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,:ILE MANY AN>*I/S >E TRY+ TO LEAVE ! <ETTO1 ! WEAL?Y >E ALWAYS TRY+ TO RECOLONIZE IT4  ,!Y HAVE ! ,MIDAS ,T\*1 & EV]Y?+ !Y POSSESS BECOMES A DEAD ?+4  ,BUT ! <ETTOS TO :I* !Y EXPEL ! \TCA/S & REBELS /EW & BUBBLE ) LIFE4  ,9NOVATIVE1 REJUV5AT+1 !Y GIVE BIR? TO NEW CULTURES & FE$ RESI/ANCE ET]NAL4  ,!N ! >TI/S & HIP/]S MOVE 91 TRY+ TO CAPTURE ?AT VITALITY1 & !N ! 9VE/ORS1 TRY+ TO PR(IT FROM IT1 & !Y BR+ ! POLICE ) !M1 & DEVELOPM5T1 & DEA?4  ,IT HAPP5$ TO ,HAMBURG'S ,S*ANZE & IS ADVANC+ ON ,/4 ,PAULI2 ,B]L9'S ,KREUZB]G WAS LO/ ?IS WAY2 & 9 ,GRON+5 ! PROCESS IS SO F> ADVANC$ ?AT IT HAS DEV\R$ ITS [N HI/ORY1 LEAV+ NO SIGN ?AT ?+S W]E DIFF]5T ONCE4 ,9 ! ,U,S ALL ! MAJOR CITIES HAVE !IR [N /ORIES ( VIBRANT <ETTOS LO/ TO G5TRIFICATION1 ) ! ADD$ RACIAL DIM5SION ( ONGO+ COLONIALISM4 

,EV5 LITTLE ,H>RISONBURG KN[S ! SCORE -- AT LEA/ ?OSE :O C>E TO REMEMB] DO4  ,! BLACK NEI<BORHOOD US$ TO BE RI<T NEXT TO ! D[NT[N1 RI<T ALONG ,NOR? ,MA9 ,/REET4 ,BUT 9 ! #eS ! T[N ELITE SMELL$ ! *ANG+ W9DS RIS+ (F ! CIVIL RI<TS & BLACK LIB]ATION MOVEM5T4  ,LIKE HUNDR$S ( O!R T[NS & CITIES1 !Y APPLI$ = F$]AL URBAN R5EWAL GRANTS & BULLDOZ$ ! 5TIRE BLACK NEI<BORHOOD 9 ! NAME ( FI<T+ POV]TY4  ,! PEOPLE W]E MOV$ :OLESALE 0UP ON ! HILL10 ALONG ) ! ,JEWI% CEMET]Y1 :I* WAS ALSO UPROOT$4  ,! ONLY BUS9ESS REMA9+ 9 ! ORIG9AL NEI<BORHOOD AFT] ?AT ACT ( E?NIC CLEANS+ IS ,KL9E'S ,DAIRY ,B>1 A :ITE-[N$ ICE CREAM %OP4  ,N[ IT'S ALL /ORES & RE/AURANTS4 

,N[ADAYS1 ! NEW BLACK NEI<BORHOOD IS ONE ( ! POORE/ 9 ! CITY1 & BY F> ! MO/ HEAVILY T>GET$ BY POLICE4  ,I DIDN'T LE>N ANY ( ?IS UNTIL SOME FRI5DS & ,I />T$ WORK+ ) BLACK ACTIVI/S FROM ?AT NEI<BORHOOD TO />T A ,COPWAT* GR\P4  ,MANY ( ! RESID5TS SUPPORT$ \R GR\P & %>$ \R UND]/&+ ( ! CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM & ! POLICE AS RACI/ & CONTROLL+4 ,YET DESPITE SOME COMMONALITIES1 SU* CROSS-RACIAL COLLABORATIONS >E R>E4 ,USUALLY ! AU?ORITIES NE$ ONLY RELY ON ! RACIALIZ$ FE> ( CRIME TO PREV5T !SE CONNECTIONS FROM EV] OCCURR+ -- ,I KNEW MANY :ITE PEOPLE :O W\LD NEV] GO UP ON ! HILL4 

,IT REM9D$ ME ( A SIMIL> DYNAMIC 9 AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T SITUATION4  ,MIAMI1 #b#c1 ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,FREE ,TRADE ,>EA ( ! ,AM]ICAS -- 0,N,A,F,T,A ON /]OIDS40  ,! ,BLACK ,BLOC HAD ATTACK$ ! SECURITY F5CE SURR\ND+ ! SUMMIT SITE1 & WAS BE+ /EADILY ROLL$ BACK BY POLICE4  ,FILES ( CRAZ$ RIOT COPS ADVANC$ & ! AN>*I/S1 N]V$ BY WEEKS ( PSY*OLOGICAL W>F>E WAG$ BY ! PIGS & A FEW 9T5SE DAYS ( T]RORISM DUR+ ! SUMMIT1 KEPT BACK+ D[N4  ,\R SIDE W\LD CON/RUCT SOME HA/Y B>RICADES & ?R[ A FEW ?+S TO KEEP ! COPS HONE/1 BUT IT WAS ALL DONE 9 RETREAT4  ,NOT ?AT ?IS WAS ! WOR/ IDEA2 MANY PEOPLE CAU<T BY ! PIGS W]E BRUTALLY BEAT5 OR REPEAT$LY TAS]$1 & SOME ( ?OSE >RE/$ W]E TORTUR$ OR RAP$4  ,9T5TIONALLY1 ! POLICE =C$ US BACK 9TO ! BLACK NEI<BORHOOD -- ! FE>$ <ETTO4  ,! ALL-:ITE COPS SMIRK$ FROM OV]PASSES1 COMM5T+3 0?OSE BLACK FOLKS >E GO+ TO TE> Y\ UP60 

,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HUNDR$S ( NEI<BORS LEAN$ \T ( W9D[S TO GIVE US RAIS$ FI/S1 FACES BEAM+ AS !Y WAT*$ US FI<T BACK1 H[EV] MEEKLY4  ,I ?\<T ( ALL ! FACES ?AT W]E MISS+4  ,MY FRI5D ,E>L WAS FROM ?IS NEI<BORHOOD4  ,I MET HIM 9 PRISON A YE> E>LI]1 & HE WAS /ILL !RE1 ON DRUG *>GES4  ,WE HAD ALSO F\ND COMMON GR\ND 9 \R FI<T = DIGNITY & SURVIVAL AGA9/ ! PRISON SY/EM1 & BACK$ EA* O!R UP SEV]AL TIMES4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! /RONGE/ RELATION%IPS ( SOLID>ITY >E TO BE F\ND 9 ! <ETTOS !MSELVES1 YET TOO (T5 AN>*I/S TRY TO COMMUNICATE ) AN IMAG9>Y1 NON-M>G9ALIZ$ PUBLIC :OSE OP9IONS >E CREAT$ BY ! MASS M$IA4 

,AS ! DAY W5T ON1 POLICE SNAT* SQUADS DIRECT$ BY HELICOPT] TOOK !IR TOLL ON ! DIM9I%+ CR[D & IT BECAME APP>5T TO EV]YONE ?AT WE W]E BE+ HUNT$4  ,! <ETTO WAS PROBABLY ! SAFE/ SPOT = US4  ,SOME PEOPLE W]E 9VIT$ TO HIDE 9 ! AP>TM5TS ( LOCALS4  ,AFT] A FRI5D & ,I MADE AN ESCAPE ?R\< A HOLE 9 ! F5CE1 A GUY CAME UP TO US & (F]$ TO GIVE US SOME ( HIS CLO!S SO ?AT WE C\LD BL5D 94  ,EV]Y O!R DAY ( ! YE>1 ?IS >MY ( POLICE WAS PO9T+ ITS GUNS AT !M4  ,! COPS HAD PROJECT$ !IR RACI/ FE>S ONTO US1 & ?\< !IR PR$ICTIONS DID NOT COME TRUE1 !Y W]5'T )\T REASON4  ,= C5TURIES BLACK PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,S & >\ND ! WORLD HAVE BE5 BRUTALIZ$ & EXPLOIT$ TO A DEGREE FEW :ITE PEOPLE KN[4  ,SLAV]Y /ILL EXI/S4  ,! W>S ( COLONIALISM >E /ILL BE+ F\<T4  ,ONE DAY1 HOPEFULLY SOON1 !RE WILL BE %IT TO PAY4  ,ALL ! PEOPLE :O /& ON ! SIDE ( ! PIGS1 ! PRISON W>D5S1 & ! BOSSES WILL HAVE TO ANSW]4  ,IF !Y GO PEACEFULLY1 !Y FACE AT BE/ A RADICAL *ANGE 9 !IR PLACE 9 SOCIETY1 :I* UP UNTIL N[ HAS RE/$ ON ! BACKS ( O!RS4  ,IF !Y DO NOT GO PEACEFULLY1 !Y /ILL HAVE TO GO1 BY :ATEV] MEANS NECESS>Y4  ,BUT !RE IS NO CLE> L9E 9 ! S&4  ,EV]YONE KN[S :]E A COP /&S1 BUT :AT AB\T ! RE/ ( US8  ,9 ! JAILS & ! <ETTOS1 PEOPLE TURN SNIT*1 TRAD+ !IR DIGNITY = PRIVILEGES 4  ,9 ,H>RISONBURG1 COLLEGE KIDS1 )\T KN[+ IT1 /& ON ! GRAVEY>D ( ! BLACK COMMUNITY1 WAIT+ 9 L9E TO BUY ICE CREAM4 

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