What ๐ค ๐งก๐ ๐ญ up, ๐ ๐ โฌ๏ธ ๐ข Ye?๐ค ๐พ๐ช๐พ๐ช ๐พ๐ช๐พ๐ช ๐พ๐ช๐พ๐ช This Larry ๐ท ๐ท ๐ท Hoover Jr๐ฆ๐ฟ First 1๏ธโฃ ๐ฅ ๐ and foremost1๏ธโฃ, I โ๐ ๐๐ฏ ๐ฅณ wanna ๐ฑ โ๐ฟ โ๐ฟ thank ๐ ๐บ๐ค ๐ you ๐๐ป๐๐ป ๐ ๐ฑ for ๐ ๐ ๐ taking ๐ ๐ ๐ซ the fight๐คผ ๐ ๐ ๐ for ๐ฆ ๐๐ โฟ๐ค my ๐ซ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐พโ๐ฆณfather ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฅ to the Oval Office๐ฝ ๐ข ๐ข ๐ฉโ๐ผ You ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ might ๐ ๐ช ๐ ฑ๏ธ not ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐โ have ๐คฒ ๐๐ ๐ถ been ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ผ the only ๐ค ๐จ ๐ค one ๐๐ผ โ๐ผ 1๏ธโฃ โ ๐ฅ that โก๏ธ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ couldโve ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ did ๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐ that๐ณ ๐คฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ But ๐ ๐๐ ๐ you ๐ ๐ ๐ were ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฅ the one 1๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ 1๏ธโฃ ๐ 1๏ธโฃ ๐ โ that ๐จ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ did ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฟ๐ do ๐ณ ๐ญโจ ๐คจ that๐ ๐ถโจ ๐ฅบ๐ข๐ ๐ญ And with your ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ assistance, we ๐ฅ ๐งโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ ๐ซ can ๐ โบ๏ธ ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ continue โฉ โฉ โฉ to let ๐ ๐ซ ๐ง๐ปโ๐คโ๐ง๐ฝ the world๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ take ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฅ part ๐ ๐๐ค ๐ in ๐ ๐ป ๐ this fight๐ฅ ๐๐ค โโ๐ก ๐ฅ You ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ know, ๐ค ๐ค๐๐ ๐ค to me, ๐โโ๏ธ๐ ๐ผ ๐ญ it kinda ๐ ๐ก ๐ feels ๐ก ๐ ๐ข like ๐๐ ๐ ๐ Me๐๐พโโ๏ธ, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐คฐ๐ ๐ซ my ๐ โ ๐ ๐จ mother๐ง๐พ, ๐คถ ๐ฉ ๐คฐ my ๐ฑ๐พ ๐ ๐ฟ brothers๐ฌ๐ฟ, ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป ๐จ and my ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฅถ kids๐จโ๐งโ๐ฆ ๐ถ ๐ถ ๐ง๐ง Have ๐ฃโ ๐ถ ๐ถ all ๐ฏ โก๏ธ๐ฅ2๏ธโฃ ๐ฉ๐ฟ ๐ฏ been โก๏ธ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฅ incarcerated๐จthrough this journeyโ๏ธ ๐ ๐ ๐ And we ๐ฝ ๐จ ๐ซ havenโt ๐ โโ๏ธ ๐ โโ๏ธ ๐ โโ๏ธ even โ ๐๐ ๐๐ been ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฏ to jail๐ข ๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐๐ง We ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ have ๐๐ ๐ถ ๐ been ๐ ๐ ๐๐ป looked ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐at and treated ๐ค ๐ค ๐ค as criminals๐ฉ๐ฝโโ๏ธ For ๐บ ๐ ๐ being ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ a part ๐ ๐ ใฝ of this family๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ ๐จโ๐จโ๐งโ๐ง ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ My ๐๐ข๐จ๐ป ๐ช ๐๐ fatherโs ๐ฌ ๐จ ๐จ truth ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ and the reality ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ that ๐ ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ he ๐ท ๐ท ๐โโ๏ธ raised ๐โโ ๐ง๐ง ๐ง๐ง me ๐๐ ๐โโ๏ธ ๐๐ป in๐งข ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ช Is that โ ๐ป ๐ he ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ wanted ๐ ๐ซ๐ฅบ ๐ to make ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ณ ๐ a change ๐ผ ๐ผ ๐๐ in ๐๐ช๐ป ๐ ๐ซ๐ก this community๐ธ ๐ฐ ๐ฉ ๐ฑ โCause ๐๐ค ๐ซ ๐๐ the conditions ๐ฑโโ๏ธ ๐ฑโโ๏ธ ๐ฑโโ๏ธ in ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ this capitalist ๐ฅsociety ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ is what โ ๐ฆ ๐งโ๐ฆผ made ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฅถ ๐ ๐ฐ ๐ himโ๏ธ โ ๐๐ด ๐ด And itโs what ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ made ๐ ๐น๐น๐น๐น ๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช the children ๐ธ ๐ถ ๐ of today๐ ๐ฝ ๐ ๐ฝ After ๐๐ฏ 2๏ธโฃ ๐ 2๏ธโฃ โ๐ป โ๐ป 2๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃyears of ๐ ฑ๏ธeinโ locked ๐ ๐ ๐ down, โ๏ธโฌ๏ธโ๏ธ ๐ป ๐๐ twenty-three and one 1๏ธโฃ ๐คก๐คก๐คก๐คก ๐ก My ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐จ๐ ๐ father ๐ ๐จ๐ผ ๐๐จ ๐จ has ๐ ๐ค ๐ค๐ not ๐ซ โ โ๏ธ ๐ซcalled ๐ ๐๐ณ ๐ณ any ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ shots๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ from โซ ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฃ one ๐ 1๏ธโฃ ๐ธ โ๏ธ of the most ๐๐ค ๐ ๐ฏ๐ secure ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐and segregated ๐ง๐ฑ๐ง๐ฟprisons in ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ก 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ the world๐ ๐๐๐คฏ ๐ ๐ And will ๐๐ ๐โฝ ๐ค not, ๐ท ๐ฏ โ once ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ released, ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ call ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ any ๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฌ shots ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ for ๐ฃ๐ป โ๐ ๐๐ค the Gangster ๐ด ๐ด ๐ด Disciplesโช๏ธ If my ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ fatherโs ๐จ๐ปโ๐ฆณ๐ด๐ป๐ง๐ป ๐ฌ ๐จ intentions ๐ฐ ๐ฐ ๐ฐ were ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ ๐ถ to lead ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ us ๐๐ ๐จ ๐จ to death๐destruction๐ฅ Into ๐ ๐ ๐๐ the Hell๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ that ๐ ๐ฅบ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ he ๐ฆ ๐โโ๏ธ ๐ฅ has ๐ถ ๐ ๐ had ๐ญ ๐งโ๐ฆฝ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐โ๐ to live ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ป ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ป ๐ ๐ดin ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ ๐ for ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ the past ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฟ twenty-six years ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ตโ ๐ถ Man,๐งhe would ๐๐ ๐ญ ๐ช be ๐ ๐ผ ๐ฐ dead ๐ ๐ ๐ต ๐to me ๐งผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ I ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธโจ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธโจ๐ฅต ๐ฅฒ ๐ฐ๐ didnโtโ๏ธ ๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ sign โ โโ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ โ up ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด ๐ โ๏ธfor ๐บ โ๐ ๐ that๐จ๐ฟโ๐ป ๐ท๐ฏ ๐ค ๐ I ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ didnโt โค๏ธ๐ง๐ป๐ธ๐ซ ๐ฅฐ โ stay 6๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐ on ๐๐ ๐ ๐ this journey ๐ ๐ ๐ this long ๐๐ โ ๐ for ๐ค๐ ๐ พ๏ธ โฟ๐ค that๐ ๐ค ๐ ๐คผโโ๏ธ๐๐ป All ๐ฉ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ my ๐ ๐ ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ life, ๐ ๐ค ๐ค man๐ผ๐พ ๐ฆ ๐คนโโ ๐จ Iโve ๐ ๐คฉ โ๏ธ๐ฅ been ๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฆ waitinโ for ๐ ๐๐ฑ ๐ฃ my ๐ฅถ ๐ ๐๐ father ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ to come ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ท ๐ homeโฑ ๐ ๐ก ๐ They ๐ ๐ฅ ๐บ told ๐คช ๐ ๐ฃ๏ธ me ๐ผ ๐ฝ ๐ when โฐ ๐๐ โฐ I ๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ graduate ๐จโ๐ ๐จโ๐ ๐ฉโ๐ eighth grade๐๐พhe would ๐ ๐ช ๐ช be ๐งโค๏ธ ๐ผ ๐ง homeโณ ๐ ๐ ๐ก Then ๐ค๐ค ๐ฎ ๐คช they ๐ ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ told ๐คช ๐ ๐ฃ๏ธ me ๐โโ ๐คฅ ๐จ๐พ when ๐๐ ๐ โฐ I ๐โโ๏ธ๐ ๐ค ๐ graduate ๐จโ๐ ๐ฉโ๐ ๐จโ๐ from ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ฎ high ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฌ school๐ง๐พโ๐, ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ตโ๐ฏ๐ผโ ๐ he ๐โโ๏ธ ๐ ๐ท would ๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ be ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐จ home ๐ก ๐ ๐ ๐ก I ๐ก๐ถ๐๐ ๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐๐ went ๐ถ ๐ฃ ๐ถ away ๐ ๐ ๐คฉ to Morris Brown, ๐ด ๐จ ๐ ๐จโ๐ซI ๐ ๐ ๐๐ graduated ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ ๐จ๐พโ๐and he ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ still โ๏ธ ๐ ๐ฅ ainโt โจ๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐ซ homeโณ ๐ก ๐ ๐ช๐ช๐ช Now ๐ โฐ ๐ฅบ Iโm ๐ ๐ ๐ a adult๐จ๐ฟ, ๐ง ๐ง ๐ง and my ๐ค๐จ โ ๏ธ ๐ป daughter ๐โโ๏ธ ๐ง ๐ง went ๐ ๐ฃ ๐จ away ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ซto college ๐and graduated๐ฉ๐พโ๐ ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ He ๐จ ๐ท ๐จ still ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ not โณ ๐ท ๐ซ homeโ๏ธ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ก Now ๐๏ธ๐๐๏ธ โ๐ฑ ๐งโโ๏ธ even ๐ ๐ ๐ more โโโโโโโโโ ๐ โ than ๐ป ๐ป ๐ฝ that๐ฉ, ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ณ๐ my ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ son๐ฆ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐พ ๐ฆ ๐ he ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ ๐บ graduated ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ eighth ๐ง๐พโ๐grade ๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ด and we ๐ ๐ซ ๐ still ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ ๐๐ป waitinโ Matter โโ ๐ ๐ฑ of fact, ๐ ๐ ๐ซ he ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ก๐ ๐ท ๐ซhasnโt hugged๐คจ, kissed๐ , ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ or touched๐ฅด ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ any ๐ฆ ๐จ ๐ธ of his โฟ ๐จ ๐ฆ grandchildren๐ ๐ซ ๐ซ ๐ซ And they ๐ ๐ฉโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ ๐ง havenโt ๐ โโ๏ธ ๐ โโ๏ธ ๐ โโ๏ธ been โก๏ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ able ๐ ๐ช๐ช ๐ช๐ช to touch ๐ โ ๐ they ๐ฉโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ ๐จโ๐ฆณโค๏ธ ๐ grandfather๐ค ๐ด ๐ด ๐ด Even ๐ ๐ ๐ though โผ๏ธ๐คจ ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ง๐ป๐ it is not ๐ซ ๐ ๐ ๐ผ seen ๐ ๐ ๐ that ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ way ๐ ๐ค ๐คทโโ๏ธ for ๐ค ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ some ๐ โ โ of us๐พ ๐จ ๐คข๐คฎ ๐จ But ๐ฑ๐ณ ๐ ๐ for 4๏ธโฃ ๐๐ 4๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ ๐ฝ๐ฆ many โ โ ๐ฌ of us, ๐ฃ ๐บ๐ธ ๐บ๐ธ Larry ๐ท ๐ท ๐ท Hoover is a beacon ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ of hope ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ for ๐ฆ ๐ป โ๐ his ๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ฏ community๐๐ฟ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ Who ๐คท โ๏ธ ๐ค๐ญ deserves to breathe ๐ ๐ ๐ free ๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐พ air๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ ๐จ Free ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐พ ๐ ๐ my ๐จ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฅ ๐ father, ๐ช ๐จ ๐จ๐ด Mr. ๐จ ๐จ ๐โโ๏ธ Larry ๐ท ๐ท ๐ท Hoover Srโ