Thank you, Ms. Abrams for all you're doing, and I want to thank you in advance for all you're destined to do, because I predict that you've got an illustrious future before you. Just seeing sisters like you and Joy Reid on the television screen represents the writing on the wall for Jim Crow. You represent his dying gasp, just as surely as Harriet Tubman symbolized the the end of slavery, and you're going down in the annals of history in the very same illustrious way. These people don’t know it, but it’s Black women like you who are their most formidable foes, and you always have been.
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So I'm really feeling you, because on a much smaller scale, I also dedicated my life to fighting bullies on behalf of the people - I only lost one battle in 20 years. And now my daughter, the President of her chapter of the California School Employees Association, and Son, a former federal agent, and now an investigator for the state of Arizona, is engaged in the same battle. So we closely identify with you. . The biggest case I ever won, I won because one quiet and unassuming sister summoned the courage to step forward while our brothers were cowering in the corner in fear over their own self-interests. And ironically, her courage served to improve their lives. But I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t know, because the very first time I laid eyes on you, that quiet and heroic sister came to mind. Your intelligent and quiet demeanor says it all. For you, it’s not about trying to become a superstar, it’s about moving our people forward. God bless you.
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HERE’S WHY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS IN A STATE OF HYSTERIA
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Conservatives have been in revolt mode ever since the election of Barack Obama. And Obama's success as President made the situation even worse. Trump's inability to measure up to President Obama made the situation intolerable for those who based their self-image on cultural superiority rather than personal accomplishment, because it contradicts the very foundation of White supremacy. . It was Donald Trump's inability to compete with Obama that led to "The Big Lie", the insurrection, the growing attacks on non-Whites throughout the nation, and the over 361 voter suppression laws proposed by Republicans in 47 states. It's a simple matter of radicalized conservatives lashing out in fear and desperation over a demographically changing America. . In the eyes of bigoted conservatives, Trump's inability to compete with Obama not only debunked their claim of White superiority, but constitutes the ultimate assault on the nation’s White supremacist tradition - and the fact that Trump lost the 2020 election to the former subordinate of Barack Obama only served to poured salt in the wound.
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ODE TO THE BLACK WOMAN . ALL 19 SISTERS RUNNING FOR JUDGESHIPS IN TEXAS WON THEIR RACES
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In response to my assertion that Black women have always been the backbone of the Black culture, one brother responded by saying, "So does this mean that the black woman is responsible for a good portion of the Ills of the black community? Checkmate."
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No, good brother, there are many contributing factors to the dysfunction within the Black community, including racism, poor economic conditions, an underfunded public school system, and absentee Black fathers. If many of us had to depend on our fathers for our survival, a large number of us would have long since starved to death. Your perception of Black dysfunction has been forged by the White media. The corporate media uses the most dysfunctional 10% of Black people as a model to portray the entire Black community. If White folks were portrayed as inaccurately as Black people, we'd think all White folks were barefoot Hillbillies.
. So while some, like yourself, may want to attribute Black dysfunction to Black women, I think the majority of us credit Black women with enabling the Black culture to survive - and prosper - IN SPITE of the atrocious conditions that has been forced upon us. So I'd say your view on this issue has been corrupted by the media, is grossly slanted, and overly simplistic, just like the views of many in the White community. In short, you're falsely profiling your own people
. "Jun 3, 2016 - Black women are now the most educated group in US, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Between 2009 and 2010, black women earned 68 per cent of associate's degrees, 66 per cent of bachelor's degrees, 71 per cent of master's degrees and 65 per cent of all …
"The percentage of black students attending college has increased from 10 per cent to 15 per cent from 1976 to 2012, while the percentage of white students fell from 84 to 60 per cent. By both race and gender, a higher percentage of black women (9.7 per cent) is enrolled in college than any other group, including Asian women (8.7 per cent), white women (7.1 per cent) and white men (6.1 per cent)."
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ODE TO THE BLACK WOMAN . I have to scratch my head when I hear young Brothers calling our sisters bitches and hoes; the Black woman is our most precious asset. Sister’s are the very womb of our culture, and if it weren’t for her, we would have long since been relegated to the ash heap of history. . Sister’s have been standing by us to help nurture us into adulthood and reinforcing our manhood for centuries. . When we were helpless, hungry, and abandoned, SHE WAS THERE . . .
to suffer with us, and nurture us into manhood. . When we were beaten down and told that we weren’t shit by the White man, SHE WAS THERE . . . to nurse our wounds, and assure us of our value. . When we ran the street in a misguided attempt to seek our manhood, SHE WAS THERE . . . to rein us in, and convince us that we were more than our vision of ourselves. . And once we gained the wisdom to become real men, SHE WAS THERE . . . to defined our manhood through the image we saw reflected in her eyes. . So
"THAT BITCH,"
and
"THAT HOE," is our most precious possession . . . She's the ONLY thing of value we have in this world, and the only one who’s ever given a damn about us - and she didn't have to be taught these things - she was BORN that way,
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and we’d be lost without her. . So wake up, damn fool! Wattree
BLACK FEMALE WEST POINT GRADUATES
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SO
THIS IS
DEDICATED TO ALL
OF THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMEN
IN THIS WORLD
WHO PUT UP WITH US
SO SILENTLY,
STAND BY US SO LOYALLY,
AND LOVE
OUR CRAZY ASSES
SO PASSIONATELY
AND
SO UNCONDITIONALLY.
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ON THE OTHERHAND,
THIS IS THE DUMB SHIT
FAR TOO MANY OF OUR BROTHERS
ARE INTO
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MY SWEET AND PRECIOUS BLACK SISTERS,
HOW DO YOU PUT UP WITH THIS DUMB SHIT?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT,
BUT I LOVE YOU
FOR LOVING US ENOUGH
TO SUFFER THROUGH IT,
AND I THANK YOU FOR MY NEW
AND ENLIGHTENED LIFE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK GOD
FOR BLESSING US WITH YOU. * MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU,
. A MESSAGE TO C.J. GOODE III ABOUT BLACK CONSERVATIVES
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CJ, in response to the above video you said the following:
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“ROFLMAO, ANTI-AMERICAN-MARXIST-BITCH, must be great rubbing-elbows with the
party of JIM-CROW, DEMON-CRATS.”
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I've pointed out that you're a mindlessly ignorant, and brainwashed idiot
before. But now you’ve presented clear evidence to substantiate my claim by
betraying your idiotic tendency to denigrate Black womanhood, the very womb of
the Black culture. So, tell me, CJ, do you consider calling a Black woman a
bitch illustrative of the proud American way that you so desperately crave getting back to? Is the right to
do so what you consider “MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN?” Undoubtedly you do, because
you're obviously a world-class idiot. So, let me take a moment to educate your
dumb ass:
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BLACK CONSERVATIVES
Black conservatives are not just ignorant, but they aren't even bright enough
to understand the English language. The very word "Conservative" is
defined as dedicated to "Conserving" the traditions of the past. In
the case of Black people, that means conserving the tradition of racism,
bigoty, and lynching Black people at will. What the hell do you think they mean
when they say, "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN?" They mean take America
back to the “good ole days” when they could lynch any Black person who pissed them
off. If you doubt that, tell me when America “was great” the first time.Give me a year. . So, ANY Black person who aligns themselves with conservatism is an idiot by
definition. A true conservative doesn’t even like poor White people, so you
know damn well they don’t give a damn about you. So, if you’re a Black
conservative, you’re actually much more than just that – you’re also a goddamn
fool. . Your passionate embrace of conservatism reveals two
things about your character and lack of intellect. First, you have so little
character and knowledge of self that you’ve allowed yourself to be drenched in
self-hatred; and secondly, you’re so lacking in simple intellect that you have
absolutely no understanding of American history, and so dumb you think
you’re going to be allowed to become an “honorary White boy”.
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Bill Cosby also suffered from that malady. After making a few dollars and
beginning to think he was an honorary White boy he began to criticize his own
people just like you. In his notorious ‘Pound Cake’ rant he said the following:
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"Looking
at the incarcerated, these are not political criminals. These are people going
around stealing Coca-Cola. People getting shot in the back of the head over a
piece of pound cake! And then we all run out and are outraged, 'The cops
shouldn't have shot him!' What the hell was he doing with the pound cake in his
hand?"
. Much like a bigoted White man, Bill had absolutely no empathy for the plight of many Black people. But look at him now. I guess White folks didn’t love him as much as he thought
they did, and eventually you’re going to find that the same is true of you.
There’s no such thing as an honorary White person – ask Omarosa. She's also been discarded like a soiled Tampon, and where are all of the other Black conservatives of days past? I'll tell you where they are - they've all been discarded after outliving their usefulness. .
Once again,
conservatives don’t even care about REAL White folks who are poor. They only put up with them because they need their vote and their ability to stir-up turmoil, so you know damn well they don't give a damn about you. That's why an RNC convention looks like a Klan meeting. But of course, you're too dumb to see that. But maybe you'll be able to understand American history.
CONSERVATIVES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE ENEMY OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Conservatives have always been known for walking around with flag pins in their lapels and spewing their "bone-spur" brand of patriotism. Going all the way back to the very founding of this nation they’ve always used false patriotism and deception as weapons to promote a self-serving agenda to undermine the interests of the average American.As a result of that attitude, they have always been the most insidious enemies of American democracy. That’s why when our founding documents speak of American enemies it uses the phrase, “Both foreign anddomestic.”
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When conservatives first arrived on these shores, they brought with them the European notion of class distinction. They have always suffered from the distinctly undemocratic attitude that the only inherent value of the average American is as servants to cater to the whims of the upper class.
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Alexander Hamilton, one of this nation’s conservative founding fathers, believed that the rich and "wellborn" should be given a permanent share in government. He said:
. “All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and wellborn, the other the mass of the people…. The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct, permanent share in government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second, and as they cannot receive any advantage by a change, they therefore will ever maintain good government.”
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Hamilton supported a lifetime appointment of the President (after being selected by congress, instead of the people). Can you just imagine that, Donald Trump FOR LIFE!!!? But America dodged that bullet during the Federalist Convention that took place between May 14 and September 17, 1787.
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Since most of the founding fathers came to America to escape the aristocratic class system in Europe, Hamilton’s desire to preserve the class system was resoundingly defeated in favor of an unfettered democracy, but that didn’t mean that people of Hamilton’s point of view would quietly go away. Instead, they became the conservative coalition. They lowered their profile as blatant aristocrats, and continued to pursue their agenda by using their wealth, power, and various other strategies to divide the people to achieve their agenda, and that’s what we see today. That accounts for why conservatives tend to be specialists in obstructionism and division, and why the American people ALWAYS suffer under conservative governance.
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The Great Depression
In 1921 -- eight years before the great depression -- Republicans took over the helm of this nation for 12 years. During that time there were three Republican administrations, the first of which was the administration of Warren G. Harding. History remembers Harding's administration for one thing more than any other -- scandal. It was during Harding's presidency that the Teapot Dome Scandal erupted. His administration was considered the most corrupt administration in the history of the United States -- until Nixon's (Watergate), then Reagan's (Iran\Contra), and finally Bush's (Iraqi War).
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Next, in 1923, came Calvin Coolidge, the president that Ronald Reagan is said to have most admired. Coolidge's policies of large tax cuts, allowing business a free-rein, and his encouragement of stock speculation contributed greatly to the impending stock market crash and the great depression that was to follow.
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In 1929 during Republican, Herbert Hoover’s administration, the stock market crashed - much like under the Bush Administration - starting the Great Depression, but back then there was no Barack Obama to come to the rescue or mitigate the damage early on. So in spite of the fact that by 1933 the unemployment rate was at 33.3% with 16 million people out of work, the Republican, Herbert Hoover, just sat, thinking that the economy would eventually rejuvenate itself. Much like Republicans of today, Hoover and his Republican Party had absolutely no compassion for either the plight of the American people, or America’s veterans who had put their lives on the line for this country.
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During Hoover's administration, 15,000 WWI veterans marched on Washington demanding that they be paid what they were owed by the government. Hoover responded by calling in federal troops to throw these ex-servicemen off government property. .
The conditions were horrific. During the Great Depression there was no such thing as Social Security, so when a person became too old or weak to work they had no income, so they had to depend on their children for support. That meant instead of a husband and wife only having to support themselves and their children, which was tough enough during those times, they also had to support their parents. So three generations of a family could be living in one household - and in many cases, the parents of both the husband and the wife lived with the family.
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In addition, there was no such thing as Medicare or Medicaid, so when one of grandparents became ill the medical costs would devastate the entire family. These conditions kept lower and middle-class families in such dire need of funds that they had to accept whatever crumbs the business community chose to throw at them - and remember, at that time there was no Fair Labor Standards Act or unions to protect a worker’s rights, or a minimum wage, so businesses could treat the worker anyway they wanted, and pay them whatever they wanted.
. They could work you 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no overtime, and
They could work you 16 hours a day, 7 and no paid vacation. In addition, since there were no child labor laws, if your boss didn’t think you were being productive enough, he could insist that you bring your children in (as young as 9 years old) to assist you if you wanted to keep your job. Then if you protested, he could fire you on the spot, in which case, your entire family - sick grandparents and all - would be thrown out on the street, because there was no such thing as unemployment insurance. . As a result, in many cases the entire family, including the children, had to work long, hard hours under sweatshop-like conditions in coal minds and the like, which in many cases led to the death and/or maiming of young children. So, in a very real sense, Great Depression era workers lived under a form of slavery - the one difference was, they had to go out and find their own housing. .
Think back to the "Little Rascals" we use to watch as kids, ragged
they were, or the cartoons we use to watch, where a landlord would come to the door (always portrayed in a black suit) and tell a begging and crying mother that she had one more day to come up with the rent or she and her family would be thrown out in the snow. That was an accurate portrayal of the way people lived in those days, and those are the conditions that the conservative Republican agenda would restore in America today. At this very moment the Republican Party is attacking Social Security, Medicare, Education and many other programs to force the poor and middle class to pay for the huge deficit created by their $1.5 trillion tax cut for the rich.
THE NEW DEAL
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But finally in 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a liberal democrat, was elected overwhelmingly. He immediately surrounded himself with a group of the finest minds in the country, including Columbia professors Adolph A. Berle, Jr., Rexford G. Tugwell, and Raymond Moley, known at the time as the "Brain Trust." After assembling these men and others he went about the business of developing a" New Deal" for the working- class people of this country.
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The New Deal had two components -- one, to help the economy to recover from the effects of the great depression, and a second component to give relief to the American people, and to ensure that they would never be placed in a position of total destitution again. To help heal the economy Roosevelt created programs that regulated business, controlled inflation, and brought about price stabilization; to bring relief to the people he signed The National Labor Relations Act which guaranteed workers the right to collective bargaining, and he created the Social Security Administration to guarantee workers some sort of income once they became too old to work. He also signed the Fair Labor Standards Act which protected worker’s rights and set a minimum wage for workers, and all of these programs are under brutal attack by the Republican Party as we speak.
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With his New Deal in place, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this "bleeding heart liberal", not only led this country out of the worst, Republican generated crisis that this country has ever faced, but went on to lead the free world in victory over Hitler in WWII. He then ushered in the most sustained era of prosperity that the world has ever known.
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One would think that conservatives would have seen the light, but their passion to further enrich the wealthy at the expense of the lower and middle classes seems to supersede all logic. Thus, from the moment the New Deal went into place, conservatives have been determined to dismantle it. The closest they've come to succeeding started during the Reagan administration with Supply-Side Economics, or, "Reaganomics" -- and the battle is currently raging in Washington D.C. as we speak. . Our grandparent’s generation, the generation that experienced the Great
Depression, fought WWII, and who we refer to as "The Greatest Generation", wouldn't let a Republican anywhere near the White House.
During their era, Democrat, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to office four times, and finally died in office on April 12, 1945. The Republicans had to promote the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution limiting the president to two terms in office just to have even a remote chance of getting into office. But finally in 1953 they managed to elect the hero of WWII, Republican, Ike Eisenhower to office, but even he was a Republican in name only - in 1957 he sent troops into Little Rock, Arkansas to integrate a segregated school after Gov. Orval Faubus tried to prevent Black students from entering, and as his final act in office he warned America about the Military-Industrial Complex, the very people that Donald Trump and the Republican Party represent today.
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So here we are 243 years later and the conservatives are still at it - attacking our educational system, trying their best to destabilize or destroy any program that prevent the average American from being totally reliant on them, and stirring up hatred, fear, and animosity among the people to keep us divided and from thinking clearly.
Strive To Become Your Own Hero... Then Let No One Remove Your Cape.
BIO
Eric L. Wattree is a writer, poet, and musician, born in Los Angeles. He’s been a columnist for The Los Angeles Sentinel, Black Star News, The Atlanta Post, and is a member of the Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalists (http://www.spj.org/). He’s also the author of "A Message From the Hood."
Some of the greatest minds I’ve ever known held court while sitting on empty milk crates in the parking lots of ghetto liquor stores, while some of the weakest minds I’ve ever known roamed the halls of academia in pursuit of credentials over knowledge.
Am I a hater, you ask? You're damn right I'm a hater. I hate injustice. I hate hypocrisy. I also hate demagoguery, apathy, and the stupidity that allows it to exist. Hater? Absolutely. I'm a big time hater. I hate what I see happening to this country, and I hate watching the development of a culture that embraces ignorance with a stupid sense of pride. So yes, I am indeed a hater, but not only that - I'm a hater with a very low threshold for bullshit, so step off.
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