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			<title>Police Now Kill More Blacks Than During Jim Crow’s Lynching Time</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:24:40 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Patterson]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Police Brutality</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Records show that, in 2015, more Blacks were killed by cops compared to the 1892 massive lynching of Black Americans and in 2016 the tendency is the same.  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The recent fatal police shootings of Black men show that brutality against Black people is evolving once again in the country since Jim Crow’s era between the 1890 and 1965.

More Black people per year are killed nowadays than in the years when the country was most segregated.

According to a data, “Lynchings, white and Negroes”,    obtained from Alabama’s Tuskegee University, an average of 35 Blacks were lynched per year under Jim Crow, but in 2015, 258 African-Americans were murdered by racist cops, which is even more than in the worst years of Crow when 161 black Americans were lynched in one year.

Just half a year came through 2016, and there are already 123 fatal shootings of innocent and mostly unarmed Black men. How many more are going to die before the government would take actions?

Some people say get a gun and protect yourself if no one does. But this cannot apply to Black men because if you are shot dead by just holding toy gun, then what would happen, if you have a real one? Besides, studies prove that more guns in our communities make people less safe.

The saddest thing is that while lynching and segregation are admitted to be violent, unjust and unlawful, police shootings continue to stay literally legal as practically none of the murderer officers faced any punishment according to the law.

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			<title>Black Female Cop Outraged Over Alton Sterling Killing</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:32:40 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Patterson]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Police Brutality</category>
			<description><![CDATA[“… take that uniform off and put a KKK hoodie…”, black cop says after watching a disturbing video of police fatal shooting of Alton Sterling.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A black Ohio female cop, Nakia Jones, is outraged over the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old African-American father of five beautiful children, at a Louisiana convenience store Tuesday, July 5.

Jones, after watching the shooting video several times, responded in a 7minute video posted on Facebook, saying, “If you are that officer that’s prejudice, take that uniform off and put a KKK hoodie on because I will not stand for that.”

Officer Jones explained in her video what it feels like to be a mother of two African-American children, or having African-American relatives and also being a cop at the same time. Jones said, as a cop, she took an oath to protect the people she serves, her community and those marginalized. But what happened Tuesday afternoon is inhuman.

“If you are white and you work in a Black community and you are racist, you need to be ashamed of yourself,” Jones said.

The task force is not a monolith structure. It consists of different people with different opinions. Jones proves that Black communities can only trust Black police officers who understand the struggle they go through since white officers have decided to wage war on Black America.



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			<title>FBI To Investigate Piedmont Park Hanging Of A Black Man</title>
			<link>https://blackmattersus.com/10787-fbi-to-investigate-piedmont-park-hanging-of-a-black-man</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:57:28 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Just after two consecutive killings of African-Americans in Louisiana and Minnesota, another Black man was found dead hanging on a tree in Atlanta. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been asked to help investigate the death of a black man, yet unidentified, aged between 25 and 35 years, who was found hanging on a tree in Piedmont Park, Atlanta Thursday morning, June 7.

The man was found dead by park security officers that morning at around 5 a.m.

Investigators planned to rule the death as a suicide, alleging that the scene is &quot;consistent with a suicide.&quot; But since the incident occurred just after two consecutive police shootings of Black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, citizens became suspicious of a modern KKK lynching.

However, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed asked the FBI to investigate whether the man’s death was a foul play or a suicide.

Mayor Reed asks FBI's help in Piedmont Park hanging investigation - https://t.co/Cnmr1ilGjL pic.twitter.com/E4S9HQNIJ8
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) 7 июля 2016 г.


Mayor Reed said in a statement Thursday night: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of a young man’s life last night in Piedmont Park. This disturbing event demands our full attention. The Atlanta Police Department is conducting a robust investigation into his death and I have asked to receive regular briefings on the status of the investigation. We have also referred the case to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

Too many Black people have died at the hands of police this week.  Despite police calling the man’s death a suicide, citizens insist that this case should be investigated thoroughly as well as killings of Philando Castile, 32,  Alton Sterling, 37, and others. The murderers have to pay for their crimes according to the law!

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			<title>“Financial Racism” Hits Black Communities</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:29:04 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[ Financial inequality in the “Land of the Free”]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The hostile systems the Black community faces in the so-called “Land of the Free” tends to starve Black pockets and places Blacks under financial slavery as compared to the white folks. We are faced with the reality of financial inequality between the white folks and our Black fellows.

A background search over the period with its accompanying statistics clearly brings to the limelight the very realities of this inequality. By all standards, it is very evident that systems in our country are partly to be held responsible for the disparity in finances as far as Blacks are concerned.

A careful search brings to light that, in 2014, the median household income for whites was as high as $71,300 as compared to $43,300 for our Black fraternity. But then again, clear inequality is seen when we compare college graduates: college-educated whites have a household income of about $106,600 which was realized to be significantly higher than the $82,300 for households headed by college-educated Blacks. That shows the level of financial bias. We can confidently term this intentional happening as “financial racism”.

It is even much disheartening when we take a look at the overall household wealth in our country. In 2013, a research conducted revealed that white households in the U.S. had a median wealth almost 13 times that of black households. But here again, is an example where the gap is not significantly narrowed by education. White households headed by someone with a college degree have a median wealth of $301,300 compared to college-educated black households, which have a median wealth of $26,300 – that’s what we call “Black financial oppression”.

A couple of Blacks interviewed stated categorically that, even though the poverty gap between blacks and whites has narrowed, it was ascertained that Blacks were still at least twice as likely as whites to live in poverty or be unemployed. We are of the view that depriving Black job opportunities is a deliberate factor in impoverishing Blacks.

In a nutshell, looking regionally or nationally, and in comparison to white-led organizations that support our community, it is noticed that Black-led organizations are smaller, and have smaller budgets and little to no cash reserves, It is important to note that in Philadelphia while Black-led organizations have fewer resources at hand, they tend to serve the most vulnerable in our community. We, therefore, urge that massive pool of investments be made to the Black community just as the MacArthur’s Foundation does in Chicago and other parts of the world.

The fight for Black liberation lives on as we demand employment to equalize the financial inequality.

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			<title>Murder of Eric Garner Vs Murder of Alton Sterling: Spot the Difference</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:30:44 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Patterson]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Police Brutality</category>
			<description><![CDATA[The Black community laments as “Black-life” cannot be assured tomorrow]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blacks in America walk in abject fear as life may elude us at any point in time. Such an uncertainty in the hearts of all Blacks brings to light the reality of Black oppression in the so-called ‘Land of the Free’. Hearts bleed as “Black-life” cannot be promised tomorrow.

Over the years, Blacks have been killed mercilessly and without sensibly justifiable reasons. Whether it is a deliberate way of the white folks to clear the Black race from the surface of the earth or not, we leave that to eternity to judge. Indeed Blacks in America live in fear and uncertainty. Why do the white systems want to doom the Black race?

Frankly speaking, Blacks have toiled with their blood and sweat to the nation building of America. So the question is, why then are the white folks maltreating us? We just can’t understand but whatever it is, we will prevail in the fight for total Black liberalism.

The separate tragedies that befell our dear brothers Eric Garner and Alton Sterling are not farfetched. These two have been eulogized as great society icons that lived as responsible citizens by working to make ends meet to support their young families.



A critical study of the American system which was uniquely designed to favor the “white faces” clearly shows how our white folks want to make criminals out of many Blacks by denying us job opportunities. But for these two just as many other Blacks, never made the “white system” break them down. They still found decent ways of earning a living with Sterling selling CDs and Garner, a cigarette seller until their brutal murder at the hands of wicked-hearted Cops.

Two years have passed since the killing of Eric Garner. Has anything changed? #BLM #Dallas #PrayForAmerica pic.twitter.com/wrGcQonjD1
— BlackMatters (@blackmattersus) July 8, 2016


Several racist media that reported that Alton Sterling was selling pirated and hot CDs is wholly untrue. We vehemently oppose that claim and advise that the racist media stop misleading the public. It is only a way to twist public attention so that the culprits may go unpunished just as has been the story over the years. These are one of the antics of the racist media who would want to find ungodly justifiable means for such an atrocity of murdering Alton Sterling in cold blood.

“The individuals involved in his [Sterling’s] murder took away a man with children, who depended on their daddy on a daily basis,” Sterling’s wife said, standing alongside her distraught 15-year-old son. “My son is not the youngest, but the oldest of his siblings. He had to watch this as it was put all over the [media] outlets.”- those were the words of the wife of 37-year old slain Baton Rouge, Louisiana CD salesman Alton Sterling.



As fear grips the hearts of all Blacks, the only question on our lips is “who is next?” As questions of this run through the heads of Blacks, we can’t help ourselves but step up the fight for our liberty. On this note, we send a strong word of caution to the police and racist media society to stay clearly off Black matters if and if only they are bent on reporting lies.

In conclusion, the Black community wholeheartedly upholds the fight against Black oppression even as our hearts bleed for our lost brethren. Join the protests for justice!


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			<title>Dallas Sniper Attack: Who Is To Blame?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:23:07 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter and Dallas Police Officers Attacked by Snipers]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Following the shooting of Eric Garner and Alton Sterling by the police, Black Lives Matter decided to go on a peaceful protest to call on authorities to listen to the plea of the Black community. The protest was organized in the wake of the rising death toll on the Black community.

Hoping to demonstrate peacefully, calamity befell the Movement and the Police service that were at the time ensuring peace and order among the protesters. In a blink of an eye, five officers and two civilians (Blacks) were gunned down in an &quot;ambush-style&quot; by snipers in the Texas city. One of the culprits was captured whilst the other committed suicide. As to what mindset the snipers had to gun down the police and two other protesters, we are yet to uncover as investigations are underway.

Admittedly, both culprits were Blacks but are not part of the Movement. We believe that the intention for such an inhuman act is best known to the culprits considering the fact that the protest was a very peaceful one.

The reality is that neither BLM nor the police was never interested in any gun battle (shooting).It is highly sensed that the snipers only wanted to instigate a race war in the country. And the truth be told, who is interested in race-war? Certainly not the Black Lives Matter Movement or the police.

Critically analyzing the occurrence, how possible is it that BLM could cause unarmed protesters to shoot and kill armed police officers?  If that were to be the situation, it would have been “suicidal” since a return of fire from the police could on have taken the lives of a majority of the protesters. So it is obvious that there is a third party behind the scenes trying to instigate race-war in the country and certainly not BLM.

Based on the aforestated facts, as to who had reasons to cause such a calamity’ and who is to profit from the sniper attack, we leave that as an investigation is pending.

We ask the families of our fallen Black brethren and the police who happened to have been the unfortunate victims on that fateful day to accept our condolences.




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			<title>Why do Whites Hate Blacks? Fear of Supremacy!</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 20:39:19 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Dubois]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[David Banner, an activist, educator, and rapper made an insightful revelation concerning the reason behind the racial segregation. He said that the white people hate Blacks because of the fear of being annihilated from the population.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The rapper’s interview with Jessica Simien, a Youtuber, brought to light some interesting facts about the various racist activities in America. David further stated that the Black person has been wrongly “programmed”.

He explained his statement by saying that; the whites try to erase the history of the Black person. They try to wrongfully inform them to make them feel actually inferior. This he said; consequently, makes the Black person want to be like the white person.

The sensational educator and rapper went ahead to state that; the Black person as actually a survivor, hence the effort of the white person to eliminate him/her. Explaining that, he said, the continual existence of the Black people is a threat to the white. He cited an example of the Black person producing another black even when married to a white.

David Banner stated that this proves that the continual existence, of the Black man, will totally annihilate the white from the population.


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			<title>True Controversies Of Controversial Book; “White Rage”</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 14:34:53 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Dubois]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The sad death of an 18-year-old Michael Brown who was shot by a white cop in Ferguson gave rise to a massive Black demonstration. In the midst of the happenings Dr. Carol Anderson came up with a revelation of racism in America through her book titled; “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth about Our Racial Divide”.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the city of Ferguson, Missouri State arose a usual and yet special demonstration for justice. Irritated picketers took to the streets and demanded justice for the death of an 18-year-old boy; Michael Brown who had been shot by a white cop.

Tempers rose and the protesters destroyed community properties and not even the police vehicles parked on the street were spared. I know this might not come across many as “news” but the peculiarity of this particular situation is the revelations about the racial segregation in America it gave birth to.

Meanwhile, the media coverage only focused on agitated Black demonstrators and not necessarily talking about the action of the white corp.

Emory University professor Dr. Carol Anderson was impelled by the happenings into writing op-ed for the Washington Post titled “Ferguson isn’t about Black rage against cops. It’s white rage against progress.”

Soon, her controversial opinion metamorphosed into a best-selling book titled “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth about Our Racial Divide”. In this book, Anderson took her readers on a historical journey of racism in America. She explored the racial precedent and future of America, explaining clearly how the rise of “white rage” has ruined the advancement of Blacks throughout history.

Her revelation of “white rage” made it quite clear that it wasn’t what actually many thought it was. Dr. Anderson stated that it is methodical; this is the way that public policy is enforced through the legislature and various arms of government to hinder Black improvement.

In contrast, the Emory professor further explained that Black rage stems from a sense of systematic denial of justice.

Dr. Carol Anderson has since then received applause from many readers approving her courage to blatantly stating the fact surrounding racial segregation in America. On the contrary, she also faced a lot of criticism from people considering her book “racist” and one that simply “blames whitey for Black issues.”

Whereas the “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth about Our Racial Divide” may have given way to some few controversies, the writer hopes her book will start a conversation on race in America that’s rooted in a “factually-based narrative.”

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			<title>Purge In Chicago: Five-Year-Old And 31 Others Shot In One Night</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:41:55 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[United States’ third-largest city experienced one of its most deadly weekends of gun violence this year; as summer begins to wind down.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The violence in Chicago has reached a critical level, and each passing day threatens to be particularly deadly. There is fear in the city as its inhabitants are terrified to leave their homes, not knowing if they’ll be shot walking down the street or driving to the store.

The police report suggests that 32 people were shot in Chicago within the space of 15 hours. Amongst the victims were a five-year-old girl and her seven-year-old cousin who were playing together with a group of friends at Englewood Street at the time of the incident.

These two children were at 5500 block of South Hermitage, at about 11 p.m. when a gunman started shooting, hitting the children. The five-year-old girl and her cousin have since been admitted to the Comer Children's Hospital, receiving treatment.

Continuing with the injuries of kids, a boy aged 11, was shot in the 2000 block of South Western Avenue about 11 p.m. He was rushed to Saint Anthony's Hospital with an injury. Medical professionals at the hospital examined the wound and confirmed it was caused by gunfire.

Two other adults also numbered as victims in the July 4th shooting. A 30-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were each shot in the left leg. The attacks raised the number of people shot in the city over the fourth of July weekend to at least 60, according to data collected by the Tribune.

In the wake of these happenings, the major question on the lips of many is &quot;Are the police capable enough to protect its citizens?&quot; This question is yet to be answered by a swift action on behalf of the authorities to curb the violence in Chicago.

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			<title>Alton Sterling’s Murder: Police Chief Warned To Step Down</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:49:41 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Patterson]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Police Brutality</category>
			<description><![CDATA[The Black Community has cautioned Police Chief “Carl Dabadie Jr.” to resign or Face Wrath]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The notorious insensitive officers who were involved in the shooting of Alton Sterling, a peaceful Black man who made ends meet by selling CDs at the Convenience Store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana have been profiled to be Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II.

The two officers Salamoni and Howie who work in the Uniform Patrol Division are said to have been in the veteran service for four and three years respectively. Though not known which of theA two killed Sterling, reports say that they have been asked to proceed on administrative leave.

A background search of the two officers revealed that Lake was one of three officers, along with three trainees, who fired at a suspect in December 2014, though lucky enough, the victim survived and the police went unpunished.

We ask that a lawsuit is instituted against the officers and their Boss - Carl Dabadie Jr. under whom these offenses of the police go unpunished.

The Law must take these guys up and deal with them to serve as a deterrent to other police service personnel who take the rights of Blacks for granted.

Prior to the institution of a lawsuit against the trio, the Black community calls for the Police Chief’s resignation or face the full wrath of the united Black Race because Carl has shown great deal irresponsibility so far as his policing job is concerned as a Boss.

Come to think of it, is administrative leave anywhere close to the punishment of someone who has killed a fellow man? This is a clear disrespect for Black lives and we will forever stand to oppose such an oppression and brutality. We warn all white folks and this time around the police service to respect Blacks and our rights.

Watching the new video on Sterling’s murder (watch below), it is ascertained that his murder was an intentional execution. As Black activists, we believe that just as you celebrate your heroes for good deeds; dishonor these officers and their Boss for fairness in the ‘Land of the Free’.



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			<title>Take Part in Black Pride Survey</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 07:55:47 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Dubois]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[We are conducting this survey because your opinion is important to us! Black Voices must be heard! Black opinion matters!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[“We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings...In fact, we are actually fighting for rights that are even greater than civil rights and that is human rights.”
Malcolm X (Black Revolution)


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			<title>VIDEO: Falcon Height Cop Sends Law-Abiding Blackman to Early Grave</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 07:22:46 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Patterson]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Police Brutality</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Tears run down the cheeks of Blacks as Police shoot dead Philando Castile]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Facebook user by name Lavish Reynolds brought the Black community and in fact the general public bad tidings as she showed a 10-minute heartbreaking video of a Black who was gunned down by a cop by attempting to comply with the orders of the cop.

The deceased revealed as Philando Castile was a 32-year old graduate of the University of Minnesota worked as a Cafeteria Supervisor for J.J Hill Montessori Magnet School under the St Paul Public Schools Systems. He was eulogized as a dedicated and hardworking person.

It is reported that the victim Philando Castile was only complying with the orders of the cop which was that Mr. Castile should show his driver’s license.

Prior to the order of the Police, Philando had informed the cop that he was carrying a licensed gun. Seeing an attempt of the victim to reach for the said document which was in his wallet and in his pocket, the cop pulled the trigger 4 times leaving the young Black man in great agony and absolute helplessness.

In the heartbreaking video below we can hear how the girlfriend of the victim screams: &quot;Oh my God! Please don't tell me my boyfriend is dead.&quot;

The victim suffered a high degree of injuries and was pronounced dead on reaching the hospital. Medical reports said that Philando died from wounds he sustained in the shooting.

This incident comes to confirm the fact the police is a public enemy, especially to the Black community. It is so because the second amendment which we all witnessed authoritatively permits all citizens of the U.S to carry guns. Discrimination is highly seen here as the police “hunt” Blacks even though we carry licensed guns.

The time has come and the time is now for every person of color to rise and join the united front as we fight the oppressor’s rule from every angle.


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			<title>Never Forget Never Forgive!</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 04:03:35 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Almost 2 years have passed since the death of Eric Garner, a father of 6, who was violently killed by a white cop.  Join our rally in his memory.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday and the day before yesterday and many days before that, we had to witness horrible crimes committed by the police against Black men.

The killing of Alton Sterling has shaken all the country. And it reminds us of Eric Garner's death, an innocent unarmed man who died only because it is normal in this country to suspect any Black person of a criminal activity.

How many Black people are yet to die at the hands of maniacs in police uniform? We should come together to demand justice and to end this legal genocide.

We remember every single person murdered. However, the government prefers to do nothing to stop police killings. Cops walk free and often get their jobs back. We can’t accept this!

Come to pay tribute to Eric Garner. He didn't die in vain. Fight for justice. Demand a reform of NYPD.

July 16th, 1 pm.
Washington Square Park, NYC.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Sermon On Anti-Racism: Jesse Williams Speaks At BET Awards</title>
			<link>https://blackmattersus.com/10646-sermon-on-anti-racism-jesse-william-speaks-at-bet-awards</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:38:17 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[The “Grey’s Anatomy” Star uses the BET platform to seek equal rights for All in America]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The renowned Grey’s Anatomy actor after receiving the network’s humanitarian award from BET chairman and CEO Debra Lee, for his immense role in the Black Lives Matter movement and other Black –related issues used the platform to preach the “Slack Sermon” .The actor dedicated the award to activists, civil rights attorneys, families, teachers, students who continuously fight against racism and Black brutalities. He advanced to say that the white system which was purposely built to divide and impoverish and destroy blacks cannot stand if we remain together in the fight against black oppression.

The Ace actor who happens to be a former history tutor honored Black women in particular for their lifetime dedication to nurturing responsible Black People to society. He commended the Black community in general and urged Blacks to incessantly fight black oppression.

Citing the deaths of Tamir Rice, Rekia Boyd, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland and Darrien Hunt among other victims, he condemned the actions and inactions of the police as far as the issues of Black brutalities are concerned.

Critics attacking the Ace Actor are asking Shonda Rhimes; Showrunner of Grey’s Anatomy to fire the human right “preacher” and actor. But notwithstanding calls for his ‘firing’, the noble woman clearly jumps to the defense of the Award winner thereby silencing all critics. Shonda Rhimes has shown great support for the anti-racism sermon with the display of her defense.

Critics have again distorted Jesse’s speech and have made it look as though he spoke against law enforcement. But truth be told, his speech was aimed at protecting human rights. It, therefore, baffles our minds that people are signing a petition against the speech. The petition, which had signed by over 5,000 people by the time of this publication, called the speech a “racist rant” directed “against law enforcement and white people”.

In conclusion, we clearly draw support for Jesse Williams and his freedom to speak as he wishes according to the first amendment, and to keep his job at the same time. The Black liberation lives on.



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			<title>Stay Off Black-Related Websites: Blacks Warn</title>
			<link>https://blackmattersus.com/10670-stay-off-black-related-websites-blacks-warn</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 12:44:56 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Dubois]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Most Popular</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Non-Black people who post racist comments on Black- Related websites have been urged to stay off]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Little did we expect that white folks will take a grave interest in Black affairs. It would have been great if the interest they show in Black matters is positive. On the contrary, it is an interest of dirty intents championed at insulting and destroying the Black community.

More intriguing is the fact that these white folks are noticed on black websites on a daily basis were just one and same agenda as always to destroy the Black community further with racist comments in the comment space of our black websites.

Such a conduct by the people with ‘white faces and pink noses’, is very insulting to the Black community even as we tighten the fight against racism  and Black oppression, police brutalities among others. We ask the white community to clearly stay off our affairs and desist from posting racist comments on our websites. The Black community wouldn’t in any way accept such an inhuman extension of your oppression from the usual police brutalities and racism and now to our websites.

If forgotten, we best remind the white folks that, gone are the days you enslaved us and maltreated us. Now is a new era of liberty, human rights, and freedoms. The Black has rights and must be respected. White folks stop teaching us how to live our lives! We have come of age and have had enough of your supremacy on every side of our lives in this land.

Simply stop posting racist comments like:

“…Because the ugly truth behind backLivesMatter is that black people killing other black people do nothing to advance its political power in the same way that one white cop killing a black criminal will…”    

It looks like the white folks out there always want to meddle in the affairs of Black Lives Matter anytime anyway and yet fail to point out police brutalities. That’s hypocrisy in its highest form. It becomes much more annoying when such white folks point out “Black-on-Black” crime because it seems to be an issue for discussion that every “pink- nosed” person stops by.

We, therefore, sound this strong word of caution to such white people who post racist comments on Black websites to desist from such hypocritical and inhumane acts.

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			<title>Young Black Girl Takes Glory</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:09:58 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[The “Black star” glitters as a young Black Girl, Chloe Smith, does “magic”]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is highly refreshing to note that blacks are indeed world Changers. This is seen in the black impact in almost all organized competitions be it academia or showbiz. The Black impact is just unprecedented and unmatched. Blacks do a great deal of service to society though we are never appreciated or even recognized by our White Counterparts. Though evil-structured systems have been designed to favor the white folks, the “Black star” can never dim.

It is in light of the Black kind-heartedness in offering a great deal of service to society that special mention is made of Chloe Smith; a 6- year old Georgia-based young girl who did the impossible. She is described as very inquisitive and very spunky. It is there quite magical that she found the stolen gold medal of Joe Jacobi. Young Chloe Smith is reported to have spotted the shiny object near some trash on June 17 and handed it over to her mom. Charlmonique Cunningham; Chloe’s mom emailed Joe Jacobi who confirmed who later picked it up and as a kind gesture rewarded the young girl with a sum $500 with the promise that he will visit her school in Fall.

Down the lane of history, it is known that Joe Jacobi won the medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. But surprisingly news reached the world that the medal was stolen from Jacobi’s car last month.  And a great search was underway to find it. Owing to this, Chloe may be best described as the detective of the moment.

Great virtues are seen in Blacks as the case of discrimination is never seen in the “dictionary” of Blacks. Blacks offer great service to society whether to the white folks or fellow Blacks. This is ironical on the side of our white folks who are highly discriminatory in all aspects of life be it education, job opportunities, and several others .  Chloe’s great service to Joe Jacobi is a classical example of Black –kindness and readiness to serve society. We, therefore, besiege our white folks to see the good in the Black and put an immediate stop to racism, black brutalities, and generally black oppression. Chloe’s victory is victory for all Blacks.

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			<title>Living Against The System: On a Move</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 08:49:58 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Dubois]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Your Voices</category>
			<description><![CDATA[A member, Ramona Africa, talks about MOVE as an organization, its founder and the unfortunate state of affairs concerning MOVE 9.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The MOVE Organization is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group of strong, serious and deeply committed revolutionaries that preaches revolution and advocates a return to nature lifestyle. MOVE was founded by a Black man named John Africa. MOVE’s main belief is the importance of life, respect to all living things and the force that gives life.

On May 13th, 1985, MOVE had their homes in Philadelphia destroyed by bombs which were thrown by the police from a helicopter. The resulting explosions ignited a wild fire which consequently destroyed about 65 nearby houses. The attack left eleven people dead, including John Africa, 5 adults and 5 children, and about 250 people homeless. Today, we are happy to have the interview with Ramona Africa, one of the two survivors of that dreadful genocide-style attack.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Killing of Alton Sterling: Black Arise And Seek Justice</title>
			<link>https://blackmattersus.com/10601-killing-of-alton-sterling-black-arise-and-seek-justice</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 05:02:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Patterson]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Police Brutality</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Police kill Black Louisiana CD Salesman]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A beautiful morning is met with new hopes of life, but it wasn’t so for the Black community as news of death hit the vulnerable, oppressed and most brutalized race in America- Blacks. It is such an ironical occurrence considering the fact that it happened just a day after the so-called “Land of Free” declaration celebration. It may be indeed “Land of the Free” for only the White folks but for the People of Color, it keeps being a land of great oppression, depression, and brutalities.

The Black Louisiana CD Salesman; Mr. Sterling was until his untimely death described as a peaceful, pleasant a hardworking young man who earned a living by selling CDs in front of Convenience Store and did nothing criminal.

It was one of that bad news that hit the Black community when a Black Louisiana CD Salesman who was later identified as Alton Sterling was shot dead by the police. Onlookers gave an account of the incident that Mr. Sterling was Brutalized, Manhandled by Baton Rouge Cops and was finally Shot dead On Camera.

Giving an account of the incident, a cooked-up story by the police stated that Mr. Sterling was allegedly pointing a gun at someone in front of the Triple S Food Mart Convenience Store. The police upon responding to the situation pounced on Sterling and eventually shot him multiple times under the pretext that Mr. Sterling was reaching out for his gun.

But then again, onlookers rubbished  the claim of the police concerning the 37-year old man attempting to reach out for his gun and rather said Mr. Sterling’s hands were nowhere close to his pockets . Based on this, we lay emphasis that it was a blatant lie that Mr. Sterling carried a gun as purported by the anonymous caller to the police.

Mr. Sterling’s death is in the same line with what happened to Eric Garner who was choke- held  by the police until he ran out of breath and was subsequently pronounced dead on reaching  a hospital in New York . A grand jury of the Eric Garner’s case failed to indict the officers responsible.

Till when will black issues be addressed fairly by authorities? Looking at the aftermath of Eric’s case which the culprit(s) went unpunished, we call on the Black fraternity to embark on a chain of heated riots until justice reaches the Black community. Arise all Blacks and let us with one accord and force fight the white force in society trying to oppress and subdue Blacks. The fight continues unabated.



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			<title>Atlanta Is Among Top Cities In Child Sex Trafficking</title>
			<link>https://blackmattersus.com/10595-atlanta-is-among-top-cities-in-child-sex-trafficking</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 23:13:26 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tylissa Hide]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Activism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[Child sex trafficking has become one of the fastest growing criminal trade in major cities like Atlanta. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[After an investigation by the FBI, Atlanta was found to be among the top states highly involved in sex trafficking of young black pre-teen girls. Because of the jam-packed entertainment and business centers, the city became a perfect host for child molesters.

A public health study revealed that black girls between the ages of 12 and 13 were the most targeted in Atlanta.  The city had a chain underground network of escort agencies, strip clubs that harbored underage girls for prostitution. And most of those sex crimes occurred in areas that were socioeconomically disadvantaged.

Dr. Ann Cale Kruger, a developmental psychologist at Georgia State University, explained in a phone interview that, “These are children who have either been snatched, abducted or lured or have been runaways and then find themselves in an unplanned, unintentional and horrific nightmare of being unable to leave — being basically enslaved.”

What is more disappointing is the fact that majority of the busy-sex-trade centers are clustered around Atlanta’s public schools.

Such phenomena as child prostitution and trafficking are supposed to be attributes of only third world countries that lack the slightest hint of democracy or ruled by military juntas and tyrants. But instead, cities like Atlanta are the ones making a fortune out of these crimes.

Some of these girls left their home lands to look for a safe haven, but the U.S. they were dreaming about turns out to be the hell on earth.

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			<title>The Untold Racist History About The National Anthem</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 20:59:18 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Lewis]]></dc:creator>
			<category>Racism</category>
			<description><![CDATA[The full song of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”, is one of the most racist songs ever in the country. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most citizens don’t know that the national anthem has hidden racist verses that are pro-slavery and anti-black. This is because most people are told from history that Francis Scott Key, who was captured as a prisoner on a British ship during the 1812 War, wrote the national anthem while watching American soldiers fight back British soldiers invading in Baltimore.

But an impartial study of the circumstances of writing the anthem and the personality of its author tells us a very different version of the story. The poem was written by a racist, who saw his mission to deport all liberated African-Americans from the United States back to Africa.

The third stanza of the “The Star Spangled Banner” is what exposes white supremacy behind the anthem.
&quot;And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion
A home and a Country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash’d out their foul footstep’s pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave&quot;.

What Key implied was that the blood of slaves and hirelings, who fought on battlefield for their freedom, will wash away the pollution of the British invaders. In as much as the anthem is a patriotic song, it is also intended to disrespect black people who fought for their freedom.

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