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a repost: Deep African Thought

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“The word ‘Ubuntu’ comes from one of the Bantu dialects of Africa. It is a traditional African philosophy that gives an understanding of us as human beings in relation with the rest of the world. According to Ubuntu, there exists a common link between us all and it is through this tie, through our interaction with our fellow human beings, that we discover our own human qualities. The Zulus would say, “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu”, which means that a person is a person through other persons. We affirm our humanity when we acknowledge that of others.” Ubuntu philosophy as an African philosophy for peace  http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=20359

Last week we discussed the need to rethink Africa and our relationship to the continent and our ancient forbearers. We desperately need to do this because we have been indoctrinated and programmed to see Africa as backward, uncivilized, bereft of culture other than drumming and dancing and as offering nothing noteworthy to humanity. Last week I suggested these notions propagated by our Arab and European enemies were/are designed to assuage any guilt they felt about their invasions, rape, theft, capture, kidnapping and colonization of African people and as a way to justify their pillage, plunder and rapine of Africa.  I say any guilt because they have never repented of their sins of imperialism and plunder over the years. They’ve only shifted their modus operandi to accommodate and use their advanced material weaponry and psychological warfare so their oppression is less obvious because it is so thorough and all pervasive.

We need to realize most of what these foreigners, invaders and aliens said/say about Africa is not true. During their invasions they discovered countless ruins of great civilizations, clear cut evidence of advanced cultures and vast treasures that they suppressed, stole, appropriated to whites or extraterrestrials.

The ruling class who disseminate their “history“, archeology, anthropology and “education” are even at odds with first hand eye witness accounts by Arabs and Europeans who chronicled the magnificence of Africa and its people! Their denial of history and African accomplishments speaks volumes about themselves and their deep seated inadequacies. Western “education” reflects the consciousness and values of the ruling class. In this case the megalomaniacal capitalists who financed the industrial and technological “revolutions” that needed brute labor and dim intellect to keep the machines humming, to develop and maintain the wasteful, pollution causing factories, businesses and armies that fueled the rise and expansion of the Western economy.

Schools and curricula were developed to forge common identities for the emerging European nation states out of diverse ethnic, tribal and racial groups and prepare them to plunder the world, to work in the factories, mills, mines and large farms.  The downside of this ongoing pattern is the ecocide, total disrespect and desecration of nature the West demonstrates with each passing minute, day, month, year.

Their fantasies about Europe being the epicenter of all human progress gives whites a false sense of superiority and non-Europeans suffering under their imperialistic hegemony suffer from a debilitating sense of inferiority, emptiness, defeat and purposelessness. Part of their brainwashing technique is to always show us as defeated, subjugated and happily acquiescing to their domination.

But we are not defeated, we’ve only been brainwashed to think we are. We can use Black History Month to jump start and reenergize ourselves to begin a three hundred sixty five day search for our true selves, our rich history, heritage and innate potential.  We can use Black History Month to decolonize our minds, to deprogram ourselves and erase the lies and distortions we have been feed and forced to internalize about Africa, Africans and ourselves. We can use Black History Month to discover how our ancestors fought back and defeated their enemies.

As I said last week we are a deep and creative people. The depths of our creativity are not just in the monuments our ancestors left but in the values and consciousness that created and produced them. At the root of those accomplishments was a cosmology, a philosophy and value system which is antithetical to that of the Europeans, what we have been brainwashed and conditioned to internalize. African technology, architecture, building, science and social organization were all based upon deep metaphysical and humanitarian values. These values are found throughout the continent in every indigenous traditional culture and group.

At the core of these values was/is the notion we are a spiritual people linked and connected to a vast spiritual universe most of which is undetectable to the five senses. All Africans believe in an invisible universal energy/intelligence or force that permeates all creation. Europeans called this idea pan-theism god in everything. Europeans don’t believe or comprehend this because they are essentially materialists, they only accept what they can experience via the senses; although their astrophysicists and physicists now say the universe is composed of pure energy that vibrates a differing frequencies from the undetectable ultra-ethereal to the densest levels we call physical matter.

Our ancestors articulated this thousands of years ago. Read George G.M. James great work Stolen Legacy  to get a glimpse of how a handful of Greek “philosophers” plagiarized African cosmology and philosophy. James points out that to the rank and file Greeks these plagiarized African ideas were totally foreign and incomprehensible.

The metaphysical ideas of Kemet are thousands of years old and were probably originated by Africans who originated outside the NileValley deep in the interior of Africa. We are discovering more about the values that produced the societies in South Africa and we should  explore and learn more about them. Discerning and understanding these values and the consciousness of the people gives us deeper insight into their culture their social organization and how they interacted with each other, others and their immediate and distant environments.

In South Africa there is an ancient word Ubuntu that to me is the essence of African, holism, deep thought and philosophy. “The word ‘Ubuntu‘ originates from one of the Bantu dialects of Africa, and is pronounced as uu-Boon-too. It is a traditional African philosophy that offers us an understanding of ourselves in relation with the world. According to Ubuntu, there exists a common bond between us all and it is through this bond, through our interaction with our fellow human beings, that we discover our own human qualities. Or as the Zulus would say, ‘Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu’, which means that a person is a person through other persons. We affirm our humanity when we acknowledge that of others. The South African Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu describes Ubuntu as:

‘It is the essence of being human. It speaks of the fact that my humanity is caught up and is inextricably bound up in yours. I am human because I belong. It speaks about wholeness, it speaks about compassion. A person with Ubuntu is welcoming, hospitable, warm and generous, willing to share. Such people are open and available to others, willing to be vulnerable, affirming of others, do not feel threatened that others are able and good, for they have a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that they belong in a greater whole. They know that they are diminished when others are humiliated, diminished when others are oppressed, diminished when others are treated as if they were less than who they are. The quality of Ubuntu gives people resilience, enabling them to survive and emerge still human despite all efforts to dehumanize them.’” https://motivationinspirationandlife.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/ubuntu-i-am-what-i-am-because-of-who-we-all-are/

Ubuntu is an ancient African concept as is Ma’at (Divine Order, Truth, Balance, Harmony, Justice, Righteousness and Reciprocity). Both were the root and underpinning of African culture, social, ethical and relational values. Both were the philosophical mortar that held the societies together, that allowed them to define themselves within a communal framework and live in a collective, harmonious manner. This philosophy laid the foundation of a genuine attempt to live together in harmony and peace.

Were the societies perfect? Of course not. They were the first to do it so they learned by trial error, intuition and experience. Our African ancestors put into place family, peer and age social controls to reinforce values of Ubuntu and Ma’at. For thousands of years we worked to live together in harmony because our values were collective and humane not exploitative and rapacious.

What if we rediscovered, relearned and revitalized Ubuntu and Ma’at then adapted them to modern living as a way of transcending this hostile environment? What if we looked for an alternative to the crass materialism, decadence and emptiness of the West and embraced our own African values and philosophies?  How would the quality of our lives be different if we based our thinking, emotions, actions and relationships on Ubuntu and Ma’at? This is not as far fetched as you might think. We do have agency in this, we can choose the values we live by.

The Western way is unsustainable, it is built on selfishness, greed, theft, war, exploitation and wanton violence. That model cannot last forever, its inhumane values are destroying the planet as we speak! We see the concomitant moral rot and devastation all around us now. Things are not getting better. We have to search for and find an alternative to European madness and psychopathy.

Social reform only goes so far in a morally depraved culture like this. We need a total transformation, a turnaround in values and I am suggesting we look to our African ancestral roots for the solutions to these issues. Ubuntu is such a solution.  Africans are a deep and creative people.  As Desmond Tutu said, “The quality of Ubuntu gives people resilience, enabling them to survive and emerge still human despite all efforts to dehumanize them.”

We need to seriously rethink Africa, embrace our powerful legacy of deep thought, humane values, live and restructure our relationships in accordance to those values. Failure to do so will result in sure spiritual, psychological and physical death.

Written by Junious Ricardo Stanton

Food for Thought: Should I even bother fighting “Racism and Discrimination?”

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From the Melanated Man:

I had an interesting experience this past weekend while out of town in Kansas City accompanying my wife on a recruiting seminar. I gave me a chance to spend some quality time with my two younger brothers, Craig and Arnold, who also happen to live there with their parents.

(Kansas City is not a bad town to tour and visit if you haven’t had the chance. It has a laid back feel to it, which is what I like. I wouldn’t mind living there if it wasn’t too far from my family back in Georgia and Alabama and wasn’t situated in the middle of the Midwest where there are not that many of US to be found en masse. Although overall I enjoyed my trip, there were a couple of occasions where I simply felt out of place and basically a foreigner.)

Which brings me back to my story…

My brothers and I decided to go out for a drink after taking in a movie. So we go to a Buffalo Wild Wings in the Zona Rosa shopping plaza in the northern part of Kansas City. We all approach the bar which where there were three seats available. There were a couple of glasses of beers that were half-drunken set in front them as well. Initially I did not sit down at first because I was not sure if the individuals that were sitting there were going to return The second oldest Craig insisted that we sit.

I’m not that hip to bar rules considering I don’t go out for drinks often if at all, but apparently I’ve been told once you leave the bar that is an indication that you’re done. Well the bartender never got the memo.We waited about FIVE minutes before she decided to acknowledge us, even though she was oddly staring at us behind the bar from the time we arrived. The bartender, who is of course Caucasian/European,  NEVER cleaned off the drinks or took our drink orders.

“Yeahhhh, there are people sitting in those chairs,” she said. “And I have people sitting there, and there,” as she proceeded to point to two other chairs at the bar that were empty for the same amount of time we had arrived. From my and Craig’s perspective, she  had the look and demeanor that she really  had to think about the blatant LIE she was telling us.

Slightly disgusted, we decided to leave. And we headed over to another establishment in the same shopping plaza Bar Louie. We walk in and I had this feeling come over me like I was walking into a Woolworth’s in the middle of Mississippi Pre-Civil Rights Era. Although the place was loud and people we were dancing and carrying on, it seemed for a brief moment everyone there (about 98% of the patrons were Caucasians/Europeans) were covertly staring at the three of us, like we didn’t belong there.

Is there REALLY a threat of three educated BLACK-MELANATED individuals hanging out in public together?

Soooo…we sit down at an empty table and this TIME the waiter acknowledges us right away and appeared to be genuinely nice. For a moment, I felt a slight calm. The feeling I had previously when we walked in receded a little bit. Maybe I am overreacting, I thought.  The experience we had Buffalo Wild Wings had shook me a little so of course I was still apprehensive. He, of the Caucasian flavor as well, promptly took our drink orders with no issues. Everything seemed to be going OK.

And then…he asked us if he could hold a credit card from us. He told us that he had issues of people walking out on the bill in the past and that’s why he asked. Reluctantly Craig gave the waiter his credit card. We both looked at each other as if we had the same thought in mind:

“Did we just get DISCRIMINATED TWICE on the same night?”

Was the waiter telling the truth regarding having patrons walking out on the bill? If so, were the those patrons BLACK? Did he assume since we were BLACK that their was a good chance it would happen again? Is it standard policy for their restaurant to hold a credit card prior to serving their patrons?

That feeling I had when walked in the bar returned TENFOLD.And unfortunately, we stayed and had our drinks. At this point we didn’t want to let ignorance ruin our rare brother moment and we had our drink. Nevertheless it did put a damper on our time together as me and Craig discussed back and forth about the events that transpired starting with the Buffalo Wild Wings situation. The youngest of us Arnold didn’t really have much to say throughout both ordeals, as if he was simply going along with the flow.

I wonder what his thoughts were, what kind of example we set for him.

The next morning me and the wifey went by their house and had breakfast with Craig and his parents. Arnold had to go to work that morning so we never got to hear his views on the night before. According to the parents, the consensus was that we should have reported the incident to management and to be more mindful of the sacrifices that were made so we can enjoy the same establishments and benefits as our “white” counterparts without any foolishness occurring. My wife (who loves to speak her mind when she feels a hint of being snubbed) agreed with them for the most part.

Craig and I pretty much said the same thing: we didn’t have the energy to fight or complain about being possibly discriminated against when ultimately it’s not OUR establishment.

And of course there was an obvious back and forth for the next 45 minutes to an hour. We were on two opposite ends of the spectrum.

 

Should we even bother fighting “discrimination and racism?”

 

My personal opinion…

That night I didn’t have the energy. Honestly, even if I did, I wouldn’t want to. When it boils down to it, this SYSTEM (THIS MATRIX!) was not made for my benefit, or those who look like me.

Nevermind the obvious POISON that they sell at Buffalo Wild Wings and Bar Louie with not only the  alcohol, but the  DEATH FOOD that does you no good in the first place. Not to mention the countless number of flat screens they have that completely DUMB DOWN YOUR BRAIN by televising CORPORATE-RULED SPORTS to put you to sleep.

Hey if we really had our priorities in check, we wouldn’t be frequenting establishments that kill us in many ways than one.But not only do we want to be accepted in these establishments, we try to recreate them ourselves. The  only difference is the owners and patrons have BLACK FACES…

…but still don’t know a GODDAMN thing about themselves.

“Racism and Discrimination” is a multi-faceted creation by the powers-that-be, the elites, Massa to pull you into their SICK GAME. It is a very complex and tricky one; people are still being played to THIS DAY.

Where there is RACE, DISCRIMINATION is the OBVIOUS OUTCOME!

(FYI, RACE DOES NOT EXIST! MELANIN EXISTS! That’s how those in power really view the many different peoples of the planet, based on MELANIN CONTENT! We need to start applying that same tactic as well in ALL FACETS of OUR lives.)

By creating *LABELS (a future post that is LONG overdue)  for people, it gives those in power the ability to easily identify who they wish to DISCRIMINATE against within their MATRIX. And once that occurs, of course the 99% will began to complain regarding the DISCRIMINATION.

The more they complain and beg for equal rights, to be accepted and to assimilate within the MATRIX, the more obvious it is to those in power that they don’t know anything about themselves.

“They’re sheep, easy pickings for us!”

If you actually knew the MATRIX you so desperately want to integrate into, you would probably prefer to kill yourself instead…and I hate to say that, but that’s how destructive it is.

That’s my viewpoint on the situation.

 

Really think about what’s going on. AS BLACK-MELANATED PEOPLE we want to be treated fairly, we want to be considered in the conversation. But are we really begging for acceptance? Why do we have to keep fighting the same battles over and over and over AGAIN?

Maybe it’s time to tell Massa,” FUCK YOU! We’re going to do our OWN thing!”

Whenever we decide to learn about OURSELVES first, then maybe someday that will occur.

Until then…I’ll keep doing what I’m doing to make that happen!

 

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

*Future Post

 

P.S. To my brother Arnold (lol!), I hope you learned something from our experience(s) the other night. I’m sure you did. Feel free to hit me up and we can talk about it, mane!

 

 

Music that INSPIRES: “I Found My Smile Again” by D’Angelo

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This song encapsulates my overall day to day vibe. Listening to this song let’s me be thankful of the highs I have now by way of the personal lows I  had to overcome. And in the process I rediscovered myself, gaining knowledge that enhanced my inner being.  I came out a better man and individual.  I want to dedicate this song to my two beautiful toddler girls, because you truly have inspired me, for helping me find my smile again!

 

Lyrics by Michael “D’Angelo” Archer

I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again
I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again

I don’t know what it is that you’re doing
All I know is baby, that you’re shonuff doin’ it good
And you look at me, and my hear just starts the moving
I haven’t felt like this in a while
Girl, I wanna thank you for helping me find my smile

I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again
I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again

My smile, hello hello smile, I haven’t seen you in a while
Your love, girl your love, you make me feel like I’m on a cloud
And since I laid eyes on you, my spirit’s been brand new
And I wanna thank you child, oh, helping me find my smile

I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again
I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again

I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again
I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again
You helped me find my smile again

Honey baby got me smilin’
Honey baby got me smilin’
Honey baby got me smilin’

Smilin’, smilin’, smilin’
Smilin’, smilin’, smilin’

I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again
I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again

I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again
I found my smile again
You helped me find my smile again

a repost: Stop Whining, Take Action

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Suffering then is not something that happens to us in such a way that we have no control over it. Suffering is not something that we must endure in order to be worthwhile. In fact, it is our own controllable reaction to experiences which determines how those experiences will affect us. Man’s responses to his experiences are based on his view of those experiences. If a painful experience is viewed as a step in his inevitable suffering plight, he passively submits to the pain and expenses it in all the intensity of its agony.  If the same painful experience is viewed as an obstacle for man’s mastery, man actively confronts the pain and seeks to overcome it. If he accepts the pain as the natural signal of a need for some type of change of either a physical or metaphysical form, then the person knows that something must and can be done.” Dr Naim Akbar The Community of Self  page 59.

No one escapes the vicissitudes of life, the pain and suffering, the peaks and valleys of life the things William Shakespeare called “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.” No one is immune or exempt from experiences that knock the wind out of us, that throw us for a loop or knock us down. There is no avoidance or escape from what some call failure because failure  is part of the success process. Life is such that each one of us must experience setbacks, obstacles, defeats and disappointment to go along with and counter balance the successes, triumphs, exhilarations and joys of living.

I tell folks the only people with no problems we know of, are in the cemetery. Problems, challenges, setbacks  and disappointment are all part of the life experience. We cannot evade them. So if you are going through something be glad, be thankful; it means you are still alive. Life is such that challenges are an integral aspect of our existence.

So if this is true and it is, then we should not be overly concerned about problems. We have to see beyond the obstacles, challenges and pain and focus on our goals, focus on our dreams and aspirations and how we can bring them into being, how we can manifest them on this plane. I am not suggesting we ignore problems. We must acknowledge them but don’t become overwhelmed or use our imagination to awfulize the challenge, problem or situation by blowing it our of proportion and making it seem worse than it really is.

They say within every problem lies the seed of its resolution. So we need to look at the problem not as an end or a roadblock but as a bridge to where we want to go be or do. Many of our problems we bring on ourselves or we contribute to. Challenges are a way for us to look at ourselves, take inventory of our strengths, talents and goals and decide whether we want to give up and give out or do we find a way or make a way out of no way.

We come from creative people, genii who mapped and charted the stars,  were the first to navigate rivers and oceans,  the first to drain swamps, irrigate land, built pyramids that modern man still doesn’t know how they did it. Our ancestors solved problems of survival and asked the profoundest questions about human existence and came to some deep conclusions. Western philosophy is based loosely on what our ancestors discovered.

Our African ancestors were the first philosophers, the first metaphysicians, their knowledge and discoveries laid the foundation for all science, philosophy and ethics. This creativity, this intuition, this awesomeness is in our DNA. We just have to remember, meaning to rejoin ourselves with this ancient wisdom and potential. The same DIVINITY and INFINITE INTELLIGENCE that was available to our ancestors is accessible to us right here right now! We just have to tap into it. We have to know and realize we can tap into it at any time at any place and it will come to us and offer ways to overcome, endure and transcend any situation.

Our ancestors who were brought to these shores were faced with horrific challenges, degradation and unfathomable abuse. But they found ways to overcome and stand tall. When  you are having difficulties get centered and calm your breathing, then allow the peace within you to take over. Peace and sobriety are our real essence. Remember you have the power to define your situation, you can use your imagination to see a different you, a different response to whatever you are going through. Do not try to tell INFINITE INTELLIGENCE how to resolve your situation, listen to the still small voice within you and trust it has your best interests even if what you hear seems impractical. Learn to think beyond your own mental limitations, to expand what you think is possible. The UNIVERSE is on our side, we are part of it and it is part of us so it wants the best for us at all times.

As I said problems are opportunities for us to see what we are made of, how resourceful, resilient and awesome we really are. Many of these issues we’ve brought on ourselves due to foolishness, our egos run amuck or the inevitable consequences of faulty thinking and actions. We have to learn to take ownership for our flawed thinking, recognize this is our responsibility and work to alter those thoughts and decisions that took us down the slippery slope.

You are not being punished by your idea of god or your theology. Some of this is the result of our own erroneous thoughts and actions. Some things are beyond our control, the only response is to control yourself by reframing how you perceive and react to what is going on. While we may not have any control over the situation we can control how we respond, how we react, how and what we think about it. We have power and agency in all situations whether we can change the situation or not.

I once saw a bumper sticker that read, “Help Stamp Out Global Whining“. I chuckled when I saw it but actually there is a message in it. We have the ability to choose whether we whine about our lives, our circumstances and situations or we man and woman up and respond in a mature fashion. We can choose to give up, wallow in self-pity and helplessness or we can choose to solve or resolve the challenges in our  lives.

If the situation is chronic we can make or find a way to make it bearable without resorting to negative thoughts, maladaptive behaviors or harmful addictions. We can transcend our challenges in a healthy manner, be in it but not of it; not allow it to get the best of us. Someone once said, “Circumstances don’t make a person, they reveal him or her.”  Your are  not defined by your troubles. You are greater than anything that is bothering you.  Stop whining and choose to be resilient. Look at the situation, determine to figure out how to resolve the issues, be persistent and patient until you achieve your breakthrough.

Written by Junious Ricardo Stanton

a repost: In 2016 Can we rebuild Black Wall Street?

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Original article link: http://www.blackonomics.com/2016/08/can-we-rebuild-black-wall-street-august-2016/

 

“There are [Blacks] who are willing to worship the pyramids of 4,000 years ago but will not build pyramids in the present so their children may see what they left behind as well. We have a leadership who rallies the people to look at past glories but leave their children neglected; who will make great analytical and oratorical dissertations on the inadequacies of Eurocentric education and yet will not contribute one penny of their money or their time to the construction of their own schools.” Dr. Amos Wilson, Afrikan Centered Consciousness versus the New World Order.

Montoya Smith, host of the Atlanta talk show, Mental Dialogue, asked: Can we rebuild Black Wall Street? “No, really,” he added, recognizing the depth of his question and assuring folks he was not kidding or just being rhetorical.

So, what was Black Wall Street? Most of what I have learned about it was obtained from a book by John Sibley Butler titled, Entrepreneurship and Self-Help Among Black Americans, A Reconsideration of Race and Economics, which contains an exhaustive section on Tulsa, Oklahoma’s history and a detailed account of what took place in its Greenwood District. Some of the information below comes from Dr. Butler’s book. I also learned from face to face conversations with six of the survivors of the Tulsa Riot.

Black Wall Street was burned to the ground in 1921 by a White mob. The Greenwood District, located in the northern section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was once called “Negro Wall Street,” and “Little Africa.” It was home to hundreds of Black owned businesses and sat on valuable land desired by White oil speculators, who even tried to buy parcels of that land from Blacks for ten cents on the dollar immediately following the Tulsa riot. Fortunately and wisely, Blacks refused to sell.

Despite hundreds of Black lives lost in the riot and all of Greenwood’s businesses destroyed, the story of that economic enclave during the ensuing seventeen years was one of triumph over tragedy. By 1923, as a result of Blacks pooling their money to capitalize new enterprises, the Black business district was even larger than before, and Greenwood was completely restored by Black people by 1938. Ultimately, urban renewal and integration, which allowed Blacks to shop at non-Black stores, led to the demise of “Black Wall Street.”

To Amos Wilson’s point, Greenwood was a pyramid built by Blacks in the early 1900’s. Instead of looking back and merely reveling in the successes if Mound Bayou, Mississippi, and other enclaves that came before them, Black people in Greenwood built upon those legacies. Thus, my answer to the question posed by Montoya Smith, “Can we rebuild Black Wall Street?” was and is an emphatic and unequivocal, “YES!”

My answer to that question is based on the fact that we have done it before under far worse circumstances than we are under today. But as I listened to the other guest on Montoya’s show, Mr. Jay West, entrepreneur and President of the Lithonia Small Business and Merchants Association located on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, I became even more convinced.

Immediately impressed by Mr. West and the work his group is doing in a city that is approximately 85% Black, I sought him out to learn more. Jay West understands and promotes local business support. “I do 95% of my shopping right here in Lithonia,” West said, “because I know that one dollar spent here has the multiplier effect of three dollars, as our businesses support one another.”

West is absolutely correct, and the Lithonia merchants association will benefit collectively and individually from circulating their dollars; they will grow their businesses and create more jobs. This nascent organization can be the model from which new Black Wall Streets can be rebuilt across this nation; it is on track to encourage more entrepreneurship and demonstrate the power of a cohesive, mutually supportive, self-directed, and economically empowered network of conscious business owners and consumers who are committed to growth and sustainability.

True partnerships between educated consumers and business professionals in Black economic enclaves comprise the basis for real power in the marketplace, i.e. collective purchasing programs and affinity groups, revolving loan funds, business equity funds, and financial leverage to stimulate future growth. Lithonia is in that space right now, and there is plenty of room for more cities and segments within those cities to do the same.

To draw the discussion closer to home in Atlanta, “Can Sweet Auburn be sweet again?” John Wesley Dobbs called it the “richest Negro street in the world.” Suffering its own riot in 1906 that left 25 Black men dead, Sweet Auburn can also be rebuilt, and with leaders like Jay West and others in Atlanta, I am confident that pyramid will be built.

Written By James E. Clingman

a repost: Self-Made 26-Year-Old Tech Entrepreneur Creates Multi-Million Dollar Telecommunications Company – Atlanta Black Star

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Originally posted on ABS (click link for original article)”

 

At only 26-years-old, Freddie Figgers is the CEO of a $2.2 million Florida telecommunications company.

According to a 2014 study by Insight Research Corp, telecommunications services revenue worldwide will grow from $2.1 trillion in 2014 to $2.4 trillion in 2019.

This great news means there is money to be made in this industry. However, African-Americans are not the ones making it.

Figgers Communication hopes to change that.

In addition to being a successful business mogul, Figgers is an inventor, patent holder for four inventions and a software designer who strives for perfection.

The 26-year-old even achieved all of this without finishing college.

This real-life Tony Stark (Marvel’s Iron Man) spoke to Atlanta Black Star about his tremendous foray into the tech industry and how he plans to inspire others.

As a young Black man, Figgers has always had a passion for technology. At the early age of 9, that passion began to flourish when his father purchased a used 1989 computer from a Goodwill thrift store.

He didn’t know then that the old computer would be the keystone to his tech empire.

“I broke the computer down several times to get it back working,” he said. “[By the sixth time] I finally got it back together and now it runs Windows XP.”

However, his life was a not a straight path. Figgers was abandoned by a dumpster as a newborn by his birth mother. It took 16 years to get rid of a rash he developed from being abandoned.

Within 13 days, he was matched with an adoptive family who taught him how to become a great man in the face of unforeseen tragedy.

The kindness of his adopted parents changed Figgers and made him appreciative of the life he has today, he said.

“My parents were strict,” he recalled. ” ‘Don’t go anywhere’ [they instructed]. I really appreciate it because it turned me into who I am today.”

Figgers added, “It’s amazing that you can meet people like that, and till this day, I have never met my biological parents. I have never had the interest.”

In the early 2000s, 12-year-old Figgers became part of a program called Net Quincy, based in his hometown of Quincy, Florida.

This program was a public-private partnership to provide telecommunications and internet service to residents in the small town.

People in the town heard about his computer repair prowess, and he landed a part-time job as a computer technician.

He worked with them for several years accumulating more hours under his belt.

 

“A lot of them felt envious of a child trying to compete with them,” Figgers explained. “I was just a 14-, 15- year- old kid. I [wasn’t] trying to take [their] job!”

At 16, Figgers realized he could make more money working for himself. So he left the Net Quincy program to start his own repair company, operating out of a backyard shed. Local residents brought in their damaged personal computers and laptops, and he repaired 50-60 computers a week on average.

This was just the beginning.

Figgers created a cloud database back in 2005 — before cloud computing was mainstream — that digitized and stored clients’ records.

“After I saw the computer market, I wanted to see what makes these computers share resources … That was the networking aspect … I was going around to local car dealerships, law firms and realtors, [helping them] move from physical [record keeping] to a cloud-based solution. I was doing this at 15 in 2005.”

He created and maintained nine web servers at that time.

Even though the young man had the talent for networking and computer repair, software was his true passion. He said his financial backing came from software he designed for clients.

All of his technical wizardry was self-taught, and his parents gave him the tools to carry out his dreams.

Figgers has designed banking security applications, a remote patient monitoring system for senior citizens, and countless other software programs for an array of clients.

In his interview with ABS, Figgers revealed that he dropped out of college around 2009 after being presented with an opportunity to design a program for $65,000.

“The school thing wasn’t for me,” he explained.

He made the software program, earned the money and went off to create his telecommunications empire.

This was the breaking or making point in his life because he had his share of doubters.

“I was told no my whole life. The only person who believed in me was my father. No one believes you until they see a check. And that’s the story of my life … If you believe in something go for it.”

He said the government and Federal Communications Commission discouraged him from trying to acquire cell towers. It took Figgers three years to put up his first tower. In 2010, he purchased his first cell phone tower at the affordable price of $400,000. And when the tower malfunctioned, he ground it out by going back to software design to earn enough money to repair it.

Today, the entrepreneur has 18 towers in Florida with plans to acquire more.

His company designs and manufactures telecommunication handsets, provides cellular, mobile broadband, home phone and international calling and wireless internet.

Figgers Communication also provides wireless 4G LTE without a yearly contract.

The inventor and entrepreneur has also created a cell phone that prevents texting and driving with the aim to stop vehicular homicides.

“Batman Vs. Superman” Decoded!

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From the Melanated Man:

Recently, I watched Batman vs. Superman on OnDemand the other night. And as I mentioned in the X-MEN: Apocalypse Decoded! post, you can’t pay attention to what the critics say, whether positive or negative. And granted, I feel for the TRICK because I didn’t go to watch the movie as soon as it came out.

At the end of the day it’s paid-for-propaganda.

If you are able gain anything of substance from a “HELLYwood” movie production that goes beyond emotional stimulation or entertainment then that is a good thing. I noticed some hidden information in that movie that should be obvious to you if you have been reading this blog for a period of time. When you are able to clear your body of ALL waste, raise your consciousness, and begin to awaken that THIRD EYE, you will be able to see beyond the distraction the powers-that-be want you to focus on.

And besides all the senseless action that the movie presents, Batman vs. Superman delivers the information that is necessary to better understand ourselves as BLACKS and the world around us.

So let’s get to it…

We should familiar with the background of Superman and his origins from Krypton by way of the comics, cartoons, previous movies, etc.

If not, here’s a brief summary:

Superman originated from Krypton, named aptly after the  element Kyrptonite, which is deadly to all Krypton people due to the radiation pollution. On the planet Krypton, Superman is a regular being just like the rest of the Krypton people. The Krypton civilization was technologically advanced over tens of thousands of years compared to Earth at the time of it’s destruction; the Krypton people also lived to be thousands of years old. This scenario is reminiscent of BLACK HUE-MANS who dominated the Earth thousands of years ago that ruled over civilizations that were considered highly technologically advanced for it’s time; these people had the ability to live hundreds of years due to the fact that they knew how to take care of bodies through a proper diet familiar to their biology.  Krypton was a lush paradise at one point in a distant past, but war and the accompanying radiation pollution from decimated the planet causing it to implode. Sounds familiar? Superman is sent off to Earth prior to its destruction; he was sent to Earth mainly to guide the people of Earth from a dystopian wasteland Krypton had become. Also, he carries the pure genetic  code from the people of his planet also. This information is esoteric to a select few, but there are sources that suggest that the origins of the BLACK MELANATED HUE-MAN are from the cosmos, meaning we are essentially microcosms of the ENTIRE UNIVERSE. Thousands of years ago, most if not all HUE-MANS were master creators and naturally introspective creatures that were not in need of external stimulation unlike in modern times. The first HUE-MAN on this planet carried a pure DNA code before it was tampered with after their *DECLINE on Earth.

So you get the drift. Now to the movie…

 

This discussion will be  centered mostly around the conflict between Batman and Superman. Superman is classified by his normal  peers and authorities as a metahuman. His powers and abilities TRANSCEND those of normal capabilities.

The definition for the root word of meta- means “higher, beyond, TRANSCENDING.” Symbolically Superman represents the BLACK-MELANATED HUE-MANS in their true form from ancient times. Wonder Woman, who is also introduced in the movie, is classified as a metahuman well. Batman is the normal, not hue-man, who has to compensate for his LACK of metahuman abilities with inherited wealth (not unlike most rich white families), smoke and mirror trikery, and overall luck, wearing a costume that is BLACK only in color, not in NATURE!

Batman has beef with Superman, dating back to the first movie The Man of Steel. While protecting Metropolis Superman inadvertently destroyed one of the Wayne Enterprises’ building, killing many people. Batman’s persistence for revenge against Superman is magnified by the fact that he believes that if provoked, Superman could wipe out the planet if he sees fit, not wanting to play by the rules set by his normal peers. This is reminiscent of the irrational and illogical anger Caucasians, Europeans, the normal, have for the MELANATED majority of this planet since time immoral, seeking to prevent their extinction by  any means necessary. Those who have MELANIN are still unaware of this reality to this day.

Lex Luthor, who is the wealthy megalomaniac antagonist, helps fuel the tension between the two by manipulating certain conflicts to his advantage; in the beginning of the film where Lois Lane is taken hostage by a terrorist group, Martha Kent (Superman’s adoptive mother) is kidnapped by Luthor to entice Superman to fight Batman, etc. The kryptonite that is found at sea is stolen by Batman (as Luthor secretly desired to happen) from Luthor to use against Superman when they battled. Luthor serves as a metaphor to today’s elite, the 1 Percenters, who seek to create chaos and manufacture tension between the normal and the MELANATED majority to inflict a worldwide martial law, New World Order type of circumstances that works in their interest for more power and control. Lex Luthor is also able to create the concoction of a monster  (named Doomsday in the comics) by mixing his blood with the blood from the corpse of Zod, antagonist from The Man of Steel .who had abilities like Superman. It was stated in the movie that the Council of Krypton prohibited such an act, something of an abomination. This represents the genetic contamination that occurs when a MELANIN-dominant individual and a MELANIN-recessive individual produce offspring. The mixing of the blood was prohibited between different races of people in the ancient times as well.

Speaking of the kryptonite, we should be familiar with the fact that it is Superman’s Achilles heel. Batman successfully used it to his advantage during their battle and nearly killed Superman before Batman came to his senses.Kyptonite is very similar to radiation pollution, particularly most damning to BLACK-MELANATED HUE-MANS. Radiation (taken from Google) is the the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization. The emission of energy from ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, X-RAYS, RADIO WAVES, MICROWAVES, GAMMA RAYS, ETC. is very deadly to the BLACK-MELANATED HUE-MAN, which is constantly being hit by this pollution every second, every minute, EVERY DAY! Our enemy tactically uses radiation against us!

Lastly, there is a scene when Superman is fighting Doomsday and they are struck with an atomic bomb by the US government, knocking Superman briefly into space. The effects from the explosion left Superman as a pale, wrinkling, destitute creature…until the Sun’s rays touched him, revitalizing him, bringing him back to life! Superman is able to have his powers on Earth because of a YELLOW SUN! This situation is VERY much similar to  MELANIN-rich individuals who are benefited from Sun’s rays, reinvigorating them.

I have to reiterate this…THIS WAS AVERY INSIGHTFUL MOVIE, IF YOU HAVE MELANIN!!!

 

There are signs everywhere in this movie, and I may not have touched everything. If you have watched the movie already, feel free to comment and let me know your opinion, whether it be that I’m on the money or if I’m BAT SHIT CRAZY…like BATMAN trying to fight Superman! I’m open to suggestions.

And on the REAL TIP, we know WHO would have won that fight if it  was fought fair without the advantages accessed to BATMAN (i.e. home turf of Gotham, the kryptonite)

Just like we know who whose genetic DNA will naturally dominant if certain entities stop FUCKING up and FUCKING with the planet to their advantage!

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

 

 

It’s Time to Step Up Folks…

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From the Melanated Man:

If you haven’t been paying attention, one of the greatest holistic doctors Dr. Sebi passed away this past Saturday. The reports are saying he died from complications of pneumonia, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was killed off by you know who. Dr. Sebi has been instrumental in helping his people and all people in general reclaim their health through natural means, the ORIGINAL way. But when you refuse to submit to the Evil Empire and way, unfortunately sooner or later you’re going to bite the dust.

(Interesting tidbit: Over 50 holistic doctors have mysteriously died in 1 year since Father’s Day 2015;the majority of them resided in Florida! Click link for more info. )

But if your legacy is worth something, it’s spirit should live on. And that is the case when it comes to Dr. Sebi, Frances Cress Welsing, Dr. Delbert Blair, Muhammad Ali all respected leaders who have “passed away” in 2016 ALONE.

It’s not a coincidence;  I do think there is a strong chance that they were taken out. I’m a conspiracist haha!! 

We should not be discouraged or dismayed by the leaders who have left this Earth. We must be even more empowered and *encouraged that we  NOW HAVE THE TRUTH.We should know at some point our leaders are going to move on to the next phase of their journey. We had/have the opportunity to gain knowledge from these leaders, so it’s our duty and responsibility to share it with others who are unaware and pass it down through our children. We were never meant to be just followers;at some point we must pick up the torch and lead ourselves.

And the good thing is we don’t walk this path alone. We have each other to lean on during the good and the bad times.

It’s time for us to STEP UP and start taking advantage of the TRUTH, the KNOWLEDGE OF OURSELVES. I get the sense that time is running out on those who refuse to expand their MINDS and continue to remain reprobate. No, Jesus is not coming soon and the Apocalypse (as we’ve been taught by religion, movies, etc.) is not about to take place. But there will be a power shift, a rise of consciousness that will influence the entire planet.

So we need to get in where we fit in…back with NATURE, in tune with our INNER BEING and the true life source (THE SUN!!!), AND EMBRACE OUR MELANATED BODIES!!!

 

 

Peace and Love to my Melanated Family,

The Melanated Man

 

*Future post