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What is the United Nations Doing About HAITI?
And, can anything be done to help the people, especially the children? I read that a Biden Administrator just recently resigned because he disagrees with the Biden administration's actions. Apparently, many Haitian's fled to Mexico and thereabouts after the 2010 earthquake and are now being deported back to Haiti by the Biden administration. And many of them were actually born in Mexico and have never been to Haiti, so obviously many of them being sent to Haiti are children and teen agers!
Lately, I have been doing a little research about Haiti and I am honestly very surprised about what I have learned.
Did anyone here know that most Haitians are from ancestors that came from Dahomey!?
That sounds shocking to me, initially, but then on the other hand, it makes sense because of the extensive slave trading that went on in that region. But if this is true then, my first instincts seem to also be true in that the women warriors were actually victims and mostly enslaved themselves and became victims of the very people that forced them into this warrior women culture.
I learned too, that the famous Toussaint Loverture's parents were from Allada and were enslaved by the DaHomey Slave Catchers.
Also, the famous Alexander Dumas' father [or, grandfather] were captured by the Dahomey slave catchers too.
DID ANYONE HERE KNOW TOO THAT AFTER THE HAITIANS REVOLTED AGAINST SLAVERY THAT MANY OF THEM IMMIGRATED TO LOUISIANA!!!???
I'm like what!? I never learned this in school!? There was NEVER a connection made about the Louisiana Purchase and the Haitian revolt!!!
So then, my research revealed that the president at the time, President Andrew Jackson deliberately suppressed the Haitin victory that led to them being a free nation. American did not recognize Haiti until 1862 as being a free nation.
But what surprises me is that because the Haitians fought so hard, it was them that became the DIRECT reason the French decided to sale the Lousiana country which comprised a vast area of land from Louisiana to the west and up to Canada around 1803. This kind of history is crazy fascinationg for me. But now, fast forward to now!!!
After the 2010 Earthquake that hit Haiti really bad, and the Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and etc. this country has went from bad to worse. I am only beginning to research, however, I believe that this kind of information is important for African Americans to know about. Why, I wonder, is Haiti having all of this horrors? This country is in trouble. It's like worse than being clasified as 'A Third World Country' status.
Here are two brief videos that I have recently watched.
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13 minutes ago, Stefan said:
This is why one should NEVER count out President Joe Biden. Think that clown Trump would have done much to help free her?
In all honesty, I don't believe Trump would have helped her at all.
I am so glad that she has been freed.
What a nightmare.
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IRENE CARA: DID YOU KNOW THAT SHE WAS BLACK LISTED!?
Oh Wow! This popular youtuber showed up on my channel, but I have never heard of her until now. I did not know that Irene Cara was also part Cuban. Her father is a Black man from Puerto Rico and her mother is cuban. Irene Cara was born in the Bronx, New York, so I just learned about a new term that I've never heard of until now regarding Puerto Rican people who whom were born in New York and thereabouts. They have been referred to as "Nuyorican". Interesting. My step-brother is from Buffalo, New York, however, I've never heard him say anything about this. I did not hear of this on this channel but there are a lot of videos now about Irene Cara and this one seems interesting.
Anyway, she posted some information about Irene Cara and some other interesting tidbits. I recently heard about the Byron Allen award show and she also said it was a great event. So now, I like this youtuber and plan on listening in on her again. Her name is Patty Jackson, maybe someone has heard of her before. At any rate, I am posting this first video that I have come across. She also said that at the same time the Griot Awards show aired, the Soul Train awards show also aired.
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On 11/26/2022 at 8:28 PM, ProfD said:
She has passed away at the age of 63. Thanks for sharing your talent. RIP Ms. Cara.
There are conspiracies now and are specualting about her death.
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On 11/29/2022 at 1:02 PM, richardmurray said:
But I quote Fuqua: “The film to me is bigger than that moment,” Fuqua said. “Four hundred years of slavery is bigger than one moment. ..."
Well, for the sake of the movie, I hope that people can focus on it and not Will Smith's infamous slap of another brother.
I read the the movie had mixed reviews.
You know, I looked and looked for more information about the true event of Gordon, also known as Whipped Peter, but apparently, after his picture was posted and sent out everywhere, the rest of his life is completely unknown. So then, the movie Emancipation, in that it follows Gordon and gives him a storyline of trying to get back to his family is 'fiction'? I wonder does anyone know what the truth is about the end of Gordon's life.
Anyway, I do hope to see the movie, though. I wonder what Chris Rock is saying? And on that note, some sights say that the slave Gordon was actually whipped brutally by another Black man, a slave. What a horror.
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1 hour ago, ProfD said:
Sista Brittney Griner has been freed and she's on her way home in time for the holidays.
Hey! Thanks! I just saw a report and popped in to spread the news, and see that you already did it.
Honestly, her freedom happened sooner than I thought, but I am so glad this nightmare is over!
More than a decade later, Mr. Bout, 55, has been freed, despite serving less than half of his 25-year prison sentence. He was exchanged on Thursday for the American basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been imprisoned in Russia for 10 months.
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So glad to hear that you made it through! @Cynique
Yes, Keep on hanging in.
It's not time for you to be going anywhere.
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2 hours ago, ProfD said:
She has passed away at the age of 63. Thanks for sharing your talent. RIP Ms. Cara.
Oh Wow! Very sorry to hear this.
She brings back the days of very good memories.
I loved that film Flashdance.
May she RIP.
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On 11/23/2022 at 12:52 AM, Sani Nassif said:
and see we are all one race, but at least by written law in the US, the only way to change and fix things is with, petitions and protesting, it is the very first amendment.
This, I believe, in that we are all one race, however, you are not going to convince White Supremacist of that.
You are not going to be able to press them to do anything on that wise. It's just not going to happen.
So therefore, it would be wrong to try and bully non-Black people into believing that we are all one race, because most of us get that. We believe that, so we are not the problem. It's the bullys that invented this system.
And, I would never give any energy to that kind of effort, to try and convince them to change their ways and their beliefs.
So, because this law that you speak of was invented by them, that is the very problem.
I am not going to waste my time trying to picket and plead with them to acknowledge their laws or to amend their laws to acknowledge that they are deceiving non-Black people into allowing this crooked law to still imprison and enslave people.
America needs to be overhauled and that means nonBlack people need to stop trying to press White Supremacist to acknowledge us.
We need to confront them on another level, but I do not know the proper way to do that. I wish I did.
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On 11/22/2022 at 9:54 AM, ProfD said:
But, there's already quite a few things AfroAmericans identify with that are unique to us. We need to built on it.
Please give me an example here @ProfD
On 11/22/2022 at 9:54 AM, ProfD said:The great that about this period in time and technology is that codification can happen very fast.
Just a matter of 1) wanting to do it and 2) taking advantage of the resources available.
I'm all for it, but I am wondering now, what would be a good example in that other cultures won't do as they have done and assume our identity.
I really cannot think of anything that other cultures have not tried to steal from us and attempt to say it belonged to them, except maybe our 'hair'.
I have even heard once that country music came about as a result of Black music.
On 11/22/2022 at 8:53 PM, Stefan said:And a lone incident may jar me, but never make me write off an entire state or group of people.
True!
I would not agree with that at all. Why should Black people want to pick up and leave California due to the actions of other cultures?
@Pioneer1 Black people, meaning African-typed people have been in that country for a very long time, so why should they need to leave? They should stay and resist. I mean are they getting negativity any worse than other states?
On 11/24/2022 at 12:30 PM, Pioneer1 said:That's where owning OUR OWN MEDIA comes into play.
Well, please forgive me if I am wrong about this, but i don't really keep up with everything going on today. However,
doesn't Orpah Winfrey have her own media company or something?
And, what about Tyler Perry, does he not own something in Atlanta?
Is there nothing today, that AfroAmericans own that would be a tool to use to help define our culture in a positive way?
On 11/24/2022 at 5:08 PM, Stefan said:Alliances and coalitions are the key. Obama did not win with Black votes alone. He built an incredible multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural coalition.
Yes, I absolutely agree.
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On 11/13/2022 at 2:11 PM, Pioneer1 said:
You know, like Obama being President gave a lot of racists cover to practice their dirt all while claiming this nation can't be racist because there's a "Black guy" in office.When I read this comment on the internet, from Michael Eric Dyson, I thought about ths comment.
… Police killings of unarmed Black individuals like Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Laquan McDonald in Chicago, Illinois gained widespread media attention under the Obama administration, prompting calls for a thorough congressional inquiry and reform of discriminatory policing procedures. Dyson discussed police brutality during the 2016 administration and if it was more severe than it is now. “Obama sent the meter of white supremacy off the chart,” he shared.
“They wanted to get Barack, couldn’t get him. Who can you get? Vulnerable Black people,” Dyson stated. “We were his proxies. Can’t shoot him, shoot us. Can’t kill him, kill us.”
Now, I don't know if I follow his logic though. I think that racsim picked up, not because White racist hated Obama, but I wonder if he was used as 'the pawn' to attack African Americans. I wonder if 'they' put him in office to use him as a 'puppet king' so-to-speak.
Whether or not, Obama meant to do us good, didn't matter to the powers that be. They had other plans, imo.
On 11/20/2022 at 8:04 AM, Pioneer1 said:
We need to CODIFY our culture and protect it.True, but I'm pessimistic and feel that because we are mingled in with so many other cultures, no matter what, we won't be able to do much.
Just like you say, they steal everything and claim it as their own innovations.
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On 11/20/2022 at 5:54 PM, Pioneer1 said:
second from the left looks JUST LIKE Obama with some lipstick on to me....lol.
Oh WOW! That is crazy!
She looks just like him!
@Pioneer1I don't know if African Americans know this but, Obama does claim to be Hebrew Israelite from his Kenyan ancestry.
HIs name 'Barack' is an Hebrew name, so this resemblance kind of speaks to this.
But his forehead... he got from his Mother.
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On 11/17/2022 at 3:07 PM, ProfD said:
Regardless of her *excuse* for mistreating folks and racking up complaints, in addition to being removed from the bench, that judge should be forced to do 10 hours of community service for every legitimate complaint against her.
Exactly!
On 11/17/2022 at 4:48 PM, Pioneer1 said:
That's terrible what happened to you.
I hope your situation eventually resolves itself so you can find some peace and closure.Thank you! @Pioneer1
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8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:
Typical Ethiopians
Oh Wow, did you see the young boy in the back of this picture? He looks like former president Barack Obama!
Like Obama, he has the prominent forehead too.
8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:Omo Valley Ethiopians
Yes, the Oromo people with the lip distortion looks awful. But yes, I read a little about them and agree with what you said.
I aslo wonder if that is another reason why the Ethiopians are being ignored by the west.
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed's father is Oromo and his mother is Amharic!
I think he is a beautiful man and reminds me, a little of my own son.
8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:Well.....
Shhhhhh....but I'll let you in on a little secret:
As much as I preach today that the Israelites were most likely White/Caucasian people who invaded Canaan....I USED TO believe....and still hold the possiblity...that the lighter ones were the actual Children of Israel who came down in that region through Egypt after the invasion of the Babylonians back around 700 B.C..
I'm not sure which belief is the actual truth.
Oh Wow. That's interesting.
8 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:Oh, you think those somewhat distorted features may be a result of incestuous relationships???
Lol, Oh yes. Absolutely!
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On 11/17/2022 at 4:52 PM, Pioneer1 said:
They wanna get out in the streets yelling and cussing about injustice from the Europeans and U.S. but many of the lighter ones with straighter hair and keener features treat their fellow Ethiopians with Black skin and kinkier hair like shit. And come here TRYING to disrespect many AfroAmericans.
Yes, this statement about their form of Colorism is printed! It is written often that the darker skin Beja and mountain people are ignored in favor of the ligher skinned ones.
I believe that too, even if the lighter skinned ones do address this issue, the western world will not report it because they hate them Ethiopians so much.
Anyway, from a Biblical perspective, those Ethiopian Jews know better! They know what is required of them and until that do so, they will be called on it.
If they do NOT elevate someone like Zippora, or Peter, or Bathsheba, etc. when they step in front of the Supreme Being with their light skinned leaders, they gonna get slapped down. They know what they are suppose to do. Their priest though, a lot of them are very dark skinned, but they know that they are suppose to do better.
On 11/17/2022 at 9:50 PM, ProfD said:Hilarious that people with the biggest foreheads on the planet have a nerve to be prejudiced against their fellow Africans.
OH!!! @ProfD Dat not funny! LOL! OMG! My husband and one of my sons have a big forehead! Dat ain't funny!
Those Ethiopians maybe need to check themselves on bonding with their relatives maybe, I don't know, but then, that is a problem over hear in America with the indigenous peoples too.
On 11/17/2022 at 9:50 PM, ProfD said:Amazingly, western media does not provide these African and Caribbean conflicts with the same coverage as Ukraine.
True. The western world do not like those Ethiopians.
21 hours ago, ProfD said:Too many lost n8gglets. No code whatsoever. You may be right in closing the doors and pulling off without them.
lol.
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On 11/17/2022 at 3:13 PM, Troy said:
I'm not a Biblical scholar but I know a little about African History and I think it is obvious that Europeans don't have a lock on the religion. I've heard prominent Black scholar Dr. Ben. say he was a Jew.
I sure hope you're right @Troy.
In the past Europeans have a history of infiltrating people's religion, then eventually gaining trust, and then completely separating from it and taking a whole lot of ethnic people with them to embrace their form of 'religion'. smh.
On 11/17/2022 at 3:13 PM, Troy said:When he said that it seemed odd to me, but this was decades ago and what I knew about African history was from the European perspective, which is to say I knew less than nothing.
Yes, me too! We've been taught by design and from a European POV.
Yes, now that Dr. Ben has passed away though, now, other statements are made about him that White people have strategically held back.
After checking all of the prominent colleges that Dr. Ben said he had studied at and graduated from such as Cambridge, in London, and elsewhere, he was never enrolled.
They knew this, but used select Black people to put out statements to their benefit.
Dr. Ben's relatives too, some say that his being Jew and etc. are not true.
He was born in Puerto Rico, so that means that he is Puerto Rican, imo.
However, Dr. Ben said that both his mother and father were Ethiopian Jews, and I do believe that.
Dr. Ben's facial features do attest to that, imo.
He looks like he's a Jew. Oh yes.
His staunch dis-belief in Jesus, is very typical of a lot of Original Jews of the Diaspora as well, that is a very important aspect of the Black world that we should not ignore.
Ehtiopian Jews, however, in AFrica, for the most part absolutely are Coptic and believe in Jesus, but this conflict of Diaspora Jews position has been a great tool used by Europeans to divide and conquer.
Now, that Dr. Ben is dead, White people want to stress things about him regarding his many false statement that they themselves challenged him about. smh.
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On 11/17/2022 at 3:20 PM, ProfD said:
The change has to start with AfroAmericans...Black men specifically. We already know the deck is stacked against us. It does not makes sense for some of our very own people to do more harm than good.
Yeah. So true. @ProfD
On 11/17/2022 at 4:24 PM, Pioneer1 said:Yeah, I think it's a trick or some game they're playing.
At less than 6% of the population, there is no way Black folks have that much political power in Los Angeles to justify the attention they're getting.Lol! WHEW! Somethin is wrong with that picture! @Pioneer1 I agree.
BUT then on the flip side, maybe they are using that strategy in elections because of the history of Black people in how the CRM came about.
On 11/17/2022 at 4:24 PM, Pioneer1 said:If we can't lock them up and punish them, then we can atleast get away from them and keep them out of our circles.
THAT would be a tall order, seeing as how, that is another form of White infiltration, imo. This system has poisoned the minds of Black people and now, it would be difficult to seperate from negative elements within our cultures and within ourselves as well and adopt a positive mindset that would enhance our presence as a unique culture.
Over the decades, imo, Black people have signed on to just about everything that used to be 'a white format'.
I would love to hear some statements about positive aspects that has made us a unique people, you know, revisit some positivities.
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Ha ha! That was crazy.
Infiltration.
We AfroAmericans over here know we have to say whatever they want, even in a friggin black own shop.
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After 100+ Complaints Made an Ohio Judge Was Finally Removed
This video came up on my channel a few days ago from Pink Book Lessons blog. Besides my own experience, I never would have imagined that a judge would be allowed to carry on in this manner. But then, she may have learned from watching other White judges who have gotten away with bad behavior and thought that she could do the same type of behavior with no recourse.
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… to set up a reward system for bad behavior whereby Black people
are rewarded to continue to foster Black oppression even to their own detriment …
The question should be asked, “Even though government supported racism
victimizes all Black African-typed descendants of slaves in general but, does
that mean all Blacks who commit crimes against Black humanity be exempt
from governmental correction?
It took over 100 formal complaints before the government finally removed this judge from the bench. And imo, this is rare as I was told that judges are almost completely immune to any type of correction.
So, what about the many victims that were so damaged by her actions that they could not make a formal complaint? She ruined people’s lives. This newsbreak interested me because I was victimized as well by a Black female family court judge. She ruined my life and still today, I have never been restored due to her actions.
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Ethiopia & Haiti in the News-Demonstrations
About three (3) weeks ago, millions of Ethiopians and Eritreans, and other Habesha people went to the streets to protest. Apparently, about a month or so ago, military forces from America under the Biden administration and military forces of several other countries all over the world were deployed to the Horn of Africa to make a show of force to help in a major civil crisis over there in which millions of people have died recently. I’ve heard little bits and pieces about this supposedly, horrible crisis that some experts describe as a genocidal event. However, only a few weeks ago, I heard that somehow, peace has been made amongst the Africans and for this reason, many Africans are now saying that the Western influences have shifted from being instigators to helpful in the restoration of peace. I am very interested in these affairs, however, because I don’t feel that I know much about the core issues, then I do not have an opinion either way.
Some of Africans say that much of the problem has to do with western influence in which, they have been giving weapons and aid to a small ruling faction of Tigrayans. I believe that this faction had been the ruling people for many years until the early 1990s. Also, because Eritrea made peace with Ethiopia, the small ruling group became used to divide and conquer and this may be part of the conflict. The BBC interviewed a substantial Tigrayan reporter, and she explained that she herself is also Ethiopian as most Tigrayans are as well. Based on my little understanding too, and what I have heard from a few Ethiopians, therefore, I wonder if a small faction of people from Tigray were brought back into Africa from the northeast world way back around the time of the Crusades and later at the rise of the Arabs, and they were elevated to a high position of which may have caused the division amongst the Habesha people. I do know too, that at the rise of the Egyptian-British regimes and the rule of Muhammad Ali and the East European Turkish government, all of Ethiopia was once referred to as Tigray. At any rate, three weeks ago, millions of Habesha people in several of their major cities came out in the streets and demonstrated about the negative influence they believe they are receiving from the west. Amazingly, around the same time, the Caribbean country of Haiti went through a similar conflict.
Three (3) weeks ago, many Haitians came out in the streets and demonstrated against the French involvement in their affairs and were receiving support from Ethiopia and from other African countries. I wonder if this kind of conflict will have any impact on us over here in America.
Ethiopians Have Had Enough! Millions Of Ethiopians Went Out To Protest Against Western Interference
Haitians and Africans protest against NEO-COLONIALISM and western meddling
About Two Months Ago Before Demonstrations--
Biden Sent U.S.Troops To Somalia In May And Now Somalia's Situation Is Getting Worse
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11 minutes ago, ProfD said:
it's not about the racist who said it 100 or more years ago. More importantly, it's that the predicament of AfroAmericans remains relatively unchanged especially as white supremacy uses other groups of people in trying to keep us on the bottom.
So true, @ProfD. There seems to always be some ploy used against us to keep us on the bottom, however, I still believe that things will change, but how this change will come about, I do not know. I wish I knew that answer. I agree that we need to unify, but I believe that type of unity will not happen until AfroAmericans are sifted somewhat to get rid of the extreme Black Hatred.
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That was so funny.
And Dave is right, they shouldn't be blaming AfroAmericans because we had nothing to do with the Haulocaust.
I believe some of the stupid statements Blacks make against the Jews is out of ignorance and we need to understand that America has stratigically omitted a lot of history that would probably show that some AfroAmericans are also victims of 'anti-Semitism' as well as the European Jews.
I've seen a small review about that book Hebrew to Negroes, and I am interested in if there are valid references used to support some of the content.
I believe research needs to be backed up with references. I wonder if that author incorporated scholarly research from the Horn of Africa, thos Habesha people over there have solid governments, colleges, churces, books, infra-structure, etc. and to not consider that kind of information is like missing the elephant in the room, when it comes to knowing how Hebrews became 'Negroes', etc. The Habesha people interact with the Israeli system in the Middle East, Egyptian system, Sudan, etc. We've been miseducated.
I have to watch that skit again. It was so on point, and funny.
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On 11/15/2022 at 11:45 PM, Marty1960 said:
Wonder if that racist CEO of Vowel already sent his $$$ check to Trump campaign.
Hilarious! But I hope not. He's a contradiction for sure. Ye is a contradiction.
I remember watching a Spike Lee documentary about hurricane Katrina and Kanye, 'Ye' completely ignored the CUE card and turned to the camera and said, "Trump don't like Black people" Oops! I meant that he said "Bush don't care about Black people". Now, he has a republican viewpoint aligned with Trump. Go figure.
What is the United Nations Doing About HAITI?
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Oh yes! And, I just learned about that!
Apparently King Louis X, sent a flotilla of ships to Haiti and demanded that the slaves pay reparations to the French for their freedom and so, the Haitians did agree.
So, over the course of 30 years the Haitians paid reparations!!! And they borrowed from America and Britian and French banks to pay reparations!
One recent college professor said that is one of the problems Haitians are having today because of it.
She called it the biggest heist in history, that the slaves pay reparations.
And, some politicians told France they need to pay it back, but most agree that France basically is laughing at such an idea.
That is insane.
But what can anyone do if some of the Haitians in power are accepting a lot of bribes and not caring about their people as a whole.
Seems like they need a better centralized government.
And the young men that are in control need to respect the older men as their leaders.
Anger and rage is NOT the answer but Love and fighting a defensive position would yield a much better outcome in my opinion.
Too much Black hatred is going on nowadays. smh.
Depressing.
What about the poor little children.