BEFORETHEYDIEMOVIE.COM

I had the pleasure to view a screening of "Before They Die" recently at the Yale Afro-Am, which by the way was open to the public. As a longtime journalist, reporter, commentator, photographer, videographer, etc, it is easy to string word symbols together. Let me get to the point, check out www.beforetheydiemovie.com. Your life may not depend upon it but your spirit and identity will thank you. Sweetness does not define life. Phrases abound such as strange fruit,winter in america, the african holocaust, the columbus accident,state sponsored terrorism, chickens coming home to roost,off the pig and on and on. To be an American includes liberties and it is not mandatory to know about the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot.But for my money sometimes the rights and meaning of citizenship need to be refreshed-if not by the blood of the lamb, then at least by the tumultuous history of these United States.