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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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The Black Political Card

The Black Political Card The Black Political Card consists of 10 Questions to be asked by Black People to any politician who wants their support, vote or attention.  Politicians must answer these 10 Questions with a YES or NO Response without clarification, before they are allowed to speak to you individually or as a group every time they present themselves to you, your church, business, civic, fraternal or sorority group, or organization.   They can clarify their answers during their presentation.   Please share this idea with your membership.  You can change the questions if you like, but use the procedure of asking 10 Yes or No Questions. 1.  Would you propose and vote for any form of Reparation for Black People?                                                                                                       Yes   or   No    2.  Have you ever proposed or support any Economic Empowerment Program specifically for Black People?                                                 Yes   or   No    3.  Do you understand the history and legacy of Black African Enslavement?                                                                                                       Yes   or   No    4.  Would you vote to change Criminal Laws that have led to the incarceration of a disproportionate number of Black Men?                    Yes   or   No    5.  Would you support an Educational Curriculum that empowers Black Students with their Ancient Pre-Enslavement History?            Yes   or   No                                                                    6.  Have your ever supported any laws or policies that negatively impact Black People at any level of government?                                      Yes   or   No                                    7.  Would you propose and vote for equal Haitian and African Immigrations Laws similar to European and Hispanics Laws?                    Yes   or   No    8.  Can you name 5 Ancient African Civilizations that predates European and Arab Civilization?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Yes       or     No                                                                                                                                                                                                                             9.  Did Black Ancient Egyptians build the Pyramids, start Medicine and Science?                                                                                                              Yes   or   No          10.  Are you aware of the 1921terrorist attack and massacre of Black People in Tulsa, Oklahoma that destroy their Black Wall Street?                Yes       or     No     Charles E. CampbellThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.http://tqrbe.blogspot.comhttp://www.cdbaby.com/cecampbell2