New York, Apr 14 (EFE) .- Dozens of residents of the New York neighborhood of the Bronx, including activists and politicians, participated this Sunday in which the Game has returned with his Nipsey Hussle Tribute, killed in Los Angeles on March 31, to Claim the end of violence.
New York, Apr 14 (EFE) .- Dozens of residents of the New York neighborhood of the Bronx, including activists and politicians, participated this Sunday in a march in tribute to rapper Nissley Hussle, killed in Los Angeles on March 31, to Claim the end of violence.
The event was led by rapper and local activist Mysonne, who called on the New York authorities to redouble efforts to prevent deaths such as Hussle, a 33-year-old musician much loved by the African-American community, who has shaken Americans more Beyond the entertainment industry.
This Thursday there was a commemorative act to fire Hussle in Los Angeles that brought together thousands of people, including the legends of black music Stevie Wonder or Snoop Dogg, and in which a letter written by former President Barack Obama was read.
The New York march on Sunday, as broadcast on social media, attracted local figures known as the president of the Bronx County, Rubén Díaz Jr .; state congressman Michael Blake; activist Tamika Mallory, who was the organizer of the Women’s March, or actor Malik Yoba.
After the march, marked by shouts of “stop the violence, protect the children”, and full of posters that called to “stop killing”, those who took the microphone at the foot of the town hall encouraged to improve communication in the community already love each other as a great brotherhood, above the retributions.
The actor Yoba told those present at the end of the march that he was shot when he was 15 years old and from the incident, which could have left him paralyzed, he learned that “regardless of our condition, we all have the ability to manifest what we have in our heart” , and so he applauded Hussle’s legacy.
Rapper Mysonne announced a few days ago on the radio program The Breakfast Club that the aim of the march was for the community, especially the African American, to “identify as brothers” even if they disagree on their ideas because the country “is losing a lot of people for gun violence. “
Proud of his modest origins, Ermias Asghedom, the real name of Nipsey Hussle, was not only one of the most prominent rappers on the West Coast but noted for his philanthropic and social work to move his community forward.
The murder of the young man happened on March 31 in the afternoon, at the doors of his clothing store Marathon Clothing, to shots and with a car waiting for the flight, which led the authorities to think that it was gang violence.
However, the Police believe that the murder was due to a personal discussion. Eric Holder, a 29-year-old angel, is being arrested as a crime suspect.