CITIZEN OF THE WORLD: BARACK OBAMA ADDRESSES WORLD COMMUNITY!

Barack Obama addressed over 200,ooo in Berlin, Germany today accordng to Berlin police. what is it about his message that has the whole wide world listening? One woman said; “she would never wash her hand again” after he shook her hand walking highly congested crowds after his speech.

This was his largest gathering of people amassed in one place, at one time ever to see, hear and perhaps touch him. He is an enigma on universal proportions, but what is the root of his acclaim? Is it just because he is the latest “new face?”

Do people really gravitate toward him without a clue as to his views? Is there any truth to his followers admire him for his potential, and their expectations, rather than any substantive reason?

“Citizen of the World” is a term that both Reagan and Kennedy both used when they were in Germany. Although, when they uttered those words the world and Eastern Europe was a very different place.

A curious fact indeed, when Obama alludes to the fact “his American ancestors came over to Europe, but he doesn’t resemble them in outward appearance.”

Lawmakers Push for Apology; U.S. role in Slavery….

“The New Jersey Assembly Committee on Appropriations approved a resolution Jan. 3 to express an apology for the state’s role in slavery. State Assemblymen William Payne, D-Essex,  Chairman of People’s Organization for Progress Lawrence Hamm,  Assemblymen Craig Stanley, and Jersey City deputy mayor Kabili Tayari were among those present at this historical event. “

Clegg says that an apology serves “no legitimate purpose since the villains and victims are long since deceased” and that such an action could instead be divisive and “keep racial wounds alive.”

I disagree with this line of rationale. If I wrong you then I owe you the acknowledgement, atonement and respect that asking forgiveness requires. You’re not going to change the fact, however, you show ‘good faith’ with the acknowlegement.

“Five states did something over the past 12 months that no state had done before: expressed regret or apologized for slavery.
This year, Congress, which meets in a Capitol built partly by slaves, will consider issuing its own apology.”

“We’ve seen states step forward on this,” says Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, citing the resolutions of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey. “I’m really shocked, just shocked” that the federal government hasn’t apologized. “It’s time to do so.”

Moreover, people need to realize that just because you weren’t present doesn’t make you exempt. All Americans have benefitted from slavery. The rise of the Industrialization, Information Age etc. all have their root in slavery.

These individuals were ‘human cargo’ and were forced labor for today’s multi-national corporations. For Example, Ethan Allen (furniture Store), Sears & Roebuck had mail order catalogs with “enslaved africans” ; and CSX RailRoad Company. These are just a few that I know from research. There are plenty more.

There is no STATUE OF LIMITATIONS on apologies or making wrongs right. The real story is this country is afraid to admit her role because she fears the retribution and or reparation that may come along with it. She (USA) has 1 foot on the plantation and the other foot on the records that proves her diabolical role in the ‘peculiar institution.’ What do you

An apology is counterproductive, Clegg says. “It taps into white guilt and helps perpetuate social programs the civil rights establishment likes, such as racial preferences and ultimately reparations,” he says.

Isn’t that the point to undue past transgressions by “leveling the playing field? Contrary to popular belief, this isn’t the first time teh U.S.A. has apologized for past misdeeds.

“It apologized to Japanese-Americans in 1988 for holding them in camps during World War II and gave each survivor $20,000. In 1993, Congress apologized to native Hawaiians for the overthrow of their kingdom a century earlier. In 2005, the Senate apologized for not enacting anti-lynching legislation.

“The Senate has no record of any prior effort to apologize for slavery. In the House of Representatives, Tony Hall, an Ohio Democrat, proposed one in 1997 and Rep. John Conyers, D- Mich., has tried since 1989 to pass a bill that would create a commission to study slavery’s impact and possible remedies, including reparations and cash payments.”

So, why is it so “controversial for African-Americans to collect reparations? Is there not enough proof? John Hope Franklin, a reknown historian under the Clinton or Bush Administration (I forget now) did a study on connections to blacks and their past forced servitude. Surely, this study and others like it can be explored to find a solution.

“Apologies are controversial because they could lead to reparations.”

“They “carry weight” as a step toward racial healing and don’t have to “open the door” to reparations, says Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University.”

So, that’s what they’re ultimately afraid of? Retribution, revenge and the guilt!

“We’re just apologizing; You can’t undo the past, but you can recognize a wrong was done.”

This is a start, but these proponents must be vigilante in spreading this sentiment amongst their colleagues,  family and friends. racism and the effects therein, must be solved by the perpetuators of the crime: white People. Like it or not it’s your legacy and responsibility to restore humanity to those

disenfranchised by its vices.

 

BLACKNESS REDEFINED, REFINED & OH SOOO SUBLIME!!!! PT. 1

Black is the Alpha & Omega. Every creature that has life has to pass through a black hole or womb. Black is the state of ALL colors combined. Black is the color of carbon a critical substance to ALL life on the planet.

Melanin is also dark (brown-to black) in hue or shade, equally no one can live without melanin in the body. For it permeates every organ, gland and tissue of the body…Especially, the mind!! It facilitates dreams (both day and night)

We need to deal with blackness from a Psychological-Spiritual Paradigm, and reject the all too familar socio-economic fabrication.

Black is the color of Space, the Universe, and the boundless Cosmos. It is the color of the first humans. It is the manifestation of the Highest & Greatest (recorded) culture ever known to man Egypt! Egypt or Kemet is Ethiopia’s or (Kush) oldest daughter.

Both which are Greek names which mean Black!! It is also the color of your pupil, as well as the symbol of the 3rd Eye. The Black Dot is the symbol of creation, intuitional vision, and omnipotence, and omnipresence.

My Point is there is no such thing as too black, rather a question of are you black enough? For, when you die the first thing you’ll encounter is Blackness, so it Behooves you to know your blackness through and through…its the most constant & consistent substance in the all the worlds, this one and the next!!

Mine your mind for jewels…like Black coal at extreme depths in the Black earth transforming into a clear diamond which is one, if not the strongest stone. Its root is in BLACKNESS…..

Do Sports and Politics mix?

The IOC (International Olympic Committee) reportedly has ruled: that Iraqi athletes couldn’t participate in Olympic games. Reports of tribal warfare, sectarian skirmishes and the on-going escalated violence has isolated Iraq from the International community.

Should athletes participating in an International sport be held accountable for their countries sectarian divisions? How does this Shia vs Sunni conflict affect the morale of the larger country? With this International sanction being levied at such a crucial time of foreign policy how might the “International community” respond to Iraq’s snubbing; or is anyone watching and does anyone care?

What about American athletes playing baskeball this summer in China? Should they make a political statement about the genocide, rape, kidnapping, forced migration in Darfur, Sudan? It is a well known fact that China is one of the leading exporters of guns and ammunition to Darfur, Sudan. Is it wrong for us to expect our athletes to take a political stand for kinsmen on another continent they have never met?

 I say yes you have use your voice to create justice and equality for all people that is a Human Right! Although, I won’t hold them accountable if they don’t because not everyone can express the issues “appropriately.” Still, I say a long as the issue is addressed it matters not so much how we came to understand or learn about said issue; it’s not bout blame, rather solutions! We have to be proactive and self-determined!

At the end of the day, do sports and politics mix? How many fans really want their “teams” hero talking about societal ills,  social justice, and social welfare?