Cyrus Langhorne
[With global attention centered on Baltimore, Maryland amid the death of Freddie Gray this week, former Crips leader-turned-activist/peacemaker Eugene “Big U” Henley speaks to SOHH about the rioting and police brutality.]
What we’re seeing right now, where are we going to be four months from now? We’re four months removed from Trayvon Martin. We had three people get gunned down, three black people gunned down the same exact way as Trayvon Martin. Three!
White men gun down more black boys today. The way this young man was beaten, I was beat the same way at 15. I still got a knot on the back of my head from when I was beat.
Most people who are frustrated have had some kind of negative experience to what’s happening.
It’s something they ask me. I’m a different kind of person. I come from a different place.
Let your voice be heard.
Nobody wants to ‘not’ be able to take care of their family.
For more on Eugene “Big U” Henley, visit his website: www.developingoptions.org
Eugene is a council member of Gangster Chronicles , a media platform that gives current and ex-convicts the ability to share their stories, put an end to mythologies by unveiling hidden stories and reach the youth through literature. The roster consists of men who were leaders of well-known gangs, such as the Vicelords and Black Mafia, and even a man who inspired a character on the popular HBO series “The Wire.”
Get your facts straight. Bloods and Crips kill more black men then any group including whites.
What is this negro talking about? How many black men did he himself gun down, or ordered gunned down?
Get your facts straight. Black gangs kill more black men then any group including whites. Those cops deserve jail as much as any other gangbanger that targets poor black communities.
he’s comparing 3 people to the 1000’s and 1000’s that gang members kill? hell in chicago alone they kill each other more than all cops combined in the US. and dont get me wrong, i want these cops punished for the lame shit they be doing but lets not be ignorant here people.
What is this negro talking about? How many black men did he himself gun down, or ordered gunned down?