Woman at the Well spoken word by Bishop T.D. Jakes

Proverbs Chapter 31

¹ The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

² What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

³ Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA - EMANCIPATION does not equal REPARATIONS

As I watched the Sunday morning variety shows talk analysts get bent out of shape about an New York Magazine Article Jonathan Chat forgive me if I mispelled the name wrote this week after the speeches and bickering that took place concerning Attorney General Eric Holder while on the hill also at the National Action Network Conference.  President Obama also touched again on this topic concerning Civil Rights as it pertains to Voting Rights etc.  Heres something to really discuss which gives more background to why as a race black americans are still staggering along it's an interesting experiment.  When are we going to realize our greatness and pull up those saggin pants understand if you don't know where you've been (not just from da hood) you don't know where you're going....

Well. I stumpled upon a great  video called "HIDDEN COLORS " if you can't view it here then by all means check Amazon, YouTube.com  or any African Book store, that sells video & reading materials might have a copy of the DVD on hand.

 I'm a Black Woman in America whose family tree dates back as far as the Emancipation probably before that, but I'm certain because of the geneology tree my maternal grandmother was born in 1902-2002 was raised in Virginia her mother was from Henrico County, VA.  My paternal grandmother was born somewhere around the same time few years later because of poor records in the South we can assume around 1910-1948..  Well, I could go back even further then that but for expediency of this article it's not about me or my family history perse' it's about Our History and important piece that should be shared within the African American population but all cultures can share this information with families, our children here in the 21st century.  It builds self esteem & dignity to know your history on this planet.   It also creates debate of how accuray but facts can be proven if you use all resources to research anybody's claims. As a matter of fact Blacks in America or universally have not always depicted  well as being intelligent academically or as a culture in modern society especially here in our Western world until recently past 20 years sports,and enterainment figures reflect prosperity even our prominent Bishops who lead us religiously now enjoy fame & fortune.

So much has been left unaccounted for the past 400 or more years, Alex Haley's Roots depicted a blue print in graphic details of a family that fought to maintain their culture and legacy pure which encouraged many of us to dig a little deeper ~ but not enough is said about the plight and evolution of millions of people who migrated here from different parts of Africa.  

Although history hasn't gone far enough in 12 years a Slave we were privileged to read about a free Negro whose sold into slavery and is torn away from his family but is able to reunite with them. America has never totally accepted the permanent damage Blacks still face.  We are like a child that was molested and then fell in love with her oppressor only to grew into adulthood with such low self esteem that they are drawn nearer to self-destructive habits or behaviours.  Which leaves them displaced within a society staggering the heart and mind it henders much and most are left with scar tissue we call consequences of life.  Hmmm those unfortunate ones?

 The issue is that so many others were not as fortunate we care to forget that the Blackness or foundation was literally ripped away from a people over many generations even after so much progress has been achieved the wounds from years of sufferage is taking it's toll on the Black race in America.  Another example in real life; After world war II GI bill passed which allowed many GI's returning from the war to purchase homes in middle class communities those homes value went up in value and was passed down to their children who invested or sold for double maybe even triple vs. certain neighborhoods because of housing segregation througout America Black GI's offered same veterans benefits homes didn't double in value in certain instances depreciated due crime & urban under-development. Where their peers were able to leave an estate most blacks die in debt leaving their loved ones responsible for clean up and the struggle goes on generation after generation not for all but for majority we never manage to plan ahead.  Well, me it's just me not you reading this article... We call this a genetic curse among my spiritual friends because nobody wants to be poor especially in America the land of opportunity and lots of money.

 My reason for sharing this video because a special person in my life who  was kind enough to share it with me.  I was very impressed because some of it I didn't know, but alot of it I had read about many years ago.  This information is not for sale or duplication you can enjoy this clip here.  

Please leave polite comments on how we can heal as a Nation my question did Civil Rights change the way we feel as America toward outside cultures other then your own or has it made you more polarized as a human being about the future society as a whole?

This video like so much history only sheds more light on why it so important to teach our children their history take them to museums and around the world if you have means to how mankind has evolved.  IF you are a christian remember Jesus words in his last commandment "that you should love your neighbor as you love yourself."  Without fear & prejudice we strive together.

Re posted CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS - THE REAL MEANING 2005

Where did it come from?
Where is it going?
In many countries of the world, the celebration of Christmas on December 25th is a high point of the year. But why? Can it have any real meaning for us today? Is there a 'real' Christmas message?

Christmas celebrations in the West todayFrom November onwards, it is impossible to forget that Christmas is coming. Coloured lights decorate many town centres and shops, along with shiny decorations, and artificial snow painted on shop windows.

In streets and shops, 'Christmas trees' (real or plastic evergreen 'conifer' trees) will also be decorated with lights and Christmas ornaments.

Shopping centres become busier as December approaches and often stay open till late.Shopping centre speaker systems systems will play Christmas 'carols' - the traditional Christmas Christian songs, and groups of people will often sing carols on the streets to raise money for charity. Most places of work will hold a short Christmas party about a week before Christmas. Although traditional Christmas foods may be eaten, drink (and plenty of it) means that little work will be done after the party!

By mid-December, most homes will also be decorated with Christmas trees, coloured lights and paper or plastic decorations around the rooms. These days, many more people also decorate garden trees or house walls with coloured electric lights, a habit which has long been popular in USA.

In many countries, most people post Christmas greeting cards to their friends and family, and these cards will be hung on the walls of their homes. In UK this year, the British Post Office expects to handle over 100 million cards EACH DAY, in the three weeks before Christmas.

Christmas cards
The custom of sending Christmas cards started in Britain in 1840 when the first 'Penny Post' public postal deliveries began. (Helped by the new railway system, the public postal service was the 19th century's communication revolution, just as email is for us today.) As printing methods improved, Christmas cards were produced in large numbers from about 1860. They became even more popular in Britain when a card could be posted in an unsealed envelope for one half-penny - half the price of an ordinary letter.

Traditionally, Christmas cards showed religious pictures - Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, or other parts of the Christmas story. Today, pictures are often jokes, winter pictures, Father Christmas, or romantic scenes of life in past times.

The old man with the sack'Father Christmas' (or 'Santa Claus') has become the human face of Christmas. Pictures will be seen everywhere of the old man with long white beard, red coat, and bag of toys. Children are taught that he brings them presents the night before Christmas (or in some countries on December 6th - St. Nicholas' Day), and many children up to the age of 7 or 8 really believe this is true. In most countries, it is said that he lives near the North Pole, and arrives through the sky on a sledge (snow-cart) pulled by reindeer. He comes into houses down the chimney at midnight and places presents for the children in socks or bags by their beds or in front of the family Christmas tree.

In shops or at children's parties, someone will dress up as Father Christmas and give small presents to children, or ask them what gifts they want for Christmas. Christmas can be a time of magic and excitement for children.

Who was he?
Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas, which explains his other name 'Santa Claus' which comes from the Dutch 'Sinterklaas'. Nicholas was a Christian leader from Myra (in modern-day Turkey) in the 4th century AD. He was very shy, and wanted to give money to poor people without them knowing about it. It is said that one day, he climbed the roof of a house and dropped a purse of money down the chimney. It landed in the stocking which a girl had put to dry by the fire! This may explain the belief that Father Christmas comes down the chimney and places gifts in children's stockings.

Making sense of Christmas
Today in the West, not many people consider the religious meaning to Christmas. Most people in UK or Europe will not go to a religious church meeting, even at Christmas. It has become a busy race to spend money on presents, and get ready for the Day. In UK, our shops stay open till late Christmas Eve and often open again on Boxing Day with the cut-price 'sales'. (Not much holiday for the poor shop workers!) A visitor from another world would think that Christmas was a festival to the gods of money and shopping.

What do you want from Christmas?
Many people do hope for more than presents at Christmas. We want to somehow return to a time in our childhood (or some other good time in the past), when life was simpler and made more sense, before the troubles of adult life arrived. We feel sure that behind all the fun and decorations, there must somehow be a message, something more, some key to life, hope and happiness.

So can we look beyond the way Christmas is celebrated today, and find any real meaning, any message for our lives today?

The Manger by Pearlie Walker - Poem'C H R I S T M A S' by Joan Clifton Costner - Poem'~ Christmas in the Air ~' by Marie Williams - Poem'Christmas Memories' by Marie Williams - PoemMohinder's true story

Christmas was just a good time to drink extra whisky and beer for Mohinder, until he found the real meaning of Christmas.

The problem page
Christmas can often be a time of debt, stress, worry, loneliness, even suicide.
Our problem pages try to help.

How did Christmas start?
Since about 400 AD, Christians have celebrated the birth of Jesus. 'Christ' means 'Messiah' or 'Anointed One' - the title given to Jesus - and 'Mass' was a religious festival.
In the West today, the real meaning of Christmas is often forgotten. It has become a non-religious holiday! More children believe in Father Christmas than in Jesus. Christmas Day is a time for eating and drinking too much and watching television.
But the real Christmas story is found in the Christian Bible. It is told in two different books: Matthew and Luke chapters 1 and 2. If you have no Bible, you can read these chapters online. You may think that the story of the birth of Jesus, and the way that the West celebrates Christmas today, do not seem to have many connections.
Mary says "yes"



These chapters tell how Jesus was born as a baby to Mary. This was no ordinary birth! She was not married, she was a virgin, (yes, really!) and an angel had told her she would bear a special baby. Her husband-to-be, Joseph, did not believe her at first. Who would? Then an angel told him in a dream that it was true! Probably no one else believed it. So when they had to travel from their home in Nazareth to Bethlehem (near Jerusalem), to register their names with the ruling Roman government, they probably escaped many hard words from other people.
Arrival in Bethlehem brought worry and upset: there was no room for them to stay at the hotel. There was only space in the stable - the animal house for travellers' donkeys and horses.
Jesus was born that night, and as they had no bed for him, they used an animal feeding box filled with the dry grass the animals ate.

Christmas cards and pictures today make it all seem very nice. In truth, it must have been dirty and frightening for a young couple, far from their home and families. Possibly the birth was premature after the stress of the journey. This was a very poor place for Jesus to start his life on earth.

God's plan?
Christians believe that it was exactly God's plan that things happened this way. They say that it shows that Jesus came as a humble, poor person and not as a strong, rich king. They also claim that the birth of Jesus was told many years before in the books of the prophets.
Five hundred years before, the prophet Micah had said,
"But you Bethlehem, though you are small, out of you will come for me, one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."

The prophet Isaiah had written,
"A child is born to us! A son is given to us! And he will be our ruler.
He will be called, "Wonderful Counsellor," "Mighty God," "Eternal Father," "Prince of Peace." His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace....
He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time."

These are only two of many prophetic words that told of the birth and life of Jesus, written hundreds of years before His birth.

The shepherds are frightened

At that time, sheep farmers were seen by other people as low and of no value. Yet it was to these shepherds that the birth of Jesus was first announced in an amazing dramatic way:
"That night there were some men looking after sheep in the fields nearby. Suddenly they saw a great light. It was an angel, who said, Don't be afraid. I have good news for you, and for all people. Someone great has been born today. He is Christ, the great King you have been waiting for. He will save you from all that is wrong and evil. You will find him dressed in baby clothes, lying on a bed of dry grass.'"

The story of the wise men
After Jesus was born, wise men came to look for Him, from an area which is now in either Iran or Saudi Arabia. Although they are often called the "Three Kings", the Bible does not say how many there were, or that they were kings. Three is only a guess because they brought with them three gifts. Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

They were certainly men of learning - probably today we would call them philosophers or scientists. They had seen an unusual new star in the sky, and knew that it told of the birth of a special king. (The star they saw was probably a exploding "supernova" and is known from astronomical records.) They followed the direction of the star- East - and eventually found the place where Mary, Joseph and Jesus were staying. To bring honour to the child, they brought rich gifts: gold, frankincense (a resin which burns with a beautiful smell), and myrrh (plant oil with a very strong sweet smell). These gifts tell us in pictures three key things about Jesus:

Gold: a gift fit for a King
Frankincense: burnt in worship of God
Myrrh: a sign of mortal human-ness - it was used to bury the dead

Jesus a refugee
Herod, the evil king of the area, heard about the child, saw Him as a threat, and sent soldiers to kill Jesus. But God told Joseph in a dream to take Mary and the baby and escape to Egypt. They lived there till King Herod died and then went back to live in Nazareth. We read nothing more about the life of Jesus, except for one story when he was 12, until He reached 30. By the way - note one important thing: Jesus was not a white European, and Christianity is not a Western religion. Christmas cards from different countries often show Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the landscape of that country, and with the racial appearance of that nationality, be it black African, Indian, or Japanese. This is good and right - Jesus came to identify with every racial group. He is "Everyman" for us all.

The end of the story?
But how did it end?" Jesus was crucified at the age of 33.
Jesus was indeed "the man born to die". Gave His life no man could take his life.  But that was not the end of the story. It is still going on, and you can be part of the story, if you wish.

"But how did it end?"

No other person has had such an effect on human lives as Jesus. He came back to life again, and millions say they know Him today as a friend and helper in their lives. You owe it to yourself to find out more about Him. Is He who He claimed to be? Can He help us in our lives today? You have nothing to lose! Christmas is the time to stop and think about these important questions.

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“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20

More Christmas links
Send free Online Cards to your friends and loved ones. All cards are absolutely free123 Greetings Merry Christmas e page
Christmas eCards,Santa Claus Cards, Christmas Greetings, Happy Christmas from GreetingsneCards.com
Merry Christmas! Share the Christmas spirit, and wish everyone you know. Have Fun on Christmas with Merry Christmas Greeting Cards, Free Christmas ecards, Christmas Carols, Christmas GreetingsChristmas in Cyperspace
More on the real meaning of Christmas. A top collection of stories, poems, classic literature, calendars, traditions and customs, music and carols, dramas, clipart and more.Searching for the meaning of Christmas
Another very useful site with many links and lots of information on every part of Christmas. A large section on Christmas customs in many other countries.RealAudio drama presentation - 'The 12 Voices of Christmas'
If you have a soundcard and RealAudio plug-in, you can listen to the Christmas story, and hear the voices of Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, and the other people who saw the birth of Jesus. A great new way to look at the Christmas Story!Gospelcom.net Christmas resources:
Among the many resources offered are Bible Prayer Fellowship's online "Thoughts for Christmas" devotional, Christmas articles by Ron Hutchcraft, holiday-themed Reverend Fun cartoons and "A Top Ten Christmas at Peggie's Place." Visit the Gospelcom.net Christmas page and let these resources help you get into the true Christmas spirit!

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Losing the Race - Self-Sabotage in Black America

John McWhorter explores the three main components of this cultural virus: the cults of victimology, separatism, and antiintellectualism that are making blacks their own worst enemies in the struggle for success.
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The Godfather vs Urban School House Rock

The Godfather's of Republican Party Movement

 Last commandment ~ “The last Commandment of Jesus Christ was to "love one another as I have loved you." 

Jesus said, "My command is this: Love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command." (John 15:12-14)

Urban School House Rock  

It is such a quandary watching the cable news analyst ; it dawns on me watching them arguing with advocates for each side. Past administrations in 20^th Century didn’t have to contend with a 24/7 news cycle and syndicated radio personalities bought and paid for by Billionaires who love guns, worship money and hate the government with the poor.  John Kennedy would have been impeached for his behavior and we all forgot when Congress gave Earmarks for their congressional home states oh makes you appreciate the good ole days because they could get a vote YEA for an earmark.

LBJ and even Lincoln used bribes Congressional Leaders to get votes back in those days.  POTUS can’t use those tactics in the 21^st Century.   It wasn’t a reality TV show back then it was Hardball Politics and it’s always been dirty and corrupt.  They are worse than the La Costa Nostra aka the Mafia Organized Crime.  Only they get titles and respectability to take no prisoners and all the money floats to the top.  Like a pyramid scheme of sorts. Statesman dressed up with a microphone.

Yes, they are Spinning wheels and everybody sounds good but truth is I get angry because they are arguing for the camera and we out here in the public are watching from the sidelines and observe how the Republican Party and all its separate factions bit by bit destroy OUR government.

Many of marketing executives and people who take polls gather information in order to create buzz words and catch phrases to lure in not uneducated but people whose attention span can only cling to without a lot of details.  Then you have the ones who are strategist they are deemed with how to disseminate the information to a certain audience they also like to “win” because winning is everything.

We live in a nation that promises every US citizen a chance at life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness/ prosperity “The American Way” but they don’t bother to tell you that it only applicable to a few and based on certain terms and conditions.  It’s unfortunate that most of the US Citizens who live by these promises and others who while CSPAN camera’s and prayers by the House Chaplin pledge allegiance to the Flag of our Nation go to work and never draft 1 Bill but take copy from Lobbyist who are backed up by Billionaire funded organizations like the Heritage Foundation Americans for Prosperity, and the newly anointed “Tea Party” actually did offered two retired US Senator a chance to become the head of their organization for lots of $$$. Freedom Works organized the Tea party movement who also did the same for another US Representative that retired  who served on a National level as Speaker of the House forced out with dividends from that non-profit organization, and last but not least Karl Rove who hails from the great state of Texas as do our Billionaire friends & poster boy Shutemdown himself Ted Cruz.  

   Okay; We won’t name call or call names but I will make  references to tax paid Elected officials who will not suffer any repercussions from this maneuver of an organized coo of our government which was sanctioned by the US Supreme Court when they ruled that Citizens United was able to gain unlimited funding for causes and candidates.  Many of these GOP leaders and caucus members heavily invested in what happens on Wall Street & K Street. 

 With One main cause point of order Destroy a President and suffocate his Administration and take back the one accomplishment that is sure to written in history “how he saved a nation from worst recession in history and signature legislation “The Affordable Care Act.” Eradicate him demean and belittle; They have handbooks NY Times exposed this Shutdown as a planned event which the right wing sees as a game of Chicken.

Realistically speaking, most average Americans cannot afford but a small donation for a Nationwide candidate or local candidate contributions are limited but most average American citizens who are financially challenged cannot afford to donate to these causes and concerns.

Our Nation is being dictated by a small conglomerate of individuals in Congress and in the Boardroom with conspiracy and plots to undermine the USA which began way back when George W. Bush ran for office in 2000 he was elected and the first order of business was to gut the Nations surplus you got $300 or $400 but wealthy America got TAX CUTS and became more rich and more powerful.  Next unfortunate tragedy was 911 and although politics were set aside.

  The Republican Majority ran all branches of Government in 2000 the House of Representatives, the Senate, and White House.  US Supreme court Justice was appointed by conservative right wing President which was also well laid out plan to overturn historical laws from past deliberated by US Supreme Court rulings from 50’s and 60’s one recent challenges overturned was to the Voting Rights Act ‘65.

Why?  Well many would say because it shocked the entire Nation when an African American bi-racial Male named Barack Hussein Obama appeared almost out of nowhere but, he was already a rising star but he stepped onto the national political stage and blazed a trail straight to the US Senate.  He went further when the Democratic Party nominated him for President in 2008.

No person believed that he the sitting 44^th President of the United States of American would be named Barack Hussein Obama, yes he did.  Although it was a moment in time for most African Americans who families go back many, many generations who had born slavery, and segregation.  A lot of older people Baby Boomers have lived through the assassination of the first young President name Kennedy; then to see Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, JR then Robert F Kennedy men who genuinely cared about the condition of our Nation and our people the poorest.

They also believed we could rise above our differences to become an even greater and better nation.  We honor and celebrate their contributions stadiums, streets, highways, schools, and museums even a monument to MLKJ stands right is triangulated between of three great Presidents who cared about our Nation future George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.  All who faced odds but live on in infamy.

  America she has Wealth, Blessed & Highly Favored by GOD puts it on everything even her Money “In GOD WE Trust”

I said a long prayer tonight for a lot of people who I love, admire and care about mostly family.  Then I prayed a petition to GOD for the House of Representatives the Republican party

 I see this situation and relate it to liken the story of Moses when he had to go into Egypt and tell Pharaoh “Let my people Go” human suffering Hebrews were in bondage and had all the wealth and gifts from GOD but they were being held against their will.  Moses was a rare human being he had the privilege to live as a Prince of Egypt yet he was Hebrew born.  When he discovered that he was spiritually connected to these people it took him awhile to realize his purpose that GOD placed before him and even with a speech impediment he managed to face down the most powerful person in the world at that time Pharaoh.  It was said that the Egyptian leader was stubborn and refused to give in to Moses even though he told him GOD had sent him to free HIS people.

Well the moral of the story is that stubbornness is sometimes part of the plan; GOD is in control of this situation with our government.  I write blogs to express my 1^st amendment at the same time it’s full of truth.

President Obama was raised in America not Kenya spent time in foreign lands so he could be able to relate to all humans not just a certain “group.”  There many in my own community who believe him illegitimate because he is 1^st generation African American.  Yes, but 10 percent will get you in no matter who your mother is or was in the racial scheme of things so being raised in Kansas, then Hawaii doesn’t qualify you as authentically “Black” especially if your father is an African just coming to American in the 60’s.

He has shown his compassion for being an American he is proud to be whom he is and what he represents is what White America hates he is one of them.  Well, this brings me to a larger issue and back to my point.  The day President Obama & his First Lady Michelle were dancing to “At Last” there sat in a room men who upset about the notion of 1^st African American living inside the White House and at this time the country had  in 2007 facing the worse financial crisis since 2005 ENRON you probably forgot that’s the first scandal saw a lot of average Americans who worked for them lost retirement savings, health care all of it gone.

Then Wall street, AIG and the rest of the JP Morgan Stanley’s were in a bigger crisis that almost devastated this country by 2008 right after the election.  Real Estate debacle most Americans who are upper middle class want to forget, but many lower middle families still suffering from the loss of 401K mutual funds and home mortgages that are tied up in Government bailout programs waiting for assistance or who have already lost their homes and are now living in smaller dwellings apartments are hard to find these days.  TARP was upon this President and his 1^st administration before President Bush left office, and yet another TARP 2009 right after he took the oath of office.  Then the first standoff with the republican party 2011 these same men who plotted in a backroom had Billionaires on board to ensure they would not see this administration succeed at any turn. 

Well, the fruits of GOP’s labor has now come home to roost.  Tea Party House Republicans and their Leadership how would they react if this should happen today Wall street dives, and housing market crashes as in 2007 will these rabid group of Republicans vote to save our Country would they pass a TARP type bill to avoid our country downfall.

  The answer is NO.  They would rather see the American people suffer before they vote to save a Nation because they despise our President and the health care bill doesn’t offer “Free Insurance” it offers you choices and prevents the Insurance companies from denying you coverage because of age, illness, or ability to pay (bad credit).  Mandated by LAW passed in both houses and the Republicans fought for “individual mandate” it was a set up because now they’re fighting against what amendment they put in this bill, the Democrats wanted Public option which would have looked more like socialized medicine all of us would be on Medicaid based on your financial assets ability to pay.

  So here we are facing Government Shutdown and a threat not to pay national debt by raising spending cap.  It’s not going well for either branch of government right now.  But the sad ending to this story is that I and a lot of others are the carnage while the Billionaires ride it out because they can afford all of the things we struggle for each day and earn by showing up and being accountable at a workplace or as a Civil Servant.

  Being a Civil Servant is an honorable job and in the coming weeks America will come to appreciate them more once they realize more services are not available.  We just had an outbreak and CDC has to bring back scientist and researchers from furlough to prepare salmonila spreading to over 270 Americans just today.

  WAKE UP get ready to turn it around in 2014 we have to remain engaged in the political process “We the People” hire send to Washington our representatives we elect a President every 4 years and Senate.  I fought hard for this President to do what he said and the forces from right are determined to make I and others pay for that decision by taking away what little we do have from when Bush Administration cleaned out the National Treasury with two unpaid War theatre’s, Medicare prescription Bill, and No child left behind.  No budget appropriation was passed they CR the whole damn thing and a Vice President left office $99 million dollars richer then when he walked in 2000 and ruined our National reputation around the world.

  We are now hated in most countries, and we help everybody around the world they depend on USA us! 

  We have the means to end this now why not stop forcing your will on the people the little people who can’t fight Billionaires but they honestly believe that their vote as in FAITH counts for something.  To the Billionaire's and those Rich Brothers, FOX News, CBN, TBN ask WWJD.  Look in the mirror when you ask that question then Open up the Government and Compromise with your brethren.  We represent the Human Race.  GOD didn’t hate anyone nor does his Son Jesus Christ.  Remember Moses said it first “Let my people go.” 

May God Bless America

@Lovleeannwise 2013 all rights reserved

The Elephant in the Room

An Elephant's in the Room

Dedicated to the memory of all who've died in America due to racial injustice

I recall finding an old jet magazine at my grandmothers house and they always reflect on Civil Rights movement tragedies that evolved into a movement.  Back in those days it was the "Negro Race", prior to that we we're Colored or Nigger.  Color in America defines a story of love, and hate but one country.

We' as a people were not easily surprised but often terrorized by the majority race White folk as my Grandmother would say, She raised my mother with manners in the South, yes ma'am, and thank you, please, yes sir because you couldn't disrespect or dishonor your family by appearing ignorant which was passed down.  So we were taught to not make direct eye contact with a white person, be mannerable always, never dispute them in public.

Then it changed, Emmett Till a young teenager whose being raised by a single parent goes to visit relatives for a summer vacation/work/education.  Those days the sent you to South to learn discipline how to become responsible enjoy different environment and just be a kid.  Well, he went to visit his uncle and go to get some candy with his cousins he was 14 years old when he broke a rule of the South.  He whistled at a white woman that night while the house was dark everyone asleep when two or more men came to his uncles house in Mississippi they threatened the entire family and abducted took the young man.  Beat him, mutilated his body tied a fan around his neck and dropped his body in the river.  When he was found his body bloated from mold & decay the put him in a box and sent him home to his mother she put the body on display and Jet magazine recalled that story.

Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till was visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi on August 24, 1955 when he reportedly flirted with a white cashier at a grocery store. Four days later, two white men kidnapped Till, beat him, and shot him in the head. The men were tried for murder, but an all-white, male jury acquitted them. Till's murder and open casket funeral galvanized the emerging civil rights movement.

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Emmett Louis Till was born on July 25, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, the only child of Louis and Mamie Till. Till never knew his father, a private in the United States Army during World War II. Mamie and Louis Till separated in 1942, and three years later, in 1945, the family received word from the army that the soldier had been executed for "willful misconduct" while serving in Italy.

• NAME: Emmett Till
• BIRTH DATE: July 25, 1941
• DEATH DATE: August 28, 1955
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
• PLACE OF DEATH: Money, Mississippi
• FULL NAME: Emmett Louis Till

Not only were his killers acquitted by an all white jury his mother fought for years to find justice & peace with this verdict, (out of respect for the dead I will not post a picture of what I saw in Jet Magazine that day) you could feel her pain.  I thought he was a monster, because of my age not mature enough to fully grasp this hideous photograph why did she do that is what I thought. I was in total disbelief because I had no exposure to racism.  My community was tight knitted we had a few inter-racial families, I remember not seeing many white people only when I visited my grandmother in Virginia where she knew and had neighbors who were white and it was no open discrimination in Northern Virginia that I can recall.  So when I read this piece it shocked me almost to this day I'm still frightened by the photos of his dead mutilated body.  Racism is a sometimes passionate and divisive conversation because nobody wants to admit ill will especially when it comes to race.  We've learned how to tolerate sweeping it all under the rug shrug and say well that just the way it is... hmmm how sad.  The two men who tortured and murdered a fourteen year old boy on summer vacation getting candy from a store were able to sell their story to Look Magazine shortly after their aquittal and because of the times double jeopardy did not apply nor did our federal government have ANY Civil Rights Bills on the books.  We as a nation of Negros in the 50's just had to pray, and get over it.  Move on.  But it brought about a "Movement" shortly thereafter Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, which propelled Martin Luther King, Jr into the spotlight the rest is history.

Since then we've seen amazing change in our nation but none of it ever addresses the real issue of our suffering in a nation who only gave us rights 50 years ago.  Most immigrants came of their own free will to America, well most of your 5th & 6th generation African Americans families whose ancestors have been here since the beginning through it all.  My family  is one of them.  So I can stand proudly and boldly and say my grandfather's served in WWI, my father served WWII, and my great, great last name is Turner.  You figure it out. It was a since of pride history we are entitled to respect, true equality, and to be treated justly.  Enough already 21st Century and this is still a silent issue.

 Through the generations our heritage has known much agony, much defeat, much pain & suffering.  Black man's life isn't worth a plug nickel today vs 450 yrs ago in this nation.  Once upon a time he was a commodity being auctioned on the block torn from his family often as a teenaged boy only to being profiled in a free society stopped and frisked and place in jail for misdemeanor crimes, that still profits off our labor the criminal justice system has been doing this since the 60's makes money for private owned prisons.  Then you have the sports, entertainment, well that has always been our only foot in the door being able to entertain our audience now our children earn millions of dollars promoting materialism.  The "Good Life" when really only 03 percent are among the upper 1 percent in America's wealthiest.  So we live vicariously through another mans wealth and they market knockoff attire to make us feel we are living larger than life.  Accruing debt and at times more crimes.  Drugs, porn, you name it more young women think that hair nails & make and a nice outfit will attract $ mo money.  We lost a sense of pride.  Times have changed depending on your view of it and perspective it has become a free for all.  Polarized Nation.  Right & Left, Wrong &Right, and Democrat vs. Republicans vs Tea Party vs Independents we all have opinions.

The Elephant in the room means when people ignore the issues and pretend nothings wrong all is well.

Well, Trayvon Martin trial and outcome brought all of those feelings back. That Jury found him guilty of being black, in the right place at the wrong time.  George Zimmerman profiled this teenager, stalked, and confronted him. then when young Mr. Martin fought for his life, stood his ground and was shot through the heart.

 How can a teenage boy on the phone talking with earplugs, a bag of skittles, and Arizona Tea in the rain coming home from 7Eleven get shot through the heart?  How is it that in 2013 an all white woman jury couldn't find any crime in a 27 year old man stalking, profiling on tape, then confront shoot to kill him not wound him use a stun gun so he could spare his life never identified himself as a Neighborhood Watch Captain.  My son would have fought him too.  Six people heard and saw a poorly presented argument by the State of Florida Prosecution team and were left to reasonable doubt poorly collected forensic evidence because this never was a murder investigation but a John Doe. They deliberate with and find a verdict of Not Guilty?  Boggles the mind even listening to the 911 calls I could hear my son's cry for the first time in my life I feel afraid.  If you can't get pass ideologs and Fox News spin on it they made this about Race spinning lies and division instead of reporting the facts.  George Zimmerman was found Not Guilty by a jury of his peers.  I have to accept that because it was America's due process, verdict was rendered.  Move on?  We will but our voices will be heard because here again is another example of fear and injustice proved out by Gun Violence against a person that was a victim of a crime.

  I like others will not accept that he's innocent, but his defense team did their job and gave him the best defense.    The State of Florida should be under investigation for how this entire crime was handled. They were reluctant to bring a case against him but public outrage brought about an arrest a trial and a verdict.

  I'm not a reporter but just a mom who loves everyone not against white, blacks, latino, asian, muslims, christians, hindu, whatever whoever I believe in God's last commandment "Love Thy Neighbor as you your Love Yourself".  It's the "Rules of Law"  Man didn't write that one and if I had to judge we'd all be convicted. Guilty as Charged and most of us believe in eternal life... So GOD will forgive but only he can judge a man for his deeds and Karma is infinite.  Bible also say's "You Reap what you Sow."  

So at the end of the day, America we need to work on healing the issues of race and false sense of white superiority and recognize that it still exists and many of my friends who aren't black know it still exist but at least we are friends despite their upbringing and outside family influences same goes for me.  I have family members who don't like or trust white people they see them as the enemy.  They think they're better than us, is how they regard them, well I have an open mind and a big heart I am a christian and don't like to brag about because folks turn around and wanna judge your habits instead of how you walk and treat others.  We need to hang out with each other more often and not be afraid to ask a intimate question about a person culture.  Slavery was bad, Ku Klux Klan traumatized a nation for years a lot of families where destroyed, we never had equal anything subculture, our education and resources are still substandard compared to thriving communities.  Let's be real minimum wage jobs can not get a women off welfare.  Just because Barack Obama is the President of the United States, he still get's treated with major disrespect from opposing party and their constituency.  People always finding a way to find a negative out of something we hold honorable and good.  He gives me a sense of pride as a Black America, African American, Colored, and Negro Woman.  So this is my tribute to Trayvon memory that just because the judicial system found him not guilty doesn't mean justice was served it failed Emmett Till update Mike Brown Ferguson, St. Louis MO; and Trayvon Martin almost 60 years later after his killers were acquitted.  

"If nothing changes, nuthin changes"

#‎BLACKLIVESMATTER‬ From Emmit in 1955 - 2015 "If nothing changes, nuthin changes" ‪#‎ENDRACISM‬ These are just a few of the people listed who've died at the hands of injustice heart emoticon ‪#‎SHOWSOMELOVE‬ heart emoticon

Samuel DuBose
Sandra Bland
Walter Scott 50
Bernard Moore 62
Lavall Hall 25
Jonathan Ryan Paul 42
Jamie Croom 31
Terry Garnett Jr. 37
Monique Jenee Deckard 43
Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. 19
Tyrone Ryerson Lawrence 45
Naeschylus Vinzant 37
Andrew Anthony Williams 48
Dewayne Deshawn Ward Jr. 29
Ledarius Williams 23
Yvette Henderson 38
Edward Donnell Bright, Sr. 56
Thomas Allen Jr. 34
Charley Leundeu Keunang, “Africa” 43
Fednel Rhinvil 25
Shaquille C. Barrow 20
Kendre Omari Alston 16
Brandon Jones 18
Darrell “Hubbard” Gatewood 47
Cornelius J. Parker 28
Ian Sherrod 40
Jermonte Fletcher 33
Darin Hutchins 26
Glenn C. Lewis 37
Calvon A. Reid 39
Tiano Meton 25
Demaris Turner 29
Isaac Holmes 19
A’Donte Washington 16
2014 Tamir Rice, 12, Cleveland, Ohio—Nov. 22, 2014; Michael Brown, 18, Ferguson, Mo.—August 9, 2014; John Crawford III, 22, Beavercreek, Ohio—August 5, 2014; Eric Garner, 43, New York, N.Y.—July 17, 2014; Yvette Smith, 47, Bastrop, Texas—February 16, 2014; McKenzie Cochran, 25, Southfield, Mich.—January 28, 2014; Andy Lopez, 13, Santa Rosa, Calif.—October 22, 2013;

— looking for hope.

#SHOWSOMELOVE 

@Lovleeannwise  all rights reserved 7/15/13, 8:26 PM

AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE... featuring Quincy Jones The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden, Juke Joint ~Q. Jones

Tell me a secret.....I just don't wanna know about any secret but I wanna know special secrets cause tonight I wanna learn about all the secrets in your garden..... Barry White

AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE

I BURN WITH DESIRE FOR MY LOVE

PASSION HAS TAKEN OVER AND LEFT ME BLIND

EMPTINESS DEEP DOWN INSIDE

HERE I AM WITH HEART IN HAND PICKING UP PIECES OF MY LIFE

SCATTERED LIKE TINY GRAINS OF SAND

WHAT DO YOU DO

AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE

THE PASSION HAS LEFT - I LONG FOR HIS SCENT

THEN

I CRIED,

I SIGHED,

AND CRIED SOME MORE.....

MOMENT AFTER MOMENT

WANDERING AROUND IN MY HEAD

SEARCHING FOR A TRUTH THAT WAS NEVER SAID

DOES HE LOVES ME - SURLEY HE LOVES ME NOT

OH GOD MAKE IT STOP

PASSION

WILL NEVER CEASE

SO I GO

ONWARD INTO SEEKING A BETTER DAY

WAITING FOR TRUE LOVE INTO ETERNITY

RELEASE ME LOVE LET ME GO

FROM A LOVER WHOSE EMBRACE HAS LEFT ME COLD

BUT

FINDING A NEW LOVER WHOSE TRUE

TO HIS WORD. HE LIFTS ME UP AND GUIDES ME

THROUGH THE DARKEST STORM TO THE PUREST LIGHT

GOD, YOU ARE THERE RIGHT

BY MY SIDE ~

IT'S WITH LOVING ARMS THAT CRADDLE

AND CARESS ME AT NIGHT AND MY DAYS

NO LONGER DO I HAVE A BATTLE TO FIGHT

AGAINST THE PASSION....

I SUCCOMB; THERE IS HOPE

AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE…..

@Lovleeannwise 2009    all rights reserved

POWER = A VISION+COMPROMISE+TRUST*SACRIFICE*

"My power today lies in compromise. I am not alone. 

I offer and accept love, support, and happiness to connect with the pleasure and beauty of my hearts desire. There are two sides to everything and I don't always have to be right. I am empowered by expression and my gift is attraction."

Life offers us a freedom to choose, have our own opinions. Set up and achieve our own goals, but none of these would benefit the individual without a spirit of humility. Being able to walk in another one's shoes, even when you've never traveled along the same paths. 

Realizing that you' are on the same journey "Consolidating the Best Of" Brilliance, or the Pain of Suffering. The challenge is can you TRUST someone' elses vision? Is the ultimate sacrifice.

I have what it takes to achieve a successful journey Trusting GOD knows the way that I must take being able to rely on HIS Promises. I will only attract to myself those things akin to me, knowing who I am, trusting who I am, and humble enough to not have all the answers. Learning how to listen to others without envy, jealousy, or impatience. Finding common ground. Mutual Love
and Respect. We Balance Each Other Out....

No Weapons Formed Against Me Shall Prosper

@Lovleeannwise 2011 all rights reserved #SHOWSOMELOVE edited repost - 20191205