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Since the emergence of violent street gangs from the ruins of the black power movement and the murderous havoc created by the crack cocaine wars, the biggest threat to life and limb in so-called “communities of color” comes from anarchic young men itching for excuses to wound, maim and kill each other.

Travel to any Black-owned barbershop or beauty salon on a Saturday afternoon, and you will hear some of the most outlandish, unsubstantiated and unverifiable (statistical) claims about the state of today’s African-American Male. I sit in barber chairs across this country and hear “you know half of em’ been locked up, most of em’ dropped out of high school, and all of em’ are marrying white women.” I sit mostly in silence, because the truth about the great economic and educational strides of today’s Black Male usually starts an emotional and fiery debate. And mostly, the barbershop is a place where truth, statistics and evidence gets trumped by whoever shouts the loudest.

If I can give Black America one teachable lesson, it would be this “Never trust a man (or woman) who quotes a statistic that ends in either a five or a zero.” “25% of this, 50% of that, 75% of these” are usually opinion or conjecture, and seldom if ever valid. Fives and zeros are the numbers of men and are usually flawed (look at your fingers).

This “fives-and-zeros” rule is what led me to my initial research into carving out positive statistics about African-Americans in 2005. Former NPR correspondent Juan Williams in a debate with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson blurted out a statistic that 70% of African-American children were being born out-of-wedlock. Of course I cried foul, and headed to the census.gov to fact-check Mr. William’s claim. That initial research is what has motivated me to look for positive data about Blacks, and attempt to offset the constant negative messaging etched into our minds. Be it graduation rates, enrollment rates, income or social data, I believe that in our hearts, we all need to hear more “good news” about Blacks in this country.

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Two of the four Republican candidates in D.C. Council races this year are black gay men. That may seem surprising — exit polls showed just 27 percent of gay voters chose the GOP ticket in 2008, while just four percent of black voters did so.

In Ward 1, Marc Morgan is challenging Democrat Jim Graham, who is seeking a fourth term. Morgan, a fundraiser and strategist for environmental, HIV/AIDS, and lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender causes, is focusing primarily on green technology as a means to bring jobs and businesses into the ward. He also wants to rebuild D.C. education programs to increase college opportunities.

In Ward 5, Tim Day, an advisory neighborhood commissioner and native, is taking on Democrat Harry Thomas, Jr., who is seeking a second term. Day, the first in his family to attend college, heads his own accounting firm. He is a cancer survivor and serves as a spokesman for the Avon Walk for Cancer. Like Morgan, Day is also an advocate for HIV/AIDS causes.

Mary Church Terrell was born to two slave parents on September 23rd, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee. Her middle name was Eliza, while her married name was Terrell. Mary Eliza Church was born in the same year in which The Emancipation Proclamation was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. The Emancipation Proclamation bestowed freedom upon those slaves residing in The Southern States. Slavery had ended in the Northern States years earlier. Mary Church, therefore, while not free at birth was emancipated as soon as the Union Soldiers were able to liberate her family.

Mary Eliza Church’s mother was named Louisa Ayres. Louisa Ayres Church, upon emancipation, owned and operated a successful hair salon with a Caucasian clientele. Mary’s father was named Robert Reed Church. Robert Church, who had been a blacksmith as a slave, upon emancipation opened a prosperous saloon and engaged in a number of successful real-estate investments eventually becoming a Minister. Robert Church was Memphis’ first African-American Millionaire. Louisa and Robert has two children together with Mary’s younger brother named Charles. Robert Reed Church’s father was rumored to have been his Caucasian Owner named Charles Church.

GOProud leaders will assist in the campaigns of two openly gay, black, Republicans competing for DC Council ward seats in this year’s election.

Nearly two years removed from the election of President Barack Obama, a subtle but remarkable political revolution has been set in motion. A cadre of black political candidates is angling to assume its place in Washington – as registered Republicans.

A separation of church ( faith-based bickering ) and state ( secular empowerment ) seems reasonable in the wake of such squabbling. A non-denominational Black community can end pointless arguments over religion in favor of choosing something worth talking about. There isn’t a Christian way; A Muslim way;a Jewish way nor a Traditionalist way to improve our community. There’s only the right way, open to debate without bringing religion into it.

Klan hats? Confederate flags? Tom Tancredo-like ignorance? Nope. All of the above were thankfully NOT a part of my CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) experience.

Dignity. Sanity. Safety. Government-addicted low income communities of any color have precious little of these values. South Carolina’s firebrand Lt. Governor recently chimed in on this hot button topic. His remarks sparked a Black and Democratic (often the same) firestorm. My Black Dem friends, hard workers paradoxically supporting free rides for the least productive, peppered me with their usual rebuttal: “There are more White folks on welfare than Blacks.” True.

My argument remains there are more of us are on it per capita. Some in the Black community abuse this and other entitlements as bootleg reparations. In return inner city neighborhoods swell with bad actors condemning residents to a living hell. White America has far more infrastructure to absorb state-sponsored dysfunction. We don’t have the same infrastructure and enabling such behavior undermines inner cities daily.

“Light-skinned” African-American; “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one” is what the accused, US Senator Harry Reid, admitted saying in reference to the current President of the United States. Members of the jury I want it noted that both the senator and the commander-in-chief are members of the political party ( Democrat ) which brands itself as African-Americans secular saviors. I want the record to reflect my shock ( yeah right! ) that a Democrat of such stellar standing would stoop to racist language more fitting a Republican. This imaginary opening statement is from a trial by public opinion envisioned to address these comments. As y’all can see, I’m no fan of racists or Democrats per se.

Memo to Black Folks and progressives: You’ve got your share of ideological Klansman too!! They just mask it better than counterparts on the political Right. We should welcome this revelation about the good Senator as proof that prejudice isn’t conveniently confined to White folks with ” R” for Republican after their names. Lest we forget, Southern Democrats met all 20th Century federal civil rights legislation with rhetorical pitch forks jabbing. These jabs were punctuated by police gunfire and billy club blows targeting down South civil rights protesters. Officers in these violent jurisdictions were proud ” yellow dog Democrats ” since that was the only party in the South at that time. I’ve seen too much racism from Dems local and otherwise to fall for their ” Black people’s best friend ” routine. The GOP has set new lows in modern racism itself but at least their racists are up front about it. I respect honesty over patronizing lies any day of the week.

After crossing the country to serve as civil-rights chief for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Winston Wilkinson has announced plans to pursue a more familiar political path in his home state: Running for the Salt Lake County Council.

Only the miscalculations of a young, rookie terrorist stood between the United States and another terror attack conducted on a domestic flight. Despite the reluctance of the Obama Administration to be portrayed as a Bush successor when dealing with the problem of international terrorism, it is evident that the domestic approach of high moral and ethical dealings with suspected terrorists (including providing them access to the rights afforded American citizens within the criminal justice system) only extends a gap in protection where fearlessness on the part of al Queda and their cohorts has been utilized to make headway in the fight against America.

In the improper view that this is less of a war (as undertaken by the Bush Administration) and more of a retaliation against those that caused September 11, the United States has promoted an underestimation of the efforts our combatants will go in order to cause harm and, thus, an underestimation by the American public as to the depths that the government may take (e.g., resources, fronts, etc.) in order to secure victory – and safety – for Americans. People have long since chimed in on President Bush for his actions throughout his presidency concerning the globe due to 9/11. However, many seemingly overlook the role that the Clinton Administration had on the development of this terror situation, losing opportunities to snuff out the bin Laden influence before it reached its current heights. This miscalculation included a misstep by the Clinton Administration to treat the 1993 World Trade Center bombing as a criminal act, not an act of war against the nation.

Today we begin a journey together to restore the California Dream for all Californians. The incumbent politicians have engaged in generational theft. These politicians have spent, borrowed, and taxed the opportunities away for so many Californians. It is incumbent upon me to stand up and fight so that others may have the same opportunities that I’ve experienced. If not me, then who? If not now, then when?