I NEED MONEY

[LIFE AND DEATH]

ITS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET A JOB THESE DAYS NO MATTER HOW MUCH EXPEREINCE YOU HAVE. WE'RE BEING FORCED TO LOOK OUT SIDE OUR REGULAR FEILDS JUST TO GET PAID.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

[smoke]

WELL, I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE JOB LONGER THAN 6 YEARS!!! I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE HAD VERY GOOD PAYING JOBS BUT THEY HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST PERSONALLY REWARDING IN TERMS OF ANY PERSONAL JOY. BEIN A REVOLUTIONARY, I OFTEN CLASH WITH MANAGEMENT PRIMARILY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND HOW BLACK PPL ARE VIEWED BY THE WHITE POWER STRUCTURE AND I DON'T GO FOR THE BS. I UNDERSTAND EXPLOITATION AND THE SUBTLE AND NOT-SO-SUBTLE SLIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH WORK IN AMERICA. WHEN THEY HIRE YOU, THEY OFTEN FEEL AS THOUGH YOU OWE THEM MORE THAN AN HONEST DAY'S WORK. THEY WANT YOU TO KISS ASS AND SMILE AND PLAY THE "GOOD ' ROLE AND NOT QUESTION ANYTHING. THIS SITUATION WILL NOT CHANGE BECAUSE THE POWERFUL VIEW US AS POWERLESS AND OUR DISORGANIZATION GIVES CREEDENCE TO THEIR THOUGHT PROCESS ABOUT OUR LACK OF POWER. WE MUST BEGIN TO POOL OUR RESOURCES(FINANCES, TIME, EXPERIENCE, ENRGY, KNOWLEDGE) AND BEGIN TO CREATE A NEW REALITY FOR OURSELVES. ONE WHERE WE ONLY HAVE TO DEPEND ON EACH OTHER AND NOT THE WHITE MAN FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER.

[LIFE AND DEATH]

WE SUFFER FROM THE SAME AFFLICTION. THAT WAS THE END RESULT OF MY LAST JOB I WAS THER FOR A YEAR AND A HALF IN A MANAGEMENT POSSITION JUST BECAUSE SOME CRACKER FELT THREATEND BY MY POSITION OF AUTHORITY I WAS LET GO. BUT MY PATIENCE WILL PAY OFF.