Reality is there is no such thing as a positive gang banger. No matter how good your intentions are. Promoting that lifestyle is promoting and surrounding yourself with destruction. Many have tried and failed like nipsey to straddle both worlds. It never ends well. He just got further than most.
Folks keep talking about how we stop the cycle of violence... part of that is in the message you send the youth. They are listening. They are watching. And yall are misleading them by glorifying the gang lifestyle. And it will just lead to more youth thinking they can do the same thing and be that "positive gangster". The media loves pushing that image to black youth cause it's a trap. You will end up dead or in jail.
In all this mourning I don't hear anyone talking about leaving this gang stuff alone. I see blue flags on his RIP posters and shirts. If he wasnt a crip he wouldnt even be associated with the bum who shot him. We dont need the youth to try to be nipsey. That ain't the way.. We need them to emulate byron Allen, magic Johnson, Robert Smith etc.
You keep trying yo give opinions and interject on a culture you have no connection or experience with.
I broke down the flaws in your last post and you decided to ignore the points made and just jump out with another essay of outsider input.
Nipsey only promoted his storyline, never promoting that joining a gang is cool or that kids across the country should join 60's. The fact that he was part of 60's gave him much more impact because his authenticity and opinion came from experience..
he wasn't speaking as an outsider when he set up the programs he did as a gang interventionist.
The fact that you are so focused on him being a gang member isn't taking into the intricacies of the culture of the area he had a foundation in. You say he wouldn't have gotten killed by a Crip if he wasn't from 60's.... Anybody who actually has any experience with what's going on would know they some millionaire rapper hanging around on Crenshaw and slauson trying to make moves and being out in the open with no affiliation would have got got by some crips a LONG time ago...
Stop trying to speak on a culture you don't understand. Celebrate how his gang membership made his impact that much deeper.
You're trying to dismiss a soldier who spent his time trying yo bring peace just because he was a soldier. Not taking into consideration that peace relies on other soldiers relating to the cause and the message for the guns to be put down.
You are ranting about what being a gang member means in your eyes instead of seeing how nipsey was changing what being a gang member means. Turn off your TV and Computer and talk to some people involved in the lifestyle and get their take on nipsey. I bet you'll be surprised.
If you fly out to LA often like you were saying, I'll link up with you to educate you on the points I'm saying with live examples in long Beach, Compton, watts, south central, and Inglewood. PM me for more info .