Little Known History of Martin Luther King Jr.

This is an article my husband was nice enough to send me...it speaks of things I didn't know, because like most people my age, I wasn't taught about Dr. Kings views on the poor and changing the infrastructure of America by mobilizing the underserved.

Below are a few things I thought were exceptionally interesting:

By 1967, King had also become the country’s most prominent opponent of the Vietnam War, and a staunch critic of overall U.S. foreign policy, which he deemed militaristic. In his “Beyond Vietnam” speech delivered at New York’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967 – a year to the day before he was murdered – King called the United States “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” (Full text/audio here. )

In his last months, King was organizing the most militant project of his life: the Poor People’s Campaign. He crisscrossed the country to assemble “a multiracial army of the poor” that would descend on Washington – engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the Capitol, if need be – until Congress enacted a poor people’s bill of rights. Reader’s Digest warned of an “insurrection.”

Enjoy and share your thoughts...

Yes America....He Wants To Be Your Next President!!!!

I just had to post about the ills and misdeeds of Newt Gingrich, just in case some people really wanted to squander their votes on this guy.

First off, he is the biggest hypocrite in the world. Recently he admitted that he was having an affair the entire time he lead the charge to have Bill Clinton impeached. More recently, in a speech he said that bi-lingual education should be stopped because English is the language of prosperity and Spanish is the language of the ghetto! ( Although I do believe all Americans and those who want amnesty to become Americans should at least put forth the effort to learn English, I don't think those people are necessarily "ghetto" and I think the word "ghetto is overused as it is used to basically refer to residential area that is not predominantly Anglo populated).

He also has suggested that the constitutional right to Free Speech should be suspended when there is a terrorist threat!

The sad part is not how unbelievably self-righteous his is, but that there are still plenty of Americans out there who support him and his bid to become president in 2008!!!

First Bush, then Gingrich!!!

Hell No!

Is all this attention on Barack Obama going to hurt his presidential campaign???

Recently an art student created a paper mache depiction of Obama as Jesus Christ. This is only the most extreme example of how some Americans have put Obama on such a high pedistal that it may be hard for him to climb up onto. I think we can all agree that he is interesting and immediately draws you in, much like Bill Clinton. However, all of this attention may be setting him up for expectations that even Jesus himself couldn't fullfil (not because of ability, but because of priorities).

Some may even be turned off from Obama, due to no fault of his own, by all this attention. They will take this "who does he think he is" attitude.

A lot of Blacks will find themselves second guessing their support for Obama, wondering if he is really THE man to be the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. Many in the blogosphere have gone out of their way to question his integrity and authenticity, as if he were on trial for treason!

If people who just can't help themselves would just sit back for a while, they will realize that not talking about Obama at every turn will give some of the other candidates a chance to rise to the limelight and ultimately put their foot in their mouths when discussing the issues that Americans want to talk about (i.e. Good 'Ol Boy Newt!) Then, Obama can once again emerge and remind everyone why he is the right man at the right time!

Take That Statistics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With all the closet racists and right wing wackos citing statistics as their support for the claim that Blacks offend at a higher proportion than any other race, and therefore have some sort of propensity to break the law that is related to skin color and a culture that welcomes offenders, I use the case of Shaquanda Cotton as a defense to that notion. While Shaquanda did push the hall monitor and cause the chain of events that ultimately led to her being incarcerated, she did not cause the cycle of racism that would have a 14 year old child be sentenced to a 7 year jail term for such an offense.

In America, it seems to be acceptable for Black children to be arrested and jailed for actions that would cause white children to receive warnings, or a slap on the wrist from authorities. It is the mindset that Blacks need to be controlled and therefore locked up that leads to them never being given the "benefit of the doubt" by the police and judicial system. It is this that is a great contributor, if not overwhelming contributor to the out of control statistics that would have you think that 14% of the population commits a majority of the crimes.

In the case of Shaquanda, she was sentenced to 7 years for an offense that at best should have caused her suspension from school, while a white teenager who committed arson among other offenses, was sentenced to probation time and time again. Thank God she has just been freed, due in no small part to the outcry across America! In most cases, white offenders aren't even arrested for the crimes they commit perhaps because of financial background, poltical connections, or sympathy of the arresting officer or harmed party.

So, before one attempts to cite statistics as a reason to make broad, racist, generalizations about Blacks, they should really understand where all of these statistics come from.

Slavery in Africa!!!

Slavery is occuring in the Congo where Pygmies serve subject to the will of the majority Bantus. They are subject to widespread discrimination in the country where they often are restricted from going to school, voting, and making a living.

Is this worse than apartheid? Where is the outrage over this practice? Is it muted because both ethicities are Black???

Sorority Caught with Hand in the Till!!!!

Zeta Phi Beta sorority Inc., the chosen sorority for people like Sheryl Underwood, is being investigated by the FBI because of it's leader's misuse of the sorority's funds. Zeta Phi Beta is a 501(c)(7) sorority and the funds of the sorority should not enure to any person. However, the National President, Mrs. Barbara C. Moore, obtained funds, illegally to go on trips, buy clothes, etc.

Instead of expelling Mrs. Moore, the sorority has expelled the member responsible for bringing the misgivings to light!!!

I guess I'm not surprised to find that a sorority that pledges "sisterhood" would turn its back on the truth in order to save its clean image regardless of the harm it could cause.

12 Year-Old Boy Dies from Toothache !!!

A 12 year old boy died from complications of an untreated toothache where the bacteria spread to his brain. His family was poor and apparently that lead to his mother not demanding that a dentist see and treat her son for his toothache and the abscess that accompanied it. Did I mention that his brother had 6 rotted teeth that also needed attention?

I'm not sure if this is a striking example of child abuse, the need for universal healthcare, the need for two-parent households, the need for dental care being a requirement for entrance into school, reform of the Medicaid system, or all of the above. What is surely clear is that a 12 year old boy is dead because he didn't receive an $80 tooth extraction...and the cost of his ulitimate brain surgery and burial...OVER $250,000! I wonder who is paying for that?

What's with the Al Sharpton - Strom Thurmond Link?

Several days ago Al Sharpton learned that his great-grandfather was owned by an ancestor of Strom Thurmond. Since then, Sharpton has ordered a DNA to see whether he is physically linked to Thurmond.

My question is what does this add to the mix? Is this a ploy to keep Sharpton in the media, or could this be used as a way to bridge the gap between Black and white being that, at his lowest, Thurmond was a strong proponent of segregation, and Sharpton is a well-known civil rights figure...

IS HILLARY CLINTON BUYING BLACK PREACHERS???

There are reports that Hillary Clinton is buying up Black preacher endoresements. The first is a South Carolina preacher. Clinton, has purchased the services of a PR firm owned by a Black Preacher. Shortly after, Clinton received a presidential endorsement from that same preacher.

Now, I thought Black preachers were, first of all, supposed to be non-partisan. Also, I find it very odd that this early in the race, anyone would have a clear-cut favorite for president.

I know that the media is saying that Blacks support Clinton more than Obama. But, some are making it out-right their mission to not support Obama because they think he's either "too black" or "not black enough".

For many Blacks, Bill Clinton was their guy. It seems almost nonsensical that his wife would succeed his position in their admiring and adoring hearts.

Is the Antichrist Here?

Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda claims to be the antichrist. He says that people should no longer believe in the Christ of the Bible and that he has taken the place of that Christ. His followers have even gone so far as to tatoo 666 on them. This is a serious example of how dangerous ministry can be if put in the wrong hands.

Miranda's Church, Growing in Grace, has thousands of members worldwide. Many of those members plan also to get the 666 tattoo. This shows the importance of truly reading and studying the Bible for ones self. If you don't you run the risk of being mislead by some heretic who is only out for self gain.

Although the Bible teaching that Miranda will have to answer for his actions. For the many followers who have blindly given up their relationship with Christ, it may be too late.

Are Black Politicians Scared of Obama???

Black Americans who refuse to divorce themselves from their obsessive slave mentality are really doing themselves a disservice. By continuing to be scared of what "massa gonna think" and thrusting themselves into the forefront to forever put another Black person down, they are not only hurting the "Black race" but are keeping the stereotypes that a Black person cannot be a strong leader, alive!


Before I go off on a tangent, let's see an excerpt of what these "men" said...

"It's a slim possibility for him to get the nomination, but then everybody else is doomed," Ford said. "Every Democrat running on that ticket next year would lose — because he's black and he's top of the ticket. We'd lose the House and the Senate and the governors and everything."


"DOOMED!"
So, they are saying, it is "slim" for him to get the nomination. But, in the same breathe, they are saying if he does, all other Black politicians ( or at least the Democratic ones) are somehow doomed, not because he's radical, or somehow unqualified, but because of his skin color.

These comments would have been bad enough if it were coming from a white politician (if it had come from a white Republican, we'd see these comments plastered all over the news). But, coming from Black people, it is more deplorable. It truly shows how little we have gained in viewing ourselves as equals in America. It paints an even clearer picture at how "disunified" the Black community is.

These words speak volumes...
"I'm a gambling man. I love Obama. But I'm not going to kill myself."

1. What do you think?

2. Why do you think the media hasn't widely publicized these comments?

More Black Students Taking AP Test

I, for one, am very proud that someone is printing something positive coming from the Black community. It's great that more students are seeking to expand their educational knowledge by taking more challenging courses when offered. This will definitely lead to more Black students attending colleges, and better ranked colleges.

This flies in the face of those who want to say that Black kids don't care about their future.

Barack Obama is first Black to be "clean", bright","articulate" and "good-looking"...I guess all the rest were "dirty", "dumb", "stupid" and "ugly"!

I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”

This quote comes from Democratic Sen. Joe Biden.

Biden’s comments are highly offensive to me. It’s not just that he called him bright, articulate, or clean, because any of these words in an appropriate context would be acceptable. However, his statement was:I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
So, it begs the questions:
1. who were the other mainstream African-Americans who inarticulate, dump, dirty, and ugly? (MLK, Malcolm X, Farrakhan, Sharpton, etc.)? I find the first three to be very attractive. I find all four to be articulate. I don’t know much about their hygeine though.
I find that the greater problem is that you don’t find whites being categorized in this manner. Whites never have to justify their intelligence no matter how stupid they may sound or appear on any given day. We have a president who always makes missteps in articulation, and it is never connected to his race. He is generally an intelligent guy and when he is chronicled in the media for something that may be misinterpreted, it is never connected to his race.
I find it absurd that Black people always have to justify their intelligence. I don’t think this offensive comment is representative of whites who are jumping on the Obama bandwagon. I think that he is a very likable guy and the more you find out about him the more you like him. He approaches people as Americans and the things he says make sense to most people, whether you agree with him or not. He is not a big partisan and I can’t wait to find out more about him.
I just wish the press would stop looking to Blacks to get a soundbite about how we feel about Obama. It’s a “damned if you do damned if you don’t situation”. They want to catch us saying we support Obama, so they can say we are voting just on race. However, when someone says he or she is waiting to see what each candidate will bring, they make it seem like Blacks don’t support him. And, if he loses, they will have some statistic to say how many black people voted for him and if the majority didn’t, that will sadly be the end of any Black person ever being endorsed so widely for a presidential bid. The attitude will be, “even the Blacks didn’t vote for the last guy so we just aren’t ready for a Black president”. By the way, what the heck does that mean??? How are you going to be ready for someone’s race, or sex for that matter?
Last time I checked, no one won based on their race. Why all of a sudden is it a race issue when the candidate is Black? Yes, liberals are just as racist as the rest of them. It’s just back-handed.

Gay Minstrel Show!!!!

What..a Gay Minstrel Show??? How can this exist in a community that prides itself on being "tolerant"?




I wish people would stop believing the hype about the "gay community". They have no community. But are individuals linked together by the mere fact that they get intimate with members of their same sex.

They try to rape the accomplishments of the civil rights movement while turning a blind eye to the racism that exists amongst themselves.

A prime example is the fact that this gay drag queen goes around the world performing for gays as Shirley Liqor. He protrays blacks women as "being on welfare, living in the projects, illiterate, shoplifting sexually promiscuous mothers who don’t know who their children’s fathers are.”

Where is the GLAAD on this issue? They are silent. In fact, the entire white gay community is silent except for one small group. Hmmmmm...they weren't silent on a private matter between Isaiah Washington and TR Knight, yet when one of their own offends an Entire Race, which they profess to include in their agenda, they ignore it!

I have a few questions for you...

1. Do you think gays are hypocritical?
2. Do you have any other examples of the hypocricy of the gay community?
3. Do you think Black gays are shooting themselves in the foot by hanging on to the notion that they will ever be included in the broader gay community?

A Programmer Testifies under Oath of Implementing Vote-Rigging Software in the Florida election

I have always tried to be skeptical of conspiracy theories. I thought that claims of fraud in the Florida election were exaggerated. I didn't believe that outright voter fraud in a presidential election could happen in America.

But then I came across the information about a programmer who testified under oath that he personally implemented cheating software, under instruction by a Republican senator.

I am a programmer, and the things he says seems technically sound. Why would he lie about this in court? What benefit would there be, since the election is already over? He doesn't seem to be after publicity or book deals. This is really scary. What the hell is happening to this country?

here is the video of his sworn testimony
here is his written affidavit