Happy 4th of July ! A bit of American Improvement History, Saturday, 04 July 2015

"Happy 4th of July !   Where Frederick Douglass 4th of July Message Notes In his speech to the Rochester Ladies' Anti Slavery Society on 7/5/1852, he would make it plain for those of us of color who fail to see the irony of this holiday. Here is a piece: Fellow citizens; above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! - whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday,are today rendered more intolerable by the jubilee shouts that reach them...Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of the nation seems equally hideous and revolting. America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly bids herself to be false to the future.... What to the American slave is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciations of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religous parade and solemnity, are, to him, mere bombast, fraud, deciption, impiety, hypocrisy - a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States, at this very hour".... Frederick Douglass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From imanifoundation   Calendar Privacy | Terms __._,_.___ Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) Subscribe by sending an email: imanifoundation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to: imanifoundation-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com The information, language and views presented in our e-blasts are not necessarily consistent with the views and opinions of Seko Varner, the members, sponsors, or administration of the e-group. SPONSORS: Sound Way to easy reading 757-638-8126 http://soundway2.com G&G Assoc Tax & Financial Consulting Services  http://www.gngassociates.net Getting married ? Visit http://www.happilyeverafter.be Positive Vibes Literature 757-523-1399 http://positivevibe.shopadtv.com Promote your event or service by sponsoring The Conscious Community. $30 annually serves the community and presents your message to many Conscious-Minded, prosperous, and viable members of the Conscious Community via direct email, via a blog , & on both our FACEBOOK group and profile. Email imanifoundation@yahoo.com for more details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Conscious Community (T.C.C.) is an e-group which promotes the Uplift of People of Afrikan descent by distributing information from our content providers. The information distributed will have various tones, perspectives, and positions. All the information is focused upon the concept of Black Improvement ! Imani on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Black.Improvement FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Improvement-Movement/230284697030963 http://www.blackimprovement.blogspot.com http://www.blackimprovementmedia.blogspot.com http://www.blackimprovemententertainment.blogspot.com http://www.blackimprovementeconomics.blogspot.com http://theconsciouscommunity.blogspot.com Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

Bible Belt Resists Gay Marriages; Embraces DP

Bible Belt Resists Gay Marriages; Embraces DP The U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states on June 26, 2015, engendering outrage, particularly in the Bible Belt. The White House celebrated with a rainbow light display, but Mississippi threatens to end marriages altogether rather than to allow gay marriages in that state. Two archived radio shows by MaryLovesJustice expose the hypocrisy of so-called Christians who oppose gay marriages but not fornication, adultery, mass incarceration, lynchings, and executions. The tapes are available at Blogtalkradio's NNIA1 channel for listening and downloading any time: 1. "Gay Marriage Hypocrisy" http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nnia1/2015/06/29/marylovesjustice-prayer-meeting-june-28-2015-gay-marriage-hypocrisy 2. "Gay Marriage Hypocrisy Part 2, Executions  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nnia1/2015/07/01/gay-marriage-hypocrisy-part-2-executions June 26 was already a historical day for Christians and human rights. a)  June 26, 1870 ~ Christmas was declared a national holiday in the USA and is the most sacred holiday for Christians. b)  June 26, 1945 - The Charter of the +United Nations was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center by 50 original member countries. Poland, the other original member, which was not represented at the conference but signed it two months later. c) June 26, 1967 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Chicago, and only Friendship Baptist Church on Chicago's Westside allowed him to speak about civil rights. Rev Shelvin J. Hall showed no fear, but other churches called Dr. King "too radical." (This message was published by the Congressional Black Caucus as its "Today in Black History" post.) Dr. King was assassinated within a year of his Chicago speech, presumably because he began to criticize the Vietnam War and demand economic justice for disenfranchised Americans. The United Nations, which was formed after the "War to End All Wars," has been unsuccessful in obtaining world peace; there are more wars and rumors of wars now than ever before and enough weaponry to destroy all life. The Christmas holiday, which was established to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, has been commercialized, and the Bethlehem manger scene is now illegal on government property. One might say that the day chosen to make gay marriages legal in the United States is ultimately unlucky for religion and human rights. Ironically, the states where gay marriages met the most zealous religious opposition are states where people are executed most often in violation of God's will as put forward in Psalm 102:19-20, Hebrews 13:3, and Matthew 25:31-46. See gay marriage news from Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma below. "Mississippi may opt out of marriages over #gaymarriage issue" http://www.youngcons.com/mississippi-considering-opting-out-of-giving-marriage-licenses-to-anyone-after-supreme-court-ruling/ > "Texas Fights Back Against Gay Marriage Ruling"  http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/06/28/texas-fights-back-against-gay-marriage-ruling/ The Texas Attorney General has responded to the "newly invented federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage" created by the "activist" U.S. Supreme Court by telling Texas officials "Texas must speak with one voice against this lawlessness."  "Opposing gay 'marriage' may demand civil disobedience: Louisiana bishop"  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/opposing-gay-marriage-may-demand-civil-disobedience-louisiana-bishop Oklahoma plan to restrict same-sex marriage may backfire  http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/19/us-usa-oklahoma-gaymarriage-idUSKBN0MF2G120150319 Oklahoma's conservative lawmakers, angered at being ordered by U.S. courts to allow gay marriage in the state, have come up with a new, religious tactic to block same-sex weddings by ... If only the #BibleBelt states were this adamant about obeying the commandment "Thou Shalt NOT Kill," we could decrease military conflicts and end #executions and lynchings by police officers and others.   Repeat of paragraph 1: The U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states on June 26, 2015, engendering outrage, particularly in the Bible Belt. The White House celebrated with a rainbow light display, but Mississippi threatens to end marriages altogether rather than to allow gay marriages in that state. Two archived radio shows by MaryLovesJustice expose the hypocrisy of so-called Christians who oppose gay marriages but not fornication, adultery, mass incarceration, lynchings, and executions. The tapes are available at Blogtalkradio's NNIA1 channel for listening and downloading any time: 1. "Gay Marriage Hypocrisy" http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nnia1/2015/06/29/marylovesjustice-prayer-meeting-june-28-2015-gay-marriage-hypocrisy 2. "Gay Marriage Hypocrisy Part 2, Executions  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nnia1/2015/07/01/gay-marriage-hypocrisy-part-2-executions A human rights article by Mary Neal, a Christian activist a/k/a MaryLovesJustice Neal MLJ@HumanRightsDemand.com MaryLovesJustice@gmail.com Website: Wrongful Death of Larry Neal http://WrongfulDeathofLarryNeal.com/main.html Website: Cochran Firm Fraud http://CochranFirmFraud.blogspot.com Phone (678)531.0262 or (571)335-1741 "They" usually stop my calls from getting through. Sorry. See a sneak preview of "Bloody Toombs - a Memoir and Allegory" by Bob Darby at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Toombs-Allegory-Bob-Darby/dp/1512301981 -- Posted By Blogger to MaryLovesJustice at 7/01/2015 02:31:00 PM

Puerto Ricans call for investigation of Dominican judges for Crimes against Humanity | Stop racist DR law 168-13- Boycott DR multinational companies emboldening racism, worker abuse and economically rewarding the denial of African roots

Puerto Ricans call for investigation of Dominican judges for Crimes against Humanity | Stop racist DR law 168-13- Boycott DR multinational companies emboldening racism, worker abuse and economically rewarding the denial of African roots   Puerto Ricans call for investigation of Dominican judges for "crimes against humanity" Written by Staff Writer on 28 June 2015 . http://sentinel.ht/politics/articles/international/6334-puerto-ricans-call-for-investigation-of-dominican-judges-for-crimes-against-humanity   Dominican Judges, Milton Ray Guevara, Justo Pedro Castellanos and Rafael Diaz Philip SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Religious, civil, women and human rights organizations in Puerto Rico filed a complaint with the territory's Secretary of Justice, Cesar Miranda Rodriguez, to investigate alleged crimes against humanity by the Dominican Republic's Constitutional Court president and two other justices of that body. The submission is based on the Penal Code of Puerto Rico and takes advantage of the presence of the Dominican Judges, Milton Ray Guevara, Justo Pedro Castellanos and Rafael Diaz Philip, who are currently on the island. It asks that they are prevented from leaving the Puerto Rican territory before the end of the investigation. The request to the Attorney General seeks to enforce extraterritorial jurisdiction with Puerto Rico to prosecute persons responsible for crimes that offend the conscience of humanity (crimes against humanity), according to a note published in the newspaper Accento. The suit requests that the necessary precautionary measures for the three Dominicans judges do not leave the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico until the criminal investigation is concluded are taken. "This action sends a message that they will not go unpunished those who violate human rights. Can not hide in their titles, they were reported and answer for their crimes against humanity, " the plaintiffs. The lawsuit stems from the Dominican government has announced restart deportations of immigrants, once concluded the whole process of the National Plan of regularization of undocumented migrants in condition. According to the complainants these measures under a Constitutional Court ruling, presiding Ray Guevara (CT 168-13) affects thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent, and causes severe suffering, separation of families and forced displacement. "This persecution and the threat of mass expulsions people because of their Haitian ancestry has been condemned by various international and regional bodies. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Dominican government and noted that the ruling 168-13 is contrary to international human rights law, "the organizations said that sued the three Dominicans judges in Puerto Rico. They argue that through the Judgment 168-13, issued by the Dominican Constitutional Court retroactively denationalized thousands of Dominicans born in the Dominican Republic since 1929. "The discriminatory and xenophobic statement, generated the persecution of a group of Dominicans because of their race and ethnicity, leaving them stateless or at risk of being forcibly expelled from the Dominican Republic, where they were born and have all their family, cultural links and social ", they said. The acting entities demand the defendants argue that judges issued an unlawful decision, which violates human rights and impugns the legal, physical and mental safety of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent. "Its effects are a crime against humanity must not go unpunished. We urge the Attorney General to fulfill its duty to guarantee a criminal investigation into the acts committed by the Dominicans denounce judges who are now in Puerto Rico. We join international organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have pointed out that the actions of the Constitutional Court Dominican and the Dominican State is an attack on our sense of humanity and they can result in a large-scale crisis, "they said. The organizations hope that the Secretary of Justice immediately open a criminal investigation into this matter and take measures for the three Dominicans judges, accusing them of violating human rights and not to leave the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico. "The struggle for human rights in Santo Domingo becomes a fight against impunity," they argue. Among the applicants include Caribbean Community, Caribbean Institute for Human Rights, Committee in Solidarity with the People of Haiti, Puerto Rican Organization of Working Women, Hope and Solidarity Network-Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rican Civil Rights Institute, Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Defense of the Rights of Women, Women Broad Movement of Puerto Rico, National Lawyers Guild and International Lawyers Guild. Al Momento PUERTO RICO: Acusan jueces dominicanos de cometer un "crimen de lesa humanidad"          http://almomento.net/p-rico-demandan-presidente-tc-rd-por-crimen-lesa-humanidad/112896 http://acento.com.do/2015/actualidad/8261964-repudian-a-milton-ray-guevara-en-puerto-rico-por-la-tc-168/               PUERTO RICO: Acusan jueces dominicanos de cometer un... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico.- Organizaciones religiosas, feministas locales y defensoras de los derechos humanos y civiles presentaron este viernes ante el Secretario de ... View on almomento.net Preview by Yahoo              Recommended HLLN Links:                                                              Free Haiti. End the US occupation of Haiti behind UN guns and NGO humanitarian imperialism and fake aid. Invest in local Haiti agriculture and production NOT DR imports. Stop racist policies in DR, emboldening racism, worker abuse/intimidation and economically rewarding the denial of African roots. Boycott, Sanction, Divest: Boycott the Dominican Republic from making apartheid legal in Western Hemisphere. Say NO! to civil genocide, ethnic cleansing and expulsions in Dominican Republic -  Go to: http://www.ezilidanto.com/zili/2015/06/no-to-civil-genocide-ethnic-cleansing-and-expulsions-in-dominican-republic/ See, Baseball Academies in the Dominican Republic: From Sweatshops To Big Business -http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/4/9/4203922/baseball-academies-in-the-dominican-republic-from-sweatshops-to-big - Huge Salaries And A Poverty-Stricken Country: The Economics Of Baseball In The Dominican Republic http://www.ibtimes.com/huge-salaries-poverty-stricken-country-economics-baseball-dominican-republic-1546993 - Inside Major League Baseball's Dominican Sweatshop System http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/03/baseball-dominican-system-yewri-guillen Boycott DR multinational companies emboldening racism, worker abuse and economically rewarding the denial of African roots Baseball Academies in the Dominican Republic: From Sweatshops To Big Business- Photo source: Minor League Ball  | See, Huge Salaries And A Poverty-Stricken Country: The Economics Of Baseball In The Dominican Republic and Inside Major League Baseball Sweatshop System - **************************************** " The United States funds the Dominican military and provides millions of dollars in development and humanitarian aid. US Border Patrol agents monitor the Haitian-Dominican border. In the face of this gross human rights violation, the US should consider withholding some forms of aid to the Dominican Republic. The US hasn't made any official statements about what is happening just miles away from our maritime borders. International media, human rights organizations and the UN have denounced the abuses. Martin O'Malley, the former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, who is running for president, denounced the Dominican Republic's decision, as did Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City, and protesters recently marched on the Dominican Embassy in Washington. But the US government has remained largely silent about the Dominican Republic's new citizenship ruling." http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31569-us-military-aid-supports-anti-haitian-deportations-in-the-dominican-republic *********************** The Global African: Extreme Xenophobia in the Dominican Republic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amRo_DSj6oI For Global African video: Click here, and Complete transcript.  ********************************************** ********************************************** Sign petition asking President Barack Obama to Withdraw Support for Racism in the Dominican Republic http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/withdraw-support-for ************************************************ How Big Business Fuels Haitian-Dominican Tensions 1. Intro to this post – Corrupt Dominican Rulers, Stop Mass Deportations: No to Apartheid and civil genocide. 2. In this video we see Haiti women merchants fleeing the Dominican Republic. 3. Ezili Dantò interviewed on HuffPost Live segment with Marc Lamont Hill on Dominican denationalization, June 16, 2015. 4.  Mark Steiner Show interview with Attorney Ezili Dantò​, Dr. Ray Winbush​, et al. Haitian Migrant Workers In DR Facing Deportation 5. The Real News Network with Jessica Desvarieux Interviews Haiti Human Rights Lawyer, Ezili Dantò of HLLN. 6. How big business fuels Haitian-Dominican Tensions 7. Global African interview  – new video 8. We Are All Dominicans Dominicans protest at the Dominican consulate in New York City to say no to deportations. 9. Dantò video: It's a myth: Haiti never invaded Dominican Republic. Haiti freed the entire island of Ayiti from slavery;  help liberate five Latin American nations; help inspire countless resistance to slavery. Interview on hidden US occupation, DR apartheid, Haiti resistance SUPPORT THE FREE HAITI MOVEMENT  To help sustain this work become a paid monthly subscriber at $12 per month. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you. Donate to support this work. Make a one-time donation to support Ezili's Work. Or, better yet, become a sustaining member of Ezili's work at just $12 per month. Donate just $37.50 three times a year or $12 per month to keep this work going. Donate on line at  http://bit.ly/RZMahL  You're support keeps this work going. Thank you. __._,_.___ Posted by: zili danto <erzilidanto@yahoo.com> Reply via web post • Reply

Hampton Roads : Community Pulse, Thursday, July 2

Subject:Hampton Roads : Community Pulse, Thursday, July 2 Community Pulse, Thursday, July 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Piccadilly Cafeteria, 530 N. Military Highway, Norfolk GET SET FOR THE RETURN OF HAMPTON ROADS GAZ Like   Tweet   +1   in   Community Pulse, Thursday, July 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Piccadilly Cafeteria, 530 N. Military Highway, Norfolk GET SET FOR THE RETURN OF HAMPTON ROADS GAZETI. Send us your August announcements by July 10th. You may also send hi-res photos from your organization's June events for our "Out & About in Service" features. Guest Speaker: Gil Salang Topic: "How to Master the Money Game" Gil is an associate at World Financial Group. His passion is helping families who need assistance in developing a strategy to ensure they are more financially secure both today and tomorrow. Also an avid community servant, Gil is a founding member and past president of Young Filipino American Professionals. Among his many other volunteer roles are treasurer of the Filipino American National Historical Society, Hampton Roads Chapter, and member/treasurer of the Hampton Roads Gazeti Board of Directors. NO NEED TO STAND IN LINE AT THE DOOR: Get your Natural Health Expo ticket at Community Pulse. Or click here to purchase your advance ticket at Event Brite. We live in a time of GMOs, factory-farmed meats, dangerous chemicals, and other detriments to our health. Rates of serious disease are skyrocketing, and almost everyone has a friend or family member affected by serious disease. The Natural Health Expo is a day of learning and fun designed to help families take charge of their health and well-being by returning to God-given foods and remedies that help our bodies heal themselves. It will feature exhibits, interactive presentations, door prizes, raffles, and interactive physical activities including yoga, group exercises, zumba, and line dancing. Organizations whose members buy or sell 20 or more tickets will be listed as "Supporting Organizations" in the August issue. If you're unable to attend, please make a tax-deductible donation. CONNECT with community leaders and members of nonprofit organizations. ANNOUNCE your organization's news and events. GET UPDATES on the Natural Health Expo coming in August. Please share this message with colleagues and friends. R.S.V.P. now to hrgazeti@gmail.com    ©2015 Hampton Roads Gazeti | P. O. Box 61968 • Virginia Beach, VA 23466-1968 • (757) 473-9583 Web Version   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company

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