Alicia Chantae Moore

While the rest of us focused on the election, a family was looking for their 16 year old daughter.

 Alicia Chantae Moore of Greensville, Texas was last seen getting off of a school bus on Nov. 2.

Unfortunately, Alicia's fragile body was found late last week stuffed in a trunk on the side of the road 35 miles away from her home.

As of this blog post no arrests have been made.

If anyone has any information about this case, please contact the Greenville, Texas police department.

There is a $15,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest, and you don't have to give your name.

Read The Sign

It's been ten days and conservatives are still crying over the re-election of President Barack Obama.

Here are a few examples;

*That brilliant scholar Ted Nugent asked the question that intellectuals will be debating for generations to come. He asked, "What subhuman varmit believes others must pay for their obesity, booze, cellphones, birth control and abortion!
Ahhhhhhhhh! (Ted got deep on us)
Then he made the analytical observation of the decade.
He said, "Pimp whores and welfare brats voted for economic and spiritual suicide."
(I feel so enlightened)

*Bill O'Reilly on election night declared, "The 'White Establishment' is now the minority because minorities don't want to work anymore-they want 'free stuff', and Obuma is the only person who will give them 'free stuff'.
(that was pretty tame for Billy Boy)

*A jewelry store owner in Virginia protested the re-election by closing his store for a few days for a 'mourning period' for America.
(I heard he lost 30% of his customers when he re-opened)

*A teacher at Lindsey-McKenley High School in Louisiana posted this on her facebook page,
"Congrats to those dependent on government, homosexuals, potheads, Jay-Z fans, non-christians, non-taxpayers, illegals, communists, muslims, planned murder clinics, enemies, of America and Satan, you won!"
Again, this is a HIGH SCHOOL teacher!
(Her suspension is pending)

*Even Mitt Romney said on a teleconference to his top donors that Obama won because he promised people 'free stuff'.
(Loser)

I have no desire to take apart any of these outlandish/borderline racist comments.
I will simply direct you to read the sign at the top of this post.

Karma ! ! !

Let me get straight to the point!
Allen West is one of the most pathetic politicians people that I've ever seen.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...........
I know he served his country and was a colonel, or whatever in the Army.
But he's also part of the reason this country is so divided.
Not only has he went out of his way to criticize the president and first lady, but he's been very critical of black people who supported him.
Truthfully, I believe he was elected in Florida because he was willing to say things about black people that white people in his district couldn't say without being called racist.
And he relished in that role.
He once sent a bucket of fried chicken to the Congressional Black Caucus as a 'peace offering'.
I mean, there's something truly wrong with this man.
He's the perfect portrait of self-hatred, as many black conservatives are.
Well, I take that back!
That's not a fair statement!
There are plenty of decent black conservatives.
There's Michael Steele........
There's Lenny McAllister........
There's Tara Wall...........
There's Joe Watkins.......
And the list goes on and on.
But Allen West falls more into the category of Clarence Thomas, Ron Christie and others who appear to have a serious disdain for anyone who looks like them.

As you know, voter suppression was a really big issue in this election-especially in the state of Florida.
Gov. Rick Scott wasn't shy about his efforts to scale back early voting, and Allen West defended his from criticism.
He said, "This is America, where democracy lives. There's no such thing as voter suppression.
'These black people' are just looking for an excuse to use when Obama loses the election."
Well, guess what.
Not only did the president win re-election, but Mr. West lost his senate seat.
But "Mr. Democracy" wasn't willing to accept the will of the people.
Nooooo..........
He claimed that the county commissioner rigged the election by,
*wait for it*
Suppressing the votes of his supporters!
And he didn't stop there!
He's now demanding a full recount and threatening to take his case all the way to the supreme court.
What a loser!
When I first saw this story, I thought it was funny.
But the more I think about it, it's not funny at all.
I think Mr. West is reaping what he sowed.
I think Mr. West is experiencing good, old-fashioned...........KARMA!

Sunday Praise & Inspiration

Neo Soul Saturday: Amel Larrieux

Celebration Time Is Over!

Meet Denise Helms, she's a 22 year old woman from Califormia.

The day after the election, she suggested on her facebook page that the POTUS should be assassinated.

The same day, Peter Brant II- the son of a billionaire confessed  joked about 'contingency plans' that were already in place to assassinate the president.

*side note*
When billionaires invest almost a billion dollars to get someone out of office, and they don't succeed-do you really think they're going to just sit back and not attempt to get a return on their investment?

I'm not saying this to scare you-I'm saying this to warn you!

Many of you may be shocked to read and hear about such things, but I'm not.

I've been paying attention to these people, and I know that they're serious.

That's why I'm telling you that celebration time is over!

It's time to start praying!

Ghosts of Ole Miss

Ok, raise your hand if you're familiar with ESPN's 30 for 30 series?
*counts hands*
Ok, cool!
Now, raise your hands if you've seen 'Ghosts of Ole Miss'.
*counts hands again*
Hmmm.......not that many hands raised.
For those of you with your hands down, let me tell you what it's about.

In 1962, James Meredith was attempting to become the first black student to intergrate the University of Mississippi.
At the same time, the Ole Miss football team was chasing a national championship.
The two worlds collided when Mr. Meredith's admission to the university set off riots.
It was so bad that the national guard had to come in to protect him.
Klaverns of the KKK and racists from all over the south converged on the campus in Oxford to fight off-what they described as- the "government takeover" of their school, and "big government" trying to tell them what to do.
Sound familiar?
What happened next was something that this part of the country will never forget.
Mr. Meredith was harrassed, beaten, and even shot one day while walking to class.
The national guard had to protect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the rest of the school year.
The Ole Miss football team went undefeated, but the violence and images of the riots caused a backlash among voters, and the national championship was awarded to another team.

Fifty years later, Ole Miss has it's first black SGA president.
Last week, they crowned their first black Homecoming Queen.
On the surface, the state looked like it had moved forward.
But the 'Ghost of Ole Miss' reared it's ugly head to remind us all, that racism, bigotry and hatred is still alive and well in the Magnolia state.
Check out the video:

Yep!
These are the descendents of those same people that beat, spat on, and shot James Meredith.
Their behavior is a learned behavior, and the only way to change their behavior is to start punishing the beloved institutions that their 'honorable parents and grandparents' adore.
Example:
The day after the election, I was listening to a sports talk radio show here in Birmingham, Al. when a caller called in to talk about the election and to voice his disdain for the president.
He said, " 'Obuma' may have won re-election, but he didn't win the state of AlaBAMA and he didn't win the SOUF."
(that's SOUTH for those of you who don't speak 'redneck')
Then he said, "I wish these democrats would move to the 'nourth' with the rest of dem' damn liberals."
You know what?
I agree with him!
And when we move, we should take all of these black football players from the university of Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, and the rest of the SEC with us.

You see, they love us as long as we're running up and down a football field, or dunking a basketball.
But the moment we step off the field and into the political arena, it's a problem.
That type of thinking is what led to the small-scale riot at Ole Miss.
It's time to kill these ghosts!
And the way to kill them is not by using violence (although I'm prepared if it comes to that).
No, the way to fight them is to use our power-political and, yes, athletically.
I wonder how these students would react if their 2012 football team resemblemed their 1962 team?
I wonder if that would get rid of 'The Ghosts of Ole Miss' once and for all.
Probably not, but it would be a start.

*disclaimer*
The majority of the universities in the SEC (Southeastern Conference) are no different than Ole Miss.

The Awakening of the Silent Majority

The race that many people (not including myself) thought would be a nail-biter, was over at 10:30 CST on election night.
Conservatives were shocked!
They couldn't believe, or understand how they lost so badly.
Well, it's quite simple!
When you go out of your way to suppress the black vote...............
When you disrespect Latinos by telling them they should 'self-deport' themselves...........
When you continue to support a man running for the senate seat in Missouri who says,"Women can't be pregnant unless it's a legitimate rape"...................
When your party's platform will force women who are raped to give birth to their rapists' child........
When your party is takes it's cue from Rush Limbaugh, SATAN Sean Hannity and gives credibility to Donald Trump..........
When all of those things happen, you piss people off.
And when you piss people off, you wake up the 'Silent Majority'.
For years, we-'The Silent Majority' has sat by and watched the hypocrisy of the GOP and said nothing publicly about it.
We've watched conservatives call this president everything but a child of God.
But when President Bush was in office, people were called un-American if you said something about him.
When the Dixie Chicks had disparaging remarks to say about President Bush, conservatives called on all radio stations to stop playing their songs. And if they didn't stop, they threatened to boycott those stations.
Yet, when Hank Williams Jr. and Ted Nuggent basically call this president a ni**er and they're exercising their free speech?
We've sat by and listened to you complain about "Taking your country back"............like it was your country to begin with.
We've watched and listened to all of those things, and finally, we've had enough!
'The Silent Majority' will be silent no longer.
Unlike 2008, we're not going away for the mid-terms.
We're not tuning out from the political process.
We're here to stay.
We are 'The Silent Majority'.

GO VOTE!

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Voting Act of 1964 into law.
Four days later, a group of about 50 people went to the Dallas County courthouse in Selma, Al. to register to vote.
Not only were they denied, but they were arrested.
The next day, a judge signed an injunction that made it illegal for two or more people to gather together and talk about voter registration.
Think about that: You couldn't even talk about registering to vote.

-Six months later on January 2, 1965, Dr. King defied that injunction and held a meeting at Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama to plan a strategy to get people registered.
The plan was to branch out into surrounding counties and get as many people involved as possible.

-On February 18, 1965
Rev. C.T. Vivian, of the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) led a march through the streets of nearby Marion, Al. to the Perry County courthouse.
That march took place late in the evening.
Local officials were ordered by the governor to turn the street lights off.
When the street lights were turned off, state troopers moved in and attacked the marchers.
Later that night, one of those state troopers followed a young man by the name of Jimmie Lee Jackson to his house. Once he got to the house, the trooper got into an altercation with Jimmie Lee Jackson's mother.
In an effort to protect his mother, Jimmie Lee fought the state trooper. Instead of fighting, the trooper pulled out his gun and shot him.
Jimmie Lee Jackson died in the hospital eight days later.
After his death, Rev. James Bevel of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) called for a march from Selma to Montgomery to confront Gov. George Wallace over Mr. Jackson's death-and to also demand that every black person in the state of Alabama have the right to vote.

-Sunday, March 7th
An estimated 500 people gathered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge to begin that march.
As they appraoched the bridge, they were met by state troopers who cited that earlier injunction and ordered the group to disband.
When they didn't, the marchers (men AND women) were sprayed with tear gas, beaten with billy clubs, brass-knuckles, chains etc.
One of those people was John Lewis, (now Congressman John Lewis of Georgia), who to this day still has the gash on the left side of his head where the billy club split his head open.
The marchers were beaten so badly, and there was so much blood shed that-that day became known as "Bloody Sunday".

-Two days later, Tuesday March 9th
Dr. King led about 2,000 people (including those same people who were beaten) out to the Edmund Pettus bridge for a prayer session. After they prayed they turned around, showing the authorities that their motive was not to break the law.
This day became known as, "Turnaround Tuesday."
Later that night, Rev. James Reeb, a WHITE minister from Boston who was there showing his support for the marchers, was beaten to death by the KKK.
His death got the attention of the national media, which put pressure on local officials to lift that earlier injunction.

-March 21st
 An estimated 10,000 people gathered once again at the Edmund Pettus Bridge to once again, march from Selma to Montgomery. They marched through rain, cold weather and other horrible elements. But those elements weren't enough to deter them from their mission-which was to confront Gov. Wallace, but more importantly, get registered to vote.
Not everyone made it the entire trip, but that's not the point.
The point is: They were determined to vote!

For those of you who don't know, the distance from Selma to Montgomery is almost 50 miles.

If these people were willing to be beaten.......
If they were willing to risk their lives.......
If they were willing to march 50 miles.........
Then why in the world can't you get up off of your sorry, lazy a** to go vote?

GO VOTE!

Politics In The Pulpit

Rev. A.R. Bernard is pastor of The Christian Culture Center in Brooklyn, New York.
It has a membership of over 30,000.
Like most influential pastors, if he tells his congregation to do something, chances are, they'll do it-simply because they trust his judgement.
And given Rev. Bernard's track record of generosity and work in the community, he's earned that trust.
But occasionally, people like Rev. A.R. Bernard will take advantage of that trust, and will make an effort to lead their congregation or community in a direction that's against their best interest.
Case and Point:
Last month, Rev. Bernard suggested to his congregation that they should stay home on election day.
His reason:
"Because the president's stance on gay marriage goes against the word of God."

For the record I don't support gay marriage, but I'm sure gay people who want to get married wouldn't support some of the things I do either-so we're even.

Rev. Bernard would have you to believe that his suggestion to his congregation was based strictly on his "religious belief".
But in my opinion, it was done based on his "political belief"!
Rev. Bernard is one of the leading voices in the black conservative movement.
And within the black conservative movement, is a network of pastors who support that movement because (let them tell it) the republican party is the party of family values, and godly principles.
(Since when did discrimination, voter suppression and outright racism become godly?)

During the civil rights movement, the FBI and local officals used black ministers to create division within the movement by encouraging them to tell their congregation not to follow Dr. King because he was an adulter.
In return for doing so, those ministers received money from the FBI.
The same thing is happening today, except today, they're receiving donations to their church from Super PACS.
If your pastor tells you NOT to vote, tell him to keep his politics out of the pulpit!

Sunday Praise & Inspiration

Good morning!

I don't know about you, but I've done some things that I know God wouldn't be proud of.

But I'm so thankful that He loves me in spite of all of my faults and my imperfection....and has given me another chance.

Welfare Politics

This video has been the topic of conversation of every conservative talk radio show today.
Every conservative blog in the country has it on it's front page.
The suggestion here is that black people are voting for President Obama because-as the lady in the video puts it- "He gives us free stuff if we're on welfare."
Does anyone really think this video is authentic?
Does anyone think that a bunch of people will get together, make signs, stand in the street and encourage people to vote for the president because he gives them "free stuff"?

Do I think these type of people exist?
Of course I do!
But I can almost promise you that people on welfare aren't going to go stand on a street corner all day unless someone is paying them.
And since I seriously doubt someone from the Obama campaign is openly soliciting their support, the question then becomes,
Who's sponsoring this bafoonery?
If I had to guess, the color of their skin is the opposite of her skin, and they're probably voting for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.

Sunday Morning Praise & Inspiration

Everybody has a story.

Your story may be different from mine.

However, both you and I, have an obligation to share that story.

What are you doing to share your story with others?

Neo Soul Saturday

September 15, 1963

Today we honor the memory of the four little girls who were killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
Denise McNair
Cynthia Wesley
Addie Mae Collins
Carole Roberson

The New GOP

I own about 10-12 books on the civil rights movement.

My favorite is a book that won the Pulitizer Prize titled;

Parting The Waters; America In The King Years 1954-63.

My favorite chapter in that book is chapter 15; Hoover Triangle And King's Machine.

That chapter details the political battles that took place between Dr. King and the leader of the FBI, J.Edgar Hoover.

In shows in depth the moves that Hoover tried to make, politically, to not only destroy Dr. King, but to set in motion events that would ultimately lead to something more sinister.

Although it took place over 50 years ago, that chapter mirrors what's taking place in this country right now.

The effort to destroy President Barack Obama has gone from just making sure he's not re-elected, to creating an environment of hatred that's unlike anything this country has seen since those turbulent times.

Today's GOP reminds me of the old dixiecrat party.

The dixiecrats were a mixture of democrats and republicans who thought both of their parties were too soft on integration. In a sense, today's GOP could be called the offspring of those dixiecrats.

Their fear and intimidation tactics are the same today as they were then.

 

Just the other day, a Connecticut firefighter attacked a man for wearing a pro-Obama t-shirt.

There have been numerous reports of police officers pulling over people with pro-Obama bumper stickers on their cars.

Some employers have fired some employess for being supporters of the President.

It's crazy!

I listen to a lot of talk radio;

(POTUS, Sirius Left, The Power, NPR and maybe 2-3 minutes of conservative talk radio)

I watch a lot of cable news;

(CNN, MSNBC, and C-SPAN)

The language and rhetoric that's taking place in this country right now is very similiar to the language and rhetoric that took place in the 1960s.

At some point, things will come to a tipping point.

Let's just pray that when it does, we won't have to re-live some of the horrific events that took place back then.

 

The Carters Are Hosting A Fundraiser For The Obamas

On Tuesday, September 18th, Mr. and Mrs. Sean Carter are hosting a fundraiser for the President and First Lady at $40,000 a plate!

The event will be held at Mr. Carter's 40/40 Club in New York City.

The Carters-also known as Jay-Z and Beyonce-are the most powerful couple in entertainment.

Last year, they earned a combined $98 million.

When you earn that kind of money, you're more than a couple or husband and wife, you're a movement.

And when you're a movement, you can use your power and influence to do a number of things-both good and bad.

In a day and time where many black celebrities are rightfully criticized for their lack of involvement in issues that affect those who support their careers, it's great to see this power couple movement using  their influence to make a difference.

Shout out to the Carters for taking their movement to the next level.

More specifically, shout out to Mrs. Carter for upgrading her husband's political awareness game.

The former drug dealer from Marcy Projects has come a long way.

The Roc Is In Da BUILDING!

Where Was The Secret Service?

It seems like everyone from the national media to social media are all giddy over the business owner who bear-hugged the President yesterday.
Everyone except for me!
When I first saw this on the news, the first thing I asked myself was,
"Who is this man picking up the President of The United States?"
The second question I asked was,
"Where in the hell is the secret service?"
I don't ever recall someone doing this to George W. Bush.
Or Bill Clinton...........
Or George H.W. Bush........
Or Ronald Reagan........
Or Jimmy Carter........
Or (who was before Carter)
Oh.......or Gerald Ford..........
So why was someone allowed to not only put their hands on the President in this fashion, but lift him up off of his feet without one single secret service guy stepping into the picture to make this man put the President down?
And even if permission was given to the man to do this, WHY?

Listen, I'm not turning into a conspiracy theorist or anything like that.
However (comma) this makes no sense to me.
Here you have the first African-American president-one who has received more credible death threats than the previous presidents I named combined, and they allow someone to get this close to him?
Somebody slipping!

Watch these folks!
I mean, seriously, watch these folks!
Strange occurances are taking place around our President, and I don't like it.
Hopefully, this is the last time I will have to ask,
"Where Was The Secret Service?"

Sunday Morning Praise & Inspiration

Michelle!

 

There are very few moments when I'm speechless......

When I don't have anything to say.........

When I don't know what to say..............

Last night was one of those moments.

I watched with pride as the First Lady talked about her humble upbringing, and the values her parents placed inside of her, and her brother Craig.

I cheered with excitement as she threw political and personal jabs at Mitt Romney without ever mentioning his name.

I reminisced on the fact that less than a half-century ago, the struggle that afforded her the opportunity to stand on that stage, was still taking place.

I soaked in the moment as I watched this amazing, accomplished, and attractive mother, wife, and First Lady deliver what many pundits have called, one of the most memorable and powerful speeches in the history of American politics-as it relates to political conventions.

 

But the most powerful moment for me was when she started talking about her husband, and the love she has for him.

When  she did that, my emotional radar was taken to another level.

She took me to a place that I dream about, and pray about in my quiet time.

And once I was at that place, I must admit to you that I had more tears in my eyes than she had in hers.

 

And here's why;

It is my opinion that most men-whether they want to admit it or not-desires to have a relationship with a woman that loves him unconditionally, the way Michelle loves Barack.

And for some of us, it's more than a desire, it's a CRAVING!

We CRAVE to have a woman that will fight for us the way Michelle fought for Barack last night.

We CRAVE to have a woman who is willing to accept us for who we are, regardless if we're the President of The United States, or an aspiring author with a blog.

We CRAVE to have a woman who is willing to stand by us, even when we don't have it all together, like Michelle stood by Barack when he picked her up in that old rusted out Honda Accord with the hole in the door.

We CRAVE to have a woman that's not ashamed to take us around her family and friends, whether we have a hole in the bottom of our shoes like the President had in his shoes, or we're wearing a brand new pair of Steve Madden loafers.

We CRAVE to have a woman who is willing to believe in our dream and our vision, just as much-if not more- than we believe in it ourselves.

We CRAVE to have a woman that will proudly stand in front of the WORLD and proclaim that her man is the best man for the job-whatever job it is!

In a sense, we CRAVE a woman like Michelle Obama.

 

I'm sure President Obama and former President Clinton will give great speeches at the DNC.

But I can promise you that none of those speeches will touch me, move me, or inspire me like the one given by Michelle.