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Candidate Endorsements: Power of the Black Vote African American Voice and Black Communities United For Progress – Working Together for Change

Midterm Election 2014: Power of the Black VoteBlack Folks Are Not For Sale!

John Hickenlooper (Governor, State of Colorado)

Irv Halter (Congressional District 5)

Michael Schlierf (Colorado State Representative, House District 18)

Peggy Littleton (El Paso County Commissioner)

Rhonda Fields (Colorado State Representative House District 42)

Elet Valentine (Colorado State Representative, House District 7)

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(BCUP) - Blacks can change the political game during the 2014 Midterm Election. Both parties treat Blacks the same, however Black Votes will determine the outcome of this election in many parts of the United States. Blacks hold the Winning cards.

Bottom line, the Black Community is infuriated when taken advantage of by false promises made by mainstream political parties.

The late Malcolm X, with his own personal struggles was continuously aware of the struggle of Black Americans:

“This government has failed us. The government itself has failed us, and the White Liberals who have been posing as our friends have failed us. Once we see that all these other sources to which we

media’ and not just ‘White media.’”He also criticized politicians for

seeking free publicity at Black churches while spending their campaign funds on predominantly White media. “Often those running for office seek to come to church pulpits to speak for free, but spend the advertising money only in ‘white media.’ This is unacceptable and disrespectful,” he said.

Based on this information, it is clear that Blacks must not put their eggs in one basket. We challenge Blacks to stop being used, abused and mislead by mainstream media and political party leaders who only come to our communities during election season.

African American Voice and Black Communities United For Progress are committed to changing the political games by issuing endorsements in state and national races. We are proud to endorse the following candidates:

John Hickenlooper (Governor, State of Colorado)

Hickenlooper has experience as governor and deserves a second term based on his performance and ability to work with all communities. He has proven he is a leader that respects citizens’ issues and has ensured that citizens from all walks of life are inclusive in his administration.Irv Halter (Congressional District 5)

The African American Voice is supporting Irv Halter because he is connected to all communities. Most importantly he has military leadership

have turned have failed, we stop turning to them and start turning to ourselves.

You are the one who sent Kennedy to Washington. You’re the one who put the present Democratic administration in Washington, D.C. The Whites were evenly divided. It was the fact that you threw 80% of your votes behind the Democrats that put the Democrats in the White House. When you see this, you can see that the Negro vote is the key factor. And despite the fact that you are in a position to be the determining factor, what do you get out of it?” – Malcolm X

According to Father Michael Pfleger of Saint Sabina, a Catholic church in Chicago, IL Black pastors and community leaders should challenge politicians to ”spend their campaign money in ‘Black

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Seven Things Blacks Need To Know About Colorado Springs

1. White leaders maintain the status quo by holding secret meeting with “Select Black Groups” to only talk about “diversity or minority issues.” Black issues are ignored or minimized based on terms that exclude Blacks.

2. Black communities are excluded from receiving City funding for Black programs to improve social and economic conditions.

3. Lily-White leaders control the purse strings and offer token solutions to deal with Black issues. (Ticket to Success)

4. Mayor Bach’s “Select Black groups” lacks the courage to demand or ask for programs to address Black issues.

5. Mayor Bach’s communication skills with Black communities are very poor.

6. Actions by lily-White leaders are needed to abolish modern day “Jim Crow” politics and tactics.

7. Mayor Bach’s “Select Black Groups” are not paid to provide quality services, hire, promote or retain Black employees. Jim Crow hiring practices by White City leaders include hiring consultant to fill “White Only” positions. Most of the “Select Black Groups” are self-serving and fail to communicate with Black communities. They are afraid to stand up and demand justice, equality, civil and human rights for Black communities.

Publisher’s note: For the past 40 years, I have watched the City of Colorado Springs grow. Unfortunately, this growth is not apparent in Black communities. Black issues have been marginalized by lily-White leaders and their Select Black Groups.” Black culture has not flourished. According to Cindy Aubrey, the token program has an overseer. Plantation politics are alive and well in Colorado Springs City government. Does Mayor Bach view his “Select Black Groups" as house Negroes or Negropeans?

Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights ActNo person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or

national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity

receiving federal financial assistance.

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights ActProhibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,

or national origin.

Major General Paul J. LaCameraFort Carson

Commanding General

Steve Bach City of Colorado Springs

Mayor

Jerry ForteColorado Springs Utilities

CEO

Adams County School DistrictAir Force Academy

AlbertsonsAmerican National Bank

Arc Thrift StoresAT&T

Aurora Public SchoolsBlack Hills Energy

BoeingCity and County of Denver

City of Colorado SpringsColorado College

Colorado Democratic PartyColorado Department of Transportation

Colorado LotteryColorado Parks and WildlifeColorado Republican Party

Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau

Colorado Springs Fine Arts CenterColorado Springs Metro

Partial List of Violators

Colorado Springs UtilitiesComcast/ Xfinity

Connect for Health ColoradoDepartment of Veteran Affairs

Denver Public SchoolsDouglas County School District

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionFalcon School District 49

Fort CarsonGoodwill

Housing and Urban DevelopmentIlliff School of Theology

IntelliTec CollegeInteractive College of Technology

Key BankKing Soopers

Lockheed MartinNAACP

Navy Federal Credit UnionPhoenix University

Pima Medical InstituteRegional Transportation District, Denver

Regis UniversitySafeway

Security Service Federal Credit UnionSprint

TCF BankThe Arc

T-MobileUnited States Air Force

United States ArmyUnited States Coast Guard

United States MarinesUnited States Navy

University of DenverUniversity of Northern Colorado

VerizonWalgreensXcel Energy

YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region

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Rosemary Harris LytleNAACP Colorado/ Montana/Wyoming

State Conference President

Gaining Ground and Denver Public Schools Statement from Black Communites United For Progress

(BCUP) - Did you know? Colorado Black Round Table, Denver Public Schools, racist administrators, and Denver Black elected officials are part of the problems in Denver. Others previously named have harmed Black communities by remaining silent about the violations. Inviting white racist administrators and Black elected officials to a Black conference meeting or summit for Denver Public Schools sends the wrong message. Denver Black elected officials must stop just talking and begin standing up on behalf of Black educators, workers, students, parents and Black communities. They must be held accountable for violating Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act by continuing to allow discrimination against Black teachers, students, support staff, workers, parents and Black communities to go unaddressed.

We challenge mainstream media,

the Colorado Black Round Table and Colorado’s Black Press to join the African American Voice and Black Communities United For Progress in exposing Civil and Human Rights violators including Denver Public Schools racist administrators, Denver’s Black elected officials, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Justice and other institutions and agencies that continually fail Black communities.

Fifty years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Colorado continues to not enforce civil rights laws. Too many Blacks in leadership are afraid to stand up and demand justice and equality for Black communities.

Black Communities United For Progress

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KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1991

"The poorest person in the world is not the one without money but one

without vision." - African Proverb

By Jamier Sale

(LiberationNews) - The rage expressed in Ferguson was not only about the killing of Mike Brown. The people of St Louis, like those of many cities around the country, have had enough of being treated unfairly by law enforcement. Besides police murders, daily harassment is a reality for many communities where people are treated as problems instead of citizens whose rights should be protected.

The dehumanization of people of color

is reflected in the attitudes of the police, especially when dealing with the youth. Young working class kids growing up are seen as inherently criminal instead of having their issues seen as the result of a corrupted system that refuses to provide them or their parents with much needed opportunities.

Each time a Black or Brown person is gunned down by the police without any real punishment, it reinforces the principle that a cop is better than an ordinary citizen; that a badge and state approval makes murder acceptable. But the police do not kill just anybody. Only those who pose a threat to the system become the victims of the increasingly militarized firepower of the police.

The group most targeted is the working class. Recognizing the revolutionary potential of the working class, the police, the enforcers, are tasked with inflicting terror in order to prevent any type of systematic change from taking

place. Keeping people scared of the consequences of organization and self-determination within their communities is a means of maintaining order which means keeping profits flowing upwards.

The Black community in particular has been the target of police attacks for as long as the police have existed. Slave patrols made up of overseers from the plantations gave way to modern slave patrols responsible for restricting urban movement, using similar methods that have been given new legal names. Kidnapping is now called an arrest, extortion is now called a fine, and murder is now called self-defense. However, the goal remains the same: prevent the black community from exerting influence over its own affairs and becoming independent.

Being Black, being Brown, or having a mental illness or intellectual disability is now a potential death sentence for anyone caught in the sights of the police.

These things alone have proved to be enough reason for a police officer to open fire and take someone’s life. This is demonstrated not just by the killing of Mike Brown, but also the recent killings of John Crawford whose life was taken while he sat on a toy gun inside Wal-Mart, and Eric Garner who was the victim of an illegal NYPD chokehold. None of these, nor other police crimes, has yet been punished.

Nevertheless, people around the nation continue to speak out and call into question a system that sanctions the murder of innocent people. Demonstrations throughout major cities have seen people take to the streets to demand justice for all victims of police brutality and an end to the oppressive practices of the state.

Jamier Sale Liberation News www.liberationnews.org

An Epidemic of Racist Police Murders

Photo, Liberation News

By Jerroll Sanders

Jerroll M. Sanders, President of ONUS, Inc., says she vehemently objects to St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert P. McCullough’s plan to make public the transcript and audio recording from the Michael Brown grand jury proceedings. McCullough says he will release the full transcript and audio from the grand jury proceedings if the St. Louis County Grand Jury fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson is accused of executing unarmed 18 year old Michael Brown for failing to follow his instructions to get out of the street.

According to Sanders, the planned release of the transcript and audio represents another cog in the Prosecutor’s public relations campaign

ONUS AND BCUP OPPOSE RELEASE OF TRANSCRIPT FROM MICHAEL BROWN GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS

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Article Submitted by the Alliance for Justice

African Americans must not under duress or stress endorse a candidate just because there seems to be no other alternative. The support of bad candidates and to settle for the least perceived harmful one is not helpful to Black Communities United For Progress if they don’t address Black issues. That old saying, we are caught between a ‘Rock and a Hard Place’,

BLACK COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR PROGRESS: Black Votes And Black Power

does not translate well for our wellbeing as a people for both the Rock and the Hard Place will not break or change who they are.

Black Communities United For Progress cannot endorse Mark Udall because he has been unresponsive to Black Communities United for Progress since becoming a Senator and as a former Congressional Representative.

Facts About Mark Udall:• Mark Udall has made no contact with

the communities that have a high African American voter registration.

• He has virtually no African American staff and has hired African Americans that maintain the status quo and have name representation such as Wellington Webb who did not respond to the African American communities when he was Mayor. Udall only hired a few recently because of a complaint that came from the

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African American population.• He has never surveyed the average

African American Communities to ascertain specific needs of our communities.

• Black educators sent three boxes of letters that were destroyed by staff members. These letters and information were sent to Congress to address the widespread firing of African American staff and educators by the former Superintendent, Senator Michael Bennett and the present one , Tom Boasberg. Boasberg has systematically fired African American staff or put them on non-renewal status in the classroom. There were two African American Assistant Superintendents who have been pushed out of Denver Public Schools through retirement and transferred to another district; few staff on all levels are being hired.

• Mr. Udall has never answered those letters personally addressed to him and failed to address Black Issues.

• Black Communities For Progress demand that Mark Udall reimburse The Alliance For Justice for the destroyed letters and other documents related to Black complaints. His staff will

not return calls from The Alliance for Justice, for more information on The Alliance for Justice contact Cozette Hammock-West (303) 373-3939

• Today he is asking for donations and information from Blacks on how to assist him in addressing the Republican onslaught against American Rights.

• The same treatment of African Americans is taking place in Colorado Springs and Aurora. Senator Udall did not consider assisting Blacks and addressing issues related to Blacks but now wants their votes.

• All television and other advertisement lack the African American face as a part of his campaign.

• Mr. Udall has not personally come to communities with high African American populations to share his vision or to hear their concerns. He ignores these communities until election time.

• African Americans must not take the easy road by continuing to support politician who do not support us. We must support those who promise to support our people and can maintain the power to do so. The African American voices must be heard by those to whom we give our VOTE to represent us as a PEOPLE OF WORTH.

Alliance for Justice (303) 373-3939

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Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) (866) 737-9783 www.coalition4change.orgC4C aims to be a proactive volunteer organization that provides spiritual, informational and advocacy support to Federal employees, particularly Black American employees, who bravely report civil rights violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. {Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.}

Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO)(269) 925-0001www.bhbanco.orgWorking for economic and social justice in Benton Harbor, MI; exposing state and local NAACP corruption.

Alliance for Justice, Constitutional and Civil RightsPhone: (303) 373-3939The Alliance for Justice, Constitutional Rights, and Civil Rights is a broad based collaborative community based initiative assisting educational staff, students, parents and the community to address disparate violations of the Civil Rights and Human Rights of the Constitution of the U.S. while seeking guaranteed Constitutional Justice through by the law, organized advocacy and empowerment of those violated through unfair and unlawful actions, whether covert or overt and causing personal, emotional, spiritual, monetary or other identified violations of the Constitution or Civil Rights Amendments and Laws. Remedies will be sought to make the person(s) ‘whole’. The Vision of the Alliance is to have all persons united and empowered to address any violations of Constitutional and Civil Rights by seeking Justice Remedies guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

The Education Center (TheEduCtr)(877) 394-4342www.theeductr.com

The Education Center (TheEduCtr) is a nonprofit organization composed of a group of veteran educators with over 20 years of experience in promoting and advocating for excellence in education. We accomplish these goals through educational workshops which empower educators and parents to become advocates for students who are at risk of not completing their education.

ONUS(202) 817-1331www.changeisonus.orgOur plan is to improve America’s systems and the enforcement of national policies and practices so that African Americans and other disadvantaged groups are free to run the same race as others, governed by the same rules, eligible for the same rewards.We embrace the “change management approach” adopted by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall. We scour the nation for repeated episodes of certain inequities so we can leverage the inequities to bring about sweeping changes. We then institute ongoing monitoring to make sure the problems we resolve do not resurface and continue to affect African Americans unfairly and adversely.

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COMMUNITY

By Audrae Alexander

Usually we think of the word invest or investment having to do with either time or money. We think of it as a factor of security in the longevity part of our lives which usually has to do with success or accomplishment work or labors. As we all should have labor to invest however, it is what we choose to invest in. What is our value system based on? What do we as a society find valuable? What is it that we have enough confidence and belief that’s what we choose to invest in will have a good return?

One answer to these three important questions is, or at least from a

humanitarian prospective is humanity itself. Contributing to society the people in our own lives or around us that are the impact of how we live. The laws we have, and what shapes our thoughts none the least our very morals. The quality and value of one person’s life most definitely affects the next life so on etc.

All too often people across the nation have complaints about what goes on around us in our cities, and communities. One solution we as a nation might consider is investing in our fellow man our neighbor. It is the small and very simple things we look pass as societies outlook is hardened by worldly events and issues

that affect our daily lives. The power of life has been preached since very early biblical times and as a governing command that is a power and law from the most-high God above.

Implementing this as a part of our everyday character, it would accomplish great measures. It would clearly allow us to have heart for one another. It would allow for a greater concern for those around us as well as ourselves. Life would be and can be looked and experienced on a much more refined level. Our perspective clearly would be

enabled and motivated to see the need to invest.

So the next time you think about the long term effects or investment think about the long term effects and greater cause by investing your time, experience, knowledge, wisdom, and imparting your understanding to the next person; a spark of divinity. The taking care of another is taking care of self. Treat other as you wish to be treated. Invest time and share life through the word of God in Heaven.

Audrae Alexander is a student at the Denver Institute of Urban Studies.

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(NewsUSA) - Good nutrition plays an important role in how well you age. Eating a healthful diet helps keep your body strong and can help reduce your risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke and osteoporosis. Studies even show a link between healthful eating and longevity.

“As we age, the body becomes less efficient at absorbing some key nutrients. Appetite and taste can suffer from loss of sense of smell and taste or from side effects of medications. Bad teeth can make some foods difficult to chew or digest,” said Arthur Hayward, MD, a Geriatrician and the Clinical Lead Physician for elder care with Kaiser Permanente’s Care Management Institute. “So choosing foods carefully is smart.”

Here are five tips to help you get the nutrition your body needs:

1. Avoid empty calories.Foods with empty calories may

contain very few vitamins and minerals. “Convenience foods,” such as packaged

snacks, chips and sodas, are common sources of empty calories. Avoid the “bad” carbs -- foods that have white flour, refined sugar and white rice.

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• Eat foods with protein -- Protein is

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• Get enough calcium and vitamin D -- Calcium and vitamin D are found in milk and milk products, including yogurt and cheese. They are also in green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, collard greens) and tofu.

• Include foods high in vitamin B12 -- After 50, the body produces less gastric acid and absorbs less B12, which helps keep blood and nerves vital. B12 is found in milk, meat, poultry, fish and eggs.

• Eat high-fiber foods -- This includes fruits, vegetables, cooked dried beans and whole grains.3. Drink plenty of fluids.Drink plenty of fluids -- enough so

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For healthy recipe ideas, check out Kaiser Permanente’s Food for Health blog at https://foodforhealth.kaiserpermanente.org.

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EDUCATION

By Heather Cottin

(WW) - Today’s capitalist public school curriculum called “Common Core,” coupled with impossible to pass examinations, is facing growing opposition all over the United States.

The president of a parents’ group on Long Island called Common Core and high-stakes testing “child abuse.” Some 30,000 children, with their parents’ permission, opted out of Common Core examinations in New York state at the beginning of April.

In Brooklyn, N.Y., teachers, parents and students filled a schoolyard to protest Common Core tests administered by the school. In one Connecticut high school, only 47 of 530 high school juniors sat for the Common Core English examination.

In every state, opposition to Common Core is growing.

War On Public Education Began With Reagan

The war on public education began when Ronald Reagan, then governor of California, gutted one of the best university systems in the U.S. Cutting funding for higher education by 20 percent and ending free tuition, Reagan famously said California “should not subsidize intellectual curiosity.” He also cut funding to public kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) schools in the state, devastating already poor and

inner-city schools.Once he became president, Reagan

tried to shut down the Department of Education. Failing that, he appointed William Bennett to head it. That heartless reactionary relentlessly attacked teachers’ unions.

Reagan cut federal funding to education by half. The most destructive part of his legacy came from his creation of a so-called “blue ribbon” commission that produced a 1983 report entitled “A Nation at Risk.” The report promoted the lie that the U.S. educational system was a “rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people.”

This report justified the defunding of the U.S. public educational system and the privatization of schools. It led to the DOE’s development of the “No Child Left Behind” policy. Initiated under the George W. Bush administration in 2001, NCLB required all public schools that received federal funding to administer standardized tests to all students. The plan was to give a school federal money if students did well and take it away if they didn’t.

A decade earlier, James D. Watkins, an admiral appointed by President George H. W. Bush to head the Department of Energy, had commissioned the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico to develop data on the so-called decline

of U.S. public education. The charts and graphs in the labs’ findings, published in 1990, absolutely disproved the later conclusions of the NCLB act. Instead, Watkins found there were improvements at every level of U.S. public education. The report was buried.

The second Bush administration moved forward with No Child Left Behind. Corporate-funded think tank policy wonks looked for ways to suck money out of the public school system. Using the carrot and stick of federal funding, along with high-stakes tests devised by corporations, NCLB began the slow destruction of U.S. public schools.

Corporations sold the tests to the states and “teaching to the test” became the job of millions of educators. Profits from the sale of millions of tests redounded to private capital.

Some schools curtailed recess, fearing that bad test results could shut them down for failure to “perform well.” Many eliminated art, music and other creative programs because they lost funding.

In poor areas, lower NCLB test

results became an excuse to close schools and launch the charter school “movement.” Thousands of these profit-making academies opened all over the country, promising, but rarely delivering, better schools.

The capitalist media and their corporate-financed politicians relentlessly attacked public school teachers and their unions. The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, on the defensive, were unable to halt this corporate assault.

Part 2 will expose how today’s Common Core is part of the educational-industrial complex. For the entire article, see workers.org.

Heather Cottin has been a teacher in public high schools and colleges for 48 years. She is also an administrator of the Facebook group “Radical Moms.”

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The War on Public Education

By Phillip Jackson

Recently in Chicago, a city where only 9% of 8th-grade Black boys read proficiently and where thousands of Black boys have been killed and maimed over the past few years, the MacArthur Foundation passed out “Genius Awards” to people who were musicians, authors, scientists and poets. In their way, the MacArthur Awards congratulate and reward people who are not working to educate and save the lives of Black boys. Essentially, they are saying, that in this American city, the one they call home, educating and making young Black men productive citizens is not valued.

The MacArthur Foundation speaks for America. America has a reputation for helping people all over the world. We have soldiers stationed in dozens of countries and we invest hundreds of billions of dollars in countries worldwide. But in the streets of most American large cities, police shoot down young Black men with alarming regularity (about one every 28 hours); tens of thousands of young Black men die every year in an undeclared “ghetto war”; hundreds of thousands of young Black men are annually ushered into the prison system of America; and millions of young Black men and boys are under-educated and mis-educated in American schools. These realities constitute a sophisticated, 21st -century form of

lynching young Black men and boys.Such genocidal treatment of any

population should gain international attention including sanctions by the United Nations and massive national and international petition drives led by human rights groups. But because these are young Black men and boys in America, little is said or done to change this horror. And Black America, by its inaction, remains complicit in these horrendous outcomes for young Black men and boys! Most Black church and business leaders, educators, and elected officials are silent as this gargantuan-scale human tragedy continues unabated.

American schools are systematically

slaughtering the minds and spirits Black boys. Chicago is not alone with only 9% of 8th-grade Black boys reading proficiently. Louisville, Atlanta, Houston, Austin, Philadelphia and Los Angeles share Chicago’s ignominy with 9% of 8th-grade Black boys reading proficiently. Unbelievably, some cities are worse including Baltimore, Dallas and San Diego, 7%; Washington D.C., 6%, Detroit, 5%, and Milwaukee and Cleveland, 3%. In America, only 10% of 8th-grade Black boys read proficiently. This failure to educate Black men and boys is America’s unspoken shame.

Nearly 150 years since slavery ended in America, Black America must accept the reality that no help is coming to transform the plight of young Black

men and boys! If our young men are to be saved, it will be because the Black community saves them. If our young men are taught to read, it will be because we teach them to read. If our Black boys develop into strong, positive, productive, globally competent Black men, it will be because Black America makes it happen. And we should expect no help from foundations like MacArthur.

Until the 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s, Black men and boys were lynched in America with ropes and trees. Now they are lynched with schools and prisons, but the results are still the same.

Phillip Jackson Founder and Executive Director The Black Star Project www.blackstarproject.org

Lynching Young Black Boys without Ropes and Trees

"Nearly 150 years since slavery ended in America, Black America must accept the reality that no help is coming to transform the plight of

young Black men and boys!"

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land” and fight for a righteous cause, and they were willing to do it in a way that makes economic sense.

Howard students attended Ron Daniels’ recent symposium in Washington, D.C. and Leighton Watson spoke from the perspective of young people, whom Daniels encouraged to be there and step forward to carry on the battle for justice. They heeded his call to show up and speak up, and now they are putting up, not shutting up.

Plans are in the works to confront the real powers in this country, those who are in charge and in control the vast majority of the money, primarily by leveraging our economic resources, Black “buying power” as it’s called, to elicit appropriate responses to Ferguson and elsewhere.

Money runs politics and everything else in the U.S. and the world, and college students understand that withdrawing their consumer dollars from various product categories is the only way to get the attention of those who can put an end to the blatant injustice that festers

BLACKONOMICS

In a previous article, “The Profit of Protest,” I noted the ridiculous scenario of Black people protesting while others profited, how we travel across the nation to march and never march into a Black hotel, a Black restaurant, or to a Black owned bus company to get to the march, or fill up at a Black owned gas station. I ended that column by noting that we count people “at” our protests while others count profits “from” our protests. Through the years I have wondered when we would “get it.” It took a group of young people who went to Ferguson, Missouri over the Labor Day weekend to encourage me in that regard.

They get it.The Howard University Student

Association (HUSA), led by its incoming President, Mr. Leighton Watson, organized a 13-hour bus trip from Washington, D.C. to protest alongside other students from Washington University and other colleges. They went to stand with the residents of Ferguson to seek real solutions to the issues that plague that city.

An interesting thing happened on their way to the march. Those young people marched to a Black company to charter their bus. When they got there they marched to a Black restaurant to eat. They made every effort to find a Black owned hotel, but the Roberts Hotel in St. Louis is closed. They did, however, manage to get accommodations at a black owned franchised hotel. They let their money speak as they protested; I even saw a sign that said, “No Justice, No Profit.”

I was blessed to speak at a teleconference of HBCU’s at which they sought appropriate responses

to what took place in Ferguson—and what is taking place around the country between police officers and Black folks. The more I listened to the students, the more I knew that our future was in good hands with them. They are not only intelligent but they are conscious and they have the courage of their convictions. They showed their willingness to sacrifice for a just cause, to stand up against wrongdoing, and to speak truth to the powerful.

I could hardly hold back my emotions as I watched and listened. Leadership, discipline, and respect for one another permeated the teleconference. I thought about how long our elders, who now include me, have tried to make us understand the priority of economic empowerment and economic leverage, how they have screamed at us to use our collective income to obtain reciprocity and equity in all areas of our lives.

I thought about Joshua and Caleb, two young men who were not afraid to stand up against what the older men thought was an unconquerable obstacle, which led to 40 years of meandering in the desert until all of that older generation died, leaving only Joshua and Caleb. Instead of cowering in the face of evil, the students were willing to “go into the

in our land.Finally, HUSA members will be

featured each week, Friday at 5:00 PM, on the Carl Nelson Radio Show (www.woldcnews.com and 1450 AM in the DC/Maryland area). They will give updates on their overall activities, which is another great way to connect with even more students across the country and build a coalition in the mold of Joshua and Caleb.

I am so proud of the students at our various HBCU’s as well as those in other colleges and universities, who have taken up the gauntlet by bringing not only their intelligence but their energy and seriousness to the frontlines of this fight. Like Moses and Dr. King, I may not see it or get there with them, but I am confident in their ability to take us to the next level of economic empowerment, from “No Justice, No Peace!” to “No Justice, No Profit!”

James Clingman Writer on Economic Empowerment www.blackonomics.com

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HISTORY

By April V. Taylor

Many people would be shocked to know that at least five U.S. Presidents were members of the Ku Klux Klan. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center,”the KKK started in the summer of 1866 when six ex-Confederate officers decided to organize a social club. They decided to use the term “kuklos,” which means circle. After adding the word Klan, the name Ku Klux Klan was born. In his book, “Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White,” David Barton details the political history of the KKK, noting that the original targets of the Klan were Republicans, both black and white, and that between 1882 and 1964, 3,446 blacks and 1,297 whites were lynched by the Klan.

Barton goes on to point out that the Klan has its roots in the Democratic Party and that the first grand wizard of the KKK, Nathan Bedford Forrest, was honored for his leadership at the 1868 Democratic National Convention. For those who do not believe that the roots of the Democratic Party are racist, one only needs to note that not a single Democrat voted for the 14th Amendment which granted citizenship to former slaves.

Barton states, “Although it is relatively

unreported today, historical documents are unequivocal that the Klan was established by the Democrats and that the Klan played a prominent role in the Democratic Party. In fact, a 13-volume set of congressional investigations from 1872 conclusively and irrefutably documents that fact.”

The first U.S. President who was a KKK member was William McKinley, who was a former Union officer, according to kkk.org. Not much is known about his involvement with the Klan, but many union men joined the KKK during its First Era during

the Radical Republican’s anti-white Reconstruction Era.

Woodrow Wilson was the second U.S. President to be a KKK member. According to Nick Ragone’s book, “Presidents’ Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Extraordinary Executives, Colorful Campaigns, and White House Oddities,” Wilson was known as a virulent racist and actually helped Klan membership skyrocket by providing screenings of The Clansman and Birth of a Nation for members of his Cabinet, Congress, and the Supreme Court. Wilson’s ideology helped pave the intellectual foundation of the campaigns of racist Dixiecrats Strom Thurmond and George Wallace. Wilson is also credited with allowing Washington D.C. to become Jim Crow territory. He also never shied away from speaking publicly about the ‘benefits’ of segregation.

Warren G. Harding was the next president who was a KKK member. According to kkk.org and the book The Fiery Cross, Harding was actually sworn in at a KKK ceremony that was held at the White House by Imperial Wizard Colonel Simmons. Harding was not the only president to allow Klan activities to be held on White House grounds. Calvin Coolidge was a well-known and active Klan member who allowed

cross lightings on the Capital steps and also reviewed the giant Klan parades of 1925 and 1926 that were held in Washington D.C.

Harry S. Truman is the final U.S. President to have ties to the KKK that are known and documented. While he was not a prominent member, he did pay dues to the organization between 1920 and 1922. He eventually parted ways with the Klan due to their disapproval of his appointment of Roman Catholics to key political positions.

During the time that these Presidents were in office between 1882 and 1964, David Barton reports that 4,743 people were lynched. It was Republicans who led an effort to pass federal anti-lynching legislation, but Democrats were able to successfully ban those bills. History of the Democratic Party on their website conveniently leaves out party history from 1848 to 1900, avoiding publication of information related to the party’s racist roots. Understanding the past is a vital part of not repeating mistakes in the future, and black people deserve to know that the party that many of them affiliate with actually has it roots in one of America’s most noted hate groups.April V. Taylor I love Black People www.iloveblackpeople.net

(BlackTimeTravel) - This conversation took place nearly 50 years ago, but is perfectly applicable today. Malcolm X is talking about black support for the Democratic Party and how black democratic support led to the election of John F Kennedy. Because Kennedy got 80% of the black vote, he was able to get into office. But once Kennedy was

elected, African Americans were once again placed at the back of the bus.

This interview is interesting because the situation that Malcolm describes is very similar to the black Democratic energy that was mustered to get President Barack Obama into office. According to Malcolm, the Democrats expect black people to put them first,

Malcolm X: Black People are Ignored by Democrats Because we are Political “Chumps”

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but they always put black people last.He says that those who profess loyalty

to a political party that puts their needs last are not only “chumps,” but also traitors to their race. With all of the black political power in America, Malcolm seems to be saying that political maturity is a necessary component to

black people knowing what to do with their power.

When President Obama was elected, he received over 95% of the black vote. This is an even greater amount of support than that which was received by Kennedy. But despite electing a Democratic president, black people have

struggled to get their needs recognized by American political leaders. The rest of the country has fully recovered from The Great Recession of 2009, but black people have not.

According to Malcolm, black priorities are typically left behind because we are political “chumps.” He says that if you

aren’t demanding the things you want from politicians you support, then they will never come through for you.

The speech is interesting, since it took place so long ago and could accurately describe modern day America.Black Time Travel www.blacktimetravel.com

"When President Obama was elected, he received over 95% of the black vote. This is an even greater amount of support than that which was received by Kennedy. But despite electing a Democratic president, black people have

struggled to get their needs recognized by American political leaders."

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Charlene Crowell

Amid stagnant wages, nagging underemployment and unemployment, many families continue to struggle with their finances. Some may even have wondered: ‘Will we ever make financial head way?’

On September 10, a Capitol Hill briefing was held to unveil a new policy brief that examined America’s shrinking middle class. Responding to Rising Inequality: Policy Interventions to Ensure Opportunity for All was developed and published by the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California at Berkeley.

According to the brief, “Income polarization is growing and the middle class is shrinking.”

The event, hosted by the Economic Policy Institute, featured several speakers including John A. Powell, Director of the Haas Institute and a Professor of Law, African American and Ethnic Studies, at U-C Berkeley. California Congresswoman Barbara Lee delivered the session’s opening keynote address.

After citing that today African Americans hold six cents in wealth for every $1.00 held by Whites, Congresswoman Lee called for the

report to serve as the factual basis for a new national priority: working towards an inclusive economy.

“This report shows just how entrenched the barriers to economic opportunity have become over the last several decades” said Congresswoman Lee. “For far too many years, the American Dream of a decent job and a better life for one’s children has become really a distant memory, pushed out of reach by failed policies and misguided priorities.”

Key findings from the report show that:1. Economic inequality pulls the rungs

of the ladder of class advancement farther apart;

2. Economic mobility is highly correlated with parental income; and

3. Intergenerational economic mobility varies significantly by metropolitan region.

“The average annual income for the top one percent of households in 2012 was about $1.3 million”, says the report, “while median household income was $51,017.” The report further states, “The recession’s impact on unemployment for Black men was almost double that for White men and the impact for Black women was almost triple that for White women.”

Similar income inequities were also found in the recently-released Survey of Consumer Finance by the Federal Reserve. It found that financial stress is real, widespread and long-term.

From 2010 to 2013, according to the Fed, the only consumers who made significant and positive financial strides were the top ten percent of earners – those with a median income of $230,000. For both household heads under the age of 35 and over 75, stark drops in income occurred. Middle-aged, middle class

consumers sandwiched between these two generations have yet to recover the lost wealth that occurred between 2007 and 2010.

Yet the real bottom line for consumers of all races, incomes and ages is whether they are building or losing wealth.

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich, now a member of the Haas Institute Economic Disparities Research Cluster has conducted research showing that if gains to the economy had been equally shared by all Americans, the typical consumer would be much better off financially by 60 percent. Instead, 95 percent of all national income gains went to the top one percent.

Additionally, much of the growth in wealth that has happened since the recovery began has been through investments rather than wages and salaries, particularly

non-housing investments. The single largest investment that most families make – owning a home – peaked at 69.1 percent in 2004 and dropped to 65.2 percent in the Fed’s recent survey.

Summarizing the new findings, John A. Powell, Haas Institute Director said, “Growing inequality has actually retarded economic growth. . . .If we continue down this road, it’s not just going to hurt Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans or poor Whites. It’s hurting the entire country; it’s undermining our democracy; undermining our economy and undermining American ideals.”

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to denigrate Michael Brown and justify the actions of Darren Wilson. Sanders adds that the release of the full transcript and audio would function as a diversion by causing the public to focus on grand jury proceedings instead of an unjust verdict that fails to hold Wilson accountable for Brown’s murder.

Sanders says Prosecutor McCullough has the ability to influence grand jury outcomes in ways that escape the view

of the public and ensure the exoneration of Officer Darren Wilson. She adds that the mere fact that McCullough recorded the proceedings and is planning such a dramatic departure from the usual secret grand jury protocol should raise the suspicions of everyone familiar with McCullough’s record as well as his repeated failure to hold police officers accountable for executing unarmed African Americans.

The world has been granted first-hand access to evidence in the Michael Brown case, including the conflicting

statements of Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, first-hand testimony from a chorus of witnesses and video that captures citizens’ reactions to the Michael Brown shooting seconds after it occurred. According to Sanders, the following is clear: 1) Michael Brown was never in Darren Wilson’s vehicle; 2) Michael Brown was stopped because he was walking in the street; 3) Michael Brown was unarmed; 4) Michael Brown was running from Darren Wilson when Wilson unleashed a barrage of shots; and 5) Michael Brown was surrendering

and holding his hands up when Darren Wilson executed him by shooting him multiple times in the face and head.

“We are not buying McCullough’s antics this time,” Sanders emphasizes. “We want Darren Wilson convicted for the execution of Michael Brown and we want the grand jury transcript and audio to remain secret as it has in the past,” she concludes.

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experience and Congressional District 5 is a military community. His opponent, Doug Lamborn, runs from Blacks, Latinos, poor whites, workers, women, Democrats, some Republicans, Asians, Native Americans and issues that impact Congressional District 5. Lamborn is a messenger, not a leader. Doug Lamborn is afraid to address Black issues in fear of losing support from White supremacist groups and conservative Whites.

Michael Schlierf (Colorado State Representative, House District 18)He has an outstanding reputation

and is an easy choice over Pete Lee who was not recommended by Black Communities United For Progress. Schlierf has demonstrated an interest in being a voice for citizens from all walks of life. He has an abundance of common sense and is an exceptional individual.

Peggy Littleton (El Paso County Commissioner)

Littleton is the best qualified candidate based on experience (serving since November 2010) and was highly recommended by Black Communities United For Progress. She is an experienced county commissioner which translates into a clear understanding of county government and its functions.

Rhonda Fields (Colorado State Representative House District 42)Fields has a history of fairness and

justice for all people. She is the most honest, trusted and respected legislator in Black communities throughout Colorado.

Elet Valentine (Colorado State Representative, House District 7)Support an independent candidate for

real change. Valentine clearly stands out as more qualified than Angela Williams. She is dedicated to people, not the status quo.

We strongly encourage our readers to support and vote for these candidates. One vote can make a difference in close elections. Black votes can determine the winner. We look forward to being an

agent of change in this mid-term election.Important Voting Dates

October 14, 2014 – Ballots begin being mailed out.

October 20, 2014 – Start of Early Voting.October 27, 2014 – This is the last day

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November 4, 2014 - Last day to register to vote or update your existing registration in person.

Black Communities United For Progress

Home OwnersRepresentative Williams voted

against and killed Democrat-sponsored foreclosure protection legislation in 2013 (HB13-1249). The bill would have protected homeowners from predatory lending and the stealing of citizen’s homes through illegal home foreclosure practices. Representative Williams also won awards and campaign contributions totaling $15,450 largely from real-estate, investment bankers, mortgage brokers, and other financial interests. Representative Williams acknowledges her district was one of the hardest hit districts in the state.

Representative Williams voted to speed up the home foreclosure process against homeowners in favor of the big banks (HB10-1249).

Representative Williams supported SB14-093 that would have used eminent domain (Right of Way) against citizens to take their property in the name of Big Oil for oil and gas rights.

VeteransRepresentative Williams voted

against HB14-1364, a bill that would have assisted veterans in their fight against Post-traumatic stress disorders that would have been an alternative to psychedelic drugs?

Freedom of SpeechWhy Representative Williams tried to

silence those who speak out against her injustice toward her District?, Williams told people she was being harassed and stalked by Colorado Foreclosure Resistance Coalition claimed and that she didn’t know why. She filed a temporary restraining order trying to silence 1st Amendment protected political speech by using a false charge of stalking. HER ERRONEOUS CLAIMS WERE TOSSED OUT OF COURT!

EmploymentWhy has Representative Angela

Williams sponsored HB14-1034 that would help generated more jobs at winery kegging, canning, and bottling small business, but has failed to pass legislation to help generate more jobs and small business for the struggling constituents in her own District? HB14-1034 would allow wine makers to bottle, can, or keg wines from other wineries.

Conflict of InterestsWhy is Representative Williams an

Ex-Officio Key Stakeholder in the

Central Park Action Plan? The Central Park Action Plan was birthed from The Stapleton Redevelopment Project. It is a plan designed formulated to “address the economic, social, and environmental objectives to help making the vision of “Stapleton as a world-class modern neighborhood” with state of the art facilities while neglecting other communities in her district allowing them to suffer with no representation, closing of schools, businesses, failing schools, firing of teachers, unemployment, and keeping constituents in the dark about issues that directly impact their communities. ALL constituents need to feel and be treated as if they too are world-class!

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