Browsing: Westside Gazette

     “As a result of our slave experience, we don’t understand the power and purpose of culture and we seem to be naive in how we regard and respect the unifying principles of culture,” Mitchell said.

 “Her daily joy was not simply cooking but preparing meals to bring people together. One of her most prized contributions was advocating for the Civil Rights Movement through feeding those on the front lines of the struggle for human dignity,” Chase’s family said in a statement announcing her death. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Blake Nelson Boyd, [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)]

     “Poor people are just trying to survive. A church leader cannot openly abuse power and money while people are getting around on buses and bicycles,” Singleton said. “We help our members in need. And after a while, they begin to see that it’s not the church that is assisting. It is God who gives the help. … If we do things God’s way, He will supply everything we need.”

You are receiving this email because I want you to take another look at the Jussie Smollett farce. This email will also be faxed to members of Congress and posted as an open letter on my blog, on May 29, 2019, so that the public can read it. It will be called: An Open Letter to the Congressional Black Caucus Members About Race-baiting For Votes: The Jussie Smollett Case

     We started our journey only two weeks ago to equip ourselves with some necessary tools to have a much-needed dialog on the core attributes of a father and a way of getting to a position to talk about them. If you missed it please go to our www.thewesstsidegazette.com and search the archives for the article, same title – Fearless, Adoration, Teacher, Honorable, Entrusting, Resourceful.

     This further increases the risk for voters going into the 2020 election. Studies show the time we are least acceptable to change is when all appears well. Honestly, do you think county leaders are more inclined to implement additional safeguards now that they’ve been cleared?

  “It’s not easy being Black and male in America. Despite historic gains made in the last 50 years, Black males from all walks of life continue to face challenges and hardships that have created significant disparities in the areas that are most critical to ensuring that our boys have equal opportunities to develop the skills required to become successful men,” said Rep. Wilson in a statement on May 13.