When Black Men Fall Apart.

     There were times when you could find strange fruit hanging, dangling from trees, on-lookers pointing and laughing with a foul stench in the midnight breeze. It was the norm and was once the past time of the Americans. Folks would get all dolled up to spectate the brutality of the young and old while socializing with love ones and old friends. Then there were times of the 'Good Ole Jim Crow' laws which redefined cultural relations through out the hostile South which caused  African American Men to feel the pressure and ultimately they became the victims of social hardship. So the question is did this crack the African American Male? You can look at the social system for the answer, school, home and work to be more specific. Young African American Men have had, and still maintain the highest drop-out rate for high school students if they even make it that far. They also take the same position in the incarceration rates as well.It has been proven that there is a direct correlation between  lack of education for the African American Male and  the high incarceration rate. Why is there more focus on the space programs then the "inner-city" student who can't get funding for books or even keep their schools open?
     The second focus could be seen as the core of the African American Male problems. He has no guidance for help and is lacking motivational skills to do for self. He see what mainstream social norms are as his way to understands his role as a African American Male. A microwaved society that is America prides itself off the things it can take with military force, the illusion of the power of the pen versus the power of the gun, demonizes the poor and glorifies the wealthy. This creates distress and causes a vicious cycle of bottled up emotions that he carries around  without a proper outlet.
      Then there's work, in which he's treated as the misunderstood one and has to be directly looked over or watched to ensure he is productive. At times he must prove himself to be qualified among his peers. He's targeted and made the butt of most jokes and when he tries to address these concerns, he's made to feel as if he is the problem. At what point can anyone be comfortable in any of this? How would or could you understand the pressure of the African American Male? Are you part of the problem or the solution to the breaking down the African American Male? When and what do you feel can be positive discussion to this situation?

The African Mind

Where are the gospels of Marcus Garvey, MLK, Malcolm X, Huey P. or Eldridge Cleaver? How do we understand the world without the understanding of who these people were?  Why do you only hear the stories of their struggles, but don't utilize their understanding and wisdom to create new environmental change for the people of color? I remember my first time I experienced racism at an early age I didn't quite understand it, I felt a sense of not belonging and feeling uncomfortable with the person I was. Many years has gone by since that initial feeling and now I have a greater sense of self due to me learning who I am. It is through the literature of the greats that has overtime given a sense of pride and accomplishment to a people who otherwise are deemed lost with no real identity. With this sense of pride and courage I'm able to now reach back to the youth helping cultivate the knowledge to those who should know who we are and where we come from. The struggle is not over it has intensified and is now beening masked behind color-blindness. We must continue to ignite that ever burning flame our ancestors before felt during their various forms of captivity. If we never forget the voice of freedom it shall always and forever ring. 

Black Fact of the Day

September 8

In 1963, Sidney Poitier became the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film, Lilies of the Field.

Hurricane, horror strikes U.S. East Coast

The time is now to prepare yourself. I feel preparation starts in the mind and then the body. You must know right actions to secure you survival.

Hurricane, horror strikes U.S. East Coast

Black Fact of the Day

August 27

Artist Jackie Ormes became the first African-American cartoonist with her 1937 serial comic "Dixie to Harlem." The strip featured character Torchy Brown, a teen who finds fame as an entertainer at New York's Cotton Club.

Black Fact of the Day

August 18

African-American inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan created the gas mask—then became renowned for using his mask to save workers trapped in a toxic fume-filled tunnel.

Black Fact of the Day

August 5

Thomas J. Martin patented a fire extinguisher in 1872.

Black Fact of the Day

July 30

Donyale Luna was the first black cover girl, appearing on the cover of the British version ofVogue magazine in March 1966.

Black Fact of the Day

July 28

Nat "Deadwood Dick" Love, a renowned and skilled cowboy, was the only African-American cowboy to write his autobiography The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as Deadwood Dick, published in 1907.

Black Fact of the Day

July 27

John Love invented the pencil sharpener in 1897.

Black Fact of the Day

July 26

Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis led protests against the U.S. Armed forces policies of segregation while he served in the Army during WW II.http://www.biography.com/articles/Joe-Louis-9386989

Black Fact of the Day

July 25

Louis Lomax became the first black television journalist in 1958, when he joined the staff of WNTA-TV in New York http://reportingcivilrights.loa.org/authors/selections.jsp?authorId=45

"Jordan Miles" hip hop music video tells vivid story of police brutality

"Jordan Miles" hip hop music video tells vivid story of police brutality

Call Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala at 412.350.4400 and demand he file charges against the 3 police officers who brutally beat Jordan Miles.

Writer's Block..

     When people think of writer's block they think of some nameless guy sitting at his computer with a paper due tomorrow staring at a blank page with nothing to say. But when I think of writer's block I think of  having emotions and feelings that comes to mind and that I AM able to write about however, the block is how my words will be perceived.
      There are times when I want to express the way I feel about things I've pondered on but I chose to be silent on these issues because I don't know how people will react to them. I really can't explain my thought process, but I can say that most people feel the same way.
      One thought that comes to mind  involves me dealing with people and their political views. I feel that people won't always agree when it comes to certain ideals but as long as we try to do what is right as a whole, change can be born.
     Controversial issues within certain settings such as the workplace can lead to discomfort all around. So back to my question; what should I write when I feel I may spark too much of an interest in the reader due to my views not being politically correct or sensitive to various issues?
      I'm also trying to understand if I don't write what I feel, how would that effect my thoughts and views in the future. Some people feel writing is therapeutic and some are too timid to even think about a certain issues let alone write about them. So what should I write?


 Writer's Block!

Peace God

Peace to the god within you.

Peace to the unity that one shares with the creator.

Peace to the struggle of the people.

Love for the lives of the Poor.

Love to the Children of the Earth.

Love from the Blessings of the One to whom teaches Love.

Respect to the Language of the Original Man.

Respect to the Choices of Freedom.

Respect to the Pure at Heart.

Understanding to Ignorance.

Understanding for the Youth.

Understanding Resources.

Trust Love.

Trust Peace.

Trust and Respect Understanding.

Forgiveness from the Creator

Forgiveness To All.

Forgiveness of the human Heart.

Peace God

 Peace.

Change Has Come to America????

http://www.theroot.com/buzz/noose-found-locker-black-man-suing-nyfd-discrimination

You would think after the Jena 6 controversy that white people would have learned to think twice before running around with nooses. But in New York City, a white man took it upon himself to hang a noose on the locker of a Black man who, with others, currently has a discrimination law suit pending with the NYFD. Not the Deep South, like Jena, Louisiana but the hustling and bustling city that never sleeps, New York City. In this day and age with Black people breaking barriers on the regular basis, you would think that we as a people have reached the Promised Land that King dreamed about through love, respect for one other and appreciating the differences by accepting diversification. But why is there still so much hate and anger towards diversity?

What would those who fought, bled and even died for freedom say about us if they saw the country now? Yes things have clearly changed but the mind of the white man has not. Did they give their lives in vain?  Are we upholding their legacy and believes? Would they be able to see the progression that has been made over the span of history?

A person on the outside looking in on the American way of life would think that after seeing Obama become the first African American president, we were moving in the right direction to bring in a new way of thinking hence the term Post-Racial America. Some think that now in this so called Post-Racial America, the many struggles of racism and discrimination are over but instances like the aforementioned prove that the 'struggle' is on going and will outlast the lifetime of many of us. The remanence of the storm we call racism still dominates and create discomfort for any and everyone in it's way and beyond.

 How can we really focus on the dispelling the ideologies of racism to create a better way of life for our future? Are we that selfish and ignorant about the lives we effect to the point that we aren't concerned with the problems that will destroy the future generations to come?

Will we ever live life to the fullest without hate?

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Black Fatherhood; Community or Convenience?

So I'm watching the season premier of The Game on Black Exploitation Television and the subject matter came up about one of the characters offspring not belonging to him. He questioned whether he would stay in the child's life knowing the offspring wasn't his or not wanting to know at all. So the question I would ask is would you stay cause it's the right thing to do, or would you cut all ties and leave with no hesitation?

People think that most black men would just run out as fast as they could when finding out that the child belongs to someone else in most cases right? Maybe so or maybe not I can't say. I would ask why is that? For the longest black men catch a bad wrap when it comes down to men taking care of kids. We are all generalized when encountering women and the questions is asked "how many kids do you have?" as if it's an epidemic,not to mention the look we get afterwards as if we mistreated every woman we met.


Also if the answer is none then your sexual practices are questioned followed by more looks of disgrace. What's that all about? How did black men get reduced to sex machines, dead beat dads and no good dogs? Why aren't we the Kings we were intended to be? So the question of would you stay if you were unaware of the paternity of the child ,really doesn't help the way we're viewed and furthers perpetuate these stereotypes we often hear. I feel that as a young educated black man I understand that there are forces that want me to fall victim of a certain status or way of life,and I know that my heritage and education teach that I should combat these evils that want me dead or in jail.

How is it that you can look at other communities and see male role models present and accounted for but not in the African American communities? How is it that African American males don't feel there's something wrong with this picture? Why is it so easy to just walk away from someone's life who may look to you for guidance and say he or she isn't mine?


These are questions I pose to anyone in various positions of influence. Back when our communities were able to teach boys to be men and things of value were giving to them through rites of passage the community was a solid unit. Our youth understood when the time was right for them to go out on their own to be a man or woman. Nowadays you never hear of black men having rites of passage ceremonies or coming of age event for their sons and daughters.

How can we get back on the right track? What can we say is the reason for that not happening in our community? Are we not concerned with our youth, or do we not know importance of this time we are missing out on? Are we or should we really try harder to get more involved? Do you feel it take a community to raise a child? If so let's continue to use that understanding and do what's right to raise our unguided youth.

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