Messiah's first protest; An activist in the making.

  Today was one of the proudest days of fatherhood for me.  My daughter Messiah (12) attended her first police brutality protest and march in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Along with the Reverend Al Sharpton, my mother and thousands of others, Messiah protested the vicious brutality of the Indianapolis police department.  This is a monumental moment for my child and her future political and cultural ambitions and plans.  She has the potential to surpass any and all efforts I may thought to accomplish by the time she reached my age of 36.  My first protest march and rally wasn't until I was in my 20's and a freshman at Olivet College.

  This goes to show that if we are passionate and sincere about our beliefs, and if we implement them in our everyday lives, our children will not stray into social or cultural obscurity.  Everything I do is for my children.  The future I want for them is a future free from all kinds of oppression.  By the time my children are my age they will be well versed in struggle and take it a step further from Baba by building institutions of necessity for women, children and men alike.  Iba se' Egun mi for allowing me to bring my children into existence and I give thanks for them chosing me to be their father.

Watch out oppression, the Bandele babies are coming!

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