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Another 40 year anniversary April 4th 1968 |
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Posted by: monkmo on 03/31/2008 11:16 AM
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Another 40 year anniversary April 4th 1968
This date marks the death of a man. Why should it be more important than anything else that day? NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on this day in 1949. 12 countries formed a pact for collective self-defense against Soviet aggression. Besides men die everyday and pass into our collective forgetfulness. How many of you remembered that in 1827 the first box of matches were sold by Chemist John Walker.
Having an ability to start a fire is something that should be remembered. An ability to start a fire in our souls and the conscience of America. A fire that was not contained in the box they laid him in. It was a rare gift that he was given. One he tried to impart to us with his hope and dreams. This day is special because rarely will a man laid down his life. He would say that they did not take it but he laid it down. There is No greater love than this!!!!! In his death he tried to ignite the spark that would lead to true human progress. He would say of this pursuit of humanity "never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and persistent work of men willing to be co-workers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation." 40 years after the Kerner report and his death, the allied forces of social stagnation have seemly won. The idea of collective work against Human aggression and replacing it with hope and opportunity seems to have lost its currency. But than again how can you cash a check that someone has forgotten to sign.
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Maurice Carver - Executive Producer/ Host
Black Men Screaming
Stand Up, Speak Up, Scream If You Have To!!! |
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40 years after the Kerner Commission - What is diferrent? |
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Posted by: monkmo on 03/31/2008 10:07 AM
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The Kerner Commission was the popular name given to the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, chaired by Illinois governor Otto Kerner, Jr. The 11-member commission was created in July, 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the causes of the 1967 race riots in the United States.
SUMMARY OF REPORT
INTRODUCTION
The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation.
The worst came during a two-week period in July, first in Newark and then in Detroit. Each set off a chain reaction in neighboring communities.
On July 28, 1967, the President of the United States established this Commission and directed us to answer three basic questions:
What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again?
To respond to these questions, we have undertaken a broad range of studies and investigations. We have visited the riot cities; we have heard many witnesses; we have sought the counsel of experts across the country.
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WHY IS THIS 2008 ELECTION SO IMPORTANT |
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Posted by: monkmo on 03/03/2008 02:19 PM
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4 of the Supreme Court Justices are over age 70.
John Paul Stevens April 20, 1920 (1920-04-20) (age 87)
Antonin Scalia March 11, 1936 (1936-03-11) (age 71)
Anthony Kennedy July 23, 1936 (1936-07-23) (age 71)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg March 15, 1933 (1933-03-15) (age 74)
2 will be in the 70's after the next president takes office.
Stephen Breyer August 15, 1938 (1938-08-15) (age 69)
David Souter September 17, 1939 (1939-09-17) (age 68) i
This election is criitcal as the next President will be replacing some of these judges. DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND VOTE!!!!! |
New Orleans Politics 2007 |
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Posted by: monkmo on 12/03/2007 10:33 PM
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For the first time in over two decades, pointing up again the storm’s displacement of thousands of residents, mostly black. The City Council is about to have a white majority.
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The Political and Psychological Empowerment of the African |
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Posted by: monkmo on 12/03/2007 08:52 PM
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I have always professed to people who I encounter throughout the country that Hip
Hop has been a way of life to me dating back to my inception in this land called
America. Yes, it was Hip Hop that filled in the extremely large crevices of
information that I should have gotten within the conventional classrooms of every
American school I attended. Yes, Hip Hop helped develop a stronger sense of Black
Pride within me and the rest of the “Golden Era” generation of hip hoppers. Yes, Hip
Hop taught me what it truly means to be a community advocate and activist. Truth be
told, Hip Hop Culture was all those things to me growing up…and still is. However,
the more I am exposed to various pockets of people, the more I appreciate one of the
most underrated things that Hip Hop cultivated inside of me, and that is Critical
Thought.
The ability to critically think is a skill that many people do not have or, at the
very least, fail to use on a regular basis. I seem to not be able to escape
individuals who are devoid of any concrete critical thinking skills which, often
times, seriously concerns me. A populous that has mediocre (at best) critical
thinking skills is one that is easily controlled. Perhaps that is why our school
systems do not emphasize curricula that are predicated around critical thought.
US based students, at a very early age, are fed large doses of pre-packaged
information which is stacked to one side as if it was prepared by a lawyer who was
trying to make his/her case to a judge. That “judge” often appears to be in the form
of many of those who run governments which are based on the lack of participation by
the general public. Of course “they” want you to vote but do “they” really want you
to critically examine all of the key issues? Probably not, and if their actions are
any indicator the answer is a resounding, “no they do not”! If people really examine
the issues and “major candidates”, in this country, before they vote, there would be
(in my humble opinion) a much stronger push for nationally recognized 3rd, 4th and
even 5th parties that would have to be incorporated into the national debates and
local elections. However, since many, in this country, lack solid critical thinking
skills they continue to vote for the most popular candidates or the ones who the
corporate driven “media” tells them they should vote for, or even the ones who the
“polls” say are going to win. This is a serious issue for those who seek true
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Voter Caging and Purging - What are they ? |
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Posted by: monkmo on 12/03/2007 08:00 PM
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Voter Caging
Voter caging is a term that drew public attention after Monica Goodling, former White House liaison to the Department of Justice, referred to the practice when she testified before a May 2007 House Judiciary Committee hearing on the firings of eight US Attorneys. Although public interest in voter caging is relatively recent, the practice is not new. The mass challenges to voters in the 2004 election were the end result of voter caging operations. Republicans have engaged in voter caging on the national and state level since the late 1950’s. According to many election observers, voter caging is a controversial political tactic that typically targets minority voters to deny their right to vote or suppress their vote by intimidation. Republican officials, on the other hand, maintain that voter caging is part of what they describe as “ballot security” measures necessary to combat voter fraud.
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Become A Member Of The Black Men Screaming Team |
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Posted by: monkmo on 03/11/2006 12:18 AM
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| Black Men Screaming is slowly but surely expanding around the country. Our goal is to be Nationwide by the end of 2007. How can you help us acheive this goal? |
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