HOTEL RWANDA (A MUST SEE FOR ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN)

“If a toad jumps around in the daytime, it is either chasing something or something is chasing it.” African Proverb



Shem Hotep ("I go in peace").





In the immortal words of Ossie Davis in "Do The Right Thing," "Those who know won`t tell; and those who tell don`t know."
Ossie Davis 1917-2005 Rest in peace Great Nubian King.


HOTEL RWANDA (A MUST SEE FOR ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN)

Ten years ago, some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda; and in an era of high-speed communication and round-the-clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, almost 1 million people were brutally murdered. In 1994, while the U.S. news media obsessed over the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the Hutu army in Rwanda was busy committing genocide against one million of its fellow citizens, the Tutsis.
What, exactly, is the difference between Hutus and Tutsis? The Hutus have the darker skin and wider noses, while the Tutsis have the lighter skin and narrower noses. You can thank the Belgians (Whites) for that artificial distinction, which led directly to the 1994 Tutsi holocaust (and I use that word deliberately).

The Belgians and King Léopold killed five to 15 million Congolese (Africans) (the indigenous inhabitants of the Congo River basin).

King Léopold II of Belgium (1835-1909)

Willie Lynch in Africa.

HOTEL RWANDA is based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), the Hutu house manager of a four-star hotel who took in 1,628 Tutsi refugees at great personal risk. I hope this film affords Mr. Rusesabagina the respect that SCHINDLER`S LIST gave the late Oskar Schindler, but I wouldn`t count on it.

The two ethnic groups are actually very similar - they speak the same language, inhabit the same areas and follow the same traditions. But when the Belgian colonists arrived in 1916, they saw the two groups as distinct entities, and even produced identity cards classifying peopleaccording to their ethnicity. The Belgians considered the Tutsis as superior to the Hutus. Not surprisingly, the Tutsis welcomed this idea, and for the next 20 years they enjoyed better jobs and educational opportunities than their neighbors. Resentment among the Hutus gradually built up, culminating in a series of riots in 1959. More than 20,000 Tutsis were killed, and many more fled to the neighboring countries of Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. When Belgium relinquished power and granted Rwanda independence in 1962, the Hutus took their place. Over subsequent decades, the Tutsis were portrayed as the scapegoats for every crisis.

President Clinton the so called frist Black President did nothing to help.

The most truthful point in the movie to me came when Colonel Oliver: explaining Paul Rusesabagina why the world will not intervene. Colonel Oliver: the Western world doesn’t care, you’re dirt, you’re Black. You`re not even ni@@gers...you’re worst, you’re Africans.

We swoon at 170,000 people killed by a Tsunami, where`s our support for a movie where 1,000,000 people died not by uncontrollable natural disaster but by avoidable genocide? This movie should be playing in every theater in the country. People don`t want to watch what hurts their conscience. It has major stars like Nick Nolte, Don Cheatle, and Joaquin Phoenix, so no one can claim it`s got a weak cast. It touches the sensitive subject Europeans (and white America) interfering where they do not belong, and segregating people based upon physical features and political views. Then abandoning these cultures to heal the animosity and breach alone. It happened in 1994 and it will happen again, and again. Yet again it happens in Darfur.



Chicago native was the leading figure in the Student Nonviolent coordinating committee. The catalyst that turned SNCC into a fighting, militant organization.
James Forman 1928-2005


Master Sergeant Vernon Waters (A Soldier story): You know the damage one ignorant Negro can do? We were in France in the first war; we`d won decorations. But the white boys had told all them French gals that we had tails. Then they found this ignorant colored soldier; paid him to tie a tail to his Butt and run around half-naked, making monkey sounds. Put him on the big round table in the Cafe Napoleon, put a reed in his hand, crown on his head, blanket on his shoulders, and made him eat *bananas* in front of all them Franchisee. Oh, how the white boys danced that night... passed out leaflets with thatboy`s picture on it. Called him Moonshine, King of the Monkeys. And when we slit his throat, you know that fool asked us what he had done wrong?


Niggas Can Still Be Bought.

Armstrong Williams, a prominent conservative commentator who was a protégé of Senator Storm Thurmond and Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court, acknowledged that he was paid $240,000 by the Department of Education to promote its initiatives on his syndicated television program and to other African-Americans in the news media.


Chronic Candy! Will it ever end?

Snoop Dogg and reality-TV star Paris Hilton are endorsing a new weed-flavored candy that is stirring up controversy and generating criticism among New York City politicians. Presently found in 43 stores across the Big Apple, Chronic Candy, hemp-rooted lollipops and gumdrops promises that "Every lick is like taking a hit." It`s quickly becoming top choice for local costumes with the munchies, while drawing criticism from politicians who feel the candy promotes drug use to the youth.


Pimp Creflo Dollar, and Pimp Fred Price.

Word-faith preachers whose main focuses is the prosperity teaching.

I thought I`d place those two pimps. pictures up in order to keep within proper context. You know who these guys`s are. They are the one`s that does not speak unless they are speaking about getting some money. They believe that Christians are not living faithfully unless they are getting a lot of money.

I decided to write about something that we could all relate to-MONEY. In my opinion, Christians fall into three camps. One camp believes money is evil and that the poor are more righteous than the rich are. The second camp believes that God is a genie and all you have to do is wish (pray) for riches and he will grant them. The third crowd takes a more balanced approach and views money as a tool that can be used to promote the kingdom of God. Now that I have defined the 3 camps, I would like to examine them more closely. I have come across Christians who believe that they are holy because they are poor or in debt. They see this as a badge of honor. They think they are closer to God because Jesus was poor. I think this line of thought is nonsense. The bible does say that the poor will be with us always; but it does not say that being poor helps one`s standing in the kingdom of heaven. I would like to call the second camp the "Creflo Dollar, and Fred Price. s crowd." These are the Christians who run around praying for God to bless themand anoint them with riches. Some pray the prayer of Jabez like it is some kind of formula for riches. This is utter foolishness. The bible says, God does not promise us material wealth. He promises us salvation. He tells us to store our treasures up in heaven. We should not worry about chasing riches here on earth. The third camp takes a more balanced approach. They view money as a means to an end. They see themselves as stewards of what God has given them. They use what they have been given to bless themselves and others. God is not against people being wealthy. Abraham was wealthy, so were David and Solomon.

God Bless America, Really?

“The child that will not allow his parents to sleep through the night must be prepared to stay awake himself.” African Proverb



Shem Hotep ("I go in peace").



I bet you didn’t know this, did you? Iraqis of African Descent.


Unlike most Iraqis, whose faces come in shades from olive to a pale winter white, Youssef (the sister in the picture above) has skin the color of dark chocolate. She has African features and short, tightly curled hair that she straightens and wears in a soft bouffant.

God Bless America, Really?


White MP`s were called in. armed with machine guns...They shot everything that moved, until nothing did; not one defenseless soldier got away. When the shooting stopped, over 1200 members of the 364th were slaughtered." In December of 1943, over one thousand black soldiers were slaughtered at Camp Van Dorn, located just outside the sleepy southern town of Centerville Mississippi. These enlisted men weren’t killed in combat with the enemy, but lined up and mowed down, unarmed, by white soldiers acting on orders from superiors in the US Army. Unbelievable, isn’t it? The first thought I had upon hearing about the incident was that it couldn’t possibly be true. So, I got my hands on the book, The Slaughter, written by Carroll Case, a local, white Mississippi journalist who blew the cover off this shocking, long-rumored massacre.


Letter from King George Bush.

From where I stand, I can clearly see your black tormented faces.
How you must hate me, I wonder how many of you, think of killing me of assassinating this country leader, But again looking at you all. I see fear, passive fear, fear of death. So I am safe within the confines of the law, to overtax you, underpay you, overwork you, police force you, and bury you black people. You people are victims of society, and victims of America. Even though you people achieved independence, European rule still prevails. Neo-colonialism has its roots deep in you people soul. Your so-called Black Leaders care not as long as they are well paid. So I am safe within the confines of your passivity to stand on this rostrum and address you. And fill your oppressed ears with mocking promises. As I speak, I speak for all that are here with me brown and nearly white. For color, class and creed has no meaning where the almighty dollar is concerned, and on behalf of the government here and abroad. I would like to thank you white voters for dipping your finger in the blood thus marking an X
Giving me the right to do wrong. You don’t have to hear my thoughts
You know them; No Black leaders are among you.



The Ghetto is not really a Place.

What’s so fabulous about being ghetto? In case you weren’t aware, the ghetto is not a place. It is a state of mind. Negroes are currently stuck in a ghetto state of mind that is hindering us all from achieving our full potential.


How did we get to this state?
It’s sort of like being a black horse in a horse race and your gate doesn’t open. Meanwhile, all the other horses are white and off and running but you’re stuck in the starting block. By the time your gate opens, all the white horses are damn near at the finish line because you didn’t have any W-D 40. Face it, Black people are about 400 years behind the finish line and something always causes our gates to stick. Be that as it may, while we should be trying to mount a come from behind victory, we often find ourselves hanging outside the stables, smoking weed and drinking malt liquor and Alize`.


Loud and obnoxious.

There is absolutely no reason for anyone, women in particular, to talk loud in the movie theater, on the bus or inside the store. Females slay me popping` gum, cussing and acting a straight fool in restaurants, at clubs or in other public places. It just isn`t necessary and believe me, no real man is going to respect a woman who does not carry herself like a lady. No real man wants a woman who does not recognize the difference between “can`t and cain`t” or “finna and preparing to.” In a pinch it`s okay to use “bout to” but that`s about as far as it should go. My recommendation: Be classy or shut the fu&k up, you`re not impressing anyone.



Now, “ holla if you hear me ” on this one; who was it that said it was cute for women (or some men even) to wear fake toenails? If you wear fake toenails (yes, even just one on your big toe) please see a counselor, it isn`t cute. I saw one lady in the mall with fake toenails on each one of her appendages. I`m sickened just trying to recollect how her keratin collection was all lined up and polished with little ornaments and doodads pasted on for decoration.


You ain’t no pimp!

Rolling on doves, rocking fur coats and ice while living in your mamas basement. And speaking of your mama,How would you like it if I said I was pimping her? Oh no, I heard you flow. Your not the black Gotti or Tony Soprano. And why would you wanna be Italian? And why you call your place a crib? I thought that’s where little babies live?

You aint no pimp!

Ducking your babies mamas child support. Selling drugs but asking me for a $20 dollar loan! Your dog, I worked hard for my bone. For a pimp you got some bad luck. You must be smoking your own product. Your conduct will only get you in the penitentiary or the cemetery. But you gonna get rich or die trying While you should be trying to get a degree or learn a trade. And then just like your public defendant, lawyer and bail bondsmen you too can get paid.

You aint no pimp!
How could you pimp your sisters anyway? Sisters why do you buy their CD’s and let them talk about you that way? Black folk have to go to the next level. Damn, you don’t overstand. Why you want to be a pimp? When a pimp aint even a MAN?

You aint no pimp!

Blacked Out Through Whitewash.

“He who dines with the dogs will eat feces.” African Proverb



Shem Hotep ("I go in peace").





Western (white) Civilization is founded on a Black African Civilization
you may recall being taught in the public fool system that Western (white) civilization is founded upon ancient Greek civilization, which seem to suddenly appear. What European historians are trying to hide or deny is that the Greek civilization was primarily the offspring of the advanced Black African civilization of ancient Egypt, which preceded it by thousands of years. Even Greek legends relate that Egyptian & Phoenician conquerors ruled all or parts of Greece until the 14th or 15th century.


So-called Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy the Greek plagiarism of Egyptian science, philosophy and religion is well documented by George James in Stolen Legacy. Egypt was the greatest educational center in the ancient world. Black Egyptians educated the Greeks. Black Egyptian priests taught the best minds of Europe; Plato, Thales, Aristotle, Democritus, Anaximander, Solon and others. A surviving sculpture of Socrates shows that he was an African, as was Aesop of Aesop's fables. Historians wrote that such great law givers as Lykourgos studied in Egypt and brought back the legal and political basis for the West's politics.


The Earliest Greek and Roman Gods Were all black, Including the Trojan Heroes The early Greek and Roman gods and goddesses such as Apollo, Zeus, Hercules, Athena, Venus, were all black, being renditions of the Black Egyptian gods. The historian Herodotus himself wrote that "the names of nearly all the gods came to Greece from Egypt." The Aeneid, like the Iliad, Odyssey and all the other great epics of the world, is a poetic story dealing with Black people.



Africans Gave Us Math, Algebra and Trigonometry, Including the Arabic Numbers Africans also originated the World's First Known Universities!
The falsely credited Pythagoras and Euclid learned their knowledge from Egypt's "Sacred Mystery Schools," which were the first universities known to man (with branches in other parts of the world including China). Estimated by computer analysis to have approached a mile in length, the temple-university of Luxor housed an elite faculty of priest-professors and catered to come 80,000 students at all grade levels. Temples were at the center of religion, politics and education. The Ethiopians and Egyptians originated Mathematics and Trigonometry. The African Moors originated Algebra and developed Trigonometry into a science. The word Algebra is derived from "Al-jabr wa'l Muqabala," the title of the first textbook on the subject. From the name of its Black author, "Al-Khowarizmi we get the word algorithm (a math procedure). The Arabic numbers we use today came from the ancient Arab people who were originally Black Africans.

Chemistry and the Word Itself is From Black Egypt And Where Would the World be Without Paper or the Alphabet? Africans gave us both!!
The words chemistry/alchemy are from the word Kam or Khem (derives from the name Khemit, the original name for Egypt), the name which the ancient Egyptians called themselves which means black. Africans also invented paper and paper making. Paper was made from papyrus. Before this, writing was done on stone tablets. The alphabet used by Western civilization originates from the Black Phoenicians who copied the principle from the Africans of the Nile Valley.

We all know that February (The shortest month of the year), has been aside for us to learn thousands of years of Black (African) History. But we live as Africans everyday, so we must study and learn who we are everyday. Let's keep the information flowing.

The Original Jews Were Black African People the original Jews in Africa 2,000 years ago were a black African people as an ethnic group. (Massey: Egypt Light of the World) Many of them are still black, in northern Africa such as the Falasha Jews of Ethiopia. A New York Times article (3/2/84), described them as "A lost tribe that has the kept its identity for more than 2,000 years in a remote corner of Africa.

The original Biblical Jews were Black African people who were ruthlessly persecuted by the Romans. Yashu'a (Jesus) was a Black Jew who was born during this time. The Roman-Jewish War in 66 A.D. marked the peak of this persecution and the end of the original Black Jews (Hebrew-Israelites) as a nation. As predicted by Yashu'a, in this war Jerusalem was overthrown, the Temple was destroyed and the Black Hebrew were scattered. (Mat. 24:15-21, Luke 21:5, 6, 20-24). The loss of life was appalling. So many Hebrew were slain that the whole lake of Galilee was red with blood and covered with corpses. The noted historian, Josephus estimated that one million, one hundred thousand perished in the siege of Jerusalem alone, reports Hugh Schonfield in his book The Passover Plot, which describes this massive genocide.

The Word Semite is from Semi, Which Means Half. Half What? Half BLACK!! (Mulatto!)Semite refers to the descendants of Shem, one of Noah's sons. The word originates from the Latin prefix semi, which means half. Half black/half white..........therefore Black. While Semites (such as Jews & Gypsies), have mixed so much with whites, they have forgotten or deny their African roots, but racism will never let them forget this no matter how light-skinned they become, as proved by Hitler, who mandated their destruction because they were classified by whites as "non-white" people originating in Africa. The very word Gypsy means "Out of Egypt."



The African Moors Sparked the European Renaissance!
Ruling Spain, Southern France, much of Scotland and North Africa during the Middle Ages for 700 years, the Black African Moors gave Europe one of its finest civilizations. The story of the Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole, John Jackson writes: "Eurocentric historians argue that Europe gave civilization to Africa, which is a complete inversion of the truth. The first civilized Europeans were the Greeks, who were chiefly civilized by the Africans of the Nile Valley. The Greeks transmitted this culture to the Romans, who finally lost it, bringing on a dark age of 500 years. Civilization was restored to Europe when another group of Africans, the Moors, brought this Dark Age to an end. During the Golden Age of Islam, the Moorish Empire was the most advanced state in world. Cordova was the most wonderful city of the tenth century; the streets were well paved, with raised sidewalks for pedestrians, public baths numbered in the hundreds, at a time when cleanliness in Christian Europe was regarded as a sin. Moorish monarchs dwelt in splendid palaces, while the crowned heads of England, France and Germany, lived in big barns, lacking both windows and chimneys, with only a hole in the roof for the emission of smoke."

The Moors had an insatiable lust for knowledge and acquired it from East and West, translating into Arabic all they could find, even ransacking monasteries for rare books. One king had a private library of 600,000 books! In Moorish Spain, education was available to the most humble, while in Christian Europe, 99% of the populace were illiterate, including Kings. The incredible city of Cordova had 800 public schools. The Moors made great advances in mathematics, physics, astronomy, medicine, botany and chemistry. The Moors also introduced the first shooting mechanisms or rifles known as fire sticks - which revolutionized European military science, ultimately causing their downfall when their enemies used gun powder to drive them back into Africa. Their contribution to European civilization is vast - with no credit given to them. For more details, read The Golden Age of the Moors (Ivan Van Sertima) and The History of the Moorish Empire in Europe, (Samuel Scott).



Blacks Were First in Asia and Pioneered Asia's Early Civilizations!
The Black role in Asia, as elsewhere in the world, has been submerged and distorted for centuries. The earliest occupants of Asia were "small blacks" (pygmies) who came to the region as early as 50,000 years ago. In 100 Amazing Facts about the Negro, J.A. Rogers reports that in 1923, Europeans first discovered "a hitherto unknown Negro race, the Nakhis, 200,000 in number, in Southern China." In The Children Of The Sun, George Parker writes "It appears that the entire continent of Asia was originally the home of many black races and that these races were the pioneers in establishing the wonderful civilizations that have flourished throughout this vast continent. Reports of major kingdoms ruled by Blacks are frequent in Chinese documents.

Africans Built the Ancient Pyramid in Japan and China there are man made pyramids in China and Japan. China's pyramids are located near Siang Fu City in the Shensi province. The Chinese do not know how they got there, but it is believed that Africans of the Nile Valley were the builders. (J.Perry, the Growth of Civilization). Mistaken for hills due to their eroded appearance, the ones in Japan are made of stones not indigenous to Japan. It is said they were built during the time of Mu. (Mahikari - Thank God for the Answers at Last.)

China's First Historical Dynasty and first emperor were Black!
Founded by King Tang or Ta, the earliest documented ruler ship in China was the Shang Dynasty (or Chiang) 1500 - 1000 B.C., which is credited with bringing together the elements of China's earliest known Civilization. The Shang were given the name Nakhi (Na = Black, Khi = Man). Under this Black dynasty, the Chinese established the basic forms of a graceful calligraphy that has lasted to the present day. The first Chinese Emperor, the legendary Fu-Hsi (2953 - 2838 B.C.) Was a wooly haired black man? He is credited with establishing government, originating social institutions and cultural inventions. He is said to have originated the I Ching, or the book of Change, which is the oldest, most revered system of prophecy. It is known to have influenced the most distinguished philosophers of Chinese thought.

Martial Arts Originated in AFRICA, not Asia!!
Kilindi Iyi's essay in African Presence in Early Asia, (by Van Sertima/Rashidi) reveals the African roots of the martial arts: Africans discovered very early that the movements of animals could be used effectively to develop their fighting skills. Also, those animal principles' could be isolated within the consciousness and manifested into an unconquerable fighting force. The oldest records of kicking, throwing and punching techniques were found in Egypt. These warrior scientists laid the foundation for all martial arts systems, including Kung Fu and Judo.

(Black People Wake Up!)

“What an old man will see while seating, a small child cannot see it even standing on top of mountain!” African Proverb



Shem Hotep ("I go in peace").



“A number of external factors affect the African situation, and if our liberation struggle is to be placed in correct perspective and we are to KNOW THE ENEMY, the impact of these factors must be fully grasped.”

Kwame Nkrumah 1909-1972


The "Bling, Bling " Has got to go.

USA Today article on Black spending habits, alarming but not surprising!

These are tough economic times, especially for African in America, for whom the unemployment rate is more than 10%. Rather than belt-tightening, the response has been to spend more. In many poor neighborhoods, one is likely to notice satellite dishes and expensive
new cars.

Middle-class Thugs.

It’s no secret that white corporations dictate our culture to us through the media, or that life imitates art in our communities just look at BET`s influence. What is amazing, however, is that so many people who should know better fall for the lie of white supremacy and it’s twisted expectations of us.


(Black People Wake Up!)
After all of these years and all we have been through together, we think it’s appropriate for us to show our gratitude for all you have done for us. We have chastised you, criticized you, punished you, and in some cases even apologized to you, but we have never formally nor publicly thanked you for your never-ending allegiance and support to our cause. This is our open letter of thanks to a unique people, a forgiving people, a steadfast people, and a brave people: Black Americans. We will always be in debt to you for your labor. You built this country and were responsible for the great wealth we still enjoy today. Upon your backs, laden with the stripes we sometimes had to apply for disciplinary reasons, you carried our nation. We thank you for that. We thank you for your diligence and tenacity. Even when we refused to allow you to even walk in our shadows, you followed close behind, believing that someday we would come to accept you and treat you like men and women.

Your strength in the face of adversity cannot be understated. You are truly a great people, and we thank you so much. We publicly acknowledge Black people for raising our children, attending to our sick, and preparing our meals while we were occupied with the trappings of the good life. Even during the times when we found pleasure in your women and enjoyment in seeing one of your men lynched, maimed and burned, some of you continued to watch over us and our belongings. We simply cannot thank you enough. Your bravery on the battlefield, despite being classified as three-fifths of a man, was and still is outstanding and beyond the call of duty. We often watched in awe as you went about your prescribed chores and assignments, sometimes laboring in the hot sun for 12 hours, to assist us in realizing our dreams of wealth
and good fortune. You were always there, and we thank you.

Now that we control at least 90 percent of all of the resources and wealth of this nation, we have Black people to thank the most. You were there when it all began, and you are still with us today, protecting us from those Black people who have the temerity to speak out against our past transgressions. How can we thank you for your dedication? You warned us about Denmark Vessey. You let us know about Gabriel Prosser’s plans; you called our attention to Nat Turner. And you even sounded the alarm when old John Brown came calling on Harper’s Ferry. Some of you still warn us today. Thank you, Now, as we look out upon our enormous wealth, and as we assess our tremendous control of the resources of this country, we can only think of the sacrifices you and your families made to make all of this possible. You are indeed fantastic, and we will forever be in your debt. To think of how you have looked out for us for hundreds of years and to see you still doing the same thing today is simply amazing.


Thank you for continuing to bring 95 percent of what you earn to our businesses. That is so gracious of you. Thanks for buying our Tommy Hilfigers, Nikes, and all of the other brands you so adore. Your purchase of these products really makes us feel that we are at least giving something back to you for your patronage. After all, in the past, the brands we put on you were quite painful, but those of today can be proudly worn because they give you as sense of self-esteem, right? But it’s the least we can do for a people who have treated us so well. Your super-rich athletes, entertainers, intellectuals, and business persons (both legal and illegal) exchange most of their money for our cars, jewelry, homes, and clothing. What a windfall they have provided for us! The less fortunate among you spend all they have at our neighborhood stores, enabling us to open even more stores. Sure, they complain about us, but they never do anything to hurt us economically. You are a very special people. Oh yes, allow us to thank you for not bogging yourselves down with the business of doing business with your own people. We can take care of that for you. Please don’t even trouble yourselves with it. Yes, you were very successful at it after slavery ended and even as recently as 1960, but you know what happened when you began to build your own communities and do business with one another. Some of the "lower ones" of our kind burned you out time and time again. So, why bother? In today’s business environment, your own people will not support you anyway. You just keep doing business with us. It’s safer that way.


Besides, everything you need, we make anyway, even Kente cloth. You just continue to dance, sing, fight, get high, go to prison, back bite, envy and distrust and hate one another. Have yourselves a good time, and this time we’ll take care of you. It’s the least we can do, considering all you’ve done for us. Heck, you deserve it, Black people. For your labor, which created our wealth, for you resisting the messages of trouble-making Blacks like Washington, Delaney, Garvey, Bethune, Tubman and Truth, for fighting and dying on our battlefields, we thank you. For allowing us to move into your neighborhoods, we will forever be grateful to you. For your unceasing desire to be near us and for hardly ever following through on you threats due to our lack of reciprocity and equity-we thank you so much. We also appreciate your acquiescence to our political agendas, for abdicating your own economic self-sufficiency, and for working so diligently for the economic well being of our people. You are real troopers. And, even though the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments were written for you and many of your relatives died for the rights described therein, you did not resist when we changed those Black rights to civil rights and allowed virtually every other group to take advantage of them as well.

Black people, you are something else!
Your dependence upon us to do the right thing is beyond our imagination, irrespective of what we do to you and the many promises we have made and broken. But, this time we will make it right, we promise. Trust us. Tell you what. You don’t need your own hotels. You can continue to stay in ours. You have no need for supermarkets when you can shop at ours 24 hours a day. Why should you even think about owning more banks? You have plenty now. And, don’t waste your energies trying to break into manufacturing. You’ve worked hard enough in our fields. Relax, have a party. We’ll sell you everything you need. And when you die, we’ll even bury you at a discount. Now how’s that for gratitude? Finally, the best part. You went beyond the pale and turned your children over to us for their education. With what we have taught them, it’s likely they will continue in a mode similar to the one you have followed for the past 45 years.


When Mr. Lynch walked the banks of the James River in 1712 and said he would make you a slave for 300 years, little did we realize the truth in his prediction? Just 13 more years and his promise will come to fruition. But with two generations of your children gone through our education systems, we can look forward to at least another 50 years of prosperity. Wow!

Things could not be better and it’s all because of you. For all you have done, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Black Americans. You’re the best friends any group of people could ever have!
Sincerely, All other Americans.

I love tattoos on women, but are they safe to have?

“What an old man will see while seating, a small child cannot see it even standing on top of mountain!” African Proverb



Shem Hotep ("I go in peace").





I find tattoos to be sexy on a lady only in certain areas and they must not be too big. Back bikini line, ankle, breast and butts are my favorites on a lady. Tattoos on women’s arms are not attractive to me at all. Piercing, and belly button rings on women drive me crazy!

I love tattoos on women, but are they safe to have?

Marked 4 Life, Tattoos (better to forget about them).
(I am just passing on information, so please don’t get mad at me. Sawaad Amen Ra)

You think that tattoo of June bug; your baby’s daddy on your neck is cute, don’t you? What about that rose with your mother and daughters name in it. That’s off the chain, right? What about that tattoo with your old lady Chaquetta in that wine glass all across your back, that’s fly. No wait! What about that tongue, navel and nipple rings that you just got last week. Putting your dead homie`s name or picture on your body as a memorial or tribute may sound good now but what about 20 years from now? What about when you go out on a job interview and you have tattoos on your neck, leg and hands and your potential employer is looking at you like you are 10 karat crazy. An employer would not look favorably on you even if you have an impeccable resume and references. Unlike body piercing that you can take out, you cannot do that with tattoos. Body piercing, like tattooing (not temporary ones) has become increasingly popular among Blacks and Latinos over the past five years. Some say it’s due in part by the increasing presence of body art on entertainers. No matter how much some of them hate the role model title, they are being looked up to by many of today’s youth.


The NBA`s Allen Iverson says on his Web site, I have things on my body that are just tattoos to others but mean a lot to me. These aren’t just tattoos to me. No matter how much meaning a tattoo or piercing has to an entertainer, they must realize that they are influencing millions of young people. Piercing eyebrows, genitals, navels, lips, noses--and multiple earrings--have become common. But body piercing can give you serious diseases, some of which may not show up for years. Some doctors warn that unsterilized needles may lead to liver cancer, HIV, hepatitis B, and the more serious hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is a potentially lethal virus that is now four times as widespread as HIV, and few of the nations 3 or 4 million carriers have any idea they’re infected.


HCV or hepatitis C virus was not even discovered until 1988, and there was no treatment available at that time. Hepatitis C is a virus that causes long-term liver disease, even cancer. It can remain hidden in your body for ten years or more. Many people who have gotten the virus from body piercing and tattooing may not realize they are sitting on an infectious time bomb until the disease strikes. Body-piercing jewelry made from nickel can cause bad infections that can last up to a year. Dr. Janice Carter, of Chicago’s Board of Health Englewood branch, has said that infection is the main problem. Anytime you puncture the skin; you’re at risk for a staph or strap infection. Plus, a lot of people are allergic to the nickel in the metal that’s used, so they’ll get contact dermatitis in the area and develop a secondary infection, she said. The owner of a chain of body-piercing shops says that thin, low quality metals can rip through your skin. Thin wire, like on earrings, and can pull through the skin like a cheese slicer, he said.


If you get your belly button pierced, you could have problems sleeping, and clothes sometimes don’t allow enough air to circulate. Moisture collects around the pierced area and makes sores slower to heal. Nipple piercing can cause infection, and if you are a female, it can cause extra difficulties because the piercing may burrow through your milk producing ducts. This can create problems if you have a baby and want to breast-feed. A large majority of the worlds entertainers and athletes have body art including, Janet Jackson, Eve, LL Cool J, Lenny Kravitz, Kobe Bryant, and Ja Rule, to name a few. Some of the tattoos may be temporary ones, but the dangerous ones are the permanent tattoos. Why would someone want to be a walking billboard? I know they say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but come on. They are not getting your picture or name on them. These stars may go to the best parlors but someone in the hood may not be able to afford that luxury. A young man or woman in the inner cities will get something done and gets a serious, serious infection that could be potentially life threatening. Take the case we had here in Chicago last summer of a young man who got numerous tattoos and body Piercing in order to look like his hero Dennis Rodman. Or better yet, think about when you have a child and they want to get it because they see you with it. What are you going to say? These things have long range implications. Besides when you get 75 and are in a nursing home and someone has to change your Depends undergarment, and you are embarrassed because your tattoos are sagging and wrinkling and you can hardly make out what they say. Now that doesn’t sound too sexy, does it? So I would think 2 or 3 times before getting body art, because I would not want to be marked for life.