Since the release of the wildly popular animated game, Pokemon Go, about a week ago the world has erupted into another state of chaos. I know its hard to believe that the world has been continuing its progression outside of retrieving Pokemon from every outskirt of the Earth. It is hard to draw a quota on the number of publications that I've seen about people getting into horrible accidents, even walking off cliffs and getting hit by cars, as a result of their reduced attention to the world outside of the game. As if people needed another reason to play the game, proponents such as T-Mobile are adding fuel to the fire by making offers of unrestricted gaming (in terms of data usage) exclusively for Pokemon Go users for a limited time.
Here are a few things that you may have missed amidst all the mayhem:
Blood and crips united in the fight against police brutality as big names like the Game and Snoop Dogg joined forces in California in an effort to bring together men of all races/ethnic groups to stand against police brutality and discrimination amongst the nation. Neither of these individuals are new to activism and bringing about the change that they'd like to see in their communities. It was not too long ago that rapper The Game donated half a million dollars to fund the efforts that would revive the community of individuals in Flint, Michigan that were and still are consuming toxic water.
And as the summer comes to a close the school year is set to commence in a few weeks. Thanks to the voices of past and present Spelhouse students the incoming class will be able to enjoy the benefits of once again participating in the Brother Sister Exchange, a tradition that has become more of a necessity than just activity that we participate in. The Morehouse brother that I was assigned alongside the many others that I've adopted as my brothers have become life long friends that I've developed genuine relationships with and I'm sure that my Spelman sisters will continue to do the same.
Comments left under the post support the notion that the tradition is not one to be axed anytime soon :
