Black History Month – Say It Loud!

People fear what they don’t know. That is just a fact, but what is also a fact is that it is easy to break down the barriers of prejudices and misconceptions by spreading knowledge about who you are. That is the principle behind Black History Month. A month set aside to increase the understanding of a people, by the people.

Many of us African Americans grow up with no sense of what our culture really is. It is often glanced over in history books in school, and reduced to… Continue reading Black History Month - Say It Loud!

Power To The People

The foundation of America has been built on the backs of those willing to sacrifice and make hard choices personally, for the good of the people as a whole. This has never been more on display then during the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s. This movement happened in a time of Black Codes, better known as “Jim Crow” laws. These laws were meant to separate a whole race of people from the other, and later it was found that separate was not equal.

The Black Panther Party for… Continue reading Power To The People

The State Of The Union – Democracy Is Hard

The President said a lot last night, and while many people will focus on the politics of it, I sort of looked at the human element. I am on my movie kick right now, so when he said that “democracy of over 300 million people is not easy,” I immediately called it his ‘The American President” moment. Who remembers the movie where President Andrew Shepard was being attacked the whole movie, then holds a surprise press conference in front of the White House press corps?

“America isn't easy” President… Continue reading The State Of The Union - Democracy Is Hard

Money, Money, Money! More Populism!

Who remembers the first Batman movie with Michael Keaton, where Jack Niclaus played the Joker? Do you remember when the Joker took to the streets and wanted the people to like him, so he threw all of that money into the streets? He kept yelling “hubba hubba hubba…money money money!” Well, that is what the politicians in Washington would call Populism, and it is now what you are seeing from your government, and you will likely see more.

The Brookings Institution has a new study that says that the… Continue reading Money, Money, Money! More Populism!

Massachusetts Was Not About Health Care

The Democrats just had a scathing loss in the state of Massachusetts, a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans three to one. The Democrat candidate was a very popular Attorney General in the state, maybe so popular that she thought she didn’t have to show up and could go on vacation in the middle of the race. So what does it mean for the country, and what was the political message to Washington?

First of all now Senator Elect Scott Brown, while running as a Republican, never mentioned that… Continue reading Massachusetts Was Not About Health Care

A Dream Or A Simple Fantasy Race In America

“For those of you who are black - considering the evidence evidently is that there were white people who were responsible - you can be filled with bitterness, and with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization - black people amongst blacks, and white amongst whites, filled with hatred toward one another. Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand, compassion and… Continue reading A Dream Or A Simple Fantasy Race In America

While We Were Sleeping…The New Warfare

It seems like the United States of America is still stuck in the Stone Age to match the Neanderthals of terrorism that we are fighting against. The problem is, while we are increasing our missile strength and gun sizes, power is being obtained in a different way by growing super powers. What should have bothered us was the $2 Trillion that China is using around the world, essentially gaining control of countries by having them owe. But, China has even advanced past just financial control; they have snuck into the realm of just being controlling.… Continue reading While We Were Sleeping...The New Warfare

Still Stuck In The Slave Mind

Did you know that January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month in America? That’s just an interesting little tid bit that I thought you would enjoy. But, after learning this, I was immediately disturbed because, how big of a slavery and trafficking problem do we have if we have a whole month recognizing its prevention?

The average cost of a human slave around the world is just $90. These trafficked slaves are exploited by being forced into prostitution, and/or being subjected to slavery or involuntary servitude. Slaves… Continue reading Still Stuck In The Slave Mind

Have We All Gone Hysterical

First thing is first, there is obviously no extent that I would not go to in order to protect and keep my family safe. I also understand that the principal job of our Commander in Chief, the President, is national security and keeping Americans safe. After September 11th, 2001, it became obvious as to how tough a job that was for a sitting U.S. President. Insert President Obama, who has on his foreign policy agenda a belligerent Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons. Then there is the ongoing terror threat, the drawdown in Iraq & surge in Afghanistan, a deeply troubled Pakistan, Yemen and the list goes on. When talking about the President, former VP Dick Cheney said “Why doesn’t he want… Continue reading Have We All Gone Hysterical

Why Celebrate Kwanzaa

The United States of America is a melting pot of several cultures that blend together in their everyday lives in the most seamless way that the world has ever seen. Not perfect by any means, but it is better then the rest. But, the one group that has been stripped of its culture and detached from a connection to the land of their roots is the African American community. It is an emotion that affects our children and adults alike, and is often even too complex to explain or even be understood by our Caribbean and African brothers and sisters… Continue reading Why Celebrate Kwanzaa

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