A Liberal In The Midst

Black Lightning is more than ready for prime time

2018-01-28T14:02:00.001-06:00

Black Lightning

It is finally here. I do mean finally for I have been waiting for seems to be ages (1977). I am calling for a second season having only watched the first two episodes. I am not sure of the level of involvement Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden in the production of each episode. The first two I enjoyed, did I say that already? The first two episodes seems to have been packed with every issue seen in mainstream media and think pieces regarding the Black community. This posting is not a think piece. It is my piss piece. Before I touch on the piss, thanks, many thanks, to Salim and Mara Akil for making it happen.

Black Lighting opens with a Black parent, once again, having to bail a child out of jail for exercising his/her right of protest in the USA. We need to question why peaceful protests with no guns see protestors arrested. Please do not take I am saying people of color should have guns at protest marches. We would be shot before the first step taken. I am only making an observation.

Before you are allowed to recovery from the bailing child out of jail scene you are pushed directly to Black man placed on roof of car by police in case of mistaken identity. This scene is also packed with the idea young Black people in USA think we have rights. As he is pushed face down on the car he is yelling for his daughter to abide by the words of the officers. She replies, “I have rights…” I was thinking no baby you don’t. If Hillary was in office and Lynch was over the DOJ, then you would have rights. I found the father’s speech after being released by the officer to be a bit unrealistic. If the father was aware enough to tell his daughter to do as the officers said, then he also would be aware enough to know to save his speech for a lawyer. Police will use such speeches to lock your ass up, don’t do it. There were also levels to who had accused him of “fitting the description”. Saving those levels for another time.

I own I am still a bit salty about 2016 and seeing Nina Turner didn’t help. However seeing Amanda Davis on the screen was comforting. Amanda Davis foreshadows why Jefferson Pierce returns to being Black Lighting, the 100 gang has control of Freeland. The fact he has looked the other way and made a deal with the gang speaks to matters that are not so fictional. I knew of a guy whose grandfather was a small town police sergeant, all I have to say.

I think of the big blow up in 2016 in some sectors of the Black community over “super predator”. When Jefferson Pierce was able to ignore a drug dealer using a child to sell drugs, I thought, “Yet folks still mad at Hillary.” When a grown Black man aware of the system uses a young Black male to commit a crime, he is a super predator, don’t bother getting at me. Same if it is a Black woman.

The drug dealer, Lala, had one main marker of the super predator, intelligence. He was able to spit “truth” while engaging in activities that break down the Black community. One of the activities being trafficking young girls for sex. The ease with which he was about to make a young girl pay off the debts of a drug dealer she had only met at the club. There were many levels in that one scene. It was nice to see something rarely discussed in #metoo. As you know when those hip-hop tracks for #metoo drop, no one will listen for who cares what happens to Black girl? We all close our ears and eyes to pretend gangs happen in a vacuum. Another day.

The other tool from the Deconstruct the Black Community toolbox displayed by Lala was toxic masculinity. Lala displayed to the young barely 12 drug dealer how to be quick to pull a gun. Gun play was always front and center when a gang member was in a scene. Disclosure, I don’t know those folks unless they are hyped on something. A general rule don’t show your piece unless you ready to fire your piece. Keep it tucked. I am not doing a gangland gun primer, just saying I didn’t recognize those characters. Being quick with a gun make the unnecessary necessary. Who is trying to have heat in global warming? Then again when you put a gun in the hand of an emotionally unstable young person you can get anything.

All of these things were packed into one episode. Episode 2 was also packed with matters that have gone quiet as a source of concern within the Black community. The people were asking Jefferson Pierce, a school principal to fix things that fall within the jurisdiction of the police. Although fictional, it still pained me to watch Black people trapped in a sense of helplessness that they are looking to one person to fix an entire community. It was painful for it was like watching Tavis Smiley and Cornell West attack Obama for 8 years.

Black men attacking another Black man rather than banding together to make use of the tools in the public domain to implement change. I am being real, not real salty. Everyone in that scene were crying, “Be our savior” rather than owning the power they have within for change. Jefferson, woke Black man, was also caught in the helplessness, otherwise he would have said something about what the community could do rather than think he alone could fix it. I know that would mean no second season of Black Lighting.

The police was still stuck on police brutality and looking the other way at the actual crimes in the community. Inspector Henderson, Black man, claimed the hotel known for the trafficking of young girls could not be close. I had a Dekalb County, GA flashback. Hell, could be a present, now that I think about it.

As I watched the scene of helplessness, I thought what a bunch of crock. Why are we still saying a Black man must save the day when Black women have been doing it for centuries? Put the cape on a Black woman. I was rewarded within seconds to see a Black woman, standing alone to take on the gang. She knew the risks but was ready to wade in the water for her child. Jefferson and Inspector Henderson, Black men, were patronizing and thinking the law still applied in dealing with the 100 Gang. Lawanda, the Black woman, saw the imminent danger. Yeah, I swim in saltwater, it is good for the body. I’ve been trying to tell you, stop acting as if shit is still cool. We in danger.

I shall end this posting here, mainly for my eyes are strained. I shall mention at another time the significance of:

Control Black women

Metal detectors in schools

Black success guilt

White Boys Whine

2017-09-28T20:37:00.001-05:00

Quick and dirty Star Trek Discovery is everything I thought it would be. It is my hope the White boys chill the fuck out . There will be a White male captain . The Black woman will be of a lowered status. White boys are you appeased ?

My personal view fuck White boys who had their dicks in a vise over women of color at the helm of a fictional space vessel. I shall watch Star Trek Discovery . I shall pay the fee to CBS Access with joy. If you wanted to watch OITNB you paid Netflix .

Overall I look forward to the day a fictional show that features women of color in prominent positions doesn't freak out White males. They were so freaked out they compared The Orville to Star Trek Discovery . Guys chill out , future happens .

Mothafucka Please...get up and leave

2017-06-12T09:55:00.002-05:00

Here is a quick little ditty that came to mind over the weekend. It was inspired by some muthas in the USA playing games with the lives of me and mine.

Muthafucka please get up and leaveM
Muthafucka please get up and leave

I am tired of this shit
of you gonna leave me
when your tired ass
I hardly ever see

Muthafucka please get up and leave
Muthafucka please get up and leave

Having you here shit still not getting done
I am way better off when you ass long done gone

Muthafucka please get up and leave
Muthafucka please get up and leave
you not doing shit, shit for me
oh Muthafucka please get up and leave

head on out that door don't wanna hear
I'm gonna no more
Muthafucka please get up and leave
that bullshit you selling
has got my whole house smelling

It time for you to go
I've got work to do
Your laying up in my house while I'm out breaking my back
you got me twisted
Your mama may take you back
Muthafucka please get up and leave.

Calling Messiah - Democratic Party Paging

2017-04-27T18:09:00.000-05:00

An offline conversation with a buddy inspired me to update my blog today. During the course of the conversation it was mentioned there is no one in the Democratic Party to fix all Trump and GOP are doing. I quickly asked, why are we looking for one person? The answer is not one person it is all of us. We must all work to correct the governing of the GOP and Trump administration.

We must not look for a messiah but look within for the leader. We must cultivate and elect to local/state offices those who will govern with the public good in mind. Leaders who will listen to the people whom they have been elected to serve. We must create plans of governing (see ALEC) as do corporations. We must also cultivate and elect to Congress those who understand public service. My members of Congress have forgotten they represent Mississippi. They think they serve Trump and the GOP.

The GOP has made no secret of the plans to enrich corporations at the expense of the poor and the working poor. We don’t have time to search for a messiah. When I attend marches and rallies I see many who would do well in public office. They have an understanding of government not just being an activist.

Stop searching for a messiah to run for office, you run for office.

Red Pill Activation

2017-04-05T10:29:00.000-05:00

Every so often I throw a red pill into a TL to see the bots and the operatives at work. In all of the discussion about collusion with Russia during the 2016 elections, Bernie has been remarkably quiet. He will say something when pressed but overall he isn’t concerned about the matter. Why? Collusion with a nation against whom we have sanctions is a very treasonous matter.

I am not saying Bernie directly colluded with Russia for the failure of our democracy in the USA. I am saying there were some running his campaign who had ties to Russia. I do know if I tweet a few keys words to legitimate people regarding Bernie, I get foreign bots in my DMs.

I am not saying all Bernie Bros are bots. I’ve met them offline. They sincerely believe a White man is the solution for all of the ills of the USA. Maybe they are correct, only the creators can correct what they have done. However, I continue to see White men make people of color, especially Black people, and women afterthoughts. What type of fool would I be if I trusted my welfare to a White man?

My discussion with a White male about Bernie making HBCUs an afterthought, ended with the White male saying “so i really don't care if you think….” I knew this White male, much as Bernie and the other bros, didn’t care what I think. In his words one doesn’t need to be Black or female to support women or people of color. He is correct, however; being male and White seems to hindering hearing women and PoC when they speak. I could be wrong but as a Black lesbian it is my interpretation of decades of conversations with White males and males.

Post-election some are slowly waking to understand why Black women knew from Jump Street what time it was. Black men still locked into the same “I am man and I must lead the women and children” dreamland as is Bernie are still sleeping. The Women’s’ March was vital for it said, “Naw Bro being male isn’t nor has it been for centuries the only qualification for leading.” Yet, our media and elected officials continue to push to young people of color and to White women the White male savior narrative. Meanwhile, Black women singing “Hell 2 Da NawNawNaw”.

Suppression Games - Mississippi

2017-04-02T14:27:00.000-05:00

I am writing today about my recent adventure in voter registration. I've had some recently developments in my life that necessitated a change of address. Change of address, same US Congressional district, meant updating my voter registration. During the process I was reminded of the suppression games of Mississippi in voting. Many automatically think Voter ID when I write, suppression games, in the South ID is the least of the ways of suppressing the vote.

My secretary of state, Delbert Hosemann, touts the ease of voter registration in Mississippi. His favorite is using the online method, http://www.sos.ms.gov/Vote/Pages/default.aspx. I used this site, waited 7 days, and then call my new county to confirm. Shocker of all shocks, I am not on the rolls. We have less than 3M people in Mississippi and only 1.8M are registered to vote, my desktop can process those numbers.

All things being me, I confirmed with a voice at the Clerk's office the times of operation. I stated I would arrive in-person to fill out a paper form. I arrived at 3:50P.M, with my son , to change registration information. In a city that has more citizens than my previous county, no one who understood voter registration was in the office when I arrived. In fact the person had "just left" prior to my arrival. My son and I filled out the forms, walking the receptionist through the process. I gathered names and cards from the office. Left a sticky note for confirmation and informed I would return in-person.

One reason for my persistence, other than not trusting county clerks in Mississippi to do their jobs properly, is the deadline to make the change to vote in primary election was close. I made sure to be at City Hall early the following Saturday morning to confirm the updates were marked as being received. Katy, the person who understood registration, was more than helpful once she understood I understood importance of voting. I helped her to understand the ward map for the municipality to which I have relocated. She then gave to me a tour of City Hall and informed me of the times for meetings. I am thankful I have a very flexible work schedule.

After I left Katy at City Hall, I took public transit to an Indivisible event in the city next door. There, during a discussion, I learned something more about voter suppression. As I related my experience with online change of voter registration, I was informed the same thing happens for those registering via DMV in Mississippi.   I confirmed DMV voter registration was an issue not confined to a regional area of Mississippi. You are told DMV will register you during your update to ID/license but you are not. In the case of my youngest, he had to do so via paper form in 2016 after confirming in August 2016 he wasn't registered.

Paper may be Mississippi's best option when it comes to voting and registering to vote. Recently Madison County announced a return to paper ballots. Having seen machines not work in both Georgia and Mississippi, my initial response is to champion the move. However, I then recall the games played in Hinds county with paper ballots: no ballots or wrong ballots.   The inability to vote due to mechanical error, incorrectly printed ballots or the lack of ballots is suppression at its best. Those charged with regulating elections know many will not follow-up or stay in line to vote.

If you follow me on Twitter then you know on election day, I often tweet "hold the line" or "stay in line". I do so for I am aware of the games long played to prevent people from voting. I have recently started to state, check your registration 45 days prior to any election. You can't be purged from the rolls during that time. Also, precincts must be confirmed during that time. We can no longer be on auto-pilot when it comes to voting. The Democratic party, ACLU, and NAACP would be served well to focus on the acts of voter suppression.

Links:

http://wjtv.com/2016/09/15/new-website-allows-mississippians-to-change-voter-registration-information-online/

http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/04/mississippis_voter_id_commerci.html

http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2016/nov/01/mississippis-elections-are-not-rigged-secretary-st/

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/14/hosemann-voter-website/90387712/

http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/default.aspx

http://onlinemadison.com/Content/Default/News/Article/County-elections-moving-back-to-paper-ballots/-3/592/39381

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/27290538/ballot-shortage-problems-widespread-in-hinds-county

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/11/04/hinds-precincts-report-running-out-of-ballots/18500891/

http://hubcityspokes.com/news-opinion-editorials/election-season-means-another-ballot-blunder#sthash.S6fWcgtY.dpbs

http://www.wapt.com/article/ballots-reprinted-for-mississippi-primary-election/2097316

http://www.sos.ms.gov/Initiatives/Voter%20Identification-PW%20revised.pdf

Work to do

2017-04-02T11:58:00.000-05:00

I am typing a few quick thoughts today. This thought is about White people being real. When I returned to Mississippi in 2002, I had planned to only be here two years. I didn't wish my kids to be in the oppressiveness of Mississippi too long. I like other young Black people left this state before the ink was dry decades earlier. When I returned in 2002, I was to learn of a silent change in the state, White folks waking-up.

They are sadly still not the majority in 2017 but they are growing daily. Trump has helped many White people face the mirror no longer able to deny the truth. They are now facing the results of hate without the filter of Confederate glasses. Mississippi is a wreck and holding on to a divisive symbol of hate, our flag. Centuries of hate in the state has left the state destitute to the point even White people are leaving in large numbers. Those now leaving are exporting hate to other states that have done well economically by ending policy of hate.

Nathan Deal, Georiga, has done well to refuse the hate based policies that are killing many Southern states. He is looking at the love train of the Atlantan economy and not wishing to derail it. I wish my governor could stop licking Trump's ass long enough to view the love train. However he seems intent on a full lunch of Trump. He continues to push for laws (fees/taxes) that are hurting the poor and the working poor of Mississippi. Most in Mississippi fall into those groups. Few immigrants without education come to Mississippi for they know they can't survive and still have money to send back to their home countries. In Mississippi you can see White people digging potatoes. The people here rarely benefit from federal funds designed to improve their lives, look to the Capitol.

The Mississippi White liberal is looking to the Jackson and understanding the level of theft that is occurring in this state. They understand White skin alone is not enough to pass the initiation of the Economic Club whose members prosper from the oppression in Mississippi. These White liberals are the ones who give to me hope for my state. I am not fool enough to think, I alone can change Mississippi. I know I shall need my White cousins to get their asses in gear. Some have faced down their "heritage not hate" family members to explain the games played. Others haven't but desire to do so.

I can only offer my experience as a Black lesbian to help them in their desire to have courage. There is a point in life where you can't live a lie. Those who fall by the wayside will be okay. Live your truth openly.

The Pure Driven Snow in Mississippi

2017-02-13T19:30:00.000-06:00

Well, it seems I have hurt someone’s feelings. My governor has blocked me on Twitter. He said something about HB1425 and I did a quote of it. My quote was something about one should check whatever my governor promotes.

I am thinking really? He is really mad because I stated something about legislation? Then I remembered I pasted his reaction to Jeff Sessions’ confirmation for AG every opportunity I could find to do so.

I mean seriously he is my governor and he is saying these things. Also Mississippi has not exactly been making the best deals lately so yes I question legislation when he is pushing it. We should always question legislation. I use http://www.legislature.ms.gov/Pages/default.aspx to skim the bills. I had no idea this man who likes to pose with guns and law enforcement was so sensitive. He is the last I would think would be a snowflake.

Perhaps it is my asking, what my local media should be doing, if he is of any relations to the woman who claimed Emmett Till whistled at her, which just finally pissed him off. It could be he worships Donald J. Trump. Hint the J. isn’t for the Jesus you are thinking.

Alas what is a constituent to do when her governor refuses to be open and transparent about his governing? She should contact his office to confirm an appointment to discuss this matter given she is a citizen of the state.

Educate Yourself

2017-02-10T13:43:00.000-06:00

I’ve felt the last few months I’ve done nothing but repeat myself. I would tell to my children, “I gain no joy repeating myself.” My blog postings have suffered greatly for I do not like to repeat myself. I have been saying the same things since 2000, yet Trump is what it has taken for folks to wake to the mess.

Today, a young woman made a statement that got me out of my seat to dance for a few minutes, “black savior”.

I dance for I had said something offline similar to a friend girl of mine during my evening walk. We were discussing how Black women got what others missed. Somewhere in the discussion we talked about excuses from Black men.

I am was a single parent and excuses from Black men, not having it. Black men were on that same Good Ship Stupid as White people when it came to Barack. They were expecting Obama to be Jesus for Black people. When the BP oil spill happened in the Gulf, folks blamed him for not stopping the spill. Folks truly expected Barack to be able to plug the oil spill with his dick. Just as he couldn’t do that, he couldn’t eradicate the effects of 400 years of systemic racism in USA. Stay with me folks.

Chicago is no more violent than Baton Rouge, Jackson, MS, Memphis, and several other cities. It has the same issue seen in other cities, systemic racism. When I type systemic I refer to the direct and the indirect results of it. Given I am currently healing, I shall end this one by referencing what the young woman said, educate yourself.

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Give to her a follow on Twitter you will not be disappointed.

Simple Truth

2017-02-04T06:16:00.001-06:00

If I don't roll with hate in any form, why would I give Trump a chance to legislate hate? I don't accept hate no matter how low key it may be.

Grifting Ain't Easy

2017-01-09T18:56:00.002-06:00

Today, I learned grifting isn't as easy as it seems when the GOP folks do it. I offered, on my Twitter feed, moon rocks for sale to all who had faith in the GOP doing right. Sadly I've not sold one moon rock.

Say what you want but GOP folks have it down to a science. Sarah Palin to Donald Trump have separated more folks from their money and minds than the Tilt-aWorld at the county fair.

Grifting isn't my life work it seems. I shall continue to do what I do, call out bull shit daily.

People we need a plan of action and we need one now. The Democrats in office playing rollover. I am not here to appease anyone who allows the American people to be played. Do your jobs folks.

There Were Only 7 Who Spoke Into The Silence For The Nation's Good

2017-01-08T21:38:00.001-06:00

Friday, January 6, 2017 Congress had an opportunity to contest the Electoral College vote. Yet only 7 people out of 535 stood to challenge the vote. I call them the Magnificent 7:

· Sheila Jackson Lee(TX)
· Barbara Lee(CA)
· Maxine Waters (CA)
· Pramila Jayapal(WA)
· Jim McGovern(MA)
· Raul M Grijalva(AZ)
· Jamie Raskin(MD)

These people out of the 435 total members of the People’s House and of the 194 Democrats in the People’s House stood. We had 187 Democrats to remain seated and to not challenge the Electoral College vote.

They pleaded with someone from the Senate to stand with them. In the Senate not one of the 46 Democrats stood. Bernie Sanders, the Independent, was silent. The silence from the Senate was loud to my ears. Joe Biden’s insistence that it was over was a reminder that I still lived in America where no challenge to the system of White male supremacy would be allowed. All the players knew their parts.

They strolled unto the stage of election with their fists raised and the words of resistance flowing from their lips as does the waters of the Mississippi. These players have spent their lives learning the system of oppression and the allowed amount of resistance. Slowly every decade the oppression is lessened by the width of an ant’s antenna. They turn to me and my people to say, “Peace unto you. Trust us to make it better.” I look at them in wonder. I ask, “You take me for what manner of fool? I know you.”

Sadly we have Democratic leaders in office who think it is business as usual and all rules still apply. They fail to understand the GOP has suspended business as usual and lawless is the operation of the day. The failure of understanding was highlighted by Trump’s statement that Putin had outsmarted Obama. I had prayed it wasn’t true. I had prayed there was a Hail Mary for my nation but there was none. Obama checked out on us at a time we needed him the most.

He had enough information to arrest folks early 2016 yet he did nothing. He was worried how things would appear. Meanwhile the GOP lead by Trump’s racist rhetoric publicly displayed the worst attributes of America with no shame. Obama could have pushed through some appointments to the Federal Courts but he didn’t. He took more time to state how he could have beaten Trump. Dude, what the fuck? Work with me.

Yet from the top to the bottom the Democrats are not working with me or anyone who sees the shit that is coming. I am most surprised Hillary conceded as quickly as she did. Hillary is well known fighter. I wish young folks today could have seen what it took to beat her down when she was fighting for single-payer in 1994. Bernie Sanders, by the way, wasn’t helping her to win that fight. Every day I awake and read the news, I wonder what the fuck?

I understand the frustration of young people and older people. I don’t understand it enough to not vote but I understand. I know some voted for Stein on principle but I can’t afford principles to be honest. Black lesbian mothers can’t afford principles that White folks have. Sometimes we have to suck dick just like any other woman to get what we need for our families and self. It isn’t pretty, it isn’t even 1^st, 2^nd, or 3rd choice but as a woman I do what must be done for my family. One day I pray my grandchildren will be able to have the principles of White people to protest vote. As for now I nor my children have such principles. It is obvious to me the GOP doesn’t have any principles.

The entire party knew Russia was involved in our elections. They were aware of the hacking and did all they could to suppress the release of the information to the general public. The party is in short nothing but traitors to the United States of America. There is nothing ethical or principled about anyone in the GOP. They have sold out our nation to Russia.

If you ever wondered how Hitler came to be, look at the silence in Congress January 6, 2017. In light of all the illegal and unethical actions that occurred during this election, only 7 of 535 members of Congress said a word. I thank each of you for saying something.

Links:

The Magnificent 7 in the House:

· http://jacksonlee.house.gov/

· https://waters.house.gov/

· http://lee.house.gov/

· https://jamieraskin.com/

· https://grijalva.house.gov/

· http://mcgovern.house.gov/

· http://www.pramilaforcongress.com/

Other links

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/07/as-house-votes-to-certify-electoral-college-results-joe-biden-shuts-down-democratic-objections-n2267926

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/06/508562183/biden-to-democrats-objecting-to-electoral-college-results-it-is-over

http://www.joemygod.com/2017/01/05/dem-lawmakers-ponder-electoral-college-challenge/

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/handful-house-democrats-try-block-trump-electoral-college-ratification-no-democratic

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-election-made-official-scattered-objections

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/least-50-trump-electors-were-illegitimately-seated-electoral-college-members

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-01-06/a-traditional-end-to-an-unconventional-presidential-election

Women March: We need to remember to go forward

2017-01-08T16:37:00.002-06:00

#WomensMarch, why? Why not? I’ve had the pleasure of reading several people’s questioning the reasoning for a Women’s March. There are even women who question the reasoning for the march. Personally, I see more reasoning for this march than I do the one planned by Rev Al (NAN). Aside: I shall hit him in another posting about misogyny and opportunism. In regards to the #WomensMarch, I understand the power of women gathered in one place for a singular purpose. The purpose this time is the birthing of some “get right” in the USA. The defection by White women this election highlights why “get right” has been in gestation for decades. It is time for women to come together. We need the “get right” now.

This election, I felt a need to arm myself just to sip coffee at the local coffeehouse. When Obama was running for office in 2008, I didn’t feel the need. Note, I am a short, Black, and out lesbian living in Mississippi. This virulent misogyny during the 2016 election was felt by more than myself. It was not solely a White male thing. Black males, young and old, also engaged in varying levels of it. I had to check one of my kids on his oat feeling. I had to remind him I was a single parent struggling against courts, decrees, and ignorance to be with him. We need this march for folks have forgotten life.

When I was heading to college, the husband of a cousin said to me, watch the White girls they will make you a lesbian. Well, let’s say a girl, any girl, making me into a lesbian was more of a fantasy than a fear. In his ignorance he failed to remember my deeply heterosexual mother was in possession of several degrees. He was confusing feminism with lesbianism.

I read a statement by Gloria Steinman in regards to feminism some time ago. She discussed the origins of feminism in USA, for her, starting with Black women. The machinations of White male supremacy in USA have manufactured a wonder woman of feminism that is White. I ask, why would a White woman, by the sheer virtue of being the vessel by which White men can have White children be driven to feminism? Black women who have been sub-servient to White men, Native American men, Black men, men in general, and White women would have more reason than most to assert, I am woman hear me roar. The roars of Black women are not audible to human ear. When Black women roar landscapes are changed.

When people think of the Suffrage Movement in the USA, few remember Black women were there. They fail to grasp Black women who made it to the North prior to the Civil War had to find employment. They were free to use their earnings as they pleased in most cases. They were free to walk the streets for they were not considered as women, even in the “free” North. These earnings and freedom of movements did not go unnoticed by young White girls. The young girls whose families employed these Black women. These Black women who worked as cooks, nannies, and nursemaids to these White girls. These young White girls would grow into women who desired freedom to enjoy their stations in life, fully. They birth what would be called the Suffrage Movement and then forget the roots of their desire to be free. We need this march to remind.

The Civil Rights Movement would have been just a march here and there if not for the women of the movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom X are given top billing for the work done by women. The Black men, who sat out the movement, dare to imply greatness of Black men to me. I smile and look at them with sadness. They know I know better. Dorothy Height, Diane Nash, Amelia Boynton, Daisy Bates, Fannie Lou Hamer, Jo Ann Robinson, Yuri Kochiyama, and Septima Clark are but a starting point for knowing truth. This women’s march is to educate those who fail to connect the dots.

This weekend, Hidden Figures, made its debut at theaters around the nation. The “Southern Snowpocalypse” may dampen the initial returns for the movie, however I expect the returns to improve greatly. This movie is timely and is not about only Black women. Allow me to connect a dot if I may. Hillary Clinton, born 1947, wanted to be an astronaut in 1961. This dreamer 14 year old child wrote to NASA to inquire about what she needed to do be an astronaut. NASA replied women wouldn’t be astronauts. Dot connection: Katherine Johnson, Black woman, started working at National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics(changed to NASA) in 1953. Hillary Clinton was 6 in 1953. As women were working to compute manned space flights a young girl was being told to not hold such aspirations. Every woman in the USA needs to take a young girl and a young boy to this movie. Let’s plant the seeds of intelligence to remove the weeds of ignorance. Do go see Hidden Figures. Join me in D.C. January 21^st for we need this march.

White women, who voted for Trump have forgotten. They take for granted the rights women have in the USA. They fail to remember the trials and tribulations of White women in USA. Trust me, White women have trials and tribulations. Being under the thumb of a man when you have an active intelligence is a tribulation. Yet women, not only White women, are falling for this crap of male protectors and submission.

I remember seeing something about “Wife school” on Black Twitter. I thought what the fuck? Who is teaching this school? What are the classes?

· Why you should not expect child support from a man not your husband?

· How to be a ride and die chick for your man even if he is doing nothing to uplift himself or you?

· Why you must go through a ride and die trial with a man to earn a spot at being his wife 10 years later?

When I saw the post about “Wife School”, I immediately thought of the rising rates of female incarceration in the United Sates. We need this march.

This march is not about showing jack shit to a man. Trump can go fuck himself or Putin. Melania has already thrown a hint and a half. As a woman who has faced her own trials, I don’t throw shade at Melania. However, if she forgets, she can catch these words as well. This march is a coming together of women to remember we have power. It is about the coming together of women to empower younger women and girls to live better lives. It is about the networking of women to improve life for everyone. As long as we watch silently men will do what they do, fuck shit up. Waiting for a man to do right has brought us to the brink of our own demise as a species. Yes #WomensMarch.

The Links: Remember if you wait for knowledge to be given you will remain without

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/23/gloria-steinem-black-women-invented-feminist-movement_n_6922952.html

http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/content/womens_leadership/black_suffrage.html

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvrxonJYqTYAbbEnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTEyZWlvZGQ5BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjI2MTdfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=Black+Women+In+Suffrage+Movement&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001

http://www.wesleyan.edu/mlk/posters/pdfs/Suffrage_Movement.pdf

https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/rightsforwomen/AfricanAmericanwomen.html

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/25/134849480/the-root-how-racism-tainted-womens-suffrage

http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/suffrage-inner-story/chapter1.html

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/essayworks/77522-the-invisible-women-of-the-civil-rights-movement

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/women-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-story-of-martin-luther-king-jrs-first-secretary-maude-ballou/2015/01/22/93981e06-a1c3-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html?utm_term=.a8da930b53df

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/30/hillary-clintons-often-told-story-that-nasa-rejected-her-childhood-dream-of-becoming-a-female-astronaut/?utm_term=.8bf5424260ea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson

Riddle Me This : DNC Chair

2016-12-25T22:20:00.001-06:00

Speaking with a friend offline a question came to mind while is Keith Ellison raising money for his DNC Chair run? We've yet to understand his willingness to step down from his seat in the House to be chair. However, we are most confused in regards to his need for cash.

The DNC Chair's race is not a 50 state campaign. Only members of the DNC will vote. The DNC chair would need to be known to the voting members . There is no need for any advertising. Why does he need money?

To my knowledge, none of the others running for chair are asking for money. Something is wrong with Ellison ' s run for chair.

Love and Trust

2016-12-24T09:23:00.001-06:00

Background : You travel to a cliff with a trusted friend. Your friend is a mountaineer. You , not so much. Your friend wishes for you to try base jumping but you don't see the purpose. As you approach the cliff after a long hike through the dense forest and snakes . You stand on the cliff giving thanks for the beauty before you. You look to your right and see another mountain to climb .You think to yourself I shall be ready. You then turn to the beauty before you. In the peace of the beauty you reflect on the climb for this view. You think what from this climb do you take on the next climb. Just as you get deep into thought your friend pushes you over the cliff.

You have nothing required for base jumping nor did you agree to base jump. Somehow a wind pushes your body against the side of the mountain and you land heavily on another ledge. The wind's increased speed prevents your friend from jumping. He/she is forced to sit for 4 hours. During that time your friend sees your body on the ledge. Using his/her satellite phone , he/she calls for help for you. You are taken to a hospital. You are told the other mountain in the distance you will never climb due to injuries sustained. You will no longer be able to do anything you did before without some aid. It is st this hospital you meet your soul mate . You ate in a state of bliss through much hardship and toils but your significant other is there for you. Through some additional miracles you eventually gain more than you had the day your friend pushed ypu off the cliff.

Question : Do you trust that friend who has no remorse for pushing you over the cliff?

Playhouse

2016-12-22T10:55:00.001-06:00

Rise UP Andra Day plays in the background as I write this piece. I like, many in USA, am not really feeling Christmas or Holidays this year. In part because of seeing how easily others in USA were duped into turning our nation over to Russia. The other part is seeing no action from those elected to prevent the turning over of our nation to Russia do nothing beyond kissing the ring of Putin’s puppet. Joy to the world but there is sadness for me.

Sadness in knowing I must now don the clothing of a fighter when I am really a lover. Knowing dress rehearsal was never called but to the stage we all must come. Failure to appear means the curtains may fall on this great experiment of democracy we call USA. We failed to have a dress rehearsal due to the many re-write requests from the background actors. “No, I must shine.” “No, I must shine.” “No, I must shine.” Ignoring the fact they are background for a reason. The focus of this play about democracy is to highlight how the voices of many not flood lights for a soliloquy allows for all to shine under the lights of justice. Yet now we stand on a darkened stage facing an audience who have come to not enjoy this play but to burn down the playhouse.

It is with this knowledge of the play and the audience, I find myself with a fire bucket poised to put out the smallest of sparks from the madness of the audience. I understand the value of the playhouse and the need to maintain it for future plays that will promote the evolution of mankind. I know I must pull actors and audience members alike to safety. Allow them to see the folly of their actions based on fears unfounded.

Eff It All

2016-11-12T09:02:00.000-06:00

In light of recent revelations about Trump’s campaign collusion with Russia, it is my hope that Hillary, who won the popular vote, is chosen by the Electoral College for the office of president. We need a champion of human rights in the White House to stop the GOP assaults on our rights & checking accounts. Paul Ryan salivating at privatizing Medicare and Social Security, we need to peep his blind trust. Hillary came with a plan to help us maintain our social safety nets, without privatization.

The level of ignorance of a candidate, in an age of information, was astounding this presidential election cycle. Astounding for most of it was willful ignorance. This election showed more than simple White male fear of a browning of America and White women being able to be more than birthing vessels. It showed the willingness of people of color and White women to fuck the United States out of blind anger. (If you are seeking intellectual statistical blogging, this is not it). Fear and anger prevented many from learning the truth about Hilary. These people would rather hold on to bullshit than get out to vote for what is best for the nation. The very people who needed Hillary refused to vote for her.

Since it became known in the early 90’s America would soon be “brown” White people have truly been freaking out that the genocide didn’t work. I happen to be okay with a “brown” USA for I know first-hand “brown” people don’t wake thinking how to oppress other people. Yet, White fear has created a mythical “brown” boogie-man that will destroy the USA. In their unjustified fear White people voted for an orange tinted man who has collude with Russia. These people would rather have Russia run the USA than a woman who has worked since 1968 to level the playing field in USA for racial minorities.

Sadly racial minorities would rather believe lies about Hillary than spend 60 seconds to Google the truth about her. In 60 seconds one can Google all the legislation Hillary Clinton has actually written. Everything she has actually written has been in support of leveling the playing field in a White male supremacy nation. Yet folks would rather speak about crime bill. These same folks cheer Bernie Sanders who actually vote “Yea” on it. Hillary Clinton didn’t vote on it. At the time she was pushing single payer. Yet these lies persist. When I point out she didn’t vote on it, these folks mention Haiti. Luvs & Lovers you do a disservice to Haitians to suggest they are childlike people who can’t govern themselves. Just as racial minorities chose to fuck the USA in this election, Haitians can choose to not deal with United States. Fact is the Clinton Foundation has been investigated and cleared of any wrong doings. Willful ignorance.

They ignored her plan for justice reform, Bernie didn’t have a plan. She actually started working with Mothers in the Movement prior to announcing her candidacy. She didn’t just wake-up to the need for justice reform. She saw the need in 1968 but wasn’t elected to any public office until 2000. Michelle Obama is a very “real” sista. Trust if Hillary hated Black people Michelle would not have campaigned for her. Yet racial minorities stayed home playing “White” as if they can play the “We don’t have an option game”. We did have an option. We had someone unafraid to say systemic racism and Black Lives Matter with a plan to address them.

When I look at how women are treated around the world, I give thanks for being in the USA. It is true women in USA are not on a bed of roses but at least they have a bed and a house of their own. If Hillary didn’t divorce her cheating husband, that is on her. It doesn’t make her a horrible candidate for president. It makes her the same as most women who stay with their men after contracting a STD. Yeah, you know who you are. If every woman was made stupid for staying then we have a nation of stupid women.

I’ve been especially alarmed at those not from the USA promoting lies about Hillary among racial monitories. These people actively cheer the fall of the USA. Folks, I acknowledge the wrongs of the USA but I am not fool enough to tear it down from the inside. I am not in the burn it down crowd. I know what it takes to build therefore I am very slow to burn down. Folks who have no idea of building, owning, or running anything are quick to cry burn it down. Black woman magic is sometimes described as making a dollar out of fifteen cents. Luvs & Lovers it isn’t magic it is knowing how to take what you have to make something greater. It involves critical thinking skills.

Hillary Clinton: Ride and Die Chick

2016-10-18T10:33:00.000-05:00

Offline I encounter folks who are convinced Hillary is corrupt. When I ask how they say things to me such as emails, Vince Foster, White Water, 1994 Crimes Bill, and welfare reform. I look at the folks wondering where they keep the tin foil hats. I’ve been down with Hillary since she said, in my view, bake your own effing cookies. She was my girl. I didn’t need to know anything more. Well until this year. I decided to learn more about her, purchased one of her books.

Bill Clinton said something at the 2016 DNC that made me wonder if there was more in Hillary’s bag than hot sauce. He stated she lined the drawers in Chelsea’s dorm room. I said to my buddy offline, “I think Hillary is Black.” She laughed at me but I presented to her the facts as I see them from afar.

· She is the breadwinner in the family

· She made 100K out of 1K ( dollar out of .15 cents)

· She told her husband he would get a job(“get the fuck out” may have been implied)

· She stayed with her no-job husband after he cheated( more than once)

· She has remained loyal to folks up until undeniable proof is presented. She then forgives.

· She lined the drawers in her daughter’s dorm room

· She carries hot sauce in her bag

· She can shimmy

o Don’t hate. I am Black with no rhythm but when I am happy I dance. Every Sunday in the Fall football players are fined for dancing in the end zone. They pay the fine and keep dancing.

o I dance when I am cooking

I know the above seems frivolous but those things say much about her character. She faced opposition from not only Republicans but from Democrats as well, prior to holding any elected office. Yet she has remained one of the Democrats biggest organizers and fundraiser for decades. It was/is ignorant for folks to think Bernie could walk into the Democratic Party, a year before the election and beat her. It was a backroom deal on Super Delegates that gave the nomination to President Obama in 2008. She won in 2008 and 2016 the general votes. Dems know her as being loyal. She was just as loyal to the GOP until 1968 when her eyes were opened to the truth of racial injustice in U.S.A.

Her first actual job was with the Children’s Defense Fund. She reported to a Black woman for whom she had high respect and regards. Hillary willingly went to Dothan, Alabama to gather information for a discrimination case. If you have ever had to stop for gas in Dothan then you should know the danger she was in for being a “Nigger Lover”. Daily I see the ridiculous claims she hates Black people. Her roommate in college was Black. She worked for the rights of Black women in college. She was in Dothan to ensure the proper funding for education of Black children. She worked to improve the lives of Black people in Arkansas although she was not elected to public office. Hillary doesn’t hate Black people.

Hillary has done more outside of being an elected official than some who have been in office for 30 years. Everything she has done (peep her history don’t @ me) has been to uplift the poor, working poor, and those who are socially disadvantage. Yes, she was down for LGBTQ rights before it was popular. She was not an elected official, her husband was, when welfare reform and Crimes bill were signed. Just as she didn’t control Bill’s dick she didn’t control what legislation he signed. She and Bill are not the same. She isn’t a far-left liberal but she does have very liberal ideals. Yet she also understand international markets and relations. Folks cold hard truth USA doesn’t run things. We must be willing to make compromises in regards to international relations and trade. We need a president who understands diplomacy and uses it well.

Hillary has been hit with one lie after the next. Many of these lies came from Arkansas to teach to her a lesson for being a “Nigger Lover”. I’ve watched her, from afar, keep her cool since 1992. She didn’t go gutter in her public responses. She has been honest without being misleading in all charges leveled at her. Hillary Clinton is by far the best candidate for president in my life-time. She understands our laws, international laws, she has a natural inclination to do right, she has empathy, she is able to make the hard decisions, and yes she is a woman. I trust her to have my back in all things.

TBH or Confession Session #1

2016-10-10T21:04:00.001-05:00

When I started this blog I was highly pissed with the media using lies to create discord in USA. Rush Limbaugh had White men afraid of anyone darker than the blooms of a magnolia tree or who didn’t have a penis. I watched White people in Mississippi be manipulated into voting for a government that would fly the Confederate battle flag while robbing them blind. The generational hatred these people carried was disproportionate to that carried by Black people in Mississippi, if you consider who was in chattel slavery and swinging from trees like pecans in the Fall. I saw fear and hate selling but solving nothing.

Mike Brown and Trayvon Martin were still living but would soon be victims of the fear mongering. The death of Mike Brown hit me very hard. I saw his murder for what it was, a return to the time when due process of law was denied for Black people in America. As a Black woman, with children who can be challenging, I was hit hard with a deep seated fear that I worked hard to keep deep seated.

Although I fought it depression won. I would see things and desire to post but mostly felt, "Why bother?" My faith demanded I not be hopeless but reality hit me daily of the dangers faced by Black people in America. Guilt would whelm inside me for not walking the talk. Each day was a struggle to be loving and hope filled. I would speak words of encouragement to my kids and pray every hour for their wellbeing. My personal experience with police brutality came after the murder of Rexdale Henry in a Mississippi jail. Rex, MS Band of Choctaws, was not one to bite his tongue. He knew his rights and history. He was murdered one day after Sandra Bland. It has been over a year and still tears form. Now when I go on the reservation we hug one another as if it is our last time.

It was after Rex’s murder that I recognized I had changed. When I said “love” or “loving” it was no longer code for “fuck” or “fucking”. In the midst of everything I had become more love and less snark. The more I greeted each day with love the more love flowed into my world. I’ve met more people in Mississippi who are actually liberal with no shame. The deeper the state goes into austerity the more people are coming out of the closet as being liberal, socialists even.

On a national level I am about to vote for a woman to be president of the United States. Although women are being dragged every day, I am seeing more women take a stand. When Nate Parker refused to own up to rape, Black women refused to see his movie. 2016 is the rise of women in the USA. Although it is now Fall I too am ready to rise again. Look forward to seeing weekly updates to this blog.

Trump is a Leech

2016-10-09T18:36:00.000-05:00

I shall start my blog posting storm with an easy one: Trump is a leech.

It is fitting Jazmine Sullivan’s ‘Bust Your Windows’ is on rotation on my Amazon Jill Scott Prime station as I flex a few muscles to write what every “Intellect” rush to his or her keyboard on Friday to write. The song reflects the emotions I feel about the “sudden” GOP outrage. Disclaimer: I am writing from the low-brow. If you are seeking stats and shit this blog posting isn’t it.

Donald Trump for me has been nothing but tabloid news since the 80s. He has never been anyone I followed or about whom I’ve read extensively. I’ve read more about Bat-boy than Donald. What little I read of him over the years did lead me to give thanks he was a NYC issue. His divorce from his first wife pretty much put him in the “Done” list. His first bankruptcy added the column of “Con” beside his name. When he announced his run for the presidency by attacking Mexicans, I added “White Supremacist” as another column.

When he was attacking President Obama’s citizenship I saw it as nothing more than attention grabbing by a pathetic, limp dick White male. Which bring me to my title of Trump is a leech. He has leeched off his father, his investors, federal government, state governments, and male acquaintances who have access to females. He is a sexual predator. Sexual violence against women by limp dick men happens at times by pussy grabbing or duping women into being violated by another man. The pussy grabbing is because of too small hands unable to hold a woman in a loving embrace. The duping is because of a too small mind seeking to be accepted by a sexual predator.

There is a reason Trump is up at 3AM tweeting instead of lovingly holding his very attractive wife. Seriously if I were married, awake at 3AM would mean I am having an orgasm not a tweet storm about a woman’s dress size. If I am awake at 3AM without an orgasm it is because I am contacting my lawyer about a divorce settlement. Melanie, can you hear me? I digress.

I did not listen to the actual tape of Trump’s words. The transcripts of his words were trigging for me. I have been sexually assaulted in my lifetime. My virginity was taken by sexual assault, I was 5. If I my tweets about sexual violence seem as if I have issues, I do. I own them all. I am push back into the mindset of the victim of sexual violence when I read certain stories. It never goes away. It takes years of therapy to be able to talk about the violence let alone to be fully functional. Our society and justice system often punishes the victim.

One of the good things I have seen in 2016 is the call to end the victim shaming. I look forward to the removal of statutes of limitations in cases of sexual violence. Yet elected officials who continue to support Donald Trump point to changes in our justice systems being decades off for sexual violence crimes. I wish my senator, Wicker, my governor, Phil Bryant, and my representative, Palazzo were as concerned with my ability to hold down a job in spite of the depression directly related to the sexual crimes of violence commented against me as they are about a fucking border wall. I would rather have healthy, happy, and productive citizens than a freaking wall that can be scaled. Then again I am just a woman, what would I know.

Donald Trump is free to sue me. I have -20 in my checking and the only things in my name are student loans.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-campaign-insults-women-20161009-snap-htmlstory.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-cheating-ivana-marla-beautiful-1994-article-1.2822695

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/06/donald-trump-companies-bankruptcy-atlantic-city

http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/

http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/10/07/breaking-judge-orders-immediate-start-to-trump-child-rape-case-details/

Burning Down the House to Live in a Tent

2016-07-28T08:39:00.000-05:00

Luvs and Lovers, I often wake to some pure crap on my Twitter TL. I have to side-eye much crap. I am seeing a push by Black intellectuals for a protest vote of not voting. Seriously folks not voting is the plan? Folks it doesn’t work that way.

The 35.9% of eligible votes cast in 2014 made a decision for all of the nation. Every presidential election we have the cult of personality. These are the people who either have no idea of government workings or seek to be part of something larger than themselves in every facet of their lives. If you don’t know your local and state elected officials then your voting every four years does nothing. Your calls for creating a political party’s platform mean nothing. The true seat of power in the United States is Congress. That is why we have the upper and lower chambers of Congress.

Unlike the GOP, the Dems have been warned of an intent to tear down the Democratic Party. The warning was going after the top spot in the party rather than starting at the ground level. When you attempt to go for the top spot, rather than work from the ground up, you will face a defense that is well prepared. I have more respect for those who peeped the game years ago and became involved at the ground level.

These people took over their local citizen councils and other elected offices. They understood the pen is mightier than the sword. They also understood outside of starting an unwinnable war (see Civil War) the only way for change was from inside the system. Penicillin works from within your system not by sitting on the shelf. We have an excellent system of government in the United States. People are not risking death to come here for no reason.

We don’t need to burn down the house to allow everyone shelter underneath the roof. We only need to remove the furniture that is too old to be used for the good of anyone living in the house. All my family got after Watts were regulations of Black life that were harsher than the ones they had fled in Mississippi. I was born into an activist family. My entire family is one big collection of activists. We are not into it for fame or fortune.

Luvs and Lovers not voting doesn’t work. The votes cast be they 3 or 1 million will determine our government. You wish to have change run for office, engage your elected officials, and vote often. I’ve worked with Republican elected officials to get things done in my life that needed to be done. Engagement needs not be a lost art form.

Every delegate at the DNC in Philadelphia should be making connections with their elected Democratic officials. Rep. Bennie Thompson doesn’t represent my district but I know him. I used my time at the DNC wisely. I didn’t ask, “What will you do for me?” Instead I had discussions on what I would like to see happen. I presented my view of how it could be possible for it to happen. I had a plan not a bitch. Use your time wisely Luvs and Lovers.

Voting stats:

http://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present

These B’s Ain’t loyal

2016-07-27T15:51:00.001-05:00

Fuck’em. I am not begging anyone to vote for Hillary. If someone must beg or plead with you for you to vote, forget you. You don’t give a fuck. You just want to bitch, moan, groan, and be seen. However, I am off target.

Hillary Clinton was not/is not required to give jack shit to Bernie in regards to the DNC. However, she did. Bernie appointed Cornell West to the Platform Drafting Committee. Cornell a man who has been vocal about his distaste for current President Obama, a Democrat. Today, Dr. West is support Jill Stein, Green Party.

Party politics is party politics for a reason. You don’t join the year of demanding loyalty or the right to set policy. If you don’t agree with the Democratic Party don’t be a member. Build up the Green, Republican, or whatever fourth party you desire. I say these words as a former staunch Independent voter. I would still be an Independent if not for the GOP showing they care nothing for the people. When GOP went totally for corporations, I could no longer be on the fence.

The GOP has tried for years to silence Hillary. They have feared she would enact a true New Deal in the 20^th century. I look forward to seeing her do it in the 21^st century. It is with dismay I watch many repeat lies as truths. It is with greater dismay I watch these same people display a total lack of understanding of government. I blame those who do know and understand for leading these people astray.

Folks don’t get at me. Get at a Civics class. Also get at history and stats classes. Once educated you will understand how you have been played. I too desire for the system to be different. I know the difference between change and evolution.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/280941-sanders-names-cornel-west-keith-ellison-to-platform

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/7/18/why_a_member_of_the_democratic

I am White. I have spoken let it be done. So says NY Post editorial board

2016-07-19T17:57:00.000-05:00

Blessing hearts daily is what I do. Bless you NY Post Editorial Board

http://nypost.com/2016/07/18/its-time-for-black-lives-matter-to-grow-up/

Time for Black Lives Matter to grow-up. Dear ones, bless your hearts. You desire for this non-violent movement to grow into what? More Black males shooting officers? Black Lives Matter has been ridiculed and jailed in city after city. Black people (male/female) have been killed continuously without due process of law. Even audio and video of police officers not adhering to standard rules of engagement have not swayed court decisions.

Sunday after the shooting of officers in Baton Rouge I heard the term “radicalization” in regards to Black males. There was a desire to pin the blame on ISIS or Black Lives Matter rather than on the lack of due process of law. Person after person was mystified as to why two Black veterans would become so upset they would shoot police officers. This “radicalization” was a mystery. No one in any mainstream media stated the obvious truths; “Maybe, just maybe, these two young Black males were tired of watching the police kill other Black people without any redress.”

Rather than own to the fact there are racists wearing badges, the media continues to pump up a narrative that All cops are good. No, they are not. I have stated several times rouge cops make policing harder for actual “do their jobs without prejudice” police officers. These rouge officers allowed to do as they please radicalize the communities they are killing.

Black Lives Matter, has been very non-violent. There are some Black people who do wish to “fuck the police”. Yet, those people are not Black Lives Matter. Those working to ensure due process of law is given to every person understand violence begets more violence. They also understand the history of movements in America. NY Post editorial board you have it wrong Black Lives Matter is grown. You will not be allowed to spread the fake narrative that the ideology of Black Lives Matter is behind the killing of the police. No. Just stop.

If you wish to do something other than increase the existing fear of Black people, I suggest:

· Remove from the force members of KKK , neo-Nazi, etc
· Remove Billy Bad Ass from the force. He isn’t helping either.
· Allow for civil non-union suit against officers who commit these crimes
· Allow for civil suit against departments who hire or maintain officers no longer fit for duty
· Mandate officers must live in the communities they patrol.
· Precincts should be staffed accordingly to the number of citizens in the area.

It is time for White Americans to be honest. You, White America, know the history of the United States. You, White America, have audio and video of current day racism by law enforcement across the United States. When I call you, White Americans, out for being afraid, you say you are not. However, each time a cop murders an unarmed non-White person, the first words are “I was afraid”. Own your fear. Resolve your fear.

I don’t snap in the wind although this nation has shown me and my kind nothing but violence and oppression. As a Black lesbian mother I should a nervous wreck but I am not. I love those who would hate me as I love those who love me. I wake each morning to be more loving event though persecution will meet me at some point in my day. Stay loving in all things.

The Digital Unification - Death in a Digital World.

2016-07-12T11:38:00.000-05:00

Words sometimes escape me although I log unknown 140 char tweets almost every day of the week. The only word to never fail me is love. Love is my response to all things. No matter how horrific my response is love.

I shall expound later my thoughts found in this short missive. Last night, I learned someone with whom I had been online gaming for almost a year was one of the five officers killed in Dallas. As gamers we don’t ask if your avi is really you or your government name. I play as a man of color for there is no female of color avi. It is an accepting community. We talk smack but our world is the game. Our alliance is our family. We share bits of our lives but mostly we are there to escape.

Last night, this player’s mother, understanding gaming culture, contacted us to let us know her son wouldn’t be there anymore. We send prayers to her and her family. We give thanks she thought of us. We do keep tabs on one another and worry if someone is offline for 2 days or more. We are a digital family.

This player and I had work together to slay dragons and to steal cups. We had plotted how to not allow our rss to be stolen. We blasted the gemmers while owning to the fact we also had $$$$ to spend. Mostly we gamed to escape a world that filled each day with hate like an addict filling his or her arm with a deadly drug.

We were/are the dreamers. I’ve never hidden the fact the closet I come to worshiping a deity is when I say Gene Roddenberry’s name. I hold to a belief Star Trek is real. Violence should not be our go to option for resolution of our anger. We as humans can love one another freely to evolve into beings capable of building starships that move at warp speed. Food, shelter, and clothing are no longer a struggle for any human. All of Earth has been formed into an agrarian paradise with air made pure. Yes, I am a middle-aged woman with fantasies.

If you find my fantasies strange or crazy as yourself why. Why do you accept humans killing humans as a norm? Why do you accept smog as a norm? Why do you accept hunger as a norm? It is my view those things are the abnormalities that are counterproductive for our continued survival as a species. We need to rethink what we are willing to accept as our norms.

Roddenberry has spoken:

We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.

The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped to show us what we can be if we believe in ourselves and our abilities.

“If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear.”

“Matter of internal security - the age-old cry of the oppressor.
Picard”

Why We Need More People of Color Writing Syfy

2016-06-05T12:53:00.001-05:00

This weekend due to an enduring cough, I decided to binge watch Wayward Pines. In truth, I actually need to binge on Game of Thrones but I shall save that binge($$$$$) for my birthday. Let me not chase that rabbit for now. Wayward Pines is one example of how having majority White writers of science fiction/fantasy continue to ignore the actual composition of Earth's population, the societal norms of those populations, and the ability of those populations to thrive outside of White intervention.

I am a lover of Fantasy and Science Fiction since childhood. What I have noted over the years is a common theme, humans(White people) have changed the environment to the point of either some horrifying human mutation or some climate apocalypse. I often wonder why in these writings we don't see an evolution that leads to world peace. Start Trek is one of the few that shows the possibility for humans after we learn to work for peace not war. However, even Star Trek fails to accurately portray the population ratio. If you watch, on any ship the ratio is normally 20/1 White/person of color. That ratio isn't supported by current or even historical populations. However, that ratio is supported by the results of colonization of the planet by White people. It reflects the genocide perpetrated on Earth by White people. In light of the numerous genocides, yes, I can grasp the concept of 20/1 White/PoC ratio. Please note, I continue to watch/read Fantasy and Science Fiction. We need more people of color to write for these genres.

People of color are less likely to create scenes where people breakup into small groups when facing a clear and present danger. It is 2016 but collectivism is still found within the communities of people of color. It is a common joke among people of color when the characters in current mainstream books/films seek to split up when facing the Predator or Jason. Ask any person of color about such scenes and you will hear, " White people crazy." If these genres are to survive it is important to create scenes to which the reader/viewer can relate.

Personally, I cannot relate to needing a White savior to get me out of a mess created by a White person. My people have been surviving messes created by White people for centuries. It is an insult of my intelligence and of those who have come before me to continue to push the idea of a White savior. There are tech advances in India, China, Korea, and on the African continent. I have found in my work it is often immigrants from those areas who help take something from an idea to a reality. It is only constant wars that retard the advancement of what we call "Third World Nations". Wars that are often started by First World nations(e.g. France). If you think to check me, think of Iran(which is near White). The push to keep Iran from having technology is its own fear based industry. Yet Israel, which is White, is given government (US) funding to acquire tech while killing Palestinians(PoC).

We need more people of color to write Fantasy and Science Fiction. We now have the platform for distribution of products outside the normal distribution channels. If we don't write then we will continue to not be erased from history ( the builders of the pyramids) and only 1/20 of mankind in the future. Control doesn't happen by the sword but by the pen. Now back to finishing the last episode of Wayward Pines.