Occupy The Hood Movement Gaining Steam, Will it Rally Blacks Like the Civil Rights Movement Did in the 1960s?

Occupy the Hood movement gains steam, but will it become a catalyst for a new "civil rights movement" that doesn't just focus on Wall Street but on local issues confronting blacks and Latinos?

The Occupy Wall Street movement is attracting blacks in the form of "Occupy the Hood." The Oakland movement was started by Malik Rhasaan, 39, from Queens, NY, and Ife Johari Uhuru, who is based in Detroit, according to the Loop 21. @OccupyTheHood also has 5,713 followers on Twitter. The group seeks to educate and empower blacks and Latinos to get up and fight for what they believe in. I will say that it is a noble cause and I hope the movement continues to rally African Americans across the country. Our struggle isn't only limited to the shenanigans on Wall Street. It starts in our communities. It's time to say no to the escalating gun violence in predominantly black communities. It's time to say enough to absentee fathers. It's time to say no to broken homes. It's time to say no to high school drop out rates and it's time to say no to economic repression. It's time to say yes to personal responsibility and making the right choices for our kids and teaching them to make the right choices. It's time to say no to gangs and the no-snitch mentality.