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Black Men Are Allergic to Work. Good For Them!

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From the Melanated Man:

Imagine placing your pet lizard in the glass jar or a shoe box, with no holes poked for air, enclosed in a small space with no room to roam and GROW!

(The idea of KEEPING A PET is screwed up anyway!)

That’s the BLACK MAN in the standard American workplace, blue and white collar.

From the garbage man to the Presidente.

What are BLACK MEN sacrificing by ASSIMILATING into a PREDOMINANTLY WHITE WORKPLACE?

Working for another type of MAN?

  • Our dignity,
  • Our sense of SELF,
  • Leverage for our FREEDOM,
  • True RESPECT from our families and community, *especially our wives

How can our BLACK WIVES honestly love and respect their  BLACK HUSBANDS who serve a MAN who has no regard for their lives?

Factoring in that the traditional roles for men and women have swapped (*intentionally) with women overall becoming the sole breadwinners. You can’t tell me that DOES NOT change the psyche of women towards men IN GENERAL.

Are our BLACK WIVES actually in love with the LIFESTYLE offered by said MAN and his TECHNOLOGY…OR COULD IT BE THAT OUR BLACK WIVES LOVE THAT MAN MORE SO THAN THEIR BLACK HUSBANDS?

*That question will be explored in depth in an upcoming post VERY SOON…but I digress.

 

…The one that is unwilling to work shall not eat.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

 

The Bible is valid (*although it’s been tampered with) and I agree with this verse. But it DOES NOT mention HOW that work should be performed, who it should be performed FOR, and what ACTUALLY is WORK!

Context is important of course.

Man (nor WO-MAN) was NOT made to be IDLE; these bodies were created to MOVE and BE ACTIVE!

Due to our MELANIN CONTENT , the CONCEPT of WORK for BLACK MEN goes well beyond the boundaries set by the-powers-that-be (or CAUCASIANS) that suppresses our TRUE POTENTIAL to maintain THE MATRIX. We are SUFFOCATED through menial labor, tokenism, and illusions of caste elevation through our OWN efforts of Uncle Tomfoolery and SELF-HATE.

And it doesn’t matter if you are an *BLACK BUSINESS OWNER or not; we operate in an environment that is TOXIC to a BLACK AWAKENING! I mentioned something similar in a recent post, about doing what the Romans do…

We are better than that!

WE ARE VISIONARIES OF THE HIGHEST ORDER ON EARTH!

WE CAN CREATE AND BUILD ANYTHING FROM NOTHING (DARK MATTER, BABY!)

WE ARE THE MOST SPIRITUAL AND COSMICALLY IN-TUNED TO THE UNIVERSE!

 

BLACK MEN, we sell ourselves short because we don’t know or understand this.

WORK for US will lift our community up from the doldrums of poverty and despair, reminding us that we are the ORIGINAL CREATORS OF CIVILIZATION, that we can TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.

OUR type of WORK will give us the ability to grow and mature in our MANHOOD as our ancestors did, who ruled the earth thousands of years ago.

OUR type of WORK will put the BLACK WOMAN back on the pedestal where she rightfully belongs. It will return the BLACK WOMAN’S overall confidence and respect for her BLACK MAN that has been lost over the centuries.

OUR type of WORK will be passed on through our SEED, good STRONG seed, to sustain and maintain a REALITY that can be PROSPEROUS for the MANY GENERATIONS OF STRONG, SECURE BLACK MEN to follow. Here’s a little secret BLACK MEN: YOU CAN CHANGE THE SEED YOU SEW IF YOU DECIDE TO CHANGE! Something to think about, huh?

 

BLACK MEN, ask yourself, HONESTLY, if your WORK meets the criteria above. Let’s take our *NEED FOR *DEAD PAPER out of the equation and let’s pretend we are not under the wrath of this PARASITIC, CAPITALISTIC system. And the fact we have to FEED OUR FAMILIES WITH A TOXIC WESTERNIZED LIFESTYLE.

Does your WORK meet the criteria?

Granted, my list is not the end-all-be-all, but I DO believe it’s spot-on for the most part. And I’m not perfect myself. I can improve in the WORK department as well. And I have…I think.

 

Mentioned in What Sparked My Transformation (Part 1), I don’t have a regular 9 to 5. I am a FULL-TIME FATHER (sounds better than STAY-AT-HOME DAD!) which I take very seriously.  That’s my WORK, and I DO think that I’m affecting REAL, SUSTAINING CHANGE in my daughters’ lives in some capacity. I believe I’m meeting my criteria in some form or fashion: feeding them foods that will help them grow in great health and also their BLACKNESS, and keeping them out in the SUN as much as I can, because remember, THE SUN OF COURSE IS OUR MAIN BENEFACTOR!

I think they’ve benefited from their father having a transformation as well. Not to mention the MANY others in my life, including my followers, meaning…

This blog classifying as MY WORK. I think I have caused some people to think and become CONSCIOUS a little. That makes me proud and UPLIFTS me. Even though I’m not getting paid nor do I want to. A person’s, especially a black-melanated one, awakening means much more than DEAD PAPER.

BLACK MEN, that’s the effect we SHOULD be looking for!

 

Through this entire post, I haven’t commented on the fact that ,BLACK MEN, we work in areas that are hazardous to our health, physically and metaphysically.

The factories with the many UNNATURAL chemicals that could kill us over time through contact and inhalation, the offices we work in with tons of ARTIFICIAL LIGHT emitting from light bulbs and the computers, traveling from city to city on insufficient amount of sleep to gain more clientele, etc.,etc., ETC.!

We’re under a tremendous amount of stress from MASSA to produce for MASSA’S EMPIRE!

Shouldn’t be surprised to understand why one of the leading causes of death for BLACK MEN is related to the HEART.

We really put our BLOOD, SWEAT, and TEARS into this NONSENSE.

Again I ask BLACK MEN, does this CURRENT scenario meet the criteria?

 

You should know the answer to that question at this point.

REMEMBER THE PET LIZARD???

 

BLACK MEN, LET’S RETURN TO GREATNESS!

 

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

*Future Post

 

 

 

 

Random Thought: Dusting off the Map book

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ra_17_retail_849_1200From the Melanated Man:

The signal in my IPhone went out on me all of sudden last week. And to be honest I wasn’t that upset about it.

Here are three of my reasons WHY.

1. I’ve come to the realization that Apple makes some CHEAP ASS phones and their customer service, especially at the Apple Store, feels like I’m rolling through the assembly line; so I won’t be missing much from the MONOTONOUS fruit company.

2. I was beginning to not use my phone for everything it was built to do over the last couple of months, ceasing useless Internet browsing and gaming activities for example; I was only having my standard daily conversations through talk n’ text.

Sounds boring, huh?

Plus, *considering that cellphones have been ALLEGED to cause incidents of cancer and other physical ailments, I can only imagine what smartphones can do to you, BLACK MAN/WOMAN, with more ticks and bells added to it, which leads me to…

3. Besides the fact I’m NOT eligible for an upgrade for over FOUR months with my service provider, it gives me the opportunity to make good on a secret low-key goal I’ve had in the past 6 months: ditching my smartphone and going BACK to the BASICS…the basic flip phone.

I know, right?! I’m becoming too extreme for my own good TOO fast. But here me out…

(Note: By the time this post is published, I would have received my flip phone.)

I’m contemplating all the things I WON’T miss with the smartphone (“I’ll take sucky battery life for $500, Alex”) and I haven’t thought about the ONE THING I will miss the most: the GPS app!

For the followers not familiar with my background, I used to collect highway and city maps as a child and would read them all the time. It was my thing. I wanted to know where I was going and how to get there. And family would ALWAYS ask me for directions because of it; sometimes I felt like they were being funny because the questions seemed trivial (sorry, fam!) but nevertheless it gave me a small sense of purpose. Also, I’ve ALWAYS had this keen sense of direction whether I knew how to get to my destination or NOT.

So I RARELY got lost. Knowing the road and being on the road…it was my special comfort zone.

With the death of my IPhone, I’m beginning to realize how RUSTY I am with my SIXTH SENSE OF DIRECTION, and how DEPENDENT I became with the GPS.

I didn’t have to THINK! I lost CONSCIOUSNESS concerning my ability to discern directions.

Oh, how technology has PUT US TO SLEEP!

When the day comes when technology is made moot and UNAVAILABLE, and *that day may come sooner that we think.

Another post for another day.

But anyway, I have an opportunity to dust off my maps (actually BUY some new, up-to-date maps), and begin to use the SIXTH SENSE again like back in the old days. Start to pay more attention to street names and the surroundings again. Instead of depending on a EXTERNAL DEVICE for assistance, I will use this noggin of mine AND my maps if need be as my guide…

Or I can just print off directions before I leave the house.  Or invest in a TOMTOM GPS system (do they still make those?)

Sounds like I’m still depending on TECHNOLOGY to do the job?

“Look, ALL TECHNOLOGY is not bad, man.”

I’m sure it’s not, but with ALL relationships, there’s going to be GIVE and TAKE.

Take the TECHNOLOGY, give up your INNATE abilities.

Can’t think for SELF.

 

So…HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY IS TOO MUCH?

Think about it.

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

*Future post

 

 

 

 

Food for Thought: Foods in Season

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From the Melanated Man:

(I know…ANOTHER food post…)

Recently I started my own vegetable garden. Very interesting experience I can tell you that. And fun as well. I put down some squash, zucchini, corn, Swiss chard, field peas (black-eyed peas), watermelon, cantaloupe, and some herbs and spices. These crops are best suited to grow this time of year; obviously these are the crops that will have ALL the nutrients that it needs, are fully matured, and will more than likely become RIPE aka sweet.

There are crops that are suited best for fall and winter harvest (most of your green veggies) and there are crops that are best suited for spring and summer harvest (most of your fruits.)

So my question is how in the HELL are grocery stores and farmer’s markets able to sell food that is NOT IN SEASON?

The quick answer would be that these crops were probably imported from other parts of the United States and/or from countries within the Southern Hemisphere, which experience seasons in reverse to those in the Northern Hemisphere. Which makes sense…

But what is the consequences of eating crops in an ENVIRONMENT that is not fit to yield that crop during the time when it’s NOT IN SEASON THERE?

What are the effects to the BODY, MIND, and SOUL that occurs when this takes place?

Will you able to get ALL of the benefits of the crops during that time?

When it comes to BUYING produce from third parties instead of self-gardening, we figure that if it’s available and we have a taste for it at that particular moment, what harm will come to us besides PESTICIDES and/or GMOs?

It’s FRESH PRODUCE, and we need our FRUITS and VEGETABLES, right? That’s what I’ve been preaching, right?

There is a possibility that certain produce are NOT to be consumed during certain times of the year depending on where you are on the planet.

It may not kill you, but it also may not benefit you as well.

Something to think about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Random Thought: Proverbs 22:6

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From the Melanated Man:

 

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

 

One of the most well known verses in the Bible canon.

And one of the truest!

It says “train up a child in the way he SHOULD go”; the problem is that many of us black-melanated folks don’t know the way he (or she) should GO. That verse works both ways as well.

We have been teaching our kids the way of the Massa when it comes to eating, education, gender roles, relationships, ENTERTAINMENT, basic day-to-day living…you name it. Black-melanated people have properly been FUCKED over by this training for hundreds of years and we DAMN sure have not “departed from it.”

It has worked to PERFECTION! I told you the Bible is valid in the proper context.

We’re hooked. It basically comes down to HABITS.

WE MUST LEARN (RE-LEARN!) HABITS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO OUR PROSPERITY!!!

By now we should understand what those HABITS are; they have been BEATEN into our skulls by many, many teachers, preachers (the honest ones!), and leaders of the past and present!

If you’re fuzzy on it, check out my reading list for starters.

Anyone else have suggestions of reading material on BLACK LIBERATION or REAL BLACK HISTORY, let me know. I need to add to my list, and catch up on some reading also!!!

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

Food for Thought: Susannah Mushatt Jones

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From the Melanated Man:

Susannah Mushatt Jones of New York City (born in Lowndes County, Alabama) died on May 12, 2016 at the ripe age of 116 years old! She was born in 1899! That is remarkable!

And she was Black.

She was only two generations removed from slavery times.

I can’t imagine that. The things she could have seen and experienced during her time living. A fellow blogger that I follow did a quick review post on her that is good; here’s the link.

She has a Wikipedia page as well that is worth a read as well; here’s the link.

There was a excerpt in the Wikipedia page that really caught my attention:

“Jones was blind and partially deaf; she could not say much and she used a wheelchair. She only took high-blood pressure medication and a multivitamin. She became legally blind when she was 100. She refused cataract surgery or a recommended pacemaker and never had a mammogram or a colonoscopy….She slept about ten hours a night and napped throughout the day. For breakfast, she always ate four strips of bacon along with scrambled eggs and grits. She also ate bacon throughout the day.”

So Ms. Jones experienced what many elderly men and women experience in their latter years with blindness, hypertension, etc., *considered protocol in Western civilization. What’s funny is that she ate FOUR strips of bacon with EGGS and more than likely WHITE grits every morning, then ate bacon AGAIN throughout the day.

Did she start eating this as she got older?

Has she eaten this type of food for the ENTIRETY of her life?

Was the bacon (pig) and eggs (chicken) farm-raised and the grits yellow (grounded corn, NATURAL form)?

No one is asking these questions. And they are VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

Now granted it does state that she slept for TEN HOURS and took naps frequently throughout the day. We know that lack of *adequate and beneficial sleep causes health issues as well. Also, she had no kids and was only married once, for not a long period; depending on what type of person you are it can be a *stressful OR rewarding experience.

But again, did that amount of sleep occur during her latter years when she was retired (more than likely) or ALL throughout her life? It’s not clear.

This type of MISINFORMATION can cause people to think that it doesn’t matter what you do health wise, it all comes down to genetic luck and/or GOD’S WILL (*for those who think the Creator has a certain time designated for everyone to die.) I have to admit, when I read about Ms. Jones, I started to think that luck had alot in play, given the fact that her family lineage has a history of long life.

I’ve come to understand that long life means NOTHING if you haven’t done anything with it, such as personal growth and inspiring others to do the same. That’s my personal opinion.

At the same time while we are living this life we have to stay in tip top shape to make the days we live meaningful and fruitful. How are you going to improve and grow when you are constantly DIS-EASED and COMPRISED with ARTIFICIAL AND UNNATURAL CONSUMPTION???

It’s still IMPORTANT what you put into your mouth (and MIND!) and how it affects you over the long run. It’s still IMPORTANT how much exercise and activity you do on a daily basis.

Whether you realize it or not, life is not meant to live for the moment.

You take it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time, one year at a time…and it ADDS UP. Your life is THEN summed up through the MILLIONS of moments you’ll have.

Hopefully the SUM IS POSITIVE (for you math geeks!)

You don’t want to look back and realize your life was filled with EMPTY moments and no REAL GROWTH (besides your waistline) beyond the MATERIAL REALM.

That’s called being in the NEGATIVE (or red for the economist.)

 

When reading articles like this, with your CONSCIOUS mind, with your *THIRD EYE…look deeper.

And I’m talking to myself as well on this one!

 

R.I.P. Ms. Jones!

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

*Future post

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Did You Know? Reblog: #BlackVegansRock: 100 Black Vegans to Check Out

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I am treating this piece as a performance art piece, not a blog post. Each time someone from the animal rights/vegan community wants to write an article about how white the animal rights/vegan movement is, I hope that they choose one person from this list to write an article about instead. 

This list is not in any particular order, and it is not meant to be completely exhaustive. Additionally, I can’t guarantee that everyone on this list is still vegan, though they were at the time of my research. I acquired this information simply by researching online and asking around. Also, I must note that I personally don’t think eating a plant-based diet automatically means that you’re a political activist or animal rights activist. As I said in a previous post “Veganism without politicization only yields de-contexualized diets.”

Nevertheless, this list is meant to serve as a statement for anyone who says “veganism is…

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Did you know: Tassilli’s Raw Reality

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Tassili’s Raw Reality

 

From the Melanated Man:

I said I was going to cut back on the food posts for a minute.

I got to sneak this one in though (lol!)

 

I visited this vegan restaurant recently in the historic West End of Atlanta  and I have to tell you…it was OFF THE CHARTS!!

Now granted, most of my followers are meat-eaters to the core and I completely understand the love for the animal flesh. I was RIGHT THERE with you a time ago.

BUT…vegetarian or vegan food can be flavorful (WITH ITS NATURAL FLAVOR!) as well if you prepare it right.

And this place can prepare it JUST RIGHT! I had a kale wrap that was just DELICIOUS!

 

Mouth-watering wrap with kale, couscous, olives, etc. MMMMMMMM!

 

Then I topped it off with some…

Melanin Magic Mix! Yeah, really!

 

It was gon point as well. Also, I had popcorn and a vegan brownie as well that were pretty tasty in their own right.

Not to mention the restaurant is BLACK-OWNED (The Melanin Magic Mix should have been a dead givaway.)

These kind of experiences let me know that there are others that have a similar mindframe when it comes to eating and health, especially within black-melanted communities such as the West End.

I AM TRULY IN-SPIRED!

We need to embrace (and patronize) these establishments more often and take notes on how to implement this type of diet into our lives, the one I have been ADVOCATING for!!!

 

Let’s become the CHANGE we seek WITHIN OURSELVES!!

 

Restaurant Location and Menu Information:

1059 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30310

http://www.tassilisrawreality.com/menu.html

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

 

WARNING: Tom’s of Maine “Natural” Toothpaste contains MSG…

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From the Melanated Man:
Connecting  to my previous post ED vs EL: What is Monosodium Glutamate (or MSG?) , I want to advise anyone who is using this PARTICULAR brand of toothpaste that it contains MSG in it. Don’t be fooled by the “Natural” label because it’s FAR from it.

The culprits within the inactive ingredient list:

-“natural flavor”

-carrageenan

 

Commercial toothpaste such as these will enhance your tastebuds to consume the sweets (artificial sweets, WHITE SUGAR) that we are hooked on, keeping dentists in business. 

 

It would probably be in your best interest to ditch ALL commercial toothpaste and go homemade. Don’t pay any attention to what they are advertising on the product.

If you didn’t make it, PLEASE ALWAYS BE SKEPTICAL OF IT!

If you REFUSE to do-it-yourself, I would recommend Dr. Sebi’s brand of toothpaste, even though it may be pricey.

 

It’s $25, but probably worth it!

 

I’m going to personally lookup some recipes for homemade toothpaste and will share them with you in the future.

 

In the meantime, STAY CONSCIOUS!

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

Food for Thought: Making a Correlation Between the Real World and “Theme Parks”

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From the Melanated Man:

 

Been on hiatus for a week due to reasons obvious to those who know me personally (lol.) I should be on hiatus STILL; trying to get my bearings back up to speed. I didn’t want get too rusty though.

Today I’m going straight to the point. Here goes.

 

We’ve all been to theme parks, county fairs, circuses, etc., right?

We ride the rides, play the games, watch various shows and demonstrations, AND eat the high priced food that is offered as well.

First we pay an ENTRANCE FEE to enter  and in SOME INSTANCES we have to pay for the activities BEFORE we can participate.

We BUY into this REALITY or SYSTEM (what a double whammy, huh?)

All for our ENJOYMENT.

Does this sound like everyday life to you?

It does to me.

 

If you think about the obvious connection through *entertainment, we pay for our:

-Cable TV, online video games, gambling, etc.

-Music concerts, comedy shows, sports events, movies, etc.,

-Dinner at fancy and semi-fancy restaurants, hanging at clubs and lounges, etc…

The list goes on and on.

AND we don’t spend arcade or Chuck E. Cheese  coins on this MADNESS, we use our hard-earned money (*is there really a difference between the two?)

 

 

This sort of behavior applies to the more mundane things such as:

-Paying your regular bills (*when did cell phones become a utility?),

-Paying for groceries that are 99.9% likely to KILL YOU SOFTLY than sustain you,

-Paying for that 5-bed 4-bathroom “mansion” with a white picket fence,

-Paying for that luxury vehicle (or your regular minivan) you drive to work to keep up appearances,

-Paying your kids’ indoctrination,sorry I mean college tuition, as well as the many loans you took out to pay for YOURS from 15-20 years ago!!!

 

Again…the list goes on and on!

 

AND…For what?

To keep up with the Joneses?

Have we been so drugged down with so much UNNATURAL FOOD, *DEADLY MEDICATIONS, and *FALSE RELIGION to escape this circus?

Are we too AFRAID to walk our OWN path, BLACK PEOPLE?

One would THINK  we would at some point want to leave the circus or theme park or whatever.

 

Or more aptly, the PLANTATION!

 

We should OUTGROW these devices, put our childish things away, and grow the FUCK up!

Learn how to take care of OURSELVES and get past the *LOW-VIBRATION activities concerning ENTERTAINMENT.

 

But we are FAR from that. Still we are consumed with a CHILD’s mindset.

 

And the funny thing is we are SUBCONCIOUSLY teaching our kids this pattern of behavior.

 

(Don’t worry, I’m guilty as well.)

 

Think about that the next time you take your kids to Chuck E. Cheese or Dave and Busters!

 

 

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

 

*Future post

Having a Moment 4.25.16…

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From the Melanated Man:

 

It is me or has there been  so much that has happened in past 4-5 days in the world? Something feels different in the air (*and I’m not talking about chemtrails.) Something feels off. You have these entertainers dying off (Prince, WWE wrestler Chyna, now R&B crooner Billy Paul), “revolutionary” albums being secretly dropped (Lemonade, anyone?), not to mention Harriet Tubman being placed on the $20 bill (is THAT really revolutionary?), and the wacky Presidential Primaries.

All within the middle of NBA (and small-time NHL) playoffs!!!

What’s up with all these DISTRACTIONS? All at the same time?

What are the powers-that-be cooking up behind the scenes to try to sneak under the noses of the masses? Or has it already happened?

This isn’t the first time a bunch of major events has happened all at the same time, but now, just speaking for myself, I have become hip to the MATRIX so I realize that what I see in mainstream news are DISTRACTIONS!!!!Everything that happened recently in the news that would  be considered major news besides the Harriet Tubman issue and the Presidential Primaries is within the *ENTERTAINMENT realm (or MENTAL DETAINMENT.)

What has entertainment done for black-melanated people besides having us shucking and jiving for the masses and placing the masses (and ourselves) in a coma mentally and spiritually?

Does placing Harriet Tubman on a $20 bill mean there is TRUE progress? Or is it a ruse?

Does the presidential election really matter for blacks in general (or everyone else for that matter?) Or is the president election a production produced by the wizard(s) behind the scenes?

I’m sorry. I’m having a moment…