iZania Blog Entries by goldfingers

Whoopi and Jesse Jackson�s Actions Are Unacceptable

huhi3139@aol.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Though he has issued a formal apology for his use of the n-word, Reverend Jesse Jackson's actions were irresponsible, incomprehensible, and reflect poorly upon him as a supposed role model for today's African American youth. And to compound this issue even more, Whoopi Goldberg sang praises to the n-word before a national television audience of millions of people. Not only did she devalue herself-as she is an African-American, but also the sacred memories and history of her a [...]

REFLECTIONS On JUNETEENTH

huhi3139@aol.com — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Juneteenth has come and gone, but while the scent of this day of celebration still lingers fresh in our noses and sits atop our foremost thoughts, now is the most opportune time to pause and reflect on the meaning and significance of this great occasion. Most certainly, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration marking the "official" end of slavery-when, on June 19, 1865, the enslaved individuals of Galveston, Texas, were the last to be informed of the Emancipation Proclam [...]

A Healthy Self-Esteem is Essential

huhi3139@aol.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

One's level of self-esteem-whether healthy or unhealthy-is a direct result of the environment and is deeply influenced by daily interactions with family, school, peer group, work place, and community.

Self-esteem is the foundation of self image, independent thought, and individuality. It can encourage us to leap bounds beyond the grandest measure, or it can discourage us from pursuing a goal before it even has the ability to ripen into a full thought. Self-esteem is the result of one' [...]

Black America Under Siege: Without and Within

huhi3139@aol.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

First off, not all of White America is racist; neither is all of Black America demented enough to refer to itself by the n-word. Nonetheless, Black America is under siege both from without-external forces to the black community-and within-internal, destructive forces.

The passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act legally ended "official" racism; however, socially, racism lives on. Even in this day and age, some 44 years since the pas [...]

Nas, Genius or a Classic Ninny?

huhi3139@aol.com — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Nas Legionnaires-a herd of misguided, pea-brain sycophants melodically influenced when Nas strums his flute of musical ignorance-are absolutely ecstatic about the new rapper's single, "Be A Nigger Too."

"Be A N**ger Too" is co-produced by Salaam Remi and Big Jack. The song explores the media's impact on peoples' perception of the n-word; pardons Eminem for using the idiom in his rhymes; and sustains and invites listeners to "b [...]

African Americans Are Spellbound

huhi3139@aol.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Mental enslavement is the act of blindly and deceitfully maneuvering a person into servitude while that person believes he/she is thinking for him/herself. In realizing that one is mentally enslaved, one can begin to constructively take strides toward freeing their mind from the shackles and re-building a solid, intelligible, unshackled, independent mind state. Thus, if one wishes to be mentally freed, he/she must become knowledgeable-informed-and separate oneself from any associations of the br [...]

"Canonization" of the N-word

huhi3139@aol.com — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:52:34 +0100

In lieu of the n-word�s derogatory and demeaning definition, African Americans have still continued to uplift the n-word, protected it like a mother instinctively defends her newborn, and placed it high on the altar as if the idiom is something in which to be proud. �The purpose of this article is not to inflame African Americans against a so-called oppressor�the n-word.

Rather, the goal is to make African Americans realize their contentment with the mentality racist oppressors [...]

The Spirit of Christmas and Kwanzaa

huhi3139@aol.com — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:31:45 +0100

Centuries ago, the Great Commonwealth of England excommunicated those citizens considered unfit members of society and common criminals to an undeveloped, God-forsaken place. This place has since become the greatest and most powerful country in the world�the United States of America.

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In 1966, Dr. Ron Karenga, also known as Maulana Karenga, introduced to black and white America ali [...]

Scrutinizing NAACP�s Burial of the N-word

huhi3139@aol.com — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:37:40 +0100

The NACCP and non-affiliates have been performing mock funerals of the n-word around the country, burying the term, its negative connotations, and condescending use.� The most recent funeral occurred July 9, 2007, during the NAACP Detroit Convention weekend. �

The purpose and importance of these mock funerals is being questioned by individuals from various backgrounds and circuits. Skeptics believe that these mock funerals are outright ridiculous. Advocates of killing off the n [...]

Mummy Eating

huhi3139@aol.com — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:38:09 +0100

It is general knowledge that when Napoleon and his soldiers invaded Egypt and saw the Negroid feature of a nose on the Sphinx he ordered his men to shoot the nose off with its cannon artillery. ��Likewise with other Egyptian artifacts it has been a general practice, by those who are so disturbed, �to destroy and deface any semblance of Negroid features.��However, in coming across the following I found it to be most incredible and�decided to post it here.

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The Buffoonery Antics of D. L. Hughley

huhi3139@aol.com — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:31:05 +0100

Some local black ministers, community leaders in the Fort Worth, Texas�area took exception to comments made by D. L. Hughley on a recent Jay Leno late night show, referring to the Rutgers women basketball team as the ugliest nappy headed women he has ever seen.�� These community leaders launched a protest and rightfully so.� However, Hughley response to this protest is as follows:

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Are 50 Cent and Others of His Ilk...Black Simon Legree�s?

huhi3139@aol.com — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:33:22 +0100

On Thursday, May 17, 2007 the following Internet article appeared on Sohh.Com:

Daily Hip-Hop News: 50 Cent Says He Won't Clean Up Lyrics, Disses Master P

Rapper 50 Cent recently revealed that he has no intentions of cleaning up his lyrics despite all the backlash that hip-hop has received since Don Imus' 'nappy headed hoes' controversy.

50 Cent would take a stab at Master P when a reporter used the No Limit Records founder as an example of a rapper who h [...]

Bury that Sucka!

huhi3139@aol.com — Wed, 16 May 2007 19:11:53 +0100

In his 1963 Civil Rights manifesto �The Fire Next Time,� James Baldwin insists that he is a man, not a n**ger. The book opens with a letter written to his nephew, also named James, on the 100th anniversary of Emancipation. Baldwin offers the youngster encouragement and advice on how to survive in the stubbornly racist American society.

Baldwin writes to his nephew:

�It will be hard, James, but you come from sturdy peasant stock, men who picked cotton and dammed [...]

THE N-WORD SYNDROME�400 Years of Machiavellianism?

huhi3139@aol.com — Sun, 06 May 2007 23:24:16 +0100

Community leaders all across America are now stepping up to the plate and challenging the insanity that�s been going on within the black community relative to the self-deprecation use of the n-word, and other profane words.� Mogul Executive, Russell Simmons is to be commended with his initiative to confront the issues relative to the music industries complicity, by calling for corporate responsibility, even though he did stop short of holding rappers accountable for anything.