Know it all too well

It seems hood violence is back already and the summer has barely begun. Apparently, the Gus Macker basketball tournament scheduled for Memorial Day weekend in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been cancelled. Recent street violence and tension in the air caused the organizers to cancel the event and prevent any trouble. I'm in a toss-up about my reaction, because on one hand I think the show should go on, for the players, spectators, families, children, and school district's athletic programs that need the fundraising money. But on the other hand, I know the sh!t all too well. When sh!t pops off, you can just feel it in the air when unresolved beef still permeates the hood. It's like some people wait til come out and stir sh!t up during public events. So I can understand the need to protect the big crowds from stray bullets and for sending a message that street violence has repurcussions, physical, recreational, and even financial.

This quote, however, did stand out to me: "There were about five to six men, wearing white T-shirts and long blue jean shorts, like a gang. They were in their 20s." My frustration lingers...