THOUGHTS COME IN BUNCHES

THOUGHTS COME IN BUNCHES My thoughts do come in bunches. Up early this morning, out in the SF Valley’s warm sun and cool air. Even before I inhaled my first volume of life sustainer I thought about how valuable life is; I’ve known for a very long time that life beats the fuck out of dead. No matter how sweet the “better place” people try to make death taste, I simply don’t believe that that bitter nothingness even comes close to the here and now. Since I don’t believe in a heaven or hell I’m putting my energies to use developing and sharing my passions with others – Now! Inside my passion for life is my passion for writing and acting. I’m an independent writer of Historical Family Fiction; I have three books in Print, Ebook, and Audio Book. If you live in or near the SF Valley or expect to be passing through be sure to visit the Crown Bookstore next to Maggiano’s at the Promenade. Crown has a section devoted to local authors – my trilogy of books is in that section. THANKS CROWN!! Inside my passion for life is my passion for acting. Like most professional actors, the lack of opportunity on stage or in film doesn’t slow down or stop an actor’s creative process. I’m now working on a solo performance in which I’ll live the lives of characters from each of my three books. The title of this creation is “THREE NOVELS SPEAK.” History within a Story: good for theatres, schools, churches, community organizations and other venues. http://www.adolphusward.net http://www.amazon.com/Adolphus-A.-Ward/e/B00OSDSSRC

THOUGHTS ON THE BENEFICIARIES OF RACISM

THOUGHTS ON BENEFICIARIES OF RACISM In spite of the seemingly race neutral language in the founding documents of these United States America was conceived and constructed as a haven for the White Race. Racism was developed as a tool to ensure that fact. Laws and social policies were implemented and enforced to ensure that non-white races would never enjoy the same benefits as the white race. The legal and most genocidal tool of racism was (is) slavery – intended to exploit and destroy body and mind. For those who had the resilience and audacity to survived this genocide a perpetual set of crippling ordeals still awaited (awaits) them: blacks have no rights whites must respect; blacks off the street and out of sight before sunset; blacks don’t look a white man in the eye; blacks don’t look at or talk to a white woman; Negroes can’t work here, live here, go to school here, get a loan here, vote here. The Founding Fathers and Mothers made White People the beneficiaries of racism – it is what whites have been bequeathed. Even during slavery some whites rejected their inheritance; most, however, expected and enjoyed the benefits – the white anger we see today is a reaction to the loss of racist benefits. Today we see more whites rejecting the benefits of racism – that’s a good sign: volatile but good. http://www.adolphusward.net http://www.amazon.com/Adolphus-A.-Ward/e/B00OSDSSRC

THOUGHTS ON TRUMP AND POWER

THOUGHTS ON TRUMP AND POLITICAL POWER The success of Donald Trump’s skillful maneuver into American political leadership is only a mystery to the politically naïve – most of us are politically naïve. There are two major blind spots in our naiveté. The first is our adulation of wealthy people – wealth is often thought to be preordained by God; and the person possessing it chosen and preferred by that God. Many want to be as close to God as possible and so will do whatever a wealthy person wants done. The second major blind spot is the notion that racism is neutralized by the passage of time; racism is unaffected by time – racism is a political tool in the hands of a dominant group: that tool is designed to secure and keep power. A dominant group never relinquishes power willingly. The reason it appears that racism is intensifying is that blacks and other peoples of color are fighting racist tendencies that deny life livelihood and personal choices of happiness. http://www.adolphusward.net http://www.amazon.com/Adolphus-A.-Ward/e/B00OSDSSRC

SHARING THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT I'M DOING

THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT I’M DOING I’ve said it often but I’ll say it again, I’m a writer of historical family fiction – I tell stories. I’m also an actor who lives the lives of story characters on stage and in front of a camera. I’ve written a trilogy of novels about three generations of the same family. My stories are fiction but the historical events the time and the places are real. I’m now working on a solo performance; the script writing is done – some editing will follow. The title of the piece is “THREE NOVELS SPEAK.” I will assume the lives and voices of characters from each novel – they will tell their story. I envision “THREE NOVELS SPEAK” being performed in theatres schools churches community centers and other places where people gather to experience the lives of others whom they know little or nothing about. http://www.adolphusward.net http://www.amazon.com/Adolphus-A.-Ward/e/B00OSDSSRC

THOUGHTS ON BLACK FACES IN MEDIA

THOUGHTS ON BLACK FILM AND STAGE WORKERS Black people know more about the lives of white people than white people know about black life. This is not a new thought but one that should be repeated often. There’s a reason for this difference in white and black thought. Black people have been forced to learn about white history white science white literature white art white Gods. White people have not been required to know anything about black people but have been fed a constant stream of stereotypes by media makers. The obvious intent for this is to maintain a position of dominance. All media, including that in stage and film, is created from a position of dominance – and to that extent is propaganda. Where black media workers tend to think altruistically about their work white media maker think politically – maintaining dominance. The most reliable and durable way to get more black faces in media is to produce more stories about black life. Black people must move away from altruism to political thought – what must be done for the survival and progress of the black race. MY BOOKS /ACTING ON MY WEB SITE – please share http://www.adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ON STOLEN COUNTRY AND RESTORING CRIMINAL JUSTICE

THOUGHTS ON STOLEN COUNTRY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE – please share I’ve been living for just about eighty-one years and most political catch phrases pass through me as easily and as often as my body’s waste – neither bowel nor bladder problems. There are, however, a couple political hypes that cause me to re-regulate my breathing. I don’t reach the point of hyperventilating – the hypes aren’t that sophisticated; they, in fact, are blatantly absurd and stupid. As a member of the black race enslaved and still exploited by America’s white leaders I urge those politicians and pundits trying to “get our country back” to search among themselves for the thieves who stole it. As for “restoring the criminal justice system,” Justice for the descendants of slaves has yet to become a reality; any restoration of what was in the courts for black people would be a road to genocide. http://www.adolphusward.net http://www.amazon.com/Adolphus-A.-Ward/e/B00OSDSSRC

THOUGHTS ON REPARATION - BOTTOM UP

THOUGHTS ON REPARATIONS – from the bottom up; please share If you’re a black person or a descendant of African Peoples, reparation should be of interest to you. An abundance of information on reparation is available in print; you can catch up quickly by Googling Reparation. There’s a lot of misguided information and understanding about reparations. Reparation is not intended to pay individuals for harm done them – so, if a white person calls you a nigger or a police dog bites you or even if you lose a relative at the hands of a white mob or police violence, reparation is intended to remedy the harm done to African peoples and their descendants: THAT MEANS THE WHOLE RACE, not individuals. Affirmative Action is a small but significant step toward healing the harm done to back people in America. It does not take jobs from qualified white people and give them to unqualified black people; but Affirmative Action does move qualified black people ahead of qualified white people where black people have ever been discouraged or denied entry into specific jobs or work places. CHECK BOOKS /ACTING ON MY WEB SITE http://www.adolphusward.net