Black Lives Matter

The entire country is in a moment, and that moment is with the judicial system. With the growing movement and concerns in what is called Black Lives Matter, yet the major concern with the movement is the single agenda. People want to know what do they, stand for or what the end agenda is. I am not a figure head in the movement, and who knows if these words will come across their path. The movement was started because of Trayvon Martin being murdered by George Zimmerman.

Since, society wants our people to stand behind something; my suggestion to the leaders of this movement: is to work on the repeal of all laws that evoke a calling for justifiable murder. I am a black male, and I have serious issues with Stand Your Ground. Currently 32 states have laws on the books that evoke some sort of Stand Your Ground: they are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, Iowa, Virginia, and Washington.

So more than half the country have laws on the books that allow this: stand-your-ground law is a law that authorizes a person to protect and defend one's own life and limb against threat or perceived threat. This law states that an individual has no duty to retreat from any place he/she has a lawful right to be and may use any level of force, including lethal, if he/she reasonably believes he/she faces an imminent and immediate threat of serious bodily harm or death; this is as opposed to duty to retreat laws. 

Black Lives Matter, but the most important thing to make sure we as a people know that All Lives Matter, then removing shot to kill from our law books, is the best tool for bringing Trayvon Martin the justice that he deserves. Without Stand Your Ground, and street fight won’t end in the use of deadly force, while the living person is saying he feared for his life: when he was the person who brought the weapon to the incident. If All Lives Matter, then you can’t be in fear of your life when you are the only person with a deadly weapon. 

Black Lives Matter: Black Men are not criminals

African American men are not all criminals, as America may project. The number of students whom happen to be African American improving their rates in higher learning; with an advance education are black men. Since a high school diploma means nothing to a black male, there aren’t any jobs for them. So the next best thing to create some type of financial security for an African American male is: getting an Associate’s Degree. An Associate’s Degree, gives a black male that small step on the moon of job security. Yet, the wages haven’t help black men and to be honest black men take a lot of the labor force, yet they are generally paid lower on average than most women in the work field. Here are some facts the Urban Institute in 2013, released a study about student loan debt with African American males are 20% higher than white males, and African American women. The principal rates on these loans are unsecured at 4.798 APR, and this makes it extremely difficult for a black male to keep up with payments. And with for instance a white male, the principal rates on their student loans are more secured at 1.342 APR. It means their premiums are lower, there’s no fee for service, late or maintenance of the loan.

With that said 34% of African American males have student loans at a 2 to 1 ratio. And who is paying back these loans are African American males, 64% of those with loans cover 71% of the African American work force and 70% of them are working part-time jobs, making on average $30,000 plus per year: Full Time, $12,000 part-time, averaging $12 per hour. A white kid straight out of high school, with less the education and experience is making $19 per hour around $40,000 per year and majority of them are classified as apprentices in labor trades.

If African American men are picking up the bill in repaying their student loans, with a rate of 10% of those loans are unsecured yet paid in full or in good standing. This is compared to the Caucasian race on average of repaying student loans at 9% are in default or not in good standing. White men, are getting paid more, have more job opportunities, but yet studies show they are the worst at repaying their debts.

So how are black men criminals, thugs and a menace to society, when we have the highest rates in good standing African American men with Associates’ Degrees: whom are low payed, and are leading the way in student loan repayment? How are we black men a menace to society with unsecured loans; a growing crises in family services, and a workforce that generally pays our labor the worst in America? We are shot at, frisked stopped and look down upon as lesser to everyone. We are in the age of Barack Obama, but the time for honorable black men to stand up is now.

It’s time for us to start wearing our resumes on our chest, it’s time for us to stop hiding our brilliant minds and it’s time for us to demand equal pay for higher loan rates. We are the ones, repaying our student loans, we are the one getting paid lower for advancing our education – so maybe the freedom we speak starts now. Organizations like N.O.W. fought hard for the rights of women. Well, now it’s time for the Black Live Matter movement to become the calling card for changes in the justice system. Why? Because black lives do matter, and they matter in the phase of what I written above?

Why We Protest

It's been a long time is I wrote a note that had any meaningful message. My voice has been sidelined ever since the events that happened during the Occupy Wall Street March. If you want more detail to why I am so passionate about America's lack of content with blatant disrespect to men of colour, or mixed race men whom were born from men with pigment in their skin. You can purchase my book online at Barnes & Nobles or through Nook. The book is called Wall Street Occupied, and it details the movement from the front lines. The book isn't selling well, but the impacted story will have you marching.

I am writing this note because BLACK LIVES MATTER. They matter to me, to you: they matter to the daughters that love them. They matter to the women that take care of them, and they matter to the fathers that birth them. With the many cases of senseless deaths which preclude the massive amounts of riots due to Mike Brown's case, was it  a result of charged up energy of abuse from law enforcement. What happen to Mike Brown, was years of anger noted to being targeted?

Mike Brown, was no saint; maybe he committed minor crimes that would get him probation or counseling. His minor crimes, didn't grant his death. And the lack of remorse, plus the spirituality in a human's soul to disregard humanitarian needs; with saying the same results will be done again. Darren Wilson, Ferguson Police officer out of Missouri, we have had enough of these so called Justifiable Murders on young men in my generation. This country that was built on the blood of my people, and the sweat of immigrants, has had enough of the tormented treatment from those who are hired to protect and serve.

We shall not stand idle to be a crucifix on a legal system that profile us once we get a government issued ID. We shall not be justifiably murder before we can legally toast a drink. We shall not be memorials that brings morality to men in uniforms shooting down men of colour, without just cause.

As children we are tought to repsect the law, as teenagers we are forced to run from the law. As young minds we are profiled until we hate the law, and as men we now stand to defend ourselves from the law.

What makes a beautiful child of colour, a demon as a teenager; angry as a young mind and an animal (Thug) as an adult. When that same stem sprouted with love and passion, only to find out that we are still being denied encome equality!

People say slavery was so far away, and we have made so many miles on that mountain of prosperity. Yet, the respect for the lives of men like me isn't there, no matter who you are. In the eyes of those who are here to protect and serve, you are a nigger, a thug, an angry black man, not worthy of life; a demon and an animal. You can be President Barack Obama, and saved their loved ones from dying form cancer or ebola, with a stroke of a pen that brought a law. And they will hate you for it because President Obama has pigment in his skin. You can be a college grad just about to start a family, and they will shoot you down -- for appearing to have a gun while you are unarmed. They can stalk you in your own community, say you're trying to steal your own stuff and shoot you down for reaching for the keys and information they're asking you for. They can have reasons for justified killings, for holding toys in public, or for the celebration of new years with friends and family. They can claim self defense while starting a fight, while you're walking home. They can pull you in a car not announce who they are, shoot you and while you run away: they can gun you down with 7 more shots, and say they feared for their life. They can say you were resisting arrest, stop and frisk you endlessly because they can. They can kill you, or spray you with tear gas: during a protest, on economic equality. Then make up fake files to smear your name as a common criminal. All they need is your social security and they can get that when they frisk you.

They demand respect and honor, for killing and doing their jobs. Right, it's a JOB, you are suppose to protect and serve, not abuse that order have lack of judgement, shoot to kill and racially profile on group of men, because you fear them.

Malcolm X always said, "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us." My members of a civilian population who have been targeted, harassed by the police. Now is the time to come out of that rock.

Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr said: "From the mountain tops to the Himalayas that all men are created equal." To the civilian population who have been targeted, now is that time to walk across that mountain top and fight for that Himalaya.

Medgar Evers died, so that Mike Brown could never get shot. Jim Crow was a law that made sure Trayvon Martin couldn't be judge by what he is wearing. Malcolm X died, so that Eric Gardner, Shawn Bell, Jon Crawford, Tymir Rice, and all the cases of police brutality can end, and those lives be saved.

Dr. Rev Martin Luther King Jr died, so we as a world and nation can treat all men equal. So that Mike Brown, myself and all men of colour would have just cause on crimes committed against us, and that there never be a notion of justifiable murder.

Now, is that moment becauase we may have freed people of colour from racism, but we haven't freed our men of colour from the racist justice system that killed all of our leaders and young men legally.

Now the nay sayers will say, what about black on black crimes. We can't put out bush fires without putting out the 5 alarm forests fire. And that is why we protest, since those leaders have died, but we still left their creed behind. The Civil Rights Movement help everyone but men that looked like me, and the legal system designed to kill me. And that is why I protest, since my life matters, and should yours.

Addressing Racism

                                                                      Letters' To The President

Dear Mr. President Barack Obama,

For the first time in 20 or more years, the United States Government has been shut down. And not since a president who represents a democratic party have we seen this much obstruction in congress.

Even though during Former President Bill Clinton's tenure as president; the minority party, didn't go into the limits of total collapse, based on racial issues. As an African American, with strong support to Organizing For America, and now Organizing For Action; I must say -- 85% of those currently holding federal offices in Republican Party for the House of Representatives and Senator are using politics as a tool to promote racism.

This fringe element off the republican party are in fact bring forth a level of hatred, no other president has ever seen. And we are bound by the words plus actions that create a space for the members preaching such hate. The type of reverse hate that makes the victims the target for the attacks on them. Like, when a person commits a verbal assault that leads to racial tension; why must the attacker accuse the victim of playing the race card? Or if you are baiting people into a race war on separation, why such person can’t be called out on its very own premises.

The rhetoric is getting so ridiculous onto a notion of stupidity. The theme of stupidity would be making an understatement into what's actually going on here. They as in the Tea-Party, and the centric base supporting this organization -- is in fact spreading racial propaganda in order to undermine your presidency.

Take for instance the Trayvon Martin case, which has sparked an unnecessary feud between: Gun owners, and civil rights activist. The Tea-Party leaders are making this an attack on democrats; privy to a theory on losing 2nd Amendment Rights. And that ramblings now have led to a race baiting war between; centric neo-conservatives and everyone else -- on a singular notion about civil rights when it comes to segregation. Meaning they're calling you a racist because you don't speak enough or highly enough on Caucasian banter, or any time you mention anything remotely close to promoting awareness for African Americans, Latinos, or any creed in the minority.

We have many pressing issues that makes a major concern; coming pacifically out of the banter or rhetoric from the Tea-Party's operation to delegitimize your presidency. And now more than ever; even with the debt ceiling crisis, also the government shutdown -- there needs to be a serious debate on the issues of race.

Since this issue is now seaming into the realm, plus ideas on government's policy and politics. The outcry, of people saying they fear for their country, or the future of their children because you're president. This type of prejudice leads congressional leaders, plus the GOP leadership to be up and at arms over your policy. Since, no matter what you do, or what accomplishments you achieved -- there's this segment amount of people who will hold a prejudice against you because you're African American. And I don't want to say Negroes or blacks anymore-- we are all American.

Mr. President Barack Obama, as a supporter and an advocate advising on issues; it’s a common lack of true trust, that goes toward the pigment of a person's skin--rather than the content in their Character. Are we free, those words are mocked in mockery by the same centric neo-conservative groups; who fear you because you black.

The words Free at last meant, we are free from the unjust, and prejudices that has our souls segregate into in the past. As an African American man, breaking the color barrier but in all honesty; we are still "demonized, plus demoralized based on trust factor. As if our creed isn't capable of functioning in a complex society.

The words Free at last meant, our symbolizing creed shouldn't be masked or mocked as inferior to the other.

There shouldn't be a need to fear leaders in this country that has earned the right to be a symbolizing icon in leadership for a community.

If a promising African American man can't work their tale off to become President of The United States, can't be respected; without this stereo-type: on where people are in fear of their children’s lives; along with theirs-- then how are we as a country going to be one nation.

This is one of the major reasons why, there is a need to address racial issues. There's a need to address the rising concerns with securing boarders. Since we are a nation of immigrants -- were cultures migrated here on the notion of freedom.

Mr. President Barack Obama, I'm writing this letter to ask you this question. As the government shutdown looms over our heads, and as the debt ceiling forces government’s hands, plus with the interest in national affairs -- creates a need for a robust economy. Social domestic issues must be addressed. And why must it be addressed, because the issues and stereo-types lingered on to African American men; are sinking into our politics, our ways of governing.

The Republican Party doesn't want to follow your ideas, even though most of your ideas are vital to the success and wellbeing of this country; since you're the President of The United States. They're preaching you're untrusted worthy, plus that they fear for their lives, fear for their country. It's a disclaimer that I've seen so many times in my youthful age. That African American men, aren't bright enough, we're untrusted worthy, and unworkable should be addressed. 

Stand strong

Letters' To The President

Dear Mr. President Barack Obama,

The nations' debt crisis shouldn't be a tool for political grandstanding. Republican leadership in the House of Representatives should be labeled as a disgrace in GOP leadership. A country that has embedded the principles embodied from the French-- written in American Language as a banner to see; should never be a tool for debt reduction.

Like, honoring and paying for our troops; salaries and medical benefits. Going to war to police the world has always been a proud job garnished by the United States. There's always been a plan to pay for our military services; since they give up their daily lives to protect ours. Until now, with this insane; non-governmental, lack of leadership qualities and focus camping from the republican controlled House of Representatives.

We have a party running amuck; and mocking our just system. Like, quoting the constitution, without just cause in knowing the country's written text and definition of the constitution. That's why we need a unilateral approach on addressing the nation's debt. We can't just cut taxes for the rich; bury the poor, leave our struggling families -- cold and hungry. That's not what the United States of America; was ever about. This country was more people and nations coming together in unity; to endure this countries resolve. A resolve that includes a slogan of bring your weak, your poor yearning to be free.

Free from the deception and control from an unwilling monarchy. Where tariffs hold the poor hostage; with ever increasing fees that weren't taxes; in order to make the struggling poor people's lives miserable. Free from a society were economics creates the social domain people live. Free from government genocide or laws that create a communist culture.

America is the land of the free, with laws and regulations that protect the type of freedoms sort for in a state of a democratic union.  We can't promote a union of democracy, while legislating a system of perks and privileges.

The GOP banter is to shut down the government, and this type of shut down will damage more families than ever before. The federal government won't be able to make obligated payments; such as funding for the poor. It won't be able to make governmental ends meet.

And most importantly, families and their lives will impacted. As federal contractors won't get paid for working on public project. People on Social Security Insurances won't be able to receive their benefits. And public companies, such as teachers, fire fighters; police, state and municipal workers will be working for free.

That's why we need to end this type of insanity folded in a weak congress. 

Letters

Letters' letters to The President

Dear President Barack Obama,

As we continue to implement America's resolve -- we are now faced with an unworkable congress. John Beohner, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell are doing what ever it takes, to undermine any progress in your presidency. They honestly Believe in some short imaginary stand, that the general public stands on their side. When more or less in theory rather than skewed poll numbers -- more than 85% of the general public disapproves on how the republican lead congress approach domestic and international issues. The point the fingers -- bait, run and do the opposite strategy just doesn't work; in any political climate. One the public is more engaged within the political atmosphere. They're more updated on critical issues, and more informed ever than before in any presidential term. You promised a transparent and inclusive government; for where every voice can be heard. Republicans vowed that you're showing a sign of weakness; yet studies show otherwise. You've maintained an open door policy for elected leaders can enter the discussion and have a foot at the table. Republicans; walked out of meetings, held private meetings; passed only one resolution -- while pointing fingers and chastising  every move made by you the president.

Case in point: Many republicans were upset mad and went on tirades due to the notion; the executive branch didn't inform them about boarder control operations; then labeled that project unconstitutional due to Fast and Furious. They tried to make a scandal out of that for the simple notion on undermining the oath of the presidency during your term as president.

Moreover, For many months since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; known as Obamacare -- the republican leadership has been undermining the office of the president. With them passing over and over again meaningless repeal amendments to defund ACA. They've taken it to the highest courts in the nation (Supreme Courts); as it stood strong. They've placed it on the ballot in 2/3 of the nation's so called red and swing states,  thinking the media's resolve, will give them enough talk to create a referendum on this legislation. That movement lost during the 2012 election cycle. They've passed a budget that includes the implementation of Obamacare -- just so they can do exactly what they're doing; create a mockery of the system, undermine the executive branch. And prolong the pain and suffering on the nation's poorest, by trying to not fund it.

Continuing notions; America finally took a stand, as three presidential cycles went by before America's worst terrorist known was captured and killed. Osama Bin-Ladden, was killed during your presidency. And again members in congress wanted to implement impeachment processes based on the notion; that the president didn't ask for congressional approval. This not only makes a mockery out of democracy, but it undermines presidential policy.  Since it's based in America's constitutional amendments; The War Power Act, gives a president the deciding factor on the implement of a war. They've been ranting and raving about leading from behind. This make assumptions that an American Foreign policy is as weak as noted.

The miscommunications in the event of Benghazi. Never in the history of this country has an entire administration undermined by an act of terror. As if there was some sort of Watergate infatuation. Things happen, a president should have the power to with hold information in regards to the national security interest of America. Yet, the republican party has been on a mission of undermining the oval office. They're doing it in such away; that they want to stick it to you, your presidency; plus everything you as a person stands for and it's not right.

Finally, after months of debating pressure by Marko Rubio; the distinguished gentleman senator from Florida -- broke headlines as the leading senator asking for American involvement in Syria. When zero ounce of evidence at the time presented American interest. Then this same senator has backed away from his statements after a chemical attack on the citizens of Syria was orchestrated by their president. And now we are on the verge of delaying a strike on Syria, which again makes America looks weak, since congress, fails to work.  Mr. President Barack Obama; your choice to suppress any encouragement that will promote the use of chemical weapons is and should always be the choice of The President. The oval office should never be undermined, no matter who is the party leader or person who been elected or appointed commander in chief.

Mr. President Barack Obama, in the case of Health Care reform; your administration followed governmental protocols, getting public input; addressing legislative initiatives from congressional oversight. Passing a bipartisan public law; whom 2/3s of the  county approved until the misleading and undermining started to create this notion on undermining you as president, or you in the oval office. Obamacare, passed through the House of representatives, also Obamacare passed through the senate -- was confirmed by the Supreme Courts; and to seal the authentic agenda; it was placed on a ballot in selected 2/3 of the country. And only 1% voted to remove ObamaCare. 

That's merely 43 representatives in the House of Representatives, and 4 senators in the senate; was able to carry a notion on repealing Obamacare. To make it simple out of 50 states where 17 of them was selected -- less than 1% of the selected 17 states voted to remove Health Care Reform. Yes, 2 states, with 3 states that have representatives voted on replacing Obamacare. Which means, the republican referendum failed: the republican legal challenges failed, and the obstruction in congress failed. Now is the time for them to stop wasting the public's time. Now is the time for them in the republican party to stop trying to undermine the president, and the oval office.

Maybe you as president should centure John Beohner, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell on the notion of undermining the President of The United States. Using Legislative protocol as and presidential orders, or executive orders on these subordinate republicans. President Obama, the use of Executive Orders, have been done before; more in part by former President George W. Bush; president 43. Even Former President William Clinton; president 42, use this power to preside over a subordinate congress. While president 43, just used this because of the notion of terror, and terrorist attacks. We are in peace time, yet that doesn't mean congress should have any right to undermine the president of The United States.

We need to move this country forward --  move it forward in cultural values, forward in political agendas; forward on domestic economic liabilities. And move forward as a nation a united front; we need to move forward on in order for us to keep our domestic santity. Since we preach democracy, what's notion on promoting a free domestic society based on rules and regulations, if our bodies of government are insubordinate towards the Commander In Chief. 

No more

Letters' letters to The President

Dear President Barack Obama

This country has always been a country that has taken care of the sick, poor, and those wanting to be free. The growth of this nation has always trumped poverty. The country is working its way out of the worst recession this generation has seen. And not since the great depression have we've seen; a class of people completely gone. In 2006, an underground problem reached its surface as seen in the minority communities since 1988 -- when making less than $20,000 a year was at the levels of poverty. During President Bill Clinton's years in office; economic levels increased. Since those who were poor; were giving more opportunities to achieve an affordable standards of living. Where the balance with public employment was either above or on par with private employment? We as a united country; always came together.

During the 2008, the financial crisis showed the country one thing. The major lesson that was learn; had to be the notion, that nobody is immune to poverty. We've seen billionaires become poor due to a crash in the market. We've seen grandparents lose their entire 401k packages on risky bets by billionaire brokers; who also lost profits. An auto industry on the brink, and a banking industry; dangling off a cliff. We came together as a union, to pick each other up; dust each other off and ride the wave in unity.  

Even though, the economy is growing; there are still people being pulled up out of the water from the Tsunami left upon us before the bailout on Wall Street. This country has never turn its backs on the sick, never turned its back on the poor--as it definitely never closed its door on those wanting to be free. The United States of America, had a resolve that defined this great nation; as the model symbol for a democratic union.

The United States of America, and members of the elected never bus the sick and the poor in front of a moving locomotive. On 09/19/2013; our republican representative made a party-line vote, where 17 members of their party disagreed with the notion of throwing the poor, the sick, and those wanting to be free out. Congress passed a 10 year, $40 billion dollar budget cut to the nation’s poorest, weakest citizens.

These severe cuts would cripple the poor; leaving 4 million families penniless. They'll have no food or clothing; unable to afford, rents or have a sustained standard of living. And around 2.1 million children without any assistance from the government. We've come so far as a country to segregate the lives of people based on economics; and socio-economic domain. People who are poor, don't abuse the system -- they're poor. Being poor isn't a means for a government handout, it means you're poor. We can't go back to the days in 1985, where children, and parents were skipping school; to patrol sanitation sites to probe for food, or at the back alley ways of restaurants, mingling the trash for throw away leftovers. We aren't a third world country, where the super-rich holds the country’s wealth; and the poor gets nothing at all.

And politics as we see it, is at a point of foolishness; as our elected leadership has not one ounce of electoral or governmental leadership. Cutting public assistance will kill, crush and deplete some working class families. Those families making $7.15 an hour, living in some of the poorest condition; with the notion of affordable house up for debate. They see an unwilling world, as inflation makes market value a little too bit of a pipe dream for them. In a market, that's looking at a high school graduate struggling to make ends meet. Their kitchen table isn't in a home, rather in an apartment complex.

Eric Cantor, John Boehner, and the leadership in the House of Representatives are over stepping the powers and responsibilities of the house. The House of Representatives, are the lower branch of government, it’s not above and beyond the president or the white house. It’s time for the in subornation in a dysfunctional congress to end.