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Okay so I'm sharing another racially conscious e-mail about Black life in America. These facts given to us by Mr. Tavis Smiley are extremely powerful reminders that we must take ownership of ourselves in this country or this country as we know it will erase the need for us to be here and where will we go then??? -Janus

I don't know whether you all have seen the Black Think Tank that Tavis Smiley hosts on C-Span every year, but it is powerful food for thought.Here are a few of the things learned at the Black Think Tank this month:
F A C T S
1. The first Americans or Native Americans going back to 13,000 BC were black! Look up the Folsom people who lived in Arizona.
2. One of the best reasons to stop our use of the term African American and say Black. A white person who was born in Africa, who moves to America is An African American and qualifies for financial aid, etc., but will get the jobs/pay privileges afforded to whites.
3. Look up the Slavery Law of 1665 (which stayed in effect until 1968 and the Maryland Doctrine of Exclusion - 1638): both laws state that blacks must be excluded from the benefits afforded whites, and that blacks must remain noncompetitive with whites, except in sports and entertainment.
4. Two white men: Bill Gates and Larry Elision, combined have more wealth than the combined wealth of all 36 million blacks in America. Civil Rights did not change the economic landscape or the balance of power in America
5. Asians received 80% of all government minority set aside contracts. Hello!!
6. Blacks eat more fish than whites by a 4 to 1 margin. For every dollar that whites spend on fish, blacks spend $9 on fish. Fish sold wholesale for $1 will retail at $2.50 - $3.00. Guess what business we should be in as Blacks?
7. There isn't any black owned national cable, or major network television stations. Cathy Hughes, the black woman who owns our only black owned radio stations, plans to sell to white owners after hearing the deal Bob Johnson received for selling BET. (Cathy Hughes is from OMAHA y'all!)
8. There are no black owned companies on the Wall Street Stock Exchange; where blacks own the majority or controlling interest of the stock.
9. Ninety-six percent (96%) of all black inmates are men.
10. Over the next two years 440,000 black inmates will be released from prison. The State has no place to put them as they re-enter society. A profitable business would be a Halfway house!
11. In 1860, 98% of all Blacks in America worked for White people. In 2001, 98% of all Blacks in America still work for white people.
12. In 1860, blacks in America had a combined net worth of one half of 1 percentage point. Guess what, in 2001, after Civil Rights, Jesse Jackson, Oprah, Shaq, NAACP, and Urban League, our combined net worth is half a percentage point.
13. For every dollar earned by a Jewish person, that dollar touches 12 to 18 Jewish hands before it leaves their community. For every dollar earned by a black person it leaves the community soon as he or she earns it.
14. The last week of April 2003 in Washington, DC black teenagers were arrested and booked for eating McDonald's on the metro subway. Cops cited recent 5-4 court decision as the permission to arrest law breakers even for minor offenses.
15. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of all hate crimes in America are against blacks.
16. After we get through being pleased ! that we have carpet in our office, a secretary, our name on the door and make six figures, we do not own anything.
17. What will happen if you miss 6 months of work without pay? All we/ve left for our children is debt not an inheritance. You cannot pass welfare or food stamps onto our kids as a nest egg! We are not even in the race.
18. By the way, the word 'race' hit the English language in the 16th century when Europeans held a contest to see who will win the race to gather the lost wealth through exploitation of blacks.
19. You must read Powernomics by Claude Anderson. This is our blueprint to create wealth, not just have a job, but be a business owner, so you can hire people, be listed on the stock exchange, and develop businesses to meet our needs. (Thanks Mom)

My Olymplian Revelation...

We want a world of characters
The gladiators of our time
Images
The information age
Their personality is in our minds
To remove them would leave us-those that are left behind-with dreams to be more that could change the world with a little precious time
Is this all that is life???
Where good meets evil and madness prevails?
Where we that are good are misunderstood and taken for slow tortoise fools to the great hare?
It is then that self revelation must shine thru and redeem the good that is left in the world
Where it’s not about taking medication, drugs, substances or needing the feelings of a vice
The time is now that we stop
Stop serving two and become one person that knows our own hearts and not well-versed in the contraption of evil reign
Let my heart reign on this world
I am in it but not of it
Where fear runs rapid fire let my words soothe your soul
There is true non-threatening success still left in this world -Janus

Don't be Late: LIVE!!!

back at life again to live another day. you know what? i don't want to be one of those shy to live people that can't see life's beauty until i die so i want to dedicate today's blog to living the good life: which is life itself! for those of us that can smile we should smile every chance we get. for those of us that can read we should read the best of everything. for those of us that can see we should see the world. life is to be lived in every way it can be. don't just sit down on your brainpower, never use it and just die without living it up with a purpose. don't let the media or the elections scare you into mediocrity! get up, get out and get something that you want. believe it or not the ultimate goal is waiting for you to come and pick it up. don't be late: LIVE!!! -Janus