Fights for Justice.

We have every right to advance our interests as African Americans. Also, we have the right to demand any Presidential candidate to tell us what concrete policies that they will enact to help our communities. We have made it clear about our goals and intentions. We are clear that we want something done about the criminal justice system. We have 2.3 million people in prison in the USA. America imprisons more people than any nation on Earth and that's a shame. Capitalist corporations exploit prisoners not only for profit, but for human degradation as solitary confinement is still found in many prisons. It is not right for people to threaten black families prison for truancy rules. Three strike laws against nonviolent offenders should end. There should be an end to the War on Drugs and be replaced with compassionate alternatives to help those with drug addiction issues. We desire total reparations. Other ethnic groups have reparations historically, and African Americans are entitled to them (as our ancestors were forced to work in this land without wages under vicious brutality). We not only abhor police brutality (as cops are a protected class in America with cops killing over 1,000 people in America per year with little to no punishment for their actions), we want federal laws to make sure that cops, who enact terrorism, are held accountable. We desire change in education. We are tired of some of our people having dilapidated schools.

We don't want only a select few of our people to experience high quality education. Every child deserves high quality education (from public schools, trade schools, etc.) with small class sizes and advanced technology in order for them to reach their God-given destinies. We want something done about housing. Foreclosures, high rent, and expensive housing are real problems. We have a paradox of massive income inequality, massive overproduction, stagnant wages, rising costs of living, and massive underemployment (where people work 2-3 jobs just to maintain survival in America). We want labor rights to be advanced. Dr. King died in protesting for sanitation workers in 1968. Therefore, we believe in unions, regulations, and a high priority for collective bargaining. We desire our civil rights and voting rights protected as we are against voter ID suppression laws that exist in numerous states. That is why we want investments in affordable housing with modern amenities and we want living wages. We want poor people and any people to have a strong social safety net and real public resources. As for health care, an expansion of health care is a must, along with paying for health care among state lines, and the end goal of universal health care. Also, we desire economic empowerment that deals with direct funds to black owned enterprises, so those gifted with economic savvy can grow their gifts. Opposition to imperialism is just (which means opposing authoritarian dictators and opposing far right extremists like Netanyahu). We want respect shown to black media (in developing further independent media) and we desire total black liberation worldwide.

Gilded Age economic policies are obsolete and retrograde. That is why we need a redistribution of political and economic power. We desire universal health, living wages, and new taxes on millionaires plus billionaires. Other nations have a wealth tax too. The 1% must have accountability. Income inequality (as fully documented by the Oxfam report in 2019) must be talked about and curtailed. When a white racist or a black self hater lectures us on black on black crime, tell that person that the crime rates in America has declined among all backgrounds (and the vast majority of black people are not murderers or rapists). Also, we should tell them that crime is based on proximity, socioeconomic factors, and other reasons not on race or color. It is hypocritical for some to believe that society is colorblind but ignore the racism plus classism found in the criminal justice system. Therefore, we have to see the truth that evil crime is unjust while recognizing that tons of black people are doing heroic work in fighting against it.

Roger Stone has plead not guilty for his charges. The Trump team has allied with reprehensible characters like Roger Stone for years. There are emails and statements showing that Roger Stone has lied about many issues. His recent offensive statement that Stone has made is comparing his trial as a "legal lynching." What Stone has gone through is no where near a lynching. A lynching involves abuse and murder plus terrorism that tons of black Americans have experienced. Roger Stone has been interviewed by the reactionary extremist Alex Jones. Roger Stone is known for making offensive statements.

Today, the actor Jussie Smollett was assaulted by 2 white racists in Chicago. Chicago has a known history of racism. Dr. King was hit in the head by a rock by a racist in the Chicago area back in 1966. The 2 criminals beat Jussie and tied a noose around his neck. Also, he experienced a chemical attack on his face by the attackers. He was called racist and homophobic slurs. The criminals said to Jussie that, "This is MAGA country." It is no secret that there is an increase of hate crimes in America since 2016. That's reality and we have many Trump supporters enacting terrorism in American society. We wish him a full recovery. There is no excuse for the hate crime against Jussie Smollett and this tragedy shows the epidemic of the abuse, harassment and murder of black people and people of the LGBTQIA+ community. Assault, saying slurs, and other evil actions have no place in America or anywhere on this Earth period. Bigotry and injustice are twin evils that must be combated with justice.


Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is considering to run for President. I don't support his campaign for tons of reasons. One is that he calls himself a "centrist" independent. As you know, I oppose centrism in every fiber of my being since centrism is not revolutionary. Centrism is part of the status quo. Every social movement for change from the abolitionist movement, the civil rights movement, and the labor movement didn't cause change by centrism. These movements developed victory by activism, fighting back against injustice, and opposing the status quo. He is wrong to oppose Elizabeth Warren's multimillionaire tax plan. Warren tax plan will generate billions of dollars of revenue that can help fund America literally. Warren wants a 2 percent wealth tax on net worth above $50 million and a 3 percent tax on net worth above $1 billion. A minority of people in the U.S. owns the majority of the wealth in America. That is truly an issue. Clearly, making sure that millionaires and billionaires have true economic accountability. Schultz promotes corporate interests instead of the interests of the poor and working class people. We need leadership that isn't afraid to confront the oligarchs and who wants real change to come in the world.

By Timothy