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Black Entertainment : Loose Ends - Hangin On A String

ru2religious — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:26:57 GMT

1985 - that was the year

Peace

Ru2religious

Black People : Church in Florida Plans Intn'l Burn a Quran Day on 9/1111

river — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:05:20 GMT

"We believe that Islam is of the devil, that it's causing billions of people to go to hell, it is a deceptive religion, it is a violent religion and that is proven many, many times," Pastor Terry Jones told CNN's Rick Sanchez earlier this week.

http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-29/u...ooper?_s=PM:US

Pat Robertson must be proud.

This is outrageous. When the Church is ready to accept responsibility for the actions of Christian terrorist groups such as the KKK then they can hold Muslims accountable for the actions of al Qeada.

Hitler was a Christian. Let's see the Jews hold a Bible burning on Anne Frank's birthday.

When the Klan lynches someone they burn a cross. Is the Church ready to see the cross as a symbol of terrorism?

Whether you ascribe to the message in Loose Change or go with the official story doesn't matter. The Church and Islam are mutually antagonistic. Both see the faults of the other. Both see the other as infidels on their way to hell. But despite this mutual intolerance each has had a positive impact on millions of people so the Creator does not hold one above the other. And each has had a negative impact on millions of people so shall Beelzebub call Screwtape a devil?

Black People : The Coalition Of African-American Muslims-News Conference

Chinelo — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:06:10 GMT

(FinalCall.com) - The Coalition of African American Muslims (CAAM) will hold a press confence today, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 at 1PM EST at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The Press Conference is scheduled to be webcast @ 1PM Eastern time today. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will be participating with others in the Coalition of African American Muslims.

The following statement was in part released by the coalition:

The controversy over the Park 51 Project (Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan) is indicative of a general rise in racist bigotry towards people of color in this country. While the issue has its particular and unique distinctions, it cannot be separated from the rising violence against African Americans and Latinos, or the increasingly inflammatory rhetoric and exclusionary politics driving the national debate on immigration.

As African-American Muslims, we feel our unique perspective has been missing from an emerging national discussion. We wish to join that discussion by first of all affirming that among our forbears are Muslims who have lived peacefully and productively in this country since its inception. They, and others among our people have sacrificed too much, both in enduring the horrors and brutalities of chattel slavery, and during the long march to freedom, civil and human rights for us to silently accept a return to Jim Crow exclusionary practices and policies that relegate either ourselves or our co-religionists from other ethnic backgrounds to second-class citizenry.

Click here to access today's live 1pm Eastern Time Press Conference:

http://www.noi.org/webcast/pressconference/

Listen to Press Conference via telephone at:
218-936-3860, PIN: 8020865 or 712-432-3030, PIN 555609

Coalition Members

Abdul Jalil Muhammad
Amir Muhammad
Hodari Ali
Attorney Kareema Al-Amin
Minister Louis Farrakhan
Nisa Islam Muhammad
Imam Talib Deen
Imam Yahya Cason

Imam Abdul Malik
Asma Hanif
Imam Johari Abdul Malik
Imam Khalid Griggs
Imam Nadim Ali
Imam Siraj Wahhaj
Imam Umar Ibn Khattab
Imam Zaid Shakir

Black Poetry : TRAY CENTER

Blkthunder — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:30:58 GMT

so much pain in this life, dark cloud
but I keep my aim to the light, my dark shroud
prayers like flares illuminating spiritual stairs
send me and usher, in this darkness I can't see clear
shoes beginning to wear, but I like my feet close to the earth
reminds me I'm mortal and of the day my birth
death coming all but to soon, my trusted companion not the bringer of doom
garb changer, assistant to my next act
made an agreement before I was here, he sees to it I stick to the pact
run with the wolf pack across the back of he who wields the hammer black
strike iron hot forging a destiny, cool dipped in the waters of seven seas
heavenly not so far away, as it shall be done on earth like my crist-sands say
two finger pusher of sands, old black ageless hands
and -I am that I say that I am- him I shall meet if in the center of the tray I stand

Black Study Group : The Story of Prophet Lot[pbuh] from Qur'an

noor100 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:13:38 GMT

Islamic view of Lot
Jews and Christians do not consider Lot a prophet, but Muslims do. The story of Lot impregnating his daughters while drunk[is not mentioned in the Qur'an and not believed by Muslims. The Qur'an does say that the people of Lot insisted on their wickedness of homosexuality, murder and robbery while also refusing to stay lawful to their wives.
And his people came to him, rushed on towards him, and already they did evil deeds. He said: O my people! these are my daughters-- they are purer for you, so guard against God and do not disgrace me with regard to my guests; is there not among you one right-minded man? They said: Certainly you know that we have no claim on your daughters, and most surely you know what we desire.
He said: Ah! that I had power to suppress you, rather I shall have recourse to a strong support.
They said: O Lut! we are the messengers of your Lord; they shall by no means reach you; so remove your followers in a part of the night-- and let none of you turn back-- except your wife, for surely whatsoever befalls them shall befall her; surely their appointed time is the morning; is not the morning nigh?
So when Our decree came to pass, We turned them upside down and rained down upon them stones, of what had been decreed, one after another.

And Lut when he said to his people: What! do you commit an indecency which any one in the world has not done before you? Most surely you come to males in lust besides females; nay you are an extravagant people.
And the answer of his people was no other than that they said: Turn them out of your town, surely they are a people who seek to purify.
So We delivered him and his followers, except his wife; she was of those who remained behind.
And We rained upon them a rain; consider then what was the end of the guilty.

Black Entertainment : some of that low low down down dirty blues..

skuderjaymes — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:07:10 GMT

Black People : Glen beck & Sarah the Baracuda

AACOOLDRE — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:03:28 GMT

Glen Beck & Sarah the Barracuda
By Andre Austin

What are you gonna do when Nov 2 comes to you? Vote or boycott? I�m an independent Blackman and I haven�t made up my mind. Obama just gave a speech on Iraq to transition into a crusade of focusing in on the economy. He should have done this from the get go.

Glen Beck and Sarah, not the grisly bear but a certified economic Barracuda are forcing Obama to come up with an economic plan (Job corps or another CCC public works). No Jobs No reelection seems to be the sentiment of the urban communities. Beck and Palin calls Obama�s economic philosophy as social justice or worse a Black liberation theology. Nobody has yet critiqued beck and Palin economic philosophy. Their economic diva is the conservative icon Ayn Rand who defines capitalism as a virtue of selfishness, contrary to Philippians 2:21. The extreme form of capitalism is all about me, individualism and selfishness. Where true love for self morphs into the community as a collective whole. Beck problem with his economic vision is trying to fit that pyramid scheme into a circle of spirituality that can�t fit.

Martin Luther King�s movement was successful because, I will put it in his own words: �Our victories in the past decade (1967) were won with a broad coalition of organizations representing a wide variety of interest�.(A testament of Hope p.309). Obama never called himself a messiah and did not enter politics to save souls but to solve problems and reduce suffering. Beck fails to realize that the Judgment not only looks at what you did for self but for others too. What manner of a man who came in office not that the rich could keep getting over but to stop the madness of private corporations deciding who should live or die based on your economic plight. Its hard to be thankful for it when you can�t get it until 2014 and when you have no jobs.

Palin and Beck millions white peoples march on Washington is a failure. Beck calls Obama a white racist and Palin tells a radio host to reload her words Nig..er, Nig..er, Nig..er. These nasty words came out of her mouth rapidly like bullets from a Tommy machine gun and the barracuda tells her not to retreat. Where do we go from here. They need to get locked up in the zoo.

Black Authors / Books : African American Science Fiction

LindaChavis — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:55:22 GMT

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Black People : Have you ever heard this???

Light — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:18:09 GMT

This is a conversation between me and one of my history teacherz...

My part
I have read that Christopher Columbus's trip to America was funded by the treasures won during the war between Spain and the African Moors over the city of Andalusia. I understood that he was turned down at first because the efforts to win the city of Andalusia was not going well until a attack on a treaty holiday that both sides agreed upon was broken, and Spain won half the city. Also I had heard the city of Andalusia was the eighth wonder of the world but was removed from most text as a wonder for unknown reasons.

Teacherz Part

I've read that Columbus got about half his funding for his first voyage from Italian merchants and bankers and the other half from Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. They were pretty broke at the time owing to the last war against the Moors, and the old story is that Isabella pawned her jewels to finance Columbus' voyage, although the general consensus is that it's more likely that the money came from loot after the fall of Granada in 1491. That was the last Moorish state in Spain, and it's in the present-day region of Andalusia. Spain is not my field, so I don't know about the treaty holiday attack you mention.

Just something to think about....

Black Poetry : I Write?

Roxanne — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:35:43 GMT

If all I wanna do or could do was write
Would it fight the wrongs
My heart has battled
Many fatal matters
The constant chatter in the mind
Finds words hurt
And scar
And heal
And love
But are they just writes
Do they overcome the wrongs
Do they conquer the verb to fight
Syllables with no exclamation points
Sentences that run on forever
Proper nouns with disrespecting principles
Questions with nothing answered
Maybe they are just writes
All I wanna do or can do
Am I wrong?

Black Jokes : Jesus and the Devil

river — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:48:56 GMT

Jesus and the devil were in a boxing match and the whole town bet on the devil to win cuz they all knew how strong and crafty he is. Even the preacher bet on the devil to win. When the fight started Jesus threw the first punch and the devil went down for the count.

The town was stunned.
Town's People: How could you do that to us? We all bet on you to win. We were counting on you. How could you deliberately take a dive?

The Devil: I know you all bet on me to win so I bet on Jesus and now I'm taking all yawl's money. heeheeheeheeeheeheeehee:lol:

Spirituality Religion : The torture of Credo Mutwa and the theft of the Necklace of Mysteries

ru2religious — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:27:22 GMT

I'm actually torn on this video - He did give the Europeans a knowledge of our ancient past and thus in a sense it could have been a punishment to him yet at the same time - I think had he not done that many of us in the Diaspora wouldn't have heard the information - nevertheless, this video gets interesting toward the end.

Peace

Ru2religious

Black People : Who Determines Our Identities?

chuck — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:23:43 GMT

Us or them?

And if it is not us and is them:

Why do we just deny the obvious?!?

Also I feel and think that we merely react to their negative influences--we don't respond via the challenges involved-- via counteracting them...

Therefore , let us strive and try to reexamine the influences of TV shows/movies/song lyrics/music videos/etc.

:em0200:

Black People : What's Been Hapnin, Fambly?

river — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:16 GMT

Hey Yawl!

Had a great time in dc and ny but it's good to be back. I hooked up with PatriceCQueen in ny. She is a wonderful person.

Guess there are some new folks here. Gimme a minute to get back into the swing of things. Last night was my first night sleeping in a bed in over two weeks. Crashing on my aunt's couch is not exactly a comfort zone But I had a ball.

Love yawl.

river

Black People : Lovely Muslimah Explains Her Preference For Muslimah Clothes

HyperKill — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:30:22 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3arqxhDo9h4 I think she makes it plain. I don't think any1 should be made to wear anything but this is America and it's her choice. She is also a lovely flower.