Category: Poverty

1950s, 1960s, 1970S, 1980s, Affirmative Action, Africa Trade, African Diaspora, African Slave Trade, American education, Betrayal, Black boys, Black men, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, Black women, Black Youth, Church, City Life, Civil Rights, Civil Unrest, Civil War, CONGRESS, Control, Corporate America, Counter Culture, Diaspora, Disintegration of the family, Eleanor Roosevelt, Exploitation, Family, Family Unit, Freedom, GOP, Greed, Hard Work, Hatred, HISTORIC MONUMENTS, Hunger, Incarceration, Independence, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Jail, Justice, Ku Klux Klan, MURDER, New York City, OBAMA, Old Age, Panthers, People of color, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Prayer, Prison, Race Relations, Relationships, Religion, Rythm & Blues, School children, Scuffling, Slave labor, Social Activism, Stop and Frisk Laws, Street Life, Supreme Court, Teenagers, Teens, Terrorism, The Blues, The Family, Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, Uncategorized, Uran blight, Urban growth, Urban Life, Viet Nam, Viet Nam War, War, Welfare

RACE FOR EQUALITY

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Today I invite you to view my video commentary on the issue of Racial Equality - or Inequality - in our country. This video reviews America's dark and divided past, juxtaposed with our still dark and divided present - and the challenges facing us as we struggle to understand one another and heal this great… Continue reading RACE FOR EQUALITY

Betrayal, Black boys, Black men, Black women, Black Youth, Civil Rights, Civil Unrest, Con Games, Control, Corporate America, Counter Culture, Disintegratio of the family, Disrespect, Entrepreneurship, Exploitation, Family, Family Unit, Finance, Freedom, GOP, Greed, Hard Work, Hatred, Hunger, Independence, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Motivation, New York City, People of color, Police Brutality, Politics, Positive Thinking, Poverty, Race Relations, Social Activism, Tricks, Urban Life

RESPONSE TO “ENOUGH!” – There is a way to FIGHT THE POWER THROUGH FINANCE!

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RESPONSE TO “ENOUGH!” There is a way to FIGHT THE POWER THROUGH FINANCE! © PJ Hayward New York, 2015 Since I do not have the brainpower to think of a way to cure the ills besetting our entire planet, I want to respond to our Editor in Chief's previous post in terms of the country… Continue reading RESPONSE TO “ENOUGH!” – There is a way to FIGHT THE POWER THROUGH FINANCE!

Accra, Africa, Africa Trade, African Diaspora, Betrayal, British Colonialism, British Rule, Church, Control, Corporate America, Diaspora, Disrespect, Exploitation, Finance, Freedom, Ghana, Greed, Independence, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Media, Motivation, Native Americans, People of color, Politics, Poverty, Race Relations, Slave labor, Tricks, Uncategorized, West Africa

SAND CRAB

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FROM GHANA, FROM THE DESK OF OUR EDITOR IN CHIEF AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STILL PERVASIVE MODERN RAPE OF AFRICA BY EURO/AMERICAN POLITRICKSTERS SAND CRAB © Bernard W. Saunders Iture-Elmina Ghana September 16, 2014 (Titta, now an honored Ancestor,  once a revered elder, and  though  illiterate,  a wise mentor of my Caribbean bred wife; use… Continue reading SAND CRAB

Affirmative Action, Africa, Africa Trade, African Diaspora, American Revolution, Black boys, Black men, Cherokee, Chicanos, Civil Rights, Civil Unrest, CONGRESS, Control, Corporate America, Counter Culture, Diaspora, Disintegration of the family, Disrespect, Exploitation, Family, Family Unit, Freedom, Ghana, GOP, Greed, Hatred, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Ku Klux Klan, Me Generation, Media, Native Americans, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Race Relations, Relationships, Roberts Court, Separation, Slave labor, Social Activism, Stop and Frisk Laws, Supreme Court, The Family, Uncategorized, Uran blight, Urban growth, Urban Life, Urban progress, West Africa, Yuppies

OUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RESPONDS TO “A Message to the Divided States of America”

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OUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RESPONDS TO “A Message to the Divided States of America" © Bernard W. Saunders July 18, 2014 Iture-Elmina Ghana West Africa I had to let this one steep overnight.  I could have answered it immediately upon reading it but decided to give it time. The previously posted “THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE… Continue reading OUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RESPONDS TO “A Message to the Divided States of America”

Africa, Africa Trade, American holidays, American Revolution, Black boys, Black men, Black women, Black Youth, Border guards, British Colonialism, British Rule, Chicanos, Civil Rights, Civil Unrest, Control, Diaspora, England, Exploitation, Family, Freedom, Greed, Hard Work, Hatred, Hunger, I.N.S., Immigration, Independence, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Me Generation, Mexico, People of color, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Race Relations, Separation, Slave labor, Social Activism, U.S. Mexico border, Uncategorized

KNOWING INDEPENDENCE (FREEDOM): DO WE?

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KNOWING INDEPENDENCE (FREEDOM): DO WE? A commentary on the July 4th holiday © PJ Hayward 2014, New York INDEPENDENCE: in·de·pend·ence [in-di-pen-duhns] noun 1. Freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others synonyms:  See freedom FREEDOM:  free·dom ˈfrēdəm/ noun 1.  the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without… Continue reading KNOWING INDEPENDENCE (FREEDOM): DO WE?

Black boys, Black men, Black Youth, Civil Unrest, Control, Disintegration of the family, Disrespect, Exploitation, Family, Family Unit, Hatred, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Media, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Race Relations, Separation, Single mothers, Social Activism, Stop and Frisk Laws, The Family, Welfare

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS: SPEAKING TRUTH IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY

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FROM THE DESK OF OUR SENIOR CONTRIBUTING WRITER, Q. MONTGOMERY ONWARDS AND UPWARDS: SPEAKING TRUTH IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY © Q. Montgomery Memphis, TN 2014 As we speak truth about what’s going on in our black community, let us not lose sight of who our real enemy is.  Let our words (even if it's justified… Continue reading ONWARDS AND UPWARDS: SPEAKING TRUTH IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY

California, Drama, Family, Family Unit, Feminism, Hollywood, Hunger, Hustling, Inner Strength, New York City, Poverty, Scuffling, Spousal Abuse, Street Life

BACK TO MY ROOTS – AND STRUGGLE

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PART 13 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 Something happened to Tony after I left him that last and final time.  I don’t know what it was exactly, but things seemed to change… Continue reading BACK TO MY ROOTS – AND STRUGGLE

Black boys, Black men, Black Youth, Civil Rights, Civil Unrest, Control, Elders, Exploitation, Family, GOP, Greed, Hatred, Inequality, Injustice, Justice, Juvenile delinquent, Lack of supervision, Politics, Poverty, Race Relations, Uncategorized, Welfare

ANDREW YOUNG RESPONDS TO HATE MONGERING BY A FAMOUS ANNOYING GNAT

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ANDREW YOUNG RESPONDS TO HATE MONGERING BY A FAMOUS ANNOYING GNAT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcVDwfxvTcE Commentary © PJ Hayward, New York 2013 Our esteemed colleague Q sent this video interview to LawdyMissClawdy, who responds below. Q, Andrew Young is saying practically verbatim what we just wrote about only just last month on LawdyMissClawdy – Life Speaks. The problems… Continue reading ANDREW YOUNG RESPONDS TO HATE MONGERING BY A FAMOUS ANNOYING GNAT

1960s, California, Cheap wine, Church, Exploitation, Flower Children, Freeloaders, Hippies, Hollywood, Homeless, Los Angeles, Poverty, Uncategorized, Victorian homes, Wild parties

BUT THEN – THE LEGENDARY PARTY!!

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BUT THEN – THE LEGENDARY PARTY!! PART 6 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 Now, being homeless wasn’t such a bad or unusual thing for young people in California in those days because… Continue reading BUT THEN – THE LEGENDARY PARTY!!

1960s, Border guards, California, Casino, Cherokee, Dunes Hotel, Flower Children, Flower Chnildren, Frank Sinatra, Gambling, Glen Campbell, Hippies, Hitchiking, Hollywood, Juarez, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Marijuana, Mexico, Panhandling, Poverty, Rat Pack, Sands Hotel, Tropicana Hotel, U.S. Mexico border, Uncategorized

ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ

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ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ PART 2 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 After a short time on the road we caught a ride with a kind of middle… Continue reading ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ