Monday News

The Ukraine crisis continues. There have been discussions between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Secretary of State John Kerry. John Kerry wants a more reactionary foreign policy agenda. He issues Cold War rhetoric and uses demagoguery. He made many errors. He supports war if necessary and he harbors a distain of the self determination of the sovereign state of Crimea. Four parties in Geneva “agreed that all sides would refrain from violence, intimidation, and taking provocative actions,” he said. “We agreed that illegal groups would lay down their arms…We agreed to implement” objectives discussed. “From day one,” he added, “the government of Ukraine started making good on its commitments – from day one.” He said that from day one Prime Minister Yastsenyuk has kept his word. John Kerry said that: “He suspended Ukraine’s counterterrorism initiative over Easter, choosing de-escalation, despite Ukraine’s legitimate, fundamental right to defend its own territory and its own people.” The truth is that Kiev putschists have no legitimacy at all. They have no legal authority and they represent mob rule. The Kiev regime has violated Geneva terms. They have deployed military forces and Right Sector thugs to Eastern Ukraine. They have attacked nonviolent civilians and committed cold blooded murder. Kiev buildings remained occupied illegally. There are no constitutional reforms created by the Kiev regime. The putschists want unchallenged nationwide control. Russian nationals have been threatened. Coup appointed fascists run Ukraine and Neo-Nazi extremists hold high government positions. Lavrov wants the situation to be resolved in the fulfillment of Geneva agreements. Lavrov wants Kiev-directed violence stopped. He wants Right Sector neo-Nazis disarmed. The world knows that Eastern Ukraine self-defense forces are not immoral. Eastern Ukrainians have the right to defend themselves, advancing their human rights, and the fascist military forces (including Right Sector neo-Nazi thugs) have attacked them. Crimeans acted on their own volition. They overwhelmingly chose reunification with Russia. They voted 96.77% to do so. Turnout was a record 83%. Independent monitors called referendum voting scrupulously open, free and fair. Not a single irregularity was found. No Russian invasion happened. Kerry invented one out of whole cloth. Irresponsible Russia bashing infested his rhetoric. Big Lies substituted for truth. Even U.S. intelligence has found no information about Russian involvement in Eastern Ukraine. U.S., NATO, and EU forces want Western hegemonic ambitions. Russia is not perfect, but even they have not called for a massive invasion of Ukraine at all. There should be peace in that part of the world. Human rights, civil rights, and the rule of law are important principles to promote.



This is not uncommon. Folks have shown great words on this point like usual. His views signify the essence of the doctrine of white supremacy. Many people like Donald Sterling express the exact same sick views. He obviously doesn’t respect black people or any human being for humans have the right to associate who they want to. She is a grown woman. It is ironic that he doesn’t want his girlfriend to associate with blacks, but blacks heavily make up the players in the NBA. Black people are on his team causing massive financial benefit in his life. The class act Magic Johnson spoke the truth on this issue too. Donald Sterling is not a real man at all. His racist words ought to be condemned. The woman of color is worth more than that and she can leave the man ASAP. People have to have self-respect and not associate with a vile racist like Donald Sterling at all. He paying money for violating federal housing discrimination laws outlines his deep bigotry. People have the right to not go into any Clipper game and not fund this man at any way shape or form. It is the intense jealousy of the white racists that make their viciousness all the more reason for us to oppose their agenda. Typically, many who want to degrade a person want to be just like that person. These racists have had a barbaric history from the Maafa to their actions in the four corners of the Earth stealing, destroying, and exploiting the lands of people of color (their crimes have been so vicious that I can't type the atrocities here because of the censors). It is our job to call these bigots out and to build in our communities. We should condemn evil and do righteous actions as a means for our people to improve. The comments were so bad that Barkley had to criticize Sterling as a man. I don't agree with Charles on many issues, but this man Donald ought to be ashamed of himself. I think Barkley made an interesting point. He was right to say that this man Sterling has the power to discriminate against black people with his status of power (so, Donald Sterling crossed the line. Even if he was not the owner of any team, his comments crossed the line regardless). He or Sterling should be punished, suspended, and stripped of his ownership powers period (as Magic Johnson has advocated. I am glad that Magic said that he will not be in a Clippers game as long as the racist is the owner of the Clippers). Hopefully, the post racial types can wake up and see that we are still struggling for our liberation. When these racists are honest with their views, we should feel encouraged to fight harder for the advancement of our community. The hypocrisy of white racist males is in full display. The SCOTUS's decisions have been interesting (that court have shifted into a more reactionary tone) and we should continue to fight and to live our lives. We should not embrace post racial fantasies, but I will not support this owner's views. His comments about Magic Johnson are deplorable and disgusting. His views on women are ignorant as well, so we should be independent, but revolutionary. I hope that the NAACP does the right thing (and refuse to give this racist the Lifetime Achievement award). If they do the wrong thing, then it is a shame. Also, there is nothing wrong with expressing righteous indignation over legitimate issues. Many people are falsely classified as expressing irrational "emotionalism" for just expressing legitimate outrage. There is not a single thing wrong with both expressing legitimate outrage and doing something about injustices constructively (we have every right to confront the imperfections found in the system). Selfish individualism has proven to be a lie as documented by the great recession. We should advance more cooperation with each other and realize that we are our Brothers' and our Sisters' keepers.



The U.S. Supreme Court gave a blow to civil rights with the upholding of the Michigan ban on affirmative action. The Michigan vote banned the consideration of race. The decision was based on deception. The Michigan decision was a reversal of the very legal and political principles which guided the movement for equality from the 1950’s to the 1970’s. The court said that it had no jurisdiction to overthrow the ban on considering race and the history of national discrimination as factors in admissions to higher educational institutions. Since the 2006 Michigan vote, there has been drastic declines in the number of African American and Latino students in universities and colleges around the state the country. The decision upholds the anti-affirmative vote in Michigan. It also rejected a federal appeals court decision that said that the adoption of such a state law violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which ostensibly guaranteed equal protection under the land. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative jurist, summed up the majority view saying in essence that such considerations of racism and past discrimination was not needed and was unconstitutional. To her credit, the minority opinion was written by the only Puerto Rican jurist, Sonia Sotomayor. She disliked the decision. Justice Sotomayor, who recognizes that her career path is directly related to the affirmative action programs that helped Latinas from the Bronx get into Princeton University and Yale’s law school, said the majority opinion represented the refusal “to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable. We ought not to sit back and wish away, rather than confront the racial inequality that exists in our society.” The Michigan vote to ban affirmative was based on deception and racism. The reason was that the ballot was promoted as a way to advance equal opportunity when it was not. Many believe that any advancement made by oppressed nation is “reverse discrimination” against the dominant oppressor nation. Civil Rights gains and other rights were gained as a product of mass struggle. Laws alone were not enough to end institutional discrimination. You have to use policies to address inequalities in the system and affirmative action is one way to deal with those inequalities. JFK originated affirmative action policies on the federal level and LBJ extended them. We have to fight back against injustice via mass struggle, resistance, and mobilization.

Many of my relatives lived in the ghettoes and in the projects. When I was young, I traveled throughout the projects as a younger person (as a means to go from point A to point B). Many of the people that I have encountered there were well behaved, law abiding, strong, and upright human beings. My life story (including the lives of others including other facts on sociology) refutes Cliven Bundy’s words on its face. The Tea Party has done a poor job in rooting out bigots and nefarious extremists from spewing their retrograde, neo-Confederate ideologies. Some of those who embrace Bundy's views can't get over the fact that the Civil War is over. They claim to express dissent with big government, but say nothing on the fact on how many of them benefit directly from big gov’t services from Social Security to Medicare. Bundy is wrong to characterize African Americans (who are poor) into one box when poor African Americans are not monolithic at all. You can’t control where you are born. It does not matter where you are born. It matters on what you do in contributing your talent in helping your neighbors (and using our time to love the truth for truth is beautiful. :). Racism is based on hypocrisy, so white racists ignore the fact of trailer parks having massive white people living in them (and these racists would never classify all white people in trailer parks in such negative designations). Yes, his examples are ignorant and erroneous. His words are about FEAR. He and others like him fear CHANGE. The demographics of America are changing and by 2043, people of color will constitute a majority of the American population. That fear is not right. We should have love for true love will cast out fear (and respect for humanity in many colors is an inspiring ideal to embrace). He needs to be a man. He needs to face the truth and pay what he has owed to others. He should reject pointing fingers that has nothing to do with his situation at all.


My mother is a wordsmith, while my father is more of a politically inclined man. I get my compassionate, humanitarian side from my mother and my political side from my father. At the end of the day, we all want the same pristine goals. We want freedom, justice, and liberation for our people. We want our descendants to grow up in a world where they will not suffer what we have suffered in our lives. We want more Brothers and more Sisters to achieve their goals, to stand up for monumental truths, and to enact positive contributions in the lives of humanity. We are in profound solidarity with our people globally. Regardless if we live in Harlem, London, Accra, or Johannesburg, we are ONE PEOPLE. WHEN WE ARE FULLY UNITED AS ONE PEOPLE FOR REAL, THEN OUR POWER CAN MASSIVELY AFFECT THE WORLD. We all want a cleaner environment, an end to poverty, our human civil liberties respected, and our families strengthen too. We seek not only morality to exist in the world, but accountability and mutual cooperation among our neighbors. In that sense, we want the corruptions in the system to be completely abolished and our people to experience social, intellectual, physical, spiritual, and emotional improvement. Each human has their own experiences and thinking on issues. As human beings, we have the right to describe our life experiences as a means to give the world unique perspectives. These perspectives can help solve complications. Some people just hate any gentle spirit like Draper. Leonore Draper sincerely fought for peace in the city of Chicago. There is evil in the world and that is fully shown by the crimes we witness in the world on a daily basis. I do speak on what I was taught and experienced. Other individuals honestly show your views too. Many people like Sweet Sister Courtney are a very honest human being. We are different and we have similarities. Our similarities and our differences make life dynamic and diverse. In our differences, we can learn about our uniqueness, but we can be more appreciative of the preciousness of human life in general. The crime rate in Chicago has fluctuated over the course of decades. The crime rate now in Chicago is lower as compared to 20 years ago, but it is still extremely high. One death is one death too many. We can't have a selfish AGENDA when we deal with problems. We have to care, because we are human. A true human cares and seek love, accountability, and justice. LOVE deals with compassion and it also deals with advancing ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE TOO. Multiple solutions are necessary involving this situation excluding an AGENDA. More solutions coming about at the same time can develop more positive results. We both want the best for city and the world.

 By Timothy