#TurningABlindEye

Turning a blind eye.....
#BreakingNews America has a race problem. From the Irish to the Jews (Not a race) to the Greeks to the Germans to the Spaniards to the Muslims (also not a race) to the Asians to the African Americans. We have issues. Thankfully this millenial generation is trying to solve these issues. They aren't for the foolishness. Not the religious foolishness. Not the be more like MLK foolishness. Not the cops foolishness (videos appearing to tell the truth to later be twisted into a lie) Not for the political foolishness (reason why Bernie Sanders was so successful). In one or two more generations racism will be virtually smothered to death. If you display racist flags #ConfederateTakedown or racist views you will be treated like a terminal patient. Notice how even now those displaying those views are losing jobs, businesses, and a truckload of money. Fixing a racist business practice is rather simple. Don't shop there. Tell your friends not to shop there. Word of mouth is the best advertisement. African Americans are lied to and told that they are poor. As a collective they spend 1.1 to 1.3 TRILLION $$$$$ DOLLARS a year! That is a lot of buying power. That amount can shut any business down in a month! How powerful is that? Turning a blind eye to the problems or just protesting for a few days won't fix anything. It is time to turn up the heat. Thin about this. You pay the salaries of the same people that turn around and buy bullets, tasers, tanks, and other toys so they can use what you bought against you? #WhatPartOfTheGameIsThis Some things must change. No more killing up each other. That just sews more seeds of hatred and creates more Trump supporters. Stop walking through life just passing by. Find something to live for. Let the church say......... #ChurchTabernaclePreach

Hurricane Katrina 10 years later

Good day New Orleans, Mississippi  and other affected areas. Recently Beyoncé made a video that touched on Hurricane Katrina. This upset a lot of people.  The comments ranged from racist charges from the right to what took so long and why did she bring that up again? I have news for you. If you have a problem as big as Hurricane Katrina not talking about it and trying to forget about it won't make the pain go away. As a matter of fact the pain never goes away. Think about it. All of us have experienced loss. It could be rape, murder, A.I.D.S., finances, or a number of other woes. Even rich people have issues. I was in the Post Office a few years back. A group of total strangers just out of nowhere started talking about their experiences during Hurricane Katrina. They were of all colors and backgrounds. These people were experiencing what the military refers to as PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Talking about your inner demons with someone is the only way to truly heal. Think about it. Almost 11 years later and Hurricane Katrina seems as fresh as it happened yesterday. Heck in New Orleans East some parts still look like 2005. I will pray for all of you whether you like it or not. I will pray that we can get over ourselves with our manufactured hatred and see that we are more similar than different. Thanks for reading. #Eracism

Amadou Diallo & how Mayor Giuliani fumbled the football. 41 shots! Courtesy of The Washington Post

In the wake of the death of an unarmed African immigrant named Amadou Diallo -- killed in a hail of 41 bullets fired by New York City police -- and a state court's decision not to convict the officers involved in the man's death, Giuliani said the officers followed "standard procedure." Yes, "standard procedure" left a man with no criminal record and no weapon with no life left in his body. But according to Giuliani -- while still mayor and ostensibly the boss of a police force with its share of known problems and a series of high-profile shooting deaths and alleged police abuses in its record--  that was not something about which to be alarmed.