Friday, February 26, 2021

Information on Politics and Culture in Late February 2021.

  

With the advent of the movie of Judas and the Black Messiah (which was directed by Shaka King), many people still don't know the origin of the Black Panther Party. Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton created the Black Panther Party at Oakland, California in 1966. The BPP existed because of many reasons. Long before the 1960's, the 2nd great African American migration (which took place from ca. 1940 to 1970) caused tons of black people from the South to live in the West Coast, the Midwest, and the North. In Oakland, California, the working class populations, especially black people in particular, experienced police brutality, redlining, discrimination, racism, miseducation, and other forms of oppression. Seale and Newton became more revolutionary who desired self defense instead of embracing nonviolence as a sole way of life. This era saw the civil rights movement and the urban rebellions spanning from 1963 in Birmingham to 1968. Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton wanted a group to counteract police brutality and build up the community using survival based actions. They rejected capitalism as they believed in socialism. They were influenced by the views of Mao, Frantz Fanon, and other human beings. Tons of stories of black men and black women Black Panthers described how they heroically monitored the police, used transportation services to help people, and promoted medical clinics to give services to the people. 

 


They promoted plans in their agenda statement that wanted to liberate black people as they viewed the black community in America as victims of a type of colonialism by the power structure. The Black Panthers were influenced by revolutionary black nationalism, Third World anti-imperialist movements, and community development programs. Their free breakfast program was highly successful in Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other locations across America. The FBI via J. Edgar Hoover declared war on the Panthers by using infiltration, disinformation, and other tactics. Hoover supported the COINTELPRO operation of infiltration and provocations to harm progressive, anti-war, and civil rights organizations. They even targeted peaceful, nonviolent groups like the SCLC. We know now that the FBI and the Chicago police murdered Mark Clark and Fred Hampton (the chairman of the Black Panthers in the state of Illinois. Fred Hampton appealed to the youth by his words to oppose poverty, racism, and police terrorism) on December 1969. The Chicago police fired 99 shots at the location, and Mark Clark only fired one shot out of a human reflect. We know how agents were used to divide Newton and Eldridge Cleaver. We realize that Cleaver later betrayed black revolutionaries by being a Reagan supporter and loving compromise. With FBI infiltration, some dissension, skepticism of the power of the working class (as the working class should be promoted along with the lumpen in causing real social change), the shift of some into electoralism (some Black Panthers ran for office in Oakland and other places of America), and evolving times, the Black Panthers ended by 1982. Yet, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense remains a strong example of an important part of the overall black freedom movement.

 

One Capitol police chief said that the extremists want to plan to attack and bomb the U.S. Capitol (and they want to murder as many members as possible) when Biden gives his first State of the Union address. Many GOP members oppose the 9/11 style commission to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack for political reasons. They omit that the biggest terrorist threat domestically in America is not BLM or left wing people. The big terrorist threat in America right now are white nationalists and far right extremists. The terrorists back in January 6 had a noose and murdered many human beings. The Capitol police chief wants enhanced security measures to remain in place. This is a new era that we live in. For long years and decades, people like me and others have warned that racist terrorists really want the multicultural, democracy America to end. It is our duty to promote democracy and use the government to promote the general welfare of the people, protect human rights, and ensure justice for all. Doing these actions epitomize treating your neighbor as yourself plainly speaking.

 

Now, Merrick Garland is experiencing his hearing to possibly be the new Attorney General of the United States of America. He gave an emotional testimony about his relatives experiencing anti-Semitism. He promised to serve the American people, not the President. Those, who support the immoral actions of Trump, like Lindsay Graham interviewed him. Also, other progressive Senators interviewed him. The issue is whether Garland will be forthright in addressing civil rights issues, criminal justice issues, and other political issues relevant to the people of America. Garland answered every question concisely, kept his composure, and was well received by members of both parties. It's the Senate's role to confirm propose cabinet members. Garland said that if he is the new Attorney General, he will do his diligently to fight far right extremists, prosecute those who broke federal statues, and enforce the law in an impartial fashion. He told the truth that far right extremism is more vicious now than during the time of the evil Oklahoma City bombing back in 1995. I was in the 6th grade when that bombing took place at Oklahoma City, and I knew of that day just like yesterday. Soon, the Senate will vote on Garland.

 

One of the big updates is how Malcolm X's family released a letter about Malcolm X's assassination. This letter came from a now dead police officer. His name is Raymond Wood, who was a black former undercover NYPD officer. His cousin is Reggie Wood. Wood joined with some of Malcolm X's daughters at a news conference at the location of the Audubon Ballroom. Wood said that he was pressured by his NYPD higher ups to lure 2 members of Malcolm, X's security detail to commit crimes. In that sense, they would be arrested days before Malcolm X's passing. This caused 2 men from the managing door security to be gone. The NYPD infiltrated the OAAU (Gene Roberts was a NYPD agent from the BOSSI program), and the FBI monitored Malcolm X illegally. Some believe that the NYPD and the FBI worked to have Malcolm X assassinated or allowed it to happen. We do know that the CIA monitored Malcolm X worldwide, and he was poisoned at Cairo mysteriously. Malcolm X was one of the most revolutionary black leaders in human history. 

 


 

 

By Timothy

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

More Updates.

 


The Breaking news is that Tiger Woods had a car accident. Now, he is in the hospital with serious leg injuries. Tiger Woods is the greatest golf player and one of the greatest athletes in history. Like always, we all desire him to have a full recovery. The injuries are found in his legs. The vehicle crash occurred in California. Tiger Woods have monumental popularity. When he won his first Masters in the 1990's, it sent shockwaves worldwide. He was the first person of color to win the Masters. He has dominated the sports culture for a number of years. A few years ago, his comeback Masters win in 2019 was about him coming back full circle. Tiger Woods at the scene of the crash couldn't stand on his own. They took him to a trauma center. Woods was traveling at a high speed before the crash. He was pulled out of his car via the windshield. He wore a seat-belt. Tiger Woods had surgery. He has compound fractures in both of his legs and a shattered ankle. 

 

There was the Senate hearing among former capitol security officials on the January 6, 2021 terrorist attack against the U.S. Capitol. Each of the people interviewed either blamed someone else or another figure of the chain of command that caused much miscommunication in the response to the attacks. All of the security officials agreed that the U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated and planned. The D.C. police chief said that the Pentagon was hesitant to send in the National Guard in order to stop the violence. The former head of the Capitol police said that the rioters and terrorists came prepared for war. The Democrats and the Republican Senators asked detailed questions. The former head of the Capitol police also said that the attack was like a military assault, because many of the terrorists had links to the military and law enforcement. We know that the attack involved white racists and far right extremists. The law enforcement officials told the Senators that they were prepared for limited violence, but the intelligence available ahead of time didn't warn of a coordinated attack. Former House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving said that reports before the January 6 attack were wrong to conclude that there was only a remote or improbable chance of civil disturbance on that day. The truth is that many warnings existed before the terrorism existed in D.C. on January 6, 2021. Chatter was found that mentioned extremist behavior which was agitated by former President Donald Trump. The terrorists wanted to stop the certification of the 2020 election as promoted by Trump. Captain Carneysha Mendoza of the U.S. Capitol Police said that she smelled CS gas. Senator Ron Johnson promotes the lie that non-Trump supporting provocateurs were involved. We know that people with Trump flags and Confederate flags (who are Trump supporters) terrorized the U.S. Capitol. The violence that happened weeks ago is reflective of tons of Trump supporters. Many Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. 

 

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have commemorated the 500,000 Americans who lost their lives due to the pandemic virus. It has been over 1 year since the world changed forever. A lot of tragedy has existed as a product of a virus. One of the greatest concepts are the Golden Rule and to promote the general welfare. A great way to give tribute to the lives lost is to do what is right by being safe, helping our neighbors, and being active to improve upon the world that we see. Candles were lightened on the White House stairs to honor the victims. We saw see what the legacy of President Biden will be in the years and decades into the future. One thing is true. Biden's legacy as President will be so much better than Trump's legacy when he was President. Trump lied about the severity of the virus. President Biden is certainly representative of a new era of our time.

 

Yesterday was the Birthday of the late Brother Dr. W.E.B. DuBois. He lived so long that he lived from the 1860's to 1963. He lived to be almost 100 years old, but his impact was wide ranging. He was born in Massachusetts and was educated at the HBCU of Fisk University and other universities worldwide. DuBois wanted to use sociology and politics to fight for black freedom. That is why he was part of the Niagara Movement that called for racial equality. Du Bois was a lifelong progressive. He was one of the founders of the NAACP. Also, he worked hard in the Crisis Magazine and in the Philadelphia Paper (which was a sociological study about the lives of black Americans). He married a great wife. DuBois articulated the viciousness of white racism and the concept of double consciousness among black Americans (meaning black Americans have both African and American cultural links combined). 

 

He sympathized with socialist movements while he traveled the world as DuBois was a socialist. He also lived to see the rise of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and he wrote about him as a nonviolent trailblazer. Dr. King gave a speech after his death in 1968 in praising his work for human justice. Dr. King rejected the anti-Communist paranoia embraced by the far right when the truth is that Communism is not monolithic (different variations of it have existed in human history). Economic justice, being against imperialism, and opposing the bombings of Nagasaki & Hiroshima are all part of Dr. DuBois' long legacy. W.E.B. DuBois moved so far left that he was rejected by the NAACP (as the leaders of the NAACP was pressured by the FBI and the establishment to red bait and go after NAACP members who were suspected of being "Communist." This is against free speech as any man and any woman has the right to be Communist or not without oppression). Dr. DuBois  went into Ghana to work on Pan-African studies. He wanted to make an encyclopedia about Africa in the 1960's. Later, he passed away. Dr. DuBois was a legendary icon whose intellectual and political contributions to the black struggle are priceless. 

 

Rest in Power Brother Dr. W.E.B. DuBois.

 

By Timothy

 


Monday, February 22, 2021

Malcolm X

 

 

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The Story of the Black Church.

  

 


For a long time, the Black Church has been a powerful institution that represent a large anchor of our community. The pastor, the choir, the ushers, the elders, and the congregations all have a role to play in making sure that spiritual insights are made available for the masses of the people. Going into a black church is like an time of celebration at many circumstances. It is a solemn place of connections with family and friends. The black church is made up of human beings, so the same emotions of joy, anger, happiness, and hope are found in the black church culture thoroughly. When you study black American church history, it is always part of American history. The long history of the Black Church has been filled with inspiration and strength. Also, you have the haters and skeptics (from extremists, many Hoteps, and liars) who make it their duty to scapegoat and demonize anyone in the Black Church for everything under the sun. Their lies will be refuted like usual. Also, I will expose many white Evangelicals who believe in the lies that God is white, Trump is righteous, and that black people don't deserve unconditional justice. So, many bases will be covered here like usual. The Black Church inspired social movements (like the abolitionist movements, the labor movement, the environmental justice movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and the black freedom movement of the 21st century), is made up of tons of black leaders, and have inspired so many in their walks with God. To start, the Black Church started with the founder of Christianity, who is the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ led a life of strength, holiness, and compassion. As a young child, he discussed religious issues with the rabbis of the Temple. He spoke the truth that the Kingdom of God is within you, he condemned materialism to the point to making sure that gamblers were sent out of the Temple, and he died for us all. After his death, he resurrected from the dead and rose into Heaven. As the Son of the living God, Jesus Christ appointed the apostles to not only preach the Gospel. He also wanted them to evangelize throughout the whole world. The Christian religion rapidly spread into Asia, Africa, Europe, etc. During the Roman Empire, Christians were heavily persecuted. Many early Christians were slaves in the Roman Empire. Some were unjustly imprisoned and stripped of basic human rights. 

 

Many of them were murdered via crucifixion in Rome and in other places. Roman Emperor Diocletian was a brutal oppressor of early Christians. Numerous Christians wrote symbols in the catacombs. Many Christians fought slavery during the days of the Roman Empire. Also, Christianity was flourishing in Africa from the beginning. The big lie (promoted by some) is that Christianity is the white man's religion (and the other lie is that Christianity's sole purpose is to force black people to be slaves) when Christianity is pro-multicultural (or that people can join Christianity without compromising their cultural traditions). Many of the greatest leaders of the abolitionist and anti-slavery movements spanning centuries have been God-loving Christians. Yeshua Ha Mashiach is the Son of the living God, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Not to mention that Galatians 3:28 is clear that we are all one in Christ regardless of our color, sex, or background. Currently, the vast majority of Christians in the world today are people of color. There are almost 400 million Christians in Africa, about 70 million Christians in China, and millions of others worldwide including in America. We know that Jesus Christ wasn't a blond haired blued eyed man. Not to mention that black people were in the Church from the start. We know that in the book of Acts, there was the black Ethiopian eunuch who converted to Christ via the Apostle Philip as found in Acts 8. The eunuch was the Treasurer for the Nubian Queen Candace. The Nubian man was baptized after he converted. According to tradition, he helped to converted his Queen to Christianity. Pentecost was celebrated in Acts 2:8-11 among people of numerous colors and ethnic backgrounds. One of the earliest Christians was a black man named Simeon of Cyrene (Acts 13). Africa is the Motherland of Humanity, so Africa is the origin of all people and all spirituality by nature. 


 


  


Early African Christianity flourished by the year of 200 A.D. in Carthage, Nubia, and other places. Christian Nubia was known for having a strong Christian faith with kings, queens, bishops, etc. The Apostle Mark was martyred, and tradition said that he preached the gospel in Egypt. Christians once was the majority of the religious population in Egypt until the 10th century. So, black Christianity is part of the African heritage. Now, my ancestors came from the Bantu people from West and Central Africa. The Bantu people were key in the new era of Christianity in Africa. The Portuguese were the first people who were involved in the Maafa. Most of them were Roman Catholics (Roman Catholicism teaches that the Pope is God's representative on Earth, that priests must be celibate against their will, and that Mary was an Ever Virgin which have no Scriptural basis). The Spanish and Portuguese people captured many ports of North Africa after the end of Reconquista (during the late 1400's). Many Jesuit missionaries (you know how I feel about the Jesuits, but I show this information for historical reasons) traveled into Africa as early as 1548 to try to convert people. In 1561, Gonçalo da Silveira, a Portuguese missionary, managed to baptize Monomotapa, king of the Shona people in the territory of Zimbabwe. A modest sized group of Jesuits began to establish their presence in the area of Abyssinia, or Ethiopia Superior, around the same time of Silveira's presence in Southern Africa. As time went on, the Catholics and the Jesuits influenced many in the Kongo kingdom. The Jesuits found themselves expelled from Mozambique and Angola, as a result, the existence of Catholic missions diminished significantly in these regions.​ Later, Protestant movements would spread in West Africa among the Bantu peoples in Congo, etc. 


 


Adaptations of Protestantism, such as the Kimbanguist church emerged. Within the Kimbanguist church, Simon Kimbangu questioned the order of religious deliverance. He said that, would God send a white man to preach? The Kimbanguist church believed Jesus was black and regarded symbols with different weight than the Catholic and Protestant Europeans. The common practice of placing crosses and crucifixes in churches was viewed as a graven image in their eyes or a form of idolatry. Also, according to Mazrui, Kimbanguists respected the roles of women in church more than orthodox churches; they gave women the roles of priests and preachers. Early African Christian leaders from West Africa were people like Dona Beatriz. Many West African Christians back then supported polygamy and some didn't. Many younger West/Central Africans gradually formed ideas based on Christianity, while elders were more skeptical. 


 


The Maafa involved tons of Europeans kidnapping black Africans and forcing them into slavery. Many of the people involved were white Catholics, white Protestants, and white Baptists. Also, many Arabic Muslim racists were involved in another slave trade lasting for over 1,000 years too harming black people. Tons of people don't know that Saudi Arabia never banned slavery until the 20th century long after 1865. Some people don't know that slavery in Africa and worldwide happens now like the slave trade against innocent black Libyans done by racists. There is no excuse for the Maafa and the existence of slavery at all. It is immoral to kidnap a human being against his or her will to do as you say without free will. It is immoral to split families and beat innocent people. It is immoral to impose a religion against a person against their free will too. Conversion should be voluntary with consent not done by force. The problem with the Europeans involved in the Maafa was that they kidnapped black people, abused black people, and distorted Christianity in order to control people against their wills. That is why the Maafa is unbiblical by many reasons. Kidnapping, rape, abuse, splitting families, harming children, murder, racial hatred, calling black skin cursed, human trafficking, religious deception, and other evils were found in the Maafa and slavery in the Americas, Africa, etc. All of these acts are forbidden in the Scriptures. Also, it is important to note that religions back then and today are diverse in Africa. Africa is home to tons of languages being spoken, and many creeds being expressed. During ancient times, many black people were aminists, Muslims, Christians, followers of Judaism, and polytheists. In fact, many of the slaves in America were of the Muslim faith. There is the story of Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, a Muslim prince from West Africa who spent 40 years enslaved in the United States from 1788 onward before being freed, demonstrates the survival of Muslim belief and practice among enslaved Africans in America. 

 

Many early black slaves in America would secretly follow the Islamic faith in places like Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, etc. Back during the 1600's, early Christianity was not widespread among black people in America. During the 1700's, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) were heavily not successful in not converting Native Americans and Africans, because they used evil means in trying to get their success. John Wesley struggled to convert Native Americans and African slaves. The First Great Awakening from George Whitefield from 1739 to 1741 spread religious teachings, but not a lot of African Americans converted. Even in the 1770's only about 1 percent of all black people in America had links with organized churches. Many churches back then either didn't want black people in churches (for fear of slave revolts) or segregated black religious people. By 1758, there is the first recorded black congregation in the plantation of William Byrd, near Mecklenburg. The music of black religious people in the church definitely had African influences from dancing, the ring shouts, the shouting, the call and response ceremonies, the repetition of rhythms, drums, etc. These realities all represent African influences. Many early black Christians used the Gospel as a means for them to fight for freedom. It was a transformative experiences where they wanted to fight for change. 


 


In 1773, black Baptists made a church on the plantation of George Galphin at Silver Bluff, South Carolina. In the same year Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral was published in London. Wheatley was a religious black Christian woman. The American Revolutionary War changed things. Many sincere black people fought on both sides for the same goal of ending slavery and establishing justice. As we know, after that war, black people still weren't free. The contradiction of Thomas Jefferson writing the words of "all men are created equal" (as found in the 1776 Declaration of Independence document) and him owning slaves exposed how America's original sin was the enslavement of Africans (and the genocide of the Native American people). Black Baptist churches formed in the cities of Williamsburg and Petersburg in Virginia. Many black people joined Baptist and Methodists churches because of much of their simplistic style and a desire to have freedom from slavery. The era of the Second Great Awakening in America caused African Americans to be heavily Christian. It was from ca. 1800 to the 1820's. This was the time when black churches were more modernized. The reality of the history of American Christianity was that many white churches were more reactionary than the black churches desiring an immediate end to slavery and oppression. Many white churches back then didn't want black people to read, some white churches eliminated verses from the Bible calling for freedom, and antebellum slavery was extremely brutal. Black people were readily abused, raped, and bodies split apart by machines including crocodiles. That is why the Black Church was a place of encouragement, safety, and political organizing. It was home to many black folks who were enslaved and free too. It would be centuries after the antebellum period when many mainline white churches would try to apologize to us black people for their role in the slavery of black human beings. 


 


 


Central to the growth of community among black people was the black church, usually the first community institution to be established. Starting around 1800 with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and other churches, the black church grew to be the focal point of the black community. The black church- was both an expression of community and unique African-American spirituality, and a reaction to discrimination.  The First Baptist Church and Gillfield Baptist Church of Petersburg, Virginia, both had organized congregations by 1800 and were the first Baptist churches in the city. The black pastor of the church held the community, shepherded believers, acted as a counselor, and spoke in many cases with great oratory. There were divisions in the church. Many white Baptist church folks wanted slavery back then, while black Baptists wanted freedom from injustice. Black women religious leaders were in existence too. Jarena Lee (1783-1850's?) was born in Cape May, New Jersey. She was a black woman preacher and missionary. She gave almost 200 sermons and traveled over 2,300 miles in 1827. In 1784, the first General Conference (the Christmas Conference) of the newly formed Methodist Episcopal Church forbids its members to own slaves. Absalom Jones and Richard Allen lead a small group of Africans out of Philadelphia’s St. George Church after being forced to give their seats to white congregants. (Some scholars argue this occurred in 1792). In 1787, Philadelphia black Americans, including Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, organize the Free African Society as a burial society and support organization for widows and orphans. George Liele formed the first black Baptist Church in the Caribbean Islands at Jamaica. Andrew Bryant formed the first African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. In 1794, Richard Allen purchased a lot at the corner of Philadelphia’s Sixth and Lombard Streets, moves a blacksmith shop to the site, and invites Bishop Francis Asbury to dedicate it as a worship center named Bethel Church. In the same year, Absalom Jones helped to found and then pastored the African Episcopalian Church of St. Thomas, the first black Episcopal church in America. 


 


 


By the 1800's, the black church grew quickly at Abyssinian Baptist Church in 1809, the first Presbyterian church (in NYC in 1807 making John Glouchester as a founding pastor), and the Union American Methodist Episcopal Church in 1813. Black Methodists have a long history of social activism. In 1816, the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) organizes in Philadelphia with Richard Allen consecrated as its first bishop. In 1822, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZ) organizes in New York City with James Varick as its first bishop. We know of the 1822 insurrection planned by Denmark Vesey. Vesey was a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1823, Julia A. J. Foote, the daughter of former slaves from Schenectady, New York, becomes a powerful preacher within the AMEZ Church, helping the denomination to be the first black church to ordain a woman as elder 75 years later. Many great black abolitionists were involved in the church like Samuel Cornish (he founded the first black abolitionist newspaper of Freedom's Journal in 1827) and David Walker who made Appeal in 1829. Many black Catholic people formed various orders in 1829 via Mary Elizabeth Lange. Other 19th century black Catholic leaders are James Augustine Healy, Patrick Frances Healy, and others. Nat Turner was filled with inspiration (and he read the Bible) to organize his rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831 where 57 whites were killed (and Nat Turner was murdered and his body mutilated. Also, white racists responded by murdering innocent black people too). By 1834, Great Britain banned slavery in their empire, but they permitted imperialism. Amanda Berry Smith was a famous black preacher from Long Green, Maryland too. Black Presbyterian pastor Henry Highland Garnet wanted slaves to rebel in his "Address to the Slaves" speech. Sojourner truth was a preacher, abolitionist, and feminist. In 1844, the Methodist Episcopal Church separated over slavery. They formed North and South branches. In 1845, white Baptists split over the issue of slavery. The South Baptist Convention was first formed to defend slavery. That is why the Southern Baptist Church had to apologize for once condoning slavery and Jim Crow apartheid. The northern group, the Northern Baptist Convention, is now called the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A.. The southern branch took the name of Southern Baptist Convention, claiming an estimated 200,000 black members today. 


 


Harriet Tubman was a well known Christian who saved hundreds of black slaves. She came from the Maryland Eastern Shore.  The Presbyterian Church establishes Ashmun Institute (later renamed Lincoln University) in Pennsylvania to train black men for missions and ministry in 1854. Religious black people were involved in fighting for the Union to defeat the Confederacy. In 1864, the American Missionary Association sends Sara G. Stanley, an African American woman who was educated at Oberlin college, south to educate the newly freed slaves. She was among many of the black people and the white people who saw the education of former slaves as their calling. After the American Civil War ended, black people celebrated all over America. Reconstruction came about, and a new reality existed. Black people were in the federal and state legislatures for the first time in American history. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed. Yet, challenges persisted. There was the rise of new white racist terrorism in the form of the Klan and other terrorist groups. Anti-black pogroms spread in Memphis, North Carolina, etc., and the black church was front in center to help our black people. In 1870, Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (now the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church) organized in cooperation with the Methodist Episcopal Church South. During the Reconstruction period, the Methodist Episcopal Church South lost significant numbers of its former slave membership to the AME, AMEZ, and the Northern Methodists. At its founding, the Southern Methodists were down to 40,000 freedmen and women.


 


By the late 1800's, black Roman Catholics expanded. There was the parish in Baltimore by 1864, and James A. Helay in 1875 was the first African American Catholic bishop. Lutherans were part of the black American experience too. The first woman elder of the AMEZ Chruch was Mary Jane Small or the wife of AMEZ bishop John B. Small. One of the most important events of black American church history was the event of the Pentecostalism movement. It happened in a revival meeting at Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles, California. Pentecostalism has a heavy mention of the Holy Spirit. I have no problem with that, but you have to be doctrinally sound too. This movement uses emotion, music, dancing, and a sense of force that inspires many religious people to this very day. The movement was heavily integrated as black and white followers worshiped God together in many of the churches (among the Azusa movement). The 20th century had a mixture of black Christians loving religious experiences, many black Christians were focused on doctrinal issues, and there was that segment of the Black Church involved in the fight for social justice. There are many Christians who love to fight for social, economic, and racial justice, and that is fine. Yet, you have to also maintain your spiritual base. Life is not about bread alone. In other words, social justice is important along with promoting the Christian religious creed too. James H. Lark was the first African bishop in the Mennonite Church.


 


One of the greatest religious leaders of the early 20th century was Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961). She was a black educator, civil rights leader, feminist, and businesswoman. She wanted to promote more women in the black church as leaders. In 1900, she gave a speech entitled, "How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping" at the 1900 National Baptist Convention in Virginia. She founded the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909 at Washington, D.C. Even in the black church, unfortunately there was sexism back then and today. She fought for equal rights throughout her life. Orange, Virginia was the place of her birth. His father was a farmer and Baptist preacher named John Burroughs. Her mother was Jennie Burroughs. Both of them were former slaves. Nannie Burroughs worked actively in the NAACP. One of the greatest preachers and theologians of the 20th century was Rev. Howard Thurman (1899-1981). His book entitled, "Jesus and the Disinherited" inspired civil rights leaders including Dr. King. That book views the teachings of Jesus Christ through the experience of the oppressed and promotes nonviolent responses to oppression. Rev. Thurman was dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University form 1932 to 1944. He was also dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953 to 1965. He was a classmate with Dr. King's father. Rev. Howard Thurman was a religious advisor to Dr. King, Sherwood Eddy, James Farmer, A.J. Muste, and Pauli Murray. 


 


The Old School Civil Rights Movement  era came from 1954 to 1968. During that time period, the Black Church had a dominate role in protests, protecting activists, organizing rallies, funding boycotts, and being a beacon of inspiration for our people. Preachers like Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Rev. C. T. Vivian, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Rev. James Laswon, and other religious leaders used religious arguments and public social activism to defeat legalized Jim Crow apartheid. It is also important to note that black women were huge leaders in the Civil Rights and overall black freedom struggle too like Septima Clark, Ella Baker, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hammer, and other human beings who sacrificed their lives for us. Tons of these women were religious black Christians too. White racists bombed religious churches constantly during that era, even killing 4 little girls at Birmingham, Alabama in September 1963. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created in 1957 as a means to use spiritual power and political power to try to establish justice for black people and the rest of the human family. There were doctrinal disagreements among the Civil Rights Movement religious leaders too. One easy example to see this was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Joseph H. Jackson disagreed on how to proceed forward in terms of black people fighting for our rightful liberation. Both black men were pastors. Rev. Joseph H. Jackson wanted spiritual salvation done by following a religious means instead of political activism to have justice. Jackson supported the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, but he opposed the Dr. King Chicago movement of 1966. Jackson was an ally of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley (who wanted the status quo instead of revolutionary change). Joseph  H. Jackson wanted civil rights via "law and order." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted justice via nonviolence and civil disobedience. 

Dr. King felt that segregation was so immoral that only political activism would be the means to end it. Dr. Martin Luther King was angry at the bourgeois middle class types who wanted a gradual change instead of immediate change to free black people from injustice. What is the truth? The truth is that you need both salvation with a doctrinal message (as people who are Christians shouldn't be ashamed of saying that Jesus Christ is the Son of God plus the Lord and Savior of all. Many professing Christians don't know about the core tenets of Christianity. That is why new Christians should be encouraged, respected, and strengthened in their faith) and you need political, social activism in getting the solution made too. It's not either/or proposition. You need both. Dr. Parthia Hall was a religious leader and civil rights activist who inspired Dr. King to say the words of "I Have a Dream." Dr. Hall lived her life to change the world for the better. Music of Gospel flourished in American history from the Jubliee Sisters to Mahalia Jackson. The Motown sound of Detroit was heavily influenced by gospel music of the Deep South. Aretha Franklin, Mary Wilson, some members of the Temptations, and others were raised in gospel. Stevie Wonder is a legend who was raised in the black American church too. They were born in the Deep South, as the Deep South had a powerful form of black gospel music. Gospel music at its core had rhythm with African influences. Throughout the 20th century, innovative singers like Mattie Moss Clark, the Clark Sisters, Rosetta Sharpe, Big Mama Thornton, the Caravans, The LA Mass Choir, etc. praised the Lord and made people realize the important legacy of how black church made people feel joy about themselves. 


 


Rev. Joseph H. Jackson  pointedly denounced the nonviolent civil rights movement, including the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Congress of Racial Equality. He also removed Martin Luther King Jr. from the vice-presidency of the Baptist Training Union and Sunday School Congress.  In response, Taylor and his group met together in 1961 at Zion Baptist Church in Cincinnati, where they organized the Progressive National Baptist Convention (Dr. King was part of this progressive movement). About half a million NBC members ended up leaving the NBC for the new group.  Jackson continued as president of the NBC until September 1982, when he was unseated by the long-serving General Secretary of the Convention, T.J. Jemison, the son of Jackson's predecessor. During the 1960's, the Nation of Islam and Malcolm X increased their influenced. The Nation of Islam grew out of the frustration of many black people (especially in the North and Midwest) over stagnation, continued racial injustice, police brutality, economic inequality, and other problems. The North, the Midwest, and the West Coast weren't Utopias for black people then or now. They (or black people who lived in those regions) caught tons of oppression too. Many black people felt that Christianity in general was an oppressive force of white people, so they wanted to join the Nation of Islam, other religious groups, or other nationalist groups to get a feeling of somebodiness (or belonging). They omit that evil people who claim to be Christian aren't real Christians. That is like saying that Osama bin Laden is representative of all Muslims which is not true (or Stalin is the role model for all atheists which isn't the case. Stalin was a dictator and a stone cold murderer plus an anti-Semite). 

 

Yet, it is important to note about why people are frustrated to see where people are coming from. The Nation of Islam had heavily conservative views from clothing, theology, and its political philosophy. They rejected integration and wanted a separate black state or nation. Malcolm X promoted these ideals while he was in the Nation of Islam. He changed to be more progressive after his Hajj in 1964. Malcolm X wanted to be more engaged politically in the black freedom struggle amidst his criticisms of much of the mainstream civil rights movement. One of the reasons why Malcolm X left the NOI (other than the obvious reason. We know what that other reason is) was that Malcolm X felt that the NOI wasn't being politically engaged enough to deal with the complex problems that black folks face. In other words, Malcolm X wanted a more hands on approach in fighting for black freedom. He spoke in Paris, London, Africa, and all across America to elaborate on his points. Malcolm X saw that there is no liberation for black people without a strong political and economic program to help black people (including helping the black poor and working class). That is why Malcolm X believed in Pan-Africanism, anti-imperialism, internationalism, and self defense via his OAAU movement. Malcolm X was not a Christian obviously, but his political views inspired the Black Church to be more militantly involved in solving the problems that the black community faced. Malcolm X's focus on loving Blackness inspired black Americans and black people worldwide in very powerful, legitimate ways. One legitimate, positive legacy of Malcolm X was that he gave a new generation of black people confidence in their black identities. That is why after decades, folks still admire Malcolm X's strength in standing up against injustice. There is no liberation without working class emancipation, workers' power, and empowerment given to the poor (including the oppressed). 


 


In fact, many black Christians like the late Dr. James Cone would be inspired by Malcolm X to promote the Black Theology movement (which says that Jesus Christ is black, many leaders of the Bible are black, and God is ultimately pro-black). It spread worldwide since the 1960's. Dr. James Cone would be one of the greatest scholars of the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. After Malcolm X's unjust assassination of 1965, Black Power became very powerful among especially black youth. It focused on black self determination, Black Unity, economic growth, and a sense of independence. It had more progressive factions like the Black Panthers and more conservative factions (like Black Capitalists and black Republicans). The Black Power movement even had cultural nationalists too. By the late 1960's Rev. Jesse Jackson grew to be a prominent preacher of black Americans. Many people don't know that Jesse Jackson worked with Dr. King on Operation Breadbasket and in other civil rights events. Back then, Jackson was more supportive of capitalism than Dr. King. Dr. King was explicitly clear in critiquing capitalism and loving democratic socialism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used religious sermons to oppose the Vietnam War, to defend Memphis sanitation workers, and to promote his Poor People's Campaign. Dr. King preached everywhere in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., New York, London, etc. to advance his social gospel message. He was protected by other civil rights activists with arms like Colonel Stone Johnson, Robert Hayling, and the Deacons for Defense and Justice. Pentecostal and Holiness movements focused on religious experience, and they were more in your face.  Yet, many black Methodists and black Baptists were less in your face with religious expression. One black leader of the Azusa Street Revival Movement was William Seymour. The irony is that the Azusa Street Mission movement helped to integrate among many peoples with the Church of God in Christ, etc. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States today. 


 


 


After 1968, the black church expanded. There were many movements among the black American church too. There were the political activists that fought for progressive causes like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Cornel West, and new school leaders (like Rev. Traci Blackmon, etc.). There are the Prosperity Gospel proponents like Rev. Ike, Rev. Creflo Dollar, and others. They believe in the error that massive poverty is a sign of massive sin. They believe that high wealth is a sign of high level of spiritual growth. The truth is that being wealthy doesn't necessarily mean that you're righteous. Righteous people include the rich and the poor. Evil people do include the poor and the rich too. The responsibility of the church isn't just to build resources; it is about using resources to help the least of these: 


"Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors." (James 2:5-9)


 


The Prosperity Gospel readily incorporates materialism, an essential minimizing of social justice causes, and a distortion of what Jesus Christ actually says. In fact, some of the greatest criticisms that Jesus Christ gave in the New Testament were the money changers in the Temple. After 1968, many black people moved into the suburbs. Some became doctors, lawyers, professors, political leaders, judges, engineers, and other outstanding occupations. The problem is that while this was going on, there were deindustralization, the War on Drugs, massive growth of the prison industrial complex, austerity, and other evils that ruined generations of poorer black Americans. The epidemic of police brutality continues with the deaths of Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and so many of our Brothers and our Sisters. There was a growth of economic inequality from 1968 to 2021 too. That can't be solved by respectability politics or laissez faire captialism. It must change by revolutionary change via a radical redistribution of economic and political power. There is a generation gap among many black people. Many young people don't trust the Black Church because of scandals, lack of attention to the needs of the youth, authority issues, and other reasons. Many older people (not all older people) fail to see the power of the youth in being creative, in standing up against racial injustice, and forming their diverse means to advance human liberation. Many young people (not all young people) fail to see that calling women the b word, glamorizing the n word, talking about "we aren't our ancestors," and glorifying evil are wrong. Another issue in the modern Black Church is how to deal with social issues. Many black Christians are conservative on issues of marriage, sexuality, and political issues (involving premartial sex, LBGTQ+ issues, HIV/AIDS, abortion, affirmative action, police brutality, and other matters), and some black Christians are more progressive. Some churches welcome many people and others don't. The answer is that we should have a moral code (i.e. I don't believe in adultery, financial corruption, nihilism, and unjust violence), but our moral code shouldn't be used as an excuse to discriminate or oppress our neighbor by virtue of his or her background. We can agree to disagree on issues without being violently disagreeable. In other words, we understand that bigotry and dehumanizing people have no place in the Universe. All people are certainly created equal without exception. 

 

Today in 2021, megachurches are very popular in certain sections of the black community. T.D. Jakes, A. R. Bernard, and other well known black preachers are in megachurches. Black megachurch pastors say that they use their churches to grow businesses, help the sick, educate people on financial literacy, and send health care to people. One issue of the megachurch crowd is that many of them shy away from theological issues (you have to tell people why you believe in what you believe in without compromise. That is why people would respect you more if you stand on your theological convictions about God than be wishy washy in order to be politically correct), and some lack accountability. Rev. Jeremiah Wright (he wasn't perfect) told the truth to expose slavery, to expose the internment camps that harmed Japanese Americans, to fight racial injustice, and to reject imperialism in the world. Another topic in the Black Church is contemporary music. A new generation of artists like Kurt Franklin, Mary Mary, and Yolanda Adams are some of the most talented artists of our generation. Many people love their music. Some people debate how far gospel artists should go in being in the world to gain followers while inspiring people to follow the Gospel. There should be a balance of entertaining people while keeping one's integrity. The 2015 terrorist attack on the Mother Emmanuel Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina showed the viciousness of white racist terrorism. That church was heavily promoted by Denmark Vesey centuries ago. 

 

Many white Evangelicals believe in the strong deception that Donald Trump is holy, and that we should just follow the Republicans unconditionally. Trump is known for cursing out peaceful protesters, for saying misogynist words, for being a habitual liar, for being xenophobic, and for making racist remarks for years. Racism is not just an individual sin. It is a structural, systematic injustice too that has harmed the lives of so many involving jobs, education, the criminal justice system, and other spheres of everyday life. We can't be lukewarm or moderate on these issues. The church does have the responsibility to be anti-racist in their theology and in social activism too. There is no common ground on racist terrorism. We ought to use our power to eliminate evil from society. Some people make the erroneous point to blame Christianity collectively for racism (when they ignore anti-black racism in many parts of the Middle East like in Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, etc.), and that is a lie. Long before Christianity was born, racism and other forms of oppression existed. The true tenets of Jesus Christ reject racism, and all Christians should never be scapegoated for systematic racism. Trump also provoked a mob to execute an insurrection against America at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Therefore, we are clear that Donald Trump is completely wrong on many issues. Trump is certainly not a role model for believers in God. This reality makes us not shocked at how polls show that the majority of black Protestants and Baptists disagree with Trump's agenda in about three-quarters, while white evangelicals support Trump in a majority. Christians should feel no shame in believing in the Virgin Birth, in the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, and believing in Son of the living God having the power to save souls. These are many of the cornerstones of the Christian faith. After over 2,000 years (anti-Christian persecution exists worldwide even today in 2021. On November 30th, 2020, a Muslim imam in Uganda converted to Christianity. A week later, he was beaten to death by a mob. This is not representative of all Muslims, but people have every right to covert to Christianity without persecution), Christianity remains. Christians are very strong in Nigeria, America, and other places of the world believing in the Lord. Yes, the word of Christian is mentioned in the Bible. The word Christian is mentioned three times in the New Testament ( Acts 11:26; 26:28; and 1 Peter 4:16 ). The first passage, Acts 11:26, gives the origin of the term, "The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." 


 


The Black Church is not monolithic. At times, the Black Church should be praised, critiqued for its imperfections, inspired to change, and investigated. It is important to criticize black Christians who use religion as an excuse for them to oppress others (or promote false doctrines like venerating images, denying the Godhead, and glorifying wickedness), and we should praise black Christians who use spirituality and religion to help others in a positive way. We know that it's taboo even now to expose how some in the Boule, and many Freemasons have infiltrated some churches, but we will always have the courage to disagree with Masonry and the Boule. To this day, there are tons of black Christians helping the poor, helping the elderly, fighting police brutality, standing up for conflict resolution, desiring an end to racism (as we all want to eliminate systematic racism in the world 100 percent. Yes, Black Lives Matter), and being living examples of compassion. Rejecting neoliberalism, exposing religious cults (like Scientology, Christian Science, etc.), and being free to defend truth are actions of a believer. False doctrines found in the Emergent Church movement and the New Age Movement are rejected by me and others forevermore. We have a long way to go as a community. We face many issues today without question. After almost 40 years of me living on this Earth, I believe in black liberation, Pan African unity, and justice. That reality ought not to be sugarcoated or placed under the rug. At the end of the day, we should believe in the Golden Rule: "Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it, Thou shalt love they neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:36-40). 

 

Now you know the truth. 

 


 

By Timothy

 

Friday, February 19, 2021

More News.

  

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/us/sydney-barber-navy-brigade.html

 

 

https://atlantablackstar.com/2015/07/07/10-black-ballerinas-other-than-misty-copeland-who-are-also-changing-the-face-of-ballet/

The Snowstorm and the Suffering in Texas.

 

The state of Texas has gone through a terrible winter storm. Millions of Texans have a lack of food, water, and electrical power. This event refutes laissez capitalism once again. People know how I feel about capitalism. It is what it is. ERCOT was the private company responsible for about 90% of the energy services and electric grid of Texas. ERCOT wasn't prepared for handling winter storms. For Senator Ted Cruz to travel to Cancun during a winter storm and not helping the American people in Texas is not only disrespectful. It is not honorable of his duty to help people. After that criticism, Cruz admitted that he messed up. One Texas mayor of Colorado City (who resigned) was cruel to tell people in Texas that you're on your own. Temperatures are very low in the state. Folks are suffering with dialysis. Carbon monoxide poisoning has been widespread in Texas. This is why I'm a progressive on economic issues. Republicans dominate the state politically. Governor Abott of Texas is a Republican, but he lied and blamed windmills, solar energy, and wind energy for this disaster. The truth is that these forms of energy are only about 10 percent of the state's output.  


Many hospitals in Austin are struggling with heat and water. Water pipes have burst open. We certainly express empathy to the suffering in Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, Galveston, and throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and other places where the winter storm has caused havoc. This disaster was aggravated by corporate greed, deregulation, and callousness. Now, about over 2 million Texans have no electricity. Over 20 people have died as a product of this. The Texas Tribune reported that sate officials failed to heed warnings before the storm's power outages according to experts. Climate change is related to the eruptions of the polar vortex of sending bursts of super cold air into regions where subzero temperatures have been rare before. The Texas power grid is not connected with the major national grids that cover 47 states of the contiguous U.S.A. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry said that sick comment that he wants the federal government to not help suffering people in Texas, because Perry believes in a reactionary ideology. Governor Abbott for years was warned to update and weatherize systems. Texas faces shortages in water, food, and water. Texas officials during the mid 1990's refused to require utilities to set aside a certain part of capacity as a reserve against surges in demand. In other words, there were no backup plants to activate when a crisis existed. The suffering disproportionately are working class and Texans who are persons of color. Therefore, the people in Texas need power and food including water. Infrastructure must be grown and updated for the 21st century. That infrastructure includes electricity, agriculture, and other parts of society.

 

It is important to outline the reality of the winter storm Uri's aftermath in Texas and other places of America. Millions of human beings in Texas (about 4 million people) have lost power. Texas Governor Abott falsely blames wind turbines and the Green New Deal for power outages. That is a lie. The Green New Deal is not implemented now, because Texas is dominated by coal and electric energy. We have people in Texas without power, using blankets to get heat, and suffering pain from the winter storm. Many people in Texas aren't used to temperatures below 30 or 30 degrees during the winter. Many of us can handle temperatures in the 20s and 30s, but other people are in need of generators and other resources to help them. The truth is that far right extremists like Abbott are wrong in their economic views, and human beings need government assistance to save their lives. Many people in Texas lack food services. This is a very bad disaster across the whole state from Houston and Galveston into Dallas. Many people in other states are suffering like in North Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, etc. Some businesses owners have opened their doors to help human beings to have shelter. Some have given people blankets and free food as well in Houston and in other locations. 

 

 

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are touring the nation in a blitz to promote pandemic legislation. Biden's approval rating is now 62 percent. Hospitalization and deaths from the virus have gone down, but there is still a long way to go. Biden wants a $15 minimum wage to be advanced gradually and linked to inflation. Biden traveled into Milwaukee to advance his policies. Milwaukee is a Midwestern city where many people are suffering. Biden wants his immigration plan to be promoted. This plan involved a 8 year path for citizenship among many undocumented human beings, especially DACA recipients. He wants an expansion of VISAs for people, and he desires other plans. This plan will be difficult to pass, because tons of Republicans falsely consider Biden's proposal as amnesty. Time will tell what the future will be on Biden's plan. The bill is called the Citizenship Act of 2021. An U.S. Attorney and the FBI are investigating NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's response to the pandemic in his state. The investigation deals with the nursing home data. Many have accused Cuomo of manipulating the numbers of the deaths in nursing homes as a means to falsely make the situation better. Cuomo admitted to mistakes being made. He has denied a cover up. The irony is that Andrew Cuomo wrote a book praising his response to the pandemic, and investigations are coming about.




 

Days ago, Rush Limbaugh has died at the age of 70 years old. For years and decades, he has been a bigot. He said that the NFL is like the Blood and the Crips without weapons on the field. Rush said that he can breathe because he follows the law in response to the police murder of George Floyd. Rush was very disrespectful. He said to a black caller that to get the bone out of his nose and call him back. Rush invited a person to sing the racist song about Barack Obama. He mocked victims of HIV/AIDS. He was a Trump supporter. Rush Limbaugh called a woman a misogynistic slur starting with the letter s. Therefore, we know what Limbaugh stood for. He stood for intolerance, hate, political agitation, and overall racism. He died of stage 4 lung cancer. I won't  mock his death and glory in his death. That would be wrong. We don't wish death on people. Yet, it is important to show what his life was in order to inspire people to reject Rush Limbaugh's hate filled philosophies. The tragedy is that Rush never woke up to the truth. I express empathy towards Rush's family, but I don't support Limbaugh's racist, sexist, and xenophobic words. Rush Limbaugh was an evil male who made a decision to promote evil. Now, you know the truth. 

 

 


 

By Timothy

 

 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Red Summer of 1919.

 https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/07/23/its-been-100-years-is-chicago-finally-ready-to-reckon-with-the-citys-1919-race-riots/

Rush Limbaugh, Bigoted King Of Talk Radio, Dies At 70

 https://news.yahoo.com/rush-limbaugh-talk-radio-dies-171921235.html

What isn’t in Judas and The Black Messiah is Just as Important as What is

 https://blackagendareport.com/what-isnt-judas-and-black-messiah-just-important-what

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/02/what-judas-and-the-black-messiah-reveals-about-black-lives-matter/618024/

Haiti: Black Despots and White Rulers

https://blackagendareport.com/haiti-black-despots-and-white-rulers

 

https://blackagendareport.com/bar-book-forum-akira-drake-rodriguezs-diverging-space-deviants

 

https://blackagendareport.com/freedom-rider-impeachment-theater

JUSTIN AIN’T SORRY, AND BRITNEY AIN’T JANET: TIMBERLAKE’S FAILED ATTEMPT TO MANIFEST AN ANTI-BLACK DESTINY

 https://whispersofawomanist.com/2021/02/13/justin-aint-sorry-and-britney-aint-janet-timberlakes-failed-attempt-to-manifest-an-anti-black-destiny/ 

 


 

https://black-burgundy.com/2018/07/06/spotlight-series-blogger-kelley-whispers-of-a-womanist/

THE ELEPHANT IN THE GORILLA GLUE SCENARIO

 https://whispersofawomanist.com/2021/02/12/the-elephant-in-the-gorilla-glue-scenario/

 

https://whispersofawomanist.com/2020/12/13/the-curse-of-kevin-samuels-gender-as-racism/

 

https://whispersofawomanist.com/2021/02/12/gorilla-glue-gorilla-who/

The Pandemic and the Economy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pandemic stimulus bill is just commonsense in my view. Right now, it is worth about $1.9 trillion. When you have people facing evictions, illness, poverty, and other forms of emotional suffering, investments has to be made to assist our fellow Americans. This situation refutes laissez faire capitalism once and for all, because in times of crisis the free market alone will never magically improve the economic situation. You need some intervention in the economy of the world to help save lives literally. The virus doesn't discriminate. It has harmed people of every background, folks of every color, and human beings of every income level (like disproportionately black people, elderly, and other people of color including the poor). Therefore, states and local communities deserve resources to build up infrastructure, to help hospitals, to help grow necessary businesses, and to fight back against poverty. The discovery of Andrew Cuomo (who is the Governor of New York state) downplaying the numbers of the elderly passing away at nursing homes (in New York) is truly abysmally wrong on the Governor of NY's part. That is why people want an independent federal investigation to decipher what is going on. Also, with the virus variants, we certainly have to be careful and do our part of advancing legitimate safety.

 

The disgraceful Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin tried to minimize the U.S. Capitol riots. The truth is that this mob murdered police officers, destroyed property, and said racial slurs against black police officers. The terrorists have stormed the Capitol to try to stop a legal election certification. Many people in Congress feared for their lives. This was stirred up by Trump and his supporters for years. Many Trump supporters have threatened progressives and members of Congress for a long time. The terrorists came about to seek to harm and kill Congresswomen and Congressmen. Police officers were begging the terrorists to not end their lives. Multiple guns, ammunition, and other weapons were seized from the rioters. Also, far right militias collaborated to organize and execute the terrorist insurrection. Johnson's comments represent the horrendous mentalities of many Republicans. Many GOP members lack facts. Rep. Johnson (who denied the events at January 6 being an armed insurrection) is known to have supported Trump, and we know Trump is a sexist, racist, and xenophobe. No one can change the facts at the U.S. Capitol regardless of what Johnson says.

 

Many agents have taken Malcolm X's words out of context as an excuse to promote hatred against all progressives. These agents are white far right conservatives and Hoteps. Their argument is that since Malcolm X gave a comment criticizing liberals, then any black person who is a progressive person is an enemy of freedom. That is a lie. The truth is that Malcolm X was readily interviewed on politics. Back in 1964, LBJ was running for President against Barry Goldwater. Malcolm X said that he didn't trust LBJ for his support of the Vietnam War and other reasons, but he also criticized Barry Goldwater as a far right extremist. Also, Malcolm X in 1965 opposed the Vietnam War, promoted women's rights, and criticized capitalism by name (which are progressive positions). You noticed that these agents don't mention that, because it is obvious that Malcolm X was being more progressive after his Hajj in Mecca. He started to speak out more about politics, and he shook hands with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X supported the Selma voting rights movement in 1965. He still believed in legitimate self defense. The lesson here is that equality for all and justice for all means for all. Malcolm X was a heroic black man who wanted international support in his fight against Western imperialism. One of Malcolm X's friends was a black socialist Presidential candidate during the 1960's. Malcolm X was not a socialist, but he supported the candidate. You can't have economic empowerment without a radical redistribution of political and economic power as Dr. King said. People deserve housing, rights, education, health care, and freedom to live without injustice. In other words, policies empowering the poor, the working class, and all oppressed people must be made into existence in order to end oligarchy. Structures of racism and economic oppression ought to be abolished too.

 

 

There is a recent British medical journal report from the Lancet that revealed the Trump's administration bad health record. It found that the Trump administration was directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of people during the pandemic. It said that over 200,000 people would be alive in America if progressive actions were taken to save lives. Trump was the same person who said that he once didn't take the pandemic seriously during the beginning of last year. The nearly half of million American dead in America from the virus was also blamed by The Lancet on the rise of social inequality for the past 4 decades. After the Post-World War II economic boom, there was the rise of automation and deindustralization. This caused jobs to go overseas, factories to close, and many people moving to the suburbs. Urban centers and rural locations experienced massive neoliberal economic policies and austerity. These actions results in the decay of numerous populations. The crack epidemic and the War on Drugs subsequently ruined many families, especially black families. 

 

This caused massive economic inequality and the growth of poverty in American society. The plutocracy uses policies of deregulation and austerity to make select corporations benefit. Wealthy firms and super rich families have massive benefits and job opportunities are restricted. This is not new. From 2014 to 2017, American life expectancy declined. Carter and Reagan promoted spending cuts to reduce budgets. Even Bill Clinton deregulated banks, telecommunication firms, and used the Welfare Reform Act back during the 1990's to cut welfare services. Many health care services now promote reform and profitability as a sign of performance instead of human care being of preeminent importance. These problems continued when Trump was President. Now, the NAACP has filed a federal lawsuit against Trump and Giuliani for inciting the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. That is why you need for revolutionary, structural change in the world. That is the truth.

 

By Timothy 

 

 


Monday, February 15, 2021

Monday Information.

 

 

From long ago, gospel music is part of our voice and our song. It has been a totally powerful expression not only in calling for change in the lives of human beings. It is definitely about the glorification of God in many ways. For centuries, gospel has been a beacon of advice, of inspiration, and of excellent celebration. It is also important to reiterate that gospel is not monolithic. It has been expressed by people of every color and of every background throughout the ages. Likewise, the black American experience is intertwined in the gospel tradition. The black church has been an anchor for our community not only as a meeting place. Back then, the black church was a location where people learned how to read, to be educated in STEM Fields, they facilitated progressive social movements (like the Abolitionist and Civil Rights Movements), and religious churches have been a location where folks unapologetically expressed their concerns and august dreams. Gospel music has been a soundtrack for so many. My parents enjoy gospel music, and I have certainly listened to gospel music found in America including throughout the world. Life doesn't require us to be perfect 24/7 365. No one is 100 percent except God. Yet, we do have the responsibility to be better and do better among our neighbors though. We certainly have the duty to advance a moral code in our lives. That is precisely why gospel has been used as a tool to help those to overcome many challenges. Modern day gospel have roots from Africa, Europe, and other locations When you think about the Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Soul Stirrers, The Clarks Sisters, Mahalia Jackson, and other artists, you think about their commitment in showing love towards the Lord. In recent generations, many old school people have criticized the commercialization and secular-appealing that some new school gospel music has become. That issue should be debated. We should always reject the wordiness that promotes compromise, the promotes evil, and harbors a hatred of God and his will. Yet, it is also important to note as long as an artist has the intention to promote righteousness, have legitimate lyrics of holiness, and not compromise to the ways of the world (regardless of the artist's age or generation), then that person shouldn't be massively criticized. Guitars, choirs, drums, bass guitars, and tambourines are readily utilized in gospel music. After long centuries of modern day gospel music, it remains a powerful force of black culture and musical culture in general too. Excitement, charisma and spiritual growth characterize the essence of true gospel musical expression. 

 


 

The Presidential cabinet of President Joseph Biden is a reflection of his political ideology and his intentions about what he wants for the United States of America. Vice President Kamala Harris is the first African American and South Asian American to be Vice President of the United States of America.  Kamala Harris has been a California Attorney General, a Senator, and a District Attorney of San Francisco. So, she has all of the qualifications in the world politically. Being from Oakland, Kamala Devi Harris knows about diverse communities and dealing with complex economic and social issues. The Secretary of State is Antony Blinken. The Secretary of State heavily deals with foreign policy affairs. He worked under President Barack Obama as Deputy National Security Advisor including Deputy Secretary of State. He worked under the Clinton administration too. Blinken was born in Yonkers, NY whose maternal ancestors were Hungarian Jewish people. He once supported the Iraq War and advocated a 3 regional area in Iraq along ethnic or sectarian lines. That plan was rejected mostly. Of course, I didn't agree with the Iraq War. He has criticized China over abuse of the Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. I agree with him that Brexit has become a total mess. The Secretary of Treasury is Janet Yellen. Janet Yellen is the first woman Secretary of the Treasury. She has great qualifications, and she publicly wanted a strong stimulus plan to address the economic distress existing as a product of the vicious pandemic in the United States of America. The Secretary of Defense is Lloyd Austin. Lloyd Austin is the first black man to be the Secretary of Defense. Austin was the 12th commander of CENTCOM or the United States Central Command form 2013 to 2016. He had a heavy role in the Iraq War. Austin and his wife, Charlene Denise Banner Austin, have been married for over 40 years.  Charlene has worked as a non-profit administrator and served the board of the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University. Austin wanted to investigate and eradicate white racist extremists who have infiltrated some sections of the U.S. military. Among his early acts as Secretary of Defense, Austin removed Trump appointees from the Pentagon advisory boards. The Secretary of Transportation is Pete Buttgieg. Buttegieg was the mayor of South Bend, Indiana in the Midwest. Also, he was a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer, Presidential candidate in 2020, and graduate of Harvard including Oxford University. Denis McDonough is the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Alejandro Mayorkas is the Secretary of Homeland Security. He is the first Latino American to have that position. Mayorkas was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on February 2, 2021, after his confirmation that day. Avriel Haines is the Director of National Intelligence. The Chief of Staff is Ron Klain. Shuwanza Goff is the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. 

 


  

 

Ronald Reagan ended his Presidency on January 20, 1989 when George H. W. Bush took office. The Reagans purchased a home in Bel Air, Los Angeles including the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara. By April 13, 1992, another incident happened to Ronald Reagan. He was assaulted by an anti-nuclear protester. This was during a luncheon speech while accepting an award from the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas. The protester was Richard Springer. He smashed a two-foot-high (61 cm), 30-pound (14 kg) crystal statue of an eagle that the broadcasters had given the former president. Flying shards of glass hit Reagan, but he was not injured. Using media credentials, Springer intended to announce government plans for an underground nuclear weapons test in the Nevada desert the following day. Springer was part of an anti-nuclear group. Springer was arrested and was lucky that he didn't get felony charges. Questions were raised about how he would get past the federal agents that guarded Reagan at all times. Later, Springer pled guilty to reduced charges and said he had not meant to hurt Reagan through his actions. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor federal charge of interfering with the Secret Service, but other felony charges of assault and resisting officers were dropped. Ronald Reagan continued to public speak after his Presidency. The Reagan couple attended Bel Air Church regularly. Ronald Reagan gave speeches to support the Republican Party. He gave a speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention to support George H. W. Bush. 

 


Previously, on November 4, 1991, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was dedicated and opened to the public. Five presidents and six first ladies attended the dedication ceremonies, marking the first time that five presidents were gathered in the same location.  Reagan continued to speak publicly in favor of a line-item veto; the Brady Bill;  a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget; and the repeal of the 22nd Amendment, which prohibits anyone from serving more than two terms as president. In 1992 Reagan established the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award with the newly formed Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.  His final public speech occurred on February 3, 1994, during a tribute to him in Washington, D.C.; his last major public appearance was at the funeral of Richard Nixon on April 27, 1994. At the end, Ronald Reagan unfortunately  suffered Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is one of the worst diseases on Earth that eliminates memories and it's an incurable neurodegenerative disease that destroys brain cells. It ultimately causes death as when the brain dies, the body dies. Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with the disease on August 1994 when he was 83 years . He informed the nation of his illness via a handwritten letter on November 1994. Many well wishers sent him notes to his California home. There has been debate on whether he had Alzheimer's while he was President. Michael Reagan fiercely denies this view. Reagan's other son Ron Reagan suspected this. This is why Michael Reagan accused Ron of making that view to sell books. Regardless of the truth, I don't wish that disease on anyone. Anyone who has it should receive compassion, treatment, and empathy. At a June 1981 reception for mayors, not long after the assassination attempt, Reagan greeted his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Samuel Pierce by saying "How are you, Mr. Mayor? How are things in your city?",  although he later realized his mistake. Ron would later temper his claims, telling The New York Times he did not believe his father was actually inhibited by Alzheimer’s while in office, only that “the disease was likely present in him”, for years prior to his 1994 diagnoses.  Former CBS White House correspondent Lesley Stahl recounted that in her final meeting with the president in 1986, Reagan did not seem to know who she was. Stahl claims that she came close to reporting that Reagan was senile, but by the end of the meeting, he had regained his alertness. Lay observations that Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's while still in office have been widely refuted by medical experts, however, including the many physicians who treated Reagan both during and after his presidency. Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Ruge said that he never saw Reagan having signs of Alzheimer when he examined him. Reagan's doctors said that he first began exhibiting overt symptoms of the illness in late 1992 or 1993, several years after he had left office. Reagan fell off his horse in Mexico at July 1989. Nancy Reagan said that this event could have harmed Reagan's memory. Years after 1994, Reagan only could recall a few people like his wife, Nancy. He remained active. Ronald Reagan walked into parks near his home and on beaches. He played golf all of the time until 1999. That was when he came to his office nearby the Century Cub. Reagan suffered a fall at his Bel Air home on January 13, 2001, resulting in a broken hip. The fracture was repaired the following day,  and the 89-year-old Reagan returned home later that week, although he faced difficult physical therapy at home. On February 6, 2001, Reagan reached the age of 90, becoming only the third U.S. president after John Adams and Herbert Hoover to do so. Reagan's public appearances became much less frequent with the progression of the disease, and as a result, his family decided that he would live in quiet semi-isolation with his wife Nancy. She told CNN's Larry King in 2001 that very few visitors were allowed to see her husband because she felt that "Ronnie would want people to remember him as he was." During the afternoon of June 5, 2014, Ronald Reagan passed away. He was 93 years old. 

 

 

The R&B music of the 2000s had many powerful, inspirational joints. The 2000s was the time of the start of the war on terror, the growth of reality TV shows, and political debates galore. Likewise, talented musicians made their way to show their talent like Mario, Amerie, Ciara, Fantasia, Melanie Fiona, Sunshine Anderson, Kelly Rowland, 3LW, Jill Scott, Lloyd, Jaheim, Musiq Soulchild, Rihanna, Ledisi, Jordin Sparks, Chris Brown, Akon, and other singers. The sounds of that era included the growth of neo-soul, love ballads, and by the end of the decade filled with electronic sounds. A lot of the music then was a continuation of the melodies and rhythms found in the late 1990's. The rise of a younger generation artists were widespread in that time period too like Vivian Green, Jazmine Sullivan, Shontelle, Leona Lewis, Keyshia Cole, Floetry, Lyfe Jennings, and the outstanding singer of Jennifer Hudson. Many artists got their start from TV shows like American Idol. Many of them would expand their careers by going into acting in various movies including TV shows. One of the most underated songwriters of that time were Ne-Yo and Keri Hilson. Legends rose up to the occasion like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton, Gerald Levert, and Brian McKnight. The modern R&B movement today came about from 2010 to the present. Modern R&B in the 2010's and 2020s is characterized by new school soundcloud sounds, hip hop influenced artists, and comebacks from legends like Babyface and Toni Braxton (whose album in the 2010's was one of the greatest R&B albums in the 21st century. That is why their duet album won many awards including a Grammy). Many artists of the 2010s and 2020s involved in R&B are human beings like: Bryson Tiller, Rihanna, Miguel, Usher, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Estelle, Natalie La Rose, Kali Uchis, Ne-Yo, Tinashe, Ciara, Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monae, Lianne La Havas, Audra Day, Emeli Sande, Snoh Aalegra, Toni Braxton, Chloe and Halle, Tamar Braxton, Justine Skye,  Elle Varner, Trey Songz,  Sevyn Streeter,  Kem, Kelly Rowland, K. Michelle, Monica, Brandy, Ari Lennox, Esperanza Spalding, Maxwell, Anthony Hamilton, Corinne Bailey Rae, Tyrese, Jazmine Sullivan, Solange, Mariah Carey, Summer Walker, Toni Braxton, Russ, Babyface, Alessia Cara,  Weeknd, Khalid, Normani, Khelani, H.E.R., John Legend, Daniel Casear, SZA, and other artists. R&B like any form of music constantly evolves. There is great talent out here in our generation, even in 2021. Later on the future, the modern essence of R&B music will be shown. 

 

 

By the early 1900's, there was a plague epidemic. That is why authorities used quarantines measures at Oakland ports to save lives. Some rats were infected. Over 5,000 people were quarantined in 1908. Hunters came into to shoot the squirrels. The State Board of Health of the U.S. Public Health Service only allotted about $60,000 a year to end the disease. Oakland didn't have sufficient health facilities back then. Some of the infected human beings were treated at home. The pnuemoic plague killed a dozen people in Oakland in 1919. The situation started when a man went hunting in Contra Costa Valley and killed a squirrel. After eating the squirrel, the man fell ill. 4 days later, another household member had the plague. This led to others having it. Officials acted quickly by issuing death certificates to monitor the spread of the plague. Oakland grew in size. It started to annex farmland and settlements to the east and north. Industries grew in the city. Alameda was made an island. By 1906, the city's population doubled with migrants made homeless after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Rotary Club of Oakland was created in 1908. By 1916, General Motors opened an automobile factory in East Oakland called the Oakland Assembly. The location produced Chevrolet cars and then GMC trucks until 1963. Then, it moved to Fremont in southern Alameda County. By 1916,  the Fageol Motor Company chose East Oakland for their first factory, manufacturing farming tractors from 1918 to 1923.  By 1920, Oakland was the home of numerous manufacturing industries, including metals, canneries, bakeries, internal combustion engines, automobiles, and shipbuilding.  By 1929, when Chrysler expanded with a new plant there, Oakland had become known as the "Detroit of the West," referring to the major auto manufacturing center in Michigan. 

 

Oakland's population in the 1920's further expanded with factory workers. About 13,000 homes were built in the 3 years between 1921 and 1924. That was more than during the 13 years between 1907 and 1920. Many of the large downtown office buildings, apartment buildings, and single family houses still exist in Oakland like they did in the 1920's. Russell Clifford Durant formed the Durant Field at 82 Avenue and East 14th Street in 1916. The   first transcontinental airmail flight finished its journey at Durant Field on August 9, 1920, flown by Army Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Navy Lt. Bert Acosta.  Durant Field was often called Oakland Airport, though the current Oakland International Airport was soon established four miles (6.4 km) to the southwest. 


During World War II, the East Bay Area was home to many war-related industries. Oakland's Moore Dry Dock Company expanded its shipbuilding capabilities and built over 100 ships. Valued at $100 million in 1943, Oakland's canning industry was its second-most-valuable war contribution after shipbuilding. The largest canneries were in the Fruitvale District, and included the Josiah Lusk Canning Company, the Oakland Preserving Company (which started the Del Monte brand), and the California Packing Company 


President Franklin D. Roosevelt called on defense industries with government contracts to integrate their workforces and provide opportunities for all Americans. Tens of thousands of laborers came from around the country, especially poor whites and blacks from the Deep South: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas, as well as Missouri and Tennessee. Henry J. Kaiser's representatives recruited sharecroppers and tenant farmers from rural areas to work in his shipyards. African Americans part of the Great Migration (in about 5 million people) left the South to the West and all over America from 1940 to 1970. White migrants from the Jim Crow South carried their racial attitudes, causing tension to rise among black and white workers competing for the better paying jobs in the Bay Ara. The racial harmony that many Oakland black people have been accustomed to prior to the war ended. Many Mexican Americans migrated to the area from New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado. Many worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad, as its major rail yard in West Oakland. Their young men encountered hostility and discrimination by Armed Forces personnel, and tensions broke out in "zoot suit riots" in downtown Oakland in 1943 in the wake of a major disturbance in Los Angeles that year. In 1946, National City Lines (NCL), a General Motors holding company, acquired 64% of Key System stock. This was during the next several years NCL engaged in the conspiratorial dissolution of Oakland's electric streetcar system. The city's expensive streetcar fleet was converted to the cheaper diesel buses. The state Legislature formed the Alameda and Contra Costa Transit District in 1955, which operates today as AC Transit, the third-largest bus-only transit system in the nation. Soon after the war, as Oakland's shipbuilding industry declined and the automobile industry went through restructuring, many jobs were lost. Economic competition increased racial tension.  In addition, labor unrest increased as workers struggled to protect their livelihoods. Oakland was the center of a general strike during the first week of December 1946, one of six cities across the country that had such a strike after World War II.


  

 

After WWII, massive changes happened in Oakland. In 1960, the Kaiser Corporation created its new headquarters. It was the largest skyscrapers in Oakland and was the largest office tower back then west of Chicago. By this time, suburban developed increased around Oakland. Wealthier residents moved into new housing. Despite the major increases in the number and proportion of African Americans in the city,  in 1966 only 16 of the city's 661 police officers were black. Tensions between the black community and the largely white police force were high, as expectations during the civil rights era increased to gain social justice and equality before the law. Police abuse of blacks was common. Students Huey Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party at Merritt College (then located at a former high school on Grove Street, now occupied by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute), which emphasized black power, advocated armed self-defense against police brutality, and was involved in several incidents that ended in the deaths of police officers and other Black Panther members. Among their social programs were feeding children and providing other services to the needy. During the 1970s, Oakland began to suffer serious violence and other problems related to gang-controlled dealing of heroin and cocaine when drug kingpin Felix Mitchell created the nation's first large-scale operation of this kind. Both violent crime and property crime increased during this period, and Oakland's murder rate rose to over twice that of San Francisco and New York. Many other American cities during the 1980's had the crack cocaine epidemic. It was a serious problem in Oakland too. Back then, no one issued programs to help with families or drug addiction in a massive level. People were placed into prison, people were scapegoated, and no radical changes happened to save families. Crime rates grown. By 1980, Oakland's black population had its 20th century peak at 47% of the overall city population.

 

The 6.9 M Loma Prieta earthquake happened on October 17, 1989. The rupture was related to the San Andreas fault system and affected the entire San Francisco Bay Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Many structures in Oakland were badly damaged including the double-decker portion of Interstate 880 that collapsed. The eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge also sustained damage and was closed to traffic for one month. On October 20, 1991, a massive firestorm swept down from the Berkeley/Oakland hills above the Caldecott Tunnel. Twenty-five people were killed, 150 people were injured, and nearly 4,000 homes destroyed. With the loss of life and an estimated economic loss of US$1.5 billion, this was the worst urban firestorm in American history, until 2017. During the mid-1990s, Oakland's economy began to recover as it transitioned to new types of jobs. In addition, the city participated in large development and urban renewal projects, concentrated especially in the downtown area, at the Port of Oakland, and at the Oakland International Airport. 

 

 

 

There is always a diverse culture in Oakland, California. Back in 2018, 35.0.6% of the people in Oakland are white, 23.18% are African Americans, 0.87% are Native Americans, 15.32 percent are Asian Americans, and 226.5 percent are Hispanic Americans. Oakland is one of the most ethnically diverse major cities in America. That is why a 2019 analysis by WalletHub showed that Oakland was the most ethnocracially diverse city in the United States of America. Oakland became a destination for African Americans in the Great Migration during and after World War II as they gained high-paying jobs in the defense industry. With gentrification and raising housing prices, many black people have relocated ot other housing in the Bay Area suburbs or moving to the Southern United States via the Reverse Great Migration. There are many immigrants in the city too. Oakland is known for having a large art scene. Tons of art communities are found in Downtown, Chinatown, Old Oakland, and Jack London Square. The city is a renowned culinary hotbed, offering both a wide variety and innovative approaches to diverse cuisines in restaurants and markets, often featuring locally grown produce and international styles such as French, Italian, Portuguese/Spanish, Ethiopian, Asian, Latin American, as well as Caribbean, Southern United States/Louisiana Creole, etc., all of which reflects the culinary traditions of the city's ethnically diverse population. Historically a focal point of the West Coast blues and jazz scenes, Oakland is also home to musicians representing such genres as rhythm and blues, gospel, funk, punk, heavy metal, Rap/Gangsta rap, and hip hop. There is the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, California. The National Register of Historic Places have Fox Oakland Theater (opening in 1928) was a historic landmark. 

 

 

There is constant research about my paternal relatives too. Derrick Alan Galloway is my 4th cousin as we share the same ancestor of George Perkins I (b. 1815). Derrick Alan Galloway was born on March 26, 1964, and he lived in Washington, DC. He married the late Vanessa Lynette Howard on December 17, 1988 at Caroline, Virginia. They had twin daughters whose names are Danielle Ashley Galloway and Deaven Alycia Galloway. They were born in 1989, and they are my 5th cousins. Derrick Alan Galloway's siblings are Charles Theodore Galloway Jr. (b. 1956) and Douglas Anthony Galloway (b. 1961). Their parents are Charles Theodore Galloway Sr. (1931-2003) and Nannie Lou Hampton (b. 1934). My 4th cousin Charles Theodore Galloway Jr. had many children like: Charles Theodore Galloway III (B. 1984), Gabrielle Alissa Galloway (b. 1989), Lateisha Marchelle Galloway, etc. My 3rd cousin Nannie Lou Hampton's parents are Joe Hatrice Hampton (1902-2001) and Verglene Casey (1906-1981). Nannie Lou Hampton's siblings are Joseph Samuel Hampton (1927-1990), James Andrew Hampton (1930-2012), Virginia Dare Hampton (b. 1932), Estell Hampton (b. 1938), Malissa Florence Hampton (1940-2005), Hila Mae Hampton (1942-2016), Samuel Lee Hampton (b. 1945), and Patricia Jane Hampton (B. 1947). Verglene Casey's mother was Sophronia Perkins (1870-1926), and her father was George Perkins II (1847-1932). George Perkins II's father was George Perkins I. My 3rd cousin Maissa Florence Hampton was born on April 16, 1940 at North Carolina. She married Curtis D. Mooty (1936-2015), and their child is Cheryl Denise Mooty (b. 1969). My 4th cousin Cheryl Denise Mooty Oliver was born on February 19, 1969. She married Ernest Oliver, and their 2 children are Bryan Olvier and Brent Olvier (or my 5th cousins). 

 

 

By Timothy