Hello Everyone,
I've just watched Willie D's video about the 2016 Presidential Election. Willie D was part of the rap group The Geto Boys. According to Willie D, we as African Americans shouldn't vote in the election. Ok, I, Shaunta Simone Williams, think that is a bad idea. Not exercising your right to vote doesn't make our issues in the United States any better. When people ask you why are not choosing to vote and decide to advise you, you're not "being bullied" as some people say. Too many people have died, have been beaten and had their skin torn off their backs not for you to choose which person really has your best interest at heart. Black people who exist today and not choosing to vote in the 2016 Presidential Election wasn't there when black people in the 1950s and 1960s were being gunned down by police (and police have been doing that to black people for years, this problem just didn't start today). Black people who exist today wasn't there when black people from the past were getting lynched. It is easy for African Americans who exist today to say that phrase, "I'm not going to vote".
Black people who exist today wasn't there when black people from the past were facing unfair justices such as sitting in the back of the bus, going to segregated schools and receiving different types of education. And trust and believe when I say that black and white people had different types of education. In the past black people where told that they couldn't be a lawyer, a doctor, or they couldn't have a high paying office job position, because they wanted to keep black people at low standards. In the past black people were sitting separated from different races, using segregated bathrooms (where white bathrooms were clean and colored bathrooms were dirty), and using segregated water fountains. Black people who exist today wasn't there when the KKK were implementing terrorism by making threats to black people from the past and burning crosses in front of their houses. Despite everything that happened to some African Americans during the last couple of years, African Americans who exist today are at the easiest time in their lives because they have the choice of what school and college and high paying jobs they desire. In places black people can sit anywhere they want. African Americans from the past when through hell really bad and had a difficult time in the United States of America. Despite all the ugliness that has happened during the last few years, African Americans cannot afford to "not vote". This 2016 Presidential Election is entirely too important for African Americans or any other minority in the United States to miss. The strategy of not voting is going to BACKFIRE, plain and simple. Every decision, choice that you make in the back of your mind has a consequence. If you really think black lives do matter, then prove it, cast your vote during the 2016 Presidential Election.
Whether you vote or not, what happens in the United States will still affect you as a U.S. citizens. When you do your part in voting, it is like you are having your say in the U.S, you who are part of the people are speaking, making the government hear you. When you vote, you are saying I want a better life, a better life and education for the children. But when you don't vote, you are choosing to stay silent and letting everything ride. Once again, you can't afford to sit and watch, you have to take action. Get out and VOTE!
Sadly, several Republicans in the USA are eagerly doing whatever they can to change our voting privileges (sending us back to the days of Jim Crow). If you, as an American citizen, don't use your right as to vote, then you don't have the right to complain about anything. If you as an American citizen don't use your given right to vote in the Untied States, then you are doing what your oppressor (Donald Trump) wants you to do. If you don't vote, not only you are doing the will of your oppressor, but you will be fulfilling the dream of the majority, who all these years viewed you as an animal and "property" and who (the majority) have hated the day that you as a human being have been given the freedom of a voice. We as the minorities of the United States need to exercise our right to vote because we have been intimated, whipped and forced into silence entirely too long in America. Now, if you don't like the candidates that the people of this country has chosen, I'm asking you to choose your battles wisely. Personally, I like Bill and Hillary Clinton because I remember both of them during the Clinton President Term in 1992. Bill was a wonderful President for the USA and Hillary is more than just the First Lady. Hillary Clinton was in politics all her life. I don't like Donald Trump because he is racist (in my opinion) and he doesn't know anything about politics and people will see that during the General Election Debate. As an American you must realize how important a vote is worth. When you vote, you are voting for change, you vote for a better atmosphere and better environment, and you vote for better rights.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016
Open Letter to Mr. Justin Timberlake
Dear Mr. Timberlake,
I hope you are doing well today. I'm sorry you were misunderstood and taken out of context. I was reflecting on your tweet and you are correct, we are the same. I value your opinion for a couple of reasons. According to the bible GOD speaks about racism several times. GOD does not like racism whatsoever. On those occasions, GOD says that there is only one race......the human race. So you, Mr. Timberlake are correct, we are the same. The more we educate ourselves and read, the more we will realize this fact. The second reason why I value your opinion is because several people in the United States who are white are not as white as they think they are. Some white people have Sub Saharan African (Black), South African, Asian, Mexican, Native American, Spanish, Central American, etc. And some African Americans are not as Black as they think they are. Some African Americans have Eurpoean (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Scottish, French, Irish, Danish, Scandinavian, Finnish), Mexican, Asian, Native American, South American, Central American, etc. So all of us on the earth are not so different. I don't know where or how the ridiculous theory of superior and inferior started, but no one is better than anyone on this earth. Racism is a mental illness that plagues the minds and souls of the uneducated. Those two reasons are why racism needs to be discussed. Not enough people are educated on the deeper level of DNA and race. So when people say the statement, "we are the same", there is truth and logic to that. Our DNA speaks the truth. The more we discover who we really are underneath, the more we can learn to love others in this world.
I hope you are doing well today. I'm sorry you were misunderstood and taken out of context. I was reflecting on your tweet and you are correct, we are the same. I value your opinion for a couple of reasons. According to the bible GOD speaks about racism several times. GOD does not like racism whatsoever. On those occasions, GOD says that there is only one race......the human race. So you, Mr. Timberlake are correct, we are the same. The more we educate ourselves and read, the more we will realize this fact. The second reason why I value your opinion is because several people in the United States who are white are not as white as they think they are. Some white people have Sub Saharan African (Black), South African, Asian, Mexican, Native American, Spanish, Central American, etc. And some African Americans are not as Black as they think they are. Some African Americans have Eurpoean (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Scottish, French, Irish, Danish, Scandinavian, Finnish), Mexican, Asian, Native American, South American, Central American, etc. So all of us on the earth are not so different. I don't know where or how the ridiculous theory of superior and inferior started, but no one is better than anyone on this earth. Racism is a mental illness that plagues the minds and souls of the uneducated. Those two reasons are why racism needs to be discussed. Not enough people are educated on the deeper level of DNA and race. So when people say the statement, "we are the same", there is truth and logic to that. Our DNA speaks the truth. The more we discover who we really are underneath, the more we can learn to love others in this world.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Open Letter to Snoop Dogg About ROOTS Miniseries
Dear Snoop Dogg,
I hope you are doing well today. There is a saying, "People who don't know history is doomed to repeat it". Today there are more and more people in this country that may have forgotten history that happened in the United States. To some people, the past is so brutal, so hurtful and so painful that some African Americans today want to forget what happened because it too sad. The truth is the history that happened in the past in the United States is hard to forget, the fact of not being treated with dignity and respect, the fact of not being considered equal or a human being, the fact of all the hurtful myths that spread from ear to ear around the United States (especially the Southern States), simply because of the fact that we as African Americans were in the past considered to be different and inferior. These things hurt us psychologically. In the past, African Americans were being exploited over and over again. In the past African Americans were considered to be like cattle. We in the past were considered to be property. We were considered to be ruthless sexual beings, wanted pleasure constantly and having certain large body parts. We weren't even called African Americans, we were called niggers. We were considered to be ignorant, having no memory at all (and they wanted to keep us ignorant, that is why black slaves weren't allowed to read in the past) and having no sense of feelings. We were also considered to be cannibals. We were considered to be violent. It took a long time for black people to earn the status African American. Today, this day and age, there are several young people who are unknowing promoting the lies that were said by slave owners from the past because they don't know or understand what happened in United States history. It hurts me to say the following things that I'm about to say. There are some African Americans who think it's cool to be ignorant and have no education. There are some African Americans today who think it is ok to use a gun when they feel defeated or when something doesn't go their way. Violence among African Americans are at an alarming rate. There are African American women who are wearing revealing clothing and doing scandalous dancing such as twerking and think it's ok. Also some African American women are getting breast and butt implants to make their body parts bigger and to get attention. Some African Americans are calling each other derogatory words such as nigger, bitch, wench and the same words that slave owners from the past used to degrade us. There are some African American men who sleep around and get women pregnant and either leave and/or won't take care of the children financially. There are also some African American men who hit and slap their significant others and think nothing of it. There are some African American parents who don't teach their children the importance of education.There are so many things messed up within the African American Community. And we as African Americans are still struggling to make ends meet just like in the past. If we as African Americans who exists today don't get an education, life for us will be pure hell. If we as African Americans to pay attention to what is going on today, we can easily lose the things that is considered part of our equal rights. So you see, it is important for all us to keep on educating ourselves, even though the period of slavery is involved. The struggle among African Americans still exists despite what some people say. For decades, African Americans were and still considered unequal to some people. Education and learning are never ending cycles in life. So if people want to make more historical movies involving slavery, so be it. We as a people have to be kept informed about the past in order to make USA and the rest of world better.
I hope you are doing well today. There is a saying, "People who don't know history is doomed to repeat it". Today there are more and more people in this country that may have forgotten history that happened in the United States. To some people, the past is so brutal, so hurtful and so painful that some African Americans today want to forget what happened because it too sad. The truth is the history that happened in the past in the United States is hard to forget, the fact of not being treated with dignity and respect, the fact of not being considered equal or a human being, the fact of all the hurtful myths that spread from ear to ear around the United States (especially the Southern States), simply because of the fact that we as African Americans were in the past considered to be different and inferior. These things hurt us psychologically. In the past, African Americans were being exploited over and over again. In the past African Americans were considered to be like cattle. We in the past were considered to be property. We were considered to be ruthless sexual beings, wanted pleasure constantly and having certain large body parts. We weren't even called African Americans, we were called niggers. We were considered to be ignorant, having no memory at all (and they wanted to keep us ignorant, that is why black slaves weren't allowed to read in the past) and having no sense of feelings. We were also considered to be cannibals. We were considered to be violent. It took a long time for black people to earn the status African American. Today, this day and age, there are several young people who are unknowing promoting the lies that were said by slave owners from the past because they don't know or understand what happened in United States history. It hurts me to say the following things that I'm about to say. There are some African Americans who think it's cool to be ignorant and have no education. There are some African Americans today who think it is ok to use a gun when they feel defeated or when something doesn't go their way. Violence among African Americans are at an alarming rate. There are African American women who are wearing revealing clothing and doing scandalous dancing such as twerking and think it's ok. Also some African American women are getting breast and butt implants to make their body parts bigger and to get attention. Some African Americans are calling each other derogatory words such as nigger, bitch, wench and the same words that slave owners from the past used to degrade us. There are some African American men who sleep around and get women pregnant and either leave and/or won't take care of the children financially. There are also some African American men who hit and slap their significant others and think nothing of it. There are some African American parents who don't teach their children the importance of education.There are so many things messed up within the African American Community. And we as African Americans are still struggling to make ends meet just like in the past. If we as African Americans who exists today don't get an education, life for us will be pure hell. If we as African Americans to pay attention to what is going on today, we can easily lose the things that is considered part of our equal rights. So you see, it is important for all us to keep on educating ourselves, even though the period of slavery is involved. The struggle among African Americans still exists despite what some people say. For decades, African Americans were and still considered unequal to some people. Education and learning are never ending cycles in life. So if people want to make more historical movies involving slavery, so be it. We as a people have to be kept informed about the past in order to make USA and the rest of world better.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Black Lives Matter (In My Opinion)
Hello Everyone,
Some of the young people need to be schooled about the Clintons! This some folks from this organization Black Lives Matter and other young teens and young adults were either babies (born in the 1990s) or wasn't even on earth when Bill Clinton became president in 1992. They don't remember anything. And some people who are telling the young people that exist today only bad things because they hated the Clintons back in 1992. The reason why some people hated the Clintons back in 1992 is because they (the Clintons) help everyone of every race. The young people who are here today are only going by what the older generation (the ones that didn't like the Clintons back in 1992) told them. I was 13 years old when Bill stepped in the White House. Bill Clinton was a damn good POTUS! When former President Bill Clinton passed the Crime Bill, the level of crime was and still is out of control. The level of crime has skyrocketed. And now BLM criticizing something they don't know nothing about! Find out who people are really about before you start talking about them! Bill and Hillary Clinton had always fought for the African American Community ever since they got involved in politics.
I'm angry at Black Lives Matter. The only right thing they did was protest at Donald Trump rallies. They shouldn't be protesting on Bill Clinton. Black Lives Matter need be problem solvers. They need to figure out how to get drugs and violence out of neighborhoods and the streets. They need to figure out how to encourage people to increase their education and skills so they can have employment. They need to figure out how to become healthy and better by eating right and working out. Right now Black Lives Matter is not doing enough to help the communities. The BLM organization is not teaching other African Americans how to use their minds, realize their potential and better themselves as a whole and they are not teaching them how to "not give in to the negative pressures of society". But African Americans do have a right to get angry when innocent people are killed and fallen victim to the hands of the system. But the BLM organization need to teach some African Americans how not to be a contribution and a paycheck for the system because police officers, lawyers, and judges make money off of bad decisions everyday.
Some of the young people need to be schooled about the Clintons! This some folks from this organization Black Lives Matter and other young teens and young adults were either babies (born in the 1990s) or wasn't even on earth when Bill Clinton became president in 1992. They don't remember anything. And some people who are telling the young people that exist today only bad things because they hated the Clintons back in 1992. The reason why some people hated the Clintons back in 1992 is because they (the Clintons) help everyone of every race. The young people who are here today are only going by what the older generation (the ones that didn't like the Clintons back in 1992) told them. I was 13 years old when Bill stepped in the White House. Bill Clinton was a damn good POTUS! When former President Bill Clinton passed the Crime Bill, the level of crime was and still is out of control. The level of crime has skyrocketed. And now BLM criticizing something they don't know nothing about! Find out who people are really about before you start talking about them! Bill and Hillary Clinton had always fought for the African American Community ever since they got involved in politics.
I'm angry at Black Lives Matter. The only right thing they did was protest at Donald Trump rallies. They shouldn't be protesting on Bill Clinton. Black Lives Matter need be problem solvers. They need to figure out how to get drugs and violence out of neighborhoods and the streets. They need to figure out how to encourage people to increase their education and skills so they can have employment. They need to figure out how to become healthy and better by eating right and working out. Right now Black Lives Matter is not doing enough to help the communities. The BLM organization is not teaching other African Americans how to use their minds, realize their potential and better themselves as a whole and they are not teaching them how to "not give in to the negative pressures of society". But African Americans do have a right to get angry when innocent people are killed and fallen victim to the hands of the system. But the BLM organization need to teach some African Americans how not to be a contribution and a paycheck for the system because police officers, lawyers, and judges make money off of bad decisions everyday.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Mississippi HB 1523 Passing Judgements
I know people in Mississippi think LGBT is a sin. But, the citizens of Mississippi are NOT perfect. Their hands are not clean. The Republicans in Mississippi enjoy thinking of themselves as "Christians". But they are also self-righteous. All of the people in Mississippi are sinners
whether they realize it or not. They are not religious Christians are they proclaim themselves to be. They are human just like everyone else. They are not better than anyone else on this earth. Some businesses in Mississippi are public and every person has the right to be on public property. And no one has the right to tell anyone where to go or to be at. Those "Christians" as they like to call themselves have no right whatsoever to disband anyone.These so-called "Christians" lie, murder, rob, steal, and commit adultery. Those are sins too but those so called religious Christians do them anyway and they the last people to be talking about morals. LGBT are people too and we have no right to judge them.
whether they realize it or not. They are not religious Christians are they proclaim themselves to be. They are human just like everyone else. They are not better than anyone else on this earth. Some businesses in Mississippi are public and every person has the right to be on public property. And no one has the right to tell anyone where to go or to be at. Those "Christians" as they like to call themselves have no right whatsoever to disband anyone.These so-called "Christians" lie, murder, rob, steal, and commit adultery. Those are sins too but those so called religious Christians do them anyway and they the last people to be talking about morals. LGBT are people too and we have no right to judge them.
House Bill 1523 Mississippi Signed Into Law
Hello Everyone,
My heart is broken to learn that Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed an unfair house bill that allows people and companies to discriminate against the LGBT Community. This is unacceptable. This is one example of Jim Crow. I'm asking the LGBT Community don't give up on your human rights. Now is the time to protest. Protest to the best of your ability. Protest against any company or business in the state of Mississippi that accept this law. This law encourages ignorance, bigotry and discrimination. The LGBT Community are people just like everyone else on this earth. The bleed the same blood. They carry the same organs on the inside of their bodies just like every human on this earth. They speak and have voices just like every human being on this earth. The LGBT Community has a voice. LGBT need to demonstrate to the people of Mississippi and USA that this law is wrong and take back their respect and freedom. Don't settle for this. Don't give up.
My heart is broken to learn that Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed an unfair house bill that allows people and companies to discriminate against the LGBT Community. This is unacceptable. This is one example of Jim Crow. I'm asking the LGBT Community don't give up on your human rights. Now is the time to protest. Protest to the best of your ability. Protest against any company or business in the state of Mississippi that accept this law. This law encourages ignorance, bigotry and discrimination. The LGBT Community are people just like everyone else on this earth. The bleed the same blood. They carry the same organs on the inside of their bodies just like every human on this earth. They speak and have voices just like every human being on this earth. The LGBT Community has a voice. LGBT need to demonstrate to the people of Mississippi and USA that this law is wrong and take back their respect and freedom. Don't settle for this. Don't give up.
Please Take Back Your Freedom!
Please Demand The Respect That You Deserve!
Friday, April 1, 2016
House Bill 1523 Mississippi
Hello Everyone,
I just want to say that I'm shocked and appalled at the Mississippi State Senate approving House Bill 1523 about the LGBT Community. Trust me when I say just because it was an idea don't make it a good idea. The world is changing and Mississippi and Alabama both are living in the past. House Bill 1523 is just a Jim Crow Law and encourages prejudice and bigotry. Politicians in Mississippi are out of their minds if they think House Bill 1523 can protect them. If anything, it get them into a world of trouble. In the United States Of America, refusing to serve anyone because of who or what they are is discrimination and illegal (against the law). Also, whoever thought of this bill is not looking at the situation economically. If the House Bill 1523 go into effect, state of Mississippi is in danger of losing a lot of money. Today state of Mississippi is NOT the same Mississippi that existed thirty years ago. Today money is pouring into Mississippi with the casinos, music festivals, celebrities, movie making, and several other events going on. If the LGBT Community knows that they are being discriminated, they can always file something at Department Of Justice. Besides if people with big or small businesses discriminate against the LGBT Community or any other group of people, those big or small businesses won't be in business for very long. The world is changing whether other people are for it or against it. The LGBT Community should be treated fairly like others.
I just want to say that I'm shocked and appalled at the Mississippi State Senate approving House Bill 1523 about the LGBT Community. Trust me when I say just because it was an idea don't make it a good idea. The world is changing and Mississippi and Alabama both are living in the past. House Bill 1523 is just a Jim Crow Law and encourages prejudice and bigotry. Politicians in Mississippi are out of their minds if they think House Bill 1523 can protect them. If anything, it get them into a world of trouble. In the United States Of America, refusing to serve anyone because of who or what they are is discrimination and illegal (against the law). Also, whoever thought of this bill is not looking at the situation economically. If the House Bill 1523 go into effect, state of Mississippi is in danger of losing a lot of money. Today state of Mississippi is NOT the same Mississippi that existed thirty years ago. Today money is pouring into Mississippi with the casinos, music festivals, celebrities, movie making, and several other events going on. If the LGBT Community knows that they are being discriminated, they can always file something at Department Of Justice. Besides if people with big or small businesses discriminate against the LGBT Community or any other group of people, those big or small businesses won't be in business for very long. The world is changing whether other people are for it or against it. The LGBT Community should be treated fairly like others.
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