MICHAEL K WILLIAMS, OMAR LITTLE OF THE WIRE: DEAD FROM DRUG OVERDOSE.

ICHEOKU says another famous black actor, who rose to fame for his role as Omar Little in the HBO series The Wire, has succumbed to the demon of drugs. Whether these people do not listen or are too stressed and depressed to care, remains the sixty four million dollar question which has not been answered by anyone. It was not too long ago that rapper DMX lost his life to drugs and now Michael Kenneth Williams too have  surrendered his life to the same killer pastime. Both and many others heard Witney Houston's admonition that crack is whack, yet it did not make them to look the other way. 

With his death, the tally of famous black people who failed to heed the warning and gave their lives to crack or whatever other drug of choice which whacked them, have now risen. But why are these people taking these drugs anyway, aware that they might overdose on them? Probably the same reason we all do the things that we do just because we cannot help ourselves from doing them. Addiction is it and it starts with one try, but why? Was it because the pressure that came with their fame made their life simply unlivable without staying high always to mask and muffle it? Did their fame make their life become so boring that they cannot just go on living a normal life they were used to without some help from drugs? 

Do these famous people feel isolated, scared and cornered without anyone to trust anymore that they feel lonely and finds some companionship with drugs? What is it exactly as too many  people are being lost daily to hard drugs in America without an answer to why they choose to get high and many of the drugs are no longer as pure as they used to be. The drugs are constantly being adulterated with other substances such as fentanyl that they end up not being what the addict meant to introduce into their body as they end up poisoning themselves, which is causing all these "accidental" overdosing. The greed of suppliers and lust for triple gains as well as the demand from addicts for Empire State building high, caused these boosting of supplies. 

All these people succumbing to drug overdose were not and could not have been just that suicidal to knowingly introduce into their bodies substance that would end their life just like that. But they end up dying anyway because their heart was shocked by a traumatic experience induced by these drugs  and they just pack up. So, it is not totally the dealers and suppliers fault that these drugs are now increasingly being adulterated because the market forces control what is available. Some addicts have used so much drugs and for such a long time that it no longer gives them the high which they crave for. The search for the next level high and the dealers desire not to lose the customer makes them to upgrade by juicing up the drugs.

It is very tragic that many people are constantly now dying as a result of these boosted drugs. These occurrences should be something of great concern to America people, particularly the loved ones and other people around these famous people in the entertainment industry. They should be on their guard and more proactive in spotting a cry for help from such people in need before it becomes too late. A matter made worse because these famous people usually surround themselves with "aiders and abetters" who simply nod to whatever they say and desire, without giving a care in the world about whether it is in their best interest. Their only concern usually is to ensure that their cash cow keeps on producing dairy products and once their bills are taken care of, that is good enough. 

Now they have killed another black famous entertainer and you ask yourself, when will it end. It is sad losing Michael Kenneth Williams especially so close to the death of DMX, both from killer drugs which they overdosed on. Unfortunately, the society does not appear to care enough about these people dying, to want to do something serious about the drug scourge ravaging American society. Michael Kenneth Williams is now dead, another victim of drugs overdose and who shall it be tomorrow? For who the bell tolls next and when will something be done about wrestling drugs out of the American society. It is another indication that the war on drugs has either failed or is not being earnestly prosecuted, just like the Afghanistan war.

Omar Little was one of ICHEOKU's favorite black actor who ICHEOKU personal acknowledged as the real scarface, not Al Pacino; because of his very prominent facial scarring running from his head right through down to his neck. As he explained in an interview, he got the scarring from a bar fight when he was 25 years old and his attackers used a sharp blade and carve him up. With his death, you wonder if any of those black entertainers who are still shooting some liquids into their veins or popping pills or snorting powdery substances right into their nostrils will stop for a moment and think again about what they are doing and its attendant risks, including sudden death. 

But the death of DMX did not stop Omar Little from also now taking his own life from drug overdose, accidental or not; and his death will also not prevent the next druggie from overdosing in the future. Drugs have become a grave epidemic or rather pandemic in America but it seems that the society has accepted to live with it, leading to the increasing number of people dying from overdosing. It has somewhat become a weapon of mass destruction in America, worse than gun violence and even worse than terrorism, the number of Americans being killed yearly by drug overdose considered. Is there no solution or have the society given up, tired from years of war on drug that has not yielded the desired result.

It is sad that another famous black person has now bitten the dust of drug overdose; and for one such famous person killed, hundreds of other less known persons equally succumb to their own drug addiction daily in America. Every year the number of drug killed casualties keep on rising and then add the junkies filling up American city streets. It is pitiful that the number of Americans being wasted by drugs is this many and it cuts across the length and breath of America, all races, classes, admitted it is the black drug scourge that is the subject of this focus. But will anything now change because of the death of Michael Kenneth Williams? ICHEOKU says will not bet on it and so should you. Anyway, may his soul now rest. Michael Kenneth Williams was 54 years old. Adieu Omar Little.