Whitman Mayo Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Whitman B. Mayo (November 15, 1930 – May 22, 2001) was an American actor best known for his character Grady Wilson on the 1970s television sitcom Sanford and Son. Noted for portraying characters older than his actual age, Mayo was in his 40s when he played Grady on Sanford and Son. Description above from the Wikipedia article Whitman Mayo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Community Struggles with Gun and Liquor Access
Furious Styles:
Why is it that there is a gun shop on almost every corner in this community?
The Old Man:
Why?
Furious Styles:
I'll tell you why. For the same reason that there is a liquor store on almost every corner in the black community. Why? They want us to kill ourselves.
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Self-Destruction in the Community
The Old Man:
Ain't nobody from outside bringing down the property value. It's these folk, shootin each other and sellin that crack rock and shit.
Furious Styles:
Well, how you think the crack rock gets into the country? We don't own any planes. We don't own no ships. We are not the people who are flyin and floatin that shit in here. Why is it that there is a gun shop on almost every corner in this community?
The Old Man:
Why?
Furious Styles:
I'll tell you why. For the same reason that there is a liquor store on almost every corner in the black community. Why? They want us to kill ourselves.
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