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In the spirit of our Afrikan Ankhcestors
by M’ketu M. M’wele
Imhotep! In the spirit of our Afrikan Ankhcestors, I was inspired to write. The prefix ankh before ancestors symbolizes they are one in the same. The air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat to nourish our bodies is filled with the spirit of our Afrikan Ankhcestors. The omnipotent presence of our Ankhcestors is undeniable.
A Brother, fellow prisoner and loyal subscriber introduced me to the San Francisco Bay View. I thank the Brother virtually every day for sharing your indispensable information and pertinent global news. Information, organization and solidarity are insurmountable forces.
At present, I’m a lifer who is currently serving time for armed robbery and felony murder. In 1979, I was sentenced to life plus 55 years. For the record, you have permission to share my story with the SF Bay View family, readers and faithful subscribers.
To say the least, it’s very cathartic to share the inhumane experience of surviving in the neo-slave plantations of the 21st century. The prison industrial neo-plantations are mirror images of the slave plantations that existed hundreds of years ago. The more plantations change the more plantations remain the same.
Take it from a prisoner who has spent five different decades in prison. During which time I became a grandfather and great-grandfather. There are absolutely no words to describe how it feels to meet your grandchildren and great-grandchildren in prison for the very first time. There was a simultaneous feeling of joy and sorrow, the horrific inhumanity of neo-plantation suffering is beyond incredulous.
In closing, please allow me to share more of my story at another time. I will look forward to writing as much as you permit. Shemhotep
Revolution and solidarity!
Nation-building for all eternity!
Brother M’ketu
Send our brother some love and light: M’ketu M. M’wele, 64123-838202A, SWSP, 215 South Burlington Rd., Bridgeton, NJ 08302.
