Something that is done today, will be reflected on tomorrow

Something that is done today, will be reflected on tomorrow



This letter is to apprise people of a situation that I believe merit everyone’s attention, as well if brought to the attention of people I feel someone may want to be of help! My name is Mahdee Muhammad I am a 41 year old male that has been education with a BA in History; minor in Political Science from Jackson State University and a Master in Education . My wife name is Danielle; she also has an education from Jackson State University with a BS in Education (focus in 3 areas) and has her Master in Education also.God place Zion into my wife and I life at the age of 4-month during January of 2007; his biological mother, Joyce Washington, a unemployed 19 year old who has been a ward of the State of Illinois under DCFS for the past three years. Joyce received her GED in the summer of 2008 and her master in milking the system also that year. Joyce is currently living in a transition apartment under the budget of the State of Illinois under Path Way Inc. (a subdivision of Aunt Martha’s). My wife has been the legal guardian of Zion since June 24, 2008; and before that Zion had been living in our home in unincorporated Cook County since March of 2007 full time. Let me just give you a brief synopsis of why I am writing this letter.When Zion was born on August 20, 2006, he lived with his mother in an unstable condition until they were place in my mother’s home in November 2006. During this time Joyce had 2 cases of documented child endangerment filed on her. My family was asked by Aunt Martha’s Inc to take in Zion; so that DCFS would not step in and take Zion during March of 2007.Zion’s mother is currently trying to regain legal guardianship of him back! She began this process in August 2008; less than 2 months after my wife was appointed his legal guardian. Joyce took unprecedented legal action with the help of Aunt Martha’s Inc (DCFS) without having one major or minor thing in her life to improve or show reason why she should be giving Zion back. There have been many incidents during these past 2 years that my family has been subjected to at the hands of Aunt Martha’s (DCFS). Our number one objective has and will always be to give Zion a safe, stable and nurturing environment with eventually a focus on education. These key points are needed in order to stop the violence that we have seen just this year that has led to 36 deaths of CPS students as of May 23, 2009. And many other young children who names are unknown that have been kill at the hand or actions of their parents.We know that the full blame should not just be placed at the feet of Joyce Washington; however, she is just a product of her environment within the system (DCFS). The system has been the educator in giving Joyce her PHD in how to use the streets, Zion and the system it self to get what she wants in life.Before this education Joyce requested that my family adopt Zion after asking my sister and her family could not afford to take on this job with out any help from the state. Joyce also knew that we could give Zion a chance that she knew in her environment he would to get his education in the system of DCFS, DOC and one day DOA.Under Joyce unhealthy, unloving, uneducated life style Joyce knew that Zion would never have a chanced. This was Joyce wishes up and until her PHD in the system taught her that having Zion would comes with a $318 monthly allowance at the expense of Illinois taxpayers.During our year long battle in probate court Zion had a very strong GAL; that work on his best interest. This is something that is lacking the second time around under his new GAL; that to this date has never ever meet Zion, nor feel the need to meet with him.The Probate Judge also has become a product of our dysfunctional system by allowing Joyce overnight visits with Zion unsupervised affected ASP. After there a brief hearing this pass Friday May 22, 2009 that open up the facts of more drug use with Zion and Joyce not been able or wanting to feed Zion during her pass 7 hr visited with him.My hope is that someone would have just as much compassion as I do and help bring those things done in the dark to light. We all know that the solution to these problems of our young babies being gun downed in the street is a stronger family nucleus and this is what Zion has in our home. Zion has been in our home for 90% of his life so that my wife has become mother, I Daddy and our kids are his brothers and sister. However, in keeping Zion in our home the System would be changing what we have become to know as the norm now days in the black community.Zion is spending his first night in a bed (we hope) that he does not know with people he does not know having to breath thought the smell of drugs in the air; just so that the Judge, Gal and Aunt Martha’s Inc. can have a good weekend, and Joyce can get her bonus in June of for having the needed number of hours with Zion. I guess it like what the Judge said in this case many times; my family is just the unpaid babysitter until the system if ready to step in and place this child in a revolving door that we have come to know as DCFS!You can look up this case information on line under case # 2007P005201 on the Cook County clerk web site or read more under my blog http://mahdee2yearinhellwithdcfs.blogspot.com


Let’s stop this head line today!
Black child Zion is killed or kills at the hands of another!