WWI

May 22, 2018  · 

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As we approach the 100th year anniversary of the end of World War One, we witness new information and great insights of that very violent conflict. World War I or the Great impacted the world society in a myriad of ways. Advanced technologies like tanks and complex airplanes plus machine guns were utilized in a huge fashion. It first involved the European continent since European powers desired to gather as much power of the world as possible via imperialism including colonialism. This came after the Boxer Rebellion where Boxers from China were defeated by Western Powers by 1901. Also, WWI existed in the midst of nationalist movements including the Communist Russian Revolution too. 70 million military personnel were mobilized. The war started in many situations. First, England and France wanted to contain the expansion of Germany (with the growth of its army and navy). Also, the Ottoman Empire was weakening. 

The Serbian nationalist Princip assassinated Archduke Ferdinand in a means to gain Serbian independence. Princip was allied with the Secret society called the Black Hand. Alliances among France and England plus the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary were in full display. So, war existed. World War One transpired globally too with battles in Asia, Africa, and in other locations. Supporters and opponents of the war were abundant during that time period. The Armenian genocide, the Greek genocide, and the Assyrian genocide all occurred during World War I. Chemical warfare was committed by both sides during the war (which was a war crime) too. The majority of the war existed in a stalemate among the Allies and the Central Powers in part because of trench warfare (which caused both sides to fight and being slaughtered from across the battlefield especially in places like Verdun). American involvement, the weakening of the Ottoman Empire, and various military tactics contributed to the Allied victory. The war ended in 1918, but issues of autonomy and nationhood wouldn’t be resolved so readily. The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 (headed by Britain, France, the United States, and Italy) involved the Allied forces to place sanctions on Germany. 

It refused to give people of color (especially black people and Asian people) true national independence. Ho Chi Minh back then wanted Vietnam to have independence from France, but the Paris Peace Conference refused to do so. The subsequent League of Nations couldn’t enforce treaties and it was rejected by the U.S. Congress. Soon, economic depression, international tensions, anger, and the growth of fascism contributed to the beginning of World War II. World War One was an international war that saw the modernization of how we live in the Earth. It was a war that saw monarchies fall and new national realities develop. It was an epoch of world history indeed.

By Timothy

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The Poor People's Campaign

 May 29, 2018

  

Today, it is 50 years after one major Poor People's Campaign march in Washington, D.C. The people at the location were black people, Latinx people, Native Americans, white people, etc. The Poor People's Campaign was the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who wanted the poor to have economic justice firmly. Many of these human beings on May 29, 1968 marched on the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., to protest a high court ruling that affirmed limits on Native American fishing rights in several rivers of Washington state. One leader of this movement was Ralph David Abernathy, the principal leader of the Poor People’s Campaign following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.. Another leader of the movement was Reies Tijerina, a leader of the Chicano movement in the state of New Mexico. Many protesters were at the doors of the U.S. Supreme Court building seeking justice. 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., before he died, was moving to be more left wing and more revolutionary. He saw that civil and voting rights are great, but you have to address an economic system that harms people of all colors if you desire true liberation. You have to have a massive redistribution of economic and political power in order to cause real change in our society. Dr. King wanted the Poor People's Campaign to be like the Bonus March back in the 1930's when WWI veterans wanted higher wages (while setting up tents in Washington D.C.). Douglas MacArthur used his troops to end the Bonus March brutally. One of the greatest mistakes of Douglas MacArthur was his excessive response to the Bonus March.

Also, it is important to note that Sister Mary Wright Edelman inspired Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to go forward with the Poor People's Campaign. Since Dr. King was gone physically by April 4, 1968, Ralph Abernathy took over the SCLC and the Poor Peoples Campaign. Dr. King wanted the Poor People's Campaign to give the poor a living wage, adequate incomes, true land, allow to give the poor to experience true political and economic power, and the establishment of other policies. This was part of the Economic Bill of Rights. The Poor People's Campaign asked for the federal government to prioritize helping the poor with a $30 billion anti-poverty package that included, among other demands, a commitment to full employment, a guaranteed annual income measure, and more low-income housing. Even during that time (with the peak of the American post-World War II economic boom in the midst of the lowest economic inequality in American history, possibly in world history), the capitalist powers that be refused to follow the Economic Bill of Rights of the Poor People's Campaign (when these proposals from Dr. King and others were reasonable and legitimate). Dr. King once said that if the government can spend billions of dollars to send a man on the moon then it can spend billions of dollars to help the poor right here on Earth. He's right. 

Today, we have a new Poor People's Campaign desiring economic justice as well. Rev. Barber is one leader of this 2018 movement using rallies, civil disobedience, and other programs to fight for the poor. It has been a sick past-time for not only some of the rich, but some of the bourgeoisie middle class (many of whom are one or two paychecks away from poverty) to mock and degrade the poor viciously, which is evil. Those days are over. The poor deserves respect and honor just like anyone else.

By Timothy

The 20th Century

I have a lot of memories involving the twentieth century. I was blessed enough to live in both the 20th century and the 21st century. Today, it is amazing to see young adults who never saw the 20th century before in their lives (as many 21 years old were born in the year of 2001). Now, it is the perfect time to reflect on the wide-ranging 20th century too. It was a century that lasted from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000. It was a time of massive cultural and social developments, world wars, and a sense of a change in humanity. Humanity gained massive technological access, growth of medical innovations, and a new sense of transportation. Although, the same problems of bigotry, poverty, sexism, xenophobia, and other injustices continued to plagued the human race like it always have been. During the 20th century, I was a child and teenager. I was in my adulthood by the 21st century. By the end of the 20th century, I was a teenager, but the 20th century defined my life in many ways. The 20th century is the most important century in human history, because it saw massive decolonization (which saw Nigeria, India, Ghana, and other nations see freedom from imperialism), the defeat of the Axis Powers by the Allied Powers during WWII, the end of legalized Jim Crow apartheid in America, space exploration, the growth of nuclear weapons, the end of South African apartheid, Middle Eastern conflicts, and the end of the Cold War. It made us aware of how wicked some human beings can be, and it showed the breadth of compassion and empathy that tons of human beings do possess. I lived in the last few decades of the 20th century, and my memories of that time then are as vivid as my memories of the 21st century now. When I was in the 20th century, I lived through Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton, Columbine, The Million Man March (when not a single person in that march stormed the U.S. Capitol back in 1995), Tupac, Biggie, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Waco, the OKC Bombing, Michael Jordan, and so many other occurrences. After all of these years of me living on this Earth, I firmly realize that the 20th century was a one of a time era of the overall human journey.

By Timothy

Eboni K. Williams' Comments on Bus Drivers.

There are people who have debated Eboni K. Williams' statements to the extreme. Gender war extremists (who are in the manosphere, red pill people, etc.) have exploited her comments to cause tensions among men and women. That is not what we are here for. We are here to treat our neighbor as ourselves and promote more unity among men and women. Eboni K. Williams' words come from a place of hurt and pain as she is struggling with forming long-lasting relationships. It is fair to show the facts. The fact is that among some in the black community, there is a crisis of economic inequality, mass incarceration, violence, health disparities, and other issues that we can't ignore. We have the responsibility to not only talk about these issues but advocate for solutions. That is why anyone who constantly criticizes without outlining solutions is an agent in my eyes. First, I will mention what I agree with her on and then what I disagree with her on. I agree with her that she is entitled to her own romantic preference. She shouldn't be forced against her will to date a bus driver. 

No man and no woman should be forced to date or marry someone that he or she isn't interested in. That is fascism, not compassion. She is right to refuse to lower her standards in dating human beings. She is right that we must solve problems in the black community by promoting excellence, not mediocrity. We are an exceptional people and we are gifted in our souls to do great things. She is incorrect to assume that bus drivers in general are just mediocre people. Ironically, her mother was a bus driver and her law license was suspended because she moved out of state. Many bus drivers love what they do and receive pensions, IRAs, health care, and other benefits that will last a lifetime. Many bus drivers drive across the nation with more than 6 figures. In other words, we shouldn't embrace classism, and one method to solve socioeconomic problems is governmental policies in a radical redistribution of wealth. 

Also, we have the power to use activism in solving these problems too. It's a multifaceted solution. She had an ex-fiance. All labor that's legitimate has dignity and that includes bus drivers. People can have the right to their preferences without downplaying the value of working-class black people. Working-class black men and black women who are bus drivers, plumbers, electricians, teachers, construction workers, emergency service workers, etc. are not "mediocre" as Eboni K. Williams claims. They work hard every day. They are extraordinary people with excellence, strength, and a sense of purpose to build cities, create farms, construct homes, and help save human lives literally. You can love who you want with standards without shaming those who you are not attracted to based on occupation.  Eboni K. Williams embraces conservative talking points in claiming that certain working-class careers are the essence of "mediocrity." We have systematic issues in our community that can't be solved by bootstrap philosophy or token neo-liberal capitalism. It must be solved by revolutionary solutions. 

You can't be a mediocre person driving a bus, fixing a toilet, building an HVAC, or forming a foundation before building a house. On the Breakfast Club, Eboni K. Williams (who was on the racist FOX News network, was a friend to MAGA extremist Kimberly Guilfoyle, she congratulated Anthony Scaramcucci in 2017 as being a member of the MAGA cabinet and has been alleged by sources in the DailyMail to have supported Trump's xenophobic wall) talked in favor of small government. People know that I'm progressive on economic issues. At the end of the day, character, wise use of resources, and integrity matter more than materialism and classism. The vast majority of black women and black men love justice, respect mercy, and desire total freedom for black people. At the end of the day, the enemy is the system causing oppression against both black men and black women (not each other).

By Timothy

A Summary of the 2022 World Track and Field Championship at Eugene, Oregon.

 

The 2022 World Track and Field Championships event has been very inspirational and exciting. There is a lot of news coming about during the 2022 World Track and Field Championship in Eugene, Oregon. The winner of the women's marathon is Tamirat Tola from Ethiopia with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes and 36 seconds which is a record for the world championship. Her compatriot Mosinet Geremew took second with 2:06:04 and Bashir Abdi from Belgium was a bronze winner with 2:06:48. As for the men's 100-meter race, the United States of America had a sweep. Fred Kerley won gold with a time of 9.86 seconds. Marvin Bracy-Williams was second, and Trayvon Bromell was third with a time of 9.88 seconds. Kerley was emotional in thinking about his aunt Virginia Kerley from Texas. As for the women's 10,000 m final, Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia won gold with a record time of 30:09:94. Second and third were the Kenyans of Hellen Obiri and Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi. Obiri was a two-time world champion and 2-time Olympic medalist. Allyson Felix bronze in the 2022 Eugene World Track and Field Championship for the mixed relay of 4 X 400 m relay. This adds to Allyson Felix's legacy as one of the best track and field athletes of all time. The American Chase Ealey won gold in the shot put. As for the hammer throw for women, Brooke Anderson won gold for America, Camryn Rogers won silver from Canada, and Janee Kassanavoid of America won bronze.

Now, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the gold in the 2022 World Track and Field Championship of the women's 100m with a time of 10.67. Shericka Jackson won silver in the race with Elaine Thompson winning the bronze. Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce (who has raced professionally since 2007) is probably the greatest 100m sprinter in history, and she is 35 years old. She has her 5th world track and field title. Congratulations to Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Shericka Jackson, and Elaine Thompson. It has great historical significance because it is the first track and field World Championships taking place in America (in Eugene, Oregon which is one capital of track and field athletics in general). The events took place at the University of Oregon Hayward Field. Noah Lyles won gold in the men's 200m with a time of 19.31 (being the third greatest time in history), Kenny Bednarek won silver from America, and Erriyon Knighton won bronze from America too. For the women's 200m, the gold medal was won by Shericka Jackson from Jamaica with a time of 21.45, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won silver with a time of 21.45, and the UK's Dina Asher-Smith won bronze too. Shericka Jackson was very gracious and humble in her victory to speak the praise of Flo Jo too. Dina Asher-Smith is already an icon of track and field from the United Kingdom. 

America's Katie Nageotte won the women's pole vault in gold, Sandi Morris from America won silver, and Nina Kennedy of Australia won bronze.  For the women's triple jump, Yulimar Rojas won gold from Venezuela (with a score of 15.47m. She is an athletic legend from her nation of Venezuela), Shanieka Ricketts from Jamaica won silver (with 14.89 m), and Tori Franklin from America won bronze with a score of 14.72m. For the women's shot put, Chase Ealey of America won gold with 20.49m, Gong Lijiao from China won silver with 20.39 m, and Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands won bronze with 19.77m.

The 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon has easily proven to be one of the greatest track and field events in history. People are still talking about the record-breaking race of Sydney McLaughlin of America finishing gold for the 400m hurdles. Her time of 50.68 seconds was incredible, and she is only 22 years old. She can go under 50 seconds. Many legends have praised her like Michael Johnson and Allyson Felix. Silver for the women's 400m hurdles goes to Femke Bol of the Netherlands (with a time of 52.27 seconds), and bronze for the woen's 400m hurdles goes to the American Dalilah Muhammad, who is a legend in her own right (with a time of 53.113 seconds). For the women's high jump, Eleanor Patterson won from Australia, Yaroslava Mahuckhikh won silver from Ukraine, and Elena Vallortigara won bronze from Italy. As for the 400 m women's race, Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahamas won gold with a time of 49.11, Marileidy Paulino won silver from the Dominican Republic with a time of 49.60, and Sada Williams from Barbados won bronze with a time of 49.75 seconds.

The legacy of the 2022 World Athletics Track and Field Championship is truly incredible. It was one of the greatest World Track and Field Championships that I have seen in my life. Records were broken among many sports during the duration of the events. America won 33 total medals including 13 gold, Ethiopia won 10 medals, and Jamaica won 10 medals too. From July 15-24, 2022, at Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field history was shown. Legends shown some of their last races, and a new generation of track and field athletes shown up to take their places among the icons of athletics. The world records include Syndey McLaughlin running 50.68 seconds in the 400m hurdles final, Robi Amusan of Nigeria having 12.12 seconds in the 100m hurdles finals, and Armaud Duplantis of Sweden reaching 6.21 meters in the pole vault men's competition. In the men's 400m. Michael Norman finally had gold for America in 44.29 seconds, Kriani James from Grenada had silver with 44.48 seconds, and Matthew Hudson-Smith from Great Britain won bronze with 44.66 seconds. For the women's 800m, Athing Mu won it with gold from America, Keely Hodgkinson won silver from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Mary Moraa won bronze from Kenya. Athing Mu is very young, and she already won four gold medals in less than 5 years. 

For the women's 4 X 100m relay, America won gold with Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini, and Twandisha Terry. Terry celebrated greatly. Jamaica had silver, and Germany had bronze. For the 4 X 400 m relay race of women, America won gold with Talitha Diggs, Abbe Steiner, Britton Wilson, and Sydney McLaughlin. McLaughlin and Wilson ran incredibly fast in that relay. Sydney McLaughlin continues to add to her legend as being one of the greatest track and field athletes of our generation in the 2020s. Silver was won by Jamaica, and bronze won by Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Canada won the men's 4 X 100m relay, with America with silver, and Great Britain and Northern Ireland winning bronze. For the 4 X 400m men's relay, America won gold, Jamacia won silver, and Belgium won bronze. For the long jump, Malaika Mihambo won gold from Germany, Ese Brume won silver from Nigeria, and Letica Oro Melo from Brazil won bronze. For the shot put for men, Americans all won like Ryan Crouser with the gold, Joe Kovacs with silver, and Josh Awotunde winning bronze. 

We know what the elephant in the room is. That is that our people have shown out in those games.

By Timothy

Words on Black Unity.

 Yvette Carnell's self hatred is real. Now, she is criticizing an U.S. flag with the red, black, and green colors on it. She is part of the ADOS cultic movement (and Yvette said that Black is a white supremacist construct which is a lie and outright disrespectful of her as Black is Beautiful) along with her friend Antonio Moore. Both of their hatred and scapegoating of Africa is silly but not unusual. Carnell said the self hating lie that we don't have to be anchored to the Motherland of Africa. As a black American, I am always anchored in Africa for life, because my ancestors came from Africa. God created Africa for a reason, and black people have blessed the human race since the start of human history. Our African American history existed long before enslavement. Jewish history existed for thousands of years just like black history. You will notice how Carnell and Moore don't talk about comprehensive solutions except reparations primarily or talk about wealth gap information. I agree with reparations for black Americans, and I agree that we must address the wealth gap, but a solution is more than reparations. We have to enact political and economic policies that deal with poverty, health disparities, education, imperialism, and other real issues in our communities. ADOS' Afrophobia among many of its members is revolting and outright encompass mental slavery. The fact to refute both of them is that African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, Africans, and other black people of the African Diaspora united to fight for freedom for centuries. Here are some examples:

1. Kwame Ture was Afro-Caribbean who stood up for Black Power and black liberation

2. Denmark Vesey was Afro-Caribbean who fought for liberation against slavery in South Carolina

3. Many of African American people centuries ago came as slaves from the Caribbean and then into America.

4. Malcolm X's Mother is of Afro-Caribbean descent. Edgar Toppin, Marcus Garvey, & Shirley Chisolm are all of Afro-Caribbean heritage too.

5. The Gullah-Geechee culture in the Carolinas have Caribbean and African roots. The way black people worship in the church have the African call style. Many of the foods that black Americans eat like gumbo, watermelon, collards, black eyed peas, corn bread, yams, etc. have African or indigenous roots. 

6. Author Hurston always studied African folklore to create some of the greatest literary works of the 20th century. 

7. South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim was influenced by Duke Ellington. His daughter is one of the greatest lyricists of hip hop named Jean Grae. Tons of the founders and innovators of hip hop are Afro-Caribbean people. 

8. American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd admitted that in the song "The Black Disciple" he sourced the rhythms in that song from archived recordings of music by a tribe in Congo. 

9. Black immigrants globally worked with us African Americans in the abolitionist, civil rights, Black Power, anti-apartheid, and current freedom movements for a long time. 

10. Dr. King and Malcolm X readily visited Africa to celebrate African independence among many nations plus promoted black unity globally. 

*Only an agent would shun our African connections. A real person would celebrate our African roots. 

BLACK LIVES MATTER.