The campaign, B Word And N Word Free, B N Free. I'm the father of three sons, who were raised here in Chicago. They would have company in our backyard playing basketball and that was good. I only asked that there was no cursing in the yard. I did not want to hear the N word either. I became Papa Ju to our area. In the 1990's my ex wife and I, were splitting up and to my friends I called her all ki
nds of B's. My good friends checked me. Saying how could Mr. Respectful, be so disrespectful. The question challenged me. At the same time I had become a writer or a player of words. I made a personal commitment that I would respect all especially myself, my family, my friends, my block, my community, my work etc. I wrote a piece in 1998 That is called, "B Word And N Word Free, B N Free". When I first started doing the poem, there would be people before me and after me that did not rhyme unless they put the N word in there. That's where I started, I've been up and down with being motivated in our hood because so many of our people believe that the N word is our name. It has become my mission to ask people to believe and respect ourselves and our sisters, mothers and daughters. Sounds simple, no it has not been. I have found some of the brightest people around who believe that they or some of us are the N word. I'm asking my family, my friends, my community, to help rid the world of this. In the days to come I will post the B Word And N Word Free, B N Free poem. Thanks to all that have liked the page so far and to those that will support the process. It's the process, that could help get us to our very best. to all health, wealth, and much happiness. Remember you heard it from me. Love, and live B N Free
