In Today's Episode, I sat down on Juneteenth — June 19th — to do what we always do on a Friday: Thank God For Everything. I sat down, as always, to give God thanks. But FAM, God redirected this episode in a way I didn't see coming, and I had to let it come out.

This episode takes me back to my Jr. High memories in Brooklyn — being surrounded by racial tension. It reminded me of the day my bus was surrounded while people with chains and bats beat on the windows. And that memory came rushing back because of what happened to a young man who faced that same kind of surrounded, cornered, no-way-out moment. He was touched, threatened, and forced to defend himself. He tried to get away. He cooperated with the police afterward. He told the truth. And YES — the justice system gave this 17-year-old young man, Karmelo Anthony, 35 years for first-degree murder. FAM, I couldn't stay quiet about that. I won't stay quiet about that. THIS EPISODE WAS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE SAID.

"Why are you bothering me?" That question runs through this whole episode — and it connects every story, every name, every child we've prayed over for decades. This isn't about anger. This is about truth. This is about faith. This is about asking God to watch over us, especially when justice doesn't show up the way it should.

I close this one in prayer, and I mean every word. Please tap in, share this episode with your friends, family, and loved ones, and drop me a comment. Tell me what this episode meant to you. Tell me about the moments in your life when you've had to ask "Why are you bothering me?" Let's keep this conversation going together, FAM. I love each and every one of you. 🙏🏾

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