VIDEO: REVEREND CLEMENTA PINCKNEY FROM PBS DOCUMENTARY "AFRICAN AMERICANS"

THE FBI UNDER J EDGAR HOOVER AND WHOSE PRACTICES AND POLICIES MAY STILL CONTINUE TODAY.

8 Ways the FBI Tried to Change the Course of Black History by Influencing Black Writers, Thinkers and Freedom Fighters - by Nick Chiles

Excerpt:

Being Black Was Enough to Warrant Surveillance

"African-Americans were Hoover’s largest targeted group. They didn’t have to be perceived as having liberal, or even radical or subversive, ideas to merit being spied on. Nor was it necessary for them to engage in violent behavior to become a watched person. Being Black was enough, according to The Nation. The FBI required field offices to watch thousands of African-Americans wherever they went — in churches, in classrooms, on college campuses, in bars, in restaurants, in bookstores, in their places of employment, in stores, in any social setting, in their neighborhoods and even at the front doors of their homes. Probably few of them realized that the bill collector at their door might be an FBI informer. In fact, every agent had to have at least one informer who reported to him regularly on the activities of Black people. In Washington, D.C., every agent was required to assign six informers to spy on Black people. Even in a community where no Black people lived, agents were required to submit a special memorandum to get permission to be exempt from the requirement."

Read the entire article HERE

NOAM CHOMSKY: REAGAN WAS AN "EXTREME RACIST"

Post by Maple Heights African American Gazette.

BILL MOYERS: FULL SHOW: THE UNITED STATES OF FERGUSON

WHAT POLITICAL PARTY HAS THE POWER?

I have several questions to ask.

 

 

1. What political party controls the Ohio Senate, the Ohio House and the US House of Representatives?

 

 

2. What political party (in the above) has the majority to pass legislation and make cuts to programs, cities, etc?

 

 

I hope you said the Republican Party 

 

 

Here's the stats:

Ohio House

Latest voting shares:  Republicans 60.6%, Democrats 39.4%

 

Ohio Senate:

Latest voting shares: Republicans 69.7%,  Democrats 30.3%

 

US House of Representatives

Republicans 233 Democrats 199

 

 

You've got  some politicians   in Maple Hts and other individuals running around pointing fingers at Black Democrats for some of the financial woes in Maple Hts.

 

 

Look at the figures  (above) and tell me what political party has the power (the voting majority)? 

 

 

Clearly it's not Democrats [which also means it's not  Black Democrats] in the Ohio House, the Ohio Senate or the US House of Representatives.


Why aren't Maple Heights politicians and others asking for help from the politicians [Republicans] who have the power to perhaps do something?  Sounds like a good question, ... right? Maybe they did.  Don't know .. ask them.

 

 

Okay, now that we know what political party has the majority of the votes to perhaps do something to help Maple Heights financial problems, what are the real motives of Maple Heights politicians and others for pointing fingers at Black Democrats in those seats who don't have the majority voting shares?  Then you tell me how you feel about those people who pointed the fingers.

 

 

 

For clarity: Maple Heights has far more complex reasons for its financial woes than just some government cuts.

NEWSLETTER: NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE: PROTECT BLACK HISTORY

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NEWSLETTER: MAKING CONTACT: THE GREAT MIGRATION

How opportunity and racism shaped our American cities. View this email in your browser The Warmth of Other Suns: Isabel Wilkerson on the Great Migration Should they go or should they stay? That was a question millions of African Americans living in the South asked themselves in the 20th Century.   For many the answer was simple. Life in the South was hard and dangerous, with lynching, Jim Crow laws, and lack of economic opportunities. From 1910 to the 1960s an estimated 6 million African Americans left the South and moved North, in what became known as “The Great Migration.”   On this edition, Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns” traces the legacy of the Great Migration on American society and culture.

NEWSLETTER: NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE, DECEMBER 18, 2013

Opening ReMARCs Last week, I joined Rev. Al Sharpton along with other civil rights groups, retail executives and the Retail Council of New York State to unveil a newly-created "Customers' Bill of Rights" aimed at protecting customers from "shop-and-frisk" practices. The bill of rights, which is in direct response to several incidences of alleged racial profiling at major New York retailers, includes key practices for retailers to follow and informs customers of what they can expect when they visit store locations.  Several national retailers have agreed to post the bill of rights in their stores by next week. We initially gathered last month to discuss the issue of loss prevention and racial profiling during a retail forum that was attended by Mark Lee, CEO of Barneys and senior executives from Macy's, Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Saks, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, The Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy. The bill of rights is the result of our subsequent task force meetings and is the first collective action to address this issue. The statement at the heart of the bill of rights clearly articulates our position:  "Profiling is an unacceptable practice and will not be tolerated." We know that this issue is not isolated to New York.  Moving forward, we remain committed to working with the retailers to make recommendations on the creation of high standard, best-in-industry store security protocols and cultural sensitivity efforts that can be adopted by retailers across the country. To view a copy of the Customers' Bill of Rights, visit the Retail Council of New York State.

To Be Equal “Our victory in defeating apartheid was your victory too. We know that our pride in regaining our dignity is shared by you. To you, and to all of the American people who supported the anti-apartheid struggle, we thank you from the bottom of our heart for your solidarity, and for having cared.” - Nelson Mandela, September 1998, New York City

What Mandela Meant to America As the world mourns the passing and celebrates the life of Nelson Mandela, America is especially indebted to the great leader for his inspiration and solidarity in our shared struggle for human freedom, equal opportunity and justice for all. Nelson Mandela’s heroic struggle for a free, non-racial and democratic South Africa inspired freedom-loving people around the world but was especially intertwined with the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement in America.  African Americans felt a special relationship with Mandela, a man who, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., endured years of persecution and discrimination in pursuit of freedom and equal opportunity for his people. Both Mandela and King were  unafraid to agitate for justice and equality, but each ultimately changed the course of history through the power of reconciliation and unity.  Though Dr. King was 11 years younger, Mandela often spoke of his admiration for America’s fallen civil rights champion.  In fact, in his 1993 Nobel Peace Prize speech, Mandela praised King, saying,  “It will not be presumptuous of us if we also add, among our predecessors, the name of another outstanding Nobel Peace Prize winner, the late African-American statesman and internationalist, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. He, too, grappled with and died in the effort to make a contribution to the just solution of the same great issues of the day which we have had to face as South Africans.” READ MORE

Partner Spotlight AFRICAN AMERICAN DENOMINATION, OTHER FAITH AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS CALL FOR A “MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE” HONORING PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013   On Sunday, December 15, 2013, African American organizations, churches and community members across the country led a “moment of remembrance” dedicated to Nelson Mandela, his life and his legacy through a number of special activities such as: a Minute of Silence; Liturgy; Youth Presentation/Recitation of Mandela quotes; Dance ministry performance/dedication; and other events. It is impossible to think about Nelson Mandela without thinking about Martin Luther King, Jr. While separated by great physical distance, the walk to freedom for Blacks in America and Blacks in South Africa was fueled by an inextricable spiritual connection personified in the lives of these two men who changed the world for the better. As a freedom fighter and a unifier, Mandela reminded us, “Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, [we] can be that generation.” He understood that bitterness and hatred were poison to the soul. As President of South Africa, he modeled forgiveness and reconciliation in a way that left the world in awe. For his noble fight, his personification of forgiveness and his ongoing inspiration to create a better future, we pause in national unity to honor, salute and remember Nelson Mandela. Mandela’s life serves as an inspiration to people everywhere to continue the fight for freedom and equal opportunity. As we pause on Sunday, let us pledge to continue the unfinished business to which this great, yet humble, servant dedicated himself. LEARN MORE

Mel Watt Confirmed to Lead FHFA   The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency by a vote of 57 to 41. National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement applauding Rep. Watt's confirmation. “We applaud the confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).    With more than four decades of experience in housing and finance and a strong grasp of the issues confronting home owners and banks, we believe Rep. Watt is the right man at the right time to lead the FHFA and help it fulfill its mission to promote a strong and sustainable housing market. “Rep. Watt has earned the respect of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and from stakeholders in the finance and housing industry.  His integrity and focus on solutions will serve him well as he works to rebuild a still-fragile housing market and advance policies to help struggling home owners and those still hoping to achieve the American dream.” LEARN MORE

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Urban League Receives $150k The Urban League of the Upstate (Greensville, SC)  announced on December 9th, it will be the receiving nearly $150,000 for education and employment programs in the second quarter of their fiscal year. “With the season of giving being in full swing, we are happy to announce that the Greenville and Spartanburg communities are showing their increased support”, said Jil Littlejohn, President/CEO. The main core of the Urban League focuses on education and employment. Five of the agencies programs received funding from 3M, Hollingsworth, Jolley Foundation, Mary Black Foundation, Symmes Foundation and TD Bank, that will allow them to increase and expand capacity.  Thanks to the Symmes Foundation we can continue to provide services in Greenville County at Berea High, Carolina High, Greenville High, Hillcrest High, JL Mann High, Mauldin High, Southside High, Wade Hampton High, and Woodmont High.  A generous donation of $30,000 from the Mary Black Foundation in Spartanburg County school districts will allow the Urban League to increase capacity for Project Ready. JM Smith Foundation also supported the Spartanburg operations. LEARN MORE

THE STORY OF BLACK SUPREMACY

A friend of mine asked me to tell this story because for some reason, certain people don't  fully understand what's happening to African Americans  in their own community and all across the United States.

The story is about people of European ancestry who were taken from their land by Blacks, sold into slavery, brought to America, stripped of their religion, identity, history and culture, brutalized, treated as chattel, tortured, murdered, their families torn apart,  made to toil in horrible conditions without pay, their women raped and forced to care for Black children and their Black captors.  These people of European ancestry helped build a nation where Blacks (their captors) thrived. 

Upon their so-called freedom, these Europeans were not allowed to live around Blacks (who had all the money and power).  Some Europeans and some European  communities thrived, but most were poor and the residents uneducated.  What is indisputable, no matter what  Europeans tried to do, the Blacks made it their mission to keep the Europeans poor, ignorant, living in fear of their life, and with no real political or economic power.

In order to insure that they (Blacks) remained in power, they created laws and designed systems that insured people of European ancestry stayed poor,  held menial jobs, were denied  business loans,  were denied the right to vote (or made it difficult to vote), and had no real voice in their government [even though they paid taxes].  Their tax dollars were used for the benefit of everyone except them.



To maintain the status quo, a large police state was created and Europeans were incarcerated (for profit)  and murdered  in  alarming numbers.

Blacks designed a system of institutional racism so that only their group (and not the group with European ancestry) flourished in every positive way imaginable.

Those of European ancestry were largely taught Black/African culture and history, and were brainwashed with stories about Black supremacy.  A few stories of what little was known of European history was relegated to one month out of the year. 

There was no place  a European  could go without being hassled/harassed by Black police, patted down and hunted like rabid dogs.  They had very little legal rights, and could be murdered with impunity.   

The media was owned by Blacks who portrayed people of European ancestry as lazy, shiftless, violent,  dishonest and immoral.  No one wanted to be around them and Europeans didn't even want to be around other Europeans because their identity, history and culture was negatively shaped by Blacks which caused the Europeans to have low self esteem.  The majority of Europeans believed what Blacks said about them so deeply, that they couldn't get along with each other, drank, abused drugs, and played into the negative stereotypes Blacks had created for them.

The Europeans who were able to obtain a good education and earn a good living never looked back either because of the negative images Blacks had created about them, or they felt if they were to reach back and help their own people gain economic and political power, Blacks would murder or incarcerate them.



Now Flip the Switch:

African American History and Culture



Related:

2013: The Year the Prison System Changed?


What is White Supremacy?

Michelle Alexander at Riverside: New Jim Crow convict under-caste  

 

Police addicted to drug money: Column



[BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLER] Jonathan Ferrell: Supposed to Die?

 

THE NEGRO NATIONAL ANTHEM - "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING"

The Negro National Anthem

NPR: [Listen to the uplifting story of how "The Negro National Anthem" came to be.]

[Expanded Coverage]

(Lift Every Voice and Sing)

Written by: J. Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson
(1871-1938)

Lift Every Voice and Sing with Lyrics HERE 
(YouTube)

Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.

 

Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered;
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered;
Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
Thou Who hast brought us thus far on the way;
Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee.
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee.
Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,
True to our God, true to our native land
(**)

Lift Every Voice and Sing - NPR

  

"Lift Every Voice and Sing, A Celebration of the Negro National Anthem; 100 Years, 100 Voices / Edited by Julian Bond and Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson

Excerpt from book:
"Sociologist E. Franklin Frazier pointed out that in "Lift Every Voice and Sing," James Weldon Johnson endowed the African American enslavement and struggle for freedom with a certain nobility. Frazier further noted that Johnson expressed an acceptance of the past and confidence in the future. It is likely that Johnson was attempting to cultivate a sense of history among his race. On the one hand, the lyrics reveal how African Americans were estranged from their cultural past by the impact of racial oppression and that they manifested the psychological and physical scars inflicted by that injustice."

 

Listen to the poetry reading by S. Epatha Merkeson and a performance by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra -   HERE  (right hand side of the webpage, then click on "Lift Every Voice and Sing") /  performed by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Morehouse College Glee Club and Spelman College Glee Club

 University of Virginia Library - Lift Every Voice

[Expanded Coverage]



NAACP TO HOST MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT RECEPTION, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Cleveland NAACP Membership Committee is hosting a Membership Recruitment Reception. The reception will take place at 6:30pm on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Minority Business Solutions, 16400 Miles Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44128. If you are not a member, or have friends or family who are not members, we encourage you all to come out to hear what the NAACP is doing in the community as well as upcoming initiatives.

FOREIGN SITE USING GAZETTE NAME

A few people have informed us that (when they did a keyword search) there is an organization that uses Maple Heights African American Gazette with a foreign language attached.

 

 

Please do not click on any link where you see the words fa-ir.m.0.

 

 

 

This link has nothing to do with us.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO

Here's your chance to look into the future! Click on this link to find a very special video I hope you will view.

The video connects you to an exciting two-and-a-half minute computer animation — known as a “fly-through” — that takes you through a conceptual rendering of Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

 

 

 

The video dramatically depicts what your support is helping to create. It is a vision that you can truly be proud of!

 

 

Beginning with a montage of African American history makers, the video flies over our beautiful National Mall in Washington, D.C. You’ll see the Museum itself taking virtual shape at 14^th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, right across from the Smithsonian's American History Museum. Then you’ll go inside for a “guided tour” of galleries, exhibitions and more, ending with a view of the building glowing with lights at night.

 

 

 

What makes this video so exciting is the knowledge that, thanks to you and your fellow Charter Members and Supporters, the museum building is rapidly becoming a reality. Construction is underway and our doors will open in late 2015!

 

 

 

You are playing a tremendous role in building the National Museum of African American History and Culture already. I offer the heartfelt gratitude to you from all of us here at the Museum.

 

	All the best,
	Lonnie G. Bunch Director

P.S. I hope you’ll forward this message to friends and family who need to know that, finally, African American history and culture will be getting a much deserved and long overdue place of honor on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Again, thank you!

BLACK LEADERSHIP

I'm always fascinated with stories of African Americans who have persevered, though with harsh  obstacles, and have excelled in leadership.

 

 

So, naturally, when I ran across an article called "Explorations in Black Leadership" I was delighted.

 

Learning about one's ethnic history is essential for growth, and I say, if you're an African American, you must know Black history to become fully empowered.   Knowing you come from a powerful and awesome race of people lifts you up and gives you an enormous sense of pride.  Knowing you come from a powerful and awesome race lets you know that you can achieve anything you set your mind to.
 

 

 

Anyway, enjoy the article, and never stop learning about your awesome history.
 

 

 

Explorations in Black Leadership

Barack Obama

National Visionary Leadership Project

 

The Harlem Renaissance: Black American Traditions

 

National Rites of Passage Institute

Dr. Paul Hill Jr.

National Conference of Black Mayors

Black Americans in Congress

African American Leadership Council

Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall (video_ this page takes awhile to load)

 

A White Man's Journey Into Black History

 

A. Philip Randolph

 

Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop   (VIDEO)

The Congressional Black Caucus

Frederick Douglass

YOUNG FUTURISTS 2013 - FULL LIST

Black, Female and in Charge

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

Frank R. Ross

Leadership and Sustainability Institute for Black Male Achievement Launches

Black Art in America

National Black MBA Association

Don't Forget to Watch "Hoodwinked" (myths about Black males) (  Video 1  Video 2)

Janks Morton


The world's Most Powerful Black Women

List of Black Mayors of cities over 50,000 population, part 1 (as of 2010)



AFRICAN AMERICAN SEARCH ON INFO PLEASE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To Be Continually Updated

 

SUPREME COURT TO HEAR SHELBY COUNTY ARGUMENT AGAINST VOTING RIGHTS ACT

 

NAACP warns Supreme Court: Thwart assault on Voting Rights Act or risk return to ‘old poison’

 

 

 

"Debo Adegbile to go before supreme court to defend Voting Rights Act and argue key provision should not be struck down"

 

 

"The lawyer who will  ..." [Wednesday, February 27, 2013] "go before the US supreme court to defend the Voting Rights Act has warned that if a key provision of the law that prevents discrimination at the polling booth largely in southern states is struck down, it would “set the hands of the clock winding backwards” for millions of minority voters.

 

 

Debo Adegbile, special counsel for the NAACP, the country’s largest civil rights organisation, will have the momentous task on Wednesday of defending one of the mainstays of America’s prolonged struggle against racial discrimination.

 

 

Lined up against him will be an array of conservative lawyers and legislators, many based in the south, where the sting of the legislation is felt most keenly.

 

 

Wednesday’s hearing, in which the nine supreme court justices will hear oral argument before delivering a ruling expected in June, is being seen as the greatest threat to the Voting Rights Act since it was enacted in 1965. The focus of the debate will be Section 5, a provision under which 16 states – mainly though not exclusively in the south – are subject to stringent federal monitoring designed to prevent them discriminating against African American and other minority voters."

 

 

Follow rest of article HERE

 

 

Related articles, etc:

 

 

VOTING RIGHTS ACT

 

 
 

 

SECTION 5 of Voting Rights Act: "Section 5 currently applies to nine states in their entirety: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. It also applies to identified parts of a further seven states: California, Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina and South Dakota."

 

 

SHELBYCOUNTY V HOLDER TARGET THE HEART OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

 

 

RACIAL ENTITLEMENT- Term used by JUSTICE SCALIA:    "Scalia has generally voted to strike down laws which make distinctions by race, gender, or sexual orientation .... "   "To pursue the concept of racial entitlement – even for the most admirable and benign of purposes – is to reinforce and preserve for future mischief the way of thinking that produced race slavery, race privilege and race hatred. In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American.^{[74] "[WIKIPEDIA]}

 

 

 

 

MAPLE HEIGHTS - DENIAL OF VOTE FOR DISTRICT 5

 

 

 

 

THINK THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT IS OUTDATED? COME TO SOUTH CAROLINA





WHY THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT IS AS IMPORTANT TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1965







SOTOMAYOR LEADS LIBERAL JUSTICES IN DEFENDING THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
 

 

 

 

GUN VIOLENCE AND MORALITY

Child Watch® Column: "What Killed President Kennedy and Trayvon Martin?"

Release date: February 22, 2013

"February 26 will mark one year since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed by a gun wielded by self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman after he saw Trayvon walking home from a 7-Eleven with a bag of Skittles and bottle of Arizona iced tea.

 

 

Black children, youths, and families know first-hand that the killing of Black children by gun violence is not new but a relentlessly unreported and under-reported plague that has been disproportionately snuffing out Black child lives for a very long time. Fifteen percent of children and teens are Black but 45 percent of all children and youths killed by guns in 2010 were Black. Black boys 15 to 19 years old were 28 times more likely than White boys the same age to be killed in a gun homicide."

 

 

Follow HERE

 

 

 

CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND:

"Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children's Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind^® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

 

 

Mrs. Edelman's Child Watch Column also appears each week on The Huffington Post."

 

 

Related:

 

The Fifth Column dedicates page to Trayvon Martin

 

 

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.