In an editorial I wrote in the December 3 edition of the Community Journal, I said racism had not died and gone to heaven (or should that be hell?) with the election and eventual swearing in of President Barack Obama.
In the editorial, I said: “Racism has not been ‘defanged.’ If anything, expect racism’s ‘fangs’ to grow bigger and its bite more vicious during the next four years.
“Black America’s fight for equality is far, far from over. To believe racism is no more after one election is to inspire racists and the racially naïve in this country to continue ignoring our pleas for justice, economic equality and respect.”
Well, at least one prophetic chicken has come home to roost!
If you haven’t heard about it, seen it on television or on the internet by now, or listened to “Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton” (where I first heard about it), the New York Post newspaper provided “Exhibit ‘A’” of what I was talking about in my December editorial by publishing a very offensive editorial cartoon in that paper’s Wednesday Feb. 18 Op/Ed section.
The cartoon was an obvious take-off on an incident that occurred Monday, Feb. 17 in Stamford, Conn. A woman in that city was attacked by her friend’s 200-pound “pet” chimpanzee. The woman was critically injured. Two Stamford police officers responded to the chimpanzee owner’s 911 call and fatally shot the monkey.
The Post cartoon depicts two police officers—one of them still holding aloft his smoking gun—having just shot a chimpanzee (supposedly representing the one that savagely attacked the Connecticut woman), it’s body laying in a pool of blood with two visible bullet holes in it.
The other cop in the cartoon, who’s standing behind the one with the drawn gun, says: “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.”
It doesn’t take a Black rocket scientist to put two-plus-two together as to whom the cop was referring to when he talked about the stimulus bill: President Obama.
The stimulus bill is the first legislative victory for President Obama’s young presidency. He fought long and hard to make that bill a reality.
As a result, he has been vilified and attacked by the Conservative Right in Congress, so-called economic experts (who obviously dropped the ball because they didn’t see the economic meltdown coming—they probably went to Princeton or Yale), and in the media, especially the hard Right Conservative talking heads such as Shaun (“the Pawn”) Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, as well as local talkers such as Charlie Sykes and Mark Belling.
The Post now finds itself neck-deep in some “stuff.” The newspaper threw Black America a lame “apology” and blasted Rev. Sharpton, calling him a publicity seeker for calling out the newspaper and informing the community about the newspaper’s insult of the president.
As expected, the “apology” was rejected by Rev. Sharpton and the community. Demonstrations were held Thursday and Friday in front of the Post’s offices by Rev. Sharpton and other activists and New Yorkers tired of the newspaper’s often dispicable coverage of Black New Yorkers.
More than 75,000 emails were sent to the Post’s publisher through ColorOfChange.org, reportedly the largest African American online political organization in the country.
Let’s just say it plain: The New York Post’s chimp cartoon is blatantly racist and disrespectful to President Obama, his presidency and all African Americans.
Unfortunately, there are White individuals in this country who don't see the correlation between the Monkey and President Obama.
Their white supremacist mind-set and sense of privilege blinds them to the obvious insult perpetrated by the Post cartoonist and editors, who obviously didn’t know (or didn’t care) that among the many racist names Black Americans have been referred to, “monkey” is a close third on the list of “popular” White insults behind the “N”-word and “coon.”
The Post also failed to “realize” the cartoon subconsciously gives “permission” to any racist, neo-Nazi and KKK whack job in this nation to point a real gun at Obama and his family.
The line has to be drawn somewhere as to the insults towards our community and our president. And that “somewhere” is the New York Post and its cartoon, which proves what I said earlier, racism in America, in the era of President Obama, is alive, well and frighteningly real!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
What I remember most about granddaddy
Dear community,
Sorry that it has taken so long for me to make another blog entry. Things have been pretty busy here at “Casa MCJ” getting out newspapers, the holidays and preparing for a special supplement in recognition of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. Be on the lookout for it. It’s going to be a collector’s item.
Speaking of the holidays, two weeks before Christmas my grandfather, Leon Ervin, passed away. He was 94 years of age. He was living here in Milwaukee being cared for by his daughters (my mom and her sister—my Aunt) and other family members.
My grandmamma, Mary Ervin (granddaddy’s wife), passed away some 20 years earlier.
A memorial booklet honoring him was put together by his daughters. Included in the booklet—which looked back at granddaddy’s life—were recollections by us, his grandchildren (my sister, brother and cousin—whose like a second sister to me).
This is what I wrote in recalling granddaddy growing up:
“Three things stand out the most when rummaging through my memories of my grandfather, Leon Ervin: A gray and white, two-door vintage 50s Chevy, beauty supply products and saws.
“Those may seem strange memories. But to me they’re the strongest, most enduring memories of him growing up and visiting him and grandmamma, Mary Ervin in “tiny” Pine Bluff Arkansas. (Would you believe they fought a Civil War battle over that southern burg? It’s true. There’s a historic marker denoting the unlikely event. I even remarked to mom when I saw the marker: ‘You mean they actually fought over this place?’)
“But I digress.
“Whenever I and the family would visit in the summer years ago when I was a kid, granddaddy, in his slow drawl, would ask me if I wanted to go with him as he made his ‘rounds’ delivering beauty supplies.
“Yup, my granddad, a short yet solidly built veteran of the Pacific during World War II (and one-time carpenter) sold Watkins Beauty products from his two-door Chevy.
“Sometimes before making the rounds, he’d check the oil and other things under the hood of that old car. When he was satisfied everything was A-Okay, we’d hop in (actually, I’d hop in. Granddaddy had to be a little more deliberate with his moves, due to his disability).
“He’d start up the car, put it in gear and we’d back out of the drive way, turn left and drive down Maple Street to ‘our’ first customer.
“The third memory, the saws, reveals granddaddy’s other occupation. He had to be (at least I thought this at the time) the only ‘saw sharpener’ (for lack of a better job description) in Pine Bluff, if not the entire state of Arkansas.
“His ‘workshop’ was the front yard. His ‘tools’ were a contraption he had attached to the white picket fence and an assortment of files.
“He’d attach one of those saws to that contraption and, with a great deal of concentration and skill, sharpen each saw tooth.
“These three memories signify—to me—what was important to granddaddy: Hard work, honesty and an uncompromising determination to do things right and in a Godly fashion. He also had an entrepreneurs’ spirit. He didn’t allow his disability to deter him from anything he set his mind to.
“Those are my memories of my grandfather, a tough, God-fearing, no-nonsense, veteran by the name of Leon Ervin, my granddaddy.”
Until next time community!
Sincerely,
Leon Ervin’s “first-born” grandson!
Sorry that it has taken so long for me to make another blog entry. Things have been pretty busy here at “Casa MCJ” getting out newspapers, the holidays and preparing for a special supplement in recognition of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. Be on the lookout for it. It’s going to be a collector’s item.
Speaking of the holidays, two weeks before Christmas my grandfather, Leon Ervin, passed away. He was 94 years of age. He was living here in Milwaukee being cared for by his daughters (my mom and her sister—my Aunt) and other family members.
My grandmamma, Mary Ervin (granddaddy’s wife), passed away some 20 years earlier.
A memorial booklet honoring him was put together by his daughters. Included in the booklet—which looked back at granddaddy’s life—were recollections by us, his grandchildren (my sister, brother and cousin—whose like a second sister to me).
This is what I wrote in recalling granddaddy growing up:
“Three things stand out the most when rummaging through my memories of my grandfather, Leon Ervin: A gray and white, two-door vintage 50s Chevy, beauty supply products and saws.
“Those may seem strange memories. But to me they’re the strongest, most enduring memories of him growing up and visiting him and grandmamma, Mary Ervin in “tiny” Pine Bluff Arkansas. (Would you believe they fought a Civil War battle over that southern burg? It’s true. There’s a historic marker denoting the unlikely event. I even remarked to mom when I saw the marker: ‘You mean they actually fought over this place?’)
“But I digress.
“Whenever I and the family would visit in the summer years ago when I was a kid, granddaddy, in his slow drawl, would ask me if I wanted to go with him as he made his ‘rounds’ delivering beauty supplies.
“Yup, my granddad, a short yet solidly built veteran of the Pacific during World War II (and one-time carpenter) sold Watkins Beauty products from his two-door Chevy.
“Sometimes before making the rounds, he’d check the oil and other things under the hood of that old car. When he was satisfied everything was A-Okay, we’d hop in (actually, I’d hop in. Granddaddy had to be a little more deliberate with his moves, due to his disability).
“He’d start up the car, put it in gear and we’d back out of the drive way, turn left and drive down Maple Street to ‘our’ first customer.
“The third memory, the saws, reveals granddaddy’s other occupation. He had to be (at least I thought this at the time) the only ‘saw sharpener’ (for lack of a better job description) in Pine Bluff, if not the entire state of Arkansas.
“His ‘workshop’ was the front yard. His ‘tools’ were a contraption he had attached to the white picket fence and an assortment of files.
“He’d attach one of those saws to that contraption and, with a great deal of concentration and skill, sharpen each saw tooth.
“These three memories signify—to me—what was important to granddaddy: Hard work, honesty and an uncompromising determination to do things right and in a Godly fashion. He also had an entrepreneurs’ spirit. He didn’t allow his disability to deter him from anything he set his mind to.
“Those are my memories of my grandfather, a tough, God-fearing, no-nonsense, veteran by the name of Leon Ervin, my granddaddy.”
Until next time community!
Sincerely,
Leon Ervin’s “first-born” grandson!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Now that Obama is president...
Dear Community,
Okay, Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States of America and the first African American president in this nation’s history.
Now what?
You’re probably saying to yourself: “What do you mean ‘Now what, Mr. Venting?’ You haven’t sneaked back to the conservative ‘Dark Side’ again have you? What do you think it means? We’ve attained the dream, reached the mountain top. Our children can actually become president of the United States; it’s no longer an empty promise or nebulous guarantee. We now have evidence it can be done and that evidence is Barack.”
Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t feeling pessimistic about my vote carrying any significance (nor am I going back to the hard right dark side—I ain’t crazy!). I was cautiously optimistic in my attitude as to Obama’s chances.
I didn’t want to get so high on the possibility of history being made that if it didn’t happen (and thank God it did), I wouldn’t feel let down and depressed or worse angry that my country and the handlers of the electoral process “played us.” I maintained my cool and did my duty as an American citizen.
Yes, Barack Obama has fulfilled the dream…to an extent. But just because he will be president come January 2009, doesn’t mean our problems as a people have disappeared.
I’m quite sure the majority of African Americans are aware of this as much as I am. Those two Nazi clowns who are in custody for plotting to kill Black people and possibly Obama did not fall to their knees in their jail cells after Obama won and yell, “I have seen the light! I have seen the light!”
Not hardly.
When I went to the polls on Tuesday, Election Day (and YES, I voted for Obama!) I didn’t feel the aura of history descend on me.
Yes, I recognized the weight of the historic moment and what it would mean to America and the world. But I also know—as do many, many Black Americans—that Obama sitting in the White House steering the course of this nation won’t change the conditions of Black people alone.
I agree with Rev. Al Sharpton (believe it or not) when he says WE…BLACK PEOPLE must use the historic event of Nov. 4 as the impetus to effect real change—economic, political, cultural, educational and spiritual—OURSELVES!!!!
I believe Obama’s presidency will give Black America some access to institutions and initiatives that have been—if not denied us—at least blocked in subtle ways that only we can and have seen.
But it will be up to us to make the change. It will have to be done from the bottom up. I’m not saying anything new. Obama has said the same thing—just not so directly—in a number of campaign speeches.
Even during his address at the recent NAACP national convention, Obama called on Black America to take more “personal responsibility” for their lives and futures—theirs and their children.
Celebrate this historic occasion, but also be mindful that Obama is not Moses. Instead of waiting for him to part the Red Sea we, as a people, should get busy building our own boats and oars and start rowing!
Sincerely,
A brotha who urges everyone to pray for the new president, his wife, their children and those who will be in his administration—and Congress. May this new journey they and our nation will soon embark on be blessed!
Okay, Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States of America and the first African American president in this nation’s history.
Now what?
You’re probably saying to yourself: “What do you mean ‘Now what, Mr. Venting?’ You haven’t sneaked back to the conservative ‘Dark Side’ again have you? What do you think it means? We’ve attained the dream, reached the mountain top. Our children can actually become president of the United States; it’s no longer an empty promise or nebulous guarantee. We now have evidence it can be done and that evidence is Barack.”
Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t feeling pessimistic about my vote carrying any significance (nor am I going back to the hard right dark side—I ain’t crazy!). I was cautiously optimistic in my attitude as to Obama’s chances.
I didn’t want to get so high on the possibility of history being made that if it didn’t happen (and thank God it did), I wouldn’t feel let down and depressed or worse angry that my country and the handlers of the electoral process “played us.” I maintained my cool and did my duty as an American citizen.
Yes, Barack Obama has fulfilled the dream…to an extent. But just because he will be president come January 2009, doesn’t mean our problems as a people have disappeared.
I’m quite sure the majority of African Americans are aware of this as much as I am. Those two Nazi clowns who are in custody for plotting to kill Black people and possibly Obama did not fall to their knees in their jail cells after Obama won and yell, “I have seen the light! I have seen the light!”
Not hardly.
When I went to the polls on Tuesday, Election Day (and YES, I voted for Obama!) I didn’t feel the aura of history descend on me.
Yes, I recognized the weight of the historic moment and what it would mean to America and the world. But I also know—as do many, many Black Americans—that Obama sitting in the White House steering the course of this nation won’t change the conditions of Black people alone.
I agree with Rev. Al Sharpton (believe it or not) when he says WE…BLACK PEOPLE must use the historic event of Nov. 4 as the impetus to effect real change—economic, political, cultural, educational and spiritual—OURSELVES!!!!
I believe Obama’s presidency will give Black America some access to institutions and initiatives that have been—if not denied us—at least blocked in subtle ways that only we can and have seen.
But it will be up to us to make the change. It will have to be done from the bottom up. I’m not saying anything new. Obama has said the same thing—just not so directly—in a number of campaign speeches.
Even during his address at the recent NAACP national convention, Obama called on Black America to take more “personal responsibility” for their lives and futures—theirs and their children.
Celebrate this historic occasion, but also be mindful that Obama is not Moses. Instead of waiting for him to part the Red Sea we, as a people, should get busy building our own boats and oars and start rowing!
Sincerely,
A brotha who urges everyone to pray for the new president, his wife, their children and those who will be in his administration—and Congress. May this new journey they and our nation will soon embark on be blessed!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Dear Community,
I’m baaaaaack!
Yup, just when you thought it was “safe” to read the Community Journal online because you didn’t have that “crazy Black conservative sucka to deal with,” here I aaaaaammm!
BUT WAIT! Before you log off all mad, in a huff and stuff, expecting the same type of “venting” I did when I wrote the column in the newspaper, I have one correction to make—or should I say admission (or should that be confession?).
Since this presidential election began, I’ve been reconsidering my so-called “neo-conservatism” that I expressed so freely when I did my column, “Just Venting” in the MCJ.
Come to think of it, I was starting to reconsider my conservative views even before the election and the emergence of Sen. Barack Obama as the first Black presidential nominee of a major national political party.
In a past Venting column, I talked about the Tuesday night meetings I attended at the (unfortunately) now defunct Blyden Delaney Academy where I, and a small group of brothas, discussed the issues of the day and tried to develop real ideas and solutions that can be applied to deal with those issues.
This group of “slightly” older Black men, who are educators, historians and businessmen, had a huge impact on my thinking and what it means to be a Black man living in America…and Milwaukee (which is often considered another country—on another planet…in another galaxy!).
At these meetings, we discussed the issues we face as it relates to relationships, combating stereotypes about us (as Black people) found in the media and the world of business, education, historical accuracy and the culture (both Black culture vs. White culture), White supremacy and privilege, the direction (or misdirection) of our youth, the decimation of the Black nuclear family, religion…you name it, we probably covered it.
Through these meetings, as well as my attendance at discussion forums sponsored by ASCAC—an organization that studies ancient African history—I’ve come to realize that though I am—still—“to some degree” conservative, I’m not the “flaming conservative” I thought I was (and that another blogger—who I know personally by the name of James T. Harris—is).
I’m more moderate now in my stance on issues. The black and white prism I used in the past to view issues has been replaced by a prism of red, black and green. In other words, the prism of Black Nationalism.
No, I haven’t become a Communist or a Socialist! When I say Nationalist, I’m talking about Black pride, cultural-self awareness, self-reliance and economic self-empowerment utilizing a group dynamic that incorporates the best qualities of capitalism for the good of the race and not just the individual.
It’s that latter part—economic self-empowerment and doing business with our own—that, I confess, I’m still struggling to incorporate more fully in my day to day life, though I get my gas from either a Black-owned gas station or one that employs Black people.
I still get coffee at one of the coffee houses at Bayshore instead of “Coffee Makes You Black,” though when I’m near or at the MidTown shopping mall, I’ll stop at the Magic Johnson owned and Black operated Starbucks.
I’m trying!
You know. Come to think of it, Black folks in general are socially conservative and politically liberal. Like you, I believe in the concept of the Black nuclear family with the mother AND the father under the same roof raising their children with values and morals…and with love.
Like you, I’m a Christian. Like you, I value the sanctity of life (I’m pro-life), but respect the right for a woman to choose for herself how to deal with an unwanted pregnancy.
I also believe a woman should be paid the same amount of money a man gets for doing the exact same job or who has the exact same position and responsibilities that go with that position.
Like you, I’m a patriotic American who loves his country; is glad to have been born in this country, which has changed in many respects (for the good) and allows for change.
Though some aspects of our American system of democracy and capitalism are flawed, it still allows people to attain the “American Dream.” When there are obstacles in the road to that dream, we join together with one voice and one goal—total attainment of the dream.
Like you, I’m for education that teaches the basics of math, reading and writing regardless of the system used: public, private, vouchers or parochial.
Like you, I believe parents MUST not only love their children, but teach them the basics (the ABC’s and 1-2-3’s) when they’re real young, give them a spiritual foundation (Christian or other faith), teach them how to behave and respect others, as well as be an ACTIVE participant in the child’s life and future.
Another reason for my “conversion” is what I’ve heard and seen as it relates to right-wing, staunch conservatism and Republicans as exhibited by the on-air “antics” of conservative mouth-pieces Rush Limbaugh and Shaun Hannity.
Both conservative talkers have used every code word possible in denigrating Obama except the “word” they and others of their ilk would really like to use. From accusing him of being unintelligent and having no experience or concept of the “real political world” (Limbaugh) or being nothing more than a “Chicago Political Machine” trained thug and “community organizer (Shaun “the pawn” Hannity and his “great American zombies”).
Their rhetoric and the rhetoric of Obama’s Republican opponent Sen. John McCain and “Hockey M.I.-“ (nope, can’t go there!) “mom” Gov. Sarah Palin (including the…ahem…pleading of a aforementioned blogger) has made me intensely question conservatism in its present form and if there is truly a place within that ideology and the Republican Party for Black aspirations.
My verdict as to whether or not there is a place for us in the “Grand Old Party”: NOT!
Apparently, I’m not alone. There are a lot of Black Republicans and conservatives who have jumped the GOP ship and pledged their votes to Obama.
That includes former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who last week Sunday, endorsed Obama for the presidency.
Like MCJ columnist Mikel Holt, I believe we, as Black Americans, must form our own political party with its own agenda for empowerment.
Well, I’m going to wrap this puppy up now. Expect more ramblings from this “recovering conservative” in the future at this new blog. Until next time…See Ya!
Sincerely,
A former Black Neo-Conservative who is now a “Moderate Nationalist.”
I’m baaaaaack!
Yup, just when you thought it was “safe” to read the Community Journal online because you didn’t have that “crazy Black conservative sucka to deal with,” here I aaaaaammm!
BUT WAIT! Before you log off all mad, in a huff and stuff, expecting the same type of “venting” I did when I wrote the column in the newspaper, I have one correction to make—or should I say admission (or should that be confession?).
Since this presidential election began, I’ve been reconsidering my so-called “neo-conservatism” that I expressed so freely when I did my column, “Just Venting” in the MCJ.
Come to think of it, I was starting to reconsider my conservative views even before the election and the emergence of Sen. Barack Obama as the first Black presidential nominee of a major national political party.
In a past Venting column, I talked about the Tuesday night meetings I attended at the (unfortunately) now defunct Blyden Delaney Academy where I, and a small group of brothas, discussed the issues of the day and tried to develop real ideas and solutions that can be applied to deal with those issues.
This group of “slightly” older Black men, who are educators, historians and businessmen, had a huge impact on my thinking and what it means to be a Black man living in America…and Milwaukee (which is often considered another country—on another planet…in another galaxy!).
At these meetings, we discussed the issues we face as it relates to relationships, combating stereotypes about us (as Black people) found in the media and the world of business, education, historical accuracy and the culture (both Black culture vs. White culture), White supremacy and privilege, the direction (or misdirection) of our youth, the decimation of the Black nuclear family, religion…you name it, we probably covered it.
Through these meetings, as well as my attendance at discussion forums sponsored by ASCAC—an organization that studies ancient African history—I’ve come to realize that though I am—still—“to some degree” conservative, I’m not the “flaming conservative” I thought I was (and that another blogger—who I know personally by the name of James T. Harris—is).
I’m more moderate now in my stance on issues. The black and white prism I used in the past to view issues has been replaced by a prism of red, black and green. In other words, the prism of Black Nationalism.
No, I haven’t become a Communist or a Socialist! When I say Nationalist, I’m talking about Black pride, cultural-self awareness, self-reliance and economic self-empowerment utilizing a group dynamic that incorporates the best qualities of capitalism for the good of the race and not just the individual.
It’s that latter part—economic self-empowerment and doing business with our own—that, I confess, I’m still struggling to incorporate more fully in my day to day life, though I get my gas from either a Black-owned gas station or one that employs Black people.
I still get coffee at one of the coffee houses at Bayshore instead of “Coffee Makes You Black,” though when I’m near or at the MidTown shopping mall, I’ll stop at the Magic Johnson owned and Black operated Starbucks.
I’m trying!
You know. Come to think of it, Black folks in general are socially conservative and politically liberal. Like you, I believe in the concept of the Black nuclear family with the mother AND the father under the same roof raising their children with values and morals…and with love.
Like you, I’m a Christian. Like you, I value the sanctity of life (I’m pro-life), but respect the right for a woman to choose for herself how to deal with an unwanted pregnancy.
I also believe a woman should be paid the same amount of money a man gets for doing the exact same job or who has the exact same position and responsibilities that go with that position.
Like you, I’m a patriotic American who loves his country; is glad to have been born in this country, which has changed in many respects (for the good) and allows for change.
Though some aspects of our American system of democracy and capitalism are flawed, it still allows people to attain the “American Dream.” When there are obstacles in the road to that dream, we join together with one voice and one goal—total attainment of the dream.
Like you, I’m for education that teaches the basics of math, reading and writing regardless of the system used: public, private, vouchers or parochial.
Like you, I believe parents MUST not only love their children, but teach them the basics (the ABC’s and 1-2-3’s) when they’re real young, give them a spiritual foundation (Christian or other faith), teach them how to behave and respect others, as well as be an ACTIVE participant in the child’s life and future.
Another reason for my “conversion” is what I’ve heard and seen as it relates to right-wing, staunch conservatism and Republicans as exhibited by the on-air “antics” of conservative mouth-pieces Rush Limbaugh and Shaun Hannity.
Both conservative talkers have used every code word possible in denigrating Obama except the “word” they and others of their ilk would really like to use. From accusing him of being unintelligent and having no experience or concept of the “real political world” (Limbaugh) or being nothing more than a “Chicago Political Machine” trained thug and “community organizer (Shaun “the pawn” Hannity and his “great American zombies”).
Their rhetoric and the rhetoric of Obama’s Republican opponent Sen. John McCain and “Hockey M.I.-“ (nope, can’t go there!) “mom” Gov. Sarah Palin (including the…ahem…pleading of a aforementioned blogger) has made me intensely question conservatism in its present form and if there is truly a place within that ideology and the Republican Party for Black aspirations.
My verdict as to whether or not there is a place for us in the “Grand Old Party”: NOT!
Apparently, I’m not alone. There are a lot of Black Republicans and conservatives who have jumped the GOP ship and pledged their votes to Obama.
That includes former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who last week Sunday, endorsed Obama for the presidency.
Like MCJ columnist Mikel Holt, I believe we, as Black Americans, must form our own political party with its own agenda for empowerment.
Well, I’m going to wrap this puppy up now. Expect more ramblings from this “recovering conservative” in the future at this new blog. Until next time…See Ya!
Sincerely,
A former Black Neo-Conservative who is now a “Moderate Nationalist.”
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