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AUTHOR: RASHEE AMBLER
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I live in a state of ignorance, where dudes don't know whether they're coming or going
I notice everybody got a mastermind or a master plan
but they fail consistently b/c they fail to master man
they're lost in contradiction
while chasing acceptance, validation and recognition
they belong to various organizations where there's more disorganization
A product of the blind leading the blind look at the manifestation
They claim to be smart, but lack basic education
they got it all figured out ,but look at their situation
It's like they love living a life of stagnation
instead of seeking growth and elevation
they rather remain a prisoner of themselves mental incarceration...

Pro-Choice

AUTHOR: RASHEE AMBLER
UNTITLED

I believe in pro-choice and her choice to abort shouldn't be questioned
Roe -vs- Wade gave her protection to utilize that discretion
To you, her voice holds no weight
and the decisions you trying to make about her body stems from your faith
its clear we haven't separated religion from state
now what makes America great, is when we embody human equality
but instead we fighting for equal pay for the women in our society
she's probably thinking, why are they denying me at every turn
when I’m the one who carried society inside of me full term
I am the co-creator of a civilization where I am victim of domestic violence, sexual abuse
and have to fight for the human rights that's not awarded to me like you
I fought in wars for this nation like you
look baby, I see you marching and protesting expressing your views
a strong and beautiful woman courageous and true
a display of infinite feminine power
that's telling the world she wants her civil liberties to be equal to ours
I'm here till the final hour standing right beside you
and we won't stop till they give you everything they denied you
you're our mother, wives and sister-the cornerstone of our families
but to deny you ,our better half is truly a travesty
the backbone of humanity, we hear you loud and clear baby
the backbone of humanity, a strong and beautiful Lady...

The Product of You

Self knowledge is the discovery of self,but more importantly, it's having awareness of who you are..People tend to live their lives with a false perception of who they truly are,but what's sad is that people tend to place their value and self worth in the hands of both materialism and others, once this happens,it reshapes ones own personal opinion of self and puts them in a state of disillusion of who they truly are..Without knowledge of self, one will continue to move through life without any sense of direction.They're simply being pulled or will begin moving in so many directions where they'll begin to see themselves as a product of their circumstance.Veiwing yourself as a product of circumstance is truly a sad misconception but it's not uncommon that many people do,and for a time this was my perception as well,but the truth is that we are the creator of our circumstances and we have within the power to alter them in our likeness..Understand,circumstances doesn't make the man,it just reveals him to himself. 
You're probably wondering how does one gain knowledge of self.Well,for me I understood that if you want to gain knowledge of something then you study it,so I decided to study me.I did alot of thinking in terms of trying to get a better understanding of why i am and the way I am.I learned that a lot of my issues stem from my childhood and for years I carried this resentment which transformed into so many different things that lead me down this path of self destruction.You have to be honest with yourself during the process inorder to emerge renewed ,you have to look at every aspect that is you.You can't scratch the surface and expect life to be beautiful, many of us must travel down that dark road where all the pain and hurt reside.You must find the courage to face it, because whatever pain or hurt you're holding on to has spilled over into other aspects of your life and your not even aware how it's effecting you.Like I said, you have to face it and let it go or continue to be its prisoner,the choice is yours...


Lack of self knowledge will unconsciously make one under value their self worth and in turn they'll place more value in material items,and to many they believe possession of these "things" add more value to who they are as awhole.It's not to say that one doesn't value their life, its just the lack of knowledge of self that drives one to seek compensation for the lack there of. And that sense of lack; that falsehood of need creates a hole inside the soul of an otherwise complete human being.Instead of possessing a craving to unlock a better them,they possess an insatiable craving of approval that distructively leads to a buffet of heartache and pain..


Find the time to get to know who you are and what you are, and only then will you be able to accept you..Peace!


***I welcome your feed back,so feel free to voice your opinion in the comment section or you can contact me 

TITLE: BLACK FIST... BY: COREY STEPHEN

Since the 1960's the right hand clenched in a fist,raised high in the air has 
been a symbol in and of the black community..This profound act is a representation of black empowerment,strength and solidarity.. For the past 25 to 30 years,our culture has been in a state of stagnation and it seems our culture has abandoned what has made us exceptional people,Where are the morals,values and brotherhood? Which were the principles embedded in the foundation we once stood upon collectively.
Brothers and sisters we have to wake up,it's a must that we wake up! we must get ourselves and our views inorder to bring forth change for ourselves and for our people...PEACE

AMERICA:THE WAR WITHIN...

Why do we not as a country but as a culture undermine the fact racism exists in America? Why is it that everywhere we look or listen the representations of racism are ever present now more than ever with the election of D.Trump..Our president elect is supported by white supremacy groups and they're finally coming out of the shadows voicing their distaste for blacks..The discussion of racism has been ignored far too long or down played and now its existence is in plain sight and can no longer be ignored and must be addressed..We as black people have lived in a society where we have been engaged in a systematic war based on racism,have you not noticed?

The black community (Urban America) is filled with people living below the poverty line..Our communities are infested with crime,but why is there so much crime? And why are over 90% of the crimes committed in the black community drug related,In the 1980's and 90's a systematic war was waged on the black community by our very own government.The crack epidemic, The war on drugs and Mass incarceration were weapons used to destroy our communities..Now,here we are two decades later and there's a heroin/opioid epidemic and its effecting white America at alarming rates,but let's look at what's being done ..Our government is creating programs aimed to help addicts fight their addiction(which should be done),but it wasnt done in the 80's or 90's when crack was effecting the black community,but the strategy in some regard continues for black families with black men being incarcerated(now)for the sale of herion..As black men we must not only regconize the role we play in the destruction of ourselves,our family and our community,but "WE"must take responsibility by navigating our families & communities down the path towards unity,positivity,prosperity and equality..
In order for this to happen,the black man must acknowledge who he is and what he represents,So what do you represent?
We must stop killing one another first and foremost,and I can understand the need for accountability for the murder of black men by police,we have marches,demonstrations, townhall meetings and riots,all in the pursuit of justice,but what is the message we're sending? We do all this b/c the police 
are murdering us in cold blood,but what are we doing about us murdering us?

The very people who are sworn to serve and protect continue to murder us in cold blood and some of these murders are documented and yet there isn't any convictions on a state or federal level,"WHY"? I took a persons life in November of 1993 and by September1994, I was bound over from juvenile court to the adult system,i was convicted in 10 months..There wasn't any "VIDEO FOOTAGE" and my case only lasted 10 months,but these black men were murdered on camera,why is it so hard to prosecute and convict these officers?How can we expect transparency when police work hand in hand with the prosecutors office,It's up to the prosecutor office to present a case to the grand jury,but inorder to present a case you need someone to investigate these crimes,so who does the investigation? YOU ALREADY KNOW!!

I truly support the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement, b/c we need something thats organic and truly for our people..I'm not taking anything away from any other organization aimed at uplifting black people,infact,I appreciate your efforts and all that you've accomplished for us..but for me,I feel we need these activists in the "hood" trying to make a difference on a daily basis and not just show up when there's a violation of our civil or human rights trying to promote yourself for the camera,then you disappear leaving the community with no solution...

We all can agree that "ALL LIVES MATTER",but let's be honest...Who's being murdered by police? Who's being brutalized by the police? Who's being oppressed economically by a system built on capitalism? What race of people on the planet is targeted for mass incarceration and systematic oppression by the most powerful country in the world? I could go on and on, but the answer is black people...This is our reality,one we strive daily to overcome and the assistance of all races are appreciated...

#BLACK LIVES MATTER

Man Up...

AUTHOR: RASHEE

TITLED: MAN UP...

I agree that black lives matter
but in the black community ,really, do black lives matter
see,it's the black youth that's killin black youth at alarming rates
is this a product of self hate
it's not to negate what the police done or did
they gunned TAMIR RICE down and he was just a kid
and still ain't no justice
it's just us veiwing his momma tears
they gave a 19yr old - 30 plus years when he shot and killed a 5yr old kid
now,we can agree that's justice
but it's still just us losin black lives that matter and ever so precious
and can't nobody explain the pain felt by these mothers
yea,the community suffers 
but who bears the weight of the burden more than these mothers
somebody gotta stand up
don't shoot "please " my hands up
it's time for these dudes in the streets or in jail to man up
see,the plan for us is death or incarceration
which put our kids at a disadvantage with everything they're faced wit
life's throwin-em curve balls and we ain't there to play catch wit-em
all they know is swing for the fences
and guns is what they swing wit
it's evident they need our presence they're lost without us
think about it ,we're their father figures, heroes and role models
they wouldn't be in this world without us 
so how could you not see the path they're on and try not to re-route it
I know... taking responsibility is hard pill to swallow
but it's just a small price to pay for a better tomorrow...

My Journey...

I grew up in the inner city of Cleveland ,Ohio and like most kids I played sports, hung out with friends and played video games.. this was a time of innocence for most of us before the crack epidemic hit in the mid 1980's and drastically effected what it seems like every black house hold in Urban America..I was around 7 or 8 when my mother started using crack cocaine and because of her addiction ,me and my siblings suffered the most over the years..we really went whole winters without electricity or gas ,how we survived is beyond me ..My step father use drugs as well and was a role model for me in the sense of what not to become..I had this deep resentment towards him ever since I could remember,we never had a good relationship because we never had that kind of connection.. All my life I just viewed him as someone who had kids by my mom..there was so much verbal abuse and being physical beatings that I grew a deeply embedded hatred towards my mother and step father..My escape from all this was being in the streets,at times I had no destination but I felt free of everything that was going wrong in my life..

Things started to change for me when I turned 10 or 11,this is when I became rebellious ..I started hanging in the streets with older guys from the neighborhood ,they were getting money from selling drugs and I instantly fell in line.. i tried to balance school and hustling but that wasn't working so i quit school,because I felt doing that was the only option i had in changing my circumstances so I committed to hustling full time...The lifestyle has lead me in and out juvenile facilities and group homes up until 1992 when I walked away from group home and moved in with a friend in Garden Valley projects..Instantly ,I was back to selling drugs, drinking and smoking weed daily, my life was spiraling out of control..The money I was making was cool ,but I wanted more and the only way I saw to get it was through force ..so I started robbing other drug dealers,thru what we called, pulling a kick door (which is now known as a home invasion)..
in 1993, I moved back to E.86 & Quincy,it felt good to be around guys I grew up with because we all understood each others struggle and this is what connected us..We all sold drugs ,smoked weed ,and got money but none of us realized how lost we were or how this way of life would effect us..I was 17 at the time and my mom had just got an apartment on E.93rd &Quincy but none of us lived there..Us boys were in the streets trying to survive ,i moved in with my girl friend ,who had 3 kids of her own...My youngest brother stayed with us while my other brother was locked in juvy for a year on a drug charge, my sister stayed with our aunt ,so she could be around our girl cousins and pretty much have a home to grow up in ,even tho my aunt charged my mom $400 a month to keep her.. I knew for my aunt it was about the financial aspect and not family ,which made me not see her as family ,well my family because she knew our struggle and she's only taking in my sister because she's being paid..My step father worked at a junk yard and would stay in a camper they had on the lot, and as for my mom ,she had a older dude she would stay with from time to time..none of really saw our mom much except when she came around asking for money and I would give it to her just so she wouldn't be in the streets...

Everyday for me was about smoking weed ,selling drugs and committing robberies,this was the world I lived in and felt alive in ,I thrived in the chaos because that's what I had grown accustomed too and it would only be a matter of time before I would find myself in prison..

11-4-93 would be the day that would forever alter so many lives..if I remember correctly ,it was @ 8 or 9 p.m. me,my youngest brother and a friend were at the house I shared with my girlfriend.. we decided to go buy some weed,we leave the house making our way thru the neighborhood when we encounter a couple going to the store..we ask if they were looking to copp something, meaning buy drugs..they stopped as if to give it some thought then said they we're cool ,so we all parted ways..we continued on our mission and had stopped to kick it with a homey for about ten minutes,during this encounter ,I showed him a gun I was carrying..he offered to buy it and I said no ,so my brother grabbed it from him as he got in a car with some female and pulled off ,we continued walking up the street until we heard someone yell "shortie ,hold up and the next thing you know....

I've been incarcerated for over 23 years ,I was charged as a juvenile and then bound over to adult court at the age of 17 for aggravated murder..I ended up pleading guilty to a lesser charge and still ended up with a sentence of 18 years to life..throughout my time, I had a hard time adjusting and spent a lot of time in solitary confinement ( the hole) ..I didn't and still don't have any family support ,which made my stay very difficult mentally and emotionally, but I managed and to this very day, I can look back and appreciate the journey because this journey has helped transform me into the man I am today...

In August of 2017,I will see the parole board again for the 4th time,is my release imminent ? I hope so!!! I can understand why I wasn't released the 3 previous times,and I'm solely to blame, because I alone,demonstrated why I shouldn't be released back into society,due to my gang affiliation, drug dealing and various other reasons..if I continued to deal in this kind of behavior while in prison ,then who's to say I wouldn't continue this same behavior once i'm back in society..throughout my time I managed to find a peace of mind in reading ,but whatever I learned from books I applied in a mannerism that suited my own agenda of negativity..
In 2015,I was transferred from Trumble Correctional institution ,which is a level 3 prison to the Ohio State Penitentiary,which is a level 4 &5 supermax.. Once I got to O.S.P,I was placed on the disciplinary 4b unit where we're confined to our cells 22 1/2 hrs a day for a minimum of 1 yr, And this is where i begin to re-evaluate myself..During this time I read a lot and completed programs just to pass time ,but in all actuality this process forced me to face my own worse enemy...me...

I believe that there are people or situations that inspire people to change, rather its for better or worse,But during my time at o.s.p. I was given a book to read after my time on 4b came to an end,called :THE MIND IS MASTER ,BY JAMES ALLEN...In this book I found a quote that stuck out to me and inspired me ,I wrote the quote down on a piece of paper and taped it on my mirror...Every time i look in the mirror there are three things i see, this quote ,which inspired me to change ,a picture from a visit with my daughter and granddaughter,which I reconnected with after 21 yrs and last but not least, me, which i have learned to finally love ...The quote may seem insignificant to most ,but to me ,it was a game changer because it connected with me in so many ways and to this very day I still have this quote taped to my mirror ,and guess what? I recite it everyday..The quote goes: circumstances does not make the man ,it just reveals him to himself...for some time I didn't like or understand the person I saw in the mirror,so I decided to change ..Not try and change ,but decided to put forth the effort to change...

As i stated earlier,I believe that people or situations come or occur in your life for a reason,and I think about my whole process at times , of how I went from Trumble to O.S.P ,got released from the lockdown unit ,landed on a unit with a guy from the neighborhood and he blessed me with this book..wow..To this very day he doesn't even understand what that simple gesture did to me or for me ,but some day I hope that he and others will be inspired by my transformation and actions..To this very day I still participate in whatever programs available because there's so much to learn from them,i got my G.E.D ,I'm also a certified tutor and I'm also a barber..
once released I want to complete some technical training, become a motivational speaker in some capacity and enjoy life..

*** MY PURPOSE/ MY GOAL***
I feel good about my life now,because i have found my direction and purpose for existing ,and I'm focused on how I can make a difference in society because as of late there has been so many things taking place with the youth...They're being gunned down by police,they're killing each other and there moving through life with no sense of direction or purpose ..I just saw on t.v. the other day the mothers of Tamir Rice ,Michael Brown and a few others who shared the platform with these courageous women..I was truly moved to see these women be the spokes person for peace and change do to the lost of their children , I understood their message and was inspired as well by they're resilience.. 

The problem for me as a man,was to see them up there speaking on injustices and how to bring forth solutions, and I sit here in this cell not doing anything to help prevent other mothers from feeling that same pain...There are only two outcomes for these young men and women if we as a community don't become proactive in our approach to save them...Our communities need not more police involvement in the mannerism of policing to arrest ,but to be pro social and working with the community to prevent crime ,instead of coming in the community with the mentality of trying to solve crime ,but more resources are needed and must be directed towards creating programs aimed at empowering the youth ...I feel that in order to accomplish this it has to be a collaboration of all agencies and all organizations working together towards a common goal..

Well, I hope you were able to get an understanding of who I am,where I'm from and what I been through even though i barely scratched the surface in offering you some insight into my life...
in closing,I welcome you all to voice your opinion on how "WE" can bring forth change in the lives of at risk youth and develop solutions that we can implement.. 

You can contact me on FACEBOOK @ RASHEE AMBLER.COM
OR EMAIL ME DIRECTLY @ WWW.JPAY.COM..RASHEE AMBLER#A294-284 OR WRITE TO ME @ P.O.BOX 45699,LUCASVILLE,OHIO 45699
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