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“Our vote and our money are the two most powerful things we have. Be careful who you give them to.” “Addressing Current & Historical Realties Affecting Our Community” By: Roy Douglas Malonson

HOUSTON -- If anyone ever truly got real with Donald Trump, they’d explain to him that the nail was put in his presidential coffin when this nation had to bury George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the 270,000 Americans who died due to COVID-19. Not once, and for not one of them, has the president stood up and said “enough is enough” denouncing the acts or afflictions that killed the innocent. On the topic of the coronavirus, we can table that discussion for another article, but when it comes to Blacks being killed, we can lay the cards on the table and make it plain and clear. Racism is on a rapid rise across America and it is going to take both a “Miracle on 34th Street” and an “Act of Congress” to help get this country back on track, or at least, better than it’s been the last four years. President-elect Joe Biden will have his hands full, trying to hop over the muddy puddle left in front of the White House by its soon-to-be previous tenants. We will not act like racism ever went away after

- Roy Douglas Malonson

RACISM ON THE RISE

SO ARE BLACK PEOPLE the Civil Rights era, but President Trump seems hell bent on reviving Jim Crow and, not only, has encouraged racism, but has benefitted politically from it. And while it is disheartening that a commander-in-chief would purposely divide a nation, it is utterly disgusting that he obviously cares nothing about the loyal supporters he’s brainwashed, strong-armed and manipulated into doing his bidding. And,

he cares nothing about the collateral damage he’s left along the way. Do you know what collateral damage is? It is a term most often used to describe unintentional damage inflicted on an unintended target during war. Today, the phrase has real-world implications outside of physical combat. In simplest form, it is when the innocent is harmed. Collateral damage #1: Feb. 23, 2020 - Ahmaud Arbery was killed in

cold blood in Trump’s America by white men who jumped in a pickup truck, chased down the unsuspecting young Black man and shot him for no other reason than feeling he didn’t belong in their neighborhood. Collateral damage #2: March 13, 2020 - Breanna Taylor was killed in cold blood in Trump’s America by white cops who barged into her home without a warrant and ripped her innocent body to shreds with

gunfire. Collateral damage #3: March 25, 2020 George Floyd was killed in cold blood in Trump’s America by a white cop who patiently knelt on his neck, in front of the world to see, until he soiled himself and took his last breath. Trump never spoke out against racial injustice against these three or any of the other innocent Blacks killed in hate crimes, but instead, used his podium

to mock the Chinese, reporters and any politicians who didn’t fit or agree with his agenda. While campaigning this year, the president told the “Proud Boys,” a White Supremacist group, to “stand back and stand by.” And not one Republican spoke up and said this was wrong, for fear of getting on the president’s “bad side.” No one would ever think that in this day and age people would feel so free to openly display racist behavior and thoughts, but when the president is doing it himself, it’s open season for everyone else. FBI data show that since Trump’s election, there has been an abnormal spike in hate crimes in counties where Trump won by larger margins. It was the second-largest increase in hate crimes in the 25 years for which data are available, second only to the spike after September 11, 2001. Though hate crimes are typically most frequent in the summer, in 2016 they peaked in the fourth quarter (October-December). And the high rates of hate crimes continued.

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The Spiritual Death of the GOP In 2016, Donald Trump ushered in the spiritual death of the Republican Party; not its physical death, because the GOP will always exist. Unfortunately, the GOP has been talking the spiritual-talk, but not walking the spiritual-walk. Hence, the GOP and Christian Right Evangelicals appear to hate minorities more than they hate sin. More-

Racism cont’d The Brookings Institution reports that another study, based on data collected by the AntiDefamation League, shows that counties that hosted a Trump campaign rally in 2016 saw hate crime rates more than double compared to similar counties that did not host a rally. Slavery was indeed America’s “original sin,” and the Civil Rights Movement and our leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and

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over, they appear to hate themselves more than they hate sin (hypocrites): sin, sin, and more sin! Apparently, Christian Right Evangelical pastors are preaching/exampling false Christian doctrines and embracing the “Prince of Darkness” and the dark side of humanity. The GOP/Christian Right Evangelicals have always promoted family values, but exampled devilish actions. What hypocrites? To be hated because of one’s skin-color is dishonorable in the sight of God, because individuals have no choice in skin color. However, there is choice in hating. Question: What are Whites longing for; es-

pecially white males? Whites have the power to change and make laws for their own selfish-aggrandizement, control of the economic structure, and control of the governmental system. However, what Whites do not have is the power to change God’s laws, because Whites are not God: “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” This scripture is how individuals know that they are not GOD. Thus, Holy scriptures warn us concerning anti-Christ type individuals who come on the scene with bluster and socio-politicaleconomic division against God’s creation, and American citizens willingly install/vote

someone of ungodly spiritual-moral character into the highest political office in the world. The election of Trump by Christian Right Evangelicals and the GOP must be ranked among America’s greatest sins, such as slavery. Trump is only spiritually symptomatic of America’s sins against GOD. The real problem is the 73+ million Americans who voted for Trump after experiencing four long years of chaotic ungodliness? Is the answer HELLISHNESS! Question: What are these individuals living in the land of the free and the home of the brave voting for? God-fearing Americans who are children

John Lewis struck a mighty blow against racism in America, but the promise land they dreamt about still seems far, far away. Many of us felt like we were a line from a Maya Angelou poem as the “hope and the dream of the slave” when Barack Obama became this country’s first Black President. But his election, and the pride of serving as a two-term president, had racists coming out of the woodwork, and Trump’s election amplified it.

As Black Lives Matter protests persist worldwide, hatred and hostility toward Black people continue to leave deep scars, we must continue to RISE UP and get back to the “bigger fish we have to fry.” In the famous Apprentice reality show words of “The Don” himself, “you’re fired,” because the country has spoken, and the votes have been counted. And if you need us to “Black it down” for you, like Ray Charles said, “hit the road Jack, and don’t you

come back no more.” America’s systemic challenges will remain, but by putting the right people in office, we can start to repair our broken healthcare system, broken economy, broken education system and -- possibly -- our broken hearts. It’s time to break generational curses, rebuild our Black neighborhoods and take control our Black families

of God must save the spiritually confused from themselves, because they seek to substitute one sin for another sin; without spiritually understanding that sin is sin. We must spiritually redeem/resurrect Christian Right Evangelicals, because we need the Christian church to honor/serve GOD. The GOP needs to straighten up and fly right spiritually, because America needs a viable two-party political oppositional system. Hence, wisdom is extremely valuable in the quest to live a spiritually meaningful life, because wisdom is understanding, and

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once again. Yes, racism is on the rise, and it is time for our Black people to do the same. RISE UP! - AANI

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