The Trayvon Martin Killing discussed tonight on WBRG "The Bridge" on Blogtalk Radio.

Join The People’s Champion tonight at 9:00 est  along with the host of “The Bridge” WBRG on Blogtalk Radio as they continue their national discussion over the senseless killing of 17 year-old Florida Teen Trayvon Martin. Please join the distinguished Mr. John Robinson and the lovely Ms. Corliss King as they weigh in on the growing, yet disturbing dialogue that has our nation outraged by the lack of justice in a case that appears to be predicated on racial profiling, and exacerbated by the controversial “stand your ground” law enacted by several states in America. I will also be on hand to offer my perspective in this tragic murder case that has taken the life of an innocent young man. You may also call in and weigh in with your opinion as well. That’s tonight at 9:00 p.m. est. Call in at (646) 381-4789 to voice your opinion or just simply listen in. See you all there.

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I’m David Adams

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Finally, the Sanford, Florida Police have released all of the 911 tapes related to the Trayvon Martin Killing. I warn you that many may find the recordings extremely disturbing. A couple of key points that I noticed cast serious doubt on George Zimmerman’s self-defense claims:

1. When talking to the 911 dispatcher he can be heard using a racial epithet (he whispered at the 2:20 mark).

2. Zimmerman had previous advised 911 that Martin was wearing a dark hoodie, jeans, and white tennis.

3. 911 caller tells dispatch that she observed the guy in a white T-Shirt on top.

Clearly these basic facts reveal that Zimmerman had other motives the night he shot Trayvon Martin. The screams are not his voice, and I wonder how Martin was posing a threat to Zimmerman if he was on-top of the youth. Also, all of the calls appear to believe the person yelling was the victim. Listen for yourself.

Trayvon Martin was armed with a bag of Skittles Candy the night he was murdered.

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I’m David Adams

George Zimmerman claimed he shot and killed Florida Teen Trayvon Martin in self defense after a 911 dispatcher advised him not to pursue the teen. He has yet to be charged for the youth's murder.

By now most Americans have heard about the senseless killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin and the growing debate over the “stand your ground” law currently enacted in 15 states in America. The controversial law basically promotes a “shoot first ask questions later” mentality to any citizen packing a gun. The way the law is spelled out in most cases is absent of any prerequisite for a shooter to actually establish exactly how and why they needed to defend themselves, but rather opens the door to establishing a grotesquely insane individual perceived threat claim. In short anybody encountering a person that resemble or embody the physical characteristics of stereo typed hoodlum, thug, or simply someone they personally feel threatened by, just may fall victim to unjustified homicide. Researching history on cases that have occurred with similar merits as the Martin teen killing, we find that courts have as a standard dismissed many of these shooting cases solely because Magistrates have failed to allow defendants to be judged by a jury of their peers, and simply dismissing most of these cases by not challenging a shooters claims of self-defense. The law allows for far to broad of an adjudication by courts in which often times results in killings like these never making it to trial. Unfortunately it seems that many states in our nation have replaced common sense with the wild-wild west indoctrination. The Martin teen killing and cases just like it are setting precedent which more than likely will spark an epidemic of shootings  in this country by individuals readied to enact vigilantism in an effort to resolve what they deem as problems plaguing their community, and in all actuality replacing trained law enforcement personnel professionally trained to serve and protect American Citizens. We must tread lightly on these social issues in that we don’t unofficially reconstruct first amendment rights by infringing on the right to bare arms, and at the same time we can’t simply legalize murder. “Stand your ground” may be necessary in communities in our nation with perpetuating crimes of violence, but such regulation should be held with extremely tight reigns while treating each occurrence on a case by case basis. With that being said George Zimmerman’s self-defense claims must fall flatly on its face for the following reasons:

1. The so-called Community Watch detail that he himself promoted was not recognized by his local police district which is a standard for such organizations Nation wide.

2. Zimmerman violated two fundamental principles of Community Watch tradition by (a). carrying a firearm while on watch duty, (b). by following Trayvon Martin, both of which are also standard operating procedures for this type of community development.

3. Zimmerman ignored a trained 911 dispatcher who advised him to not pursue the Martin Teen, and consequently he should be held accountable for any adverse incidents that occurred as a result of his failure to comply with sound advice from a trained professional.

4. During Zimmerman’s call to 911 he was in fact inside of his personal vehicle at the time, a safe environment from what he himself described as a potentially dangerous situation while giving details of alleged criminal activity, and had he remained inside his car the ensuing confrontation would have never been able to present itself, i.e. he would not have had to use his weapon. The fact that Zimmerman described to 911 that Martin allegedly had his hand in his waistband presented even more logic necessitating that he stay put.

5. The Martin Teen was in fact unarmed and Zimmerman’s description of a physical confrontation between he and Martin (even with the apparent contusions he somehow acquired) amounts to nothing more than a fist fight. The level of force that Zimmerman used to defend himself was extremely excessive when considering that he already knew that help was on its way as confirmed by the 911 dispatcher. He has failed miserably justifying the use of deadly force.

Moreover, in any “stand your ground” case the victim must be required and able to establish that the use of deadly force was not only necessary, but was done so in the face of mortal threat to their person. Fist fights in most jurisdiction are classified as misdemeanor offenses, and even police would not result to the use of lethal deadly force as their primary action to control a situation in a case that amounted to nothing more than common assault. “Stand your ground” cases must set as a standard that self-defense claimers should attempt to use force enabling for their immediate escape to safety, and that if such opportunity does not exist, as a policy to ensure public safety, the use of deadly force must be accompanied by absolute mortal threat, and lethal deadly force used in the face of explicit instruction from trained police personnel to remove one’s self from potential fatality prior to any conflict must never be allowed to stand.

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I’m David Adams

George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin in cold blood as the youth cried for help.

The outrage in America is growing in the wake of the senseless and apparentl racist killing of 17-year-old Florida teen, Trayvon Martin, who was gunned down by a gun packing cop wannabe masking himself as a Community Watch Captain. The details are simple, George Zimmerman singled out the Martin kid because he was black, and felt the teen didn’t belong in his neighborhood. Floridian Law Enforcement Authorities are desperately trying to make this a legitimate self-defense case while garnering its “stand your ground” law as justification for the execution of an innocent black child. The town of Sanford, Florida has a storied past with very strained relations between police and the black community. These facts now only fuel a cry for justice across our nation. It seems as if the black community always flares up in arms prepared to protest when racist injustices occur toward our people, but where is the outrage for the other 8 killings that happened throughout the state of Florida the night Trayvon Martin died, and that were committed at the hands of other blacks. No one is calling for justice in those cases. No Minister is calling for demonstrations related to the deaths of these black citizens. No one is denouncing the perpetrators who killed them either. Where is the outrage when countless black youth fall to violence in our community? My argument should not overshadow the injustice in the Martin case, nor is it my intent, but the black community has a double standard laced in our cry for justice related to violent crime. One of the most challenging realities we face is that our community is in fact notorious in failing to assistance in meting out the apprehension of many of our own people who are bad to the very core, who create havoc in many of our neighborhoods, and all along while crying injustice for the lack of swift movement by police charged to protect our very community. We appear weak, foolish, and desperate when we only cry for justice when a racist killing occurs. What are we truely saying here? Is it acceptable for us to kill one another and not aid in the dissipation of black on black violence, yet we say there is no justice for us. Perhaps when we develop the courage to eliminate the criminals within our own communities than other ethnic communities will develop respect for our people. Also, we allow killings of young black people like the other eight that also died February 26, 2012 in the state of Florida to go unmentioned. News affiliates don’t broadcast the plight of our people because we are uninvolved, we are divided, and don’t take a stand. I am mad as hell about the murder of Trayvon Martin, but I became even madder when I learned that there was 8 other killings of blacks by blacks the very same night!

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I’m David Adams

Janice Sallis-Mustafa the mother of murdered Monroe, N.C. Honors Student Phylicia Barnes, reemerges after the anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance and sparks new perspective in Phylicia’s killing.

As the one year anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance approached just a few months ago, Janice Sallis-Mustafa stopped posting comments in social media regarding her child’s murder case. Its well understood that such a time would bring more grief upon a mother and a family who lost a loved one so tragically and senselessly. In Mrs. Mustafa’s absence from social media, public interest also dwindled, and it seems that no new information regarding the pretty honors student murder case is available. I caution the public not to give up hope just yet. Recently, I published an article discussing this exact topic related to the lack of interest here on TPC,  in social media in general, and revisited some important factors in the case.

In a TPC article published February 28, 2012, I discussed Tweets by Danisha McIntosh (dubbed by the public as the “Twitter Girl”) which has always peaked the interest of followers of this murder case. Many of her comments which occurred on the day or around the time that young Phylicia Barnes went missing weren’t quite clear. The public became suspicious of Danisha’s potential involvement in this case, when her January 28, 2011 Tweet, “its trapped at the dam. don’t pull the lever”, were revealed. It’s a no brainer for anyone with an ounce of  common sense that the Tweet was telling, considering she was best friends with two of the males questioned by police in the Barnes case, and the fact that the Tweet referenced a dam several months before Phylicia was found in the Susquehanna River near the Conowingo Dam. When the public first learned about the Tweets, it was shocking, disturbing, and led many to believe that the case was drawing near a conclusion.

It has always been my personal belief that the “Twitter Girl’s” comments were the most solid piece of information that at least the public knew about related to who may be responsible for killing Phylicia Barnes. Janice Mustafa has recently began venturing back online and she sent me an email in response to a December 2011 email (indicates just how long she hasn’t been online) thanking me for the work I have been doing on her daughter’s case. When Janice read the February 28th article she emailed me again, in apparent disbelief. Janice highlighted a statement from the article: “In fact one of her tweets appear to depict her mocking a female “crying all crazy” as if she had no compassion for the person’s obvious distress”. I was discussing comments made by Danisha on Twitter. When Janice read that portion of the article she instantly became alarmed, and conveyed to me that she “believe that Danisha was talking about Simone(Phylicia Barnes)”, “because that’s just what Simone would’ve done started crying uncontrollable especially in a fearful situation”, the mother said.

A mother knows her child and getting Janice’ insight about that particular tweet has opened an entire new can of worms. If Danisha was in fact tweeting about Phylicia Barnes then it is extremely revealing. This would mean that Danisha herself was in fact present during the time that Phylicia was encountering some form of distress. Why would she make a comment about someone “crying all crazy” if she wasn’t there to witness it herself? This perspective is thought-provoking especially when we consider some of the other bizarre tweets made by Danisha around Phylica’s disappearance. For instance her tweets on December 28th, 2010, the day Phylicia went missing, now begins to paint an entirely different picture. Danisha’s Tweet on 12/28/2010 at 6:20 p.m. reads,”Looking out my window, I just see another day”, and was retreated by Dorian Carpenter 40 minutes later at 7:00 p.m.

At first glance the tweet appears on its face to be just a random thought, but putting Danisha’s other tweets into perspective, it’s clear that the tweet had some hidden meaning behind it, and that’s just what I conveyed to Janice Mustafa. I told Janice that I suspected Danisha was trying to convey to Dorian that she could handle what ever happened to Simone or was trying to shed her conscious about something. To expound on my perspective here, later on 12/28/2010 at 11:10 p.m. Danisha tweets to Dorian again: “Do I have your back? That’s what it seems =happiness (only if it’s true)”. Here it seems that Danisha is responding to an inquiry by Dorian for Danisha’s support about something. It makes you wonder if Dorian was attempting to solicit the old “I was with my girlfriend” alibi, in an attempt to preempt any suspicion of his possible involvement in what ever happened to Phylicia Barnes. Also, Danisha’s “it’s trapped at the dam. don’t pull the lever” comment has a very sarcastic tone to it. The tweet in mt opinion seem to suggest her having a heartless and uncompassionate demeanor about Phylicia Barnes’ apparent demise.

Moreover, why was Danisha even tweeting about the dam a month after Phylicia’s disappearance? Was Phylicia’s body recently placed at the dam around the time she made the tweet in January? Was Danisha simply revisiting what she already knew about Phylicia’s killing? The answer to either question most certainly will rest at the doorsteps of Danisha McIntosh. However, this new perspective may potentially not only fuel Danisha McIntosh’s possible direct knowledge about the murder of Phylica Barnes, but it points us back to earlier reports that surfaced during the initial phase of the investigation. In the beginning it was believed that Phylicia may have been moved between various locations as the cops searched for the child after receiving tips from the public. Information sent to TPC from the public depicts the exact scenario and may explain why Danisha was tweeting about the dam a month after the disappearance of Phylicia Barnes.

On January 11, 2011 Crimesider 48 an affiliate of CBS News published an article about authorities preparing to conduct a mass search for the child at a Maryland State Park. The article in part reads, “Now police are focusing their search on Patapsico State Park, west of Baltimore, reports CBS affiliate WJZ. “Through the investigative process, information has been developed, and Maryland Natural Resources Police are conducting this search at the request of the Baltimore Police Department,” said Sgt. Arthur Windemuth” (Read Full Article). On January 12, 2011 a “Johnson clan” affiliate by the twitter username “Dub Dillenger” tweeted, “well just don’t let it sit there, move the dam thing”. I am convinced that he was talking about the body of Phylicia Barnes. The planned search was highly broadcast on local television, and it’s too coincidental that he made such a tweet one day after the search was made public. It’s also way too convenient that he just happens to be a member of the “phLLFthyboiDub” crew (a self-proclaimed gang of friends all associated with the Johnson family).

The tweet is very strange, and then Danisha is tweeting about a dam 16 days later. This perspective forces us to revisit earlier reports when the investigation first began. Those tweets by the “Twitter Girl” are very crucial pieces of information and at least from my personal perspective, are a potential entry way into solving this entire case. I am not alone on this perspective. Janice Sallis-Mustafa says, “I do believe that it’s a strong possibility that some of Simone’s blood is on Danisha Mcintosh’s hands from hearing about her tweet thoughts. I hope that she didn’t involve herself in such horrific acts towards another young woman of her junior just for the sake of love and devotion the likes of Dorian Carpenter. She has sold her soul, poor child of self ignorance, for the love from another instead of loving herself. Poor Thing “Danisha Mcintosh.” You are empty inside. You have really paid yourself cheaper than a .69 cents pair of sneakers made in another country. The sad part is that she has no clue of what she has involved herself in for someone like Dorian Carpenter.”

Janice has always felt that Dorian was in fact one of the males attempting to come on to Phylicia, and perhaps Danisha’s cold-hearted demeanor throughout this tragic ordeal feeds the theory that she herself saw Phylicis Simone Barnes as a rival to her relationship with Dorian Carpenter. The “Twitter Girl” is very much in the scheme of things in this murder case and it continues to be exposed.

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I’m David Adams

Historically Black Colleges and Universities were established in America shortly after the civil war to educate blacks in a segregted and racist society.

Several years ago I was in attendance of a job related function when I first became alarmed that HBCUs were possibly heading toward exstinction. As I strolled around the room interacting with many of the guest and dignitaries in attendance, I met a young man who was currently enrolled at Delaware State University. Our conversation started off with how much Dover, Delaware has grown since the onset of the town’s booming tourist industry. The conversation quickly became more intense as the young man advised me of the plan be the school’s current administration, to remove the HBCU status from being associated with the school. He explained the growing white student enrollment, and we talked about how times have changed. The conversation began to attract others at the function, most of whom were in fact also Alums from HBCUs. I was for the most part educated on the fact that such recruiting wasn’t unique to DSU, but in fact was a growing culture within various other HBCU marketing strategies designed to resolve many of these school’s financial troubles. I believe I walked away from that discussion enlightened and resolved that what I had learned was a fad, but I have come to realize that the issue is far more troublesome than I had originally anticipated. Since that time I have heard a few rumblings about the displeasure some have about the volume of white kids now attending Del State. Just a couple of days ago I became aware that a riot had allegedly occurred on campus just before the students broke for their spring Break. It has been reported that at issue was an effort by the DSU Administration to begin reducing black student enrollment while adopting a policy to issue 70% of their scholarships to white students. I wasn’t exactly sure how accurate that report was, but I became alarmed. I was certain that if such a plan was in fact in motion, that it would be met with strong opposition from the school’s alumni. Unfortunately, I have been shocked at some of the responses I read from classmates and others who posted about the subject. People have sent me private messages and emails expressing to me how they feel because they cited the fact that they didn’t have the energy to debate the subject in social media forums. I’ll share one perspective here:

“Dave, I can not believe the responses from our classmates.  I love the stances that you are taking.  I am writing privately because I currently do not have the energy to go back and forth with Negroes.  These people uphold these fraternities because it is their religion.  They can only quote people and events that have made a significant impact 40 years ago.  The whites are already controlling DSU.  We are the only race of people that do not preserve our history and culture until it is too late.  The honkies have the negoes right where they want them to be; chasing their images of success and singing kumbayah”.

I too was a little upset by some comments because I look at my friends list and I see how well accomplished the vast majority of them are. The positions they hold, their jobs, and reflect upon how many of these same individuals like me benefited from SEOG, PELL, and other Grants that afforded them the opportunity to attend College. The reason many choose Delaware State more than likely varies. The economy and high cost of tuition coupled with the lost of public funding, and even student loans are making it increasingly difficult for minorities and other poor kids to fund a college education. DSU and other HBCUs were founded on the sole principle of educating black students. Many of these schools have dealt with financial hardships over the years because of the lack of desire by African-Americans, primarily black males, to obtain a college degree.With that being said, I find it disturbing that blacks are now eager to throw away a tradition that paved the way for so many that might not otherwise have had the opportunity to attend college if it were not for the very same HBCU’s that they can now, it seems, so willingly discard, and accept the enrollment of white students in greater numbers than ever before. The reality is that the economy is now so bad that larger numbers of so-called affluent whites can no longer afford the pricey tuition that they have become accustom to, and suddenly the better traditionally black schools are being sought out by a reeling and financially strapped white community in their own phase of plan B. Though I find it extremely flattering that DSU is in fact considered one of the better black schools, I am admittedly not prepared to joyfully embrace such an acquisition, and roll out the welcome mat simply because white kids can no longer afford to attend institutions of higher learning that their community has diligently fought to keep exclusive to them only, for decades. Many will attempt to play the race card when considering my perspective, but I’ll utilize the thousands of Traditionally White Colleges and Universities (TWCU) who are not, have never exactly, and continue to discourage black enrollment into their institutions of higher learning as my sole premise for arriving at such a position. However, I am not misinformed on the exact cause of such issues impacting HBCUs. At the end of the day all schools must assess it’s bottom line, it’s cost to do business, and all along while attempting to maintain an affordable cost effect tuition that compliments it’s marketing of young minds seeking a quality education. So in short, it’s all about money. It’s shameful that black schools have reached such deplorable depths of viability in the recruitment of young black people to fill classrooms that were historically established to afford them educational growth. I am one of a minority unafraid to state on record that it is entirely our own fault by failing to properly prepare and motivate our kids for higher education. The reality of the matter is that there are such a demand for blacks in the collegiate arena, that HBCUs have no other choice but to begin marketing to other ethnic groups to keep the doors open and pay their bills. This is an extremely tough and bitter pill to swallow, but what angers me the most is the failure of  educators, and their executive bodies of HBCUs to demonstrate proactive measures to preempt falling black student enrollment long before such issues arise. Also, their apparent philosophy of “going white” as their primary backup plan. Yet, they share this burden with the parents of perspective students who have also failed to challenge their children to a higher standard of living and the pursuance of a college degree. Moreover, we most acknowledge other root causes keeping HBCUs strapped for cash. Many of the black schools have been operating strictly on public funding, and other federal dollars. State ‘s have historically stiffed many of these schools when allocating funding, each fiscal year has been more challenging for HBCUs since theses schools were established during the segregation eras of American culture, and the news flash should be that these practices of discouraging educational advancement of the black community have not dissipated. The American policy on black education whether in primary, secondary, or post secondary, has always, and continues to be predicated on racism. I can not believe our community, especially many of those who have matriculated through some of the very same struggling Historically Black Colleges and Universities can now boldly advocate such diversity when white schools will never adopt such policies. One of my best college friends stated the another night that, “whites shop for value and not color”. I am not convinced that whites value Delaware State’s educational programs  as better oppose to the University of Delaware or other major white schools, it’s simply a fact that white families are struggling now more than ever, and they can no longer afford those schools. We must fight to keep HBCUs because it’s our heritage and last line of defense in providing an affordable education for poor black people who may never obtain funding for higher education. How soon do we forget the roads we have traveled.

The People’s Champion

I’m David Adams

Jada Williams was harassed out of her Rochester, N.Y. public school by white teachers who were infuriated by a contest essay she submitted on Frederick Douglass. The child said today's education practices is the equivalent of slavery, charged her peers to hold white teachers accountable, and challenged teachers to do their jobs.

The Bible says that “a child shall lead them” and that’s just what 13-year-old Jada Williams did,writing an essay on Frederick Douglass for a contest. Her very astute analysis describing modern-day classroom practices of “packing 30-40 students into a crowded classroom, and having mostly white teachers give them packets and pamphlets to complete that they don’t fully comprehend, impedes the learnig process; and that this produces results similar to those hoped for by a slave master that forbids his slaves from learning how to read at all”.  The very intelligent little girl’s essay called for her fellow students to ‘start making these white teachers accountable for instructing you’ and challenged teachers to do their jobs. ‘What merit is there,’ she asked, if teachers have knowledge and are ‘not willing to share because of the color of my skin?’ The essay infuriated the child’s teachers who launched a harassment campaign against her, which led to her parents having to remove Jada from her school. Many find the actions by educators at her Rochester, N.Y. school deplorable, outrageous, and note that any student should be applauded for critical thinking and obvious comprehension of the book she was assigned to read about Frederick Douglass. Singling out the child only exacerbates the long-standing argument that teachers, whites in particular, lack the basic practical knowledge to engage, stimulate, and properly educate children of color. Jada’s argument,  the continuous public debate, and the growing number of schools with massive academic failures primarily in impoverished communities is like a powder keg readying to explode while crying for complete reform in the manner the American Education Systems teaches our kids. The actions of these teachers are criminal, and though we should be outraged to the point of full-scale riot, perhaps the most criminal reality is that no Public Official, Clergyman, nor Black Leader has come forward to publicly denounce such blatant racism which directly impacted one of the communities most promising students. However, the cry for better education for American Children, especially poor kids who’s State elected officials routinely make it a point to allocate minimal funding for schools populated by African-Americans, is indeed an old commentary. Ultimately, the parents of these very same poor kids are responsible for demanding that the Educational System afford their children a more competitive learning instruction in the classroom. Jada Williams story is alarming, but we should expect such conduct from racist white Americans charged with educating our children. At what point will Blacks in this country realize that true equality has yet been achieved for our people? What will it take to spark a firestorm in our nation to resurrect black people’s interest to attack with fierce veracity to finish what the entire Civil Rights Movement never fully accomplished, and obtain full relief from hatred, bigotry, and outright racism from a sick and prejudice white America?  Such a perspective seems doubtful considering that many African-Americans in this country have become content with the limited freedoms afforded us by the Civil Rights era. It seems that this generation knows nothing about Fire Hoses, Police Dogs, and brutality that many southern blacks endured paving the way for many of the freedoms that we now enjoy.Racist people will continue to spew their sick hatred, but it’s time that a decisive message is sent that our children are hands off. The fact that these white teaches displayed such immaturity in response to a child’s thoughts, opinions based on her own critical analysis of an educational system failing to properly instruct her and her peers, only highlights that the little girl’s essay had complete merit. it was Dr. Martin Luther King who once said, “intelligence plus character is the true meaning of education”. Clearly Jada Williams spoke with pure intelligence in her essay, but what characterization is owed to a supposedly educated faculty who retaliated against one of the very children they are charged to encourage? The people’s Champion acknowledges Jada Williams for edifying the true spirit of learning and reading comprehension. I pray that black people in the masses by the 100’s of thousands fill the streets of Rochester, N.Y., and put on their walking shoes, because we are not done marching just yet.

The People’s Champion

I’m David Adams

Phlicia Simone Barnes: The murdered little girl's case may re-script the State of Maryland's Code on missing and exploited children.

Although the murder mystery of who killed Monroe, N.C. honors student Phylicia Barnes remains unsolved, the pretty little girl’s case appears to be re-writing the State of Maryland’s code for missing and exploited children. State Delegates are now lobbying to pass Bill 1120 dubbed “Phylicia’s Law”, an effort to re-script the manner in which State Law Enforcement agencies are required to react at the onset of reports related to missing children cases. The bill derived in the wake of the disturbing details surrounding how the Baltimore Police handled the Barnes teen case when she was first reported missing on December 28, 2010 while staying with her half-sister in Baltimore over the Christmas Holiday. Baltimore City Police were led to believe that the studious kid had left to get something to eat and probably would return a short time later. It’s very unclear who provided the primary officer with that information, but the investigation into that account proved to be unsubstantiated after Police gathered video footage from surveillance cameras atop local businesses in the Reisterstown Road area where the child was known to frequent. Consequently, it wasn’t until 5 days later when Phylicia missed her January 6, 2010 flight back to Monroe when cops became alarmed and began treating her case as an actual missing child case. Phylicia’s moher, Janice Mustafa has always been disturbed by the fact it took 5 days to get the police interested in trying to locate her daughter. One element of this case that maybe the direct cause for the delayed Police response is the fact that Phylicia’s Biological Father had his half-brother, a Baltimore Police Sergeant, go by Deena Barnes apartment when news first broke that the child had gone missing. According to at least one of the persons interviewed by police about Phylicia’s disappearance, Sgt, Jackson used intimidation tactics and other inappropriate measures while conducting interviews with some of the people who were around the apartment during the days and hours when the child was last seen alive. Baltimore City Police Commissioner, F.H. Bealefeld III has always held that no wrong doing was discovered in Sgt. Jackson’s intervention in a un-official capacity during the initial stages of the Barnes case, but his presence was problematic because as a working supervisor for the city police, he should have known that a conflict of interest existed by his mere presence alone, and that such conflict could potentially impact the eventual outcome of the entire investigation. Not just that though, Jackson’s presence and intervention related to his half-brother’s daughter disappearance place him in a prime advantage to field, direct, divert, and influence culpable information that could have directly implicated members of his family who may have been involved in the child’s disappearance. Moreover, Jackson’s involvement early on may have created a window of opportunity for the killer(s) to clean up Deena Barnes’ apartment and dispose of Phylicia’s body and any forensics evidence that would have led to determining who killed the child. Perhaps my perspective isn’t exactly the way Phylicia’s murder was meted out, but Sgt. Jackson should have use his expertise as a ranking police officer to insure that such an argument could never have been raised pertaining to the details surrounding the murder of a family member. Jackson’s actions at the behest of Russel Barnes has always been challenged and extremely suspicious to say the least. Maryland House Bill 1120 if enacted into law would set guidelines for Law Enforcement when notified of missing children in the state. The Bill requires standards for reporting cases to the State Police and other watchdog agencies in the onset of a missing child. The Bill also requires searches and standards for such searches as well as the institution on volunteers within the communities where the child disappeared from. You can view proposed Maryland State Bill 1120 in its entirety here “Phylicia’s Law“. I would like to thank Mr. George Tazz Keys of the Maryland based Guardian Angels for making this proposed legislation available to the public.

The People’s Champion
I’m David Adams

Phylicia Simone Barnes: Though many have began to quiet about our little angel, we haven't and will never forget her, and how she was senselessly murdered over the Christmas Holiday back in 2010.

The Social Media “Buzz’ that was sparked by the murder of Monroe, North Carolina honors teen Phylicia Barnes appear to have lost it’s steam. Many say the lack of interest in recent months is directly related to what the public views as an easy case, and a crime that should have been solved by now. The once growing public outcry for justice in the child’s killing has now fizzled to a statistic on Baltimore’s ever-growing unsolved cold case murder mystery file. The Barnes case like many others related to the African-American communities isn’t unique in the slow progress of justice for such a heinous crime. The public left no stone unturned discussing the details about the case, and the possible scenarios that led to the pretty little girls nude body being discovered in the Susquehanna River in Conowingo, Maryland April 21, 2011. Specific details about Phylicia’s killing have been suppressed by authorities out of concern that information made public could jeopardize the investigation. So in short, we don’t even know what actually killed her. What we do know for certain is that Phylicia’s mother entrusted one of her prized possessions in the hands of irresponsible people who failed to properly supervise and protect the child. To be honest, Phylicia’s murder hurts deeply because of many of the facts about the case that we now know. A child who simply wanted to reach out to extended family during one of the most celebrated times of the year in American culture ended tragically, and nobody knows what happened. Those within the Baltimore Community who have lost loved ones to the violent streets of  the city know the pain Raheem & Janice Mustafa are enduring, and the killing machine of Baltimore’s inner city streets churns on like a well oiled machine. Countless young people in the black community are falling prey to senseless violence, no one is talking about their stories, and it seems that the citizens of Baltimore have become immune to tragedy while accepting violence simply as a way of life. The hurt and pain has to be especially difficult for the Mustafas, not just because they lost their precious daughter, but because allowing a young naive Phylicia to travel to Baltimore from the rural south probably was a very difficult decision. Her mother took the appropriate steps by speaking with elder half-sister Deena Barnes, making it known what her expectations were as far as supervision of her daughter, and the mom explained her personal dues and don’ts while she allowed her child to stay with her family over the Christmas Holiday back in 2010. What ultimately occurred is a crime in its self. The late teen’s mother was told that only Phylicia would be staying at the apartment by Deena Barnes. Not only was the mother lied to about who would actually be there while Phylicia visited, but she later discovered that there were in fact three males also staying at the apartment. It was actually even worst then just that, because Phylicia had made calls to an older sibling with concerns about the volume of traffic in and out of the apartment, the door being constantly kept unlocked, and an incident where a male had made advances toward her. I believe Phylicia would have been hustled out of Baltimore in a New York second had Janice Mustafa known about the activities going on in Deena Barnes’ Northwest Baltimore home. Moreover, considering the fact that Phylicia had been to Baltimore several times prior to the 2010 visit, it’s unfortunate that the Mustafas never learned about the culture their kid was being exposed to. A clear picture was revealed about Deena’s honesty and character later on. Having denied exposing her baby sister to drugs, alcohol, and a gang of wannabe street thugs, images surfaced in Social Media depicting contrasting facts about what she alleged was going on while young Phylicia stayed with her. Prior to the Mustafas traveling to Baltimore to look for their child after her disappearance, her mom was given very disturbing information from another child close to her daughter. During my interview with Janice she advised me that the child had come to her distraught, concerned that something may have happened to Phylicia, and that’s when the child shared a conversation she and Phylicia had. Janice was hit with a bomb shell when she discovered that the child told her Phylicia had been allowed to drink alcohol and spoke marijuana during her trips to Baltimore. When the Mustafas confronted Deena Barnes about these allegations, she admitted it to Janice in person, but denied it publicly. Deena Barnes’ wall of lies started crumbling down when images began to emerge on Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter showing several young males and females sitting around a table with Vodka (something the child who had never been to Baltimore before told Janice that Phylicia said she was allowed to drink) and smoking pot. Once the TPC Blog showed these images to a National audience, it demonstrated that there was a mountain of credibility in the story the young child had shared with Janice. Also, there are a plethora of other circumstances about the Barnes killing that is alarming to the point of absolute nausea. Later on into the investigation the public learned that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (F.B.I.) had obtained warrants for Social Media accounts of 4 males in Baltimore related to a child pornography element of the murder case after nude images of a child were discovered on a cell phone belonging to one of the males related to the case. However, we soon learned that the warrants were actually for the media Accounts of Michael Johnson (Deena Barnes boyfriend), Glenton Johnson (Michael’s younger brother), Phylicia, and another unidentified male. The photos included images of a 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes streaking (naked) along with adult males, in and out of Deena Barnes’ apartment. I’m sure many in the public are all aware of the kind of craziness that many of our young people indulge in, but as disturbing as this particular scenario may seem, it’s even more challenging to comprehend why a Deena would condone her scholarly achieved baby sister to participate in such reckless and dangerous behavior. When ever this horrific case concludes, Deena Barnes will have to deal with her own demons related to her complete negligence which I am certain led up to the killing of Phylicia Barnes.

Many people have began to walk away from this story, given up hope for justice, and simply are just too frustrated with the extremely slow progress of the case. There are events that show circumstantial culpability of some of the people who were close to Deena Barnes and Phylicia, but they probably lack hard evidence such as DNA, hair fibers, other forensics, and eye witnesses willing to talk about what they know. The cops are more than likely having difficulty penetrating an extremely vexing “street code of silence”. The events on December 28, 2010 the day Phylicia went missing are very compelling when we take a closer look at statements made by individuals who visited Deena’s apartment that day, coupled with some of their Social Media comments, especially in the 12:30 -1:30 time frame which is reportedly the last time anyone allegedly saw Phylicia alive. Tweets by Glenton Johnson referencing the beating of a female just before the time Michael Johnson said he last saw the child, Glenton’s tweets about putting grass in a hooka with Ease (It was discovered during the a chat on TPC Blog that ease is in fact Michael Johnson), and the location that they were driving at the time, and it’s proximity to Deena’s place as well as the near straight shot to the Susquehanna River in Conowingo, Maryland (Where Phylicia’s nude body was discovered) are all beyond mere coincidence. We are unsure who may have also been traveling in Glenton’s vehicle on Rolling Road that day as well as who may know something about the case. No one is willing to come forward and help solve this case. The sad reality is that the lack of cooperation isn’t even from apprehensive fear that involvement in a murder case would most certainly bring, but rather the silence is more than likely predicated upon nothing other than maintaining “street credibility”. The fact that even the tens of thousands of dollars in reward money raised to help find the child’s killers hasn’t motivated people to start talking, is indicative of a culture of sickness that glorifies crime while creating an arena for some of the most notorious crimes to exist in our time.  People only seem to want to get involved when tragedies of this nature directly impact their families. The incredible silence that permeates the African-American community when it comes to violence originates from the days of slavery. Slaves were fearful of reprisals from the white ruling class for seeing too much or getting involved. The fear of being lynched or killed in some other brutal fashion is a trait manifested from slavery into the culture of black folks still to this day. The only difference is that whites are no longer doing the killing. There is a mindset that blacks are continuing to be oppressed. Many offer the ghetto and other social, economic, and deplorable conditions that plague some subcultures within the black community as a valid supporting argument. However, we see the violence and other criminal activity being committed by people of color not whites, rendering many black communities under siege, and it’s the silence of law-abiding citizens that aides in the continuance of perpetuating criminal culture within our communities.

Danisha McIntosh tweeted "is s trapped at the dam. don't pull the lever", months before Phylicia Barnes body was found near the Coniwingo Dam. She is friends with Glenton "Bootz" Johnson and Dorian Carpenter who were questioned about the disappearance and murder of Phylicia Barnes.

A perfect example related to the Phylicia Barnes case is the Tweets by the “Twitter Girl” (Danisha McIntosh), who tweeted about a dam months before Phylicia’s body was discovered in the Susquehanna River near the Conowingo Dam. The fact that she was extremely close friends with two of the very males the cops questioned about this murder case, speaks volumes that she is in the know about some of the details regarding how Phylicia ended up at that dam. In fact one of her tweets appear to depict her mocking a female “crying all crazy” as if she had no compassion for the person’s obvious distress. Danisha just like Phylicia, is beautiful, smart, and has aspirations to exceed in life based on what we have learned from her social media pages, but I wonder if the tables were turned and she ended up floating nude in a river, if her friends or loved ones would stand by in utter silence not wanting justice for her. I’m not completely convinced that Danisha isn’t in fact directly involved herself, but all indications points to her having been told something about the case at the very least.  It’s even more upsetting when we take into consideration the bond that women innately have toward each other, personal safety, and their natural protective instincts. Rather she suffers from a common disease plaguing this generation that places social acceptance above moral character. Our young people have been taught a value system unlike any social code we have ever known. It’s simply disturbing that post emancipation generations have yet to break the cycle of slavery. Don’t stop talking about a little girl name Phylicia Simone Barnes. her killer(s) are still at large. This could be your very own child, and this could very well be Danisha McIntosh. Though we are free from she shackles of human bondage, perhaps the greatest challenge for the African-American community is the shackles of mental slavery.

The People’s Champion

I’m David Adams

R&B Singer Bobby Brown and ex-husband of late Superstar Queen of Popular Music Whitney Houston, left her funeral when he and his children were not accomodated.

It should be stated that my intentions are not to overshadow the life and memory of the late Songstress Whitney Houston, but rather an effort on my part to understand the events that were allowed to occur at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. This incident creates a hell of a stigmatization upon the Houston Family as well as the Church’s Administration. I will spare nothing in describing my personal discuss and outrage that this so called Christian Community allowed to happen, and the impact it may have upon the children who were effected by this obvious ungodly, and cruel act. 

They say it was a day for Church and a day in which “one of New Jersey’s finest citizens” came home to her Home going Service at the Church that helped launch her career as one of America’s most beloved songstress. At Whitney Houston’s funeral there were more stars then at a Grammy Awards Ceremony. They sang songs about loving God, they came and preached, and the constant theme was how Whitney Houston’s life was marked by her love for the lord. It was one of the most heartfelt, loving, and Christian like events I have ever witnessed in my life. It’s just sad that Bobbi Kristina, Whitney’s daughter didn’t have her only surviving parent at her side during the family’s darkest hour. Bobby Brown who arrived with 9 other people was asked repeatedly to move by security at the church. There have been several rumors that Brown and his guest (which primarily consisted of his children; children that Whitney herself helped rise during their 15 year marriage) were asked to leave the service. Brown issued a statement to Entertainment Tonight stating, “My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston. We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions. I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continue to ask us and no one else to move. Security then prevented me from attempting to see my daughter Bobbi Kristina. In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene. My children are completely distraught over the events. This was a day to honor Whitney. I doubt Whitney would have wanted this to occur. I will continue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way I know how.” Social media has been buzzing since reports first emerged that Brown left the funeral, and if Brown’s account is accurate, it’s troubling considering the constant reflection that many speakers highlighted about Houston’s caring and loving spirit for everyone. Who requested Brown and his kids move? Was it a member of the Houston Family? Was this act well thought out with Bobbi Kristina kept in mind? These are questions that many may have and probably will never be answered. However, the incident has now created more discussion about how Bobby Brown was treated then the actual Whitney Houston funeral. The circumstances surrounding the death of Whitney has yet to be confirmed, but I’m sure the debate will last for years whether it was Brown that brought the perceived pristine Queen of popular music to such depths of promiscuity that it was extremely difficult for her to recuperate from it all. The debate has always been even sided as to which of the two Music stars actually started the other on hard drugs, and we know the Houston family has always held Bobby directly responsible for Whitney’s fall from grace. I am not convinced that the family has a legitimate argument with that perspective. The Media and the Houston’s have continuously waged war on Bobby Brown, charging him with tainting her image, domestic violence, alcoholism, and substance abuse. Whitney was marketed as a good girl who grew up in the church in the shadows of her Gospel Music Award winning mother Cissy Houston. You would think that the life she experienced married to Bobby Brown was an unfamiliar culture that resulted in the eventual fall from grace of the Angelic like songstress. Many people forget or probably care not to remember the battles with substance abuse endured by the late songstress’ cousin Dionne Warwick. The R&B superstar, like many before her, also fell prey to the lures of drugs and alcohol in an extremely demanding industry. Though my recollection on this doesn’t mean a hill of beans related to the demise of Whitney Houston, it does offer some possible insight into the fact that Whitney wasn’t exactly naive about substance abuse and other negativities associated with the music industry. In fact mom Cissy, her cousin Dionne Warwick, and her God Mother, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin were all more than equipped to educate and groom Whitney about the lures of drug culture associated with the exact same craft of Musical Performance that they all had dominated, and excelled in during the peek of their careers. I am sure that there was constant counsel as Whitney’s addiction and troubles became more and more obvious publicly. I just don’t see drugs and the other events that occurred sufficient grounds to vilify Bobby Brown for some of the behavior that Whitney willfully chose to indulge in, and the fact that such disdain for Bobby was able to spill over into Whitney’s funeral in my mind tends to indicate that his disconnect from the Houston family runs deeper than what has been made known to the public. I don’t agree with the manner in which the Houston’s chose to deal with Brown’s presence at the funeral, but I understand that people are human. Pain, hurt, and grief often times get the very best of us, and cause us to act irrationally at times because we are all human. I just don’t understand denying children the opportunity to pay respects to a woman that was their mom too. Whitney helped raise Bobby’s other children in their 15 year marriage. Those same kids were innocent in what ever happened between Whitney and their Dad. I looked at the News clip on CNN, and the images of Bobby’s son, crying uncontrollablely in the parking lot outside of the church, was an extremely bitter pill to swallow. Was the hate and disdain for Bobby so overwhelming that his kids had to be punished for his actions perceived by the Houston family to be the cause of Whitney’s death? I am not sure this display of viciousness is even deserving of attention, but one thing for certain is that this incident speaks volumes about the Houston’s alleged allegiance to God, Christianity, and their so called faith. It was Pastor Marvin Winans who preached during Whitney’s eulogy about walking God like and prioritizing God’s word. By snubbing Bobby Brown, especially his innocent children, the Houston family contradicted just about everything that every speaker conveyed describing their experience in the life of Whitney Houston. This was a despicable act of viciousness, ungodly, and sends a hell of a message to the world about the unwillingness of some Christians desire to forgive. This basic principality (forgiveness) taught by Christ wasn’t present during the home going of a woman so many said loved him so. Moreover, those within in the Houston family who allowed this to occur wasn’t thinking about Bobbi Kris, were acting selfishly, and created a horrible stigmatization upon the Houston’s true Christian beliefs as well as the entire New Hope Baptist Church Ministry.

The People’s Champion

I’mDavid Adams