Our community Needs The Village

WEBVTT100:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.440Out. Hey, hey, it'sgood. Cousins and King folks, you200:00:05.639 --> 00:00:07.879know what day when, know whattime it is, you know who it300:00:08.039 --> 00:00:12.839is. It is your favorite podcastand my curlman constructions. I'm your host400:00:12.880 --> 00:00:16.280always. Thank you so much fortrying to say I know it's been a500:00:16.280 --> 00:00:20.120couple of weeks since you had apart. I apologize for that. Didn't600:00:20.120 --> 00:00:25.440with some things trying to handle upso on some business and add new sponsors700:00:25.480 --> 00:00:34.640to the PODCAST, son, becauseI busy busins. But I'm glad to800:00:34.640 --> 00:00:37.079be back here with you all.You know, you know how we're doing.900:00:37.200 --> 00:00:41.280You don't high kids. You knowwhat it is without saying so I1000:00:41.479 --> 00:00:47.200really appreciate you all writing in andasking about the podcast. When another one?1100:00:47.320 --> 00:00:49.439So of course you might have tomake shit. I get a couple1200:00:49.479 --> 00:00:52.240hours for you all this week.I'm going to have breath this week.1300:00:54.640 --> 00:00:58.039I can't you all. We gota lot to talk about. I got1400:00:58.039 --> 00:01:03.159a lot of discuss with you all. You gotta upcome, Guest Man.1500:01:03.240 --> 00:01:10.400It's prom season, prom seats man. It was good to see a lot1600:01:10.400 --> 00:01:15.000of things. The pictures that Isaw social media, young ladies and young1700:01:15.079 --> 00:01:22.079men, you know, just youknow, beautiful, looking like elegant and1800:01:22.200 --> 00:01:32.120that was some like now, Idon't know some of these pictures. I1900:01:32.159 --> 00:01:34.920saw some of these, these littlegirls coming out here. I'm like nosing2000:01:34.040 --> 00:01:38.760not that could not been one ofmy daughters walking out half naked with that2100:01:38.920 --> 00:01:46.079O. not at all, butnot my child. I have nothing to2200:01:46.079 --> 00:01:52.239say about it. All I knowis a hope of their parents may take2300:01:52.280 --> 00:01:55.760a good look at that again andrealized that they probably shouldn't have done that.2400:01:56.519 --> 00:02:00.040But again, just me, couldhave been one of my daughters coming2500:02:00.040 --> 00:02:06.319out like that. Nah, beena whole totally different story there. But2600:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.199that's a different story for another time, for another subject. I will come2700:02:09.199 --> 00:02:15.319back and revisit that later on theright all right, but what I want2800:02:15.360 --> 00:02:23.560to get to is Um man this. There has been a lot of it2900:02:23.560 --> 00:02:27.680going on lately. I mean we'vebeen seeing a large influx of it here3000:02:27.719 --> 00:02:37.800and there, but I'm talking aboutmy second home in Louisiana, Tree Port,3100:02:38.000 --> 00:02:42.039three pot we got to get thisthing together. We got to get3200:02:42.039 --> 00:02:46.199this thing together. I mean therehas been so many since this killings going3300:02:46.240 --> 00:02:54.120on and on and on, butjust this past weekend there were a couple,3400:02:54.240 --> 00:02:59.319but one stood out. Tell me, more than anything a thirteen year3500:02:59.319 --> 00:03:06.759old girl. Thirteen year old girlwas shot, not ran up on and3600:03:06.879 --> 00:03:13.319shot, not even in the streets, in shot. She was inside of3700:03:13.319 --> 00:03:21.039her home. Got Heard me claimsay that again. was inside of her3800:03:21.039 --> 00:03:30.080home, just chilling, either playing, watching TV something. Sinceide of a3900:03:30.199 --> 00:03:42.000home chilling and a couple of carsshooting for whatever reason that was. Whatever4000:03:42.039 --> 00:03:55.000reason it was about several shots andthis baby was struck inside of home and4100:03:55.120 --> 00:04:03.919succume to her injuries after they rushedit to Arshna Lsu hospital. According to4200:04:06.159 --> 00:04:11.039man, this is this, thisis hard man. But according to reports4300:04:11.319 --> 00:04:15.879of from the article, a teenagegirl sitting inside a street port Louisiana home4400:04:15.120 --> 00:04:21.240Sunday afternoon was fatally shot by astraight bullet from one of several cars racing4500:04:21.279 --> 00:04:27.000down the street. According to police. I want Sir name, but sisty.4600:04:27.160 --> 00:04:32.199She was struck before thirty pm sunit and rush to Oshna Lshoo hospital4700:04:32.240 --> 00:04:36.399where she's succumbing her injuries. Accordingto the street Port Police Department, at4800:04:36.480 --> 00:04:43.160least two cars appeared to have beenchasing each other outside the house where they4900:04:43.199 --> 00:04:48.959begins shooting. Chief Wayne Smith saidduring a press conference Sunday afternoon one of5000:04:48.959 --> 00:04:55.720the bullets flew into the house andstruck her. The Senses Act of violence5100:04:55.759 --> 00:04:59.079that took the life of an innocentchild. That's afternoon. The streetport you5200:04:59.120 --> 00:05:04.040see epitome of the tragic and completelyunacceptable. Let this be the loudest of5300:05:04.160 --> 00:05:10.639wake up calls to all of ourpublic officials, community leaders citizens to come5400:05:10.680 --> 00:05:15.040together to truly address the crime plaguein our city. State Representative Tom Presley5500:05:15.079 --> 00:05:23.959said in a statement Sunday night.Now there's also stated that there's ring footage,5600:05:24.040 --> 00:05:28.120so everything in some of this mayhave been caught on some neighbors ring5700:05:28.160 --> 00:05:32.399camera that was obtained. For therapid gunfire that could be heard, and5800:05:32.519 --> 00:05:40.399they was told them Ksla that theyheard at least fifty shots and as of5900:05:40.519 --> 00:05:46.199right now, at the recording ofthis podcast, nor rest have been made.6000:05:46.240 --> 00:05:51.279Look, people, put these gunwe need to put these guns down.6100:05:53.879 --> 00:05:58.759You just shooting, just shooting,shoot and shooting any thing about it6200:05:58.879 --> 00:06:02.680is you shooting and you're not shootingit anything. You just shooting wildly,6300:06:03.120 --> 00:06:06.959just hoping that you will hit somethingor hit what your support, what you're6400:06:08.000 --> 00:06:15.560shooting at. That's why that's senseless. All of the shooting period has senses,6500:06:15.639 --> 00:06:25.120but you're speeding down through a residentialneighborhood shooting, shooting at each other,6600:06:28.319 --> 00:06:33.439and one of these straight bullets wentinto a home, struck and kill6700:06:33.480 --> 00:06:43.519a thirteen year old baby. That'shard, man, that's hard. Right6800:06:43.560 --> 00:06:48.560now we want to send our condolencesand I since prayers to the family of6900:06:48.600 --> 00:06:54.399this child, to her parents,her friends, her loved ones. We're7000:06:54.480 --> 00:07:00.680praying for you here currently under construction. You have our sincere condolences and prayers7100:07:00.720 --> 00:07:04.519and will continue to pray with youand pray to God's will strengthen you throughout7200:07:04.519 --> 00:07:12.399this ordeal. But it's got tostop. People. When is enough going7300:07:12.480 --> 00:07:18.480to be enough? We as acommunity need to get together with some of7400:07:18.519 --> 00:07:26.959these local legislators, these local AldermanCity Council members, kind of perish board7500:07:27.079 --> 00:07:34.920members, the sheriff's deputy, Sharaff, the chief of police, whatever it7600:07:35.000 --> 00:07:44.560may take to take back our community, because this is out of control.7700:07:46.959 --> 00:07:50.240This is worse off than it waswhen the period of time or shreeport where7800:07:50.240 --> 00:07:56.879they were game bringing pretty hard.This is even worse than that and it7900:07:56.959 --> 00:08:03.120was bad then. I remember itclearly. It was bad then, but8000:08:03.199 --> 00:08:07.480it was about something. At leasta lot of killings in it will senseless.8100:08:07.480 --> 00:08:11.079Don't get me wrong, I'm notcondoning that that period of time that8200:08:11.279 --> 00:08:16.720was going on in Shreeport, butthis is why he worse than that.8300:08:16.879 --> 00:08:24.120They're killing, they're shooting for noreason. They're killing and they shooting and8400:08:24.199 --> 00:08:31.839don't know why. These children,and I'm saying children because they are probably8500:08:31.039 --> 00:08:37.360much, much younger than I am, they're out of control. We as8600:08:37.399 --> 00:08:48.399a community need and have to pulltogether to take back O will community.8700:08:48.519 --> 00:08:54.279We deserved that, our children deservedthat, our children's children deserved that.8800:08:58.759 --> 00:09:07.440Treeport used to be a beautiful placeto live. It's it's a dangerous on8900:09:07.600 --> 00:09:15.240now and it shouldn't be that way. It shouldn't be that way. Don't9000:09:15.279 --> 00:09:20.519get me wrong, there is crimeand things of this nature in every major9100:09:20.639 --> 00:09:31.679city in every state in this country. Still, I'm not talking about those9200:09:31.679 --> 00:09:35.639other states, in those other cities, talking about my second home, shreeport,9300:09:35.679 --> 00:09:41.720Louisiana. Got To get this thingunder control. We got to take9400:09:41.799 --> 00:09:52.919back our community people. We haveto. It's some particular point. That's9500:09:52.919 --> 00:09:56.320why seems like the city is goingdown now, where businesses are leaving their9600:09:56.399 --> 00:10:00.919closing the doors of the businesses areleaving. This is the thing, one9700:10:00.919 --> 00:10:07.720of the things that help that that'smaking residents leave the city. She puts9800:10:07.759 --> 00:10:16.919a beautiful place. It is.It's a beautiful place that can thrive again.9900:10:18.840 --> 00:10:26.480But we have to be able totake back our community and it's hurtful.10000:10:28.240 --> 00:10:31.399It's really hurtful when you see thisand you just think of the impact10100:10:31.440 --> 00:10:39.840and and and the overall totality ofeverything. I mean again, this is10200:10:39.840 --> 00:10:50.200happening everywhere, but talking about streetport. So whoever, we have to get10300:10:50.279 --> 00:11:01.120with city council, the Mayor ChiefPolice, whoever to baby to band together10400:11:01.360 --> 00:11:13.240to take back our community. Emailus here at currently under construction and and10500:11:13.320 --> 00:11:16.799give us feedback and let me knowyour take on it. H What do10600:11:16.919 --> 00:11:24.320you think can be done to helpclean up and take back our community?10700:11:24.480 --> 00:11:28.519Emails here. It under construction.One thousand nine hundred and seventy four a10800:11:28.679 --> 00:11:39.919YAHOOCOM. That is you inder constr UK tio in one thousand nine hundred10900:11:39.960 --> 00:11:46.039and seventy four at yahoocom. Emailus here at the podcast at currently under11000:11:46.039 --> 00:11:50.480construction and let us know how youfeel, what you're thinking, what can11100:11:50.559 --> 00:11:56.840be done, what your thoughts are, what we could possibly do anything whatever11200:11:56.879 --> 00:12:03.159we can do by know, weneed to pull together. That saying goes11300:12:03.200 --> 00:12:07.279it takes a village to raise thesechildren and everything or to do things right.11400:12:07.399 --> 00:12:11.799We need to get back to that. I've heard, and have had11500:12:11.840 --> 00:12:16.360this conversation with some people saying thatthat are never happened again. Will never11600:12:16.399 --> 00:12:22.279go back to that. I don'tbelieve that. I truly don't believe that.11700:12:22.440 --> 00:12:28.799I do believe that there are enoughof us left who can pour into11800:12:28.840 --> 00:12:35.960a poor some positivity and and accountability, into our youth, into these young11900:12:37.080 --> 00:12:43.200people, and we can help turnthat around and we can do it together.12000:12:43.679 --> 00:12:52.200I believe that. I truly believethat, because if not, and12100:12:52.360 --> 00:12:56.360this is called for what it is, we've allowed our children to go out12200:12:56.360 --> 00:13:07.360of control and it's our fault.It's our fault. So I wholeheartedly believe12300:13:07.960 --> 00:13:13.600that we can do this, thatwe can get back to that, that12400:13:13.720 --> 00:13:22.159we can turn this whole thing aroundand we can go back to having neighbors12500:13:22.200 --> 00:13:24.960that look out for each other,that look out for each other's children,12600:13:26.120 --> 00:13:35.120that that community, that neighborhoods likeone big family. We can get back12700:13:35.159 --> 00:13:48.720to that believe that I hold heartilydo. We just have to do it12800:13:50.840 --> 00:13:54.840and it takes us all. Thetext is one to do so. One12900:13:54.840 --> 00:14:00.799can be the catalyst of change,but that one has to be able to13000:14:00.840 --> 00:14:03.879bring, you know, to stepout to do it. I mean,13100:14:03.919 --> 00:14:09.600they can inspire so many others.So I'm all for it. I mean,13200:14:09.639 --> 00:14:15.960I'm if it starts with me,be me, you know, except13300:14:16.000 --> 00:14:20.080for others. I actually have hadthis conversation with a couple of like minded13400:14:20.200 --> 00:14:28.559people who I'm friends with in reallife and on social media, and we13500:14:28.679 --> 00:14:33.559all have that same mentality that,you know, it starts with one.13600:14:33.600 --> 00:14:37.600If we can touch one, thenwe can. We can touch and affect13700:14:37.600 --> 00:14:43.480many others. There's an old sayinggo goes each one, teach one,13800:14:45.559 --> 00:14:50.000so everyone that we can impact.You know, along the way, that13900:14:50.080 --> 00:14:54.159one that we impact it or eachone do we do can in turn and14000:14:54.320 --> 00:15:01.799pack someone else, their own children, their years, whoever. But it14100:15:01.879 --> 00:15:09.960can happen and I believe it.We just have to do it. We14200:15:09.679 --> 00:15:18.200us, you, and I yeahthat that that includes me too. I14300:15:18.240 --> 00:15:24.919have to do my part. Ihave to do my part, yes,14400:15:24.759 --> 00:15:30.960and I am, but I needy'all with me. I need you with14500:15:31.039 --> 00:15:33.960me, cousins and King folks.I need y'all with me, because we14600:15:35.000 --> 00:15:39.679can do this thing. We cando this, we could turn it around.14700:15:39.759 --> 00:15:43.840We can get our community back andwe can, in turn, go14800:15:43.879 --> 00:15:48.759back to being in a village andhelping to look out for each other,14900:15:50.840 --> 00:15:58.720help raise our kids, hold themaccountable, pour into them positivity and and15000:15:58.879 --> 00:16:04.480help them along the way. Ibelieve we can do this. Help me15100:16:06.120 --> 00:16:11.519do this, help me, cousinsand kids, folks, help me do15200:16:11.559 --> 00:16:19.039this, because I know we can. Our children deserve it. It's hard15300:16:19.120 --> 00:16:22.559out there right now. People,y'all know it just as well as I15400:16:22.639 --> 00:16:30.919do. It's hard out there.It's rough on us. Let's not make15500:16:30.960 --> 00:16:40.919it any worse. Let's turn thisthing around. You and I together currently15600:16:40.960 --> 00:16:48.679under construction. This was going tobe a long part today. I just15700:16:48.720 --> 00:16:51.919want to get this one out toyou all then have a conversation with you15800:16:51.960 --> 00:16:56.559all about that. Man, Imiss h'all. I really do. Know15900:16:56.679 --> 00:16:57.799you've heard you said it before.Like men, he don't Miss Us.16000:16:57.799 --> 00:17:02.120No, I really do. Imiss you all, but that's why I16100:17:02.159 --> 00:17:04.839do this thing because, again,it makes me feel like that. I'm16200:17:04.920 --> 00:17:08.920just sitting down and run it andhave a whole conversation with all of my16300:17:10.000 --> 00:17:15.799friends with all of my cousins andKing folks, because we are family.16400:17:17.200 --> 00:17:21.599Nothing's going to ever change that.Whether you like it or not. We16500:17:21.680 --> 00:17:29.640family, and I don't mean blood. Yeah, I've heard me say this16600:17:29.680 --> 00:17:33.720before and I say it again.Like my Grannie always say, blood doesn't16700:17:33.759 --> 00:17:38.640always make your family. It onthe make sure related, because there are.16800:17:38.680 --> 00:17:44.160There are those of us who havefamily or there are family to others16900:17:44.240 --> 00:17:51.079and we're not even blood related,but we do have the love, respect,17000:17:51.240 --> 00:18:00.799commitment, loyalty and all to thosefamily members. Have a lot of17100:18:00.839 --> 00:18:04.960family that I'm not blood related to, that I'm so close to, that17200:18:06.000 --> 00:18:08.319I love so very did it,that loves me so very daily, and17300:18:08.359 --> 00:18:12.279I'm grateful for them because these arethe people who got put in my life17400:18:12.359 --> 00:18:15.440to cut to help pour into me, to help push me, to help17500:18:15.440 --> 00:18:25.599hold me accountable and everything, andI appreciate them. I appreciate them did17600:18:25.880 --> 00:18:30.680dearly for that. But I'M gonnaget on the out of him and get17700:18:30.680 --> 00:18:33.400out your ear for right now.But be looking for the next episode coming17800:18:33.480 --> 00:18:41.000up in a couple of days.It'll probably are Thursday or Friday, and17900:18:41.079 --> 00:18:45.839they were probably Thursday because I nextepisode after that. That bonus episode that18000:18:45.839 --> 00:18:49.559you're going to get will be thatSaturday. So the next episode will are18100:18:49.599 --> 00:18:56.680on Thursday and then we'll get abonus episode that's Saturday. We'd hopefully are18200:18:56.759 --> 00:19:00.680very special guest. So be onthe lookout that for that for that episode.18300:19:00.759 --> 00:19:03.759You all, and I'M gonna geton up out of here. But18400:19:03.839 --> 00:19:04.920yeah, I know, I thinkyou know my saying. You know I18500:19:04.960 --> 00:19:07.720was saying. Let's going to sayit, let's get it. It takes18600:19:07.720 --> 00:19:11.319the village for us to make thisthing happen and you all know that you18700:19:11.359 --> 00:19:17.079are my village and we're going tocontinue to build this thing together, you18800:19:17.160 --> 00:19:22.240and I, one step at atime, currently on the construction. I18900:19:22.279 --> 00:19:25.319love you all. I will talkto you all in a couple of days.19000:19:25.400 --> 00:19:27.319Yeah, I have a great day. Enjoy you evening and we'll talk19100:19:27.400 --> 00:19:30.279soon. TATH