Protest

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Elie Wiesel
Holocaust Survivor, Nobel Prize Winner, Author.

Womanist, anyone?

“Womanist theology is a prophetic voice concerned about the well-being of the entire African American community, male and female, adults and children. Womanist theology attempts to help black women see, affirm, and have confidence in the importance of their experience and faith for determining the character of the Christian religion in the African American community. Womanist theology challenges all oppressive forces impeding black women's struggle for survival and for the development of a positive, productive quality of life conducive to women’s and the family’s freedom and well-being. Womanist theology opposes all oppression based on race, sex, class, sexual preference, physical ability, and caste” Delores Williams

Test 1 Million for HIV/AIDS

Test 1 Million, a corresponding campaign produced by the Black AIDS Institute, kicks off an effort to test one million people in one year by next National HIV Testing Day (June 27, 2010).

Visit www.test1Million.org to pledge to be 1 in a Million.

A Word for Today

A quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."

The Color of Change

The Color of change is an organization worth supporting. Take a look at who they are and what they do. At the end of this explaination, you'll find a website that will give you more information. I support Colorofchange...why don't you?

What Is ColorOfChange.org?
ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America's political voice. Our goal is to empower our members—Black Americans and our allies—to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone.

ColorOfChange.org is comprised of Black folks from every economic class, as well as those of every color who seek to help our voices be heard. Our members are united behind a simple, powerful pledge: we will do all we can to make sure all Americans are represented, served, and protected—regardless of race or class.

What We Do
Using the Internet, we will enable our members to speak in unison, with an amplified political voice. We will keep them informed about the most pressing issues for Black people in America and give them ways to act. We will lobby elected representatives using email, the telephone, and face-to-face meetings. We'll bring attention to the needs and concerns of Black folks by holding coordinated events in different parts of the country, running TV and print advertisements, and demanding that the news media cover our issues. We will also work with other groups—online efforts and other organizations that are doing related work—to magnify our impact.

When we come together and speak with one voice, we cannot be ignored.

http://www.colorofchange.org

Making Change Real

THE STATE OF AIDS IN BLACK AMERICA 2009

http://www.blackaids.org

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Oprah Winfrey

"If you go back to a man who hit you, you don't think you're worthy of being with a man who won't."

"I Have A Dream"

"There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: "For Whites Only." We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."


King's speech was on point in 1968 --and is very much on point in 2009. Yes, we have come a mighty long way--literally from the outhouse to the White House. But we still have a mighty long way to go. We can not be satisfied as long as black men and women are victims of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. The images are still burned in our minds from long, long ago and more recent history as well --Rodney King March 3, 1991; Amadou Diallo, February 1999; Sean Bell November 2006.
As the image of President Obama circulates with the caption that reads: "I am the Dream", how can anyone believe that the fight is over? We can not be satisfied just because there is a black man in the white house. He's our hope, and he's our dream, but he's NOT our saviour. We, the people must fight for the dream to become a reality. We can not be satisfied while our precious children...black children, white children, Latino, Asian, --children of all races still go to bed each night hungry. And they wake up hungry...to face another day without hope. There are still children who aren't learning to read, write, spell or do simple math. There are children in these United States who are witnesses to and victims of domestic violence. How can we be satisfied? We've won the right to vote, they've taken down the 'whites only' signs, we have freedom to go places, work, and attend schools without the limitations of discrimination and open hatred. But we can't stop fighting. We can't stop working. We can't stop praying. We can't stop dreaming.