once attempted murdering my mother and I just after he finished breaking every bone in her face with his fists, one of many such incidents. I’ve lived in a number of small white rural communities and witnessed all the same degradation, crime and violence popular media likes to associated with the inner city. I started protesting for social justice on the streets when I was in my teens soon after quitting school and leaving home, I guess It was a place to funnel my anger towards the poverty and