Happy Black History Month

One of the greatest heroes of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was Sister Georgia Gilmore. She was a midwife and cook, who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She used fundraising to make sure that the boycott would be successful. She was a great unsung hero whose sacrifice was courageous. Tons of black women took their time to fight for freedom and it always our duty to honor black women unconditionally. She lived from 1920 to 1990. She was a grassroots activist who believed in freedom. She was kindhearted and vigorously resisted discrimination and injustice. After her being fired from the National Lunch Company, this only increased her participation within the MIA and the boycott by her later saying, "this new generation had decided that they just had taken as much as they could." The MIA and Dr. King helped Gilmore to form her own restaurant in her own. Her Club from Nowhere group helped to gain funds to continue the boycott and give lunches to boycott activists. She encouraged grassroots organizing in her life. Grassroots organizing readily causes social change throughout human history. She said that African American women were crucial in making the boycott very successful. She was right. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an important victory of the black freedom struggle.
Rest in Power Sister Georgia Gilmore.

One unsung black hero for Black History Month is Sister Florence Beatrice Price. She was a famous composer. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She studied composition throughout her life. She was part of the Clark Atlanta musical department. She was friends with Margaret Bonds, Langston Hughes, and Marian Anderson (who sang a song in Washington, D.C. in 1939). She or Florence Beatrice Price also used spirituals in her composition of music. She taught music as a music teacher. She could play the piano and other instruments. She was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. She was very religious and included religious themes in her music. She was innovative, talented, and highly determined to express herself. She lived in Chicago and passed away in Chicago in 1953. She was born in 1887. Her legendary stature and excellent gifts are always appreciated by us. Rest in Power Sister Florence Beatrice Price. Yesterday was the Birthday of the late, great poet Langston Hughes. He wrote literature that motivated change and caused people to think about life in unique, creative ways. He opposed injustice and believed heavily in the power of human expression. His work were anthems of the African American experience and of the human experience in general. He defined the complexities of dreams, the value of immigrants, the beauty of Blackness, and he exposed the eternal enemy of imperialism. He was a playwright. Like Lorraine Hansberry, he wanted to show his work not just as a means to entertain, but as a way to forthrightly engage the human mind to advance equality and justice. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. He saw three quarters of the 20th century in breadth. Harlem Renaissance history includes him. Zora Neale Hurston, Wallace Thurman, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Richard Bruce Nugent, and Aaron Douglas were other legends during that time period who lived during his lifetime. He loved Harlem and he passed away in 1967. Eloquence in his words and power in his voice represented the total essence of Langston Hughes' legacy. Rest in Power Brother Langston Hughes.

Today, there is tons of news. There is the Nunes memo. Many people like Adam Schiff have accused Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes, of editing the memo before Trump has saw it. Most people believe that he or Trump will release of the memo soon. The memo is about issue of surveillance involving the FBI. The FBI expressed concerns about releasing the memo. Some have exploited this controversy as an excuse to try to end the Mueller investigation. CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with Russian intel head Sergey Naryshkin It is also clear that the Mueller investigation must continue in order of the total truth about the investigation to transpire. One thing great about Meuller is that he is patient, he is meticulous, and he is wise to take his time. The truth is that the actions of Trump from his trying to force people to promote an oath of loyalty to his own lawyers being hesitant in giving Trump an interview with the Mueller team under oath show a historic scandal in the Trump regime. Also, we are in a class struggle (in opposition to racism, sexism, patriarchy, imperialism, capitalist exploitation, and xenophobia), and true freedom comes also by the redistribution of political and economic power. When a xenophobe asks me why do you care about immigrants, my response is that, as a black person, I believe in loving my neighbor as myself. An immigrant is my neighbor and I don't believe in oppressing anyone regardless of immigration status. Many immigrants contribute heavily to American society including the Dreamers. Many people (who came into this country as children who are undocumented) have been unjustly deported when they have reached adult age. Many of them have lost their families and that tragedy is horrendous. Many of the far right crowd and the Hoteps (who are very similar ideologically) hate immigrants more than they hate injustice. Also, immigrants exist among every color and creed. Yes, there are black immigrants too. Xenophobia is a cousin to racism and both evils are repudiated and rejected by me 100 percent. Also, the first people in America didn't speak English, didn't have a border wall, and didn't have bans on international immigration. Therefore, it is important to advance compassion and immigration rights, because immigrant rights are part of human rights.

Jackie Robinson was a courageous black man. A hero, a father, a man, and a legend are wrods that accurately describe his life. He was born in Cairo, Georgia and was raised in Pasadena, California. He was gifted to play football, baseball, and track and field. He never let racism to cripple his life. He worked hard and was in the Army during World War II. Back during the 1940's, he stood up against white racism and never back down when people disrespected him. He was part of the Negro Leagues for years. Later, he was the first black man to be in the Major Leagues during the 20th century. He experienced taunts, disrespect, racial slurs, and slander, but he succeeded greatly. He won a Championship, he went into the Hall of Fame, and he broke down barriers. His wife is his rock. Her name is Rachel Robinson. Rachel Robinson to this day is fighting for social justice. Rachel today in 2018 has worked in charities, fought for education, and is engaged for endorsing real change. Jackie Robinson also was a social activist. He supported civil rights, worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., organized a bank to help black Americans, and he called for black ownership of MLB teams. He lived to be 53 and he passed away in 1972 (because of heart disease and diabetes). Jackie Robinson inspired athletes and others to fulfill their dreams. He motivated all of us in many endeavors of our lives. It is the truth that our color is beautiful (Black is Beautiful) and discrimination based upon color is wrong period. Jackie Robinson was a heroic man whose gifts and qualities of heroism & courageous determination are always honored by us.
Rest in Power Brother Jackie Robinson.

Trump's State of the Union address is 2018 has been filled with hate mongering, lies, and xenophobia. Once again, Trump has shown fear and incredible deceptions in his lies. He is against the diversity visa program and the family reunification policy. He claims that the wage growth has radically increased and that is false. Wages for most Americans are stagnant.Trump saw less total job growth in 2017 than Obama saw in 2016. December's 148,000 number is less than the December 2016 job numbers. He has shown massive rhetoric of war mongering against North Korea with his desire to grow nuclear weapons in America. Trump focused on supporting his tax cut bill that benefits the wealthy. Trump said that he wants prison reform, but refuses to end the War on Drugs and use revolutionary policies to end the prison industrial complex. Trump has called NFL players peacefully protesting profane names. He has disrespected a man's wife. He has denigrated women and called neo-Confederates "fine people." Trump also believes in taxpayers funding the existence of Confederate statues on public lands. Trump is a vulgar, insecure male who has no respect for decency or honesty. Many sources have documented his habitual lies. He has ended many legitimate regulations and he wants Guantanamo to stay up. We shouldn't be compromising with an evil male like this. He made slanderous comments about Haiti and African nations. Trump is a white racist period. I believe in an infrastructure plan, but not one filled with privatization schemes and massively expensive tolls (with streamlining of oversight). Trump has issued no plan on funding his infrastructure plan too. Trump exploited the heroism of many Americans in that speech in order for him to promote his hate filled bigoted agenda. With allegations of obstruction of justice and collusion, Trump is an administration filled with tons of scandals. We have a large problem of economic inequality, child poverty, police brutality, millions lacking health care in America, Puerto Rico having a third of its infrastructure lacking power (and FEMA said that it is stopping its supply of food and water to Puerto Rico. That's disgraceful), etc. Trump has issued no wide ranging solutions to address these important issues.That is why I will continue to promote social, economic, racial, environmental, gender, and human justice.


By Timothy