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STOP THE HATE!! U2 Sings with The Harlem Gospel Choir - circa 1987...BEAUTIFUL!!!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 14215256:MV8xODUwMTIyXzMwODU4ODY3XzMxODM2QkY4] Okay, the focus here is this...the Crown Heights, Brooklyn NY riots were happening at the time. Two years after this video, this collab was put together, a kid who I went to high school with...Yusef Hawkins, was shot dead for being black, right in the 'hood of Bensonhurst, from a dirty gang of white kids who I also knew :verysad: If I recall it was about 5-6 blocks from where I lived and grew up most of my life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusef_Hawkins This is just a snippet of the impact from this kid's life: [b]Memorials[/b] [i]- Mural of Hawkins in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 2012. - Spike Lee's film Jungle Fever is dedicated to the memory of Hawkins, and Hawkins' photograph appears at the beginning of the film. - A faded mural painted soon after Hawkins' death is still visible on the side of a building on Verona Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant. It was repainted in August 2011 by street artist Gabriel Specter. - The song "Snacks and Candy" by the band Miracle Legion was written about this event. - The song "Slipping into Darkness" by Queen Mother Rage was dedicated, in conclusion, to Hawkins - The song "Treat 'em Right" by Chubb Rock has the following reference in the first verse: "In your hearts and minds never forget Yusef Hawkins". (VML, 01Jul11) - Tupac Shakur wrote a poem about Yusuf's death, "For Mrs. Hawkins". He also mentions him in the song "Tearz Of A Clown" in the fourth verse: "Has anybody here seen Yusef Hawkins? I thought I seen him talking with Malcolm walking. Where? Over the rainbow? Nah, over the trap, another murdered brother now where's the pay back?". - The film Blind Faith was dedicated to the memory of Hawkins.[/i] It hasn't stopped since...adding Rodney King to the mix...and now Trayvon Martin...[b][color=darkred]IT WILL NEVER STOP.[/color][/b] If there is something to be said about this simple video...it's just a beautiful [b]BLACK AND WHITE[/b] video with a heartfelt, gifted group of people singing together in harmony, the way it should be :hf: [/quote]
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I was SOOOO moved by this when I found it a few days ago that I can't stop hearing it!!
At a time when racial tension was thick in NYC, this collaboration was a true BLESSING!!
ENJOY & BE BLESSED!!!!
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