A Proposed Plan of Action

OPERATION HIP-HOP RESCUE

- Stop Black Street Gang Violence -

By: Abdul Olugbala Shakur, Consultant
Nathaniel Rashad All, Executive coordinator

Prepared by
Shella Williams

* Many people have asked tha i 50 urique about Black-on-Black vicence, sspecialy when
statit refiects tha the vas majorty of Mexican victms of viokencofmurders, thei sssadarts
were oo Mexican,and ths equal appicable o Whies, Litinos and Asins. Black-on Slack

© Vioencs ony becomes uniu when & s snalyznd wktn 1 proper Gontxt and perspecive and
s encompasses ks hiskorca mpcatons and signifcance,the entre specirum o i foakty.
A concrets undersarcing doios fom 8 concret analysie o o hose elements which are
‘condhuve towards conibuing feccrs kward the mandestaion and protdoraton of the Black-
‘on-Black vioen phencmencn.

Lot ft be cloar when we spesk sbou Black-on-Black vilsnce in this proposai. W are.
primarly speaking sbou gang viokence and this, by o means negals o diminish the
‘igrificance of other forms of vioence between our people. There are @ tumber of arees that
‘2 worthy of our develed aenion, but s he gang viclence which i kiing and inuring our
w Alrkan youthschdren st an alarming rate. Our presen objectve is dedicated owards
‘eradicating s paricular sspectof Black on-Black vickence.

The present method being employed 0 address the gang violenos fo the most part hes faed.
‘The resson vares, but the primary reeson for this fskrs s dus 10 te method. This method s
ot ous nor i R based on the concreds analyss ofthe concretn condiions i our communtes.
Infact, ho method i coming fom outeide of cur communties. The goverrment and low-
‘onforoament in partcuar, and ther mafhocs) encompass incarceraion over education,
imprisorent over employmen, bsity over humarsy. They don't kove our youtchiren and
their methods are bom of e habred for our young people.

My pacple,Ris Inperaivs forusa s uncur for us 1 ek i e method back o he
ey of ourcommunty, youth arel chen and dovecp a methad() based on a concrele
‘niyels o the concree condiionsof s cormaitios but & methad guided by kv e
‘compassion o o youg pecple s a clear understaning ofth concrets condions
The quiniessental facor e process of developng a sokon 1. problm i having .
funcionalcomprohension of e problem e this nckxies ary o f el and axtenal
clomonts that scme how contibuos & eher the manfestalon o #poble ot ks proeaton
and this i whero a clearknowledge of cu htory becormes @ prorequiis. Evey problem s &
istory. a beginning. an fantstage, and a path of s growth and development (L0 maturty).
The gang problemAdcience s no axcoptons o e . Oen when we scenicaly cxampe
and explore inretrospection we are sy acoused of ooking for meaees for s voent
bohavor ofournew Alkan youhs o layng the biame game, contrary o e delberato
@storbon of ourendavor. We 28 new Aikan revcunary frede fghters undersand
order o resalve the black gang violenc (. epkdamic) we must char s
dovolopment s Nsky. s fom this Borough anayis tha which slow us 0 develop &
concrele sokon, but beor | ayout he mostefecive methad o eschin back gang
violence llow s o brisfy expound o same of he key anaiyses hat heed shape and
fluenced our method and approach for this poble:

1. We did o bing e gang mentaty o this couny. was skeady 8 part of s -
European (. Wntes i Amenka) soco i nors.

2. it was during the 1820s and 1930's that our propel g in poverty bocame atracied t he
gangaterWastyo 2 a means o improve e francel stiston.

3. During the 1960's the Back Stret Gange() evoived il thkr own uniqus and dsinct

entty.
4. Poverty plays a contribuing role in the intemal dynamics of lack street gangs.

5. The black gangsiar merdalty is 8 sock>peychosi, @ cutural mutation tha has indroctly
anesiedwiin b dephe of e depivd pyche of o Atk pecrewhic s et
resuit of our historical miscarmiage e.g. the genocidal system of sizvery, Jm Crow and Wil
Lynch. We cannot separate ou prasent psyche/tate of mind from our pestfor hudrod years
‘or more (1614-1970) from the pastl suflering we have yet o sy recover from.

6. The introducton of PCP In e eary and mid 1970's contribute 1o the rapd sscaiation of
black gang volence during the 1070,

7. The introduction of crack <ocain in the eary 1990's contribuled 1 the apid ncrease in
gang violence, gang expansion and eenage pregrancylpromiscuty.

8. Not al black gang members are inolved incriminal sctiviiesioience.

9. Many of cur hew Alrkan youths have no sense of hape or 8 sense offwe. In ther minds
they can' even ses pass the age of 18, where ekher mprisonment o a e doath swads.
them. The 5ange Give them purposs, something 1o fvakde for.

10. We are now Afrkan froedom fighters and the new Arkan indopendonce Movement favar
‘education, transiormation, ehabilaton, provenion and vocaton over imprisonment and the
‘govemment pro-pokcs spproach 1o e bsck gang probiem.

1. Out new Affkan youtts deserve our love, compassion and uderstanding, we are
‘commitied 1 saving them, ot 0 destroying hem or ghing up on them.

12 Itis mperative o our succses it we gaivea the st of our young gang members
‘Wihout hat st they won' ksten o us o particibels n o programalbrojecs. Many of the
‘grassroots omanizationa/groupe, Incuding The Nation of e has not had 8 major inpecd on
‘gang violence. Many of hess Gangs st these groups because mostof hem are warkdng weh

3. The Hip-Hop clturecommity has the restest poentl o et the back st gans
o st 1t o deaoy th blck st gan bt 1 ko e e
nogate clomant: () unprinciled vincs; ) g vsakses: c unarployment. (@) Beracy:
©) 1o knowledge of self and hertoge: ) prmiscul: ) tsarge pregnarcy, () icoler
)2 5650 of Ropelestnons: () o seree ofresporsbily.

‘One through fourtoen represents many o te diferent arses thet we analyzsd, studed,
‘examined and re-examined. Now armed with a concrets undarstandin of th issuss, we sre
ow able 1o develop our own method and approach. The folowing s & Rnctonal mandestaton
of our approsch and method.
“QPERATION HIP-HOP RESCUE™ 3
Our goal s 0 ranso the gang and kmiatethe negative aspects of he gang: 0 0ur
programa are designed to achiove ths goal. The key 10 an effective program(s) - must st
Erac oo gang mambers snion, 14, your sk walprove s The cormer.sioe of
our programs are directy based on the positive inclinaions of the black sireet gangs, and that
i s e colecive e o 2 s B 0P e

Tha vast majorty of back gang members ar ko rap music and the hip-hop cutlre. This s
‘someshing that most o fheee black gangs can rlats . Our goal s 10 Use hip-hop as @ madum
1o tranakor the black gaog members. Hip-hoprap wal no doub atract the gang bangers.
‘attonticn.

‘The Hip-+op Culre Cammuriy Conte (HH.C.C.C. wll ot b one single ceier forthiswil
1ot be pactical a ho il stages. Trying 0 gat vl ganga o show up a one condor t oo
eme s 100 rsky ot i sage. We vl dovelop muple 45, n very commmunty there ars
‘acant hames andir budinga. W wil comnvert « vacant housodking every comimundy
(Lo, gang rkory) o a ncional HLHL.C.C.C. For exampie, s say we i @ vacant house —
3 bedrocme, hving oom and a chen. Each oamepece wil have & specic ncion. We vl
em e o ko an achusl g s, anothe nko & class o leaming abon the
business side of the mumiip inusky. This room wi have compukers and walto-wal sheives
of bocka, pamphicks and lher Mersirs on busineases relatng 0 e rusic nisty. Anoher
oom wh 50rv 5 the HLH.C.C.C. Rrary of hisky. il cortain wab4o-wal books on black
history weion by new Afkan and Afkan (beck) scholas, auch as: JA. Rogers, Marcus
‘Garvy. Ox. Nam Akbar, Makookn X, George Jackeon, Nat Tumer, Devid Wakar, Vincent
Harting, Jomes George, Deremack Vessoy, Chancelr Willares, Choki Anka Dicp. Frances
‘Crose Weling John Henwi Clarks, Haki K. Madhuus, s o name a fow. The fosth oom wi
‘52v0 i thericaihrking rooem. 1 s rocm, they wi s how ko wite o rgeove thek
iing sk, not st rap i, but RAB aa woll. We wl trtegicaly. but nconspicucusy
incorporaie an educaion curicukan inside te center's prograrme. We know thatmosi gang
mambers dont ik achool, 0 wouki daoat the purpose i e H.H.C.C.C. resemblos school
s0iting. Mos gang members wouk esist i spproach. Tha focus an hg-hophap would
facitatn cur educatonal ecaavors and he Gansdormaton of 1 gangs and gang mambers.

st having the HH.C.C.C. wil not atiract the gang members. We wil print and disribula
coples o a fyer diectly 1 the gang memberuigangs. Thisfyerwal kst ai the benetts o
participating i the HH.C.C.C. For example:

1. We il hoip them wiks thei ow songe:

2 W wil record thet songs or them:

3 We wil hep 10 pramots and mark thei |

4. We ud selectthe op e (5) ppertap groups in the area and take them on a localtour
‘around the cy.

‘The coondinaiors of Operaton Hig-Hop (OHHR) wil develop & worting relation withthe ocal
Facio satons, wih rap and musi lsbes, rap aista, N-hopirap magazines, black
‘ontertaioment TV, hip-hop cothing companses. Wo wal request thes support and contibuions.
10 assiet us I this worty endeaver.

Lots say gang members fom a particuiar aea fufiled cur esablshed cieia's such as:
1. They have sucosestuty ntiaind and masitaned a oo with the vals;

2. They have mads a siong eflrt in rdding e gang of hard dAg use &.5. rack cocaine,
PGP, havoin, methiacd;

3. They ar respecting and prolecting hei fmal members;

4. Rospecting and protectng the now Alkan commmurdy,

5. Taking advantage of e sducational opportunties provded by the HH.C.C.C.
‘When e above crteri are achieved by a cerain gang that gang wi be skghle for e &/

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19n of the fop pestorma from he gang that achieves af e sbove five et (nol: overy woek.
thero wil be a dFieront gang top performers).

2. The top five performersfrom this gang w 9o on & tn cly tour,

3. The top two performors wil be on the cover of & hip-hopirap magazine:

4. The top performer frum Bis gang wil sppoer on BET, Rap Cay and 108 Parkc

5. We wil selec thefop hree performers fom this gang and shop thek recordings arcund 1
the top repimusc recording abols.

Of course ths project wl depend on our abilty to provide the sbove incentves.

The HH.C.C.C. wh o sponsor weekly rap bets competiion between rial gang members

st neutrl e, There's no doubt once the H.H.C.C.C.s are wollestabished n the communty
they il atiract e aferon of e most hard core and influertl gang members.
‘The tip oo Dance Academry

The Hip-Hop Dance Acedemy (H.DA) wi b constucied on sk foudton s B
HHG.C.C. They i o bo communfy baoec. The HH.DA. wh teach ottt g=hop
dance moves 5 rumphiown dance, chicken head, b head bouncs,hyping, Hore ke
o anp darce. The HHLD.A. w oo doveop a dance rpetton eapus whero el mars
i b soch ther s B wiers wh oceie & rize(s). The 1oplocel eams wl compote
‘sginetcther top oclfeams fram othe cies n i counties. The wvier of i ol
Compotiion wi be lighie o compele i 8 sale champlonsh. The st champlon wi ba
‘Shgble o compets i a etonal T repeeentig Dl e Thisbete o
‘hamgions can be ared on Black Entertanment TV duing 0 sprng b oved, and
‘sponsored by Afler Math, S0-So De, B Boys, Cash Moty Baby Phatand XX magezi.
The HHLD.A. wl sk hav 8 natonsl dence vupe et wh Tavel s st the courinywcri.
These young istas and brthes wh sho be provded educafons nd vocational pporites.
We ntn 13 use i love for dance o= e educationel nceive.

The Hip-Hop Pageant

Unfortunetety ey of o young ow Al sistns v low se¥-estoom or e ts. They
have 1 respect o ek by of Sk ity and ey don approcets hk bk
bemutyphysicel festures. The Hip-+Hop Pagoart (1417wl be s han an armusl avert; &
Wi be an insuton with werkahops operuting 305 eys 8 yes:. These daty workstops wl
ooch cur young new Atkan sistas % apprecits the beck beeutybiysia ectures, o love
hemsetves anc respect Dk boties and s refectg what God has iven e, God dosen
makn mistakes. For anyone fo sher el physicl sppemrances or commet: (1ot hesth)
Purposes have docered man defiton of beauty ver God's viskn of bemsty. The .
‘workaho wil e provde 24 hour ourmeig. The HLHP. wlbe commerily besed, sccessbie
1o a8 our it of ages, end we mean of our sists. WWe dont ke detictos, we dorl care
Hahe s rom AWtk Eurcpe, Souh & Cenral Amerika, Asia, the Carbboan, 2 ong 2 she
deniifios withher Afrkan bood ine she f our siea.

‘The H.HLP. wil serve a8 & medkam nct arly %o pomof our p-hop culturs bt more inportanty
‘our naurelblack besusy. No weaves, o fake broass o néee obs, 7o coorod cordect s,
everyhim must be rea and netual, O of 0 hp-hop culre mos pervasive motis s
keping i eal. The H.H.P. i rookd n tris motc; uounstnly many of cur young sstes e
ot keeping rea. They dye Tk harblondired. They wear weaves ard colored conactlers.
They get ows jos ancbreast implats and thers e fhoso et gt ip and buock reduction.
O young sstas av being sociely orienid 1o despien and hate Dk ow natral bleck beausy
WMary of our siste look st aio 23 an sntiqueted fashion, a frow-beck fom e 1980n. Our
it e styies such 23 s, comws and dreediocks have been designoted nepproprizio
i he workplace of maisresm Ameria. We 23 8 pecvle have siowed e whs dominant
ek sk et e i v b pcomence e o g
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P f o T i i g

The HHP. wi aeo intiets comemunty-based model agencies: Back Natural Physicue inc.
A ordy sgn sstes who heve thek naturl leck foaturom, may ey be:

‘The Hie-Hop Ameteur Athistic Association

Wo have soen & drec paraiel betwoon e closurs or inadequate funding of ecreatonal
faciies, program and projecs and s incAxdes afer school programs wih the increase n
‘adolescent viclence and criinal behavior. S0, K% not oven s question the role spors have

" played n our communies. We can o knger affod o solely depend on ocal govemment. We

it devlop oo s I, Pt ezl of i b e Do Do
orcrs oty coned ek b e ., Baseti: & oegs P s o
o e g ot o o 4 oo et et e
‘boxing, martial arts, wresting, fennis, swimming, handbaf. "

‘The Orlofsl Gengeta Truce counch

‘The Orighal Gangster Truce Counc (0.G.T.C.) wi consit of atleastthe two (2) ranking or
mastinhsniiel membors of i sieet gangs In hat particular sreoommurity. But e
‘0.G.T.C. Diector, Deputy Director and Tressurer wél ot be gang members, bt communiy
‘ciivists thet the Gangs st and respect. These acthviets must not be comnected or associvted
i the goverment aw enforcement o programs and campaigns sponscred by them. i
imperaine that the O.G.T.C. have the complets tnus and respectof the local gangs. The.
O.G.T.C. wil be 2 non proft associason reeponaiie for:

1 Establishing and maintaining truce betwoen ivel gangs i the juisdicbon;

2. To estabiish a1 mainian lear ine o communication bebwsen the dffrent sires gangs
‘and grassroots organizaionsiroups:

3. To monitorthe i and address al ssues that may o wil Bveaten the tuce and peacs;
4. T0 encourage ther members 10 particpaie n tho programs ksted in e proposed drat

The 0.G.T.C. will have an ofice i thex juradictons. We understand s s 8 24 hours a day,
385 day a yearjob, yes a cb. The O.G.T.C. incuting the gang leaders withn £ wl be paid
mnmum wage, $7.50 an hour (8 hour work deysiighis) and they wil eam cont. Thia wil be &
vary dangercus job. even for e gang leaders invoved and i sy ight for them 10 sam &
doscunt wage for thed servce and hard wark.. Now, thoy must also keop i mind his s 8 job
and they fad 10 work and achiove what i kstad above (Le. ane #vough fous) they vl be fred,
‘and tval be up the umaining gang leaders 1o consokiato thelr srangeh maintaln he uce,

Because we beleve our stuation is uniqus, tis s nol an atiempt 0 avoid
for the violence n our commuriies. We agres thatthe gangs bear
forthe gang violence whih is devastating our new Alfkan commuriies across the

T Black sireet gang has distinc feaures which charactaize & and this i ssd rue fo the
Mexcan, Latio, Asien and Wikie gangs. Yes, there a1 number of simertes, bt they key
aes in the distincton, not jus the distincions o the gang sruchral components o rhuais, bl
the psyche of 6ach gang has both a historical and cuflral inuence, and ths s when the
uniqueness ofeach racial gang group reveais dsef. This Proposed Drefis based on those
distnctons. This raf s only appicabl to the biack sireet gangs. Though the programs lsted
nthis drat whl service sl our new Afikan Youth, but our prmary locus s the Black Sreet
Gangs.

Forly percant (40%) of el violence in o communities ar inked 1o gang actives and
‘Operation Hip-Hop Rescue (O.HLHR) is designed o minimize, f not eradicate black gang
Viokencs, 80 s of paramoun Impartance 1 the success of tis drat it we trpel s black
irot ang, non-gang members (ykdhe)ae ot responaie ko 403 of thevlence and kings

My Poople, i a 8 problem that we must resoive, putting more cops on the sireets, creating
‘stflr sordnce for gang actives, kews speciicaly for gang members, and bulking more
prisons. This n & st shel i the govermiments method for dealing with our roubled
youlh/chkdron and we just i on cur buts and allow is o happen nstead o bying o save our
Youbichidren. Thers's noting they ars doing o provent or dete our youthichadran from
9angs. There's 1o ove, compassion or understandingin the governments approach and we
Knove without doubd the cops don't care anything about us a8 & people or commurtly so they

+ can toke he bubehit propaganda beck i the academy where & came from. My peopie, s &
our responaby, ol then.

Abdul Glugbala Shakur
Consuttnt;
Abdil Glugbaia Shak ‘Showa Nantarmbu Jamaa
i . Harvey SR Dowbery
D.4:112/C48884 (Shu) DA121/C35671 (Shu)
P.0. Box 7500 P.O. Bax 7500
Crescent Ciy. CA 96532 ‘Crescent Gy, CA 95532
| Peican Bay State Priscn
Hodar Kambon
s J. Bermon
041211083433 (Sh)
P.0. Bax 7500
(Crescant Caty, CA 95532
Petican Bay State Prison

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OPERATION HIP-HOP RESCUE

- Stop Black Street Gang Violence -

By: Abdul Olugbala Shakur, Consultant
Nathaniel Rashad Ali, Executive coordinator

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For thepast thiry-five (15)years The Affkan- Ameikan Community have bees plagaed by pang
Violenct, s o e scc 1 have the sokation o eslve s epidemic. The govenenet s caly
poltcall and cconomically exploiied thisepdemic, they wou rather bildnew prise, nstend ofsew
ehooks; they would ratherincarcerste our youthchiiren, nstead of ducaiethm. Bus rahfll, s st
e povernencnt o lw-enorcement agencies o sav our youtschikden o eolve the g vikencs i
o commnities, it i ur responsibiity o seveour youtchikiren e resolve the g viokence i our
‘Cormmnitie,and he tme v most defntely comefor us & commmumiy 0 ke th e i hi:
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The Nuions Associaion of Bohers and Siser n & Out (NABSIO) s 3 o grofit oty
gaaroots rgenization the s deficated 0 seving our youthsichikren e conummsty. We e equaly
bcated owerd nsring the ABfkas-Amerikan imisel mentuity. Wo soeg wit the Mareas
‘Garvey Suady Group Coontinsto (Abdl Ooghela Shaku) fx the past ot (4) yers baveboen working
ons proposal (Operstion Hip-Hop Rescoe) deigned o help ur o 1o rsform the Afikan-
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