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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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12 Days Til the BlackOut

I support Mr. Ballentine in his efforts. It is about time  someone took the initiave and took action.  I commend Mr. Ballentine for stepping up to the plate to not only talk about these issues, but to also take steps to do SOMETHING about it.  However, I think these are issues of great concern for not only African Americans but ALL America’s citizens, no matter the race, color, religion, or creed.   They affect the civil rights of all of us, each American citizen.  The November 2, Blackout is an excellent opportunity of all the nation’s people to come together and force our  government's  hand.  It is a time for citizens to insist that governmental opinions  be changed to make policies that more positively benefit the people.  This democracy is supposed to be greater than all others across the globe.  This country prides itself in being better than others.  It is supposed to be a government for the people and by the people.  It's time for our children to both experience and see,  first hand,  how a democracy is really supposed to operate.

Again, Warren Ballentine is that citizens agree not to spend any money at all on Friday, November 2, 2007.  Please tell everyone you know.  Spread the word.  For more information go to <a href="http://thetruthfighters.blogspot.com/2007/09/listen-to-warren-ballentine-on-xm-169.html">www.thetruthfighters.blogspot.com. </a> Plan ahead, make all necessary purchases before that day.