With all that has been going on, black people are no longer holding back their thoughts regarding police brutality. Gabrielle Union recently shared her thoughts on the Tamir Rice case after his murder was found to be “justified.” Our people are getting tired and are using all outlets possible to express their anger. RZA has just went on Twitter to express his thoughts on police brutality.
In a recent interview RZA says,
“of course Black lives matter. All lives matter. I stopped eating meat because their lives matter to me.”
He also says,
“I don’t expect agreement with everything I say. I speak honestly from my own perspective &evaluation from my space time experience. I could never condone police brutality or any form of injustice and oppression. Knowledge of self means studying self to improve self. Peace. I’m not condemning the kids for their garments. We live we should learn and evolve. When are we men at 21 or 41? Yea yea mon. Enough Rza badgering for the day. Add a button up shirt to your wardrobe. Of course Black lives matter.. All lives matter.”
RZA states that he tells his sons to be mindful of the clothes that they wear for they do not want to be stereotypes of black men.
“When you think about some of the brothers who are being brutalized by the police, you also gotta have them take a look and us take a look in the mirror at the image we portray,” RZA said. “If I’m a cop and every time I see a young Black youth whether I watch him on TV, movies or just see them hanging out and they not looking properly dressed, properly refined, carrying themselves, conducting themselves at proper hours of the day, things that a man does. You’re gonna have a certain fear or stereotype of them. I tell my sons…I say, ‘If you’re going somewhere, you don’t have to wear a hoodie.’ We live in New York, so hoodies and that is all good, but sometimes button up your shirt, clean up. Look like a young man. You’re not a little kid. I think that’s another big issue we’ve got to pay attention to is the image that we portray that could invoke a fear into a White officer or to any officer.”
Check out RZA’s tweets in the gallery.
Source: HipHopDX
