HOPE and VICTORY

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After reading that another Iranian jet has crashed  - killing a number of innocent passengers and its crew - the first thing that comes to mind is engine failure.  Yet sitting still for a moment I am able to return to the core of my belief where it says that 'things just don't happen.' Of course, it makes sense that the engine failed, but the questions should be:  how did it fail; or, why did it have to fail; or, what caused it to fail?  Keeping in mind that it is also true that everything that man makes has the potential for failing at one point or the other.  Yet, the nature of something failing because someone or some thing did something to expedite its failure is hideous, and quite evil. Here's what we know.  Iran has been feverishly trying to upgrade its aeronautical industry for some time - it became more obvious as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to ensure that Iran's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful (October 18,...

"They’ve been in position to improve the Black community for decades but have done little to solve problems like gun violence and high unemployment that plague Chicago," added the longtime activist and former director of CeaseFire Illinois. Well the man may be on to something.  Of course, I confidently predict that he'll become a 'modern day' martyr for speaking an arguably unassailable truth.  I'm just wondering whether he will be okay with that, or will he dubious to this reality as one of the greatest dichotomies in the Christian world today (and in my opinion) differentiating between 'actual persecution' vs. 'selective persecution'.  Most of us would prefer the latter, especially when it can be construed as being able to least affect out ideals about success in this world. What would Jesus do? Well that last question may be the reactionary to the point that even Christian music can be used as a distorted tool for so called 'selectiv...

"Unacceptable" is a powerful word. However, it appears that Putin and the Russia army has devolved into doing select battles and show no clear path for  implementing a vision that sees Syria's territorial integrity stays intact. This is no small observation.  As illegal invaders attack and kill its allies' (Syria) soldiers and citizens - with the prime suspects being the U.S, Israel and Turkey - their capacity seems to have hit a brick wall as the attackers seems to be having a field day. The most curious thing to me is that even as Russia's foreign ministers wax poetic and give persuasive arguments on the facts at the UN and to all parties concerned, it appears that (at least) they have not learnt nothing from modern history - as their own country seems to have elected the strategy of 'hanging in there'.  While sanctions  after sanctions are leveled, their geography has been encircled with belligerent parties, and even their posture appears to be begg...

I just submitted The Honorable Barbara Jordan as someone (among many) worthy of memorial, and especially for our commercial-related  'Black History Month'.  Yet, I am also persuaded to reiterate that we shouldn't just salute a 'tree-lined and predefined worthy  persons street'  where you will those known for their success according to what the system allows - but we should boldly began to go down a less beaten path whereas beautiful black people like Sandra Bland and Trayvon Martin (and many others) are part of a growing list of unlikely heroes whose lives were prematurely (and it continues) snuffed out by racist acts.  I challenge all black people to start thinking outside of the box (that we've been put in) and give some (more) overdue reverence to the persons and events that may even supersede at some points the importance of some who [we] have identified as 'famous'. Try to critically elevate to different contexts.   If you can expand, you wi...

Well in hindsight the U.S., Turkey, various Arab and Western nations, ISIS - as well as the Kurdish  and  Israel, all are illegals on the sovereign land of Syria - they all share a commonality of being invaders. All came to the table with some similar motives,like wanting to  to overthrow, steal and illegally possess the land.    Too bad their blind greed for Syria's resources, land,  and dignity has indeed turned them all of to  murderous zombies.  So, It's hard recognize another article out of many that fails to recognize that they all are in error.  By skirting the core issue that that primarily targets overthrowing Assad and claiming his land illegally is not acceptable journalism (to me). All of the aforementioned have attempted to hide their nefarious intentions by either supporting or joining with terrorists, Israel even nurses them back to health so they can return to the scene of destruction. There common bond is ISIS.  All...

    Texas, here is my first submission for Black History Month 2018. Yes Barbara Jordan was awesome (Also, her sister, Ms. Cresswell, was my music teacher at Crispus Attucks Jr. High was awesome). I was too young to know who she would become when she made a speech at our school, but when she spoke there was something magical in her mastery and articulation of the English language.      Without black heroes like the late Dr. Jordan, the core and the hope of America's soul would be at-risk.  For those who get and understand this before time turns against us because of the allowance of racism can be like 'life and death'. Barbara Jordan Delivers Keynote Address - HISTORY.com Audio In July 1976, as the first African-American to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, Rep. Barbara Charline Jordan speaks about a… HISTORY.COM