Where were my People (Blacks and Latinos) Today?

The only time I saw any black folks around the protestors were in singles or doubles. It wasn't until I stumbled onto the end of a gospel competition in Grand Central Terminal did I see a large abundance of "my people".

Anyway, "let me start from the from the beginning at the top of the list." (c) Prodigy
After a lovely Friday/Valentine's Day night of catching the live action adaptation of the Daredevil comic, I realized that:
1. Jennifer Garner is a talented actress, especially in action. And she is no “Jinx”
2. Colin Farrell is the man
3. That poor lighting in night time scenes is really an eyesore
4. Ben Affleck is one hell of a stiff actor, but a lot can be blamed on the writing (screw a film review for now)
4a. I will not stand for anymore badly edited hand-to-hand fight scenes that i know are choreographed by good Hong Kong cats
5. That Blade 2 and possibly X-Men 2 will be the only Marvel comics-based films I really dig thus far
6. And this CRITIC AGREES WITH ME
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I woke up this morning contemplating whether to go or not. A friend said I should meet her at 11:45 in Union Sqaure, but by the time I was up and at em it was almost noon. So i left her a message , asking her to call and let me know how the atmosphere is. The call never came so off i went in my car on a 40 minute trip (normally it takes less than 30 minutes) into the city.

51st and 1st avenue was the main stage for all the speakers, but I knew my past-2 o'clock-entrance meant parking on Park avenue and 28th st.; catching the train to 42nd street; bumping into other protestors who could not get onto 2nd or 1st avenue around a 20 block radius; and forgetting my precious gloves in the freezing weather. I thank God for WBAI, which was broadcasting the speakers, live.

All was not lost though, as I stood with no direction on 3rd avenue in the upper 40s. Murmurings of a plan to bum rush Times Square were in the air. So after bumping into one of my coworkers from my school gig, we followed the crowd marching towards Times Square.

Did I mention it was freezing and i forgot my gloves?

Hence my picture-taking became an exercise in ignoring the numbing of my hands and capturing such things as:

1. Students getting arrested, and with their hands tied up giving me the "V" sign and smiling
LOL

2. An English/Australian dude walking on hydraulic stilts with a cardboard sign that read "Bush The Terrible"
3. Cops in Riot gear
4. The swarm of people marching west on 42nd after forcing authorities to shut down Times Square

I have to say I am less cynical and apathetic after that day. Plus I was told that the minorities were mainly close to the 1st and 2nd avenues.

Will it change the “powers that be” and their warmongering plans? I am not sure it will, because their plans are based on money and power and not anything just.