Politics – Freedmen Health and Wellness

Freedmen Freethinkers

Embracing Freedmen as a political status makes me explore my fellow Freemen who were also agnostics, atheists, secular humanists and freethinkers. I like to think myself as one of them. To learn more about each Freedmen Freethinker I highlighted, click the photo with their quote to learn a little more about them. My hope isContinue reading “Freedmen Freethinkers”

Frederick Douglass: Father of the Freedmen

Frederick Douglass was one of history’s great abolitionists and Freedmen. He was born into slavery in Maryland – the exact date isn’t known. After successfully escaping on his third try, Douglass rose to prominence and influence as an eloquent author, intellectual and human rights leader. He was the first African-American to hold high U.S. governmentContinue reading “Frederick Douglass: Father of the Freedmen”

Would Reparations Fare Better With An International Movement?

Recently, there was a conference held on race and reparations at the United Nations. It was painfully obvious to observe the nations that were NOT present. The United Kingdom, Canada, United States and several other European countries did not attend out of protest. According to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US ambassador to the UN, said it (TheContinue reading “Would Reparations Fare Better With An International Movement?”

De-platforming Disinformation

I was recently invited with the intelligent and beautiful Jena Miyu on her show International Free Thinkers – We are Sober (IFWAS) to rebut the recent testimony to Dr. Christina Parks. Dr. Parks has a PHD in cellular and molecular biology. She testified recently for the Michigan State Congress against vaccine mandates. I watched herContinue reading “De-platforming Disinformation”

Juneteenth: The Charge of the American Descendants of Freedmen

I recently attended a Reparations Rally in Atlanta, GA hosted by the United Sons and Daughters of Freedmen https://www.usadof.org/ President and host of the Be the Power podcast Nyhiem Way El. The President (Marlon Watson) and Vice President (Arthur Ward) http://www.freedmenabsolute.com of our political advocacy group Freedmen Descendants of Chicago, representatives of other Freedmen politicalContinue reading “Juneteenth: The Charge of the American Descendants of Freedmen”

Covid-19, Vaccines, and Black America. Is there a Nefarious Correlation?

“Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested upon the assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. It was a sandy foundation, and the government built upon it fell when the ‘storm came and the wind blew’. Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, itsContinue reading “Covid-19, Vaccines, and Black America. Is there a Nefarious Correlation?”

The Epidemic of Violence in Freedmen Communities

Summer in Chicago has arrived, and with it comes elevated incidents of gun violence. On July 22, 2020, reports came in that 15 people were shot outside of a funeral home on the South Side of Chicago. According to http://www.abcnews.go.com , “An unknown number of people inside a vehicle shot at a crowd attending aContinue reading “The Epidemic of Violence in Freedmen Communities”