Rhetoric is a Meager Medicine Mr. Mayor!

Ron Dellums can pour the the salves of oratorical grandeur in our ears all day, but until he actually does something substantive to serve the people and justice, I remain skeptical at best. In the clip above, from yesterday's rally, he asks us to join him. But to join him at this juncture is to remain dormant. He must serve us before he asks of us, end of story. I do not support senseless violence by anyone, BUT Dellums keeps demanding peace of demonstrators without demanding it of the system that took Grant's life. I know that Dellums has a history in the field of civil rights, but I just don't feel genuine compassion or anger coming from him. Show us that you are on our side Mr. Mayor, before you ask us to join you. Name recognition and past achievments mean nothing to Oakland now. Lead as you have been charged to.

Where Is Ron Dellums' Leadership?

Oakland native Davey D makes some excellent points regarding Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums' lack of leadership. Why can't he or any other public officials, police or BART representatives just come forward and apologize? Telling us to "cool out" as Dellums said today doesn't help. Don't patronize us, help the situation. We have seen the video, so the bullshit limbo act isn't going to work this time. Man up and stop treating us like we're children who aren't smart enough to understand "the process." Where was any sort of "process" when Oscar Grant was executed?

Dellums has done nothing since he was sworn in, but his latest inaction is just insulting. He has tried to substitute rhetoric for action for too long. This time he better get a clue and some balls and do something.

Above: Davey D's radio show offers insights into past incidents of Oakland Police murder and features Bay Area rapper D Labrie and Grant family attorney John Burris.

Mayor Dellums calls for outside investigation

There has been nothing but fishiness surrounding the investigation of murdered Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey. If yall have been under a rock for the last year here is a super brief synopsis.

1. Journalist Chancey Bailey (right) was investigating Your Black Muslim Bakery's shadiness and got blasted by a shotty on his way to work.
   
2. A Bakery underling, Devaughndre Broussard, has taken the rap, but it seems pretty evident that Black Muslim leader, Yusuf Bey IV (top center), is behind this in some way.
3. The Oakland Police's investigation has been most recently tainted due to Sgt. Derwin Longmire's (right) unethical intervention in the investigation of Yusuf Bey IV, with whom he has a previous relationship. Apparently Longmire has also intervened in previous felony investigations involving Bey IV.
4. Yesterday Mayor Ron Dellums called for an outside investigation of the Bailey murder by a state or federal agency, due to OPD internal affair's failure to handle the matter. Longmire is still on active duty. Bey IV is currently jailed on other charges.

Keep in mind that this is a ridiculously brief summary. For more details involving the case, investigation, and the journalists who have been powering this ship go to www.chaunceybaileyproject.org.