June 20, 2007 (World News Trust) -- The June 22nd 2007 Florida home invasion and gang-Rape of a mother and son by ten teenagers illustrates the need for a radical restructuring of the Black male image.
June 20, 2007 (World News Trust) -- The June 22nd 2007 Florida home invasion and gang-Rape of a mother and son by ten teenagers illustrates the need for a radical restructuring of the Black male image.
"Authorities said the boys were among a group of about 10 suspects who forced their way into the woman's Dunbar Village home on the night of June 18. According to police reports, a young man tricked the victim into opening the door of her home after he told her that the tires on his vehicle were flat.
Police said the woman and her son were then ambushed by three masked teens carrying weapons, who pushed the two back into the home. Investigators said seven other teens entered the home and demanded money while separating the two victims into different bedrooms. According to police reports, the mother was then raped and beaten by all 10 teens.
Police said the victim's preteen son had a plate smashed over his head and numerous household liquids poured into his eyes. Investigators said the boy was also forced at gunpoint to participate in the sexual assault." (Two Teens Held In Gang-Rape Of Mother, Torture Of Son)
Men, when alienated from the larger society, will form their own subcultures, each with its own rules, codes, and behaviors unique to its group, commonly known as a gang. The gang subculture has cannibalized the Black community with drug dealing and its associated violence. What stands out about the June 22nd gang-rape is that sexual assault, humiliation, and torture were the main goals. The assailants demanded money, but none appears to have been taken. So why would a mother be gang-raped by ten teenage boys, her son tortured and forced to participated at gunpoint? This turning against the black population stems from three main issues:
1. Female-led households (of which 70 percent of Black American households are female led)
2. The need for Black males to develop an identity that is far removed from the family structure most are raised in, female-led households
3.The expressing of masculinity in hyper-sexual, violent outbursts to demonstrate this newfound identity which is void of all feminine or feminist influences and aids in reinforcing the stereotypical thug bad Negro identity in the Black community (See The Height of Disrespect)
This trend of torture, abuse, and cannibalization of the Black population by its Black male subculture will continue until older males assert authority over these young men. Until the Black male identity is redefined and young black males are restricted from the ability to form their own subculture this trend of violence within the Black community will continue to grow.
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Eran Reya was born in 1971 in Virginia. Both of his parents worked for the Federal Government in Washington D.C. His summers as a child were spent with his grandparents in the countryside. From these experiences he was influenced by rural African-American culture and learned outdoors skills such as farming, shooting, and horseback riding.
In second grade he was diagnosed with a learning disability and placed in special education for three years. The teachers found that he had a love for learning and quickly completed his class work by mid-day. As a reward they allowed him to spend the remaining half of his day in the elementary school library reading. At the library, Eran began reading about the Civil War which led him into his life-long study of African American history.
While attending college in Virginia, Eran continued his independent study of African American literature. It was also in college where he began to see the identity issues and social problems of the Black Bourgeoisie and the Black masses. During his college years, he read works by authors such as: Carter G. Woodson, E. Franklin Frazier, W.E.B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, and slave narratives.
In 1994, after graduating from college, he ended up in Atlanta, GA working full-time and writing screenplays and short stories in the evenings. This is also when he began his study of the Bible. In 1995, Eran witnessed Freaknic and Dayton’s Black Beach Week. The events he witnessed on those trips troubled him and lead him to a deeper study of the Bible in an attempt to better understand human nature. It was at this time that he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
After relocating back to the Washington D.C. area, he began working in television production for a major news network. He continued writing screenplays and short stories which were never sold or published. While working in D.C., he watched the continued decline of the black community. In 2006, he began research to understand the root causes of the decline of Black America. He found that the biggest problem affecting Black America is the identity crisis of Black males. The Death of Black America is his first published book.
He currently resides in Virginia with his wife and two sons.
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