When you live in a poor neighborhood, you are living in an area where you have poor schools. When you have poor schools, you have poor teachers. When you have poor teachers, you get a poor education. With a poor education, you can only work on a poor-paying job and that poor-paying job, enables you to live again, in a poor neighborhood. So, it's a very vicious cycle." ~ (Malcolm X)-

Malcolm's X quote rings true to the core today as my six-days of incarceration at Fulton County's Jail on Rice Street allowed me to witness the historical widely reported medical neglect, malnourished meals, overcrowding, violence, abuse and unsanitary conditions. Most importantly, I was blessed to hear the stories of Black youths and alleged gang member inmates who all seemingly have one thing in common: they all live in poor neighborhoods. Ten Black inmates died in 2023 from the above mentioned reasons, four occurred in August alone. After being asked, "Is Donald Trump and the Republican Party racists? My attempts to educate my younger cellmate referred to as "Nephew" and me, widely known in urban culture as "OGEE", on the origin of the Civil Rights Movement, starting with Frederick Douglas, undoubtedly considered the "Father" of the movement. My 22-year old cellmate who's the son of a Chief of Police replied, "Who is Frederick Douglass?

#This Is Crazy!: Fulton County's Systemic Institutionalization of Atlanta's Black Youths not only reveals the horrid conditions and violence at the jail, but also offers an informative, factual, historical account of the Civil Rights Movement throughout history, shedding light in attempt to hold elected local officials, politicians, commissioners, sheriff departments and District attorneys accountable for the conditions we are in.