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5 Geli would nave yelled “Firepower to the Feople," if there vasnt: the need ta whisrer the words of revolution, ve laughed ans cried ane strucgled tocether, he tauzht me hov to fieht the enemy rithin through her constant struz Re Le with bourgeois conditt ontns. Gabi crouched low with her ass to the ground, “he rrac- ticed until her shetgun was an extension of her right and left arms, an immulse, a took of survival, “he understood thse evil tn the heart d@ the rig ana took the only road that couls semorad— ige, defeat and destroy him. She loved to touch neonle with : strong -- not delicate -- embrace, Gabi taurmht me the patience anc cise’ pline necessary for survival and viector:. Zoya wanted to five meaning to her name, and on her birth- Gay she did, Zoya, female guerrilla, verfect love ani nerfect hate reflected in stone col:i eyes, She moved viciously and wi caution, unserstandcing the reril of the smallest mistake. She taught me, "Keen your ass down ond be bad, Pahizah was a beautiful sister who didn't talk muce but who was the teacher of many by her righteous example. She, more than any other had come to understand and conquer the vutrid cisease of bourgecis mentality. ‘She proved often that she vas unvililiz to compromise with the enemy because of her intense love for’ freedom, Fahizan taught me the rerils of hesitaticn -- to she Tirst and make sure the pig is dead befae svlitting, ‘She was wise and bad, an@ I'1l always love her, Ginque loved the people with tenderness and respect. ‘Tne listened to nim when he talked because they knew that his love reflected the truth and the future. Cin knew that to live was to shoot straight. -He longed to be with his Black sisters anc brothers, but at the same time he wanted to prove to Black. neotle that ‘white freedom fighters are comrades-in-arms. Cinque was in a race with time, believing that every minute must be another ster faward in the fight to save the chilsren, ie taught me virtually everything imaginable, but wasn't liberal with us. He'd kick our asses if we didn't hop over a fence fast enough or keer our asses down while vracticing. Most immortantly, he taught me how to show my love for the neople, He helped me see that it's not how long vou live that's important, it's how we live, waat we decide to ao with our lives, On February 4th Cinque “tume saved m: life, It was beautiful to hear Gabi's father. He understands, Gabi loved her father, and I know that much of ner strength cane from the survort He mave her, “shat a difference between the parents of Gabi and Kahjoh anc my rarents. Cne day, just before making the last tape, Aahjoh and I were talking about the way my parent vere fucking me over. He said that his parents were still his perents because they hed never betrayed him, but my parents vere really Malcolm X and Assata Shakur. I'll never betray mr nirents,.