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SUCCESS FOR 2022 and BEYOND

There are countless blogs, dictatoriales, YouTubes, and more promoting the significance and importance of finding your niche.  If you do not know your niche and need help finding it, check out these blog for guidance:  HOW TO FIND YOUR NICHE ONLINE, HOW TO FIND YOUR NICHE AS A FREELANCER, and (my favorite), HOW TO FIND A NICHE THAT SUITS YOUR PASSIONAfter reviewing, studying and learning all the helpful techniques that the above blogs provided, hopefully you’re beginning to feel more comfortable in knowing your Niche.  Once you are there, you will be ready.

SUCCESS FOR 2022 and BEYOND

2022 and beyond will hold some great opportunities, therefore, we are encouraging you to be open to all Niches. Yesterday’s teaching was about finding your Niche (singular), today and beyond is about discovering your Niches. If you feel like giving attention to Earbuds one day, Faux Leather Leggings the next or whatever, there’s no limit in 2022 and BEYOND.  A Niche shouldn’t have to be a marriage contract.  As complex as our lives are, so are our Passions.  I don’t need to know your goals to encourage you not to get locked in on one Niche (unless you choose to).Feel free to express your instinct, knowing good and well, it will probably change.  Change is probably one of the most obvious things that is universally agreed on..  Lastly, whether you’re Blogging, YouTubing, Marketing or doing all three simultaneously, feel free to change your Niche as often as you like, or as the trends dictate. Above all else, remember your goals are to add Value and Solve problems. 

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FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM

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IS DONALD TRUMP ABOVE THE LAW

We were traumatized by the sickness and death of the coronavirus pandemic that he could have contained and defeated. Our crippled economy created widespread depression and anxiety. Trump’s racism, xenophobia, misogyny, nativism, white supremacy and violence were all disturbing forces. His grifting and bashing of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution revealed his shameless greed. His politicization of the Department of Justice for his own personal gain was corruption at its core.  And his incitement of the insurrection of our democratic election on Jan. 6 was illegal and the behavior of an authoritarian. (Alan D. Blotcky). Trump’s coup attempt was beyond frightening, and almost certainly illegal. So what do we do in this country when people do illegal things? Well, usually we prosecute them…George Conway.

I was reluctant to write this blog because so much is constantly in the news about the corruption of Trump. Whether you’re talking about Trump’s poor handling of the Coronavirus or his deception to his supporters about the presidential election. All the major network media is in overdrive (except Fox News), pointing out his criminal activities and corrupt behavior.  Book sales are at an all-time high basically saying the same thing (Trump is guilty), the only difference between the books is the authors and the titles.  Trump’s lawlessness behavior, corrupt mentality, and lack of good moral character has kept him in the spotlight for more than four years. Trump is popular for all the wrong reasons, and knowing what we know of him, why hasn’t Trump been convicted?

Is Donald Trump above the law? I cannot speak for you, but I have grown tired and weary hearing about Trump breaking another law or peddling a new lie. In 2017 FBI Director Mueller, begun an investigation into Donald Trump’s campaign using a foreign country to help him win the presidential election. The investigation was called The Russia Investigation. Mueller testified before Congress on July 24, 2019. Mueller explained that Trump could not be criminally charged because of a long-standing Justice Department policy prohibiting the indictment of a sitting president. Ken Buck (a Republican Congressman), asked Mueller, “could you, charge the president of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office”?   Mueller replied, “Yes” (USA, July 24, 2019, by Ken Bredemeier). As we all now know, this was only the beginning of the many offenses made by Donald Trump.

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A part of me feels a little sad for the Democrat Party, who are constantly demonized by Fox News and Trump’s supporters, for trying to hold Donald Trump accountable for his bad behavior. Trump is much like a bad, strong-willed child, who thinks he should be praised for manipulating a poor uneducated homeless person out of their last penny. Nothing is beneath him, winning means everything to him, even at all cost. On December 18, 2019, The United States House Of The 116th Representatives Congress adopted two Articles of impeachment against Donald Trump for abuse of power, and obstruction of Congress. Trump, once again, did it again. In the 2016 presidential election, Trump used Russia; in the 2020 presidential election, Trump used the Ukraine. Thank God, it didn’t work. Trump got impeached for doing so, and Joe Biden won the presidential election. Trump’s second impeachment was for “incitement of insurrection” attack on the U.S. capitol (Jan. 6, 2021). Apparently Trump decided to take the election by force, since the Ukrainian bit were unsuccessful.

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Trump is so obsessed with winning that he allowed hundreds of thousands of Americans to die from the Coronavirus because he wanted to play it down (President Donald Trump acknowledged the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic in a February interview with journalist Bob Woodward and acknowledged downplaying the threat in an interview a month later, according to an account in Woodward’s book…RAGE). Trump was determined not to allow a deadly virus to get in the way of his re-election campaign. Writing such a statement of an American president would have been unconscionable before Trump. After all, no American president would have allowed its citizens to die for personal gain,, unless you’re Donald Trump.

81 million Americans voted for Joe Biden, sadly and confusing, 74 million voted for Donald Trump. The Trump experimentation as president was deadly and toxic every day for four years, and every night was a nightmare. I can’t imagine democracy sustaining another four years of Trumpism.

I cannot say that all of Trump’s supporters are racist, but I will say that most of all the racist groups in America support Trump. Trump has repeatedly been endorsed by white supremacist groups and other far-right extremists, and they’ve looked to him as a source of encouragement…(from the Insider by John Haltiwanger Sep 30, 2020). If embracing racism translates into victory, Trump is all in. The one true consistent fact about Donald Trump is winning, winning by any means necessary and at all cost. This is Trump’s doctrine.

Americans have been shocked, outreached, angry, sad, and now confused. What is it about Trump, that has made the Judicial system unable to function as it once did? We’ve all heard of others who have done far fewer crimes and the Justice department worked just as it should. I cannot continue watching Trump do something ignorant, say something stupid, or discovering a new crime he committed, without holding him accountable. Trump has repeatedly thrown up his middle finger at our Judicial system, as he goes around campaigning for the upcoming presidential election in 2024. Therefore, the question must be asked,

IS DONALD TRUMP ABOVE THE LAW?

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DEMOCRACY IN TROUBLE

We have all heard that our country was founded on the idea that “all men are created equal.” That is certainly what Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Unfortunately, ideas are often quite different from actions. The vast majority of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America owned slaves and, for many of them, their public statements stood in stark contrast with their own private actions and beliefs https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2017/04/04/the-founding-fathers-views-on-slavery/

The day America adopted slavery was a slow walk to death of Democracy. Rich and educated white politicians came together and established their personal desires rather than doing what would be best to build a solid foundation for a new nation. Owning a human being as property was more important to them, as absurd as it is. They knew it was wrong, diabolical, and sinister, yet they did it anyway. Slavery is America’s greatest sin because it was a willful act that Americans took pleasure in. Slave Masters were merciless toward their slaves. Female slaves were raped by their masters, forced to breastfeed white babies, or simply used as sex toys for entertainment purposes. (https://mbbaglobal.com/disturbing-ways-male-african-slaves-were-sexually-abused/). These women in bondage were habitually ravished, harassed, sexually stalked, and used as long-term concubines not only by their masters, but by the owners’ families and friends, as well. Slave men, for their part, were rendered powerless to challenge or intervene, as to do so would mean sure death or sale to distant plantations (https://www.ukessays.com/essays/history/rape-in-american-slavery-system-during-the-antebellum-history-essay.php).

White Americans treated Black people as their property for more than 400 years. From the rich & powerful ones, down to the poorest, dumb, and ignorant, they all abused the Black race. On Sunday mornings, White Americans would flock to their churches to thank their God for giving them human beings as their property. Of course, none would say such a thing out loud because they knew it was wrong, but they did it anyway. It’s impossible to explain away, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”, as obtained in the Declaration of Independence. Admittedly, they recognize the value of all lives. Slavery was a choice by the founders that America cannot escape from its karma.

The damage is done. Today, many White Americans believe they are the victim, especially the poor, uneducated Whites. It’s difficult for many Black Americans to understand how White Americans could feel victimized. After all, slavery and Jim Crow never happened to them. What if we could interview a few Slaves of 400 years ago and get their take on a white master feeling victimized? Absurd and ridiculous, right? Of course, it is.

Today’s Republicans (which is made up of mostly White people) seem to miss the Jim Crow era, so much so, they created slogans, “Take back our country” and “Make America Great Again”. White Americans were taught to hate Black people from the beginning, and even though many have learned better since then, far too many are still ignorant in their thoughts, thus in their dealings.

Republicans feel justified in making voting more difficult for people of color (especially for Black Americans living in predominantly Black communities). It seems every time Black Americans gain ground politically and economically, White Republicans find reasons to change the system. I’m not sure who brings out the worse in each other; The Republican party, Fox News or Donald Trump? Maybe they all are looking at America through the same old racist lens?

America is at a crossroads, and I’m not sure if our Democracy will survive. Racist White folks have dug in on their White Supremacy thoughts, while Fox News has wrongfully helped their false belief. Most Republican supporters watch Fox News; they tend to believe them, rightly or wrongly, because if Fox said it, they believe it.

Yesterday, it was Antifa’s fault for whatever was wrong with America; today, it’s Woke & Cancel-Culture. The propaganda machine at Fox really knows how to fire up its base. Meanwhile, the Republicans are canceling anyone who will not go along with the Big Lie —the election was stolen from Trump. Liz Cheney loses House Republican leadership post.

America’s founders had a choice; they willfully chose slavery and kept it alive for more than 400 years; they did not choose democracy and now it’s at the brink of falling apart.

The Republican Party has given over to the Extreme Right. In fact, they don’t believe they can win an election on ideals anymore. They have accepted defeat to the extreme and are now ready to be 100% loyal to Trump’s racist rhetoric and are ready to commit to voter suppression towards people of color as the Law of the land. Judging by the current realities in the Republican camp, it’s possible they will change their name to The Trumplican Party. By all standards the Republican party has become a personality cult.

Should the Trumplican Party eventually have their way, be ready to kiss Democracy goodbye!

Americans, it is very possible the Trumplicans will be in complete control of both chambers of government (House of Representative and the Senate), as well as have control over most of the Southern States’ government. That means Bubba with the Rebel flag will have the final word on who he says, won the elections.

The day America adopted Slavery was a slow walk to death of Democracy. What if America’s Founding Fathers had made a different choice, one which was consistent to the words they wrote in The Declaration of Independence ?

Unfortunately, they chose Slavery. Maybe, that’s why one of the founder said, “A Republic, if you can keep it”

Black people are survivors, from slavery to Jim Crow, from segregation to integration; Black Americans are like the poem by Maya Angelou, “STILL I RISE”. You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Black Americans have a lot of bright, smart, intelligent people. Sadly, most Americans aren’t listening to them, maybe because they’ve been brainwashed not to value Black people or their opinions. We can only imagine, what if the Founders had chosen Democracy over Slavery?

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KILLING CHRIST

Jesus himself warns us: “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves” (Matthew 7:15 NLT).

To compare great leaders to Christ is concerning, but to compare Donald Trump to Jesus Christ is downright blasphemy.

Conservative pundits get extremely defensive about their unyielding loyalty to Trump. Fox News and Conservative Talk Radio may not have compared Trump to Christ overtly, but they have created and given a platform to people who do.

Billy Graham, was once a household name, he was the largest religious figure in America. Although he’s no longer living, his name lives on. Graham’s son, The 700 Club, Paula White, Kenneth Copeland, and other widely known religious leaders, have given their support to Trump. These religious leaders preached that Trump was sent by and from God to save us, much like Christ.

Thirty pieces of silver was the price for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, according to an account in the Gospel of Matthew 26:15

I often wonder, how much money did Trump pay these so-call religious leaders to support him and to trick their congregation to support him?

Major News networks would not give these religious zealots a platform, but they were always welcome on Fox News and Conservative Talk Radio without any push back or corrections.

Conservatives and most Southern Baptist preachers, teachers, and leaders have done a disservice to America and to millions of faith believing Christian, by shoving Trumpism as Christ-like.

Before he was crucified, Jesus was scourged. Romans would strip a man of his clothing, and flog his back, buttocks, and legs. A Roman soldier would have used a flagellum, a whip of several strands, perhaps 3 feet long, and each strand would have jagged pieces of lead and/or sheep bone in them to rip open the flesh. Romans were not limited by the Jewish law of 39 strokes. And the Roman soldiers didn’t just flog Jesus. They added a crown of thorns: they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 3And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. Matthew 27:29-30

Some people will do almost anything for money, Judas Iscariot turned over Christ, today-some are doing the same thing for political expedient, and of course for money. It’s really sad and painful to watch. Must Christ be crucified again today for the same things he already died for yesterday?

New Living Translation He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. I don’t recall seeing this side of Trump. On the contrary, I have seen Biden suffer from grief and sorrows; Biden lost twice running for President.

Luke 6:35 Verse Concepts But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He, Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. Can anyone honestly say, these values resemble Donald Trump?

When I think of all the hateful words and things Trump has said and done, I find it irresponsible for anyone to possibly confuse and connect Trump’s values to that of Christ.

What are you willing to ignore about Trump? Hundreds and thousands of Americans dying from the Coronavirus? Children placed in cages separated from their families? Calling Africa and other Countries Shit-hole-countries? Promoting White Nationalists, “Good on both sides” …the list is endless, which is why I’m deeply disturbed by the Christ they see in Trump.

This Presidential election has revealed a great deal of information to us all. Conservatives are exceedingly happy to have received over 71 million American voters. The rest of us, 75 million and more, are happy and sad at the same time. We’re sad because racism is still too strong in our country-we’re happy because we have a new President and the first woman (woman of color) as vice president.

Unlike the Right, we do not see Joe Biden as a Christ, but we are hopeful that he will strive to be a character of principle and truthful.

The Bible teaches that Christ was crucified for our sins, that we may live. This powerful teaching gets harder to preach and teach when others keep bringing Christ down to become equal to men like Trump. The thought is despicable and is driven by greed. Nonetheless, prosperity preachers did their best to manipulate not only Americans, but Christ, his Angels, and the weather to reelect Trump.

Trump’s so-call spiritual advisor (Paula White), tried to send Angels from Africa to help Trump win the Presidency. Apparently Minister White is suffering from amnesia because the Bible clearly states that God is a spirit, and they that worship Him must worship him in spirit and truth (John 4:24). Place the word truth next to Donald Trump and let that soak in for a moment.

Paula Michelle White-Cain; April 20, 1966) is an American preacher, author, televangelist and exponent of prosperity theology, a controversial religious belief which claims that material prosperity is a sign of God’s grace.

When the death and resurrection of Christ is reduced to Prosperity theology, it opens the door for some to promote Trump as God’s chosen one. This kind of teaching is sacrilegious, but fake preachers are getting rich from this kind of teaching. The thought of Killing Christ’s teaching is irrelevant to these prosperity preachers. These types of preachers are more similar to Trump than they are to God. They pretend to care for the poor, while they live in mansion, their real love is money and power which is why they love Trump. Their teaching is perverted, it’s impossible for them to save the lost, when they are lost.

Trump has done a lot of bad things to this country, the hatred between the two parties has escalated to the verge of eruption- we need healing.

Manipulating the gospel of Christ for one’s wealth is not only diabolical, it’s dangerous. If we allow these types of teachers to continue, normalcy will become abnormal, and our democracy will fail, because a house divided cannot stand.

The Paula White’s of this world will lie to you to get your money. Had she read the good book, she would have learned that money cannot save you or buy love. Paula’s teaching is powerless and destructive, we don’t need a spiritual advisor Killing a Christ, rather, resurrecting a Christ, for democracy’s sake. Since the election is over, hope is renewed. The possibilities of coming together as Americans again, finding a cure to the virus, dealing with systemic racism, all this and more are now possible since Donald Trump is no longer President.

The election is now over and Trump is refusing to accept the fact that he lost. Perhaps he believed Paula White, when she said, “I hear the sound of rain” (the only sound she heard was money falling in her bank account) perhaps he believed she could bully God to save his presidency- or maybe he had forgotten Paula is much like him, places greed over humanity. To take advantage of the most vulnerable is like Killing Christ’s reasons for existing. Many of these prosperity preacher’s congregation are made-up of poor people and people of color. It’s clearly understandable why so many Americans are skeptical about religion and Christ.

Televangelist Kenneth Copeland laughs off media report of Joe Biden as U.S. President

On January 20, 2021, Donald Trump will no longer be Commander-in-Chief and Paula “crooked” White (with all the rest of those so-call religious leaders supporting Trump) will longer be the nation’s spiritual advisors, the resurrection of a better America will rise, thus, it is written.

No more Killing Christ, from lying “Spiritual advisors” Preachers, no more…Killing Christ

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OUR DEMOCRACY

Democracy – is a form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislation. Who people are and how authority is shared among them are core issues for democratic theory, development, and constitution. Cornerstones include freedom of assembly and speech, inclusiveness, and equality …

Our Democracy is broken, but it is repairable. Democracy doesn’t begin nor end with one person. We are an multiracial and multicultural nation trying to coexist together. For some people this may seems like an impossible task. Our failure to understand that the human race is the only race, makes it more difficult to achieve the kind Democracy which would allow us to respect, understand, accept, and celebrate our differences.

People with too much money and power have tried to create a democracy fit for some, but not for all. The power of government, thus our democracy lies with us, We The People. I still believe when enough ordinary people come together, we can do extraordinary things, even change the direction of government.

During election season, the corrupt rich and powerful are willing to spend billions to prevent change. Admittedly, they’ve been quite successful in the past. The play book was simple, create a falsehood, have Fox News consistently repeat it, then the rest of the news industry will carry it out as well . Two years ago, the news industry came together (except Fox News), and agreed not to allow their judgment to be manipulated without a thorough investigation of the subject matter. Fox News on the other hand, was and is open to receiving as much money as they possibly can irregardless of whether the story is factual, or not; they don’t care if it could literally kill our democracy, it doesn’t seem to bother them one bit.

Disregarding our toxic new system, It’s a new day in America whereby every group is demanding their voice be heard and action be taken on behalf of their concerns. New Orleans, Louisiana may be famous for Jazz and Football but its most famously known for its food, namely Gumbo. Louisianians will tell you, “make a good roux first cher, then you put a little bit of this and a little bit of dat”. I know, it doesn’t makes sense, but it taste so good. America must become like a great tasting Gumbo for our Democracy to survive today and beyond. Like a good roux, we must accept and respect our differences. We are capable of learning from our past, growing from our past, and moving from our past.

It’s probably safe to say that America’s Founding Fathers did not mean to include their Slaves and other indigenous people when they were framing The Laws to Govern and sustain our Democracy. When they wrote, “All men are created equal” I don’t think they had their Slaves in mind. I don’t mean to relitigate our past, but it’s well documented that the Founding Fathers saw their Slaves as less than Humans.

The Framers thought their writings were universally understood by White Americans only, primarily White men only. On the other hand, the Framers had no idea Slaves would have had the audacity to think that “all men created equal” meant them too.

The Power Of Expectation: A belief that something will happen or is likely to happen. Through many trials and tribulations seemingly, we have arrived.

There is an election in front of us that will determine so much about what we are today and where we will be tomorrow. Democracy did not begin with Trump, nor will it end with him. But we cannot deny that there there is an unspoken truth that a President can delay progress. We see this almost every time we turn on our televisions. “Stand back and stand by”.

This year is different, too much has happened and Trump has reminded too many of us just how ugly our past was. We have to make the choice to move forward.

Even today, Trump is asking us to go back (Make America Great Again) instead of moving forward. Sadly, as long as we have a pandemic killing hundreds and thousands of Americans, Black men getting killed by those who are supposed to protect and serve, and legislation in place that views and treats certain members of the LGBTQ+ community as less than; it’s become all too apparent that our Commander in Chief is more concerned about himself than the American people. This means that the ball is in our hands, and we are faced with the task of pushing our nation forward.

We must knit a blanket of inclusion to not only cover our history’s shame, but to ensure that we a lay a new foundation that values all Americans. Laying this new foundation doesn’t have to be a difficult task; in fact it’s as simple as contributing just a little spice to our nation’s gumbo. So on November 3rd add some some spice by voting so we can, cook a Gumbo whereby everyone contributes, to create a Democracy worth saving.

(If you haven’t taken the time to early vote, make certain you vote on November 3, 2020. Our Democracy truly is in your hands.)

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BOOKS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP

Bob Woodward’s new book, Rage, is an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest.

Woodward, the #1 international bestselling author of Fear: Trump in the White House, has uncovered the precise moment the president was warned that the Covid-19 epidemic would be the biggest national security threat to his presidency. In dramatic detail, Woodward takes readers into the Oval Office as Trump’s head pops up when he is told in January 2020 that the pandemic could reach the scale of the 1918 Spanish Flu that killed 675,000 Americans.

In 17 on-the-record interviews with Woodward over seven volatile months���an utterly vivid window into Trump’s mind—the president provides a self-portrait that is part denial and part combative interchange mixed with surprising moments of doubt as he glimpses the perils in the presidency and what he calls the “dynamite behind every door.”

At key decision points, Rage shows how Trump’s responses to the crises of 2020 were rooted in the instincts, habits and style he developed during his first three years as president.

Revisiting the earliest days of the Trump presidency, Rage reveals how Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats struggled to keep the country safe as the president dismantled any semblance of collegial national security decision making.

Rage draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand witnesses as well as participants’ notes, emails, diaries, calendars and confidential documents.

Woodward obtained 25 never-seen personal letters exchanged between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who describes the bond between the two leaders as out of a “fantasy film.”

Trump insists to Woodward he will triumph over Covid-19 and the economic calamity. “Don’t worry about it, Bob. Okay?” Trump told the author in July. “Don’t worry about it. We’ll get to do another book. You’ll find I was right.”

MELANIA and ME

I don’t know Melania well enough to write having a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump’s then girlfriend from a rough-cut gem to a precious diamond. As their friendship deepened over lunches at Manhattan hot spots, black-tie parties, and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs. Trump raise her son, Barron, and manage her highly scrutinized marriage.

After Trump won the 2016 election, Wolkoff was recruited to help produce the 58th Presidential Inaugu­ration and to become the First Lady’s trusted advisor. Melania put Wolkoff in charge of hiring her staff, organizing her events, helping her write speeches, and creating her debut initiatives. Then it all fell apart when she was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. Melania could have defended her innocent friend and confidant, but she stood by her man, knowing full well who was really to blame. The betrayal nearly destroyed Wolkoff.

In this candid and emotional memoir, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell the funny, thrilling, and heartbreaking story of her intimate friendship with one of the most famous women in the world, a woman few people truly understand.

How did Melania react to the Access Hollywood tape and her husband’s affair with Stormy Daniels? Does she get along well with Ivanka? Why did she wear that jacket with “I really don’t care, do u?” printed on the back? Is Melania happy being First Lady? And what really happened with the inauguration’s funding of $107 million? Wolkoff has some ideas…A Truly MUST READ, “Melania and Me”

 DISLOYAL:

Michael Cohen (Trump’s former Attorney), gives you The Inside Story of the Real President Trump, The Man Who Helped Get Him Into the Oval Office. DISLOYAL

HOAX

“A thorough and damning exploration of the incestuous relationship between Trump and his favorite channel.” —The New York Times

“A Rosetta Stone for stuff about this presidency that doesn’t otherwise make sense to normal humans.” —Rachel Maddow, MSNBC

“Stelter’s critique goes beyond salacious tidbits about extramarital affairs (though there are plenty of those) to expose a collusion that threatens the pillars of our democracy.” —The Washington Post

The urgent and untold story of the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump from the New York Times bestselling author of Top of the Morning.

While other leaders were marshaling resources to combat the greatest pandemic in modern history, President Donald Trump was watching TV. Trump watches over six hours of Fox News a day, a habit his staff refers to as “executive time.” In January 2020, when Fox News began to downplay COVID-19, the President was quick to agree. In March, as the deadly virus spiraled out of control, Sean Hannity mocked “coronavirus hysteria” as a “new hoax” from the left. Millions of Americans took Hannity and Trump’s words as truth—until some of them started to get sick.

In Hoax, CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter tells the twisted story of the relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News. From the moment Trump glided down the golden escalator to announce his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election to his acquittal on two articles of impeachment in early 2020, Fox hosts spread his lies and smeared his enemies. Over the course of two years, Stelter spoke with over 250 current and former Fox insiders in an effort to understand the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s multibillion-dollar media empire. Some of the confessions are alarming. “We don’t really believe all this stuff,” a producer says. “We just tell other people to believe it.”

At the center of the story lies Sean Hannity, a college dropout who, following the death of Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes, reigns supreme at the network that pays him $30 million a year. Stelter describes the raging tensions inside Fox between the Trump loyalists and the few remaining journalists. He reveals why former chief news anchor Shep Smith resigned in disgust in 2019; why a former anchor said “if I stay here I’ll get cancer;” and how Trump has exploited the leadership vacuum at the top to effectively seize control of the network.

Including never before reported details, Hoax exposes the media personalities who, though morally bankrupt, profit outrageously by promoting the President’s propaganda and radicalizing the American right. It is a book for anyone who reads the news and wonders: How did this happen?

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A Break From Politics

Between now and November we all know Trump will try every possible trick legal and illegal to win. I can’t lie, I’m hoping and praying he doesn’t win, America and the majority of Americans have had enough. There’s no need to rehash all of Trump’s shortcomings, he does an excellent job displaying them daily. Please make no mistake, another hard-hitting blog is already in the works. As for today, I will be sharing some fantastic deals I’ve found on Amazon.

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When we have New Books Release from Michael Cohen (Trump’s former Attorney), Stephanie Winston Wolkoff ( Melania and Me), and HOAX by Brian Stelter…I find it unnecessary to write a blog. I can’t give you The Inside Story of the Real President Trump, by His Former Attorney and Personal Advisor—The Man Who Helped Get Him Into the Oval Office. Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump. I don’t know Melania well enough to write having a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump’s then girlfriend from a rough-cut gem to a precious diamond. As their friendship deepened over lunches at Manhattan hot spots, black-tie parties, and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs. Trump raise her son, Barron, and manage her highly scrutinized marriage.

After Trump won the 2016 election, Wolkoff was recruited to help produce the 58th Presidential Inaugu­ration and to become the First Lady’s trusted advisor. Melania put Wolkoff in charge of hiring her staff, organizing her events, helping her write speeches, and creating her debut initiatives. Then it all fell apart when she was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. Melania could have defended her innocent friend and confidant, but she stood by her man, knowing full well who was really to blame. The betrayal nearly destroyed Wolkoff.

In this candid and emotional memoir, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell the funny, thrilling, and heartbreaking story of her intimate friendship with one of the most famous women in the world, a woman few people truly understand.

How did Melania react to the Access Hollywood tape and her husband’s affair with Stormy Daniels? Does she get along well with Ivanka? Why did she wear that jacket with “I really don’t care, do u?” printed on the back? Is Melania happy being First Lady? And what really happened with the inauguration’s funding of $107 million? Wolkoff has some ideas…A Truly MUST READ, “Melania and Me”

Lastly, HOAX,

“A thorough and damning exploration of the incestuous relationship between Trump and his favorite channel.” —The New York Times

“A Rosetta Stone for stuff about this presidency that doesn’t otherwise make sense to normal humans.” —Rachel Maddow, MSNBC

“Stelter’s critique goes beyond salacious tidbits about extramarital affairs (though there are plenty of those) to expose a collusion that threatens the pillars of our democracy.” —The Washington Post

The urgent and untold story of the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump from the New York Times bestselling author of Top of the Morning.

While other leaders were marshaling resources to combat the greatest pandemic in modern history, President Donald Trump was watching TV. Trump watches over six hours of Fox News a day, a habit his staff refers to as “executive time.” In January 2020, when Fox News began to downplay COVID-19, the President was quick to agree. In March, as the deadly virus spiraled out of control, Sean Hannity mocked “coronavirus hysteria” as a “new hoax” from the left. Millions of Americans took Hannity and Trump’s words as truth—until some of them started to get sick.

In Hoax, CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter tells the twisted story of the relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News. From the moment Trump glided down the golden escalator to announce his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election to his acquittal on two articles of impeachment in early 2020, Fox hosts spread his lies and smeared his enemies. Over the course of two years, Stelter spoke with over 250 current and former Fox insiders in an effort to understand the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s multibillion-dollar media empire. Some of the confessions are alarming. “We don’t really believe all this stuff,” a producer says. “We just tell other people to believe it.”

At the center of the story lies Sean Hannity, a college dropout who, following the death of Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes, reigns supreme at the network that pays him $30 million a year. Stelter describes the raging tensions inside Fox between the Trump loyalists and the few remaining journalists. He reveals why former chief news anchor Shep Smith resigned in disgust in 2019; why a former anchor said “if I stay here I’ll get cancer;” and how Trump has exploited the leadership vacuum at the top to effectively seize control of the network.

Including never before reported details, Hoax exposes the media personalities who, though morally bankrupt, profit outrageously by promoting the President’s propaganda and radicalizing the American right. It is a book for anyone who reads the news and wonders: How did this happen?

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LIES to FAITH

During the conception of slavery in America, Black people were beaten, hung, raped, castrated, forced breeding, and many other humiliating to degrading acts. The most hideous acts of them all was to brainwash a tarted slaves to believe their Slave Masters were doing the will of God. Can you imagine how diabolical, paradoxical and damaging this was to a Slave? Inner-thoughts that even God was against their mere existence? America has no idea how the Black race survived. Slaves didn’t believe they could or would survive.

In 1750 one slave owner by the name of John Newton ordered his Sailors to pray with the Slaves in a cargo ship bound for Africa instead of beating them. In 1772 Newton wrote, “AMAZING GRACE” which describes the joy and peace of a soul uplifted from despair to salvation through the gift of grace. The hymn was written by a man who was moved to speak out against something he once profited from. In an essay, Newton said, “I hope it will always be a subject of humiliating reflection to me…that I once was an active instrument in a business in which my heart now shudders” .

Harriet Tubman may have been born into slavery but, by age twenty-seven she escaped and helped countless others to escape through the famously known Underground Railroad. In 1863 Tubman became the first woman to lead an armed military raid. Tubman’s mere tenacity lead and liberated more than seven hundred slaves while destroying stockpiles of cotton.

Is it possible that John Newton, Harriet Tubman, and others did the unthinkable, save a race?

I’ve often pondered and wondered how did Black Americans survive?

Biblically speaking St. Paul believe we are saved through faith and that not of ourselves it is the gift of God (Eph 2,8).

I’m not certain a song or verse is capable of explaining away the slave experience in America. According to Wikipedia there are 60 denominations with about 45, 000 churches, which teaches the bible with manipulative reasons; much like Slave Master did.

Many White Americans are frightened of many Black Americans because they fear Black people are angry and will do to them what their ancestors did to them. Their concerns are legitimate and understandable.

How does one get to have faith in a God that was presented as an ordained slave master? Imagine having to deal with that dichotomy in your head? If they ran, they were running from God? If they fought, they were fighting God? There’s no escaping from this mental madness. Most Slaves died hoping to be free, some died praying to a God they were never introduced to.

Can you believe these religious folks are now trying to sell Donald Trump as the second coming (even when the record proves otherwise)? According to the Washington Post, Trump has made more than 20,000 false or misleading claims. Wikipedia research reported Trump has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, including non-consensual kissing or groping, by at least 25 women since the 1970s. Lastly, even Trump’s sister (former federal Judge, Maryanne Trump) says Trump is an “unprincipled phony” and “you can’t trust him”. Does the depiction of Trump’s character resemble any characteristics of Christ the Bible describes? It’s blasphemy how religion uses the Bible for their justification.

Slaves were never introduced to God, they were introduced to a LIE to FAITH. They were not introduced to the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, instead, Slaves were introduced to the God of submission.

Who is God?

Religion has proven who God is not. It takes Faith to believe in something or someone you cannot see, smell, or touch. In this technological age it is easy to cross out facts from fiction, truth from lies. But when it comes to faith, it becomes more complicated. The Bible teaches about God’s Love. Religion just doesn’t practice what it preach.

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hope, always perseveres (1st Corinthians Chap.13) I know many of you may have heard this, but have you seen those 60 denominations or those 45,000 churches demonstrate or practice these teachings daily? Here’s one more (and try not to laugh) Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself?

I’m not trying to proselytize any religion or to simplify the horrific experiences of slavery in America. On the contrary, seeking solutions, how do Black Americans and people of color get to move forward without waiting for the hearts of White Americans to change? As dominant as Black Americans, women, and other racial groups in America have grown, we still lack an authentic appreciation for our contributions.

When John Newton’s heart changed, Slaves conditions improved. When White Americans’ hearts changed America witnessed Slaves become free. From Jim Grow to voting rights, from voting rights to education to home-owner…. Somewhere in the 1980’s White Americans’ hearts had begun to turn away from their God. Suffice to say, Black Americans, women and people of color find themselves fighting for the same things since the eighties…Systemic racism, equal justice and equal rights.

I don’t know what it will take for America to move forward. Dealing in LIES to FAITH is not the way. Pretending doesn’t last, and saying something doesn’t count as much as doing something. By no means do I think this blog solves any problems, I do hope at the very least it sparks some discussions, “what do we do”. Maybe the change of leadership at the top? Maybe, just maybe more love…

“Love’s In Need Of Love Today”

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It’s that Love’s in need of love today Don’t delay Send yours in right away Hate’s goin’ round Breaking many hearts Stop it please Before it’s gone too far

The force of evil plans To make you its possession And it will if we let it Destroy ev-er-y-body We all must take Precautionary measures If love and peace you treasure Then you’ll hear me when I say, “Love’s In Need Of Love Today”

* The Library Of Congress, John Newton

* Wikipedia, Denomination,2006/Trump’s sexual misconduct allegations, 2020

* The Bible, Matt, Eph

* The Washington Post by Kate C. Larson, 04/22/2016/Michael Kranish, 08/22/2020

* “Love’s In Need Of Love Today” by Stevie Wonder

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WHITE PRIVILEGE

 White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

White privilege is best described as the societal privilege that benefits white people over non-white people in some societies, particularly if they are otherwise under the same social, political, or economic circumstances.

For some strange reason, when I see Kayleigh McEnany I automatically think of WHITE PRIVILEGE.  Kayleigh’s parents created The McEneny Roofing Company in 1985 which they built, and it became a 15 million dollar Company.  On the surface, very impressive, however, I couldn’t find any information about her grandparents or great grandparents; generational wealth is a quiet donor.  Generational wealth is automatically passed from one generation to the next.  Sometimes it comes in the form of land, homes, businesses, cars, and of course money. In no way am I diminishing the success of her family-owned company; however  Most recipients are oblivious of receiving any assistance, especially White Conservatives.  They seem to have this belief that they pulled themselves up by their own boot straps, not knowing or realizing the gift of wealth that they were born into.  I suspect, if successful White Americans age fifty-five and older would have the courage to do research on their great-grandparents to the present day, they would probably be surprised to find out what most intelligent Black Americans have always known all along…wealth passed on.

Kayleigh was once extremely critical of Trump even to the point of joining the choir in calling Trump “racist and hateful” in 2015.  Nonetheless, when you’re rich, young, pretty, and White you can become The White House Press Secretary.   White Reporters will not, and Black Reporters dare not confront Kayleigh McEnany nationally about her transformation.  On the other hand, had Kayleigh been a person of color, she would have to explain her change in opinion every time she speaks, and everywhere she goes…this my friends is a prime example of WHITE PRIVILEGE.

By now, I hope we all can agree that Trump has done and continues to do things that President Obama could have never done and survive as President.   In a previous blog, DEMOCRACY BROKEN I pondered, “Today, many of us are wondering what do we, how do we, and where do we start to bring back some sense of sanity?  Is the divide too wide?”

Trump and his surrogates are still stuck on holding on to their WHITE PRIVILEGE, not knowing the Train left the station after the death of George Floyd.

Prior to George Floyd’s murder, America was comfortable in throwing out tokens to Black Americans.  On the surface, many Black Americans were comfortable receiving whatever tokens of good America was willing to give.  The Presidency of Barrack Obama was a big token, however, the way he was treated was hurtful, embarrassing, and shameful.  White Americans have no idea how angry many  Black Americans still are especially in retrospect of how Trump is being treated.  People of color carry the brunt and burden of being subjected to constant questioning and ridicule for the success they do achieve, whereas White Americans seemingly never have that experience, one might call it WHITE PRIVILEGE.

( Here’s some food for thought: America made Elvis Presley and The Beatles superheroes, imagine if Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Whitney Houston, LeBron James, and other great Black Americans were White?  They would probably be GODS each owning a Planet.)

There are still many Mountains for us to climb and many Rivers of troubled waters for us to cross over.  Black Americans have proven to be a resilient and determined group of people, not easily broken.  “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around”

“As citizens, we knew we had ceded some of our individual rights to society in order to live together as a community. But we did not believe this social contract included support for an immoral system. Since the people invested government with its authority, we understood that we had to obey the law. But when the law became suppressive and tyrannical when human law violated divine principles, we felt it was not only our right, but our duty to disobey. As Henry Thoreau strongly believed, to comply with an unjust system is to accept abuse. It is not the role of the citizen to follow the government down a path that violates his or her own conscience” Congressman John Lewis.

An important key to remember (which I’ve previously spoken about) is that White Americans are angry too. So many of those who have benefited from the system are now using their privilege to their advantage; donating some of their wealth to organizations to help people of color, using the platform that they may have inherited, and risking their lives protesting for what is right amidst a global pandemic. I see you and I thank you. Sadly it doesn’t erase the fear Black Americans have when getting pulled over. It doesn’t erase the struggles immigrants face when it comes to housing. Nor can it ever wipe all the blood off America’s hands. But in understanding that White privilege is a growing monster that is deeply rooted in this country we can take steps to confront the beast.

*Zippa.com on The McEnany Roofing Company

*CNN Politics on Kayleigh McEnany

*Congressman John Lweis

*Wikipedia on WHITE PRIVILEGE

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WHERE ARE THE REPUBLICANS

Remember this phrase, “Smaller government, lower taxes”

When was the last time you heard any Republican in government today speaking about smaller government and lower taxes?  In fact, we hardly hear anything coming from the elected Republicans today.  Maybe because they’ve had their hands full protecting Trump?   Let’s face it, Trump requires a lot of attention as well as a lot of protection.  After three-and-a-half years I’m not certain if any of us know what Trump believes besides getting reelected.   Forty years ago (1980) when Ronald Reagan ran for President, every Republican and every American knew what that party stood for:  “Smaller government and lower taxes”

Bob Woodward has covered nine Presidents, and after an in-depth analysis of Trumps’s administration in relation to the American people, Bob was left with one word that best describes what he had discovered, “FEAR”.  In 2018 during an interview, Bob said Trump is closed-minded and that we should, “worry about a crisis something unexpected”

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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had this to say, “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership”.  Former White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly said, “I agree with Jim Mattis on Trump”.  National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster (11/20/17) reportedly thinks Trump is an “idiot” with the brain of a “kindergartner”.  Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson reviewed Trump as undisciplined, doesn’t like to read, and tries to do illegal things.  Lastly, John Bolton, National Security Advisor has written a tell-all book, “THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED”, and he thinks of Trump as being naive and dangerous.

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Since Trump has been involved in government, twenty-five women have accused him of sexual misconduct, there has been a two year Russia probe that did not exonerate him, he has been impeached for bribery, and has had an endless number of unflattering books written of which he is the subject.   Elected Republicans have spent much of their capital defending and protecting Trump ever since he came on the scene.  This type of loyalty is unprecedented and for newer members unconscionable to give up their purpose on why they went into government.  “Sometimes party loyalty asks too much” JFK

I don’t know where the Republicans are these days or what they stand for.  I am baffled how one man was allowed to change an entire party from a platform they lived and breathe forty years strong.   After this Presidential election, I believe the Republican Party will have some serious soul searching.  Bill Kristol, George Conway, and other Never Trumpers developed a group called The Lincoln Project which is trying to save their party from total destruction as they see it.  Strange as it may sound, losing this Presidential election may be necessary to save the Republican Party.  Bill and George believe there are thousands of Republicans out there who would love to get back to basic, “Smaller government, lower taxes”.  They believe it’s not complicated and it’s an easy sell.

On the other hand there is a growing new majority in the party, which is detached from the past, extremely vocal and loud,  not for the party but for Trump.  This group doesn’t have a name (although Sen. Clinton called them The Deplorables) they have continually supported Trump since his beginning in politics.  This is the dilemma, 30% of Americans are 100% certain they will support Trump no matter what.  The Lincoln Project is unwilling to let one man own their party and they are fighting back.  They have angered Trump but they have not changed any of Trump’s hard-core supporters.

Another wing is growing in The Trump’s Republican Party, some Black Americans are turning to Trump, although the percentage is small the number is growing.  I describe them from an earlier blog, WHEN JUSTICE MEETS WRONG (April 10, 2019), “This small number of people in which they have allowed to speak can only speak on Conservative Shows for the most part.   They are given the same Talking points in which they have been handing out for more than thirty years now,   Stop depending on Government, get off welfare, get off the Plantation, stop playing the race card and stop being a victim.  I’m sure you’ve heard all of that before or something similar to that.  Recently, they’ve updated their person of color spokesperson.  Goodbye Larry Elders hello Candace Owens, new face but the same message and theme”.

Remember Bob Woodward concerns, “worry about a crisis something unexpected” well, we are now experiencing the Coronavirus which is approaching in taking 140,000 American lives…Trump and this administration call it a success.  Mattis tried to warn us, “he’s not a leader”, John Kelly agreed, McMaster tried,  “he’s an idiot behaving like a kindergartner”, Tillerson tried, “he’s undisciplined”, and Bolton even tried, “thinks he’s naive”.  Are you surprised he is forcing Middle and Elementary Schools to open?

While the Republican Party search to find themselves, America at large is searching and changing, learning to acknowledge that all Black Lives do matter.

At this point I’m not really sure if Trump ever knew what the Republican Party once stood for, I’m not certain if he cares.   As previously reported, he only cares about himself.

When Trump’s presidency is over will the party once again be able to re-embrace their ole familiar theme?

“Smaller government, lower taxes”

        *Bob Woodward, FEAR

*Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (The Atlantic, 06/03/2020)

*Former White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly (CNN 06/05/2020)

*National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster (11/20/17)

*Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson (12/07/2018, The Washington Post)

*John Bolton, National Security Advisor, THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

*WHEN JUSTICE MEETS WRONG, https://xtradonaire.wordpress.com/2019/04/10/when-justice-meets-wrong-its-2-a-m-for-most-americans/

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THE BIRTH OF A NEW AMERICA

Can someone explain to me how we got here in four months?  From March to July it seems that everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.  The Coronavirus was supposed to have been something small and insignificant, yet we’re now in July and have lost 130 thousand Americans and counting.   The economy is in shambles, unemployment is at an all-time high.   Racial tension is at a Civil-War high, BLM Movement vs Systemic Racism, and White supremacy is on display everywhere.   Four years ago a famous candidate asked, “What in the hell do you have to lose,” that candidate is now the President,

It really doesn’t matter which Political Party you represent,  I think it’s safe to say, we’re in a mess.   When we find ourselves fighting over whether we should or shouldn’t wear a face Mask, things are pretty bad.   Who would have thought that an American President would be the Drum Major over such a silly fight when he is well aware of the dangers of not wearing a mask.

“I can’t breathe” another year like this could be catastrophic to my health.  It seems like I’ve been holding my breath these past few months, apprehensive of what may happen next.

Facts are,  Black Americans have been living with that feeling for years.  Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. talks about, The Country That Refused To Change.   In it, he says, “America’s betrayal of the civil rights movement gave way to urban explosions across the country, declarations of Black Power and interminable debates about the slogan’s meaning”.   Meanwhile, Ronald Reagan was giving White Americans justification of their history, their sense of innocence, according to James Baldwin.   It’s taken us a long time and a long walk to finally hit close to home.

I have some good news!  Whatever happens next, I have faith that it’ll be better than what has already happened.  We can’t get any darker than where we’ve been.

Symbolically speaking, America has been pregnant far too long, and now the pain has become excruciating,   We all must help deliver THE BIRTH OF A NEW AMERICA.  If we do it right, we stand a chance to deliver justice and equality, the understanding that all Black Lives Matter, and more.  We can eradicate systemic racism and White privilege, create a new song we all can sing and be proud of.   Imagine for the first time all Americans can truly stand proudly and say, “I’m glad to be an American.”

The future is near and 2021 and beyond can be the very best in America.  However, if we refuse to change and continue to hold on to the stupidity, we will never experience that bright blue future.   Why gamble the future, when we already know what the past has brought us, phrases such as  “for Whites only” can truly stay in America’s previous chapters.

There have been so many wonderful words written and spoken about America, THE LAND OF THE FREE AND BRAVE.  July fourth is considered INDEPENDECE DAY.  The worst thing about all this wonderfulness is that it wasn’t true for Black Americans.   The History, the Songs, the Poems, Mottos, Flags and all was written for one race only, Black Americans weren’t considered.   So while White Politicians love to quote Freddrick Douglas and Dr. King, they never serve them nor their people.   Black Americans were forced to believe in a History of lies which is why we’re in this mess today.

THE BIRTH OF A NEW AMERICA will have some growing pains, but I am hopeful.   I believe we are a people of perseverance, faith, and courage.   Understanding that everything must be put on the table if we are to grow honesty must be priority.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”  “Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase”  “Only darkness can see the stars”  “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for”  Our lives begins to end the day we become silent about the things that matter”

If you believe as I do that we are a people of perseverance, faith, and courage then allow that belief to transform into action and vote, donate, sign petitions, educate yourself and protest so that each step…can be a step into THE BIRTH OF A NEW AMERICA.

…Then, we can celebrate OUR GREAT COUNTRY…

      *Tara Dowdell

*Professor Eddie Glaude Jr.

*James Baldwin

*Dr. Martin Luther King

*Roger Wilkins

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THE BEGINNING of THE END

  America is experiencing a rebirth, the toothpaste is out of the tube and there is no way it’s going back in.  Young White Americans are more than angry, they are proud to help Black Americans achieve some sense of equal justice under the law or by any means necessary.

Changes are happening quick and fast all over America.  Confederate  Monuments, statues, and Rebel Flags are all being torn down by force and taken down anywhere found.   In the beginning, when these symbols were placed, they represented White Supremacy and was placed to remind Black Americans to stay in their place.   Imagine being Black in America,  having to accept all of that garbage then having to learn how to survive, live, and thrive in a country that hates you.   Those Monuments and Rebel Flag were created and placed with such reverence by the people it represented.  The problem was and is, White Americans wanted Black Americans to feel reverential towards those same symbols as they did.   They were clueless of our Smothered anger, not knowing one day it would explode.   How could White Americans be so arrogant, so blatantly ignorant not to understand the hurt and pain they’ve caused.   Still today, some are asking us to respect those confederate symbols and embrace a history that was never honorable to us.   It’s incomprehensible how they were so insensitive to Black Americans’ feelings   Perhaps because “We Wear The Mask”  as Maya Angelou explained.  https://youtu.be/_HLol9InMlc  (excerpt)

We wear the mask that grins and lies. It shades our cheeks and hides our eyes. This debt we pay to human guile With torn and bleeding hearts… We smile and mouth the myriad subtleties. Why should the world think otherwise In counting all our tears and sighs. Nay let them only see us while We wear the mask.

They laugh to conceal their crying, They shuffle through their dreams They stepped ’n fetched a country And wrote the blues in screams. I understand their meaning, It could an did derive From living on the edge of death They kept my race alive By wearing the mask! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

 Dr. King and Black Americans would march and sang, “We Shall Over-Come SomeDay”.  Well, it appears that day has come, this is THE BEGINNING of THE END?

I believe most Americans understand how we got to this point in our country,  few of us know where and how it all will end.  There is a growing number of Republicans embarrassed by and unhappy with Trump over his racist rhetoric and his mishandling of the Coronavirus.  COVID-19 is on a rise, now killing over a hundred twenty thousand as I write.  Protesters are angry and are still marching in the streets against systemic racism.  Meanwhile, it feels like we’re in a free fall,  Trump appears to be inadequate, incompetent, and unwilling to understand.   Just last week he once again demonstrated how insensitive and ignorant he is of others. Trump planned a campaign rally on June 19 in Tulsa.  Ignorant as a citizen is excusable, for a President it is inexcusable and unacceptable.   Although his administration changed the date to the following day, their point was made loud and clear, Dog whistle would be an understatement.   These folks are clueless as to the pulse of Americans.  They boasted and expected more than 19,000 inside the Arena and over 20,000 outside.   The irony is their expectation fell far short, only 6200 attended the Campaign rally.  Three years ago that kind of Political Dog-Whistle would have given them their expectation, maybe even more.   Today it appears America is experiencing a new era,  THE BEGINNING of THE END.

Black Lives Matter and young White Americans are demanding and making changes even as I write.   Fox News would have one believe that they are only being destructive and pulling down Confederate Monuments.   Friends, more than Monuments are coming down, major corporations are making changes with apologies attached to those changes.  From Chic-fil-A, Starbucks to the NFL many companies realize they must change to fit in this new BEGINNING of America.   As BLM and Young White Americans confront and force America to finally strive to live all the promises that were made years ago, we understand this new BEGINNING is uncomfortable, dealing with Racism is uncomfortable.   Remember,  this uncomfortableness that we’re now experiencing is nowhere near THE TRIBULATION OF BEING BLACK IN AMERICA  24/7.   Everybody knows that racism has always been the ghost in the room.   Dealing with this painful past will not be easy, I suspect it will be the most difficult thing we as a people and Nation ever had to do.

Is White privilege racism?  Knowing all the flaws we now know about Donald Trump if he was a Black man, would he be President?

We all know Politics is a dirty game, and one of the dirtiest games played is to have one Race put down their own race.  To do this, they would get paid then they are given talking points (Plantation, Victimhood, Free-Thinker…etc) and manipulative statistics,  all to persuade voters to vote their way.   Sadly, some Black Americans are doing this to their race, “For The Love Of Money”

“Some people got to have it,  some people really need it,  do thang bad thangs with it, people will steal from their mother,  people will rob their own Brother”

Hopefully today is THE BEGINNING of a better America for all Americans and the END of an America that was great only to some Americans.

I’m cautiously optimistic about where this road will end, already it’s better than it was yesterday, and hopefully, tomorrow will be THE BEGINNING of THE END!   Realistically speaking we’re living in the moment.  Extreme emotions, high anxiety, Young and Restless searching for direction, where do we go from here.  Is this what Democracy looks like?  Or is this our pathway to a More Perfect Union?  We’ve been thinking a long time about this and yet so many questions are still unanswered.  .This one thing I do know that if America is ever going to be that Country where all men are created equal it must reckon with its past to Black Americans and to all the other people of color it deprived.  Otherwise, this Movement would have been nothing more than a moment of symbolism.  I hope and pray it’s a lot more than that,  I hope it is THE BEGINNING of THE END.

      *Maya Angelou, “We Wear The Mask”  https://youtu.be/_HLol9InMlc

*The Ojays, “For The Love Of Money” https://youtu.be/BfQuvrlnOdo

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WHITE AMERICANS ARE ANGRY TOO

THE TRIBULATION OF BEING BLACK IN AMERICA was a reminder to all Americans why they are angry.  ANGRY! about Slavery, Jim crow, injustice, systemic racism, and all the lies on top of lies, broken promises, and yes, Police brutality.

TODAY, Americans are tired of the people in charge ignoring Black Americans’ concerns/ issues, economics, schooling, equality, justice, and more.   This anger has been brewing since the beating of Rodney King, 1991 (https://youtu.be/sdktDOeG2VI ) the officers were acquittal a year later.  I don’t know if the acquittal, in this case, emboldens policemen to treat Black Americans as they do, or was it the fact that they got caught and seen by many White Americans doing what Black folks had been complaining about for years.

While Black Americans were getting brutally beaten and killed by Policemen and by other Whites folks, White Americans’ anger was slowly burning, however, their moral indignation kept getting smothered by professional politicians.   Meanwhile, Religious leaders were quiet, leaving others to speak on God’s behalf.  “We must practice forgiveness, be patient, and appreciate how far we’ve come”  After all, there were Black Entertainment Shows, many in sports, and in government.   Sophisticated Politicians and Political Pundits were extremely sinister in their dealings, so much so, that they even hijacked those accomplishments, to create numbness in the hearts and souls of White Americans’ original emotions, yet again.

“You can fool some of the people some of the time, but, you can’t fool all of the people all of the time”

AFTER the death of many Black Americans killed by Policemen, and decades of lies from the White establishment,  White Americans have grown angry from being fooled, manipulated, and lied to.  Their ANGER is HOT and real, much like Black Americans. WHITE AMERICANS ARE ANGRY TOO and are now ready to burn it all down and start over again.

Protests are now happening all over the world and riot is the voice and sound of pinned up anger.

Admittedly, in 2016 with help from Donald Trump, they used Colin Kaepernick taking a knee position as being disrespectful to the flag and lack of patriotism https://youtu.be/bBdoDOXMWkg   Trump knew Kaepernick was protesting against unjust Police brutality being done to Black Americans.  Once again they were successful in kidnapping White Americans’ moral indignation.  Today, NFL football commissioner Goodell condemns racism, admits NFL was wrong for not listening earlier.

I think seeing the back to back killings of two Black men (first Admaud Abrey, then George Floyd) was too much to explain away.   Watching Ahmaud Abrey killing angered us, but then to watch another Black man (George Floyd) getting killed by a Policeman in an unforgivable fashion.  Eight minutes and forty-six seconds with a knee on his neck to death.  ANGER is an understatement, the rage is more like a nuclear missile has been being thrown.  WHITE AMERICANS ARE ANGRY TOO!

If Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and others think they can run the same ole playbook of  US vs THEM, which was once successful, it will not work in 2020.

Americans have a pretty good idea who Donald Trump is, however, others are already doing what they’ve done before, which is, persuade you with lies, change the narrative, and create another image.  They are asking White Americans again, not to believe what they already morally believe in their heart.  Maybe because they believe Jim Crow is still left somewhere inside you, or maybe, they don’t believe the movement we all see, is real.

This time around Whites and other Americans will not be so easily influenced by lies, deceptions, and phony patriotism.   Despite the fact that Fox News continues to show the same footage of looting day after day, night after night isn’t effective enough to scare White Americans away from protesting.  In fact, WHITE AMERICANS ARE ANGRY TOO.  People all over the world are coming together to say BLACK LIVES MATTER!

Trump just doesn’t get it, WHITE AMERICANS ARE ANGRY TOO

“Donald Trump is the first President in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people–does not even pretend to try.  Instead, he tries to divide us,” said  James Mattis, Frm.Sec, of Defense.  I couldn’t agree more.

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