So i really don't know how to feel about this tonight i left my Hostel around 10:30pm to go to the corner store to get something to drink. As I walked up 101st Street to the store I saw 5 kids playing on the stoop lil 3yr old maybe jumping off the stairs....my first thoughts were aww, then wait where there parents? why are they out at almost 11pm? I guess maybe working nights and big sister maybe 11-12yrs old was in charge of here 3 toddler siblings and 8-9yr old brother. As the girl called out " Come on kids lets go!"..... So young and much responsibility.
I walk further down and there's a group of people shaking their hair dancing and laughing.... few steps to the next stoop all i hear is a woman say "Really on my F@*!king white shirt" I could only assume the woman on the stoop with her placed her foot on her back due to the fact she had her leg up when I was walking by.
Now as I returned walking down 101st Street towards Broadway I see a ways down the block a young girl has a boy by his collar and is throwing blow after blow after blow....I pick up my pace to go attempt to break it up but by the time i got a little close the girl had dropped him and took off running with the other 6 kids who were there. Now a women who was dressed in a suggestive way showing more than enough of her chest gives the boy a hug he smiles and takes off like nothing happened. I get closer to see there are two grown women standing by what just occurred and they did nothing they're concern was more on lighting their cigs half wondering where their kids where.
My thoughts were WTH....are they running some type of kids fight club? Is this how African-Amricans choose to display themselves? We want Justice but don't care to demonstrate peace. Is this how people see me? Back to my "Where are their Parents?"They may not know parents if they are the people i saw today too many kids are forced into being their own example and mimic the violence and lack of common sense they see. Do Better ! Do Better! because I'm tired of being seen by media and society as Black, Loud, and Ignorant and the actions I saw tonight don't help me
I admit my thoughts going through my head as I picked up the pace to break up the kids wait there's a lot of them if they are fighting just to fight they could fight me, if their parents see me separating them they may think i'm laying hands on their kids and try to lay hands on me.... I thank God, He broke it up before I got there because I surely would have hated to be on NYC New in the morning. NYC people of a different breed but please Do Better because you're a reflection of me.
Bawo,
Katie P
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