This year is the sixtieth anniversary of the Black Power movement. I dedicate these words to God, my black ancestors, to black people, and well-meaning people of every color. A lot has gone on historically since that time being filled with progress and the regression of our God-given rights as black people (from many of our voting rights suppressed, the whitewashing of black museums, and the attacks of legitimate DEI programs). We witnessed many triumphs and setbacks. To start, our history as black people is filled with resiliency. We are the first humans on this Earth who originated from the Motherland of Africa, as Black is Beautiful. We made advanced civilizations all over the continent of Africa from Kush, Ghana, Mali, and to Songhai. Later, white racists (along with traitors which made up a minority of black people in Africa) used the Maafa to murder, rape, abuse, split families, eliminate cultures, eliminate religious traditions, and assault black people in a vicious fashion. Black people fought back against the Maafa and oppression in general in the Motherland of Africa, in the ships, in the Americas, and worldwide for liberation. Our ancestors lived to see the end of the Maafa, the end of the American Civil War (that resulted in the defeat of the Confederate enemy in 1865), Reconstruction (with the first time that black people had political office federally in America), and Jim Crow apartheid. Advocacy of Black Power existed long before 1966. Richard Wright, a black author and social activist, wrote about Black Power in the 1950s. Kevin K. Gaines, W.E.B. DuBois, Paul Robeson, Julian Mayfield, Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, and people spoke about black empowerment and black self-determination. Malcolm X fought for black liberation and black independence too. Malcolm X promoted Black Nationalism and wanted to be more revolutionary by 1965 (in questioning his own definition or labeling of Black Nationalism by 1965). Robert F. Williams of Monroe, North Carolina wanted African Americans to promote self-defense against racist terrorism back in the 1950s and early 1960s. The Civil Rights Movement (made of black people and people of all colors) fought hard to allow the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act to exist as a way to combat racial discrimination and oppression.
There was progress in the 1960s, but many reforms weren't readily sent to the grassroots, poor, and working-class black Americans. In the West (during the 1965 Watts rebellion in Los Angeles), the Midwest, and the North, civil rights legislation already existed in various states by the 1960s. Yet, those regions had de facto segregation or segregation by custom or unwritten rules filled with educational issues, health issues, economic injustices, widespread discrimination, high unemployment, underemployment, housing restrictions (which is why activists inspired Congress to pass the Fair Housing Act in 1968 to combat housing discrimination), and other problems. SNCC started to move from using nonviolence as a way of life to promote the revolutionary principle of self-defense. SNCC stands for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which was created at Shaw University (in April 1960), an HBCU. Ella Baker was the Mother of SNCC, and SNCC followed her philosophy of promoting grassroots, decentralized, and democratic activism to promote freedom for black people. These are the roots of the Black Power movement. Many Black Power advocates viewed the civil rights reforms as being too limited and not comprehensive enough to establish true black freedom. Congressional leader Adam Clayton Powell gave a 1966 speech at Howard University (a well-known HBCU) to promote Black Power as an audacious way to set up own institutions. This has inspired Kwame True to call for Black Power in public in Greenwood, Mississippi, by 1966. Kwame Ture was born in Trinidad, raised in New York City, and was part of SNCC. Kame Ture wanted nonviolence to be used as a tactic, not as a way of life. Then, James Meredith was shot after he protested for justice on June 6, 1966. So, Dr. King, Kwame Ture, Cleveland Sellers, Floyd McKissick, the armed Deacons for Defense and Justice, CORE, SNCC, the MFDP, MCHR, etc. joined to promote the March Against Fear to defend James Meredith (and the human rights of black people). NAACP's Roy Wilkins left the march, because he disagreed with the Deacons for Defense and Justice protecting the protesters with arms. Whitney Young left the march too over ideological reasons in his disagreements with Kwame Ture. The people of the March Against Fear marched in the South in Mississippi. Marchers of all colors chanted Freedom Now! Kwame Ture was pushed by one police officer unjustly. Ture was about to swing at the officer, and Dr. King held Ture's arm to prevent him from doing it. The march continued. Dr. King and Kwame had a respectful disagreement on tactics, not on the goal of equality and justice for black people. Both men were friends, and Dr. King mentored Kwame Ture (Kwame Ture cried when he heard the news of Dr. King's assassination). At night, Kwame Ture gave a speech in favor of Black Power in 1966 after protesters were hit with gas weapons at Greenwood, Mississippi. This development was shown worldwide. Many marchers chanted Black Power!
The Black Power movement was born, and it branched off into 3 major groups. One group was more progressive like the Black Panthers who had economically progressive views and wanted opposition to imperialism and colonialism (including their opposition to the Vietnam War). The conservative side of Black Power advocates wanted basically black capitalism, private wealth and equity growth, and many supported conservative Republicans like Richard Nixon. By the 1970s, CORE switched to be more conservative than initially being more liberal. The third major faction of the Black Power movement are cultural nationalists who were apolitical and wanted black African culture to be used a means to cause true liberation. The moderate NAACP (in 2026, the NAACP is much more progressive now) leadership back then (and some liberals) condemned Black Power as racist and compared it to the Klan, which is an old slanderous lie. The concept of Black Power desired black self-determination, love of justice, growth of black institutions, love of Blackness, and a belief in black independence. The Klan advocated violence including lynchings against innocent black people (and others), Jim Crow apartheid (which is evil and antithetical to black liberation), rape, violence, burning churches, the false view of racial inferiority of black people, and bigotry. Roy Wilkins at the 1966 NAACP Annual Convention in Los Angeles condemned Black Power and challenged SNCC and CORE on its advocacy of it. The NAACP believed in integration in a pluralistic society. The NAACP leadership back then labeled Black Power as "black racism." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a more nuance view of Black Power. Dr. King wanted actions beyond just slogans. He believed in Black Power's advocacy of self-determination to oppose domestic colonialism, and Dr. King believed in the growth of black owned institutions. Yet, Dr. King rejected separatism. He felt that some people may have the connotation of Black Power being in league with violence when that isn't the case. Dr. King saw that Black Power existed as justified cry and hurt at the failure of American society to deliver on civil rights (as said in his address at the SCLC staff retreat at Frogmore, South Carolina on November 14, 1966). Dr. King agreed with amassing black political and economic power, but it must go beyond a slogan. True Black Power never advocated unjust violence. His views are shown in his classic, outstanding 1967 book called "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos and Community?" Dr. King was right to say, "Yes, I'm Black, I'm proud of it, I'm Black and I'm Beautiful." Dr. King correctly predicted that the growth of automation (and now, we have A.I.) will harm some jobs via massive deindustrailization plus a rapidly changing economy, so we need a radical redistribution of political and economic power to help workers. Some wanted a Freedom Budget as promoted by A. Philip Randolph which was a massive federal program for the poor, and Dr. King wanted the Poor People Campaign to eliminate poverty from American society. Dr. King and Whitney Young had a debate on the Vietnam War. Whitney Young said to Dr. King on March 6, 1967, at a party that his actions will harm LBJ on his civil rights program. Dr. King to Whitney Young that you may receive a government grant, but you won't be in the kingdom of truth. Ironically, Whitney Young would oppose the Vietnam War in 1969, because he felt that the war diverted essential funding from domestic anti-poverty programs.
The Black Power movement continued to grow to oppose the Vietnam War, to support the 1968 Olympic protests in Mexico City (with Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists in the air to demand human rights for black people), and saw a revolutionary outlook on life socially and culturally. For example, by 1966 and beyond, more black Americans wore cornrows, had Afros, chosen African first and last names, embraced their African heritage more, wore African inspired clothing, and displayed more confidence about their black heritage. Cicely Tyson wearing cornrows, Muhammad Ali displaying confidence, and James Brown showing funk represent black cultural power in action. Tons of black women were in the Black Power movement or embraced many of its principles like Angela Davis, Kathleen Cleaver, Ericka Huggins, Mae Mallory, Gloria Richardson, Frankye Adams-Johnson, Katherine Durham, and Miriam Makeba.
Fundamentally, power is the ability of human beings to establish their own destinies economically, socially, culturally, and politically without overt oppression. Also, power is about self-determination and pure, unadulterated independence. It is important to realize that there is no true power without environmental justice, universal health care, voting rights, human rights, an end to imperialism, educational opportunities, and the progressive growth of society collectively. There is no freedom without a clean environment, health inequalities gone, and the system of white racism eliminated from the Universe. Selfish individualism is folly as we need a community to grow power comprehensively. We are not islands on our own. We want economic justice with living wages, the right to form a union, no tax breaks for the super wealthy, and an end to poverty without disrespecting the poor or marginalized people. Black Power is the psychological embrace and love of our Blackness and the power of black people to establish their own freedom via self-determination without apology. We reject bigotry as Hoteps exploit the legitimate concepts of Black Power to advance sexism and bigotry in general which we all oppose vehemently. I believe in Pan African unity forever. The Black Power movement was the inevitable powerful revolution and evolution in the black freedom struggle that allowed tons of black people to gain confidence, power, and a revolutionary mindset to achieve human excellence.
Now, you know the story of the Black Power movement on its 60th year anniversary.
By Timothy
South Carolina's GOP rejects Trump's redistricting map plan. Trump's plan is blatantly unjust and illegal. You don't strip away representation by fiat and claim to be about fairness. The redistricting scheme is about racism, political oppression, and Trump's anti-democratic agenda. There are tons of Texas primary results. Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton won the primary race against Senator John Cornyn. Trump supported the scandal filled Paxton. Now, Paxton will run against James Talacrio for the Senate seat in Texas. Colin Alled won the Democratic primary runoff for the Texas 33rd Congressional District. First term Representative Christian Menefee defeated longtime Rep. Al Green in a Democratic primary runoff in Texas' 18th Congressional District. Carlos De La Cruz won the Republican primary runoff for Texas' 35th Congressional District. Johnny Garcia won the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 35th Congressional District.
The gerrymandering in the South is not just a threat to democracy in the South. It is a threat nationwide, because no one has the right to eliminate black representation by fiat. Republican state legislatures are redrawing these congressional district lines without any justification, without any legal process, and without any respect to the voter rights of black people. The Supreme Court decision of Louisiana v. Callais crushed the Voting Rights Act. This agenda has grown in Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, Florida, etc. It attacks democratic rights of all of us, because when the rights of black voters are harmed, all of our rights are indeed violated. Tennessee is carving up Memphis's black majority district into three rural anchored seats, one going more than 200 miles toward Nashville. This gives Republicans a 9-0 House sweep in a Republican dominated state of Tennessee. This agenda is part of far-right extremists' plans to have voter ID schemes, harm mail in voting, and threats to allow ICE to harass voters at the polls. The same disenfranchisement of black voters in Jim Crow South continues today in 2026 in a slicker fashion. The 1965 Voting Rights Act originally was created for federal oversight of elections in parts of America with a history of voter suppression against black Americans (in the South and in Arizona and Alaska for discrimination against Hispanic, Native Americans, and Alaska Native voters). So, we have to defend the democratic right to vote and fair representation in the legislature without voter suppression gerrymandering schemes.
On this Memorial Day time, we honor the veterans who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Military heroes have been leaders involving defeating Nazism, defeating the Confederacy, and using self-defense to defend their fellow soldiers. Also, many veterans are great civil rights heroes like Medgar Evers. There is a story of one fallen solider in my family tree, and his name was Charles Jones Jr. He was my paternal 3rd cousin who lived from October 24, 1948, in New York City, and he passed away in 1968 at Vietnam. His parents were Charlie C. Jones Sr. (b. 1905) and Elizabeth Stratton (1913-1995). The parents of Elizabeth Stratton were Alfred Stratton (1884-1951) and Virginia (aka Jennie) Burton (1883-1968). The parents of my 1st cousin Virginia Burton were James Burton (1848-1931) and Ann Eliza Brickhouse (1857-1921). The parents of my 2nd great-grandaunt Ann Eliza Brickhouse were my 3rd great-grandparents Johnson Brickhouse (b. 1826) and Julia Perkins (b. 1835). Charles Jones Jr. was in the Department of the U.S. Army. He was a Corporal, and he was part of A Company, 60th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, and was in Military Region 4-Dinh Tuong. He was involved in Light Weapons Infantry.
One important point for us to recognize is how blessed we are. We have elements, organs, and other characteristics as human beings which is very unique. From atoms, molecules, cells, organs, and to a full human body, we have complex functions in our bodies that keep us living. We have ca. 30 trillion cells as adult human beings. We have approximately 7 octillion atoms or 10 to the 27th power. Our DNA has the building blocks of life genetically. Our cells turn genetic code (found in DNA in the nucleus) to functional molecules that keep the body running via 2 steps. The first step is transcription when the DNA creates mRNA or messenger RNA. Messenger RNA is formed by the cell creating a portable, single stranded copy called mRNA (that is formed by the RNA polymerase unzipping the specific gene section of the DNA double helix). Then, the mature nRNA leaves the nucleus and travels into the cell's cytoplasm. The, there is translation or mRNA being in the ribosome via an attachment, to create proteins. Translation happens in the cytoplasm at the ribosome (or the cell's protein factory). The ribosome read the mRNA in 3 sets of bases called codons. The tRNA (or transfer RNA) has amino acids and plugs into the matching mRNA codon. The tRNA acts as delivery trucks carrying a specific amino acid and plugs into the matching mRNA codon. So, the tRNA molecules match their specific anti-codons to mRNA and drop off the exact amino acids required. When the tRNA drops off its amino acids, the ribosome links to a growing polypeptide chain (made up of amino acids). A stop codon is reached, translation stops, and the chain of amino acids detaches. This chain folds into a specific 3-D shape. That 3-D shape causes a functioning protein (as proteins are made up of amino acids) to exist. So, there is purpose in life, beauty in life, and complexity in life. Our birth itself is a product of a glorious miracle. That proves that human beings have dignity, worth, and value in the Universe.
Clarence B. Jones lived to be 95 years old. He was an icon of the Civil Rights Movement who passed away recently on May 22, 2026, at Cupertino, California. He wanted unapologetic black freedom frankly speaking. He was a lawyer and the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer, and close friend of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Clarence was born in the Northern city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He later was raised in Palmyra, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1953. He earned his LLB from Boston University. Jones was a great lawyer working with Dr. King, and Clarence Jones worked with the SCLC (or the Southern Christian Leadership Conference) to advance civil rights causes. He was a friend to Wyatt Tee Walker, Stanley Levison, and Jack O'Dell. Jones helped to draft the 1963 I Have a Dream speech and was a contributing writer (with Vincent Harding and Andrew Young) to the Dr. King's Beyond Vietnam address at the New York City's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967. That speech was about Dr. King expressing complete, unequivocable opposition to the Vietnam War for legitimate, courageous reasons. Clarence Jones supported prisoner rights during the Attica rebellion in 1971, promoted nonviolence, and he loved his children. Clarence Jones lived to see many eras of black history. For example, he lived through the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the new 2026 voting rights movement (after the 2026 far right GOP gerrymandering schemes that have suppressed legitimate black political representation in numerous Southern states). Clarence Jones was an erudite, sophisticated scholar who desired justice for all being a heroic black human being.
Rest in Power Brother Clarence B. Jones.
By Timothy
Environmental Justice involving geographic issues is a paramount concept for us to know about and embrace. Environmental justice means that there must be fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people (regardless of race, color, national origin, income, or background) to develop, implement, and enforce legitimate environmental laws and policies. It means that we want equal access to a healthy environment and protection from hazards, functioning as both a field of study and a social movement against systemic inequalities. We know that black people, persons of color, and the poor are readily the victims of environmental injustices like dangerous chemicals near water supplies, fusion centers without much environmental regulations, and homes being built near dangerous cancer filled locations. We want fair treatment that means that no group should bear a disproportionate share of negative environmental consequences. We want communities to have an equal opportunity to participate in decision making. We are opposed to some corporations and other oligarchical, corporate interests trying to expose marginalized communities to pollution and industrial hazards. Environmental justice is the correction of these disparities and to bridge environmentalism and civil rights together in a succinct manner.
One of the most important stories about this issue is the story of Cancer Alley. That is about an 85 mile stretch along the Mississippi River housing over 150 petrochemical plants. The predominantly black communities has been overburdened with elecvated health risk and cultural erasure. They have secured key civil rights wins in state and federal courts. By February 2026, a federal judge rejected attempts to dismiss a major pollution lawsuit in St. James Parish, making a massive victory for local advcoates. The lawsuit links current industrial land use systems to historical injustices orginating in slavery. The backlash and federal civil rights rollbacks have existed by the Trump administration. A federal court permanetnly barred the EPA and DOJ from imposing disparate impact civil rights requirements agianst the state. The EPA formed stricter regulations for toxic chemicals like chloroprene and ethylene oxide, targeting hazardous air pollutant commonly emitted by petrochemical facilities. Organizations that promote environmental justice are Deep South Center For Environmental Justice, Rise St. James, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, the Descendants Project, etc.
Before King David was King, Saul was killed. David, after mourning the loss of Saul and Jonathan, asks God if he should move out of Ziklag. The Lord informs him he should move him and his family to Hebron (2 Samuel 2:1 - 2). David, at age 30, is anointed king of the tribe of Judah in Hebron (2 Samuel 2:3 - 4). He also commends the men of Jabeshgilead for retrieving Saul and his sons' bodies from the wall of Bethshan and burning them (1 Samuel 31:8 - 13, 2 Samuel 2:4 - 7). Saul's military commander Abner, shortly after David is made Judah's king, begins to execute his plan to make Saul's son Ishbosheth (Eshbaal) ruler over the rest of Israel (2Samuel 2:8 - 32). He takes Ishbosheth to Mahanaim then soon takes several men to Gibeon. In Gibeon, twelve of his men fight and lose to twelve of David's men led by Joab. Abhner and his men engage in a civil war with David's men led by Joab (2 Samuel 3). Ishbosheth, at the age of forty, becomes king of over all the Israelite tribes except Judah (2 Samuel 2:10). Abner, angry at an accusation laid against him by Ishbosheth, abandons supporting him. He then meets with David and promises both he and the rest of Israel will now support him (2 Samuel 3:7 - 21). Joab, angered that David didn't arrest or kill Abner when he had the chance, murders Abner when he returns to Hebron. Two of King Saul's military captains, sensing Ishbosheth's weakness after the death of Abner, murder him in his sleep (2 Samuel 4:1 - 7). Ishbosheth's rule lasts only two years (2 Samuel 2:10). All the tribes of Israel, right after Ishbosheth's death, anoint David as their king. David ruled only over the tribe of Judah for seven and one-half years (2 Samuel 5:1 - 5). King David conquers Jerusalem and makes it the political and religious capital as found in 2 Samuel 5:6-10. He expands his Kingdom as recorded in 2 Samuel 8). King David made errors like his affair with Bathsheba as found in 2 Samuel 11-18. There is the rebellion of Absalom.
King David passed away, but his legacy extended long after his passing. Later, Judah's line would be inspired by the Messiah. The tribe of Zebulun lived in the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus Christ would perform many of his miracles and teachings at as found in Matthew 4. The tribe of Benjamin would be the ancestors of the King Saul (of the Israelites, but he became too prideful, but King David was the next king from the tribe of Judah) and the apostle Paul. Paul was once known as Saul who was involved in the murder of early Christians. Romans 11:1 showed that Paul is a descendant of Benjamin. Later, Paul had a vision to be a Christian who wrote a large percentage of the New Testament. Bible prophecy of the Old Testament explicitly mentioned that the Messiah will have the lineage of David. Isaiah 11:1 said that a shoot from the stump of Jesse and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. Jesse was the father of David. We know that the book of Matthew shows the genealogy of Joseph being from King David (via King Solomon), and the book of Luke showing the genealogical lineage of Mary being from King David via Nathan (Solomon's brother). Jeremiah 23:5-6 mentioned that God will raise up for David a righteous Branch and he will rule as king wisely executing justice and righteousness in the land. Luke 1:32-33 mentioned that the Son of God will have the throne of David and rule in an everlasting Kingdom.
Slavery in America that was legalized was not too long ago. My 2nd great grandparents were slaves, including my 5th great grandmother Zilphy Claud. Voting Rights Act existed in 1965, and that was less than 65 years ago. Therefore, many people want us to ignore racism, black history, Wall Street, and other important issues, but we have to go about to tell people that true American history matters. We see evil in the world and false prophets and MAGA extremists still endorsing Trump unconditionally when Trump gutting the USAID has caused a nation to go into famine (in Somalia). You even have Trump advisor Paula White-Cain comparing Trump to Jesus Christ which is blasphemy. Trump curses peaceful protesters, and Jesus Christ came about to give good news to the poor and the oppressed. Trump said that he doesn't ask God for forgiveness, when Jesus Christ prayed to God the Father. Trump allows the murder of people without due process in the Caribbean, and Jesus Christ explicitly condemned murder of innocent human life. We have the growth of new hantavirus, ebola, COVID-19, and other diseases that the world hasn't done enough to prevent its massive spread in the globe. King Charles wants a national ID system in the United Kingdom. The war in Ukraine after Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine existed. BBC has reported on Russian vigilante forces who attack people constantly. These vigilantees believe in a far right nationalist agenda and they want migrants locked up.
Isn't it ironic that Trump executed his Iranian war with Benjamin Netanyahu when some of the Epstein files have been released after Trump called them a "hoax" before. Obviously, the files are very real showing how many very wealthy, powerful people including Epstein abused girls and women for years. The files showed the allegation that Trump raped a 13-year-old girl. We don't know if this is true or not, and Trump has denied that allegation. The bigotry of MAGA is overt when many of their followers want to blame immigrants for everything when many U.S. oligarchs are found to have paid little to no taxes, involved in financial corruption, and regularly oppose the interests of working class people, middle class, and the poor (with their advocacy of stealing taxpayer dollars to aid January 6th terrorists and to condone the elimination of legitimate environmental regulations, while tax breaks for the super rich exist). Some of his most loyal followers like Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem were fired, and Trump only cares about maintaining power and his agenda being promoted. The Trump movement always have puppets like Nicki Minaj who defended Elon Musk, who is known for being far right and has been sued for racist practices. The MAGA glorification of racists like John Wayne, Ronald Reagan (who called black Africans slurs), and Charlie Kirk (he should not have been murdered as murder is wrong. Yet, he said that he has a fear of being flown by a black pilot when America's black war pilots won battles in WWII and other wars like the Tuskegee Airmen). Trump and his followers want to attack any free speech that disagrees with Trump, and Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. This is all part of the accelerationist agenda to make the old school monarchy system revived in the 21st century. This agenda is anti-American, as the enemies of truth want America to be destroyed and replaced with a globalist system that is anti-democratic. The real patriots are those who want civil rights, civil liberties, the rule of law, and the separation of powers maintained. The enemies of freedom want tax breaks for the super wealthy, our voting rights restricted, divisive hatred for the sake of loving hatred, and a massive destruction of our institutions. That is the difference. That is real talk.
By Timothy
One of the most valuable actions in the human race is reading. Engaging in reading lifts up the soul. Reading has many intellectual and health benefits like: being a mental workout to build brain connectivity, helps to expand concrete vocabulary, build analytical skills (to decipher themes, metaphors, illusions, and other linguistic concepts), reduce stress, creates better sleep, and grow neural pathways (in the brain's gray matter of the left superior temporal cortex to develop cognitive function). Growth in introducing new words and developing writing plus communication skills are products of consistent reading. People should read any book that they can get their hands on. Reading a book for just 10-15 minutes a day will cause manifold benefits. We will fight back against the stereotypical view that all younger people (especially Zoomers and those in Generation Alpha) can't read, can't write, and can't comprehend stories with a long attention span. Reading (from looking at fiction and non-fiction literature) and writing with passion, with eloquence, and with ingenuity have inspired children and adults for the millennia among human history to perform magnanimous excellence. Edgar Allan Poe, Toni Morrison, and modern-day authors bring a breadth of wisdom and insights that will always be cherished by us. For the record, I oppose book bans as the freedom speech should be honored, and if a person doesn't want to read a certain book, then that person doesn't have to read it (without infringing on other people's right to read that specific book too). At the end of the day, we will grow in the future to see a better world than the past and the present.
Keisha Lance Bottoms recently won the Democratic primary for the Governor's race in the state of Georgia. She has a strong chance to win the gubernatorial race as Georgia is a Southern state in play. Georgia is more conservative than my state of Virginia, but it is much more progressive than the state of Texas. She has all of the qualifications in the world to be the next Governor of Georgia, too. She has been a black American attorney for years. Also, Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected mayor of Atlanta in 2017 and served from 2018 to 2022. Keisha Lance Bottoms was the vice chair of civil engagement and voter protection at the DNC for Biden's term of 2021-2025. Bottoms is a wife, a mother of 4 children, and has a B.A. from Florida A&M and a J.D. from Georgia State University. The 2026 Georgia gubernatorial campaign will not be easy (issues will be debated from voting rights to the economy), but she can be victorious with strong support, determination, and her message. At the end of the day, the vast majority of Americans want lower gas prices, the illegal Iranian war to end, investments to build up America domestically, our environment strengthened, our human rights protected, and voting rights fully available to all American citizens, irrespective of color or background.
Trump's corruption is easy to witness for people to see. One example is that Trump wants to steal about 1.8 billion dollars of taxpayer dollars to fund his slush fund (or the Anti-Weaponization Act) to possibly aid January 6th terrorists. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not shown any independence from the Trump agenda when any Attorney General should have an allegiance to the U.S. Constitution irrespective of which party is in office. The effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018 was 0.98 percent. The Effective federal tax rate paid by Amazon is 1.4 percent (Amazon helped to fuel ICE's deportation machine, donated 1 million dollars to Trumps inauguration, ended plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump, gave 75 million dollars for the Melania movie, and donated to Trump's White House ballroom plan). The regular Americans' taxes paid is about 14.5 percent. So, we fully realize that the Trump administration is being dominated by oligarchy not the essence of true democracy.
King David remains one of the many icons of the Bible and religious culture. In history, King David lived in the Levant (or the Middle East). Back millennia ago, the Middle East was filled with numerous civilizations (like Aramean kingdoms in Syria, the Phoenicians, Babylonia, Assyria, Urartu, Elam, etc. Major urban centers in the region were Ur, Hamat, Harran, Sidon, Gaza, Jerusalem, and Aleppo. These cities are found in the Fertile Crescent), and the Middle East regularly traded with Africa (the homeland of the entire human race), Asia, and Europe. King David survived many scandals and conflicts to be the ruler of Israel. He ruled with many decrees and saw Israel grow into a powerful Kingdom with the descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel including diverse human beings. At the peak of the Kingdom of Israel (before the great division into the Israel and Judah separate kingdoms), King David saw mighty developments economically, politically, and socially. David survived a civil war too. He saw Jersualem made into the capital of Israel along with the Ark of the Covenant being placed in the city of Jerusalem too. He passed away at an old age, and his son Solomon took over the kingdom. King Solomon, of course, helped to construct the First Temple in Jerusalem. King David was blessed by God in many arenas, and his descendants saw the Lord Jesus Christ walk on planet Earth in a glorious fashion. The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who died and rose again 3 days later to save the sins of the entire world. So, the story of David reminds us that mistakes in our lives will not have to encompass our entire story. Human beings can use resiliency, faith, and courage to improve our lives as time goes on.
In our generation, there are always tons of solutions to improve the compositions of geographic landforms. We must establish concrete investments to build more anti-flood zones, levees, and alternative forms of energy, so the environment can improve greatly (and human lives can be improved upon intrepidly). That is why infrastructure development (from building safe reservoirs to growing more parks) is a must in the 21st century with the existence of climate change and other global issues relating to Nature. There has been an increase of electric cars and a push to ban toxic chemicals from our water, soil, and air. That reality entails that we don't desire the precipitous growth of forever chemicals in our environment, we want natural foods to flourish, we seek cleaner air, and we will support programs to eliminate toxins from being consumed by humans and animals. Another solution is habitat rejuvenation projects to put extra sands in struggling beaches, increase the growth of trees in various locations, restore ecosystems, make more walkable neighborhoods that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to allow endangered animal species to flourish in their locations. Progressive environmental groups are paramount in focusing on developing our geographic atmosphere indeed.
By Timothy
Recently, there was a shooting at a Islamic Center in San Diego. The person involved in the shooting has been neutralized. At least 3 people were killed as a result of the evil shooting. Tons of police are in the location to investigate and help people. According to the Imam of the school, there is a security protocol in the school. More facts are coming about this tragedy. One thing is perfectly clear. There is absolutely no excuse for murder or violence against innocent human life. We live in a nation that ought to respect religious freedom. Muslims have the right to worship and embrace their beliefs in peace without violence. If this evil can happen in San Diego, it can happen anywhere on this Earth. We have to clear to vehemently oppose terrorism period. The two suspects are dead. The hospital is preparing to receive more victims to try to save their lives. The police officers are securing the scene and forensic will be available to find out exactly what is happening. Two staffers and a security guard were murdered by cowards. The security guard engaged with the shooters according to eyewitnesses. No children have been killed. The security guard sacrificed his life to save the lives of innocent human beings. The murderers are a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old. Law enforcement said that the attack could be a hate crime, and the FBI will investigate the shooting. We know now that the shooters hated people of certain races or religions. Now, the community is suffering a lot of pain, and we have to do the right thing to oppose terroristic actions against people.
I found out a lot of genealogical information. My 3rd great-granduncle Benjamin Hurst (1874-1929) married twice. His first wife was Cora B. Sykes (b. 1885). His 2nd wife was Clara V. Artis Turner Sharp (1898-1966). Benjamin Hurst and Clara V. Artis Turner Sharp had many children like Margaret Victoria Turner Robinson (1924-2000). Margaret Robinson was born on April 19, 1924, at Capron, Virginia. She married Ernest Robinson Sr. (b. 1915) at Phoebus, Virginia on July 2, 1939. Phoebus is at Hampton, Virginia today. The couple had many children like Ricky Robinson of Hampton, Sears Robinson of South Carolina, Louise Crawford of Mississippi, Estelle Dickens, Peggy Mitchell, Narralee Saunders, Darlene Robinson, and Leta Robinson of Hampton. She had 25 grandchildren, one living brother, Sears Turner of Portsmouth, and she had 2 sisters of Fannie Sharp and Violet Sharp, both of Chesapeake, Virginia. She had many great-grandchildren too. Margaret V. Robinson was a dietician in 1989 from the Hampton Day Care Center. She was a member of Bethel AME Church. The daughter of Ernest Robinson Jr. (1939-1969) and Carrie Joyce Wilson (1941-2015) is Karen Yvonne Robinson Grigsby (b. 1962). Her first husband was Marcus Clinton Britton (b. 1961), and they married on February 24, 1988, in Newport News, Virginia. Her 2nd husband is Oliver Grigsby, and their marriage took place on April 9, 1994. The children of Oliver Grigsby and Karen Yvonne Robinson Grigsby are Demetri Rashad Grigsby (b. 1994) and Kayla Danielle Grigsby (b. 1998), who are my 4th cousins. Karen's granddaughter is my 5th cousin Skylar Paige Grigsby (b. 2015), whose father is Demetri Rashad Grigsby. Another son of Ernest Robinson Sr. and Margaret Victoria Robinson was my 2nd cousin Donald Robinson (1949-1993). Donald Robinson was born in Elizabeth City, Virginia, and he married Pamela Ann Morton (b. 1960) on September 30, 1985, at Hampton, Virginia. Their children are Antoine Robinson and David Robinson.
Ebola is one of the most dangerous viruses (being a disease) in the world. It has spread rapidly in a dangerous fashion from the Congo to other locations of the world. Recently, an American has it. Ebola has such a high fatality rate of 50% that immediate medical assistance (like IV fluids, blood pressure medication, oxygen therapy, blood transfusions and treatments for secondary infections, and other medications) are needed to those who have it. The current strain of Ebola has killed over 130 people. Ebola can be exchanged among human beings in certain circumstances like bodily fluids. That is why international authorities like the WHO (World Health Organization) has raised Ebola's level to a public health emergency of an international concern. Conversely, the Trump administration had radically cut medical investments domestically and internationally (like Trump cutting USAID), which is an overt plain injustice. Diseases, viruses, etc. aren't limited by national boundaries or geography, and they don't discriminate. Therefore, it is clearly imperative for national and international medical cooperation to combat the spread of Ebola, hantavirus, COVID-19, and other viruses harming human beings in a profoundly disastrous way.
Blanche admitted that the DOJ failed to protect Epstein victims' privacy. The victims' lawyers said that the acting attorney general's insistence that the DOJ immediately removed unredacted information was inaccurate. Blanche tried to sugarcoat the Trump's slush fund to aid the January 6th terrorists involved in the January 6th insurrection. Blanche has ducked questions asked by Congressional leaders if he would ban any money used by the DOJ to coddle convicts. Blanche said that he can't rule such actions out. The anti-weaponization fund caused a top Treasury Attorney to resign because this fund will loot taxpayer money to fund Trump's corporate interests. Many people said that the slush fund is blatantly illegal.
Claressa Shields and Alycia Baumgardner are two of the most famous women boxers of our generation in 2026. They are in the headlines, they are confident in their boxing abilities, and they have proven themselves in the ring time after time again. The paradox about both women is that they were once friends, and now they are notorious enemies of each other. Both women have cursed each other out in various verbal disputes, accused each other of jealousy and envy, and desired to fight each other in the ring under their specific financial and weight conditions. Recently, both women argued with each other again in May 2026. Alycia Buamgardner was wrong to threatened to beat Claressa Shields up, and Claressa Shields was wrong to put hands on Alycia Baumgardner. Boxing always had spirited debate and banter, which is fine. Yet, we're grown adults here, and you can't put hands on people if it has nothing to do with boxing in the ring or self-defense. I don't believe that Shields is extremely vindictive as some have made her out to be, but Shields can't take the bait and hit on a person unjustly. I respect both fighters. Right is right, and wrong is wrong. Shields was wrong to put hands on Baumgardner (MVP banned Shields from its events). The elephant in the room is that many boxing fans want Caroine Dubois to fight Alycia Baumgardner (as I do too). Hopefully, both women, who are Claressa Shields and Alycia Baumgardner, can move forward with their lives and focus on the sport of boxing without distractions.
By Timothy
By 1828, the Plymouth Brethen was created and promoted Dispensationalism (or the view history is divided into many ages which God deals with believers and non-believers in different ways. Most followers of Dispensationalism follow a literal intepretation of the Bible, says that Christians aren't bound by Mosaic Law, and believe in the Tribulation plus the Second Coming of Jesus Christ). Dispensationalists revolutionize prophecy movements in Christianity with Pierre Poiret, John Nelson Darby, Dwight L. Moody, James INglis, James Hall Brookes, and the Niagra Bible Conference. Charles Finney promoted revivals in the Second Great Awakening in America by 1830. As time goes on, false prophets existes like many Millerites, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other people. The Southern Baptist Convention was created in Augusta, Georgia. By the 1800s, Roman Catholics claim Marian appariations all over Europe and the world. Like always, we praise Mary as heroic human being who sacrificed her life for the growth of the Gospel, but Mary should never be venerated or worshiped. Missionaries grew worldwide by the 1800s too. The heresy of Immaculate Conception was embraced by the Catholic Church in 1854. In 1859, Ashbel Green Simonton, missionary, arrived in Brazil and founds Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil, the oldest Brazilian Protestant denomination. From 1869–1870, the Catholic First Vatican Council asserted the doctrine of Papal Infallibility which is blasphemy (that false doctrine was rejected by Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland). During the American Civil War, many Christians fought for the Union side to defeat he Confederate enmy, including black Christians. Later, we saw the rise of the Moody Bible Institute created in 1886, the Christian flag created in Brooklyn, New York City in 1897, and the Gideons International founded in 1899 to spread the Gospel via Bibles globally. I remembered in middle school when Gideons International members passed out Bibles (of the New Testament, Proverbs, and Pslams) to students after school.
After World War II, Christianity saw some of its most contoversial and exciting times in its history. We saw the discoveries of The Nag Hammadi library and the Dead Sea Scrolls being discovered. From 1945 to the present in 2026, Christians debated and talked about social issues, other political issues, and theological doctrines. International or global church movements increased in power during the modern age. Also, we have the growth of heresies from the Prosperity Gospel to the Ecumencial Movement that brainwashed many people into falsehoods. After Israel was a nation in 1948, Christians have been divided on what to make of this historic development. Some Christians support Israel unconditionally, some support Israel with criticisms of Israeli policies that are wrong, some opppose Israel's existence, and some desire Palestinian liberation. Billy Graham (with his strengths and faults) preached non stop globally for decades. We all know about Dr. Cathy Burns' book on Billy Graham and Fritz Springmeier's research on Billy Graham that showed his errors. Therefore, we have to be wise to eat the meat and throw away the bones. That means to accept what is good and reject what is false or evil. With the advent of television and international satellite television especially, the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ spread globally more efficiently than previously generations. Many evangelists have large following, but some of the greatest believers in human history have been unsung human beings who seek no fanfare or unnecessary fame. They are just inspired by the Holy Spirit to save the souls of human beings from sin in order for them to lived a blessed life in the eyes of the Lord. Culture changed by the 1960s. The good things about the 1960s was that minority groups fought for human rights that should have been there by birthright from voting rights to fundamental human rights. The problem was that many people in the super wealthy exploited wealth to benefit them at the expense of the common people, many people promoted a nihilistic philosophy that harmed societies socially, and some used the lies of the New Age to manipulate people to show hatred of God and believers in God (beyond just dissent with religion). The 21st century sees Christianity in a crossroads in these end times. We don't know when the Second Coming will occur, but we are in the closing chapters of this era of time.
There are more geographic landforms too. A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and living conditions have unique biomes and ecosystems. They have a lack of vegetation. Glaciers are landforms made up of a body of natural ice, a form of rock. It moves over time and can be bigger or smaller. An aquifer is an underground layer of water bearing permeable rock, gravel, sand, or silt that stores and transmits ground water. It is the source for wells and springs. It can have vital freshwater reservoirs. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses, bordered by water on two sides. It is found in Panama, the Suez region, and other places.
To truly know about geography is more than comprehending facts about longitude, latitude, and basic concepts of topography. It is a culture that focuses on the cultures of the human race as it relates to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Planet Earth. Social sciences and natural sciences combine encompass geography in fundamental terms. Long ago, many people falsely believed that the world was flat. Now, we know that the Earth is a spheroid being round. Mathematics has advanced in many ways to develop geographic sciences that focus on space, time, and scale to understand our natural environment. Researchers involved in geography deal with cartography, remote sensing, interviews, and surveying. In other words, how people build houses, how people protect animal species, how people measure chemicals in the water supply, and how human beings develop ways to monitor the weather all involve the subject matter of geography. From the three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system to show space to deal with absolute space, we understand how people move around the globe. The Earth has a lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere with these entities being interrelated to each other. The Tobler's first law of geography is that everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant. Its 2nd law is that the phenomenon external to a geographic area of interest affects what goes on inside. Many scholars love human geography, physical geography, technical geography, and integrated geography. Therefore, geography is always a beautiful subject of human discovery.
The United States has a very diverse fauna from Virginia to Hawaii. There are many animal species in America that are found nowhere else on Earth, except in America. Most of the North American continent is found in the Neartic, Neotropic, and Oceanic faunistic realms. Probably the most famous fauna in America is the national bird of the bald eagle. I remember seeing a rare bald eagle in a parking lot last year. The bald eagle is a legally protected species and is found all over America, even in Alaska. An estimated 432 mammal species comprise the fauna of the continental U.S. There are more than 800 species of bird and more than 100,000 known species of insect. There are 311 known reptiles, 295 amphibians and 1154 known fish species in the U.S. Known animals that exist in all of the lower 48 states include white-tailed deer, bobcat, raccoon, muskrat, striped skunk, barn owl, American mink, American beaver, North American river otter and red fox. The red-tailed hawk is one of the most widely distributed hawks not only in the U.S., but in the Americas. Huge parts of the country with the most distinctive indigenous wildlife are protected as national parks. In 2013, the U.S. had more than 6770 national parks or protected areas, all together more than 1,006,619 sq. miles (2,607,131 km2). The first national park was Yellowstone National Park in the state of Wyoming, established in 1872. Yellowstone National Park is widely considered to be the finest megafauna wildlife habitat in the U.S. There are 67 species of mammals in the park, including the gray wolf, the threatened lynx, and the grizzly bear. Western parts of America have mountain lions, raccoons, white tailed antelope squirrels, badgers, coyotes, hawks, and other species of lizards. There are the black and brown bears plus grizzly bears in the northwest and Alaksa. In the Southern part of America we have crocidiles, alligators, turtles, snakes, bullfrogs, and the American black bear. In Central America, we have coyostes, muskrats, American bison, snaks, lizards, and salamanders. The pronghorn is the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere that can run up to 55 mph. The groundhog is widespread throughout Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota. Virginia opossum is found in states such as Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas. In the Eastern United States, we have animals like deer, rabbits, rodents, squirrels, hares, woodpeckers, owls, foxes and bears. The New England region is particularly famous for its crab and the American lobster living along most of the Atlantic Coast. The bobcat, raccoon and striped skunk live in every eastern state, while the American alligator lives in every coastal state between North Carolina and Texas. Some species of mammals found throughout the Eastern U.S. includes the red fox and gray fox, the North American beaver, North American porcupine, Virginia opossum, eastern mole, coyote, white-tailed deer, American mink, North American river otter, and long-tailed weasel. The American black bear lives throughout most of New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, the Virginias, and parts of the Carolinas and Florida. Whales and sharks were in the waters of America too. Famous birds in Hawaii are ʻiʻiwi, nukupuʻu, Kauaʻi ʻamakihi and ʻōʻū. Most of these birds are extinct. The hoary bat is found in the Kōkeʻe State Park on Kauaʻi, feral horses live in the Waipio Valley, feral cattle by the Mauna Kea, and the Australian brush-tailed rock-wallaby live by the Kalihi Valley on Oʻahu. The Hawaiian monk seal, feral goats, feral sheep, and feral pigs live throughout most of the archipelago. In Hawaii, three species of sea turtles are considered native: honu, honu'ea and the leatherback sea turtle. Two other species, the loggerhead sea turtle and the olive ridley sea turtle, are sometimes observed in Hawaiian waters. Fauna lives in all American territories too.
The native flora of the United States includes about 17,000 species of vascular plants, plus tens of thousands of additional species of other plants and plant-like organisms such as algae, lichens and other fungi, and mosses. About 3,800 additional non-native species of vascular plants are recorded as established outside of cultivation in the U.S., as well as a much smaller number of non-native non-vascular plants and plant relatives. The United States possesses one of the most diverse temperate floras in the world, comparable only to that of China. Several biogeographic factors contribute to the richness and diversity of the U.S. flora. While most of the United States has a temperate climate, Alaska has vast arctic areas, the southern part of Florida is tropical, as well as Hawaii (including high mountains), and the U.S. territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific, and alpine summits are present on many western mountains, as well as a few in the Northeast. The U.S. coastline borders three oceans: The Atlantic (and Gulf of Mexico), the Arctic, and the Pacific. Finally, the U.S. shares long borders with Canada and Mexico, and is relatively close to the Bahamas, Cuba and other Caribbean islands, and easternmost Asia. There are also rainforests as well as some of the driest deserts in the world. The native flora of the United States has provided the world with a large number of horticultural and agricultural plants, mostly ornamentals, such as flowering dogwood, redbud, mountain laurel, bald cypress, southern magnolia, and black locust, all now cultivated in temperate regions worldwide, but also various food plants such as blueberries, black raspberries, cranberries, maple syrup and sugar, and pecans, and Monterey pine and other timber trees. Some of the native U.S. plants, such as Franklinia alatamaha, have demonstrably become extinct or extinct in the wild; others, such as Micranthemum micranthemoides, have not been seen in decades, but may still be extant. Thousands of other native U.S. vascular plants are considered rare, threatened, or endangered, either globally (rangewide) or within particular states.
Since 2025, the Trump administration has increased its backlash against progressive progress in American society. As early as January 2025, Trump issued executive orders to override the asylum laws, lay the groundwork for mass deportations, and challenge birthright citizenship. By June 2025, the Trump administration announced the restoration of Confederate names to all nine U.S. military bases. This is bizarre and racist as the Confederacy was acting in rebellion against America in order to maintain slavery permanently in America. Naming military bases after Confederate traitors is just plain wrong. By February 2026, there was a rule that reclassified thousands of civil servants to at will employment, which purged large portions of the federal workforce. By Spring of 2026, there has been aggressive rollbacks with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) forcing deep cuts across the National Park Service and public lands agencies. The Trump administration has systematically rescinded federal guidance regarding race and disability based discrimination. Executive orders have been executed by Trump to eradicate DEI programs across federal agencies and government contractors, including limiting diversity initiatives in universities and workplaces. The Trump administration is the most anti-environmental administration in American history by ending legitimate environmental regulations, roll back EPA or Environmental Protection Agency pollution standards, and withdrawing from international climate pacts. MAGA members heavily embrace the sexist manosphere movement (it is a type of movement that promotes the lie that women and/or feminism is to be blamed for all of the problems that men go through), promote the racist "black fatigue" concept (in denying white racism), and some accept xenophobia too. These bigots show hatred of minorities by bashing DEI and bashing woke when the Golden Rule teaches all of us to treat each human being with dignity and respect irrespective of one's background or identity.
Trump has a retribution agenda that has tried to ruin the lives of many of his public critics. Trump has pledged to seek revenge against people who disagree with him. For example, he failed to allow the DOJ to convict Letitia James. Now, the DOJ has indicted James Comey over the allegation that he threatened the life of Trump. Comey has explicitly denied this allegation. Trump wanted Jimmy Kimmel fired, but Jimmy Kimmel is still on the air as he has First Amendment rights. Trump wants prosecutors, federal agenda, and civil servants fired, suspended, or investigated for being perceived as disloyal or opposing his policies. This is fascism as people have the right to their own independent thinking plus dissent, regardless of who is in office. This retribution agenda has expanded since 2025 to extend to the government indicting the Southern Poverty Law Center (over the allegation of wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering), the Minnesota Church protest, the investigation of Minnesota Democrats, the investigation of Jerome Powell of the FED until it was dropped by Jeanine Pirro, the harassment of Mark Kelly, Ras Baraka being arrested plus the charges being dropped, and Trump harassing Adam Schiff.
Today, thousands of people went to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for a America- theme prayer rally on May 17, 2026. This rally wants a rededication of America as One Nation Under God. The channel of TBN has hosted the rally too as part of the Rededicate 250 movement. We live in the 250th anniversary of the start of the United States of America. The rally celebrated Christianity's ties to American history. It was filled with a mixture of prayer and rhetoric endorsing the old heresy of Christian nationalism (or the belief that a far right Christian theocratic system must overtake American society in order for it to be blessed by God). Now, there is nothing wrong with prayer, there is absolutely nothing wrong with worshiping God in public and in private, there is nothing wrong with anyone believing that that Lord Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior who came into the flesh, and there is nothing wrong with religious freedom in American society. Yet, there are issues with this rally. One issue is that they distort American history. Many Framers were hostile to religion like Thomas Paine, and historians document how the separation of church and state is a paramount part of our culture. Separation of church and state means that the matters of the state is separate from the matters of the church. This doesn't mean that the church is banned or the church can't be involved in public rallies. It does means that the government shouldn't be ruled by one specific church (or any religion) or force people against their will to be follow the dictates of one specific church (or any religion). The government can't dictate to the church on religious affairs, and the church can't dictate to the government on political affairs. We have the freedom of conscience to believe in religion or not. I believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, but I won't use my religious beliefs as an excuse to oppress other human beings who don't share my religious or political views.
Another issue with the rally is that it is a pro-Trump rally under the guise of "spirituality." We know full well that Trump is the opposite of morality by mocking disabled people, mocking soldiers, saying racist comments about Somalis, he has been accused by at least one woman of sexual assault, he said perverted comments about his own daughter, he is a habitual liar, and admitting that he doesn't ask God for forgiveness for anything whatsoever. The rally omits the massive attacks on fair black political representation in states like Alabama, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, etc. Many MAGA supporters promoted a statue of him in an idolatrous way. The rally refuses to expose the unjust Iranian war and other corrupt policies from the Trump administration as that rally is all about political expediency not true repentance. Recently, MAGA cult follower and Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said that he wants the Supreme Court to ban all of the 14th Amendment which is wicked plus evil. The Trump movement is rolling back the gains of Reconstruction, gutting voting rights, erasing black history (even in museums), ending civil rights protections, purging black people from positions of power unjustly, and harming our economic rights. Trump has cut legitimate environmental regulations, cut the USAID (when the group has saved lives overseas), and constantly uses ad hominem attacks agianst those who disagree with him. Such actions are the opposite of what Jesus Christ taught and did. This is in 2026, and that rally in Washington, D.C. ignores that reality, because these facts go against the false narrative that you can't dissent with Trump on any issue. So, we should pray and worship God in public and in private. We should believe in religious freedom, and we should stand up for righteousness and justice. Likewise, we can't make Trump into an infallible person who must be followed unconditionally. Only God is infallible.
The decade of the 2020s has been an explosive decade filled with progressive progress and a reactionary backlash even more potent than the Reaganism movement. It has been a decade of massive social change and pandemics. During the early part of the decade, COVID-19 was a dangerous pandemic that caused over 1 million Americans to die and more millions to die worldwide. It caused businesses to close, millions of people to take vaccines, and debates over personal distancing and individual rights. It was the worst health emergency in over a century. It was an international public health emergency until 2023. We know about the January 6 United States Capitol attack that caused damage to the United States Capitol and the near destruction of our democracy when MAGA terrorists assaulted police officers, destroyed property, and waved Confederate plus Neo-Nazi flags. We saw the rise of the AI boom into the next level with ChatGPT, Grok, and other inventions. We saw Russia illegally invade Ukaine in 2022. We witness the October 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas that resulted in Israel invading the Gaza Strip. War spread all over the Middle East. The destruction of Gaza against Palestinian people and the Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians both were evil and overt war crimes. We saw the fall of the regime of Assad by December 2024. Trump being in office for a 2nd time, and the July Revolution of Banglasdesh existed. In the 2020s, there was the historic Artemis II flyby of the Moon. That was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. It was launched in 2026 with the crew breaking the record for the furthest humans have been from Earth. In 2026, there have been far right governments stripping black political representation via gerrymandering schemes (which has been protested in Selma and Birmingham, Alabama). Culturally, the 2020s saw cryptocurrency, the growth of GLP-1 drugs, electric implants to cause people to walk, the increase of the sales of electric vehicles, and the rights of populist, anti-establishment movements (in the left and the right). Teleconferencing, online learning, e-commerce, and food delivery services are widespread now, especially after the pandemic. The 2020s saw new video games, the rise of Generation Z in pop culture, and the further usage of streaming services to promote television shows, sporting events, and films. Music has been promoted by Tik Tok and other streaming platforms from Amazon Music to Apple Music. Many artists like Beyonce, Billie Ellish, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Sabrina Carpenter, H.E.R, Coco Jones, and other people have presented their music to the globe. By the 2020s, country music has increased popularity among younger people. So, the 2020s have been at the center of the crossroads of world history, and we shall see what the 2030s will entail soon.
By Timothy
The hantavirus is more lethal than COVID-19, but each virus has differences among each other. The Diamond Princess cruise ship outbreak caused many human beings to know about the hantavirus for the first time in human history. There have been eight cases of Andes virus hantavirus and three deaths have been confirmed abroad the Dutch flagged MV Hondius, the first ship borne cluster of the virus ever recorded. The strain of the hantavirus has a 38-40 percent case fatality rate. That is about 40 times that of COVID-19. There is no FDA approved vaccine, no specific antiviral treatment, and an incubation period that can go up to 8 weeks before symptoms emerge. That is why we need a strong public health and scientific infrastructure to handle the situation not misinformation promoted by Robert Kennedy Jr. Now, 20,000 workers have been fired from the Department of Health and Human Services since February 2026. We have the National Institutes of Health budget cut from $47 billion to $27 billion. An executive order eliminated a program to monitor zoonotic threats. The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program was eliminated in April (which helped cruise ships). Either we have solutions or more chaos.
According to a poll, about 55 percent Americans believe that the economy and affordability are the most important issues of America. Donald Trump said that he is not worried about the U.S. war against Iran's effect on Americans' financial situations. Trump said that he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation, only about how Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. He said that he doesn't think about anybody. This is the mentality of an aristocrat of the Gilded Age, not a progressive advocate of democracy. The big lie from Trump is that Iran will imminently have a nuclear weapon. Trump meant what he said when he said that he doesn't care about the Iran war's impact on the cost of living for the American people. Trump is aligned with the financial billionaire oligarchs who desire control not freedom. Trump came to Beijing with many of his top aides and supporters like Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, Larry Fink, Stephen Schwarzman, etc. of the corporate elite. Inflation has grown and real wages fell in April as prices outstripped paychecks. There are gas prices increases. Food and energy prices have increased and most of the American people are outraged at this nefarious reality (and precarious situation).
Tennessee Democrats stripped of House Committee seats is petty after many MAGA people in Tennessee have stripped black voter representation in the state. This is plain authoritarianism and blatant racism in the South against black voters period. The neo-Confederate movement didn't end years ago. These same extremists like Cameron Sexton want to strip black power in Tennessee. The neo-Confederate agenda and the MAGA movement must be opposed. This is Jim Crow 2.0 being anti-democratic. The stripping of Democrats of House Committee is about a punitive punishment done for racial and political reasons. Pearson was once banned from state Congress unjustly until he was reinstated. MAGA members are carving Memphis up to disenfranchise voters.
Trump has been accused of dodging taxes, but he is suing the IRS for $10 billion. The judge asks Trump is he can sue himself as he has executive power. This 10 billion dollars can be cut from the American taxpayer. Also, Trump met with Chinese Premiere Xi. This meeting will take place in a summit in Beijing. China is the 2nd strongest superpower in the world with advanced communication systems, surveillence systems, and a quasi-capitalist economy since the days of Deng. China wants a multipolar world sharing geopolitical power with America and Russia. Trump wants America to be the supreme geopolitical instrument of the world. The rise of BRICS shows us how the global South is asserting itself. China is sophisticated and wise. They know that years and decades in the future will determine if America or China will be the leading superpowers. China knows that Russia isn't as powerful as China because of Russia struggling against Ukraine. Yet, Russia still has hypersonic missiles, nuclear weapons, and other instruments of destruction. America and China will discuss about the Iranian war, Taiwan, trade including tariffs, the Strait of Hormuz, and other important geopolitical issues.
Kash Patel recently had an important hearing about his behavior as a FBI Director and his rumored alcoholic binge actions. Last year, Kash Patel's FBI has lost 2800 agents. Kash Patel is being a puppet to serve Trump without any independent non-partisan agenda to investigate, fight crime, and promote justice for all people. This comes when Patel orders polygraphs for FBI agents. Kash Patel shows disdain for independent dissent of Trump's policies. Patel, in the hearing lied to Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland in claiming that Hollen has been drinking on the taxpayer dime. The truth is that Abrego Garcia has not been convicted of being in a gang, he wasn't convicted of rape, and the margaritas was a photo staged by El Salvador government officials. There is no evidence that Van Hollen had drink alcohol on taxpayer funds in El Salvador of the Lobby Bar incident. There are checks and balances that out to be enforced. The executive branch is not divine. It must be checked by the legislative and judicial branches of government regardless of what Patel and Trump has to say.
By Timothy
In our time, we will never give up. Trump denies that his advocacy of a prosecution of James Comey has nothing to do with revenge but justice. Yet, Trump consistently can't stand anyone (especially political figures) dissenting with his policies. Trump has used his pardon power to allow criminals and terrorists like the January 6th terrorists to escape justice. Trump has allowed the DOJ to not be an independent body of investigators and arbitrators of true justice for the American people. The DOJ is now transformed into a person defense attorney system for Donald Trump. The legitimacy of the DOJ has been shattered by the agenda of Trumpism. This is why we have to speak out against the nepotism, corruption, hypocrisy, bigotry, racism, xenophobia, and sexism found in the Trump agenda. While this is going on, millions of Americans struggle to afford massive gas prices due to Trump's war on Iran. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is focused on releasing a road trip reality TV show which is disrespectful to the people struggling to get gas or travel in basic transportation services. The GOP claims to support family values, but many GOP members have fought against paid family and medical leave, universal childcare, universal pre-K, an Expanded Child Tax Credit, and programs to support the rights of minority groups plus women. That isn't pro-family but pro-authoritarianism and pro-oligarchy to me.
Pete Hesgeth said that Senator Mark Kelly spoke about in public about depleted munitions in dealing with the Iraq War revealed classified information. This is a lie from Hegseth. The truth, as Senator Kelly, has said, is that the depleted munitions was admitted by Hegseth in a public hearing, not in a classified meeting. This attack by Hegseth targets not only the freedom of speech. It targets our American democracy when Trump officials try to put a spin on the Iranian war. We are nowhere near the era of the conclusion of the Iranian War. Kelly was slandered by MAGA followers as a traitor for just saying that military soldiers should never follow illegal orders. Kelly just spoke commonsense words about a basic fundamental point relating to the inherit integrity of Americans. This once again show how the Trump administration is targeting dissent (in a retribution campaign), not promoting freedom for the human race.
A lot of people don't know about the Hard Hat Riot of 1970. This was when people with hard hats assaulted anti-Vietnam War protesters in April of 1970. Many attackers said America, love it or leave it. Students activists and union leaders were exploited by the Nixon team to promote division in American society. Many police officers supported the attackers. The Hard hats invaded the Pace University and beat students and destroyed property. Nixon praised the hard hat to promote the laissez faire capitalism and cultural issues to cause a division among people of the Democratic Party. Nixon wanted many blue collar workers to get his support, and his plan worked in the 1972 Presidential election. Back in the days of FDR and LBJ, there was a coalition among black people, Jewish people, white collar workers, blue collar workers, progressives, Catholics, and working class people in general to allow New Deal and Great Society programs to be passed. By the time of Nixon, that changed when that coalition was broken apart. Many blue-collar workers had their economic rights violated, so we have to promote economic justice and other people who deserve human liberation. The oligarchs oppress us all. We have common ground on many issues, and it's our responsibility to promote solidarity to advance truth and justice for all.
When Rep. Jen Kiggans made the racist remark of Hakeem Jeffries, it reveals her hands as being a Trump puppet. There is no excuse for Kiggans' comments at all. Kiggans is from Virginia too, and us from Virginia know racism first hand. Therefore, Kiggans even supported Trump's law that cut Medicare and other social safety net programs. So, she should be voted out. Regardless of how anyone feels about Hakeem Jeffries' politics, it is evil to disrespect his human dignity as a black man. AOC is also right to say that we can't treat Majorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson as allies because they have criticized the MAGA movement. Greene talked about the anti-Semitic lie of Jewish space lasers and voted to censure Rep. Ihan Omar. She wanted Omar to be deported. Tucker Carlson promoted the lie that the 2020 election was stolen in public but privately didn't believe in that lie. Both of them never apologized for some of the most egregious statements that they have made.
Days ago was the Birthday of Sister Alyson Williams, and she is 63 years old. She is a R&B singer and on air radio personality. She was born in New York City. She is the daughter of bandleader/trumpeter Bobby Booker. She began her career by singing background vocals for various artists like Curtis Hairston, Melba Moore (in Love's Coming at Ya), B. B. & Q. Band, Cashflow, Unlimited Touch, Bobby Brown, and Barbara Mitchell before joining the group High Fashion (which also featured Meli'sa Morgan). Alyson later sang with the group The Air before moving on into her solo career. Her first single was Yes We Can being released on Profile Records in 1986 (a release on the Def Jam label followed in 1987). She was an in-demand vocalist duetting with many of her label mates like Church Stanley (in the song Make You Mine Tonight), and Oran "Juice" Jones (in the song How to Love Again). Her first album and release was historic as she was the first R&B woman singer signed to Def Jam. Her album Raw was released in 1989. It had singles like My Love is So Raw, etc. It had many quiet storm style songs. In 1986, she portrayed her friend Phyllis Hyman in a musical play called "Thank God, The Beat Goes on," joining the Whispers to tell the story of Hyman's career. She has been an on air radio personality at WCHR-FM 90.3. She is the host of Love Notes with Alyson Williams in The Chill Zone, which air on Tuesdays out of Harlem, NYC. In May 2022, Williams was the featured artist on saxophonist Najee's cover of Norman Connors single, Valentine Love.
I wish Sister Alyson Williams a Great Birthday.
2026 was one of the important years in human history. It is the year of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America (with the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire). January 1, 2026, was when Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City, being the first Muslim and Asian American to be mayor of New York City too. Books, films, and other works published in 1930 enter the public domain. Also, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted to dissolve itself. There was the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. By January 2026, the U.S. launched a military raid in Venezuela that captured its president, Nicolas Maduro. The measles outbreak continues in America with more than 2,500 cases are reported nationally in America. In February 2026, the U.S. launched a major attack on Iran with Israel with the stated goal of regime change, killing its leader Ali Khamenei. Domestically, the US underwent two partial government shutdowns, with the first lasting four days, from January 31 to February 3, and the second lasting approximately 76 days, from February 14 to April 30, becoming the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and impacting the US Department of Homeland Security, with the core issue regarding the funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In addition, 2026 saw the first major judicial actions against prediction markets, in particular Kalshi and the usage of its platform and other prediction markets to bypass state regulations on sports betting, with Nevada being the first to land a court-enforced ban of Kalshi and Arizona being the first to file criminal charges against Kalshi. In science and technology, the most prominent story so far has been the April 2026 NASA mission Artemis II, the first crewed deep-space mission since 1972. Artemis II sent four astronauts—including the first woman, black person, and Canadian—to circumnavigate the Moon. On April 28, 2026, Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on federal charges of threatening the president due to a social media post that he made in May 2025 with seashells and numbers. In May 8, 2026, the Pentagon released declassified documents about UFOs and extraterrestrial life. Planned events include the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico from June to July; and the 2026 midterms in November.
There are tons of geographic landforms in the Earth. We have mountains being high, rocky areas that rise steeply above the surrounding land. They are often formed by tectonic activity as tectonic plates globally are a large part of the Earth's geological history. There are plateaus which are large, flat, or gently rolling areas of land that are significantly higher than the surrounding terrain. There are plains which are broad, flat stretches of land that are usually low in elevation compared to the surrounding area. Hills are elevated sections of land that are smaller and less steep than mountains. There are coastal landforms too. Valleys and canyons are low lying, often steep walled areas formed by erosion from rivers or glaciers. Valleys have depressions between mountains or hill, often containing a river. Peninsulas are lands surrounding by water on most of its sides. One example is how Hampton and Newport News is in a peninsula region of Hampton Roads, Virginia (757). There are deltas or fan shaped landforms created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river. There are unique lands forms like an archipelago or a collection of islands, atoll being a ring shaped coral reef, and a bay being a recessed, coastal body of water connected to an ocean or lake. A coral reef is an outcrop of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposite of stony coral skeletons. Landforms are formed by two main forces. One is endogenic processes or internal, tectonic forces that push up mountains and build terrain. Exogenic processes are external forces, such as wind, water, and ice erosion, that wear down the shape the landscape over time.
Between World War I and World War II, many happenings existed in Christianity. By 1914, there was the Welsh Church Act of 1914 being in existence. In 1914, Paul Olaf Bodding completed his translation of the Bible into the Santali language of South Asia. Ellen G. White, the co-founder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church passed away in 1915. Seventh Day Adventists have been debated in Christian churches for a long time. The cult leader Father Divine (who called himself God which is an overt action of blasphemy) grew his powerful movement by the 1910's. 1917 was when many Catholics claimed that Marian apparition took place at Fatima, Portugal (or Mary appeared to children to outline a vision of the future). Now, we respect Mary as being one of the saints of God who sacrificed and inspired humanity in many positive ways. Yet, we don't worship Mary or venerate her. She should be respected and honored as one of God's chosen people, but she shouldn't be venerated. Communists killed Tsar Nicholas III, and his wife in 1918. Those, who were killed, were Orthodox Christians. The KFUO (AM) had the first religious radio station in America by 1924. The Scopes Trial happened in 1925. The trial ended to allow the teachings of Darwinian revolution to be taught in public school. Evolution teaches that natural forces caused all life to exist on Earth spanning billions of years via natural selection and common ancestors. Christians have diverse views of evolution. Some reject evolution outright in believing in young Earth creationism or old Earth creationism. Some believe in the gap theory of gradual creation over billions of years. Some believe in theistic evolution or God allowing evolution to take place over the eons of time. The controversial Caughlin grew his platform on the radio by the 1920s. He spread his message to once supporting fascists and made anti-Semitic remarks (while denying being anti-Semitic). WWI saw Christians and non-Christians alike fighting among all sides. The Allied Forces defeated the Central Powers at the end of WWI. WWII was much different with more bloodshed, more evil, and an important victory for the Allied Powers. Adolf Hitler was a baptized Roman Catholic who was never excommunicated from the Catholic Church. Yet, Hitler and the Nazis murdered Catholics, Protestants, Jewish people, non-Jewish people, the Roma people, black people, biracial people, LGBTQIA2S+ people, Freemasons, and other human beings. Nazism is antithetical to Christianity, because Nazism hates their neighbors (who are not people of white Northern Europeans), it promoted murder, it used unjust violence against innocent people, and it violated basic human plus democratic rights. I want to make that point perfectly clear.
By 1945, times were changing at the end of World War II. Christianity, the religious world in general, and the secular world saw tons of technological advancements in sanitation, engineering, travel, industry, education, health, and other aspects of human living. We saw massive international spiritual growth with the spreading of the Gospel from the Americas to the Motherland of Africa. Also, we saw cultural and social changes in the world. There have been legitimate movements that change the world positively like the Civil Rights Movement, the woman's rights movement, and the environmental rights movement. 1948 was the year of the creation of the modern nation of Israel. Regardless of how one feels about the policies of the government of Israel, this historic event has major significance in world history. Also, we witnessed the increase of the power of the Ecumenical Movement (which has been funded by elitist organizations like the CFR, the Bilderberg Group, the Knights of Malta, high level Freemasonry, the Trilateral Commission, the Pilgrim Society, etc.) that desire Christians to compromise their core religious views to follow the great nefarious myth that all religions (even polytheism and Satanism) are legitimate pathways to the one true God of the Universe. The Ecumenical Movement is pernicious, powerful, and influential, but believers in God have stood up against its false doctrines for years and decades. The age of the Laodicean era is filled with compromise, wickedness, and deception (from the Prosperity Gospel to the freak off parties that existed for millennia). The good news is that the current Laodicean era still has a remnant standing up for righteousness, justice, love, and God's mercy ins desiring people to be saved from sin and evil. Goodness always prevails in the end.
Hantavirus evacuations have begun. We have COVID, the nonovirus, and now hantavirus. 17 U.S. passengers head to a Nebraska quarantine site. The W.H.O. wants a 42-day quarantine for all people with hantavirus. The hantavirus is not COVID, but it is not a game. It is a serious virus that can possibly spread rapidly. As for Iran, Centcom reported that over 20 U.S. warships are enforcing the Strait of Hormuz. Even if the Iranian war ends now, the oil crisis may continue worldwide for months. Some scholars believe that this energy crisis is worse than the one back in the 1970s, because the blockade deals with oil, plastics, and other necessary supplies globally that people need. The U.S. and Iran are continuing in negotiations, but Trump refuses to budge that much.
My distant cousin Debra Louise Claud (b. 1965) has a child with Otis Brown named Mecos R. Claud (b. 1984). She had a child with the late Donald Eugene Ashe (1954-2024) named Travis S. Claud (b. 1986). She had a child with Gaston Wyndham named DeAngelo Pierre Claud (b. 1989). My distant cousin LaRon Markee "Deebo" Claude lived from February 19, 1997 to November 4, 2022. He was 45 years old of Millstone Court, Suffolk, Virginia. His grandparents were Frank Daniel Claude and Mary Clude. His grandmother also was Helen Heloise Bagley. His uncle was Kevin "K.C." Claude of Suffolk, Virginia, and his aunt Gloria Dean Rodgers. He was a class of 1996 graduate of Lakeland High School where he ran track for four years and earned several metals. LaRon also played baseball for the Whaleyville Athletic Association. LaRon worked at Burlington Capital Properties for eight years. He also worked with his family businesses, J&L’s Rentals and L&J Lawn Care Services. LaRon was affectionally known as “DeeBoo and Top Flight”. LaRon loved his grand kids and enjoyed spending time with them outside. He loved football and his favorite team was the Buffalo Bills. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Janice Claude; two sons, Trevon and Nyshon Claude; three daughters, Tashmekka Boatwright, Jazzmine Saunders and Jaylah Saunders; mother, Constance D. Bagley; father, Tony X. Bagley (Denise Bagley); two brothers, Antaion X. Bagley Sr (Kamia Bagley). and Ravon D. Bagley; sisters, Stacey Owens, Katrina Robinson and Michelle Jackson; grandchildren, Lyric and Loyal Eason; nephews, Antaion X. Bagley, Jr., Xavier J. Banks, Isaiah Jackson Navar Bagley, Nizayer Bagley, Noah Bagley and Jakarion Hunter; nieces, Kania Bagley, Morgan Stagg and Genevive Owens; Mother-in-law, Janice Lassiter (Michael) and father-in-law, Lindell Hunter (Lisa); brothers-in-law, Lindell and Justin Hunter; special niece and nephews, Jordan Turner, Jaylen Boyette and Kaylah Ward; special sister/manager, Teresah Rasaluah; godsons, Kamari Porter and Noah Brown; goddaughters, Whishes Wilson, Jeliah Wiggins, Kylin Porter and Taylor Smith; a host of other family and friends.
By Timothy
