tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post8928715347249110818..comments2023-10-25T06:16:12.993-05:00Comments on Let's Be Clear: Homelessness in the seat of power, during and after the Age of ObamaDebChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-12900684928564589472014-11-25T00:22:47.153-06:002014-11-25T00:22:47.153-06:00@mary burrell... I love her work too! I have seve...@mary burrell... I love her work too! I have several of her pieces depicting "Black life" as it <i><b>used</b></i> to be (<b>"6 No Uptown"</b> is my favorite, cuz that was <i>ALWAYS</i> my bid if I could fake them out and get away with it!! ��DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-61776627099422257462014-11-24T20:50:25.249-06:002014-11-24T20:50:25.249-06:00@Deb: This is off topic but your avitar Blue Monda...@Deb: This is off topic but your avitar Blue Monday by artist Annie Lee. Annie Lee RIP. She was a wonderful artist. I loved her work.mary burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264086155986062582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-18988516141870512562014-11-23T21:42:22.385-06:002014-11-23T21:42:22.385-06:00Sis Carolyn...It's working fine now! Just fin...Sis Carolyn...It's working fine now! Just finished going through all the links and thought they were all good -- I have to say though, Sis. Nikki Giovanni took no damned prisoners!<br /><br />Like the Changeling, who had the <i>nerve</i> to get up in one of Chicago's largest Black churches on Father's Day and berate Black men, I was done with Bill after the "Poundcake Speech" at Howard.<br /><br />One of the gifts of old-age is memory, and I remember when these rape allegations against him first arose. When he settled out of court I was pretty much done with his hypocritical ass then! To my mind, if you've done nothing wrong, you deny it and fight! And if you settle out of court cuz your <b>"handlers"</b> advise that it's better for your <b>"image"</b> to just get rid of these "nuisance cases," what does that say about him? He's being led, not leading!!<br /><br />What he did to Dean Brown was horrific, but I honestly believe Brown's all the better for it. Sure, he's not making a gazillion bucks in the NFL, but what he's doing is wa-a-a-y more important -- he's in a position to <i><b>NOT</b></i> be a Bill Cosby to another Dean Brown and -- in my book, given his own personal experience, he's golden!<br /><br />Peace...<br /><br /><br /> DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-47434589434242919292014-11-22T16:15:09.518-06:002014-11-22T16:15:09.518-06:00You know Sis, this has happened once before when I...You know Sis, this has happened once before when I'd been working on a draft and it published and I'm thinking that the post is still in draft form. When I did discover it, it had been sent out. I'm more focused on this now and working to resolve it. I'm still in draft form on this post but oh I've got some footage on the links provided on a speech by Nikki Giovanni and an article by Ta-Nehisi Coates in 2008 about the multiple faces, questionable behavior and skewed conservatism espoused by Bill Cosby.<br /><br />I was pretty much done with him when he made the rounds with his notorious "pound cake" speech & his hubris showing his behind big time when he blasted the young black football player(Dean Brown)http://deadspin.com/the-nd-player-bill-cosby-berated-felt-like-a-failure-fo-1661591222---at an Ivy League college who was quite proud of his accomplishments thus far in his career and Cosby just trashed him. It was aired. He cried! I knew then, for sure, that his behavior was that of a fake and hater. You can't berate young black men to do better and when they do;lambast them for their efforts. The link above is article about that incident. His remarks were so hurtful to that player over the years. He is now a Principal of a school. <br /><br />Peace.... Carolyn Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668984508382392168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-6213107791273096842014-11-21T22:34:31.657-06:002014-11-21T22:34:31.657-06:00Sis Carolyn...Just want to make sure you're ok...Sis Carolyn...Just want to make sure you're okay. My mother's been gone for a little over 18 years and I <i><b>STILL</b></i> have my own tough moments.<br /><br />Trust me, I <i><b>meant</b></i> them two words, Sister! :-D In both words and deeds they've proven it!<br /><br />I'm working on Ferguson (have been for awhile), it's all just so damned heavy or me. As for Cosby, I'll write something soon, but for now -- stick a fork in him, he's done far, as I'm concerned, and rightfully so! I tried to read <i>your</i> post, but I kept getting an error message that the page doesn't exist. Did you take it down? DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-28333323049235546162014-11-21T14:42:03.883-06:002014-11-21T14:42:03.883-06:00Thanks for your continued support and concern over...Thanks for your continued support and concern over the loss of my niece. I had to chuckle over your response to my statement, <br />"They don't want reminders that this exists and it challenges like you said what the 'mouth' says and what's actually in their 'hearts' as well as their behaviors."<br /><br />'No shit..' ^◡^<br /><br />BTW: I'd like to read your response(s) to the Ferguson tragedy and Bill Cosby if you see fit.! ^◡^<br /><br />Peace and blessings....<br /><br /> Carolyn Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668984508382392168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-43247205002503240622014-11-20T22:31:54.240-06:002014-11-20T22:31:54.240-06:00Sis Carolyn...No probs. I hope you know me well e...Sis Carolyn...No probs. I hope you know me well enough to know that I <i>had</i> to make sure the truth was out. I promise you, Eric will avail himself of <b><i>every</i></b> opportunity to help his fellow homeless brethren.<br /><br /><b>"They don't want reminders that this exists and it challenges like you said what the 'mouth' says and what's actually in their 'hearts' as well as their behaviors."</b><br /><br />No shit...<br /><br />Peace, my Sister (hope you're still doing okay after your loss)...DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-32506374517599864102014-11-20T13:19:31.748-06:002014-11-20T13:19:31.748-06:00Well Sis Deb that was a humbling experience and af...Well Sis Deb that was a humbling experience and after reading it again more thoroughly by the way; I just took the (imaginary)ball and ran with it.<br /><br />I'm reading your subsequent post now and thanks for forwarding the link I provided in the earlier one to your friend Eric. It always confounds me when I hear this hard line punitive tirade from "right wing Christians" about the poor and assisting them. They don't want reminders that this exists and it challenges like you said what the 'mouth' says and what's actually in their 'hearts' as well as their behaviors. <br /><br />Take care and peace.... Carolyn Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668984508382392168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-91394148779478763562014-11-20T01:05:19.980-06:002014-11-20T01:05:19.980-06:00@Caolyn Moon...Hey Sis, how you be??!!
"I pl...@Caolyn Moon...Hey Sis, how you be??!!<br /><br /><b>"I plan to read the links provided but I'm so impressed by your active advocacy role(s).<br /><br />You probably know about http://talkpoverty.org/us/, but your post is one they'd be interested in featuring as well.<br /><br />'Jesus the Homeless' statue speaks volumes...hmmm..."</b><br /><br />I apologize if it sounded like I was doing all this shit -- it wasn't, it was my friend, Eric about whom I wrote. <i>HE</i> held the panel in DC, not me. I'm just proud to call him my friend and <i>WISH</i> I was as active as he! He keeps me informed and periodically bounces shit off me, but it's <i>ALL</i> him.<br /><br />I 'm not familiar with the site you noted, but I <i>will</i> forward it to him and link him to them.<br /><br />Yes, the 'Jesus the Homeless' statue does speak volumes, <i>ESPECIALLY</i> since some <b><i>GOOD CHRISTIAN woman</i></b> called the cops on him!!<br /><br />@Mary Burrell...Hey Mary!! Thank you (on both accounts) and welcome!! I'm going back over to Abagond's, Otis Graham thread in the morning to see what's going on. That piece, as Sis. Carolyn said above, <i>"spoke volumes!"</i><br /><br />No probs, Sis (there are those with African blood in the South Sea Islands too -- we are, and have been, everywhere! :-D<br /><br />But yes, it <i>IS</i> from the Sea Islands of SC that I hail. However, it's an important part of our culture that's being slowly bleached. I've just moved back home after 40 years of being gone and I <i>barely</i> recognize it (have some posts in Draft I'm working on to publish soon -- just so damned painful...)<br /><br />Re: the "Jesus is Homeless statue" -- what I found interesting is that there were some <i>MAJOR</i> churches in NY and Rome (<b>OF ALL PLACES!</b>), that turned down the opportunity to have it displayed!!! Now <i><b>THAT</b></i> 'speaks volumes about what comes out of folk's mouths on Sunday morning and what's really in their hearts day-to-day!!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in Sister, come back anytime!!!DebChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018798227792356966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-34785460152452993642014-11-18T20:19:32.079-06:002014-11-18T20:19:32.079-06:00I meant the Sea Islands not the South Sea Islands....I meant the Sea Islands not the South Sea Islands. Sorry my geography is sketchy.mary burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264086155986062582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-29462890653643976472014-11-18T18:57:44.567-06:002014-11-18T18:57:44.567-06:00I love the Jesus Is Homeless statue.I love the Jesus Is Homeless statue.mary burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264086155986062582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-60640878922130540942014-11-18T18:56:27.110-06:002014-11-18T18:56:27.110-06:00Great post about homelessness. I also viewed your ...Great post about homelessness. I also viewed your great post on Abagond's blog on the Otis Graham thread. i really liked reading about your upbring in the Gullah country. Or do they call it the South Sea Islands? I love reading about that culture.mary burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264086155986062582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178687658619226992.post-24263737009209145652014-11-17T14:48:39.815-06:002014-11-17T14:48:39.815-06:00@Sis Deb:
This is an eyeopener for those of us who...@Sis Deb:<br />This is an eyeopener for those of us who THOUGHT we knew about the homeless situation and for those who had no clue nor did they want one. Governmental social service systems have always been punitive in nature which lends to the daunting scenarios you've featured in this post. I plan to read the links provided but I'm so impressed by your active advocacy role(s).<br /><br />You probably know about http://talkpoverty.org/us/, but your post is one they'd be interested in featuring as well.<br /><br />'Jesus the Homeless' statue speaks volumes...hmmm...<br /><br />Take care and H/T for your endeavors. I wish I had been in the audience for your panel presentation. Carolyn Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668984508382392168noreply@blogger.com