Lupita Nyong’o does look very gorgeous in the Vogue cover.
While I am getting older, I see that our liberation will not be immediate. We
still have to fight, but we should also acknowledge courage too. Lupita gave a
courageous, magnificent speech on beauty and about the struggles of our people.
Lupita certainly is a representation of the strength, beauty, and intelligence
of black women. No one said that the fight will be easy. It a’int going to be
easy, but now is not the time to give up. We are going to fight and be
victorious. Yes, she does look like a Goddess. So, I wish congratulations to
Lupita and I wish more blessings for her and her family. In this day and age,
the handwriting is on the wall. We have the profound responsibility to take
care of our business, and work together as a team in order for us to reach that
prize of liberation. We have every right to dialogue and learn from each other.
The fundamental point is that programs helping black males are not evil at all.
Programs helping black females are not evil either. True UNITY is better than
unnecessary division. The struggle for freedom continues, but we will always
believe in integrity, strength, and self-determination. This story is
interesting. The Texas Board unintentionally doing this is very ironic on many
levels. The issue of reparations is a controversial issue. We know the facts.
We know that many people in America were given reparations like Japanese
Americans, some Jewish Americans (because of the Shoah), and Native Americans.
Many Native Americans received reparations centuries after the fact. Black
people in America suffered slavery, Jim Crow, the prison industrial complex,
and other atrocities. Also, even after the Civil War, numerous black people
were re-enslaved via the peonage system during the late 19th century to the
early 20th century (as documented by the PBS Documentary called “Slavery by Another
Name”). So, there is a historical precedent for reparations. Racist crimes
against black people did not end in 1865. They continued afterwards. Also,
those who want reparations should mobilize and organize a specific political
strategy in how to get reparations accomplished. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
Malcolm X believed in compensatory justice for African Americans back in the
day. Crimes must experience recompense. Accountability should not end just
because European slave-owners have died. If that was the case, Native Americans
don't deserve reparation payments back as late as the 1980’s. Do I believe in
reparations? Yes.
Cheney is totally deluded in his own deception. Cheney is
desperate. That is what he is. He and other neo-conservatives intentionally
promoted war mongering rhetoric as an excuse to cause the Iraq War. Now, we
know that their claims about Iraq are false, but some of the neo-con crowd is
still desperate to advance their deceptions. Certainly, Iraq was not a direct
threat to America and Iraq in 2003 had no extensive, long range weapons of mass
destruction at all. Not to mention that the Bush/Cheney team wanted America to
invade Iraq long before 2003. The crisis in Iraq with ISIS, etc. existed before
the current President was inaugurated. Al-Maliki (who has utilized
authoritarian policies) has been a bad leader in failing to institute a
political solution, which can cause better relationships among Sunnis, Shias,
Kurds, etc. On Thursday, President Barack Obama held an afternoon press
conference. He announced that the U.S. would send 300 military advisers to Iraq
as part of a military deployment that includes a bombing campaign ostensibly
targeting an insurgency led by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Following this announcement, a conference
call was held with three unnamed administration officials. When a reporter
asked whether US attacks on ISIS would be limited to Iraq, given that ISIS
operates on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border, and controls significant
territory in eastern Syria, one official responded that “we don't restrict
potential US action to a specific geographic space.” “The President has made
clear time and again that we will take action as necessary including direct US
military action if it’s necessary to defend the United States against an
imminent threat,” the official added. ISIS “operates broadly, and we would not
restrict our ability to take action that is necessary to protect the United
States.” The official also included “our homeland” among the regions threatened
by ISIS. So, this means that the administration could use more military strikes
and more advanced weapons to the U.S. backed opposition in Syria. The overall
deal is that the imperialist war in Iraq has harmed Iraq in many ways from
spreading ethnic/religious tensions to destabilizing the infrastructure of
Iraq. This conflict could threaten to involve all of the Middle East including
Turkey. This war on terrorism is filled with contradictions. The West is
targeting Islamic militants, but it has covertly funded many of these same
forces in Syria, Libya, etc. The civil war in Syria is linked to the sectarian
violence in Iraq. Maliki has been a puppet of the occupation regime. All of
this is being carried out in complete violation of international law. At
Thursday’s press conference, not a single reporter thought to ask Obama what
was the legal justification for the announced troop deployments. It is the
position of the Obama administration that the president has the right to wage
war against anyone, anywhere, without even the pretense of a Congressional, let
alone popular, mandate. “We had a good discussion,” Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said, adding that Obama “indicated he didn’t
feel he had any need for authority from us for steps that he might take.” House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, added that she did “not believe the
president needs any further legislative authority to pursue the particular
options for increased security assistance discussed today.” It is clear that
most Americans don’t want any reentry of the U.S. military in Iraq or military
intervene in Syria too. The twin parties of imperialist war have shown folly to
say the least.
One thing that I do believe in is that we can look at
different experiences and different point of views as a means to see more of
the truth. When you learn, you will grow and we are growing all of the time. I
truly don’t agree with generalizing in an evil fashion. We have to look at the
experiences of others to not only express empathy, but to figure out how
conditions can be improved upon. The valuable thing about the Black in Latin
America documentary is that he interviewed the poor or the black people
directly suffering oppression. A lot of people don’t know their suffering or
their pain. Hopefully, their lives can be better via political activism. It is
certainly free to treat people fairly. It doesn’t cost a penny to love someone.
It doesn’t cost a penny to give someone greetings and encouragement. That is
the value of Love. TRUE LOVE IS FREE OF CHARGE. TRUE LOVE IS ETERNAL AND LOVE
IS MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE OR BIGOTRY. One valuable part of life is that when
it is all said and done, we have learned lessons, we have improved our actions,
and we have helped others. When we help others, our souls are blessed. It just
feels good to work in the betterment of humanity. I thought about calling this
year the year of cleansing for weeks. I have never expressed this ideal publicly before until now. The improvement of the mind, body, and spirit is part
of our journeys. The BPP existed from other influences too. The Deacons of
Defense and Brother Williams existed before the BPP. Also, the BPP allowed the
world to see the power of manhood and the power of womanhood too. They actively
created health care clinics, they instituted breakfast programs for children,
and they stood up against police brutality. They made so much progress that the
FBI used illegal means to harm them. Crooked police from Chicago murdered
Brother Fred Hampton in a sick way. Yet, their memories are still with us.
Their dedication to truth and justice is forever etched in our hearts and
minds. Their overall intentions were just, because self-determination and
loving the power of the people can change the globe. They were right to oppose
imperialism and to seek community development. Men have every God given right
to protect himself, his family, and his community. Also, Sisterhood is
important. Women have every God given right to express themselves, to express
strength, and to have their human rights protected too. The value and preciousness
of Sisterhood is beautiful too. All people should have justice.
It is a sad story and I feel for the victims of the criminal
Ephran Taylor. He stole and exploited wealth from innocent victims, which shows
the essence of the wickedness of crony capitalism. The actions of Ephran Taylor
totally refute the prosperity gospel lie. That faux gospel has nothing to do
with real spirituality. It has to do with the lie that wealth is equated to
spiritual prosperity. It is about the lie that anyone poor is lacking human
dignity when all people have equal dignity irrespective of class, wealth,
gender, or background. Mass consumerism and economic exploitation are the
wicked fruits of the modern capitalist system & the prosperity false
gospel. The criminal Ephran Taylor should experience justice and those hurt by
this man should receive compensation. As a people, we ought to experience
independent thinking. Ephran Taylor not looking at folks’ eyes does outline
guilt and nervousness. It is important to note that the masses of our people
need to learn more of our real history, more of real political issues, etc.
Many of our people need more inspiration and motivation to fight poverty
including any injustice. We are certainly at war against class oppression and
racial bigotry. We have to shine a light on this issue as a means for our
people to be better. Now, some folks are right that criminal Wall Street
bankers ought to be prosecuted and jailed too. For years, I have known about the
racism from the reactionary, white supremacist George Preston Marshall. The
name is offensive and ignorant. First, Native Americans exist in many skin
tones. Second, racists have always used that slur to disrespect Native
Americans as well. Third, people have the right to make their grievances known
in expressing opposition to the usage of that slur on the name of a
professional sports team. The U.S. Patient Office's decision is just one step.
The battle is not over and I hope that those who want Native American dignity
respected are successful in their case. It won't be easy, but life is not easy.
A name change is long overdue. It is so easy to blame the victim for everything
under the sun. Yet, we should never do that. We have to be active and teach our
people their human worth and their human value. We have to tell them that black
is beautiful, that they have a strong legacy as a people, and Africa is
beautiful too. We have to be the living examples of walking upright and to not
only stand up for morality in our community (but to expose racism plus economic
oppression in the world). We have every right to support those who are
legitimately fighting crime, fighting poverty, and working in the community
too. Individually, we should do the right thing (as in helping our people) and
collectively our power should be utilized in helping society as well. The
development of our community and being politically proactive independently are
wise decisions to enact. If someone refuses to tell people WHY things are in the
first place, no solution will exist. WE HAVE TO TEACH, INSPIRE, WORK, AND ACT.
We have to tell people the truth.
A lot of people don’t know about the revolutionary views and
revolutionary spirit of the late Sister Ruby Dee. She was born in Cleveland,
but she was raised in New York City. Throughout her life, she was a screen
actress, a writer, and a social activist. Emma Amelia Benson, her stepmother,
studied under W.E.B. Dubois, in Atlanta University. She was a teacher too. Dee
attended Hunter College in New York and she graduated from the college in 1945.
Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis had suspicions about American capitalism. In an
interview, Davis later explained, “Ruby came from Harlem, and in Harlem the
Communists were looked upon as very friendly, because in many instances people
would have their stuff set out on the sidewalk by the landlord, and the
Communists would come along and put it back in! The stigma of being a Communist
came later. People felt freer to express themselves any way they wanted to. The
Depression had sort of broken down the old political assignments, then World
War II had come along.” Dee added, “We felt the excitement of our times, and we
were asked—both of us, before we knew each other—we were asked to join [the
CP]. But we weren’t joiners; I don’t know why. But many of our friends were,
you know.” Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis publicly associated themselves with the
opposition of the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (the state called
them Soviet spies) in 1953. In 1983, Davis recalled how the couple was asked to
take part in a rally that had been called to protest the electrocution. “And
those of us who dared to take that stand could not expect to go unpunished.… We
sat down to ponder what we should do. How might this action affect our future?
Should we take such a stand in view of the jobs that we held? A second’s
reflection produced the startling information: What jobs? There we were,
already blacklisted for being black—what would it hurt if we added a little red
and got blacklisted too?” Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis legitimately opposed the
reactionary McCarthyite witch-hunts. They opposed the Vietnam War and they
fought for civil rights. Ruby Dee worked in the massive March on Washington
ceremonies back in August 1963. In 1999,
the pair was arrested outside the headquarters of the New York Police
Department as part of a protest over the murder of Amadou Diallo, the Guinean
immigrant shot 19 times by police. Davis died in 2005, at the age of 87. They
also opposed the Iraq War. So, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis always had
revolutionary thinking throughout their lives indeed.
By Timothy
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