Tom Browne - Funkin' for Jamaica N Y (1980)
Love this! All time classic! Written by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne in a tribute to his hometown neighbourhood of Jamaica, Queens. Co-written by Toni Smith who also performed vocals on the track. Went top 10 in UK & #1 US R&B Chart.
@paulsworrell@CurtisScoon Of course, it exists. You made my point. Her behavior has nothing to do with it. Yet, her defenders will throw it against the wall, with the other excuses, and see what sticks.
“Unless you’ve experienced this firsthand, it is impossible to understand. Every day is a fight for survival, not a place to get an education. During passing periods, I’d hurry as fast as I could to avoid being “jumped”. I’d walk down the hallways seeing fights break out with alarms blaring and the school’s lone police officer running through masses of pupils after a kid had been beaten up. It’s impossible to learn when you’re constantly in survival mode.”
Some people are asking of the Nikole Hannah Jones situation, "Where was the father!"
A few things are going on. We can take NHJ's view that they moved forward as a unit. OR we can appreciate the number of Black fathers who tried to stop their wives from screwing up their kids and were served divorce papers for the trouble.