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January is winding down and we are only a week away from Lover’s month. Have you stuck with your plan? Or are you completely off track and back to old habits? I decided to put guard rails up (like in bowling) just in case I slip up here and there to ensure that I will get back on track fast. What are some of the Guard Rails that I place up in my life? I only take phone calls from family and friends about personal issues after work hours and on weekends. I don’t get paid to talk to you! My lunch hour is my lunch hour to reflect, rest, and renew myself to ensure peak performance on the job so that means don’t call me on my job to tell me that your husband beat you when you should have left him long time ago. You may need to call 911 and do like the lady did who shot her intruder. Another Guard Rail that I use is NO Social Network sites during working hours that is not income generating. If I must go on during work hours to post a Trip, Cruise, and Air Price at an exceptional rate, I go on and get off. What Guard Rails can you place in your life to help you attain your goals this year? I want to hear them; they may help someone else stay on track this year. We are all evolving into the people that we want to become and by doing that change is always inevitable. Sharing of ideas and testimonies is what helps us overcome trials and tribulations that come at us during life. In fact it is the wisdom that I gain from others that allow me to experience life with an optimistic view point. I also socialize during the work week as a treat to myself for all the hard work that I do. I know some may say that is expensive well yes and no, it depends on where you want to go. I purchase movie tickets for the month at Costco, 2 movie tickets for $16. I only go to the movies on Tuesday because popcorn is only $2. I stuff raisinets, soda and food in my purse (sometimes) to cut down on the cost. Hub Neo Lounge offers No Cover Reggae Friday’s & Jazz Thursday’s is only $10 with Chef Rick serving up Catfish/Tilapia dinners. You can like them on facebook to get updates on events. They are located at: 6381 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92114. Now as we prepare to enter into the second month of the year reflect on what you have done good and bad and make the necessary changes to do better next month. How are you coming along with the book that you are reading? You have a week left to finish it up before we move onto something different next month. You can always go back and reread the book when you finish, lets finish everything we start this year. You may contact me for all your vacation needs at (619) 757-0175 or visit my website at www.straighttravel.biz • Your Chief Vacation Specialist: Ebony Hope Taylor
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Hollywood Pays Tribute to the RED TAILS Interview with George Lucas: RED TAILS took 20 years to make Film about Tuskegee Airmen ‘exactly’ like Star Wars, he says. Movie mogul George Lucas says his new film “Red Tails” took more than 20 years to make “because it’s an all-black movie.” The creator of the uber-successful “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises, in an interview with the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, said movie executives told him the film, which features a largely African-American cast, would have trouble making money. “There’s no major white roles in it at all,” he said. “I showed it to all of them and they said nooooo. We don’t know how to market a move like this.” “But the scene in it when Hitler tells Cuba Gooding Jr. that he’s his father …,” Stewart said to big laughs. But Lucas continues, telling him that big-budget black movies are unheard of because “they don’t believe there’s any foreign market for it,” he said, referring to movie studios. “Red Tails” is a movie about a segregated Army Air Corps unit, now known as the Tuskegee Airmen, that escorted U.S. bombers during WWII. In 2007, then-President George Bush awarded the men, dwindling in number and up in age, a Congressional Gold Medal. Talking to Stewart, Lucas threw fans of the Force a major bone: “(Red Tails is) exactly like Star Wars,” he said. “The story is too fantastic and wonderful to cram into two hours. There is a prequel and a sequel and they are better than this movie,” Lucas said. “I’m going to be very honest with you,” he said with a straight face. “This is as close as you’ll ever get to Episode 7.” “Red Tails” opens in theaters January 20.
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the United States armed forces. During World War II, African Americans in many U.S. states still were subject to the Jim Crow laws. The American military was racially segregated, as was much of the federal government. The Tuskegee Airmen were subject to racial discrimination, both within and outside the army. Despite these adversities, they trained and flew with distinction. Although the 477th Bombardment Group “worked up” on North American B-25 Mitchell bombers, they never served in combat; the Tuskegee 332nd Fighter Group was the only operational unit, first sent overseas as part of Operation Torch, then in action in Sicily and Italy, before being deployed as bomber escorts in Europe where they were particularly successful in their missions.
The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen initially were equipped with Curtiss P40 Warhawks fighter-bomber aircraft, briefly with Bell P-39 Airacobras (March 1944), later with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts (June–July 1944), and finally the fighter group acquired the aircraft with which they became most commonly associated, the North American P-51 Mustang (July 1944). When the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group painted the tails of their P-47’s red, the nickname “Red Tails” was coined. Bomber crews applied a more effusive “Red-Tail Angels” sobriquet. Before the Tuskegee Airmen, no African American had become a U.S. military pilot. In 1917, African-American men had tried to become aerial observers, but were rejected, however, African American Eugene Bullard served as one of the members of the Franco-American Lafayette Escadrille. Nonetheless, he was denied the opportunity to transfer to American military units as a pilot when the other American pilots in the unit were offered the chance. Instead, Bullard returned to infantry duty with the French. The racially motivated rejections of World War I AfricanAmerican recruits sparked over two decades of advocacy by African-Americans who wished to enlist and train as military aviators. The effort was led by such prominent civil rights leaders as Walter White of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, labor union leader A. Philip Randolph, and Judge William H. Hastie. Finally, on 3 April 1939, Appropriations Bill Public Law 18 was passed by Congress containing an amendment designating funds for training African-American pilots. The War Department managed to deflect the monies into funding civilian flight schools willing to train black Americans. War Department tradition and policy mandated the segregation of African-Americans into separate military units staffed by white officers, as had been done previously with the 9th Cavalry, 10th Cavalry, 24th Infantry Regiment and 25th Infantry Regiment. When the appropriation of funds for aviation training created opportunities for pilot cadets, their numbers diminished the rosters of these older units. A further series of legislative moves by the United States Congress in 1941 forced the Army Air Corps to form an all-black combat unit, despite the War Department’s reluctance. Due to the restrictive nature of selection policies, the situation did not seem promising for African-Americans since, in 1940, the U.S. Census Bureau reported only 124 AfricanAmerican pilots in the nation. The exclusionary policies failed dramatically when the Air Corps received an abundance of applications from men who qualified, even under the restrictive requirements. Many of the applicants already had participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, in which the historically black Tuskegee Institute had participated since 1939. On 19 March 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron [N 3] was activated at Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois. A cadre of 271 enlisted men were trained at Chanute in aircraft ground support trades, beginning in July 1941; the trades being taught were so technical in nature that setting up segregated classes was deemed impossible. This small number of enlisted men became the core of other black squadrons forming at Tuskegee and Maxwell Fields in Alabama. The Tuskegee program began officially in June 1941 with the 99th Pursuit Squadron at the Tuskegee Institute. The unit would consist of 47 officers and 429 enlisted men, and would be backed by an entire service arm. After basic training at Moton Field, they were moved to the nearby Tuskegee Army Air Field about 10 mi (16 km) to the west for conversion training onto operational types. Consequently, Tuskegee became the only Army installation containing all four phases of pilot training at a single location. Initial planning called for 500 personnel in residence at a time. By mid-1942, over six times that many personnel were stationed at Tuskegee, even though only two squadrons were
training there. Tuskegee Army Airfield was a replica of already-existing airfields reserved for training white pilots, such as Maxwell Field, only 40 miles distant. With African-American contractors McKissack and McKissack, Inc. in charge of the contract, 2,000 workmen from their company, the Alabama Works Progress Administration, and the U.S. Army built the airfield in only six months. The construction was budgeted at $1,663,057. The airmen were placed under the command of Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., one of only two black line officers then serving. War poster featuring a Tuskegee Airman During training, the 99th Fighter Squadron was commanded by white officers, beginning with Major James Ellison. Ellison made great progress in organizing the construction of the facilities needed for the military program at Tuskegee. However, he was transferred on 12 January 1942, reputedly because of his insistence that his African-American sentries and Military Police had police authority over local Caucasian civilians.[ His successor, Colonel Frederick von Kimble, then oversaw operations at the Tuskegee airfield. Contrary to new Army regulations, Kimble maintained segregation on the field in deference to local customs in the state of Alabama, a policy that was resented by the airmen. Later that year, the Air Corps replaced Kimble. His replacement had been the director of instruction at Tuskegee Army Airfield, Major Noel F. Parrish. Counter to the prevalent racism of the day, Parrish was fair and open-minded and petitioned Washington to allow the Tuskegee Airmen to serve in combat. The strict racial segregation the U.S. Army required gave way in the face of the requirements for complex training in technical vocations. Typical of the process was the development of separate African American flight surgeons to support the operations and training of the Tuskegee Airmen. Before the development of this unit, no U.S. Army flight surgeons were black. Training of African American men as aviation medical examiners was conducted through correspondence courses until 1943, when two black physicians were admitted to the U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field, Texas. This was one of the earliest racially integrated courses in the U.S. Army. Seventeen flight surgeons served with Tuskegee Airmen from 1941 through 1949. At that time the typical tour of duty for a U.S. Army flight surgeon was four years. Six of these physicians lived under field conditions during operations in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. The chief flight surgeon to the Tuskegee Continued on page 13
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Too Legality to be Productive About 50 years ago when I was just getting my feet wet in business and making mistakes one after the other, I spoke to a patent attorney about protecting my rights to my inventions. He said, “Well, once you produce a product, you still have at least a year to get through the legalities.” That surprised me, and I began to look into the protections that entrepreneurs think they need to protect themselves from Corporate America. After all, that’s who wants to steal our inventions right? I realized that the individuals that can hurt you are the people you don’t know about it, not the people you work with or some random company. Basically, the thousands of dollars spent on copyrights, registration marks, labels, and patents don’t really protect anyone. Don’t let someone tell you that it is better to be legally protected than to be smart and produce your product. That may or may not be true. If you cannot afford to defend and pay for a lawsuit to defend your patent, don’t spend the money on the patent. People will spend thousands on the protection of the idea long before they produce it. We made a formula for a woman in the southeast. She discovered her patent registration had run out, and wanted to renew the registration before she actually went into production. I told her she needed to actually produce the product before anything else. I’m not suggesting you mislabel or misrepresent what your product will and won’t do. I’m saying that all of the protection you claim you need from corporations and people stealing your idea is not necessary. I explained all of this to the members of the Black Business Boot Camp, and they asked what they should do. I told them to manufacture or produce their ideas and market the product like hell. When you see commercials for patent companies, you must listen to what these commercials say. They don’t actually say they will get your product onto the market. I will see people come visit my office that have paid $50,000 to these companies and all they’ve gotten is a few brochures and confirmation of a good idea. Then they’ll get you to go to a convention with a bunch of other people with good ideas but no products. After all of this is done, they tell you to go to manufacturers to have them act as investors. But any manufacturer will tell you they don’t have enough money to produce their own
EDITORIAL ideas, let alone someone else’s. On the other hand, if you truly think someone is going to steal your idea, what would you do about it if they did? If you produced a new mousetrap but found out that they were duplicating it at some factory in China or India, what would you do? If you hired a lawyer, they would want to hire an investigation firm to find out who owns the product. Once it is proven that you do, you would have to spend millions trying to stem the influx of the products into the country, but you can forget about the products that are being sold in other western countries. You would spend far more money defending the idea then you would actually profiting from it. People have ideas everyday. The easiest way to protect yourself is by registering whatever mark you’re using to make that mark notable as your brand. Once you publish it, you are saying to the world that this is you design. It costs peanuts to do that. But a patent costs thousands and must be re-registered every year. You would be forever feeding the patent, and if you never manufacture the product what’s the point? Don’t let this article discourage you from being creative, but don’t get caught up in the shuffle of getting to the patent office and end up with nothing in the end either. Until next week, Willie Morrow
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Year of the Entrepreneur: Work Your Business On The Side! By Greg “The Internet Guy” Wilson It’s a New Year, time for a new plan. We all know that doing the same thing expecting different results is insane! So why not think about your future today! The government says we’re in a recession, but now that we are entering an election year, you can bet that our government will be on their best behavior this year! I say take advantage! Think about your interests and hobbies, perhaps one of those can turn into a profitable business. Of course the first thing to do is discover something that people need, then fill the need. Next thing, you can focus on your message and your brand identity. One thing that is often overlooked is the need for a great logo. While you may think that this is a minor issue, it can actually hurt your business if you don’t have a good logo. Remember, this is your face of the company, one of the first things that a potential client or customer judges you on. There are many options when choosing a logo designer, it’s best to avoid the “logo mills” or turn-and-churn cheap logo shops. I recommend using a freelance graphic designer, like the one we have on staff, they offer the personal touch and attention needed to develop your logo with pride and attention to detail. I would assume that if you plan on starting a side-venture, you would want to make some money right? Ok so give your business the best chance for survival and present your brand identity professionally. In my experience it’s important to not rush the logo, and not be cheap..it’s an investment in your business, and very crucial to its success, I’ve seen logo’s take anywhere from 1 month to several months depending on how much research is involved, the many changes and tweaks requested by the client, and the level of quality you really want. The saying “you get, what you pay for” is a true statement when referring to this. This year I’d like to hear from my readers, I’d like you to write me emails, find me on social media, tell me what it is that you want to know. No question is a dumb question! One problem with our society I see is the reluctance to spread knowledge and valuable information without expecting something in return. I would like to teach you how building your small side business, using the internet and its many resources to someday retire yourself, and fire your boss! Together let’s make 2012 our best year ever! Find me on Facebook www.facebook.com/greg.wilsonbiz@gmail.com Follow Me on Twitter: @GreggWilson Or email me! Greg.wilsonbiz@gmail.com
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By Lady Topaz Dr. David Phillips, professor of sociology at the University of California in San Diego published a study in 2008 that highlighted an alarming trend: From 1983 to 2004, while deaths caused by firearms, fires, drownings, and traffic accidents decreased, the rate of deaths from prescription and overthe-counter drugs increased at a rapid clip. In fact, Dr. Phillips noted that by 2004, “fatal medication errors” accounted for far more years of lost potential life than all accidents from firearms, fires, drownings, and non-medication poisonings combined. It is not unusual to find a client is on several prescription drugs, sometimes without a clue about potential negative interactions. Here are a couple of case studies that I have reviewed: 64 Year Old Caucasian Male Lipitor - for high cholesterol Diovan/HCT - for hypertension Xanax XR - for anxiety and panic attacks Lexapro - for depression Flomax - for weak urine flow Proscar - for high PSA Valium - to help with sleep and anxiety Aspirin - for cardiovascular support Ambien - for insomnia Dexadrine - for ADHD 57 Year Old Caucasian Female Effexor - for depression Hydralazine - for hypertension Zaroxylyn - for hypertension Imovane - for insomnia Seroquel - for bipolar disorder These two patients were from the United States and Canada, respectively, which reflects my observation that generally, the medical professions in both countries seem to share the same basic apathy toward potentially dangerous drug interactions. It is never easy trying to sort through the drug cocktails that people have been put on over the years. And even in researching potentially harmful interactions, most of the time, I feel that these efforts are in vain. Why? Because textbooks can
tell us that drug “A” only affects one pathway in the central nervous system, while drug “B” works its magic on an entirely separate pathway, but conventional medical practice seems to ignore big picture issues, like how much of any combination of prescription meds, over-the-counter drugs, and recreational drugs like alcohol is enough to cause significant damage to the stomach lining and liver, two areas that are forced to process most of everything we put into our bodies. Really, can anyone out there tell us how much of various combinations of toxic substances are too much? I think it is pretty clear that the answer is no, at least not to any degree of accuracy, as who can take into account all possible combinations plus individual dispositions and varying health circumstances? Significant emotional stress alone is going to make someone’s stomach lining more susceptible to becoming damaged by regular doses of extra strength ibuprofen than for the next person who is not as stressed. How does anyone measure this and other risk factors? Of grave concern is how easily any of us can experience fatal respiratory distress from taking a combination of alcohol and oxycodone (found in brand names OxyContin and Percocet to name just two). In fact, most combinations of alcohol and opioids can fatally suppress central nervous system activity. The same goes for various combinations of anti-anxiety medications plus opioids. Ditto for opioids and most prescription meds that are intended to induce sleep. Two more dangerous combinations that are commonly used: Regular intake of acetaminophen and alcohol (increases risk of liver damage) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories plus alcohol (increases risk of bleeding from the stomach). Given the number of drugs on the market (prescription, over-the-counter, and recreational), the list of risky combinations is truly endless. Sadly, the profit motive is a root cause of the alarming increase in deaths due to fatal medication errors. I think that it is safe to say that some pain clinics and physicians hand out prescriptions for highly addictive pain killing drugs without properly assessing the need for such meds. I think that it is also safe to assume that some professionals are neglectful in educating their patients on the Continued from page 14
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More odds and ends……. Brian Pollard Shots were heard down the street on the corner of Castana and San Jacinto this evening,(Wednesday), yes, right down the street from where I live and of course no one was found, thank God no one was hurt. The Police naturally canvassed the area and found very little. People were interviewed and I hope they gave information that would lead to an arrest. Earlier in the evening a friend of mine left an envelope in my mailbox with a note and a .45 slug. The note explained a lady in Valencia Park found it next to her car on New Years eve. The windshield on her car had been shot out. Merely a reminder that we live in dangerous times and perhaps gang activity is alive and well, and we all need to stay vigilant with strange activities occurring in our neighborhoods. Call Police whenever you see strange activity in your neighborhood. If we don’t call, no one else will. This is OUR neighborhood and we have to defend it as best we can! Jacobs just hired a Human Resources person, her name is Cheryl Fisher. Cheryl is from San Diego and her past employment includes San Diego State, San Diego Fire Dept, Scripps Mercy Hospital and Waste Management Dept. Her community involvement includes Neighborhood House, Girl Scouts, Head Start, Community Law Enforcement Review Board, County Civil Service Commission, the San Diego County Bar Association, and she has taught for many years at Educational Cultural Complex (ECC). Jacobs is searching for a firm to help them in their search for a new CEO for the Jacobs. I will keep you posted as best I can. The George Stevens Sr. Citizen Center is going through some changes as well. Rosemary Pope, the Executive Director and the new Board of Directors are discussing ways to improve the accessibility of the Center
to more groups for receptions, re-passes, community meetings and other social events. Although the focus remains on Seniors, the Center’s beautiful venue will be easily available to other organizations. Please contact the Sr. Citizen Center to schedule your next event! There are additional services that are being considered to help make the Center more self sustaining versus being tied so closely with the CDBG funding from the City. Good for you Ms. Pope!!!!!! Also please support their annual event “Gems and Jewels” of our Community on February 10, 2012, please call the Center for tickets and let’s all support our Seniors, they deserve our honor and respect. MLK events will be held next week and please try and make one or all of the breakfasts that are being held. UAAMAC, and the Jackie Robinson YMCA Martin Luther King Breakfasts are the two that are historically recognized and be sure and attend to support civic engagement efforts and the efforts of Dr King. The CNC Board of Directors attended a training last weekend and will be developing a strategic plan to better support the Town Councils, it seems as if the CNC is working through their troubles over the last couple of years. They hired a very good Executive Director, Patricia Turner and the Board of Directors have changed and hopefully will be moving in a more supportive and effective direction. Lastly there will be a “Run for your life” 5K run/walk for health awareness on March 3, 2012, (www.sd5kurbanrun-walk.org). The run and subsequent health fair at the Jacobs Center will offer free medical physicals, services, healthy eating hints, and many other health awareness topics. Sign up now on the web site and help increase health awareness in our community!
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4th Annual First Lady’s Prayer Breakfast San Diego was honored to have the First Lady of the International Church Of God In Christ Lady Mae Lake join us for our 4th annual First Lady’s Prayer breakfast. Lady Barbara McKinney, wife of Bishop George McKinney hosted the prayer breakfast which was a grand affair. Hundreds of men and woman gathered at the Bayview community center on Saturday, January 7th to pray and hear the address from Lady Mae Blake. Gloriousphoto Gloria Bullard
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Out Of Touch, But Not Out Of Reach Dear Friends, Family, Loved Ones and Community, Over the last fourteen years, while working under the auspices of Regional Congregations and Neighborhood Organizations (RCNO), and working with San Diego Area Congregations for Change (SACC), I have been involved in community organizing and seeking to serve “the least of these.” I have tried to give my best to the work we have done together. I highly credit those of you who have given, and continue to give so much of yourselves to make significant positive change in the lives of individuals, and, perhaps more importantly, changes to the systems of human endeavor that give rise to the individuals we serve and the condition which we find them and sometimes ourselves in. Over the last few years I have been active on many fronts in order to get an understanding of the issues we are dealing with, and because my heart is truly deeply touched by the suffering so many people in our communities experience – suffering that simply doesn’t have to be. I firmly believe these problems can be fixed. While employed by RCNO/SACC as their Lead Organizer/Executive Director, I was privileged to work with so many incredible, like-minded people, and at the same time blessed to serve many people and institutions in the most needy communities, from the hungry, thirsty and homeless, to the sick and imprisoned, undereducated, unemployed and impoverished. Unfortunately a number of challenging events, both general and personal, have laid claim to my attention and resources in recent months. The relative collapse of the worlds economies has caused a reduction in the resources available to fund the type of work RCNO has been doing through SACC here in San Diego. So, while unemployed, for the last year and a half, I have been volunteering in all of the capacities in which you have seen me function. This is no longer sustainable for me economically. Additionally, several of my family members have fallen into crisis and I must give them my attention. My intent is to take a brief sabbatical of thirty to ninety days to give greater focus to the most pressing issues in my life, and return as soon a possible to this work. However, I will have to secure another source of income as quickly as practicable in order to stabilize my financial condition. This will, of course, constrain the time I will have available to serve the community. Needless to say, the environment I find myself in also creates extraordinary stress. So I’m going to have to structure my time to care for myself as well. Much of the energy I have given to the community I will be using for my own mental, physical and spiritual health. I will not be out of reach, but I may be out of touch. A critical component of my sabbatical will be deepening my spiritual journey. As some of you know, I have been, for the past year engaged in an ancient Kemetian (African/Egyptian) “rites-of-passage” initiation. It is my intent to return from my sabbatical enriched and empowered to be more effective in the work we have been doing together. I pray blessings on you all, peace and prosperity in the interim. We will work together again, if not in body, then in spirit. Keep me in your prayers and I know I will return to you stronger and wiser. Keep loving your neighbor. Wordpress blogsite: http://omnilogueworld.wordpress.com/ CMH [The World is a Ghetto – War] clovis.honore@yahoo.com
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n Jan 16th 2012, members of Occupy Wall Street, Americans, and members of the African American faith community have joined forces to occupy thirteen cities (Federal Reserve banks) to address the issue of financial discrimination against the 99% by the financial elite. Was this demonstration done in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and his Dream? Or was it sham; a front to serve the purpose of Occupy Wall Street? I believe it was a front. Like all television advertisements, a product is never good without a celebrity host. Here the ad is “Occupy Wall Street,” hosted and marketed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. Many people believe that this was an extension to Martin Luther King’s Dream, but in all honestly I strongly believe that Occupy Wall Street used a national holiday in order to gain attention to their personal goal and not fully serve Martin Luther King or his Dream at all. It is because of this falsehood demonstration, that I am compelled to explain why I did not approve of this demonstration. The constant comparison of Occupy Wall Street’s movement to the movement of Martin Luther King Jr.’s must stop now; the reasons were different. I can agree that the legacy that Martin Luther King left behind (unity amongst people of color) is acceptable but the audacity to compare or use Occupy Wall Street’s so called “Dream” with Martin Luther King’s Dream is an utter disgrace and naïve—taking out half of his speech, his words, with no patent protection, and making it theirs; pimping it, calling it “Occupy the Dream,” for good measure without even conceptualizing or reading his speech—learning the significance of it, and to whom the speech was intended for. Martin Luther King’s speech was intended for African Americans—to send a message to Capitol Hill, the Presiden, and White America to stop the violence, to stop the LYNCHING, to stop the KILLING and to stop the RACIAL oppression of African Americans. Now compare that to Occupy Wall Street?—totally polarized. The legacy, that he left, was the philosophy of uniting all people of races [in America] to face of adversity together however, his Dream does not match the Dream of Occupy Wall Street; and yet people are still convinced. His Dream was to see the liberation of African Americans from 100 years of oppression; to be treated fairly under the Constitution, where it does “hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” But, most importantly, his Dream was to see African Americans finally have economic prosperity—to have their rightful share of the American Pie; to get out of the ghettos and live in the suburbs; to have their 400 acres and a mule.
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Bob Marley sings, from Catch a Fire, “Today you say that we [Blacks] are free but to only be chained in poverty.” “100 years later,” King quotes from his speech, “the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” His Dream was not interpreted for the 99%, it was interpreted [in the first half of his speech] for the hardworking African Americans whose checks have been marked “insufficient funds” by a government who issues promissory notes of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is fortunate that King has died knowing that African Americans were finally free, but it is not fortunate that he has not yet to see the liberation of economic poverty amongst his people. And now it is being disgraced by the Occupy Wall Street, who is using and tag-lining Martin Luther King’s Dream to their so called Dream. I will never believe that Occupy Wall Street is in any comparison to the Martin Luther King movement, or the Civil Rights Movement or the Gandhi movement. Until I see a Wall Street corporate executive walk out on the streets of New York City with a crowbar, stick, or whip, and physically abuse the hell out of a protestor JUST BECAUSE he/she is POOR; and have that be witnessed for100 years or more. Occupy Wall Street has been undergoing physical oppression for FOUR months now, and all of sudden they believe that they have earned rights to fill the shoes of Martin Luther King Jr. and his predecessors; four months of oppression does not even compare to the 400 years of social and economic oppression that Blacks had to deal with in America. If you still cannot understand my frustration by now then let me put it to you this way: If Martin Luther King Jr. thought, by dressing down as Indian [Gandhi] would be the WAY to achieve social equality, then he would’ve done that; but he didn’t. If the world was left to imitating each other, then what would be the point of a protest? Basically what Occupy Wall Street did was strip the clothes of Dr. King, King’s speech, and worn them for themselves and said, “I am Martin Luther King’s Dream”—an extension to King’s Dream [economic injustice] when it is not. And lastly why I think “Occupy the Dream,” was a front to begin with was because of OWS’ continued press releases, of their collaboration with the “African American faith communities”. It’s like Occupy Wall Street had to ask permission, before they could pimp it, in television ads.
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