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PHARELL WILLIAMS: WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT MICHEAL BROWN'S "BULLYISH" BEHAVIOR? (3936 hits)


The award-winning songwriter gave his thoughts on the unrest in Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Michael Brown’s shooting death.

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Grammy Award-winning producer Pharrell Williams has previously gotten flak for his comments on race, such as when he told Oprah that “the new black doesn’t blame other races for our issues.” But that didn’t stop the singer-songwriter from voicing his thoughts on Monday’s grand jury decision in Ferguson, Mo., although he said he didn’t want to “get ... in trouble.”


In an extensive interview with Ebony, the star wondered why there wasn’t more discussion about why Michael Brown exhibited the behavior he did in the convenience store, which Williams described as “bullyish.”


“It looked very bullyish; that in itself I had a problem with,” Williams said, referring to released surveillance video that allegedly shows Brown forcefully stealing cigarillos from a store shortly before he was fatally shot by Officer Darren Wilson. “Not with the kid, but with whatever happened in his life for him to arrive at a place where that behavior is OK. Why aren’t we talking about that?”

However, he did say that Wilson should have been held accountable for shooting Brown. “I believe that [the] Ferguson officer should be punished and serve time. He used excessive force on a human being who was merely a child. He was a baby, man. The boy was walking in the middle of the street when the police supposedly told him to ‘get the f--k on the sidewalk,’” Williams told Ebony. “If you don’t listen to that, after just having pushed a storeowner, you’re asking for trouble. But you’re not asking to be killed. Some of these youth feel hunted and preyed upon, and that’s why that officer needs to be punished.”


The songwriter also blasted police departments’ use of force in the inner city, questioning their use of equipment—such as “mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles.” He also lamented the fact that President Barack Obama himself has not made an appearance in Ferguson.


“I felt like the president should have gone down there. I think sending Attorney General Eric Holder was a kind gesture, but the president should have gone. He didn’t have to go and take a side; all he needed to do was show his presence and everybody would have straightened up. But he didn’t go. I won’t fault him. He’s a man with a lot of weight on his shoulders, but I personally would have gone because being a ‘man of the people’ means you’re right there with them in it,” Williams said, citing the examples of Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi.

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Tuesday, November 25th 2014 at 5:15PM
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Sister Muhammad.

In this time of mixed feelings after announcement that the shooting officer Darren Wilson will not be locally charge by the grand jury in Ferguson is one thing but to involve the President is another.

President Barack Obama did right to send Attorney General Eric Holder down to Ferguson and not go there himself. The President has the state of the world’s affairs to attend to and not to deal with appearing there himself. True, The President would carry a lot of weight however, with all this happening in Ferguson where 65% of the population is BLACK and have a white elected Prosecutor, a white elected Mayor and three Blacks on the peoples force, should not have never happened, if the Black people used their power of the vote. That is where the weight is.

We as a people have so work to do. Our vote counts and the people of power know that.

Tuesday, November 25th 2014 at 10:05PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Yes! but, What is the permanent solution? The permanent solution is our soverignty in a country of our own with borders!

Can anyone trump my solution?
Wednesday, November 26th 2014 at 2:20AM
Harry Watley

Until that happens, VOTE them out, fire them in the very next election.
Wednesday, November 26th 2014 at 8:07AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Greetings to all,

We are at a point now since we have our first anointed prophet to come up with a permanent solution!

It should not matter who is right or wrong since we know that any clash Black Americans get into with White Americans Black Americans comes out on the losing end. So, saying that Michael Brown should not have done this or that is not a permanent solution. To say vote them out, which is White America’s system until White America let my people go is stupid thinking!

Already, God has decided what our permanent solution is and God said it should be out with desire to become a sovereign people in a country of our own. Our country will be from the northern borders of North Carolina into the Gulf of Mexico and from the middle of the Mississippi River into the Atlantic Ocean will become our country if we desire it to be so.

Our prophet will spearhead this voyage.

Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 2:42AM
Harry Watley

What are you doing to help our people in this case? What have you done to help our people in this case? YES it do matter, a young unarmed Brother was killed in the streets, his body remained there for over four hours as a message to all you nagas, says since you don't use your power to vote, we will use are power to creat a police state over you.

God, have given us a choice to hear his voice and follow his commandments and what happens, false prophets pop up saying Greetings to All.

What have you done in this case false one?


Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 3:03AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Mr. Deacon,

You asked what I am doing. Can you not see that what I am doing is educating my Black American people to believe and think differently?

Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 3:22AM
Harry Watley

I have asked you what have you done in this case? You just popped your false behind up a few minutes ago. This is not teaching a damn thing here, you are trying to profit here. A young unamed Brother has been killed and no Justiice have been served.

Micheal Brown just maybe one of those Phony Blacks you talk about, false prophet.


Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 3:39AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Harry,

Happy Thanksgiving to you. Where did you go? You said: "what I am doing is educating my Black American people to believe and think differently?"

Since you was in the teaching mood, where is it, where did you go?

You can't teach anyone when you are on the run, can you?

I asked the question while you was teaching this morning this question: What have you done in this case false one?

Now the day has come and now, nothing! what happen to the teaching moment? A young unarmed Brother Michael Brown has been killed and no Justice have been served.

Where did you go?





Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 10:31AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Mr. Deacon,

What can I do for Mr. Michael Brown when he is not a convert of the religion LIFE and Prophet Harry? All my converts will be in the bosom of God!

Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 12:21PM
Harry Watley
HARRY,

So, since Brother Michael Brown was not a so-called "CONVERT" to your cult, then you cannot help at all.

You said these words just last night: Can you not see that what I am doing is educating my Black American people to believe and think differently?

What happen, you went from being a teacher in one moment, to throwing up your hands and shrugging your shoulders the next moment right after I put just a little pressure on you. Then why are you here?

Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 5:30PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Mr. Deacon,

Mr. Deacon a prophet is also a teacher always. Now, because you cannot analytically think and reason intelligently since you think that I threw my hands up when I said I cannot help Michael Brown. Okay, let me explain it again using you as my example instead of Michael Brown.

Why God should step in front of a bullet or save you Mr. Deacon when you do not accept and believe in the prophet that God has anointed for you? God shouldn’t save you until you believe in the prophet that God has anointed for you and by doing so you will also show that you believe in God as well and in return God is obligated to help you when you can’t help yourself.

Mr. Deacon you are stupid and think irrationally.

Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 9:35PM
Harry Watley
You was the one who came to this blog talking about you was teaching and what have you told not a damn thing. This blog is never been about you so release it. If you can't comment on the subject matter Then sit your ass down and shut up.


Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 9:40PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Mr. Deacon,

Have I not taught you that prophets are racially different? Did I not explain to you how majestic my first revelation is?
This revelation gives you direction that Prophet Harry is your prophet and not the Jewish Jesus. This truth that is plain to see you have rejected it, but tells me I have not talked you anything. You are a damn liar!

I am not going over this anymore with you. You are FU*KING STUPID!

Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 10:04PM
Harry Watley
HARRY,

Thank you because this is not the form for your BS. Happy Thanksgiving...
Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 11:35PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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