Watch: ‘It’s OK To Cry:’ Martial Arts Instructor Teaches Powerful Lesson On Black Manhood
The sensei imparts wisdom about developing 'mental fortitude' when his young pupil struggles to punch through a board.
Posted August 12, 2016
A young African-American martial artist learned a lesson that can guide him into manhood.
When the pupil, Bruce, struggled to break a board with his left fist and begins to cry, his sensei, Jason Wilson, used the situation as a teachable moment.
Wilson gently says, “It’s OK to cry. We cry as men.” He explains to Bruce and his other young Black students that in life one often has to push through resistance.
“Being a Black man in this country, you’re going to need mental fortitude. You’re going to have to be strong here (pointing to his head),” Wilson says in the video.
The sensei continued:
“And it’s good to cry so you can work through that emotion, so when it arises again, you can push it to the side, and do what you gotta do.”
Bruce was going through an initiation test to join the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy in Detroit. The academy combines biblical teachings with martial arts to transform the lives of Black boys and young men.
The Bible says before David became king of Israel, he escaped to the Cave of Adullam where about 400 men — who were in distress, debt, and discontented — joined him. David guided them and became their captain.
The organization’s website states tht it “trains and transforms” boys and young men in Detroit, who are “emotionally distressed, physically in debt, and mentally discontented,” to become “comprehensive men of God.”
Wilson launched a GoFundMe campaign to support the organization’s efforts.
PHOTO CREDIT: Getty | VIDEO: YouTube
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102 Black Men And Boys Killed By Police
102 Black Men And Boys Killed By Police
1. Frederick Cox

2. Patrick Warren Sr.

3. Carl Dorsey III, 39
3 of 102Man shot to death in Police involved shooting in Newark is identified as 39 year old Carl Dorsey III. https://t.co/hdtmb6w0Il
— The Tornado News (@TheTornadoNews) January 6, 2021
4. Dolal Idd, 23

5. Andre' Hill, 47
5 of 102An attorney who has represented the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor says he is now working for the family of Andre' Hill, the man killed by a Columbus police officer early Tuesday.https://t.co/9yXaqYKHfu
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) December 24, 2020
6. Joshua Feast
6 of 102Joshua Feast was fatally shot in the BACK by La Marque PD officer Jose Santos as he was running away, posing no threat. Witnesses report Santos refused to render aid to Joshua after shooting him AND then kicked his body, already debilitated by the bullet. #JusticeForJoshuaFeast pic.twitter.com/zO46PCsGzO
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) December 12, 2020
7. Maurice Gordon

8. Casey Goodson Jr.

9. Rodney Applewhite

10. A.J. Crooms
10 of 102A Florida sheriff's officer shot and killed two Black teens, A.J. Crooms and Sincere Pierce.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 19, 2020
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11. Sincere Pierce
11 of 102MOTHER SPEAKS: Cynthia Green of #Cocoa speaks out about her son 18 yr old Sincere Pierce, shot and killed in deputy involved double shooting last Friday. Says she isn’t getting answers and still hasn’t seen her son’s body. @MyNews13 #News13Brevard pic.twitter.com/hYFxZEOqz6
— Greg Pallone (@gpallone13) November 17, 2020
12. Walter Wallace Jr.
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13. Marcellis Stinnette, teen killed by police in Waukegan, Illinois

14. Jonathan Price
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15. Deon Kay
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16. Daniel Prude
16 of 102The killing of Daniel Prude by Rochester police officers is unacceptable, and we need real answers for why this happened and why it took so long to come out.
— Jeremy Cooney (@JeremyCooneyROC) September 2, 2020
Trained medical professionals should respond to mental health crises, not armed officers. pic.twitter.com/EPhH9inn1x
17. Damian Daniels
17 of 102Yesterday in SA cops killed Sergeant Damian Lamar Daniels in front of his home. His family asked the Red Cross to get him to the VA.
— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) August 27, 2020
He had a legal gun on his hip that he never removed. He didn’t want to go and he struggled when they tried to force him.
So they killed him. pic.twitter.com/q6U7OSXb6D
18. Dijon Kizzee
18 of 102This is #DijonKizzee, 29 yrs old and shot and killed by LA Sheriffs after being stopped for a bike violation. Cops handcuffed his lifeless body. While police investigations can drag on for months/years, cops have already claimed he ran away, and dropped clothes and a gun. #BLM pic.twitter.com/pM6mQfWLeQ
— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) September 1, 2020
19. Trayford Pellerin

20. David McAtee
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21. Natosha “Tony” McDade
21 of 10222. George Floyd
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23. Yassin Mohamed
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— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) May 9, 2020
24. Finan H. Berhe
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25. Sean Reed

26. Steven Demarco Taylor

27. Ariane McCree

28. Terrance Franklin
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29. Miles Hall

30. Darius Tarver

31. William Green
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— Liv 👸🏾 (@liv__03) January 28, 2020
32. Samuel David Mallard, 19
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— Chris Jose (@ChrisJoseWSB) January 17, 2020
33. Kwame "KK" Jones, 17

34. De’von Bailey, 19
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— Scott Kilbury (@SKilburyFOX21) November 14, 2019
35. Christopher Whitfield, 31
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36. Anthony Hill, 26
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37. De'Von Bailey, 19
37 of 10238. Eric Logan, 54
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Two lawyers representing the estate of 54-year-old Eric Logan, who was shot and killed by a South Bend police officer, have sued that officer, Sgt. Ryan O'Neill and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
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39. Jamarion Robinson, 26
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40. Gregory Hill Jr., 30
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41. JaQuavion Slaton, 20
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— Teresa Woodard (@twoodard8) June 10, 2019
42. Ryan Twyman, 24
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43. Brandon Webber, 20
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— Jeneisha C. Harris (@JeneishaCHarris) June 13, 2019
Brandon Webber, father of 3, shot by U. S. Marshalls 16-20 times in Memphis.
No one deserves to be shot and killed like this.
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44. Jimmy Atchison, 21
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45. Willie McCoy, 20
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— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) February 23, 2019
46. Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., 21
46 of 10247. D’ettrick Griffin, 18
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48. Jemel Roberson, 26
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49. DeAndre Ballard, 23
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— N.C. Central University (@NCCU) September 21, 2018
50. Botham Shem Jean, 26
Source:false 50 of 102The young man who was killed by a Dallas police officer in his own apartment this morning has been identified as 26-year-old Botham Jean. He worked at the PwC firm in Downtown Dallas. https://t.co/oyjHMdMXVv pic.twitter.com/uSvJWJ062e
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 7, 2018
51. Antwon Rose Jr., 17
Source:false 51 of 10252. Robert Lawrence White, 41
Source:false 52 of 10253. Anthony Lamar Smith, 24

54. Ramarley Graham, 18

55. Manuel Loggins Jr., 31

56. Trayvon Martin, 17

57. Wendell Allen, 20

58. Kendrec McDade, 19

59. Larry Jackson Jr., 32

60. Jonathan Ferrell, 24

61. Jordan Baker, 26

62. Victor White lll, 22

63. Dontre Hamilton, 31

64. Eric Garner, 43

65. John Crawford lll, 22

66. Michael Brown, 18

67. Ezell Ford, 25

68. Dante Parker, 36

69. Kajieme Powell, 25

70. Laquan McDonald, 17

71. Akai Gurley, 28

72. Tamir Rice, 12

73. Rumain Brisbon, 34

74. Jerame Reid, 36

75. Charly Keunang, 43

76. Tony Robinson, 19

77. Walter Scott, 50

78. Freddie Gray, 25

79. Brendon Glenn, 29

80. Samuel DuBose, 43

81. Christian Taylor, 19

82. Jamar Clark, 24

83. Mario Woods, 26

84. Quintonio LeGrier, 19

85. Gregory Gunn, 58

86. Akiel Denkins, 24

87. Alton Sterling, 37

88. Philando Castile, 32

89. Terrence Sterling, 31

90. Terence Crutcher, 40

91. Keith Lamont Scott, 43

92. Alfred Olango, 38

93. Jordan Edwards, 15

94. Stephon Clark, 22
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95. Danny Ray Thomas, 34
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96. DeJuan Guillory, 27
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— Faces Of Injustice (@takeaknee4me) October 12, 2017
97. Patrick Harmon, 50
97 of 102Patrick Harmon was shot and killed by police in Salt Lake City, Utah. The district attorney says the shooting was "legally justified." pic.twitter.com/zYBOwlTzRb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 7, 2017
98. Jonathan Hart, 21
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— Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) December 9, 2018
99. Maurice Granton, 24
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— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 26, 2018
100. Julius Johnson, 23
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101. Jamee Johnson, 22

102. Michael Dean, 28

102 Black Men And Boys Killed By Police
UPDATED: 3:21 p.m. ET, Jan. 22, 2021 -- Police shooting and killing Black males is all but a centuries-old American tradition among law enforcement in the U.S. But the fact that this apparent rite of police passage is still thriving in 2021 and only seems to be gaining momentum instead of slowing should give any American citizen pause as an increasing number of Black people -- especially males both young and old -- continue to be added to a growing list of victims with what seems like a new shooting every week. Frederick Cox, 18, was shot by a plain clothes Davidson County deputy on Nov. 8, 2020 while attending a funeral in High Point, North Carolina. The deputy was on hand to investigate the murder of Jonas Thompson, the man who was being laid to rest. Sadly, shots broke out during a drive-by shooting at the funeral. Police claim the deputy fired his weapon after observing Cox was armed, but his family states he was stuck several times in his back, refuting the police's claim. https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1352402762689032197?s=20 Patrick Warren Sr. was killed on Jan. 10 after an officer responded to his family's attempt to contact mental health professionals when they noticed his behavior changing at their home in Killeen, Texas. But it was unclear why the Killeen Police Department officer felt the need to not only Taser Warren -- a 52-year-old unarmed man -- but also actually shoot him to death. Scroll down to read more about Warren. https://twitter.com/SirOlSkool/status/1349411070964850693?s=20 A 39-year-old man named Carl Dorsey III was fatally shot in South Orange, New Jersey on New Year's Day, according to RLS Media. Police claim they were responding to a call when an officer shot and killed Dorsey with a 9mm gun during a confrontation. A gun was recovered at the scene while another officer was hospitalized with injuries due to the incident. Little information is known about what led to the shooting, but the Attorney General's office has launched an investigation. https://twitter.com/TheTornadoNews/status/1346624067886067713?s=20 Minneapolis police released bodycam footage along with the name of a shooting victim, identified as 23-year-old Dolal Idd. Idd, a Black male, was the first police involved death in the city since George Floyd. https://twitter.com/PaulBlume_FOX9/status/1344701216199225347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1344701216199225347%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsone.com%2F4070328%2Fminneapolis-cops-involved-in-first-police-killing-since-george-floyd%2F Police claim Idd was pulled over as a felony suspect during a traffic stop on Wednesday. He died of multiple gunshot wounds after police say he fired at officers. His manner of death is homicide, according to a news release obtained by CNN. Idd's death stirred up community concern due to the ongoing deaths of Black people at the hands of police, along with his family disputing the police's account of events. 47-year-old Andre' Hill was shot and killed by Columbus, Ohio police following the murder of Casey Goodson Jr. Hill was holding a cell phone, not a weapon, when his life was tragically taken. https://twitter.com/nbc4i/status/1341952374156496901?s=20 Prior to that, police in southeastern Texas killed Joshua Feast by shooting the 22-year-old Black man in the back while he ran away, posing no mortal threat to law enforcement. https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1337573103300472832?s=20 Less than a week earlier, police in Ohio killed Casey Goodson Jr. by shooting him in the back after apparently mistaking the Subway sandwiches he was holding for a gun. Whether the shootings were justified or not, the same use of lethal force against Black suspects is rarely seen with white people suspected of doing the same or worse. Case in point: A young Black man named Rodney Applewhite who was looking forward to meeting up with his family in Arizona, was shot and killed by New Mexico State Police en route to their annual Thanksgiving celebration on Nov. 19, according to Searchlight NM. However, Applewhite's family say they have been shut out of receiving information regarding his death, sans a sparse press release by the the New Mexico Department of Public Safety describing the incident. According to police, authorities attempted to pull him over during a traffic stop, to which Applewhite fled. According to authorities Applewhite, 25, attempted to disarm an officer during detainment and was fatally shot. https://twitter.com/DillonBergin/status/1331668726857416704?s=20 On Nov. 13 in Cocoa, Florida officers with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office opened fire at close range at a vehicle that did not appear to be directly threatening the lives of the officers involved. The car was being driven by Sincere Pierce, 18, and had A.J. Crooms, 16, inside as a passenger. Both teenagers died. Dashcam footage suggested there was no need for lethal force. The families of Pieces and Crooms have complained police haven't given them any information about the shooting. https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1329156935753592833?s=20 Marcellis Stinnette, 19, was killed on Oct. 3 when police in Waukegan, Illinois, shot at a car he was a passenger in. Police claimed they were forced to shoot in self-defense because the car reversed toward the officer who shot them. However, witnesses said the police officer hit them with his car before he opened fire. Prior to that, officers in Washington, D.C., killed Deon Kay,18, by shooting him in the back. The Metropolitan Police Department defended the officers involved by saying in a press release that "one of the [two] suspects brandished a firearm" while fleeing. (A little more than a week earlier, Kyle Rittenhouse, a white 17-year-old, illegally armed himself with an assault rifle, brandished it in front of police and lived to tell about it without sustaining any injury.) Protests quickly ensued and the Washington Post reported that some community residents "questioned the police account." https://twitter.com/berniebromanny/status/1301330337524592641?s=20 Kay's killing came one day after the Democrat & Chronicle reported that police in Rochester, New York, suffocated a 41-year-old Black man to death while he was in mental distress months ago. Daniel Prude was "lynched" by police, his brother said about the March 23 incident when cops tried to restrain the naked man who was suspected of being under the influence of drugs. Video of the killing was made public by lawyers representing Prude's family, which has called for the officers involved to be arrested and charged with murder. The video is extremely graphic and should be viewed with disrection. https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1301466316352761856?s=20 Similarly, police in Texas on Aug. 25 killed Damian Daniels, a military veteran who was shot twice in the chest in front of his newly purchased home after cops were dispatched there to perform a wellness check last week on someone they knew suffered from mental illness. The lawyer representing his family said Daniels was a combat veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was previously “the subject of four mental health-related calls” without incident. https://twitter.com/MeritLaw/status/1300772683769171971?s=20 All of the above incidents were preventable, but perhaps none more so than the shooting of Dijon Kizzee, who police targeted for an unspecified "vehicle code violation" while he was riding his bike Monday in Los Angeles. When he fled on foot, police shot him multiple times in the back under the purported guise that Kizzee had a gun. However, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who is representing Kizzee's family, tweeted a video of the shooting that threw into question the police's account. https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1301238367821205505?s=20 Kizzee's killing came about a week after the death of Trayford Pellerin in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Aug. 21. The 31-year-old was shot and killed as he tried to enter. convenience store, where cops responded to reports of a man with a knife. While details were still being sorted out, it's tough to imagine multiple police officers armed with both lethal and nonlethal weapons who have been trained to de-escalate situations like these legitimately fearing for their lives in the face of a man with a knife. [caption id="attachment_4002256" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Trayford Pellerin, at right. | Source: Treneca Pellerin / GoFundMe[/caption] Pellerin was killed just two days before police in Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, in his back multiple times. Amazingly, Blake -- who was unarmed when he was shot -- survived his shooting. Those two shootings followed the deadly police violence against Black people like David McAtee, who was killed while demonstrating after the in-custody killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. McAtee, also unarmed at the time of his death, was a businessman in Louisville, Kentucky, where police had recently killed Breonna Taylor in her own home. McAtee was killed when police and the National Guard recklessly returned fire from people shooting at them, hitting McAtee fatally. It was the latest botched response for a police department buried in scandal. [caption id="attachment_3952732" align="alignnone" width="622"] Source: Twitter[/caption] McAtee's death came days after Floyd was purportedly suspected of forgery, a nonviolent crime that certainly didn't warrant Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin handcuffing him and kneeling on the 46-year-old Black man's neck until he died. On May 6, police in Indianapolis shot and killed Sean Reed, a 21-year-old U.S. military veteran who was unarmed. Unbeknownst to the cops, Reed was live-streaming the episode on Facebook, a circumstance that allowed the police to be recorded joking about the shooting. https://twitter.com/heyarielouise/status/1258190713210036224?s=20 Some of the other victims' names include but certainly aren't limited to: Tamir Rice; Botham Shem Jean; E.J. Bradford; and Michael Brown. But two of the most recent names that can tragically be included in this deadly equation are Michael Dean, a 28-year-old father who police shot in the head on Dec. 3, 2019, and Jamee Johnson, a 22-year-old HBCU student who police shot to death after a questionable traffic stop on Dec. 14, 2019. One of the most distressing parts of this seemingly nonstop string of police killings of Black people is the fact that more times than not, the officer involved in the shooting can hide behind the claim that they feared for their lives -- even if the victim was shot in the back, as has become the case for so many deadly episodes involving law enforcement. In a handful of those cases -- such as Antwon Rose, a 13-year-old boy killed in Pittsburgh, and Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old killed in Sacramento, both of whom were unarmed -- the officers either avoided being criminally charged altogether or were acquitted despite damning evidence that the cops' lives were not threatened and there was no cause for them to resort to lethal force or any violence for that matter. Crump, who has been retained in so many of these cases, described the above scenarios in his new book, "Open Season," as the "genocide" of Black people. As NewsOne continues covering these shootings that so often go ignored by mainstream media, the below running list (in no certain order) of Black men and boys who have been shot and killed by police under suspicious circumstances can serve as a tragic reminder of the dangers Black and brown citizens face upon being born into a world of hate that has branded them as suspects since birth.
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