,ON ,KUWASI ,BALAGOON 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,NUH ,WA%+TON 

,TEXT 3 

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,9 ! NAME ( ,ALLAH ,MO/ ,GRACI\S ,MO/ ,M]CIFUL444 

,KUWASI ,BALAGOON IS DEAD4 0,SURELY WE >E ,ALLAH' & TO ,HIM WE SURELY RETURN40 ,! ,QURAN TELLS US EA* S\L %ALL HAVE A TA/E ( DEA? & ALL TOO (T5 WE MAKE ! MI/AKE ( SEE+ DEA? AS A PROCESS \TSIDE ( LIFE4 ,KUWASI WAS FULL ( LIFE1 !RE=E HIS DEA? SEEMS ODD4 

,BECAUSE IT HAS BE5 REPORT$ ?AT ,KUWASI DI$ ( ,A,I,D,S PEOPLE HAVE A T5D5CY TO SPECULATE ON H[ HE CAME BY IT4 ,9 ,AM]IKKKA WE >E TOLD ! HI<-RISK GR\PS >E HOMOSEXUALS & 9TRAV5\S DRUG US]S4 ,& = ! ,BLACK ,NATIONALI/1 !SE >E NO NO'S4 ,SO TO MAKE HIS DEA? ACCEPTABLE SOME MAY !ORIZE ! PIGS 9FECT$ HIM4 ,I P]SONALLY CANNOT SAY H[ HE WAS 9FECT$ BUT ,I DO KN[ FROM RESE>* ?AT ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE ) ,A,I,D,S >E 9 ,AFRICA & ! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE 9FECT$ H]E >E ,BLACK & ,LAT9O4 

,WE %\LD BE REFLECT+ ON H[ TO AVOID ?IS PLAGUE 7IF ITS POSSIBLE7 & MORE SO ON \RSELVES AS A MOVEM5T4 ,WE MU/ ASK1 ,DID WE DO EV]Y?+ WE C\LD = ,KWASI :5 HE WAS UND]GR\ND1 WAS ! MOVEM5T 5VIRONM5T CONDUCIVE = ! PSY*OLOGICAL & MORAL SURVIVAL ( ! 9DIVIDUAL8 ,!RE IS A LOT ( RHETORIC AB\T SUPPORT BUT V]Y LITTLE PRACTICE4 ,SI/]S >E =C$ TO DO A LOT ( ?+S UNACCEPTABLE TO ! MOVEM5T :5 !Y >E UND]GR\ND BUT HI/ORY HAS %[N V]Y FEW SOME =W>D TO AID4 ,! GU]RILLA IS LIKE A FI% 9 ! SEA BUT ! ,NEW ,AFRIKAN GU]RILLA MU/ SURVIVE 9 A CESSPOOL ( CORRUPTION & 9S5SITIVITY4 

,WE MU/ NEV] =GET ?AT ,KUWASI'S HI/ORY WAS ONE ( /RUGGLE1 CONSI/5T /RUGGLE1 & A FRONTL9E SOLDI] :O WAS ALWAYS !RE4 ,WE MU/ NEV] =GET ?AT ,KUWASI HAV+ FRE$ HIMSELF FROM PRISON WAS CAPTUR$ TRY+ TO FREE ANO!R COMRADE & LATT] FRE$ HIMSELF AGA94 ,HE /AY$ 9 ! MI/ UNTIL HE WAS CAPTUR$ AGA94 ,HIS /ANCE AT TRIAL WAS 7?AT7 HE WAS A FRE$OM FI<T] & EV]YDAY = ! RE/ ( HIS LIFE HE ?\<T ( FREE+ HIMSELF & FI<T+ OPPRESSION4 ,HE WASN'T A BLOOD?IR/Y SOCIOPA? BUT A W>M C>+ HUMAN BE+ :O KNEW ?AT >M$ RESI/ANCE TO RACI/ T]RORISM WAS_/IS A LEGITIMATE MEANS ( /RUGGLE4 ,KUWASI WAS A GOOD SOLDI] & COMRADE4 ,HE WILL BE GREATLY MISS$4 

,KUWASI TAU<T US MU* 9 HIS LIFE4 ,LOYALTY - COMMITM5T & BRAV]Y - HIS DEA? %\LD ALSO BE A LESSON4 ,WE MU/ PURIFY \RSELVES1 CLEAN UP \R COMMUNITIES & F9D ?OSE ?+S1 :I* >E GOOD & TEA* !M TO PEOPLE4 ,WE MU/ ALSO LE>N TO C>E = EA* O!R O!RWISE WE'RE DOOM$4 ,9 ,KWASI'S DEA? WE MU/ F9D NEW MEAN+1 SEEK ! RI<T PA?4 

,NUH ,WA%+TON 

,P,[_/,P,P,! ABOVE WAS WRITT5 %ORTLY AFT] ! DEA? ( ,KUWASI ,BALAGOON #ae YE>S AGO BY ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY SOLDI] ,ALB]T ,NUH ,WA%+TON :O DI$ HIMSELF A YE> AGO1 ,A,L,S,O 9 PRISON6 #aihf & #b4 ,KUWASI WAS ! FIR/ ( ! ,B,L,A PRISON]S TO DIE 9 PRISON4 ,WE KN[ ?AT ,NUH WAS NOT ! LA/ AS JU/ ,?,I,S YE> ,T$DY ,JAH ,HEA? DI$ 9 PRISON4 ,IT IS SAID ?AT DEA? V>IES 9 ITS SIGNIFICANCE4 ,IT CAN BE WEI<TI] ?AN A M\NTA9 OR LI<T] ?AN A FEA!R4 ,WE SAID ?AT !N AS Y\NG FI<T]S & WE FEEL ITS WEI<T N[ AS MANY ( US >E MIDDLE AG$1 9 POOR HEAL? & WALK+ EV]YDAY 9 ! MID/ ( SOCIAL & SPIRITUAL DEVA/ATION ( \R COMMUNITIES4 ,:5 ONE HAS LIV$ ! HI< TIDE ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE & HAS TA/$ ! P[] ( /RIK+ BACK1 :5 ONE HAS BE5 P>T ( ORGANIZATIONAL =CES & ANCE/RAL SUPPORT ?AT CAN TAKE CR$IT = PUTT+ FE> 9 ! LIVES ( =M]LY AWESOME PIG OPPRESSORS1 IT IS H>D TO ATT5D ! WAKE OR FUN]AL ( ANO!R COMRADE :O REM9DS Y\ ?AT ,Y,E,S ,W,E ,D,I,D ,I,T4 ,WE DID IT & ?AT WE MADE A COMITTM5T TO HELP BUILD ! ,>M$ ,POT5TIAL = ! LIB]ATION ( \R COMMUNITIES4 ,CRAZY ?\< WE MAY HAVE BE51 & CRAZY AS SOME ( US /ILL BE1 WE LEFT A M>K & A MESSAGE = G5]ATION TO COME ?AT WE ,C,A,N W94 ,& IF IT BE ?AT WE CANT W9 !N WE CAN1 LIKE ,ELDRIDGE SAY 0?R[ A NIGG] WR5* 9TO ! MA*9]Y0 ) ! ONLY P[] ?AT WE HAVE444! P[] TO DE/ROY ! ORD]LY FL[ ( (FICIAL EV]YDAY BULL%IT4 

,KUWASI ,BALAGOON1 #aidf ,T,O #a#i#h#f4 ,! ESS5CE ( ! ,LUMP5-/REET \TLAW4 ,LAW-BREAK]1 LAW-MANIPULATOR1 LAW-ELIM9ATOR4 ,& REVOLUTION S\NDS LIKE GR&MA'S BREAKFA/ CALL4 ,IT WAS NOT ONLY ! SOCIAL & HI/ORICAL =CES ?AT %AP$ HIM & SO MANY O!RS LIKE HIM4 ,IT WASN'T ONLY ! CREATION ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY & ! G5IUS ( ,HUEY ,P4 ,NEWTON'S VISION ( AN ,AM]ICAN ,REVOLUTION L$ BY ?AT DAY'S DISC>D$ PEOPLES 0) NO TIES TO ! BASIC MEANS ( PRODUCTION40 ,IT WAS ?AT ! IDEA WAS ,9,S,A,N,E ?AT ANYONE %\LD BELIEVE ?AT ! DISC>D$ PEOPLE ( ! /REETS CAN BE ,A,C,T,O,R,S1 LEAD+ ACTORS ON ! /AGE ( HUMAN /RUGGLE = FRE$OM4 ,P[] TO ,9SANITY6 ,?IS IS ! MO/ ADVANC$ TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY 9 ! WORLD4 ,:ITE RACISM HAD CORRALL$ BLACK PEOPLE 9TO URBAN ,BANTU/ANS4 ,\T ( SEEM+LY NO:]E COMES ,FRANZ ,FANON'S HU/L]S1 JANITORS1 MAIDS1 /ICK-UP KIDS1 ALCOHOLICS1 WELF>E RECIPI5TS1 KILL]S 7SOME TRA9$ BY ,UNCLE ,SAM TO KILL O!R PEOPLE ( COLOR71 ILLIT]ATES & COLLEGE /UD5TS TURN$ REVOLUTION>IES :O WILL ROCK & 9SPIRE O!RS TO JO9 ALL K9DS ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS TO ,R,O,C,K ?IS KAPITALI/ EMPIRE AT ITS V]Y F\NDATIONS4 ,KUWASI WAS A P>T ( ?AT4 ,HE WAS AN ,\,T,L,A,W2 AN \TLAW :O WAS 9 SE>* ( A WAY TO BE ! MO/ EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ACTOR HE C\LD = HIS PEOPLE & = ! DE/RUCTION ( ,BABYLON4 ,HIS V]Y CON/ITUTION WAS FRE$OM4 ,HIS V]Y P]SONAL CON/ITUTIONAL MAKE-UP WAS \TLAW1 AS 91 0,I CANNOT ACCEPT ANY LAW ?AT IS \T ( H>MONY ) MY V]Y BE+40 ,?AT SE>* = EXI/5TIAL RELEVANCE WAS F\ND 9 ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY4 ,M>X1 ,L59 & O!RS C\LD AGREE ON ONE ?+ AB\T ! ,LUMP51 ?AT Y\ CAN'T H>NESS !M1 Y\ CAN'T DISCIPL9E !M4 ,& MAYBE !Y W]E RI<T4 ,Y\ CAN'T1 OR AT LEA/ IT'S H>D TO H>NESS ! ,LUMP5 SPIRIT1 :I* IS A NOMADIC SPIRIT1 AN AN>*IC SPIRIT :I* IS F9ALLY1 A FUCK ! BULL%IT SPIRIT CUZ ,FREE ,LIFE IS WOR? TAK+ Y\R BE/ %OTS1 LIT]ALLY4 ,IT WAS A GOOD ?+ 7?AT JU/ NE$$ O!R CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL =MS7 NOT A BAD ?+4 ,?AT'S :Y :5 ?OSE ( US EV5 ?\<T AB\T JO9+ ! ,BLACK ,UND]GR\ND WE ?\<T ( PAN!R \TLAWS BE=E US LIKE ,KUWASI1 ,SAUNDRA ,HOLMES1 ,G]ONIMO & ,TWYMAN4 ,KUWASI'S NAME WAS ALREADY WELL KN[N4 ,WILD MAN1 ESCAPE >TI/4 ,FRE$ HIMSELF & RISK$ IT SNEAK+ >M$ BACK TO ! PRISON GATES = O!RS4 ,D>+1 A D>+NESS ?AT WAS NOT ANY?+ FOOLI% BUT REPRES5T$ ! K9D ( SPIRIT ?AT Y\ CAN'T H>NESS1 ! K9D ?AT GUID$ ,HUEY'S 9TELLECTUAL D>+NESS1 ! LIT]>Y D>+NESS ( ,PAPA ,RAGE1 ! ROLE-BREAK+ D>+NESS ( ,ASSATA ,%AKUR1 & ! BI-SEXUAL D>+NESS (444 :O8 -- ( ,KUWASI HIMSELF6 

,I REMEMB] :5 ,I WAS 9 PRISON WE GOT WORD ?R\< ! ,VOO,DOO ,COMMUNICIATIONS NETWORK ?R\< ,KUWASI 7& O!RS :OM ,I CAN'T NAME71 ?AT IF WE NE$$ HELP 9 RAIS+ UP ON \TTA ?AT HI< WALL$ PRISON TO LET !M KN[4 ,WE DID4 ,?AT WAS ,KUWASI1 = :OM ,R,I,S,K,S W]E LIKE ! AIR HE BREA!D4 ,Y\ BREA!1 Y\ TAKE RISKS4 ,I RISK1 !RE=E ,I ,A,M4 ,& ?\< IT MADE NO S5SE TO ME !N ?AT HE WAS ALSO ,! ,AN>*I/1 ,I ?OR\<LY UND]/OOD IT N[4 ,:5 ! ,B,P,P C\LD NO LONG] S]VE HIS SPIRIT1 ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY'S AN>*I/IC /YLE C\LD4 ,& HE OBVI\SLY LIK$ ! VISION ( A ,REPUBLIC ( ,NEW ,AFRIKA1 FREE FROM ,BABYLONIAN CONTROL & SELF-DET]M9+4 ,I RESPECT ?AT4 

,UPON MY PRISON RELEASE AT ! 5D ( #aihe & ATT5D+ HIS ,MEMORIAL AFT] HIS DEA? ON ,DECEMB] #a#c1 #a#i#h#f1 COMRADES ( ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY 7& ?OSE 9 ! KN[7 %>$ ) ME ?OSE /ORIES 7:I* MAKE = PRECI\S NEW MOTIVAT+ ,MY?S7 ( ! ,T,R,I,C,K,/,]1 %APE-%IFT]1 ELUSIVE1 D>+1 BOLD444 ,KUWASI4 ,HE C\LD TAKE'EM D[N3 5EMIES1 >MOR$ C>S1 :ILE BE+ SU/A9$ BY LOVE & LOYALTY1 BO? GIV+ & ACCEPT+4 ,KUWASI LIV$ HIS LIFE1 HIS %ORT #d YE>S [N HIS [N T]MS1 \TLAW T]MS FROM HIS P]SONAL TO HIS POLITICAL4 ,HE WAS 9 SOLID>ITY ) :OMEV] HE WANT$1 HE LOV$ :OMEV] HE WANT$1 HE F\<T ON :ATEV] T]RA9 HE L&$1 :E!R ON ! /REETS OR 9 ! PRISONS4 

,LA/LY1 9 MY RAMBL+S1 HE LEFT US ALL A RI* LEGACY 9 ACTIONS & WORDS4 ,BO? HAD !SE ?+S 9 COMMON3 !Y *ALL5G$ ! DOM9ANT REALITY ?AT HELD HUMANITY 9 *ECK1 & !Y *ALL5G$ US_*\R DOM9ANT REVOLUTION>Y ?9K+ IF ,I,T WAS HOLD+ \R HUMANITY & MOVEM5T ACTIVITIES ,9 ,*,E,C,K4 ,?AT WAS ! MEAN+ ( HIS POLITICAL \TLAWRY1 HIS FREE LIFE/YLE & HIS UNDY+ LOVE = ,LUMP5 ,HUMANITY4 ,HE IS BIGG] N[ ?AN HE WAS 9 LIFE4 ,WE CAN ALL1 PR\DLY - ! ,BLACK_/,NEW ,AFRIKAN1 ! ,Y\?1 ! ,QUE]1 ! ,\TLAW1 ! ,COMMUNITY1 ! ,O!R - TAKE A PIECE ( HIM & BE FUR!R MOTIVAT$ TO /RUGGLE4 ,EA* PIECE WILL ONLY MULTIPLY4 ,HA6 ,HE'D PROBABLY JU/ ASK ?AT WE LE>N TO ,C,O,N,V,],G,E COLLECTIVELY & DEAL A F9AL ,D,E,A,?,B,L,[ TO ?IS 9F]NAL 5EMY ( ,L,I,F,E4 

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