SURFER

SURFER Her chin scoops into cleavage then with mouth agape in muted scream snaps upward sending violent surfs undulating along lean limbs to reach her hysterical toes. A deep breath and she paddles to meet another wave. ADOS

THOUGHTS ABOUT VIOLENT RACIAL CONFLICT

THOUGHTS ABOUT VIOLENT RACIAL CONFLICT – focus in black and white I was having coffee with a small group of retirees and conversation flited about from the election results to a mass shooting at a club in our area of Southern California to the asylum seekers now entering Mexico on the way to the US and the race and economic divisions dividing in our country. A few in the group seemed to be totally reliant on fate, God’s will, as if they are helpless in changing the course of events destine to cause negative outcomes. Our little group may not be a representative sample of all US Citizens but one can be sure it is probably symptomatic. A growing number of Americans, black and white, see violent race conflict as inevitable. Some whites have tried and will continue to try and create optimal conditions for a Race Riot. Some whites do in fact hate black people; they will do whatever they can get away with to make the lives of black people miserable even to death. Fortunate for our country there are citizens, black and white, who think independently and not with the heard following the lure of propaganda. Independent thinkers know the power of expectation; they know that expectation can lead to reality – especially when one only relies on fate or the will of God. It is what race haters and independent thinkers do each day that becomes the recipe for racial coexistence or madness. adolphuward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT REPARATION FOR DESCENDANTS OF AMERICAN SLAVES

THOUGHTS ABOUT REPARATIONS FOR DESCENDANTS OF AMERICAN SLAVES – for Government sanctioned slaughter of African Americans If you are an American and consider yourself a descendent of slaves you are eligible to be part of a group being formed to submit a formal petition to the Government for reparations. “BREAKING BROWN “ is the name of the group – see You Tube – and its leader is Yvette Carnell. Subscription is Free. The groups’ primary goal is to secure reparations for American Descendants of Slaves, DOS. As a member of “Breaking Brown” you would be adding your voice to a petition demonstrating the love respect and duty to our ancestors, and to the present and future descendants of slaves. Reparation IS NOT a gift; it is not SOMETHING for Nothing. It is just payment for the harm done to us as a people. Reparations will not suddenly undo the irreparable devastation inflicted on us but it will help us gain stable psychological and economic footing in a highly competitive world. Go to “Breaking Brown” and subscribe – do it now. PLEASE SHARE adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT CONCENTRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL POWER

THOUGHTS ABOUT CONCENTRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL POWER – scattered parts weaken the whole, PLEASE SHARE The complexity and pace of life here in America, moreover the world, has increased the necessity for black Americans to concentrate their effort to increase political sophistication and power. Working only to survive individually or as a unique group is no longer beneficial for all African Americans. The reason is that competition is intense for federal dollars and policies among racial groups and the political sophistication and number of groups is increasing. Vital resources – jobs, education, reparations, income, affirmative action, healthcare etc., that flow from our federal and state governments through taxes is finite and will go to those persuasive groups who are organize with a single political voice. African Americans do not have a single political voice; we are a scattered people – we are creative, intelligent but scattered. Religious, political, and secular groups typically define themselves by exclusion. Those inside the group see themselves as correct in their point of view and those outside as incorrect and failing, lost, condemned. Group insiders tend to be obligated to take the opposite view to that of outsiders. Some insiders view outsiders as an enemy to be destroyed. African American groups and individuals must develop common political objectives irrespective of group identity and goals. This will take creating alliances across group and individual lines. We don’t have to love or agree with one another to aide in the propagation of a common political objective: it doesn’t take creating or joining a group to be in political solidarity. The question that should be asked and answered is WHAT IS THE POLITICAL OBJECTIVES VITAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELBEING OF AFRICAN AMERICANS now and in the future. Turn the answers to this question into a political mantra to be propagated by the mouth and pen of every group and individual. Direct the mantra to all branches of government, private and public organizations, including the media. A group or individual can kill the influence and impact of the mantra if it is conditioned upon the accepting of a politically conflicting group or individual goal. Individuals attempting to acquire a more effective political voice may find benefit in subscribing to a group whose primary goal is to develop a political agenda that best serves African Americans – Descendants of Slaves, DOS. I have subscribed to the organization BREAKING BROWN, Yvette Carnell, You Tube, as a vehicle for developing and amplifying my political voice. PLEASE SHARE THIS and OFTEN adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT LATEST SUPREME COURT CHANGE

THOUGHTS ABOUT LATEST SUPREME COURT CHANGE – even more of the same The latest change in the court’s makeup will further divide the country in gender, race, and wealth. The principle driver for these changes is and has always been rich powerful white men. Most people who devote time to thinking rather than relying on the benevolence of a God and men who present themselves as caring individuals are aware of this fact. Thinking citizens were not fooled by the thousands of women demonstrating that the will of the rich and powerful white men would yield and take a more favorable course. Thinking black women should be aware that their pain and that of all African Americans will be more intense and lasting than that experienced by Caucasian Americans. This is true for all blacks across all indicators of growth: jobs, education, income, and physical/ psychological health. African Americans, more now than ever before must look away from what separates us toward those things vital to our earthbound wellbeing. Prayer will only have some benefit when it is followed by a physical person planning, gathering necessary resources, employing those resources, and evaluating the outcome. Blacks should make alliances with whites only when it benefits black people, no exception. I picked up a spin from a black community leader, Yvette Parnell –BREAKING BROWN on You Tube, to an old notion of mine. I have often said that to identify ourselves as African is inappropriate; African American is a little clumsy to me but comes closer to a usable identity. Yvette added something to African American that defines us more clearly. We, blacks are descendants of slaves and slave owners; we are DOS – DESCENDANTS OF SLAVES. Some of us wish to take slavery out of the equation of our lives – we get real silly trying to define ourselves as persons and cultures viewed by many as contributing most to the growth of mankind. Blacks occupy pages in those contributions but we didn’t write the whole book. It is absolutely correct to think that African American ancestry reaches into antiquity – a time when life was coming into the knowledge of itself. adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT REPARATIONS FOR AMERICAN BLACK PEOPLE

THOUGHTS ABOUT REPARATIONS FOR AMERICAN BLACK PEOPLE – slavery and government restrictions to black development Commentators and pundits have saturated the American public with enough information of the subject for every literate or semiliterate American to know what it is and whether or not they approve or disapprove of it. I don’t expect this post to move you one way or the other. What I do intend is for you to consider a pundit’s point of view I witnessed just the other day. I should let you know that I have read a considerable amount of information on the subject, both pro and con. I have known for some time that there are black literate Americans who are against reparations – I’ll let them explain why because I’ve tried but still don’t understand their rationale. I think the case for reparations is engraved in black slavery and the government sanctioned laws and enforcement baring black American development. Grave harm has been and continues to be done to black Americans at the hand of our American government. The pundit Yvette Carnell of the video program Breaking Brown gave reparation a spin I hadn’t heard before. She said, I’m paraphrasing, that black people paid and is still paying the cost of slavery and the government restrictions to black development – slavery has a monetary and emotional cost as does government discrimination on the bases of race. American black folks have borne and are still bearing that costs all alone. WE’RE SORRY has no account at a bank. REPARATIONS! adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT TAKING TIME TO LIVE

THOUGHTS ABOUT TAKING TIME TO LIVE AND NOT JUST REACT – just reacting gives others control In life shit comes to us that is irritating and designed to knock us off balance. Some of the shit brought to us is delivered by other human beings and is intended to keep us off balance. When we’re off balance we don’t think well – it is easy to control us when we’re off balance. Reacting to every irritant will leave us exhausted and vulnerable – could lead to losing our lives. If the shit is being delivered on a regular base we have to decide which of the shit is most harmful. I have found that most shit deliveries can be returned to sender – don’t even bother opening the shit. Deal with only the shit that puts you in harm’s way. Check with others to see if they’re dealing with the same shit – shit has a way of fucking with more than one person. Plan how you’re going to keep the shit off you; I mean plan – define the shit, what it is, how it affects you, what is its source, what are its strengths and weaknesses; plan how you will irritate the fuck out of the shit deliverer so he/she doesn’t bring you more shit. The other day and I was on my way to a coffee shop in West Hills when a traffic light gave reason for me to stop and admire a sunset. The hills were in silhouette and the sky, fellow nature lovers, was a pallet still under the creative brush of an artist. The clouds had been stretched across the canvas and given a gauzy texture imbued with colors to confound the senses. I don’t have words, at the moment, to tell the colors but if you’ve ever gone to a place to witness the full fall colors then you have a hint. I often take time to live; doing so enables me to handle the shit. adolphusward.net.