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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

Accra, Africa, Africa Trade, African Diaspora, Black boys, Black men, Black Youth, British Colonialism, British Rule, Child labor, Control, Corporate America, Elders, Entrepreneurship, Family, Family Unit, Farming, Finance, Fishing, Fishing industry, Ghana, Hard Work, Hunger, Oil, OIl companies, School children, Street vendors, Teenagers, The Family, Uncategorized, Village life, West Africa

POPCORN, PLAINTAIN, SORREL, ORANGES, LIMES

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FROM GHANA from the desk of our Editor-in-Chief, Bernard W. Saunders: An in-depth commentary on Ghana today. Popcorn, Plantain, Sorrel, Oranges, Limes © Bernard W. Saunders 12/15/13 Iture-Elmina Ghana Ghana is a nation with a noble and ancient history. Blessed with mineral wealth: gold, rubber, industrial diamonds, silver bauxite, manganese, timber and hydro power. The… Continue reading POPCORN, PLAINTAIN, SORREL, ORANGES, LIMES

Control, Corporate America, Elders, Finance, Greed, Inequality, Inner Strength, Juvenile delinquent, Luxury, Motivation, New York City, retail, super rich, Uncategorized

THE END….AND THE BEGINNING – FINAL EPISODE

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PART 14 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 From that harsh and painful re-baptism by fire that we endured after our arrival back to New York  - my childhood home - the struggle… Continue reading THE END….AND THE BEGINNING – FINAL EPISODE

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

Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, CONGRESS, Control, Corporate America, Drama, Elders, Exploitation, Family, Family Unit, Finance, GOP, Greed, Hatred, Health Care, Homeless, Hunger, Inequality, Injustice, Justice, Media, OBAMA, OBAMACARE, Politics, Poverty, Tricks, Uncategorized

“LET THEM EAT CAKE!” SEZ THE GOP

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"LET THEM EAT CAKE!"  SEZ THE GOP © PJ Hayward, New York 2013 So here we are, witnessing another case of the 1% trying to deny the other 99% of us even the tiniest crumb of a break in our quest to just keep hearth and home together. While these so-called lawmakers in Congress are… Continue reading “LET THEM EAT CAKE!” SEZ THE GOP

Border guards, California, Exploitation, Hunger, I.N.S., Immigration, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Motivation, Poverty, Slave labor, U.S. Mexico border

CHICANO HEART

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The Bracero Monument, a sculpture by Dan Medina at Migrant's Bend Plaza in Los Angeles, California.  It honors the Mexican Migrant Workers who came to the US to fill labor shortages during WWII.  But in my mind, this monument also honors the thousands who continue to labor in American fields, homes, factories and businesses where… Continue reading CHICANO HEART

1960s, Black boys, Black men, Black Youth, Civil Rights, Control, Exploitation, Family, Family Unit, Greed, Hatred, Health Care, Hunger, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Motivation, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Race Relations, Social Activism, TV Judge shows, Welfare

“THE SO-CALLED PROBLEM WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY” – Our Response to A Rant from Bill O’Reilly – An Exchange Between Q & LawdyMissClawdy

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"THE SO-CALLED PROBLEM WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY" Our Response to A Rant from Bill O’Reilly An Exchange between Q and LawdyMissClawdy © Q. Montgomery, Memphis TN & PJ Hayward 2013, New York Q: OMG I thought I was finished with all this for a while.   Bill O Reilly just opened the flood gates. It always… Continue reading “THE SO-CALLED PROBLEM WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY” – Our Response to A Rant from Bill O’Reilly – An Exchange Between Q & LawdyMissClawdy

Homeless, Hunger, Inequality, Injustice, Poetry, Poverty

STREET DUST

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© PJ Hayward, New York 1981 Street Dust They stand Huddled in the doorways Crouching in the corners... The crusts of their lives Their only blanket..... The children stand Shivering among the boxes and bags... Their thin hands reaching out From within their withered shirts...... They are the poor, The homeless… Numbered in the land… Continue reading STREET DUST