
Thank you.
Thank you all for allowing this conversation to take place.
I couldn't even write all that down like hold on now What day do we get the nachos and?
Sleepover spades
If y'all want that information, make sure you go visit that website because that was a lot of information and a lot of cool events going on.
So I know a lot of people that would be interested.
Like he said, like they have a few for the kids.
They got stuff for the adults.
It's a little bit of everything for everybody.
So definitely be dope to check it out and get involved.
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So yesterday, the father of Apple
Appalachee high school shooter Colt Gray was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the 2024 mass shooting that killed four people, two students and two teachers in Winder, Georgia.
So, um, why the father was charged.
So he, he wasn't a part of the shooting per se, but he was charged.
The prosecutors argued that this was simply wasn't simply about being the parent of a shooter.
They said calling gray knowingly gave his 14 year old son the AR style, um, rifle that was used in the attack as a Christmas gift.
Despite numerous warnings, signs and evidence presented during this trial.
showed that Cole had an obsession with mass shootings.
He had mental illness.
He had different struggles throughout his life.
Prior threats had drawn law enforcement, law enforcement's attention and access to unsecure firearms.
So, my bad.
Hi, guys.
Let's reset that.
A jury ultimately found Colin Gray guilty of second degree murder in voluntary manslaughter.
cruelty to children and reckless conduct because of his actions.
They were found to be criminally negligent and directly contributed to these deaths.
So one question that many people are asking is why don't parents get charged more often in school shootings?
Do we have a little more time so I can dig into that a little
I just wanted to make sure because this is kind of lengthy because people are asking why doesn't this happen more often?
Legal experts say it's because the criminal law generally requires prosecutors to prove more than just poor parenting.
They have to show that the parents actions or failure to act were criminally negligent and directly connected to the crime.
That's a very high legal standard, which is why these cases are rare.
The Michigan case involving the parents of the Oxford High School shooter helped establish a modern precedent.
And that was the one that I spoke about that happened, I believe, in 2021, where that was probably the first case in the US where a parent was also charged.
And I believe that was because that person also showed signs of, you know, becoming a school shooter and the parent also bought the gun.
So another development in the case is that the mom was banned from talking to her son because she was on phone calls before the trial with him laughing and talking about the attention he's getting online.
And that's ultimately what he wanted.
His obsession was with these school shooters.
And he was like, I want to be known for this.
I want people to talk about me.
I want people to talk about the pain I caused.
the mom is on the phone while he's like in jail laughing about it telling her telling him he'll send pictures and pictures and she's going to make a shrine to him and all these things and just
like
was
The parents did a bang up job.
Yeah.
So the Colin Gray case where the
that was charged, it's not the first, but there's differences in it, right?
So it says they're not the first parents in U.S.
history to be convicted in connection to their child's mass shooting.
That was James and Jennifer Crumbly in 2021, the Oxford High School shooting that I just mentioned, they were each convicted to, I'm sorry, of involuntary manslaughter in sentenced to 10 to 15 in prison.
Prosecutors argue that they...
ignored repeated warning signs that their son was was a threat and they bought him a handgun.
So like I said, they ignored signs.
They bought the gun in that case as well.
But the difference is this is the first time in Georgia that a parent has been convicted in connection with the child's mass shooting.
And it is also the first known case where a parent was convicted of second degree murder, not just involuntary manslaughter.
So yeah, many people are calling for, you know,
For more action like I've seen that a bunch like why aren't these parents being looked at but then you got people like saying You know, is it the parent?
Is it the parents fault that their child?
Went down a certain path So, I don't know.
What what you thinking over there, right?
That's uh, that's interesting to hear only two parents to hear only two parents Did that that got arrested for that is um
Very interesting, but we gon' get into more of what I think of that when we get back from this break.
If I start now, I know I'm a runner.
It's all the way over lunch break.
And we gon' have people
late.
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