Kelsie Wicks (708) 890-3007 website: shine1.us email: kelswicks@yahoo.com
The 10 Commandments yard sign, Acts 2:38, John 3:16 yard sign in front of my home. My neighbor also has one. We need two similar signs on each block in America. Why two? Read Deuteronomy 19:15 in your Bible and then watch the news.
*****I purchased this sign from: VictoryStore, 5200 30th St. SW, Davenport, Iowa, 52802. Other signs can be purchased in an online search. Actually 2 signs were delivered, one with a plastic bag for cover during bad weather. I don’t sit them out in the rain and I bring them in overnight. I gave one to my neighbor which fitted neatly into the scripture of Deuteronomy 19:15, specifying that upon the testimony of two or three witnesses establishes a matter to be valid.
Update: 10/22/22- 10/25/22 Basketball videos. NOTE: Copy and paste the three links below in the address bar to view videos. A quick check revealed that the hand icon that hovers over the link when selected will not play the video. Will work on this problem later.
I’m shooting three point hook shots from the corner, which is not an easy thing to do. Try it sometimes. The week before this taping, at one interval I made 3 of 4 shots. This video I managed to hit 3 of seven. Here’s the link below to view.
Link #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b07ftAtYpSA
The link for the second video below is a game that the fellows and I coined ” Shooter’s Touch 10″, or simply Shooter’s 10. 3-5 players may play, though the game is ideally suited for three players. The object of the game is to be the first player make 10 shots beyond the three point line anywhere that you choose. The contest can require that the best of seven or 10 games be won to become the winner. No player should touch another player’s ball.
Not recommended for players not in decent shape. For example, if the contest is set at the best of ten games, all three players might have won 9 games ( 27 games) and now must play an addtional game to determine the winner- a total of 28 games! We have played as many as 10 or twenty games, but never more than 20 games to my knowledge. Great game for getting in basketball shape at beginning of basketball season and can help hone your shooting eye in the process. Josh won the best of seven games by the way. The video upload stopped recording the remaining games.
Antwon won first 2 games but he had to leave, Josh seven games, Kelsie 5 games, Buck three games. View link # 2 to view.
Link #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjePf1bw7Yc
The gentleman in the full black T-Shirt, Eddie Golden, 72 years old, is the father of a former NBA all-star. He, Buck and myself played a Shooter’s 10 contest. Eddie’s best game was the game before, but I did not have the camera going.
View link# 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z12ErejTONY
There are other players in our sphere, some at playing at college. We will have other videos and other enjoyable competitive basketball contests you might enjoy. Thanks for watching!
7/30/2022 Edited 8/6/22 Made a note below in our C229 Constitution on an 10 second or so ad coming on before the Metro Singers performed their rendition of the old negro spiritual, “Steal Away”.
I spoke about this proposal on a podcast this past Thursday evening.
Scenario is as follows:She is a twenty year-old single parent, attending a local junior college pursuing her education which was disrupted. She lives with her sick mother who keeps her daughter while she attends school and works twenty hours part-time at a retail store.
She has a cousin who attends a well known HBCU, and our scenario student would like to attend an HBCU as well. The local community college she attends is 93% non-black. Can we help her with her with a broader, more precise and fulfulling education?
External conditions are anchoring her to the city in which she lives, the school she attends, and job. She will probably never attend an HBCU of her dreams. HBCU’S offer online classes which solves half of our problem. Actually and what would be better, is if her present junior college et.al., would offer a “HBCU Online Classes” section along with other classes. Our scenario student may not have the presence of mind to search for HBCU online clases. But there is more.
If she takes an HBCU class online, should he or she not be entitled to join the Black Student Union, pledege a fraternity or sorority (which could lead to making important life-long important relationships). Non-black students could take classes on HBCU online and broaden their knowledge and viewpoints. Perhaps our student might meet other professors-instructors via online classes, which is but another avenue of possible mentorship and direction; We could bring classes to ANY student wanting to take HBCU classes online in a more creative, diligent, and fulfulling way.
Funding by The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare could unclog any potential problems of implementation. This proposal comes under the heading of “Incremental Reparations”, of which I am a strong proponent.
C229, A Constitution For African Americans, A “To Do” List, & A National Agenda For Unification Of Black America. At Last!
06/10/ 21 (8/6/22) note ; there is an ad that precedes our truly beautiful endeavor theme song, “Steal Away”, performed by the very talented black choir, The Metro Singers. Go ‘head on then Metro Singers! Y’all know you bad!!!
Theme Song Link For the Unification Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0GcVKLRcd8
Link For Annual Black Theology and Leadership Institute
Our Motto “Unify, Uplift, We Bring Change!”
06/03/21– New Notable Persons entries; Videos and stories to tell in Unification travels 7 years ago in Black Unification section and Shine 1.us Information section.
Black American Unification: How? Has its own section at top right column section.
Unification defined: (“Unification“), as it relates to C229 and the unification of Black America, purposes to bond the spiritual-moral, health, social, economc, civic responsibility, national- global awareness, personal and communal, general and specific interests of Black America, into an immediate and futuristic productive and uplifting agenda of lasting endurance. We pray to our CREATOR that our efforts will serve as a catalyst for change and enduring respect for the sanctity and quality of life for all, evermore.
Scroll Down A Few Pargraphs Until You See A Picture of Me to Read C229 Please. Thank you!
To which Article of the C229 Constitution or to which campaign will you subscribe? Choose an Article of the C229 Constitution and become A MEMBER. NO fees, no dues. Health, Census and Voting registration-participation, The Million Fatther March, Ten Commandments yard display, Daily Affirmation, Support of HBCU’s, Non-violence, etc. You are now a member, no fees, no dues, WE ALL CAN SERVE!!!
C229, A CONSTITUTION FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS , ( A “To do” List )
“A Daily Affirmation” short video of two young black boys.
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=E0CDL1WUPZM&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE
THE MILLION FATHER MARCH SHORT VIDEO, PLEASE WATCH
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0MXIDM6KBDU&T=5S
Both videos are Articles of C229, The Constitution For African Americans.
This proposal does not intend to supersede the United State Constitution. It is a document that intends to generate individual and collective endeavor among black Americans to uplift our communities, as we feel we have a better insight on how to deal with this ongoing, unfortunate experience.
This is not a separatist proposal. Activities that are proposed within the Articles of this Constitution, are created for purposes of drawing huge numbers of people, and there is no language therein that suggests that non-African Americans cannot share and partkake in our agenda i.e., that you are not welcome. You are welcome to share this hope for improvement with us.
Mission Statement
To include this endeavor in conjunction with other endeavors past, present ,and future, in hopes of helping to bring comprehensive healing into America’s black community, with our prayers asking that our inclusive message be incorporated into other lives and other parts of the world.
Preface:
1. Purpose- to create an enhanced moral, responsible, dutiful, and unifying mindset among black Americans.
2. To provide suggestions for an agenda and plan of success for black Americans, that are found in the Articles themselves, while simultaneously serving as precepts, codes of conduct, and a heightening of global awareness life and death issues.
3. For purposes of creating an archival, historical document for future reference purposes.
The first drafting of this proposed Constitution “C228” was done in 2015-2016. Article 8, “Health and Longevity” was an intent to highlight the need for black Americans to consume more oranges, apples, melons, fresh squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies with raw spinach, raw brocolli, berries, seaweed, wheat grass, dragon fruit, aloe vera juice or gel, etc. C228 was not adopted in my view. Had it been adopted and the agenda pushed, I believe the disproportionate number of black persons ( or any persons) who died from Covid-19 related deaths would have been dramatically reduced, as the body’s immune system would have been strengthened.
C229 Preamble
We The People, of African lineage and citizens of the United States, for the purposes of promoting the general welfare of our people, who, by virtue of having our lives and those of our ancestors, co-mingled with the history of America, must recognize, define, and document our aspirations, hopes, goals and conditions upon which we shall endeavor to uphold. This document serves as a literary monument and mandate upon ourselves now and for our posterity.
(a) Black people have a black national ANTHEM…“ lift every voice and sing“…
(b). Native Alaskans ( formerly Eskimos), and Native Americans living on reservations have their own “sovereign” constitutions. (They provided the land; African Americans provided labor).
The United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) has a Constitution and By-laws that were instituted in 1918 and with the purpose to uplift black people worldwide being one of it‘s many objectives. The scope of our Constitution C229 is narrower, and addresses more closely those spiritual, economic, social, and civic issues facing blacks in America, with consideration for black people worldwide to be sure.
Our Constitution C229 for black Americans and communities, serves as a benchmark and threshold evidence of our determination to be contemporaneously diligent, taskful, and historically responsible for life in our communities today and for our posterity. We need to have our Constitution (an agenda and plan ) in WRITING, ON PAPER with a request that HIGH HONOR and personal accountability be given to it’s purpose.
ARTICLE 1…. NAME
The name of this endeavor shall be C229, The Constitution For African Americans.
Article 2…. BOUNDARIES
The boundaries of this Initiative extend to those communties within the borders of the United States.
Article 3… MEMBERS
Section 1.(a) All persons of African descent whose name currently appears on U.S. census rolls.
(b) All persons having African-American blood through ancestral-intermarriage with a black man or woman
(father or mother).
Section 2.The American black community recognizes diversity in langauge, religion, culture, ideologies, interests, and other social environments. We ask that black non-citizens be made aware of the Initiative national agenda, so as to better integrate their economic and social activities with those of the black community if they desire. This will in turn enhance their short, long term, or permanent stay while in the U.S.
Section 3. Civic Responibility
All residents of the black community must be civic minded and share the responsibilty of ensuring that our communities are clean, safe, spiritually focused, politically active, economically wise, and socially tolerant. which is the hallmark of uniform behavior within our communities.
Article 4. Youth Daily Affirmation– seeks to instill in youth and young adults a sense of personal obligation , moral upbringing, and evoke spiritual stirrings in order to shape and mold a mindset that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. The accompanying video to this Article has a link at the top of this page.
Article 5. Income and Revenues– will be be given to professionals whose expertise is in the field of finance,business, etc.
1. All incoming revenues and expenditures will be posted online on the C229 site ( or a site chosen by the supervisory- overight committee) at all times for membership monitoring.
2. Our goal is to increase the number of black businesses in order to encourage entreprenuership and sustain a business presence in black communities, where currrent numbers for black businesses In Chicago for example, and perhaps nationally, are down.
3.. Donated talent can serve as a fundraiser for Black America, (i.e, should this agenda become a not for-profit 501c3 organization) ; singers, movie makers, authors, athletes, lecturers, etc. could donate their talents.
Article 6; Amendments to the Constitution
Requests to amend the Constitution can be presented, however, to forestall a barage of moot or frivilous requests, the Amendment Committee will only prioritze two requests per month, and these requests to amend must be of such a nautre as to affect the entire black community.
Article 7: Community Philanthropy Set Aside
To build the character of the black community, it is asked that residents set aside a small monthly sum to be given to the poor and homeless, particularly during the festive and meaningful months of November and December; to shelters, organizations, and in person giving out on the street, or in whatever manner you choose to give. A giving community shall be a blessed community.
Article 8: Historically Black Colleges ands Universities Annual Fundraisng lLaunch.
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s) produce tremendous numbers of our black doctors, lawyers, and educators. Knoxville College had only 11 students in the entire studnt body in the spring of 2015, and temporarily lost their accreditation and had to close its doors for a semester. (The school was back in operation in the fall term that year). The amount of money owed by Knoxville College then was a mere pittance,that could have been satisfied with an ANNUAL FUNDRAISING LAUNCH from black America.
1. $20 dollars from 5 million black people would generate $100 million dollars.
2. As of late (in 2020), HBCU’s have been blessed to receive huge gifts from donors. However, we must keep an eye out for schools that might be pressed for funds.
Article 9: Health and Longevity
All persons shall endeavor to employ proactive ( looking to prevent) measures to promote good health, and healthy lifestyles when possible, as health seriously affects the lives of individuals, families, communities and the nation, spiritually, economically, socially, educationally, and civilly.
Floaters
I had a detached retina a month and a half or so ago, causing a “floater” which is something like a blemish that constantly floats across the eye. The floater in my eye has reduced and has lost about 85-90% of its initial mass. My sight is not impeded and I recently passed an eye exam. Laser surgery to reattach it was successful.
My research to eliminate the floater led me to purchase Clearview Muitiple Vitamins which, along with the consumption of eating about three slices of fresh pineapple day, was a game changer in reducing the floater in my eye.
I viewed a short video on youtube where a medical doctor was talking about pineapple consumption and floaters. I decided to try eating pineapple as well. My sight is almost 100%.
Article 10: HBCU and Black Church Ties.
Black Americans recognizie the natural relationship between HBCU” and black churches. Black churches could end many church members and associates to enroll in HBCU’s, while students on summer vacation could work communties in an effort to build relationships between parents-students and neighborhood churches. With a little creativity, students could be paid for their work.
Article 11: Non- Violence
The national position of the vast majority of African Americans is that we do not condone violence, unequivocally and without discussion.
Article 12: The National Million Fathers March
The nationwide Annual Million Father March shall be recognized as an Article within this Constitution in order to promote family and community bonding between all components of society.
Article 13: Preservation of The Environment
The African American community within these United States shall progressively increase in our duty and knowledge in preservation of the environment as a global concern.
Article 14: Voting Accountability
A Black communities Constitution calls for 90% black voter registration and 90% black voter participation
(per city and state) as a matter of THIS/OUR CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY.
Article 15: Implementing an Age of Responsibility. for America’s at risk age Black children, (et. al.).
Purpose: To convene parents/guardians who have at risk age children who are approaching, or are at an age at which they must be told and made to understand their responsibility for their acts, ( 12-13 years old,)and their roles as future members of the black community,
Article 16: Non-nuclear Proliferation, Life Preservation
To propagate within the black community an interest in global non-nuclear proliferation and to include in this global awareness a call for global forums (dialogues) that include long life extension research as (a) non-nuclear proliferation and (b) longer living and quality of life are subjects that are inherently related. The leaders of the world must know that only a nuclear winter will be the result of what I believe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said; “…either we live together as brothers, or perish apart as fools”.
1. The church communities are (should be) inherent seekers of peace based upon the blessings given to those who seek peace from Jesus who proclaimed, ” …Blessed are the peacemakers”…
b). To allow the interest of America’s black communities in global non-nuclear propliferation to mirror the need for calm, peace, and non-violence in black communities across the America and elsewhere. After all, global economic, social, and political agendas mean nothing when compared to the nightmare of nuclear attacks upon living creatures of all kinds.
Article 17. Incremental Reparations: This Article in no way intends to diminish the quest for Full reparations owed to African Americans for their uncompensated labor in building the American empire. Article 17 purposes to suggest a practical alternative.
Example: A call for Full Reparations for American black people has not happened in over three decades. I know of at least one Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in 2015 that was experiencing financial issues. If 15 states in America, e.g., California, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, etc., for example, were to release just 15 non-violent offenders, perhaps to home monitoring or something, saving the annual cost of incarceration for that person, that money could be best sered somewhere in black communities for health care, business generation, or black colleges survival. One in the hand is sometimes better than. two in the bush.
Article 18: National African American Community Improvement Association.
To Create and Sustain an African American National Community Improvement Association, to address all issues affecting life in black communities.
a. To create and sustain a National Council of Black Men. 1. There exists a national Black women’s group in the persons of The National Council of Negro Women founded in 1935.
b. Persons belonging to existing organizations, associations, etc., can continue in those endeavors, and still belong to the national” AACIA”, even if your organization is currently a national entity.
Article 19: To create a supervisory board who will direct and guide the course of actions for this endeavor; Scholars, business persons, clergy, educators, athletes, health professionals, communication and technology professionals, experienced grass roots community participants, Parent-Teacher (PTA) members, et.al.
Article 20: Institutional Interactive Support Systems. ( I was given a few minutes to present this concept a few years ago at the Evanston-Skokie School Distric 65, and Bellwood School District 88 school board meetings).
To create an organized system (continuum, a continuous flowing circle) of interaction between parents-students>>extended family>>church>>school>> and community.
Article 21 (An Action): To assure that Pre-Science and Enginering, and other high level math, science, and technological teachings-concepts, are made available to our school children, as is being done in the Chicago Pre- College Science and Enginering Program, which can only serve to increase the chances of better and stable livelihoods for our posterity.
Article 22: To implement and maintain an agenda to unify the American Black community, specifically, to begin the process of mindset cohesion through recogntion that the vast majority of Black Americans share common national and local interests in the areas, social, worship, economic-personal financial, and health maters, that will require an exhaustive, unified commitment to duty, spiritual guidance, perseverance, study, and work ethic.
” OUR HOME”
school>>>community
parents-students>>>extended family>>>church
Proposal: Parents themselves ( and on behalf of their children) will enter into a voluntary agreement,”Intent To Succeed” Form, ( formerly Intent of Profession Form). We need the signature of parents-guardians, that serves as their committment to work with the above entities noted above in the OUR HOME picture. We will get your child to productive citizen status if you work with us and our institutional partners.
FORM
I, name, on the __________, hereby make a parental ( guardian) pledge to join the efforts of instutional community partners in hopes that they, along with myself ( and spouse), will endavor to assist my children ( or those under my care), names, in achieving productive and successful citizen status.
Note***- Physical abuse of children will be less likely if it is known that persons of interest who are helping to grow the children will be calling and monitoring their progres and well-being,
FORM
At the “Age of Responsibility”, 12 or 13 year old, see Article 15, the student will make an initial committment of some profession or purpose in life. These decisions can change many times of course.
I, name, on this date, the pastor (person in charge) of name of church, have notified members of this church,(or organization) of student (student’s name) initial committment to become a (profession), and has our spiritual and moral support. (Place a copy of this form on the church bulletin board). Family members, friends and neighbors, and the student’ respective schools-teachers should be informed, The student now knows that he or she has some expectation for them to succeed.
Make at least 3 copies. One to frame and place in the student’s bedroom (if possible). One to copy and paste on the refrigerator. One for a personal church bulletin, or for your local community church.
Article 21: All African Americans should register on the National Cenus rolls. The areas where we live are allocated political representatives and government funds based upon these numbers- very important.
Kelsie Wicks (708) 890-3007 email: kelwicks@yahoo.com
Notable Names Suggestions; a history lesson for our youth, et.al.
I don’t control the selections, I merely do a little research and suggest candidates. ***Candidates who are decesased, and the task too great to locate their descendants, will be noted in special memoriam. Below, candidates in purple or Royal Blue are special memoriam candidates.
The Framers, signatories, and supporters of this document will drive its success and integrity. This is a list of persons that we hope would be Framers and signatories for this document; George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, LaQuan McDonald, Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, et. al., Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sojourner Truth, Wendell Phillips, those persons black and white, who opened their doors to escaped slaves and hid them in the middle of the night with risk of life and property, Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jr., Sidney Poitier, Harry Belefonte, Ossie and Ruby Davis (nee’ Dee), Conference of National Black Churches, The National Council of Negro Women, members of The Congressional Black Caucus, Branch Rickey, Jackie and Rachel Robinson, Roy Campanella, Maury Wills, Elston Howard, Joe Morgan, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Willie Stargell, Willie McCovey, Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr.,Thomas A. Dorsey, Shirley Ceasar, Cornell West, Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Elder Henry Buie of The Israel of God, Micheal Jordan, Mike Tyson, our Civil Rights leaders, James H. Lowry, Joseph E. Lowery, Rev. Clay Evans, Roland Burris, Edward Brooke, (just missed John Lewis, unless a relative can serve as proxy), relative or proxy for C.T. Vivian, President Barack and Michelle Obama, any descendants of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington, Angela Davis, Cicely Tyson, Miles Davis, Wyatt T. Walker, Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell, Rev Al Sharpton, family member of Kobe Bryant, Julius Erving, , Muhammed Ali, Malcolm X, Jack Johnon, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Marvin Hagler,Sugar Ray Leonard, Jim Brown, Red Auerbach, K. C. Jones, Bill Russell, Sam Jones, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Connie Hawkins, Oscar Robertson, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Lebron James, the living children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the descendants of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Williams, descendants of Viola Luizzo, Rev. Dr. Micheal Pfleger, John Conyers, descendants of Fanny Lou Hamer, descendants of Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Nikki Giovanni, Colin Kaepernick, Dr. Jamal Bryant, Rev. Dr. William Barber 11, Pastors; Frederick K.C. Price, T.D.Jakes, Bill Winston, Guy Johnson, the son of Maya Angelou , Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, George E. Johnson, John H. Johnson, S. B. Fuller, Madame C.J. Walker, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Jay-Z and Beyonce’, Spike Lee, the sister or descendant(s) of James Baldwin ,the family member of Philip Jackson, founder of The Million Father March which is one of our proposed Constitutional Articles. The descendants of the following persons, Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph D. Abernathy, Walter Reuthers, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin. Nancy Wilson, Micheal Jackson, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross (Mary Wilson,The Supremes), Otis Wiliams, (The Tempations) , Smokey Robinson (The Miracles), Curtis Mayfield (The Impressions), (Levi Stubbs)The Four Tops, Mackenzie Scott, Robert F. Smith, co-founders of Black Lives Matters, Tiger Woods, Vince Lombardi, Gales Sayers, Reggie White, Walter Payton, Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes 11, Deion Sanders, Patti LaBelle, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Tio Hardiman, in memoriam of John Thompson, Patrick Ewing, Tupac Shakur, Shirley Chisholm, Charles B. Rangel, Samuel Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr., Leslie Uggams, John Amos, LaVar Burton,Ja’Net Dubois, Bern Nadette Stanis, et.al. This list could go on indefinitely with others, e.g. news journalists, media personalities,Charles Barkley, Stephen A. Smith, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber ( two very intelligent and thoughtful black men who are role models for young black boys and girls).
More Contemporary Notables. If you are not on The List, I am not omitting you purposely.
Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Bubba Wallace, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Richard Pryor, Bernie Mac, Chris Rock, Redd Foxx, Kevin Hart, Ice Cube Ice T, Snoop Dog, Common, Sean Combs, LL Cool J, Lauryn Hill, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, et al.
Again, a couple of paragraphs or a page about the lives of these notables could serve as section in a donated book that could fundraise for the proposed African American Community Improvement Asociation.
Career Choice Segments For Youth
So you want to be a doctor? video link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhNJJ7S0QE
So you want to be a lawyer? video link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM7K0LtkAvs
So you want to be a theologian or preacher?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zB7HJs1gIw
Become the teacher you wqnt to be.
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So you want to be an engineer? vidoe link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usXRaL8cQR8
So you want to be an architect? video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRqITp9l7zM
So you want to be a writer? video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1EiVAb_O8
So you want to go into law enfrocement?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v4izViVKIQ
So want to be a truck driver?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrBCGs_reQ
So you want to be a photo journalist?
Career Choice Segments For Youth
So you want to be a musician or singer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtEu3bwabc
So you want to study ballet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcgllQeIOoM
So you want to go into the military?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FH2Hj_sMik
06/10/ 21
Theme Song Link For the Unification Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0GcVKLRcd8
Link For Annual Black Theology and Leadership Institute
My “Iwo Jima”, Jude 1:3 KJV (edited 01/22/2022)
My “Iwo Jima”, Jude 1:3 KJV (edited 01/22/2022)
I am writing this defense if you will, in the event that my old nemesis and enemy has resorted to a similar attack of my character that was done a couple or few years or more ago. If this new attack upon my character has reached the ears of those unaware of this history, this writing is to inform you that this did in fact occur. What was the motive to renew such an attack now? Everything is motive. What really concerns me is, if this attack on one’s character was done to a person with less ability to convey a defense for his or herself, against such a purposeful and deliberate attempt to DESTROY COMPLETELY one’s life with no room for recovery, the after effect- if untrue, would somehow create the possibility of one’s character always having the dark shadow of hypocrisy hovering over it.
As some of you know may know, I am a man whose allegiance is to a particular belief or persuassion. My flag is spiritual and unseen, yet the evidence of the power behind it can be found in the lives of men, women and younger people in some instances. I hope I am correct in taking solace behind the hope that when such allegations arise concening my character, you will dismis them until I can shed light on such lies and deviousness.
It appears to me, that my name is being tossed around with some sort of intimate behavior with another man, an act that is in opposition to the tenets of my spiritual persuassion which is Messianic Hebrew or Messianic Jew, or Jesus Jew. How do you defend against against such an accusation? Well for starters, what has his (my) character shown? Well, my activity and mindset can be found in my work to large extent, with attempts to help out. Imprisoned for nearly thirteen years, that would have been a great time to get involved with such activities. I never did. All I did in prison was go to the library, gym and worship study. I never killed anyone by the way, which by the way, can still be proven by before the evidence gets too old, people die or cannot be found, and the State is let off the hook.
Iwo Jima ( pronounced- ee’ woe-gee’ ma) was an island battleground in the Pacific during World War 11. It was a hard fought battle for every inch of ground. Six U.S. Marines would eventualy hoist the U.S. flag on a hill after forces took control of the island. The photo of this moment is one of the most iconic photos ever embedded in the history of this country. In this photo, the U.S. flag symbolizes victory over hard and bitter events,, and victory over stubborn and difficult obstacles.
My Iwo Jima is the flag under which I place my allegiance. It is a testament to victory over obstacles in my life, some medical, some that took away my freedom, victory over an unawareness of a more spiritual, deeper mind that belonged to me.The vicious rumor set upon me, if true, would be a betrayal of my allegiance to that flag, to my Iwo Jima. That is something that I could never do for love, money, position, or notoriety. That would mean that all of my most recent work, the calling of black pastors all over the country, the going to black churches all over the Chicago area, the suggestion of posting of the 10 Commandments on front lawns, was nothing but a charade, An attack upon my character, to me, is also an attack upon my faith. I must defend to absolve my faith.
This attack was done before I as I noted. I think most people did not believe it after all. But why make the same accusation again, now? What added confidence does the person(s) move forward with now, that gives the confidence that he, she, they shall prevail? Did I anger this person(s) for example, perhaps over something related subsequent to the holidays? I can think of something, the proof would not be easy, but it is something. There is a “there,there” so to speak.
Does the person(s) have something percieved to be “evidence”. I have a witness who will tell you that for quite some time, I have revealed to this person items of mine that have come up missing. Items having thumb drives on them. A set of car keys to my new car in 2018 disappeared. Curie Motors had a stock key available and I went to get another set. Items missing from me and in the hands of a clever enemy, might serve as a link to place me at a location with another person who could perhaps, allege that is how a missing item of mine came into their possession, though I dont know this to be the case.
I always had a concern about those items and how they might surface one day. You see, the crime for which I was unjustly convicted found its origins in a blanket found at the scene of the crime with “an adhesive label” bearing my name and my former address. I have every reason to suspect items of mine that were missing could be used for whatever purposes. What person am I being linked with ( i know who). Are there issues of vulnerability(s) in this person’s life, ( I remember well) that would leave the person soft as clay and to be twisted and turned by a clever person, to do or say or allege things that are untrue. Were there any types of “set-ups” involved? I coud perceive some, (recently for example).? What is this person like, their character? Is the person educated, stable, etc.? How did I meet this person? If I am guilty of this allegation, could I have met this person in a place that would have provided secrecy for example, that would not have been subject to a goofy blabber-mouth that would put my business out in the street, or that would not have besmirched the integrty of my faith persuassion? Well you know what I mean, I’m too stupid and negligent to consider such ramifications.
What about the person(s) starting this mess, again. I go to a lot places, stores, gyms, parks, etc. To pinpoint my location at anytime, and then to lay a conniving sheme, set a trap to destroy the person, to injure his reputation, even after death, calls a for a deep and constantly mulled hatred. If this person could get away with with it, I believe I would be injured, maimed, killed, ruined financially etc. It would be interesting to know what a person skilled in psychoanalysis would diagnose as the mental state of such a person, especially if there are other known episodes that can be attributed to their mental state.
C229, A Constitution For African Americans, A “To Do” List., & A National Agenda For The Unification Of African Americans.
Kelsie Wicks, (708 ) 890-3007 email: kelswicks@yahoo.com website: shine1.us
” … The effectual fervent prayer of a rightous man availeth much. James 5:16 There are righteous people out there. It may or may not be you and I. There are people who can pray to the POWER ON HIGH and things will turn around. Pray for the people of Louisiana and other areas. New Orleans, my home for two years.
Prayers Needed For The Nation
09/09/2021-
Remember Us In Our Seasons
Our prayer today is a supplication to Yahweh, God, Jehovah-Jireh-our Father who provides; Take notice of us while we live each day, consider us when seek thee in the early morning prayers, hold our hands and walk with us through our valleys and storms of pestilence, death, and uncertainties. Be not far from us and remember us in all of our seasons. May our prayers be ratified and presented to you through the blood of our Messiah- Alleluia!
“To every thing there is a season… ; ” A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance:…” from Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verses 1 and 4.
09/23/21-
New Notable Persons: Sarah Dash, Flip Wilson, Melvin Van Peebles. Debbie Allen, Angela Basset, Debbie Morgan, Darnell Williams.
Hello to all readers. Been absent for a little while. All is well and minding my own business as usual. Been figuring out what direction I should go with this project. My conclusion is: I can’t develop or grow the program much higher with the resources I have to work with (e.g., people who are the most precious resource), requisite funding, and another important resource, the stamina and energy. Yes, I do the gym thing which requires energy, but I have a cardiomyopathy condition, and if I want to live longer, I have to gym.
I’m going to keep the site open and try to straighten it up a little bit as best I can , as it is slightly confusing. I had a wonderful and enlightening experience in putting together what I hoped to be, some semblance of direction, some measure of faith and hope that that dispells any notion that healing in America’s black communities is a mere far-fetched thought. i have no regrets, only the remorse of knowing that I cannot provide the tender care and ongoing noble duty neccesary to see this unification agenda through for the aforenoted reasons. My prayers and hopes are that one day, we shall rejoice in a promised land of eternal righteousness and glad tidings.
09/17/2021-
Friday, September 17, 2021, is the Million Fathers March day nationwide. Great opportunity for dads, uncles, grandfathers, coaches, mentors, clergy, men’s groups and organizations to show their commitment to the educational lives of their children throughout the school year by escorting chilldren to school on this day.
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(a). In our text below for 08/30/2021, ” The Evidence”, I gave an illustration of how our National Unification Agenda can grow exponentially (to the 10th power) via member sign-ups and their referrals coming fom a cold market of total strangers. I don’t know what other proofs I can offer you. We are ready.(b). “11 U.S. Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations”. ( Source:NPR WBEZ- ( an The Associated Press article June 18,2021 7:16 ET).
(b) “11 U.S Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations”. (Source NPR WBEZ ( an The Associated Press article) June 18,2021 7:16 PM ET)
Incremental Reparartions for American slavery ( American Corrective Implementation-my term) have taken root in action (e.g. as seen in Evanston, ILL.) and mindset throughout America. Perhaps this due to the realization that a full Reparations price tag would be in the 10 trillion dollar plus arena. Laying the foundation for full Reparatory compensation would ignite huge legal and legislative hurdles to be sure. I do not suggest that we (as a black person writing) abandon the goal of full Reparatory compensation.
Pursuit of a “one in the hand…” approach to resolving centuries and layers of the vestiges of slavery ( the historical experience of lack of equitable education for Black children in America) must be explored more thoroughly. Access to quality education was and is the game-changer for personal, family and socal growth for a group of people and for a nation ( a nation suffers when any group is left underserved). Book learning has transformed men birthed in the bowels of slavery, into national leaders and historic American figures, a’la Frederick Douglass.
Corrective Implementation of programs e.g., Chicago Pre- College Science and Engineering Program, exposing young children to high level math and science concepts, etc,, will help increase the odds of the learning- success connection. Increasing the likelihood of academic success for Black school children, et.al., is a justice (fairness) issue, and a general welfare- U.S. preamble issue. The Preamble TO, or leading up to, the U.S. Constitution preceeds any of the Articles or amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as it sets forth the ideological atmosphere of the framers.
How long ago and for whom the Constitution was written is of less importance, than the noble thought that rests upon its origin and perpetual existence. Crispus Attucks’ patriotism surely must have impressed upon the minds of other patriots that the likes of him would one day futuristically unfold into persons e.g. General Colin Powell and lieutenant general Russel L. Honore’. The fruits and blessings of America’s wealth and provision for Corrective implemental education for the descendants of American blacks soldiers shouldering arms in European war theatres alone, is only Preamble justice and wise social welfare caretakership.
(c). There is no one monolithic viewpoint of Black national unity among Black folk throughout Black communities. Members of the Muslim, Christian, Jehovah Witness, Seventh Day Adventist, Catholic, Latter Day Saints, Moorish American, LGBTQ, Hebrew-Messianic Hebrew, et.al., communities will have to find common ground and respect one another’s right to exist in Black communities, as well as our acceptance of their own viewpoints and ways of life as they choose to live it. Period.
(d). I asked CNN anchors Abbey Phillips and Don Lemon to basically assure our Black community unity agenda of coverage, if and when it takes off. There was no underlying assumption that they would not cover such an endeavor, but rather, for me to use their commitment as a strong marketing tool while contacting the public. This same request is extended Laura Coates, Victor Blackwell, Nia- Malika Henderson, Areva Martin, Van Jones, Zain Asher, Melissa Knowles, Athena Jones, Rene Marsh, Joe Johns, Stephanie Elam, Nima Elbagir,Jason, Caroll, Rene Marsh, Ryan Young, Nadia Romero, et.al.
(e)New Notables Persons: By the way, I have alphabetized the names, just give me a minute to make a section. Please view, “The History Makers”, located here in Chicago for a excellent, professional viewing of Notable Persons.
Notable Persons. Lee Williams
(gospel singer -only found out about him recently on the WVON talk show hosts Ernesto Borges and Pam Morris-Walton broadcasts this past week), The History Makers, former NBA’ers Scottie Pippen, Tim Duncan, Charlie Wilson, Melba Moore, Anita Baker, Sarah Vaughn.
(f). WVON talk rado, ” The Voice of The Nation), broadcasts a black oriented format, and has a long history here in Chicago. I would like to extend to all of WVON talk show hosts, daily and those sitting in occasionally, an invitation to send me their thoughts on the proposed, National Agenda For The Unification of Black Americans. Thoughts at large, suggestions, critiques, etc, about 2 paragraphs, Send your profile of about a long paragraph, and I will attempt tp post it along with your weigh-in. I’m not too good at posting pictures though, but I think I can manage. My contact information is on the site here.
(g) Books you might want to read:
A Letter To My White Friends and Colleagues; What You Can Do Right Now To Help The Black Community– Steven . Rogers, Harvard Business Scholl Retired.
250 Years and Still A Slave- Janice Marie Collins, Ph. D.
2020 A Year Of Faith Hope and Love– Keith L. Edwards
08/30/2021-
The Evidence
Hello Everyone: I took off last week ( about 65% time off). I have work to do this week as the mind and body has had a little time to recuperate to a level of freshness and strength. It is now 7:25 pm CST and I’ve been up since 3am. (Enter our Health and Longevity section of our African American Unification National Agenda.) I have been at th gym also, working the punching bag, bball shoot around, and walking -running around the track at 70 years old. You can do that when you eat right and consume fresh-squeezed juices, nutrit
ious smoothies, and eat good ole’ home-cooked meals).
The National Agenda to unify Black communities-Black people in America, critically rests upon our ability to contact as many Black people as we can, (create a National Data Base), and a website that holds information vital to our agenda of healing, growth, and sustainability. Black churches and newspapers have been contacted across the nation with this information. How does the black community in general react to this lofty, yet hoped for, for half a century or better endeavor?
Clinical medical trials can be conducted with a relatively small group of people as opposed to an entire population. I canvassed and talked to about 35 people unknown to me, with the exception of one person, who I have met at the gym recently. I did not work my warm market of family, friends and acquaintances. I wanted to know their opinions regarding Black people unifying their general and perhaps, personal interests from the standpoint of mindset cohesivesness. I asked for a phone number contact.
The results are thus: About 17 or half of the people did indeed, give me a good contact number, an all were “in” with the unification concept. Eight of my calls went to voice mail, some of which did not indicate the person owning that number. There were 13 potential referrals from the 17 persons in the affirmative, Two persons had possible referrals. One person gave me the first names only of two referrals ( I asked him to have them ready for submission for a later date.) Two persons gave me a bad number. Three numbers were not in service.
I say we did good. Think of our success if our unification agenda were publicized in the written, social, and news outlet medias! What if our many thousands of Black churches woud have their parishoners fill out the Unification answer sheet, and pick one or more interests cited therein, making them members.Look at the hundreds of thousands of potential referrals just waiting to come on board.
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Newspaper Advertisement example in 1854:
“ Runaway slave girl, Mattie, about 19 years of age, ran off a week ago, bad scar on left arm….”
1996
A Black-owned newspaper goes under.
“… n 1996, financial difficulties led Cooper to shut down The City Sun. According to The New York Times …”(Source: Wikipedia)
One of the Articles in C229, A Constitution For African Americans… requests a consideration for African Americans to consider Incremental Reparations for American Black people, until such time as Full Reparations become a reality. The contrast above illustarates the use of the written media in times past, to aide and abet in the ongoing inhumanity of the slave trade; The Sun City newspaper on the other hand, fell because of financial difficulties, which more than likely, only required a mere pittance to stay afloat.
I have made the case of Knoxville College, an Historical Black College and University (HBCU), having to close its doors and temporarily lose its accreditation due to financial issues. Not a truly serious financial situation. 20-25 non-violent ofenders could have been released a year and half earlier, saved that $20-30 thousand dollars per year for incarceration, and re-allocated those dollars to Knoxville College.
To Be Continued…
8/12/-19/2021- Our website will be adding a “Local Notables-Chicago” list in the right section Column.
New Notable Persons, (I first entered the first group last week): Tavis Smiley, Condoleeza Rice, Susan Rice Dr. Ben Carson, Don King.
Today’s entries: Diana Ross-daughter Tracee Ellis Ross, Jennifer Hudson, Ken Norton-Ken Norton Jr., Colin Powell, Dr. Claude Anderson, Lynn Swan, Jerry Rice.
08/24-28/2021- Today is Saturday 08/28/2021. Yesterday I set up a new Twitter account and new password-user name, as I couldn’t retrieve Tweet message notifications. I have o way of knowing if I received responses to my inquiries to Don Lemon and Abby Philips. My new Twitter user name is Kelsie Wicks@WicksKelsie; OR my email which is preferable is; kelswicks@yahoo.com I have taken a well deserved week of a partial rest, as I work had to work overtime on my regular part-time job.
There will be two new Articles added to C229, A Constitution For African Americans; A To Do List: Article 21
(An Action) and Article 22 and can be viewed in the ” View C229″ in section column to the right.
Hello Don Lemon and Abby Phillips, CNN anchors. Computer problems, pure fatigue and time restraints prevented me from contacting you via Tweeter and asking for your help. I Tweeted both of you today and the Tweeter icon indicated that the message was sent ( which is related to the “Letters To Journalists” directly below). Congratulations Abby to Naomi Angelina Phillips, you and hubby!
Letters to Journalists;
Dear Abby Phillips, Don Lemon, CNN anchors, et.al.:
I hope you, your family and friends, and co-workers are well. I am writing in hopes of obtaining from you a commit- ment for coverage of an endeavor I am working on: A National Agenda For The Unification of African Americans, an endeavor that I first began working on five years ago. With the approval of Fathers Incorporated of Dunwoody Georgia, who now heads the annual National Million Fathers March sheduled for September 17, 2021, the Unification endeavor is encouraging the public to join this national event. Futuristically, all of my major correspondences regarding Black community unity will include recognition of the annual Million Fathers March. I am also the author of C229, A Constitution For African Americans, A To Do List, of which The Million Fathers March is one of the Articles within the document. I was given permission to include the NMFM as an Article by the late Phillip Jackson, founder of the MFM.
To receive a commitment for coverage of the national Black community unity endeavor from you, would be tremendously beneficial in my asking for support and participation from the public for both endeavors, which by the way, are inherently connected. I am aware that the media would provide coverage as a matter of your professional duty. However, having an “add-on” commitment of coverage, I think, would fare well in convincing the public to adopt and participate in an endeavor of unity that has been preached throughout America’s black communities for eons. I humbly implore and ask for your commitment for coverage in this matter.
I have already contacted black churches and black newspapers across the country regarding the events and work noted above. How well it would be for Black communities if we could count on your additional commitment for coverage, as we struggle for healing through prayer, faith and works.
Sincerely,
Kelsie Wicks (708) 890-3007 website: shine1.us email;: kelswicks@yahoo.com
08/04/21-
The people LOVE THE UNIFICATION-National MILLION FATHERS MARCH, HEALTH AGENDA! Just as open, kind, friendly and supportive as they can be-referrals- no problem. We have this within our grasp. Let’s not blow this. It’s ours for the taking!!!!
New Notable Persons:
John Baxter Taylor Jr., William Lucy(labor leader), Zaila Avant-Garde (national spelling bee champion), Robbins, Illinois, Lerone Bennett Jr., Nichell Nichols. Naomi Angelina Phillips, WVON radio-Chicago, Kevin Hart (w/apology for delay). Dr. Ophelia DeVore, Tony Brown (journalist), Charles Diggs. Ma Rainey, Thomas :Blind Tom” Bethune, also known as Wiggins.
I have passed out well over 100 “information sheets” to Black churches in and around Chicago and the nation about our National Black Community Unity, that is now co-joined with the National Million Fathers March September 17th, 2021, and have submitted somewhere around 40-50 articles to Black newspapers around the country.
I spoke to a newspaper publisher who is the daughter of Dr.Ophelia DeVore, a first in modeling for Black History, a newspaper publisher, and businesswoman, and one of our New Notables for today. The daughter of Dr. Devore has given over publishing of the newspaper to her daughter who is the granddaughter of Dr. Devore-three generations of Black community newspaper publishers. At the daughter’s request, you may call her at: (706) 405-6518 if you would like to know more about the life of Dr. DeVore. (Spike!)
07/24/21- New Notables: Southern Christian Ladership Council (SCLC) overdue w/apology, The O’Jays overdue w/apology, Manny Jackson, Van Jones.
Added to the list of candidates to oversee a A National African American Black Community Unification Agenda should be Van Jones, a CNN host and contributor, writer and lawyer, who has a reservior of various resources at his his disposal.
07/19/21- New Notables: Bass Reeves, Percy Sutton, Elvin Hayes-long overdue w/ apology; Dominique Dawes; Dwayne ” The Rock” Johnson-overdue w/apology; Stacey Abrams-overdue w/apology.
It Has Begun!
Black churches, black newspapers all over the country have knowledge about our Black National Community Unity Agenda, which includes our Health and Longevity agenda, which is co-joined to the annual national Million Father March!The few pastors I spoke with were cordial and interested, with the exception of one who was indifferent, and there was one invite to speak at a church. I think it becomes obvious that each year the annual Million Father March and The Black community unity work will be co-joined as a matter of community precept-i.e., a standard code of conduct and/or event in the Black community.
(Passout Sheet Chicago) July 2021
Action # 1, Health and Longevity, of The National Agenda For The Unification Of African Americans ( or National Agenda For The Black Community Unity Initiative) is underway as of the summer of 2021.
(a) See interim website; shine1.us ( view the shine1.us Information Page to view information, our theme song, “Steal Away” performed by The Metro Singers).
Action #2, The combined Annual Million Father March and National Black Community Unity Initiative Commitment Support and Sign-Up Form. Pastors-churches, have mmbers complete the form. You keep the form.
Please circle addtional interests that you may have: Health and Longevity; Voter registration/Participation;Census registration ( can be done anytime and carries a fine if not done! Call 844-30-2020 to complete); Daily Prayer and Affirmation; Community, Parenting, and Personal Codes of Conduct; Historically Black Coleges and Universities Donor, Supporter; Black Lives Matter; Preservation of our global environment; The shine1.us Home Page will take you C229, A Constitution For African Americans, A To Do List, which has Articles that will provide other areas of interest to you. Thank you! ( No names or personal information is placed online)!Hard copy paper only. Give money to absolutely NO ONE claiming to represent this cause. UNLESS it is broadcast on television-radio and you have performed your standard due diligence.
Name Phone/email # of referrals
1.___________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________
(Numbers go down to 10 sign-ups)
Contact Kelsie Wicks, worker and servant for The National Agenda For The Black Community Unity Initiative and for C29, A Constitution For African Americans (708) 890-3007 ; email : kelswicks@yahoo.com website: shine1.us
(Postscript) I forgot to include The 10 Commandments Yard Display Signs as one of the choices for areas of interest. I will have to offer this option on phone calls).
07/18/21-
Beginning Friday 7/16/21 at 4:30 am, I began putting together my pass-out sheets for Chicago and suburban Black churches. I labeled the two works of the Black community unity endeavor ” Actions 1&2, The Health and Longetivity initiative, and the union of the Black comunity union and The Million Father March, respectively. I passed these information sheets out to about 85 churches over a two day period. I will share the pass-out page with you tomorrow. I’m a little tired. Concerning the lost video of the interview of my Dad, we are making plans to get my Dad’s interview done again.
07/14/21-
New Notable Persons: Mary McCleod Bethune, Vernon Jordan, Daddy-O Daley (Holmes Daylie), Derrick Johnson-President of NAACP (long overdue w/apology), Bill Cosby is and has been a premier and notable Black American, and thus, qualifies to be on our Notable Persons list.
I won’t say that my usefulness to this work is waning. I have been busy, and I plan to pass out the Form below to quite a few churches in Chicago and connecting suburbs. However, if this agenda becomes serious and gains a swell of support, someone who is notable with credentials will have to take the reins, so that we can rise to the next level. One person does not stop this show- there is too much at stake. Not that they would be interested, but two people readily come to mind: Rev Al Sharpton and Derrick Johnson (NAACP).
07/06/21-
The Annual Miilion Father March and Black Community Unity Commitment Sample Form
Please indicate other topics that are of interest to you: Health and longevity; Non-Violence: Voter registration and Participation; Census Registration; Daily Prayer and Affirmation; Community, Parenting and Personal Code of Conduct; Historically Black College and University supporter and donor; Preservation our global environment supporter; See C229 for other topics or areas that peek your interest. Thank you! (No names given online! Hard copy only!)
Name Phone and email # of referrals.
What are the local Black city and Black community newspapers in your area? Which do you read?
Here is a sample of hard copy Commitment sheets. From this short information derived herein, we can rebuild the American Black Community, and it will never return to this madness and chaos that we are experiencing now. Part of “the good news” is the cat’s out the bag and we are on our new way everyday.
Addendum: Our Black newspapers , and particularly our local Black newspapers should come under the heading of
“Incremental Reparations”. One in the hand NOW, might be better than two in the bush of when we know not- if ever. Many older Black persons do not have online skills, but they can read. We’re talking grants to our local black community newspapers particularly. Once we get going good, our information will need to be disseminated throughout our neighborhoods. Like politics, our agenda is crucially local.
Attorney Ernesto Borges of Billbusters, Borges and Wu, LLC.- Bankruptcy Law, and a WVON radio talk show host here in Chicago, made a vaild point a few of weeks ago about the path to Reparations. Mr. Borges commented that there would issues getting the Congressional approval from both the House and Senate, and there might be legal challenges if Reparations were approved in Congress. By the way, Mr. Borges is a black-owned business and we should support him and others. We need ALL WVON talk show hosts in on this agenda.
I gave you the information a couple of days ago about who is in charge of The Million Father March and its activities. Call them and put them on your show! All hands on deck! Tio, Karen HIcks, Brother Hall, Mama Dee, Monsoon, et. al. Hello to our first lady Eunice, and other committed callers to the WVON radio talk show!
07/04/21- New Notable Persons.
Vanessa Williams-Rick Fox, Chris Paul, Edwin Hawkins
(Oh Happy Day)– Walter Hawkins- Tramaine Hawkins, Simone Biles.
Weighing in after a needed break and upset stomach for a couple of days. Fathers Incorporated of Atlanta Georgia have been given the honor of overseeing the MIllion Father March. I wrote them and introduced myself and the C229 and Black America Unification Agenda. I received a call from a staff member several days ago, who essentially gave me the OK to connect the Unification Agenda to The Million Father March. The Million Father March is an excellent conduit for our unification work. They were both born for each other.
Let me clear the air on something; i’m not giving anyone the inside track or playing cliques with this work, If I have relatives, friends and acquaintances that I feel can help our work, I will highlight them in Notable Persons if they qualify. I mean, I don’t see what other benefit they could bring to us that would make me give them some special status or anything else. Such persons or groups would be in a far better position to help us, rather than receive our help. Trying to think things through.
06/21/2021-
New Notables: Opal Lee, Dr, Sebi, Quincy Jones, Calvin Murphy (overdue with apology), Spudd Webb, Mugsy Bogues, Bob McAdoo (overdue with apology), Kevin Garnett ( overdue with apology), Kevin Durant ( overdue with apology).
WVON talk show host Rufus Williams, (impeccable resume by the way) had a very interesting guest on this morning’s show. James Parker, Founder and CEO of 1921 Co-Working, Inc., provides an incubator and co-working space. I will supply the contact information in a minute. From what I could gather, Mr Farmer is in the process of creating black businesses with tech start-ups which will create great paying jobs within black communities, develop communities in which he is able to place the start-ups, provide training and and a business environment that will cultivate and produce successful business persons-leaders, etc. How to give back to the Black community when one attains success is a priority of 1921 C0-Working. Mr. Parker believes this business system can create wealth within the Black community.
Mr. Farmer is a public speaker, and i scheduled to go to Tulsa, Ok., where an interest has been shown for 1921 Co-Working, Inc. Funding, investments, and donations are needed. A couple of names on our Notable Persons list was mentioned as investors in similar businesses . Not all startup tech companies are successful, so of course, normal due diligence would be advisable. However, technology is the way of the future, and there will be tech companies that will become very successful and investments will yield lucrative profits. Here is the contact information: 1921 Co-Working, Inc. (888) 494-1921.
06/17/21- Great, But What Happened?
Genesis 4:9 KJV- And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
Genesis 4:10- And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. (my underline and italics for emphasis).
Many times, it takes spiritual discernment to reveal or explain occurences that are left devoid of some sensible viewpoint or expalanation. There is a slight rumble in the Chicago’s Black community. A slight buzz that something is going on that’s not on the everyday menu. Black thinkers, advocates, et.al., seem to be pushing change, as if there is a real chance, a new dimension, as if some old and yet new message is a brewin’. There is indeed a very old “message” that is being played out today, with a new deciphering of the old for our message and understanding today!
The above scriptures in Genesis retrace the first murder of mankind. Adam’s first son Cain slew his brother Abel. The LORD inquired of Cain concerning Abel’s whereabouts, upon which Cain got smart and sassy with The LORD GOD, by answering in effect, “what YOU asking me for?” The LORD then being miffed in effect, thundered back and asked Cain what have you done, because the voice of his brother Abel’s blood had cried out to HIM from the ground.. In Chicago within the last week and maybe a few days, there has been a resurgence of violence, some which has been fatal. In listening to the radio the other day, there seemed to be this sense of bewilderment and inexplicability in trying to understand what’s going on.
We must journey into the book. Just prior to Jesus being born, shepherds were tending their flocks in nearby fields, when an announcing angel from heaven brought great news: …” Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy…, For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord…” Luke 2:0-11 KJV …” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ” Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men…” Luke 2:13-14 KJV.
Fantastic! Wonderful! ‘What a blessing” must have thought the shepherds. My sense tells me that they did not keep this experience to themselves. They probably told everybody which explains why we are reading it today. But then, there was something else that happened not long afterward, that came about as a result of fear and pride. There were some that who felt that change, powerful change, unprecedented change, would usurp the old way of doing things. Would challenge the normal way of doing things in Jerusalem and ancient Israel.
In order to insure that Jesus would be killed, King Herod issued an edict that all children in Jerusalem and round about, , two years old and under, beginning at the time that Herod was so informed of the threat of a Messiah, should be slaughtered. What an extreme change in circumstances! From being informed of a Messiah, the long waited Savior of Israel, announced by none other than a heavenly host, to mayhem and murder of the children of the chosen, was beyond any expalanation or comprehension. ( 0f course, it would have taken a prophet or scribe during this time to know that this terrible occurence was prophesied by the prophet Jeremiah centuries before- Jeremiah 31;15)
Today, it seems that all of the strides and efforts taken by those who want to heal Black communities plagued by a plethora of problems, are being sassed and mocked by those who have beseiged us, possessing the spirit of murder, serves to disrupt, discourage, and dismantle any efforts towards righteousness, morality, and civility. We are not fooled, nor perplexed at these devilish, demonic activities- we have a record of such acts.
Our scriptures teaches that through it all, that we have the Good News! The Messiah lives, and has sent us a Comforter during times such as these. We are taught that there can be no evil in a city where GOD has saints and called out ones, and GOD not have a righteous work going on there at the same time. (Jesus was murdered for a righteous cause, the murder itself was an unrighteous act), and then came the RESURRECTION in the city, which swallowed up all of the evil that had been done, and gave mankind hope forever.. God must have a work too, where there is evil in the city. Don’t ever forget that, lest you be overcome with doubt and confusion which is where we are now.
Our message to you: We do not fear you. We must pray for you that you cease from these terrible acts that are accountable to GOD. Jesus will forgive you, though the law may not. If you do not repent and stop the shooting and killing of others. WOE UNTO YOU! For the voice of your brother’s blood crieth unto our GOD who sits upon an eternal throne of justice and you will not escape!! Who else is going to tell you this but us. Certainly not the people who want to keep using you!
(In Black communities, There have been many”…voices heard in Ramah, with Rachel weeping for her children, but she refuses to be comforted for her children are no more”…- this is taken from the prophet Jeremiah KJV . The faith community understands). END
Our Unification Book of The Month suggestion for the Unification Project is, “Jesus and The Disinherited” by Howard Thurman. Dr. Thurman was a friend of Dr. King and his family. He has a memorial on the Morehouse College Campus just a few feet from the Dr. King Memorial. Dr. Thurman has authored other books and is a prolific writer and thinker.
We have a new video link for our Unification Health Section that I urge you to view. In the video, you will see Dr. Sheila Patel, MD quoting an ancient Ayuredic proverb:
“When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use
When diet is correct, medicine is of no need.”
06/10/ 21
Theme Song Link For the Unification Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0GcVKLRcd8
Link For Annual Black Theology and Leadership Institute
Black men and women, we need our thoughts unimpaired and clear. We need to enrich our minds.
YOUR MIND IS WHO YOU ARE!! We have more work to do.
Watch this short video,When you get there, click on the BTLI logo and arrow to watch.
Let me see how I’m going to process this information today. I know the process, O.K., here we go: (I usually weigh in once a week now.) The time required for this is constant, laborious, yet, ultimately satisfying. I want to clarify something for those who do not share the mindset out of which I am operating.
On the radio, on television, online, in publications, there are men and women all over the world, whose lives are guided by a biblical belief system to which they conform- as best as they can. Oftentmes, we fall short of how we really desire to be. Yet, we persevere, we keep striving and in some cases, in many cases in fact, we are able to preserve some degree of righteous living that is recognized, that is beheld on high by our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus, ( Yahshua, Yeshua).
Proverbs 14: 12KJV :”There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”. And so you have people all over the world who have been imbued with the word of GOD, the Bible, the history of it and it teachings, the prophecies past, present and future. Always and without fail, new revelations or spiritual revealings to one’s spiritual understanding directly, or from the shared experience of others. The saints, the “called out ones” are a family (or they should be).
At times these same people misbehave. and our bibles are full of scenarios where this has occurred. Yet, Yahweh, God, saw something in these people that met his criteria for work that HE wanted done. Such as are the real life situations today. The Most High Father wouldn’t give two hoots about somebody’s opinion that conflicts with His chosen work; to deliver, to save from eternal darkness, and from“… a way which seemeth right unto a man…” Neither do those working for His purpose, for such people are fearless and undaunted. They could care less about prison or the graveyard.
Why and how could this be? Prayer for courage and wisdom is recommended. Yahweh ( did you know when say (h)alleluia, you are saying “Praise Yah”(weh)! See Psalms 68:4. Continuing; God and Jesus gives to heavenly messagers to provide those chosen with visions, dreams, and voices that informs them of meanings, interpretations, caution, names that were prayed for, yesteryear and today. That’s a fact. I have had such dreams and revelations.
These called out ones, the saints here on earth, some mocked, some respected, are the very persons who are preventing judgement from descending upon the earth. Did you know that? The Covid-19 virus is a wakeup call. The biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah, includes God not consuming a wicked city because there were a few righteous among the wicked. God desires not to destroy the righteous with the wicked,
Let me just say, it should be expected that those people I just described, who regulate their lives according to their strong bible beliefs, should not be expected to co-sign or agree with things that many others do. They should not be criticized or frowned upon. Indeed, these people are directed by scripture to pray for you. and that you be called into the family of saints and called out ones, presided over by The Heavenly Father and Jesus-Yahshua. I keep hearing on WVON radio here in Chicago, about a code of conduct for Black people. Here is a document I wrote several years ago. It will have its own section in the right column; Raising The Bar: A Black Code of Conduct: The Precepts.
06/03/21- An Apologetic For American Black Community Unification.
by Kelsie Wicks
I wish I could elucidate this another way, but there is no other way. The problems of black communities with high crime, low-income, lack of opportunity and uncertainty as to when significant opportunities for personal-communal advancement will occur, challenging health issues, limited personal financial well-being due to criminal backgrounds, etc., renders a verdict: Black America is fighting for its very life. It is of course, axiomatic that this condition brings about discussion from spokespersons for Black community interests, concerning the steps that should be taken to remedy the dire consequences that have evolved and besieged us over time.
One point was point made recently on a radio talk show here in Chicago, suggesting that Black people should form a a coalition with other groups to present a stronger message, a more unified approach to having their respective issues galvanized, addressed and supported with real solutions. Of course, this suggestion-strategy, brings to mind the power of the Civil Rights movements of the 1950’s-60’s. I do not disagree with coalition social unification as a means to an end for rise in equality-increase across the board in all matters of Amerian life, where there are those still underserved. However, 60 years later, it is clear that the Civil Rights movements left no clear guide or agenda to thwart the onset and perpetuation of some of the serious issues facing Black communities today that I noted in th first paragraph above. The Civil Rights movements were no panacea, nor is C229 and the agenda to unify Black Americans.
Still, there is really no plausible reason to dismiss undertakings that would unite the interests of Black Americans as a matter of continuing and on-going documented agenda. Undertakings e.g., proactive communal health measures, display of the 10 Commandments yard display, census and voting registration with voting viewed as a precept rather than duty, spitirtual and moral growth teachings (instilling proven vaules that last), traditional family structure and relationships that produce children with solid and productive characters, clean an safe community living brought about by unity and committment.
Coalition and independent Black American Unification can co-exist, they are not at odds with one another. In fact, a closer look would reveal that they do indeed, support one another. Without more, let’s begin here:
There Will Be Other Health Pandemics
Please consult your physician before embarking upon following the advice of any health information from this website.
So say the medical experts. I made this suggestion 5 years ago on another website. Let’s not let another 5 years pass by and be caught up with a virus that affected every sector of global living; church. school. family, workplace, nation. Let’s be proactive and strengthen our body’s immune systems. Let’s begin here; Call your church, tell your co-workers, church family, neighbors. Here are some links to fruit and juicing videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlEnRjUJC8
You can juice any fruit and veggie that gives juice; melons, apples, pears, carrots, beets, celery for blood pressure, Then make smoothies in a blender. Add grapefruit juice for weight loss, raw spinach, raw kale, frozen or fresh berries -strawberries, black and blue berries, dragonfruit, aloe vera juice, wheat grass, seaweed, aplple cider vinegar. Blend. Combine the two together in 8 or 10 ounce plastic bottles and freeze. Thaw out the night before use. Drink while at the gym, working around the house, walking, at the beach etc. For me, the drinks work better while I am moving. Get out and walk, run, stretch, if you can. Fresh cut pineapple slices are good for bones and eyes.
End of our first Black America Unification Health Agenda episode.
Addendum: This first episode is on my website. It should be on a National African American Unification website. Got it! That’s kinda like this whole idea.
05/27/21- The work of of unifying the African American community is going to need assistance from some of our most talented people, with particular interest with those in the media. I was viewing online, ” 10 Influential Black Journalists You Should Know”. Award winning journalists, successful writers, persons with the right connections. Networks, the unification Of America will be full of stories if we can get this going.
I would love to tell pastors and black grass root Americans around the country while calling, that this journalist, or/and that journalist has agreed to cover our unification when it reaches heights that will draw the attention of the national and global medias. I want to be clear. These journalists and others would cover the news around our agenda and activities anyway. We know that. To give a verbal assurance that the need of the Black community to unite their interests and actions for purposes of renewed productive upliftment, and that our journalists stand behind us, would give us a boost of confidence that could propel the Initiative, hopefully into a new dimension.
5/25/21- The Proposed Unification of Black America Initiative-( agenda), is well-received from talking to grass roots people. I called nationally last week and today. This work is time consuming as you would expect. My brother, who is a pastor, suggested that the proposed National Data Base consisting of contact informaton from as many black Americans as we can obtain, be categorized into districts or locales, with those respectives locales being responsible for contacting their area members when the need arises. This would mean there is no need to collect members’ contact information and store it in one central location. It is my hope that he will be an Envoy to the Faith Community. This is very, very, doable if we pray for guidenace and work together.
PLEASE reference 03/12-13/2021 below. This date is important.
Notable Persons: (names that are or have been well known; persons of renown; celebrities, usually national or international figures, ( which, by the way, excludes me). I hope to alphabetize this list within the next few weeks.
06/17/2021 Notable Persons:
I have heard of or remember 99.9% of persons who I have noted under Notable Persons.
6-17-21 entries:Sherman Hemsley, Esther Rolle, Roxie Roker, Janet Jackson, Jimmie Walker, The Curry Family-Dell and Mrs., Stephen, Seth ( overdue, apology).
Ralph Metcalfe Sr. Barbara McNair, Pigmeat Markham, Mom’s Mabley, The Amos’ N’Andy Show -Tim Moore- The Kingfish; Spencer Williams- Andy; Alvin Childress-Amos; Ernestine Wade- Sapphire; Johnny Lee- Algonquin J. Calhoun ha ha ha!, he was hilarious! Amanda Randolph-Mamma; Nick Stewart-Lightnin;, et al. The show caused controversy, as some felt that the roles played by the actors were demeaning to the cause of black people who were struggling to rid negative racial stereotypes of themselves.
Chuck Berry, Minnie Ripperton, Johnny Taylor, Philippe Wynn, Johnny Mathis, Ashford and Simpson- Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson.
Ella Baker, Steve Harvey, Pele, Edwin Moses, Reggie Miller
(overdue/apology), Brock Peters.
Ronald Greene, Ronny Dyson, Isley Brothers (deceased Isley members), Fritz Pollard, Gary Coleman,100 Black Men Inc., Dominique Wilkins, Bo Jackson,
Track and Field
John Baxter Taylor Jr., Jesse Owens, Ralph Mecalfe Sr., Carl Lewis, Jackie-Joyer Kersee, Florence Griffith Joyner, , Micheal Johnson, Usain Bolt, Tommie Smith, John Carlos, , Bob Beamon, Gail Devers, Evelyn Ashford, Marion Jones, Willie Gault. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Edwin Moses.
Pervis Staples, Don Cornelius, Richard Hatcher, Kenny Smith sports commentator, (overdue, sorry).
Most recent Notable Persons Selections The Fifth Dimension- Ronald Townson, Cuba Gooding Jr.-Cuba Gooding Sr., Laurence Fishburn, Angela Basset, Halle Berry, Bob Hayes, Althea Gibson, Gloria Lockerman (?), Jackie Wilson, B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Albert King, The Emotions, Kim Fields, Lionel Richie, War, Earth Wind and Fire- Maurice White).
In last week’s entry, I illuminated a basis for having C229 serve as a means to assist in the unification of black communities and black people in America, ( all black people in America do not reside in Black communities, thus, I include them in this unification effort).
Please do not view this as a separatist ideology or endeavor. I’m sure that if this ever gets off the ground, we will have encourage other to support our efforts, which are laudable. Further, our agenda includes inclusion of others who are moved to identify with our purpose, because they are drawn by some sense of awareness of the want of a people to break the daunting strangleholds of repression that hold them hostage, whether it be internally or externally.
In black communties in America, each day that we delay in a mass unification work, is another day that we lose valuable ground in saving PEOPLE, not black people, not religious people (though many may be), who may be good or bad, and if they’re bad, that’s all the more reason that we be relentless in getting this job done. But what’s missing?
The religious community comprised of churches and clergy and spiritual leaders, will right away offer the infusion of more obedience and discipline to God. I would concur with this premise which has already been offered on incalcuable occasions. Yet, black communties suffer from within, and from without for reasons beyond their control, and for reasons that can be curtailed drastically by themelves via group bonding.
Case in point; yesterday Wednesday 5/12/2021, I saw on the news where the percentage of black folk getting vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus is lower than that of others. I believe the numbers were related to Cook County which includes Chicago. I don’t know the reasons for so many having yet to get vaccinated. If we had a national data base of black folk, we could contact them, inquire as to whether or not they received the vaccine, and if not, inform them of how each person is so important to our collective endeavor of healing and achievement, So what’s the other alternative?
I’m not revisiting this truth so that I can use it like a whip. Five years ago I suggested an aggressive approach for the black community to eat healthier with fresh squeezed juices, etc, and take better care of themselves. Then the pandemic hit and zoomed in on people who were less healthy and more vulnerable. We lost lives that should not have been lost. I’m 69, drive a van with others inside all the time-a million times, in and out of stores all the time, gym all the time, took both vaccines and had no symptons at all. I take care of myself.
Nearly seven years ago, I suggested the 10 commandments Jonn 3:16 lawn signs as a means to allow the mysterious and beautiful effect of God’s to permeate and settle throughout our neighborhoods. That was seven years ago and I don’t see the signs. What has happened since then? Doorstep and in front of churches murders; black men dying at the hands of police, police being convicted of killing black men, police officers shot, car jackings, mass murders, children killed in drive-by shootings and crossfires, and on and on. I don’t see the signs. It’s worth a try and part of the unification undertaking for black communities and individuals ( et.al.)
Why unify? It will send out a resounding effect of change. Change will mean all persons will become a link in chain, a bulding block for a new attitude of looking to The Most High Creator for guidance, of mutual and self respect, of achievement, of community peace and well-being. Our lawn signs say to anyone living, working, and traveveling within our communities, ” we respect life God has given to to others, as we likewise ask of you.
We must unify becaue we must ask others to share in our journey. The city from heaven that the saints and called out ones shall inherit (New Jereualem) sits upon foundations of many colors. I wonder why? Hmmmmmmm. Revelations 21: 19-20.
Appealing to The Most High God on behalf of others, is just as important as prayng for yourself. Jesus and other descend-ants of Abraham, would ultimately open the gates of their unique faith to others residing in that ancient world, and the road to redemption is being carried on to this day in churches all across America and other parts of the world. Dr. King et.al. were well aware of this spiritual phenomenon of loosing the bonds of the past, in order to lay hold of the blessings that await you. When this sharing of aspirations occurs, your cause moves from the realm of earthly hope, into that of spiritual provision.
There are many African-American organziations and groups. I know of not one who has a data base of all black people in this country that has no interest whatsoever in trying to corner the market of potential black members. C229 stands as a sentinel of time and authoritity for black community cohesion and unification now and in the future. It is a document that fulfills the necessary literary requirement that our aspirations be committed to paper and document to record for our posterity.
05/08/21, Saturday- 8:07am New Notable Person: Gloria Lockerman,(deceased?). There was one entry by someone online indicating that she may have passed in 2010. She was a 12- year- old young black girl who took America by storm back in the mid 1950’s and became famous overnight, literally. The old timers remember her I’m sure. This story was set at a time in America when children were ” to be seen and not heard” , and your mother would quickly hush you. You have to read her story.
I informed you recently of something of a climax for the work of C229. This realization is the result of a little campaign that I embarked upon almost seven years ago, and from this work, after shaking off all the dust, there appeared a golden nugget. The C229 important work unifies America’s black community, reinforces a need to support a “to do list”, encourages interaction with our places of worship, stresses scholastic mentoring and monitoring, advances the cause of an aggressive program for better health as opposed to bad health stemming from bad eating habits and meager exercise, civic duties, reinforces our obligations as stewards and keepers of the earth given to us by our Yahweh-God -Jehovah-Elohim, etc.
Then comes the “residuals”, the endorsenment of lawn signs e,g., the 10 Commandments. People are creative and when you provide them with an idea that is widely accepted, their God-given genius surfaces every time. In short;
1. The C229 document provides the basis for action.
2. All of the C229 Articles creates cohesion of endeavor. in other words, it creates the foundation for the long-awaited unification for America’s black communities and individuals.
(a). To which C229 Article or campaign will you subscribe? Health, Census, The Million Fatther March, Ten Commandments yard display, Daily Affirmation, etc. You are now a member, no fees, no dues, WE ALL CAN SERVE!!!
(donations may be OK if an organization is created for this purpose).
3. You are now in our data base. Unification is on the way in short order. My golden nugget from the previous campaign were referrrals I received from each person with whom I spoke. I received 2, 3, 8, referrrals for friends and family. I might have spoken with 100 people in that campaign. This strategy will work for 100 people or 1 million The time is now. 9;52 am CST and I’m offline with todays’ entry.
5/8/21- 11:18 am. It’s a little more than than hour after I posted today’s entry on this website ( unification of Black communities, etc). This cupholder was found a few feet away from my 10 Commandemnts lawn sign out front and reads:
” IF A MAN SAYS HE WILL FIX IT. HE WILL. There is no need to remind him every 6 months.”
If you were me, how would you interpret this? I will inform you of strange goings on in my life.
4/22/21″ …Upon The Testimony “,.. has its own section in the column to the right;
New Notable Persons. George Foreman, Forest Whitaker, Wilma Rudolph, Antron Pippen R.I.P., Ma’khai Bryant & Andrew Brown Jr. R.I.P., BeBe, CeCe, Marvin and the Winans family.
The New 10 Commandments yard sign on my lawn is directly below.. I added a card on the in the upper right hand corner to reference the scriptures, John 3:16 and Acts 2:38. A plastic bag was included, 26″ x 26″ (twenty six inches by 26 inches) which covered the sign perfectly. You should be able to get such bags at Home Depot I suppose, and yes, as soon as I posted the sign it began to rain! There are other companies that 10 Command-ments signs, but the return address on the sign was from: Victory Enterprises 5200 30th St. SW, Davenport, Iowa 52802.
Please take your sign in at night. Remove the temptation of someone stealing the words of The Most High and bringing judgement upon themselves. “ …lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…“, taken from The Lord’s Prayer, which can be found at Matthew 6:9-13, The words of GOD changes people, the process of how it accomplishes this is beyond our ability to comprehend. We can see the evidence of how person becomes converted and new in deed and character, but the process of how this was done in heaven’s laboratory, cannot be expalined by us anymore than we can explain the creation process of Adam and Eve.
(**** I don’t know about this sign per se, but a phone recording indicated that over twenty thousand 10 Commandment signs have been sold, and are still being sold). This is not my idea. I simply added the spiritual reasoning of two or three witness
My viewpoints on Jesus and The Laws given to Moses (The Torah); a mini-treatise.
I would rather you hear them from me rather than from another source. I am not a “legalist”, and would more appropriately be characterized as a “resurrectionist“. This mini-treatise of sorts, comes on the heels of my re-attempting to display the 10 Commandments and Johh 3;16 throughout, but not limited to black communities in America, and hopefully beyond our borders. This writing is probably more suited for clergy and theologians, however, all are welcome to view.
1. Did Jesus do away with the Mosaic Law? I answer, Jesus did away or made useless, particularly, laws of sacrificial atonement (blood ordinances) as a means to be restored into The Most High’s selection of the descendants of Abraham as His chosen people. Jesus made it clear that He came to fulfill and not destroy the law, i.e., His blood atonement sacrifice canceled any other sacrificial attempts at reconciliation with The Most High.
Yahweh, God, Jehovah, Elohim, knew with majestic wisdom and reality, that the day was coming when the priests who offered the sacrifices via prescribed ritual, would have no place to perform this ceremony, as the holy temple in Jerusalem would be destroyed via a Roman seige. The high priest who performed the holiest sacrifice of the year with Yom Kippur-The Day of Atonement within the temple confines, had no place to go with the elimination of the temple. Thus, Jesus, who had already prophesied about the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, knew that His manyfold Office as Savior, kinsman Redeemer, Messiah, Son of God and of man, also included that of a heavenly and eternal High Priest, when the office and duties of the earthly high priest during the Roman conquest had been halted.
2. Is the keeping of the Mosaic law a prerequisite for what the faith community essentially regards as “salvation”? I answer yes and no. It is impratical to honor certain laws of the Torah, yet it is possible to honor others. For example, thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. How difficult is it not to lie on someone else, or not to steal from them, or with the rest of the 10 commandments. I’m familiar with repentance, grace and unmerited pardon, and less compelling requirements for the “gentiles” upon being accepted into the family of The Most High.
But what did Jesus say when asked what many would consider to be ” the billion dollar question” put to him about how to inherit eternal life? Luke 18:19 KJV ” And Jesus said unto him…” Thou knowest the commandments. Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother.” Fellow saints and called out ones, what I’m doing by attempting to emblazon communities with John 3:16 and the 10 commandments
(which is already being promoted by thousands of others, according to phone information), buttreses the clear instruction of Jesus.
Let’s move ahead in time. The rapture has occurred, followed by the dreaded great tribulation. The four horsemen bringing death, famine, etc. have ridden and we are nearing the end before the Messiah arrives in a cloud of glory with the holy angels. Who shall enter into the kingdom?
Revelation 22:14
” Blessed are they that do his
commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates
of the city.
15. For without (outside, my parenthesis) are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loveth and maketh a lie.
I suggest to you that these requirements for entry into the kingdom of heaven, fit squarely with some of the 10 commandments, while others who break the commandments and do not honestly repent in order to be saved by The Blood of Jesus, should strongly reconsider. “
“But you can’t expect people to keep those Laws of Moses”! (“… and few there be that find it “). Not all of them. But a true try is required for certain others with an hour glass sitting nearby:
Revelation 22:11, ” He that is unjust, let him remain unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him remain righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”
That is my position and always has been. It is rooted in scripture. I will cite the sriptures on another day. Peace and Shalom be unto you.
04/10/2021-
O2 Worldwide
I have used this brand of liquid oxygen drops in my eyes for several years now. A drop in each eye in the morning, occasionally two. My last two eye exams when fitted for glasses have produced results that have shown improved vision. retina specialist told me my eyes were very good a couple of months ago. I have recommended these drops to two people who have glaucoma, and both have said that the doctor told them the presuure on the eye improved, (although such doctors also prescribe eye drops for glaucoma). For persons who have simple bad eyes as I do, it has worked for me. Passing it along.
C229
I dont think it’s a question of “if”, but when C229 will be accepted by the people. Why? Because it’s the first of it’s kind; because it has a utility, i.e., that we can use it’s flexibility to push an agenda for healing for the country and perhaps beyond. I can certainly envision C229 having an international appeal. I am need to do something to grab the attention of the public in order to bring about ” galvanization”. I know where I want to go with this. It’s a matter of choosing the right road.
03/12/2021- Proactive Pandemic and Good Health Readiness.
The United States delves out more money for healthcare than any other nation in the world. To allow all citizens the right to proper healthcare is a must, a neccesary price tag. Can we offer suggestions that might reduce the cost of healthcare via better citizen oversight and responsibility for their health, along with some degree of government funding? As I indicated in yesterdays’ text, below on 03/12/21, I attribute improvement in both of my health conditions in large degree to consumption of fresh squeezed fruit and vegetable juiceces mixed with leafy greens, etc. (blended in with dragon fruit, wheat grass powder, aloe vera juice, grapefruit juice, and frozen berry mixtures. I freeze them in 8 0z. bottles. My costs: 2 bags of carrots 4 loose beets 1 stalk of celery 1 bag of prewashed spinach _________________________ = about $5.50 at about 35cents a bottle, to be placed in 15 8 oz. bottles and frozen. This would last me 2 weeks plus. Produced in millions of acres, these medicines could be juiced, stored ( in the less frigid temperature coolers storing Covid-19 vaccines) and other strategically placed coolers, and grown regionally and locally for a far less expense per capita for their respective populations. Juice bar prices for low income persons might be slightly above their financial means. What does the science and money people say?OR
Persons living on low incomes with proof of some kind of government assistance, can purchase their fruits and vegetables and have them juiced at allocated juicing locations. Food bank locations may already have in-house facilities that can be converted into juicing stalls for residents in those respective areas. I have seen food box giveaways this winter, where all boxes of food could not even be given away. I don’t know what was done with them. (Health experts can determine what juices are permissible for diabetics).
For the nation, a strong ad campaign could brief the people along with more in depth exposure on social media and televsion. This suggestion for the entire nation, as well the implied reasoning for Black people to get vaccinated against the Covid-19, are located in Article 9 of C229.
03/11/2021- Why I must continue with C229. I have received no rave reviews or television interviews. However, along the way, I have had wonderful comments on C229 e.g., ” it’s brilliant”, “creatively inspirational”, etc., and that’s O.K. The overriding reason for my continued efforts is simply, because I know better in some matters that I have Articled in C229.
Being able to hurriedlly create effective vaccines and boosters for novel and new pandemics is great, welcome, and needed news. Dr. Sanjay Gupta pointed out yesterday on CNN in a question put to him on his view of the origin of Covid-19, in part of his response, included the statement that there will be other pandemics. History supports his view.
That’s one dimension of national health for people in America. Another dimension is the general overall health and longer life for all of us, which is an ancient, cherished desire, that is also less costly to health insurance companies, governments, and society in general. When a citizen of value dies or gets really sick, it has an avalanche effect on family, friends, community, etc.
I indicated that I know better due to my personal experiences. I beat out a serious, iife threatening disease in 2015. The attendant told me, ” Mr. Wicks, your numbers are lower than a person who doesn’t even have the disease”, meaning a very good thing. In another health situation, my heartbeats per minute went from 35-40 beats per minute, to 60 beats per minute in just months, (once it was 70 per minute). At 35-40 beats per minute, I was really susceptible to death by heart failure.
My survival can be attributed to the biblical standard of “faith and works”, works being the consumption of nutritious fresh squeezed vegetables and fruit juices by themselve and in smoothies; raw greens and salads; exercise; productive “food” for the mind and spirit. You know this to be true of so many hundreds of thousands of others.
In my travels, I have see many people who I believe do not have access to a lifestyle as I have lndicated above. There are food deserts that limit acces to proper nutrition. There are age and health isues that cause limitations. Nutrition incurs expense. Has there a study been done by the government that compares just the cost of healthcare to the government for persons who are lower income? Could the government provide mobile trucks, etc, that would distribute fresh squeezed juices to poor inner-city or rural areas. The juice from fresh squeezed juices and vegetables carries with it minerals and vitamins. Diabetics can aslo enjoy certain fresh squeezed juice,vegetables and leafy greens, That alone would put a huge dent in sickness, death, and hospitalizations cost to those who have to bear the burden of healthcare costs.
Black people have suffered disproportionately from illnesses for decades. Where have we had a standard guide, an accepted national community and individual health code throughout America, that creates a standard code of conduct- healthwise, spiritually, morally (most of us know murder, robbery, and theft is morally unacceptable, or the courts will impress that upon you). educationally, in pursuit of a trade-career, etc., that shall direct us on how we shall move forward?
That is the high purpose of C229 that keeps egging me on. Words without documentation and a standard accepted set of precepts. becomes lost inside the fog of indecision, when people are surrounded by poverty, crime, ignorance, social indifference and mistreatment and in one’s own personal sphere. C229 has immmense possibilities that can resolve some of these issues as a lasting resource. I’m working on that.
03/04/2021- I played a pickup game with Cazzie Russell at the old Chatham YMCA ( or Chatham Community Center) one Wednesday evening in about 1968. I was a junior in high school. We were on the same team and when I stole the ball, he gave me the “way to go boy! encouragement. Thanks Cazzie, I needed that.
I need to complete Article 5, Income and Revenues, so that C229 is complete. I have some ideas. I don’t have funds to pay for a busines plan-feasibility study. Tring to design a C229 lapel pin. C229 should be published in many Black-owned newspapers across the country each Black History Month. Would love to have non-Black newspapers publish the document as well.
Even in it’s rudimentary form, C229 is an original document purporting a Constitution for Africa-Americans. It’s an original that we know could be done much better, ( so was first airplane flight by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina over a hundred years ago!). Need endorsements from Notables persons list. I don’t know how toreach them and being thrown into a fans list email would hardly be noticed.
Lastly, roof top snow removal and gutter clearing carried over into two days. With the cleanup outside yesterday after the snow melt, revealed bottles, cans, rags, masks, and paper. That was also a laborious task. I went about 6 houses down. I have to work out because of medical issues. I work three days a week. Tired y’all. I’m tired now.
02/13/21- Been busy thinking of stuff. Can I turn C229 into an adaptable, flexible document that can assume different characters for different purposes? As with other cities across America, Chicago is having a real winter this year- the kind I remember so well over the years. I shoveled the alley, and three addresses today; my neighbor’s, mine, and another friend’s. I am a little behind in the work related to C229, however, I have put in a lot of work already.
I had a detached retina a month and a half or so ago, causing a “floater” which is something like a blemish that constantly floats across the eye. The floater in my eye has reduced and has lost about 85-90% of its initial mass. My sight is not impeded and I recently passed an eye exam. Laser surgery to reattach it was successful.
My research to eliminate the floater led me to purchase Clearview Muitiple Vitamins which, along with the consumption of eating about three slices of fresh pineapple day, was a game changer in reducing the floater in my eye. I viewed a short video on youtube where a medical doctor was talking about pineapple consumption and floaters. I decided to try eating pineapple as well. My sight is almost 100%.
One of the Articles of C229 asserts a non-endorsement of proliferation of the nations of the world arming themselves with nuclear weapons. Should I also include a Section to Article 16, ” Non-proliferation of domestic violence”? We kill each other every day, citizens of every nation, yet our hearts would melt at the thought of hydrogen bombs being unleashed upon humankind for real, an hour after you read this information.
What sense does it make to denounce nuclear war, and continue to kill each other? It is a contradiction of humanitarian perception. The whole matter of nuclear arms is really convoluted- peace through war intimidation. Could a nuclear arsenal of love prove just an effective means to preventing war? This question is the forerunner for the origin of C229 for Black and American communities et.al. in toto.
If nuclear war ever finds its way to our country and my doorsteps for example, or if i died from a pre-meditated shooting out on the street, what diiference would it make in relation to death itself that I would experience, i. e., the manner of death, not a violation of United Nations agreements or international non-armament agreements. Just, HOW I died is the point in question. One could argue radioactive fallout and its after effects on great numbers of people, differs from the family, social, religious-spiritual, and health fallout from a proliferation of domestic murder, violent crime and terror that consumes a typical society? Really?
02/09/21- There are physical and medical limitations that prevent me from making entry each day. Snow shoveling has been constant here in Chicago, and I shovel. I work a few days a week as well. I’ll be 70 in June. I feel exhausted at times. Somber refelctions at the passing of Mary Wilson and Leon Spinks who will be added to the Notable Persons list.
The Borges Report on WVON radio here in Chicago is hosted by Attorney Ernesto Borges, a bankruptcy attorney, and co-hosted by Mike Wallace- always a great show.Their show centers around discussion of past and current international, national and local issues and allows call-ins from public.Their show this week invited former United States Senator Roland Burris (ILL.), who also served as Illinois Attorney General, and Comptroller of Illinois, making him the first African American to be elected to a Statewide office in Illinois. ( source, Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia).
I don’t want to mistake what Mr. Burris said on the Borges Report this past Sunday morning, so I will suffice it to say that he has plans to raise funds to assist the serious needs in black communities, (I don’t know if Mr. Burris’ will focus on local, regional, or national interests of African Americans). Mr. Burris briefly mentioned the city of Evanston, Illinois, a beautiful Chicago suburb nestled along Chicago’s north Shore, as already being involved in some degree of reparations (i.e.,compensation to help heal the damage incurred by Black American slaves, that has passed on to affect their descendants here in America). You can read the story in; Source, The Guardian, written by Eric Lutz in Evanston
Sun 19 Jan 2020 03:45 EST
” One city’s reparations program that could offer a blueprint for the nation”:…
02/05/21-
I am going to enter names of other Notable Persons who I have overlooked, and I apologize. I’m old school so I tend to overlook our more contemporary Notables. However, you know who you are, what you have accomplished, which is much beyond the few word of this website. You are family.
First of all, Tio Hardiman, one of the persons on this website’s Notable Person’s list, is to Chicago, what Jim Brown is to Lo Angeles. Gang members respect him and listen to him. He has watered down rifts between opposing gang members and prevented possible violence. He hosts a morning radio talk show on Chicago’s WVON. He ran for Governor of Illinois. Not many of us can do what he does.
Attorney Ernest B. Fenton, who likewise hosts a morning talk show on WVON here in Chicago, had a guest on his show, James H. Lowry ( now on Notable Persons list), who is well known for his many years in the field of consulting, including the field’s early beginnings. A very impressive resume I’m sure. Mr. Fenton asked him how the Black community could be improved economically. Mr. Lowery responded that black communities need billion dollar investment ( not sure if he said investment singular, or investments plural.)
Mr. Lowry also suggested that Black college age children can also succeed at colleges other than Historiclly Black Colleges and Universities, (HBCU’s), as he himself graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa. Good show Attorney Fenton. New Notable Persons being added now.
02/04/21-
Let us continue to take the high road. More and more people are becoming aware of C229. It’s not going to disappear from the public. The first draft of this document was written in 2015-2016, and revisted in 2020 until now. There’s still more room for improvement and growth.
Let us be patient with one another. The damage done to black communities, to the minds of those who reside there, was done over a long period of time. Some athletes can run faster than others because they have had training, and possess resources conducive to being fast and swift. Not everyone can operate at the same level and makes them no less important in filling out the roll call of saints in God’s kingdom to come.
There were those who contributed huge sums to the Temple treasury in Jerusalem during Jesus’ time, yet it was the poor widow who only had few pennies to give that caught the eye of Jesus, for she gave her all. The virtues of Love and patience (to forbear) are also parts of the equation for successful healing in black communities, for they rest upon the spiritual-universal seat of wisdom, not just intelligence.
01/20/21- Suggested leaders for the proposed African American Community Improvement Asociation:
Martin Luther King 111,- President- Council of National Black Men’s Community Improvement Association.
Bernice King- President- Council of National Black Women’s Community Improvement Association.
***Note- What a proper and moral tribute in kind to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Who better can continue and move forward in sustaining Dr. King”s vision for America than his children, both of whom are committed to spiritual and moral redemption of fallen mankind? The King offspring possess an inherent following among all races, as this agenda welcomes all who desire comprehensive healing for our world.
01/11/21- Article 21, a new addition. On Rev. Sharpton radio show WVON today.
01/07/21- Article 20, a new addition.
01/06/21- An excerpt of the Article I am submitting for publication. Incidentally, non-frican Americans view C229 with an objective kindness.
“… C229; A Constitution For African Americans, (A”To Do” List)”…
…”The nature of C229 (its natural appeal) and its character (its substance) are important factors that will determine its acceptance and success. The document purports to be inclusive, recognizing huge diversity among black people. We need activists, and yet we need non-activist grandmothers and single parent mothers with three kid who have no time for activism, for example. We need them because the grandmother who attends church, needs to share our C229 Health and Longevity proactive health measures found in Article 9 with her parishoners. We need the single mom with kids because we need to help her bring her children along to become future students for our historically black college and universities (hbcu’s). The greatest among us will be known as servants, so stipulated Jesus.
01/04/21- Folks, this man has been busy. I do my own work as I have no staff. I am compelled to write this with love. The bible has accompaniments that are revealed in addition to the words found therein, that co-signs for its authenticity and confirms its truth. Given to people are prophetic dreams and visions, revelations, spiritual discernment-a “quick understanding”, gifts to assist in performing the CREATOR’s will, a calling to enter the family of saints, etc.
The dispensing of these realities are irreversible as they flow from YAHWEH-GOD to the person(s) intended. The question is, “are they worthy to receive them”?, which can only be answered by the CREATOR HIMSELF, and falls outside the province of human selection. Persons designated for YAH’s work can be physically stopped (e.g., John the Baptist. The Messiah, Stephen, Paul of Tarsus, John on Patmos Island, the disciples of Jesus, et.al), but the work given them continues. Persons who are recipients of such favor from YAH, are essentially persons who are fearlessly undaunted and unpersuaded by anything that is adverse to the mission assigned them.
I write from a position of spiritual experience, borne in the bowels of the penitentiary; in places where I lived in which I had no desire to be; healed from a serious chronic liver disease; caught up in a web of circumstances that challenged one’s spiritual strength to its core. Through it all, a path was lit and I followed. I am not lost in matters of spirituality. I have studied great teachers and continue to do so. I commit no crimes, nor do I aid and abet. In this work, there is no need to distrust me, as I will have no dealings with any revenues, nor do I want to.
Update on C229
Have been working on articles for newspapers (completed). Have one women’s group leader who would like to join in a national a National Black Community Improvement Association. Emailed a few WVON talk show hosts asking for 5-10 minutes to explain C229. Working with one talk show host on recruiting black men into same Association. Working phones. Got through to Rev. Al Sharpton’s show today, but car cell phone charger died while I was waiting to get on the call line. Cannot call WVON on Sunday and Monday mornings while I am at work.
New Year 2021- New seeds to sow, new fruits to harvest for growth and nourishment!
12/31/20- Update on C229 implementation activities: Working the phones, constructing articles to submit, researching, writing. Up at all hours. Need all the help I can get. (edited an hour and a half ago-smile).
The spread of the gospel to the world was not an overnight reality. The appropriation of comprehensive legal rights to America’s black citizens came hundreds of years after their arrival upon its shores. Having America’s black community adopt and implement the provisions of C229 will not happen tomorrow. Further, this work is being done in the middle of a global pandemic crisis which takes priority. Much work must be done by computer and on the phone.
However, it would be negiigent not to embody and propose additional remedies that can thwart and reduce problematic issues within U.S. black communities. This world pandemic crisis will pass on one day, and we must move on with our lives. I am hardly a professional or expert in such matters. What encourages me in my efforts to pursue the merits of C229 are prior activities, previous experiences.
Several years ago, I embarked upon a travel here in the South and Midwestern U.S., in an effort to plant the seeds for an African American unification project. That was easy. Ninety-nine per cent of Black people that I spoke to were in favor of, or were ecstatic at the suggestion of a national unified black community. I know black people are looking for a means, a way, an agenda that will bring some sense of cohesion among us based upon my prior efforts. This is not a simple task, however, there are certain observances that come to mind that keeps encouraging me to continue.
The unification project noted above lacked an accompanying document e.g., C229. No one could point to any of the merits of the Articles of C229 ( “C228” at that time, written over 4 years ago), as having any real time purpose, other than that of some later or futuristic time. Today, I recall Article 8 of C228,” Health and Longevity” that was written to suggest that black people take proactive health measures four years ago, an issue that has certainly surfaced during the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus, today, I believe I can assure the public of the need of C229, or parts of it, to (a) promote or enhance existing mindsets for healing in black communities and among black people who do not reside in black communties; (b) to simultaneously offer an agenda or plan to help assist in this healing that are found within the Articles of C229; (c) to provide an archive or historical document for future reference as to the state of black America at this time, and what work we resolved to address these issues.
There are serious realities of diversity within U.S. black communities; levels of income, Fathers-breadwinners vs absentee fathers with low or no income, black male and female incarceration ( serious crimes affecting the comprehensive future livelihoods of these persons) vs those with no crminal history, married mothers-homemakers vs single moms in huge numbers, educated and skilled persons vs lack of education and no skills, different religious beliefs, those who reside in high crime vs less high crime areas, persons choosing alternative lifestyles or preferences vs straight or conventional lifestyle choices, political vs non political beliefs, health conscious and those who are not, different gang affiliations, homelessness, etc.
Through it all, we must arrive at common issues, common areas of struggle, that most us, most black and non-black people alike face. There we can begin the humongous task of uniting in order to live spiritual, civil, moral, and decent lives. Most of us desire safe schools with neccesary resources, safe communities, gainful livelihoods that are within reach, a want of personal and collective social and civic responsibility, duty, and common moral values that promote societal stability, growth, justice, and equality ( or we must continue to work toward that end) etc.
12/29/20- Dr. Fauci and other scientists for months have been asking people to follow Covid-19 guidelines. Too many people are not complying. TO THE VERY WEALTHY PHILANTHROPISTS!! Hire persons to drive buses-cars with loudpeakers ( as is done during elections),and encourage people to wear masks, social distance, wash hands constantly eat friuts and vegetables, take vitamin D and C, eat solid good home cooking with greens, beans, brocolli, etc, The scientists should prepare the audible message.
When Jesus turned over the tables of the moneylenders and merchants in the Temple, His actions were purposeful and dramatic. It is time for DRAMA to get the point across. The lives of those who try to comply for the most part are at stake. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DRAMATIC THAT WILL COMBAT THE DISOBEDIENCE, and apparent indifference of persons who don’t get it.
SHINE Introduction
Note: This website was created prior to the Covid-19 virus. We pray that our CREATOR have mercy on us, and sends a healing to our world, provides us with health, sustenance, shelter,and financial wherewithal for all. We must treat others fairly and just, as a prerequisite, lest we run the risk of HIS judgement. written 9/18/20.
12/20/20- Had about a 15 minute phone session on WVON talk radio yesterday morning here in Chicago. I was able to give an adequate description of the purpose and msssion of C229. It appears that two additional Artcles will be added to C229; To create and sustain a National Black Men’s, Black Women’s network.
How about “The National African American Community Improvement Association”? The name speaks for itself in regards to a Mission Statement. It will be not a separatist proposal. Activities that are within are proposed in the Articles of this Constitution, are created for purposes of drawing huge numbers of people, and there is no language therein that suggests that non-African Americans cannot share and partkake in our agenda i.e., that you are not welcome. You are welcome to share this hope for improvement with us.
12/15/20– Confirming date and time on WVON radio here in Chicago in order to present C229. By the way,this endeavor does not encourage separation of black America from the broader society. This endeavor wants to herald the message of Love and duty to mankind. If one does not accept the basic tenets of this aspirational and inspirational work, we will not reject you, rather, we hope that our good works and prayers will draw you to us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0CDl1wuPzM&feature=youtu.be
The above link ( which we graciously offer to everyone) is a video that I took several years ago near Chicago’s Lakefront. A Daily Affirmation is to be spoken to children at home in the morning, or at school, will be one of the sections or Articles in C229. The two young boys are Rashan and Fitzroy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mXIdm6kBdU&t=5s
Above is a video I took several years ago, at an elementary school in Chicago’s Bronzviile community. The late Phillip Jackson, visionary and founder of the Balck Star Project, gave us The Million Father March ( open to all over the world), will be one of the highly cherished endeavors that our C229 will always extol. Rest in peace Phillip Jackson.
12/10/20- WHY WASHINGTON SHOULD PASS A STIMULUS PACKAGE WITH CHECKS GOING TO MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TODAY. (EDITED 12/15/20)
My girlfriend’s mother’s caretaker was diagnosed with COVID 19 in early 2020. She said she craved oranges, oranges, oranges which she consumed. She beat the Virus. There are natural immmune building products e.g. fresh squeezed fruits and vegetables, oil of oregano, dragonfruit, vitamin D3 ( I take gummies), etc., that can be converted into immunizing barriers against this Covid-19. My slight heart condition went from 35-40 heart beats per minute to 60-70 beats per minute from using these products. It takes money. We can save Lives. Please pass the Stimulus Package today. Thank you.
December 2020- How do we stop the violence that has set in upon the black communities like Covid19? I think it was Dr. King who used the phrase “…crowd it out…” in reference to overcoming the undesirable non-virtues that destroy human progress. Random shootings like the one in Chicago killing two people on Church doorsteps one Sunday morning. A pastor took me outside of his church and informed me of another killing that took place there. No apparent shame or respect for community, or civil regard of innocent life.
This begs the question of what could be the motive for these horrid acts? Who stands to gain? To spread fear and to arouse a sense of futility at the work of all the ” do-gooders “, becomes an obvious motive. In our corner of the boxing ring, our instructions are to keep praying, planning, researching, thinking, implementing, analyzing,singing, writing, growing, until herd immunity purges and “crowds out” this evil from among us.
We need a book as a fundraiser ’cause we will need money-lots of it. I know, “another book Kelsie”? What happened to the first one? Well, our scriptures teach persistence pays off. The persistent woman of the New Testament worried the judge to no end until she received justice. Moses and Aaron was sent to Pharaoh at least ten times before the Israelites were let go.
Proposed Book Contents
Our Notable Persons could produce a good bibliography in a sense, if some of the proposed Framers and signatories were to write a mere paragraph of encouragement of sorts about our new proposed endeavor. Another thought would be to simply write a paragraph about these notables to allow for further reading for fhose who would like to know more about the person(s). A history lesson of sorts to assist in filling the book. Then there is C229 itself. There are reference videos available, e.g. the Million Father March Day 2015, on the south side of Chicago, ( Philip told me there were partakings in over 400 cities in America in the video).
Of particular interest to this endeavor is Rev. William J. Barber 11 and his leadership of The Repairers Of The Breach To me, it is very reminiscent of the principles and work set forth in the earlier struggles for human growth and indiscriminate equality. “Crowd it out”!
12/04/20 We have an in-studio session on WVON talk radio in Chicago this month. This endeavor thanks any and all who can open doors for us. Thank you. During this time of pandemic, limited gatherings,stay at home orders, etc., we should use this time for planning and readiness when things open up.
12/03/20. OPEN THE DOORS OF ACCESS!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BLACK COMMUNITY LOST LIVES AND RESOURCES BY NOT ADHERING TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONSTITUTION PENNED IN 2016.
I am thankful that I am well right now, and share in the grief and sorrow at the devastation that has visited the countries of the world. Like many grass roots people, my cash flow is just above water. HANG ON AND WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THIS! I will be taking the vaccine. I will be as brief as possible.
I am compelled to call to your attentions to the document that I drafted in June-July, 2016 , “C228; Constitution For African Americans”, so named due to the length of time that had passed since the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787. The NEW document I have drafted within the last few days, though very similar to C228, correctly lists the passage of time as 229 years-1787 until after the first draft of C228 was first penned in 2016. I have made a tentative scheduling to discuss C229 on WVON radio here in Chicago, which has a large listening audience. Again, I am doing well in body and in spiritual inspiration. I am totally focused on the task at hand.
Some points in the Newly Edited C229 Constitution :
1.Some Native American tribes have Constitutions on their lands, as well as some Native Alaskans ( formally called Eskimos). Great events and movements are often accompanied by documents; The Magna Carta of 1215 , The Ten Commandments on tablets of stone; The Emancipation Proclamation, Letter From A Birmingham Jail, etc. Words and thoughts on so important a issue MUST be documented, lest mere words, as they often are, be blown to the four winds of the universe.
2. C229 creates at least a fresh new dialogue on cohesion
among black Americans. What should our common values be?
What precepts of standard behaviors should be becoming of us in our communities? C229 endeavors to breathe a new MINDSET into black communities. We need growth and new direction.
3. Our first document in 2016, C228, encouraged an ANNUAL FUNDRAISING drive for HBCU’s ( our Black Colleges and Universities) ). In the document, Knoxville College was cited as one of our colleges in financial difficulty. In 2015, the college lost accredidation and suspended classes until the fall semester. That was a challenge for Black Americans to keep those doors open. Do you begin to see how C229 is a “to do” list for black Americans.
4. The above issue conjures up thoughts of INCREMENTAL REPARATIONS. HOW MUCH IS THE ANNUAL AVERAGE COST OF INCARCERATION FOR ONE INMATE PER YEAR. RELEASE 10 NON VIOLENT OFFENDERS IN 15 STATES AND REALLOCATE THE REVENUE TO A SITUATION LIKE 2015 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE. The annual endowment for KNOXVILLE College Is $1million. For Harvard University it Is $41 billion!!!!!!! Did Slaves help build some of America’s prestigious colleges and universities? YES!!!!!!!!!
5. If we are talking Reparations , let’s talk reparations. Reparations means to repair. In my criminal conviction in 1989 for a murder I did not commit, I still suffer the after effects, though I was released in 2002. A background check for employment read, ” …murder, threats and violence”. Boy, that really helped out.
Last time I checked my name on the internet, The People vs Wicks was first up. Below in another link was information on my website where I disputed the conviction. My case, as with so many thousands of others over many decades, are in law books all over the country. It’s public information .
Instead of People vs Wicks being first up, why not let my REBUTTAL to this conviction be shown first sometimes? That’s a spoonful of Reparations .
6.Article 8. of C228 ” Health and Longevity” in 2016, encouraged proactive measures in black communities and individuals en masse, to adopt healthy lifestyles which could have gone head to head against the Covid 19 virus.
7. There is natural tie between black churches and HBCU’s. Church cake and dinner sales with proceeds to the nearest HBCU. Summer vacation students going door to door to help churches connect with community and parents-students relations,while also being ambassadors for HBCU-college recruitment, and completing high school-go trade school.
Notable Names Suggestions
I don’t control the selections, I merely do a little research and select candidates:
The Framers and signatories to this document will drive its success and integrity. This is a list of persons, living and deceased, that we hope would be Framers and signatories for this document; Harry Belefonte, Sidney Poitier, members of The Congressional Black Caucus, Rachel Robinson, Cornell West , Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Oprah, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Elder Henry Buie of The Israel of God, both Mikes, Civil Rights leaders ( just missed John Lewis, unless a relative can serve as proxy), relative or proxy for C.T. Vivian, President and Michelle Obama, any descendants of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington, Angela Davis, Cicely Tyson, Rev Al Sharpton, family member of Kobe Bryant, Jim Brown, Bill Russel, Earvin “Magic”Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lebron James , the living children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the descendants of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, Myrlie Evers Williams, descendants of Viola Luizzo, Rev. Dr. Micheal Pfleger, the son of John Conyers, descendants of Fanny Lou Hamer, descendants of Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Nikki Giovanni, Colin Kaepernick, Rev. Dr. William Barber 11, Pastors; Frederick K.C. Price, T.D.Jakes, Bill Winston, Guy Johnson, the son of Maya Angelou on her behalf, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Jay-Z and Beyonce’, Spike Lee, descendants of James Baldwin or proxy as I could not find anyone linked to his name, the family member of Philip Jackson, founder of The Million Father March which is one of our proposed Constitutional Articles. The descendants of the following persons, Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph D. Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Walter Reuthers, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Otis Wiliams, Smokey Robinson, Mackenzie Scott, Robert F. Smith, co-founders of Black Lives Matters, et.al.
a.Article 4 of the first Constitution C228 is ” Income and Revenues”, which can be viewed on the website, shine1.us
I have provided some ideas, that I feel can best be left in the hands of business persons- the Framers.
The next step is to get on WVON here in Chicago, so that I can explain C229, and the depth and positive ramifications this document carries. OPEN UP THE DOORS OF ACCESS WHICH WERE NOT OPEN WHEN I EMBARKED UPON THIS MISSION IN 2016!!!!!!!!!
In closing let me give a soft reminder-again. I’m a convicted felon, and doing work like this inherently brings conflict or distrust. In matters related to me , don’t talk AROUND me, talk TO me. Talking AROUND me creates nothing but an avenue for washwoman gossip.
I’m tired and I’ve been working day and night on C229 and how to present it. I have a slight medical malady, so I can’t rip and run as much as I used to. Any typos etc. I will correct at a later date. LETS OPEN UP THE DOORS OF ACCESS!! Eat oranges, take vitamin C, Oil of Oregano, dragon fruit mixed with smoothies, eat greens,salads, raw spinach in smoothies, aloe vera gel and juice in your smoothies. I breathe stove pot hot steam into my lungs, as I let the steam get into my eyes and ears from a safe distance, seaweed and wheat grass powder into my berry smoothies, that I mix with my fresh squeezed carrot, beets, and celery juice. Be encouraged and safe. Your servant-still,
Kelsie
9/19/20- Rest in Peace Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
Section “In Search of Truth and Justice; The People vs Wicks” has been edited.
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Our Motto: “Vita Longa”, which means ” Long Life”.
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CONGRATULATIONS!
An Appreciation to global Senior Citizens
An Award of Distinction has been conferred upon you, with or without winning the coveted and prestigious Nobel Prize for Peace and/or Literature. One day this distinction will get to you, whether you are alive or posthumously, as a reward for your life’s service and existence among humankind as a global Senior Citizen, an Ambassador of Long Life, and a human “living institution”. While acknowledging our mistakes and shortcomings, being humbly grateful in our triumphs, we move onward with the undying belief that our CREATOR has untold blessings for us, if we view human life as precious and beyond our right to destroy. Please strive with us as we embark upon this difficult journey to reshape the image of our Senior citizens worldwide. Please stand with us a we attempt to redirect the values and priorities of our youth everywhere. Please pray with us as we fulfill our commissions as stewards of our planet through daily peace initiatives among nations and each other.
Note*** Should we win a Nobel Prize, those accepting the award will come from the deserving ranks of Seniors; the wounded warrior in our military who still holds peace dear to his heart; the grandmother who has had to raise her grandchildren in the absence of their parents; the refugee who is part of a global crisis, who knows not where he or she will be this time next week.
This is one way peace will come to us, when we work together to save one another.
Kelsie Wicks- servant and founder.
(708) 890-3007
kelswicks@yahoo.com
12/20/19- 1/13/20 Have added a portion of another website that I began work on in 2016- we-grow.net. This site is entered at the bottom of the column section to the right.The majority of the work done in this endeavor centered around applying unification principles within ( but not limited to) black communities in America and abroad, (as well as non-black communites).
The sections on this website are very interesting, some of which include videos; C228, a constitution for America’s black communities, that I spoke about on WVON talk radio in Chicago is one section; My World Basketball Challenge to be used as fundraiser ( still in effect by the way- my skills have not diminsihed; Poems for Humanity; etc. Check it out-(we-grow.net).
By the way and for the record. I spend more on my girl friend-lady friend than she spends on me, ( and again, you can talk to me or her if you like). We do go dutch at times, and if she writes me a small check for anything due to quick circumstances of some sort, I have the ready cash to reimburse her right then and there. My banks are always close enough. (smiling).
8/19/19– It is amazing that people (normal citizens) will go to such extremes to make a point, e.g., killing any group of people that they might not like, or might have issue with. If their acts are conceived, (and/or hidden) for want of recognition from some infamous, terrible activity, perhaps we should encourage our children at an early age, to develop talents-skills, that are worthy of recognition. Present them with an award to show our appreciation of their talents and work ethic. (All school curriculum should include at least one individual, and one collective humanitarian school project.) Planting the seeds of respect for life at an early age, is intrinsically adverse to later thoughts of harming others in one’s later stages of life. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Priverbs 22:6 KJV
Biblical precepts can be allotted in schools, without disturbing separation of church and state dictates. Stricter gun laws and monitoring-we can’t do without them today,(but they are technical issues). Again, removing the mindset to take up arms to harm others- that is dealing with matters of the heart.
(a).Please read the letter to The President below. (b)Please rally for audio and visual recording equipment inside of America’s courtrooms in criminal trials, some of which find people in a fight for their natural lives. Extra protections must be employed to protect the innocent. One’s liberty in America is the hallmark priority of the United States Constitution, lest we forget that. Due to this reality, there exists the United States Navy, Army, Marines and Airforce, to assure that we as Americans, are, and shall remain, free.(c) Please read In Search of Truth and Justice; The People vs Wicks in the section column on the right.
7/22/19 SHINE Update.
Not long ago, a year perhaps, I had thrown in the towel on humanitarian work. MY sentiments were expressed online and in the open.The years of walking, talking, doing presentations-preparation, toting bags of flyers in 90 plus degree temps in New Orleans, fundraising in the cold in Alaska, researching typing, all finaced by me. Not one dime ever from anyone else. I was tired then AND now.Those of you coming in on the tale end of this, you need to know that before drawing conclusions. Ask me first please, rather than listen to others. My number is at the top.
By the way, since about a couple of weeks ago I am really trying to get a publisher’s permission to use a small piece out of one of their books, to show to you. It’s only about two paragraphs and brother, does it fit into our SHINE endeavor; ” All rights reserved under Pan American and Universal Copyright Convention by Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Inc.” I have hand carried a request to the downtown Corporate offices, as well as emailed a request to use the portion that we need. Almost anyone can join. This connects to the journal just below, “7/9/19”- “…the greatest-we all can be”…
I can’t imagine them at some point, accomodating this small request that has so much potential to do good. Besides, I used to sell the books back in the late 70’s or very early 80’s. That’s how I have the Encyclopaedias and the accompanying set of Annals of America, which is where my interest lies. Can anyone help? We might have to do a signature support pleading . I have hard and thumbdrive copies or this date.
7/9/19- My absence can be best be explained with, “… the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.”… I think that once I get a replacement for my board of directors, and and slightly more funds, I’ll continue with our agenda.( My salary went down $5000, which was to be directed toward the publishing our book.)
Until then, I have been putting together an accompanying work to promote a teaching of Jesus, whereby many people can the greatest down here, just as it is in heaven. That is part of Jesus’ prayer or “The Lord’s Prayer” you know, as we refer to it: ” …Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth…”. It all ties in to oue SHINE agenda. Have to work on it, but I know the direction I would like it to take. Sorry for the delay, but there have been unexpected circumstances involved.
5/30/19- My work for this endeavor calls for others to assist. I’ll be contacting politicians, educators, the public, and the church. I need a board member. I’m putting together a nifty little flyer to pass out. Excerpt:
” … Choose a family legacy. What legacy will our family leave behind- teachers, ministers, college graduates, college and pro athletes, family business, singers-choir members, etc...“
Any suggestions, please call. Thank you.
5/22/19 The SHINE agenda simplified:
(1) Parents- Guardians-Seniors
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(2) Student > > > > > > > (3)Teacher-Educator
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(4) Church > > > > > > > (5)Community
Parents- Seniors, the church instilling spiritual and moral principles-values; parents provide signature commitments to assist students in their selected career choices; the community provides support by purchasing literature that reinforces comprehensive togetherness, and creating and new dimension of communication and interaction between the above entities, while simultaneously providing financial resources (donations, book purchases) for the agenda to grow and sustain itself; the church continues to work with parents, schools, youth, and educators in the community in a quest to “close the gap” of youth and societal dysfunction.
05/21/19- I need a back-up board member, with neccessary signatures and residences before I submit my Articles of Incorporation to the State of Illinois for approval.
05/08/19- 05/17/19 (just after midnight, made a special trip this Friday night!)
CNN, great award winning coverage on Champions For Change. I haven’t seen one segment yet on youth, that should not be employed in total or in part, in every school in America and abroad, if possible, Good job.
(5-18-19)
Click on the video link below for brief book information. Great for substitute teachers!!
Recommended this book to my brother, who is a substitute teacher.This book chronicles the important events in America during the 20th Century. I would recommend the book for all schools, particularly, for the 9th-11th grades. Covers World Wars 1&2, Korean and Vietnam conflicts, labor, industry, etc. Never a day without important history of America and other parts of the world, when this book is around. Great for substitute teachers. Another gift from our Seniors!
I will be working on an extension of our SHINE Senior endeavor, as the weather is breaking. Re:Young persons who commit acts of violence with gun crimes; I wonder how many of their grandparents and other Senior members in their families (et.al.) called them that week and said, ” Hi! Your granddad (me)is calling you to let you know that I was thinking about you, and wanted you to know that if your grandma was still alive, we both would want you to know that we are counting on you. You are “bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh”.
You represent the family. We place great store by what you do, and we want you to succeed at whatever you do. We are going to be contacting ALL of our family members, young and old, and let them know that we are all depending on each other not to become involved in senseless acts of crime, that will hurt you and others. WE WANT YOUR PROMISE NOT TO DO THIS TO YOUR FAMILY!
” …But the greatest of these is love”
(1st Corinthians 13;13)
04/012/19- Not-for profit, 501C3 paperwork being sent in today, ( i.e., to company that assists with this type of work). Our work could benefit tremendously from these inputs towards our efforts, but I have faith ( a “mustard seed’s worth-smile) that our work could still go forward without either.
03/11/19.- Manuscript submitted to publisher, received notice publisher received. See section column right; ( Post College Auxilllaries or PCA’s).
02/22/19– Update- (a) My inqiuiry from a publisher for the donated book from SHINE is as follows; Would cost about $500 for down payment, about $275 for the next 10 months, would take about 7-8 months to publish, could expect about $3.85 or a little upwards of $4.00 profit on each book sold. I kind of like those numbers. (b) I am expanding the book a little to include recent material, e.g., In Pursuit of a Nobel Prize for Peace and Literature; the quest for a global Peace and Justice Initiative, and In Search of Justice, which won’t take but a very short time to include, perhaps only a few days. The initial information on these other three topics can be included in our first book, and broadened into a second publication at a later date. (c) I missed the class for start-up not- for profits, as I blew the date.Thought it was in early March. However,there is ample info. online.
02/13/19- Thoughts on the position the Framers of the U.S. Constitution might have had in regards to placing audio and visual equipment inside our nations courtrooms, located in Section column to right.
02/11/19- (1) Churches Should Lead Peace and Justice Initiative. ( in section column right). (2) I will be taking a class in how to start a not-for-profit corp. near mid- February. (3) I will be contacting sources who can assist me in making correct publishing decisions, so as to receive the greatest rate of return on our book. (4) ” In Search Of Justice ” in column at right, has another page ( picture) from the trial transcript. 02/10/19- I wish I could roll some of the minutes over from this past week, so that I would have 28 hours tomorrow, instead of 24 ! ( smiling). I have been calling churches all over the country, wrote only one church outside the U.S. so far, and have hand carried written and emialed information about SHINE and The Nobel Prize Pursuit to at least thirty six churches in Chicago in almost 2 weeks.
The Mustard Seed Blessing
I am thankful to our CREATOR, and for the parable HIS Son Jesus gave to us about the small mustard seed, a very small seed, being likened unto the Kingdom of heaven. The mustard seed though tiny, grows into a tree so huge, that birds nest in it. So it is with the Kingdom of heaven, always growing, always expanding. The parable in its essence declares growth, new vision, new members or saints for those who can overcome, new ministries, new interpretation, new songs, etc. The kingdom of heaven is self-perpetuating, (the CREATOR generates the power)- it never stops growing- eternally! SHINE is part of that mustard seed parable, and so are other endeavors and churches around the globe. I don’t think that there has ever been a Nobel Prize awarded to global churches united for a Peace and Justice Initiative. I am already contacting churches about their Seniors, which in reality is my asking that their church join GOD’s work( it’s not MY agenda, I’m just a hired laborer). So, the mustard seed mission is now to press for global churches united for Peace and Justice. A Nobel Prize would simply put a whole world of icing on the cake! ( smile)
01/30/19- Working our agenda and response has been very, very, warm. ( No dues, we have a book!, smile). 01/25/19- The site is near ready now for our marketing of our SHINE and Nobel prize pursuit endeavors. We will be contacting people on the street and everywhere to inform them. My business cards have even arrived. View copies of court documents, “In Search of Justice” in column section right. Also, a clearer explanation of the fairness and justice in regards to protections found in the 14th amendment’s ” equal protection” wording. I explained this earlier this week and someone hacked the site and removed the challenge.#1 Book Update, :complete 01/10/19; doing cosmetics, proof reading, add ons here and there e.g., a “Generic
OUTLINE” for the “Youth No Guns” endeavor.
01/07/19- Udpdate: Our donated Seniors book # 1, “With Our Dying Breaths, A Gift From Seniors”,should be complete in a few days ( is now complete), maybe tomorrow, or Wednesday. I like it! However, I want to add a little more. which should be no problem. There is a time gap between now and publication. Want to try and really have dialogue on SHINE ( the organization) becoming a candidate for Nobel Prize for Peace and Literature. We have the agenda. The book is a fundraiser for Peace, etc.
With the Nobel prize money ($$$$$), we could turn night into day! Want to at least include preliminaries in book. We don’t have to win. I can make “genuine consideration” ( from anywhere) good copy.
12/05/18- A prolonged study for SHINE might be a good and beneficial idea; the Kerner Commission report of 1968 sold two million copies.
TBC 3
12/3-/18- More youth killings
(***Note; see new Priorities and Values section in right column).
Another gift from our Senior Citizens at S.H.I.N.Etc.
YONG= Youth No Guns (pronounced “Young”)
Y NG
Everybody has had enough of youth dying. GOD has had enough. Parents-guardians, friends, teachers, the community have had enough. When youth take the lives of others, it is because they have not been taught properly, ( over and over again) of priorities and values ( should be a class). We all have been there.
In high school, I thought having to wear glasses was the worse thing in the world, and I was on the basketball team to boot. I felt miserable when someone would yell out, “old four-eyes can’t play no ball”. I needed someone to console me and say, “Kelsie, do you know that some of the most gifted, talented, and finest people in the world wear glasses”?. My value or, how I viewed wearing glasses, might have taken a complete turnaround.
I bet you, most shootings among youth occur over something that they thought was meaningful enough to commit an act of violence of some sort. Let’s get started and have children become card carrying Y(O)NG members, commit on paper an oath to their parents, to their school, relatives, church, friends, not to carry weapons.
You see, there’s advantages to this;
.1.YONG members belong to a fraternity where they just don’t get sharp as a tack on prom night. They do it all throughout the year.while they are taught “refinement” in manners at the table.
- YONG members get discounts to sports events, concerts, on phones, and other products and services. COME ON STOCK HOLDERS, YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU NOW.
- YONG members are singers, poets, designers, etc., and can start a not-for profit to sell their music, raise tremendous revenues to create their own clothing brands, hire themselves, become philanthropists and help others who cannot help themselves, create publications, help with funeral expenses for other youth who die from whatever reason, send their student peers on nice, educational trips in America, and abroad.
01/30/19- Working our agenda and response has been very, very, warm. ( No dues, we have a book!, smile).
01/25/19- The site is near ready now for our marketing of our SHINE and Nobel prize pursuit endeavors. We will be contacting people on the street and everywhere to inform them. My business cards have even arrived.
View copies of court documents, “In Search of Justice” in column section right. Also, a clearer explanation of the fairness and justice in regards to protections found in the 14th amendment’s ” equal protection” wording. I explained this earlier this week and someone hacked the site and removed the challenge.
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EndC229, A Proposed Constitution For African Americans,
(A “To Do” List)
In 2015-2016 until now, 2021, C228, a proposed Constitution for African Americans was drafted in Chicago, Illinois on Chicago’s west side. This document does not intend to supersede or replace the United States Constitution. There is no threatening or subversive language in this document. The purpose of writing the document, was the realization that historical events are often accompanied by documents, perhaps to serve short and long term references, legal and historical purposes. This document has now been updated to “C229”, as new perspectives on the purpose and mission of the document has arisen. C229, the letter ”C” representing Constitution, the number 229 representing the number of years that C229 was written after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787. The purpose of writing the document was the realization that great events and causes are often accompanied by documents, perhaps to serve short term and long term references, as well as for legal and historical purposes. Great ideas and important works have been lost to the four winds of the universe, due to the negligence of non-documentation
Such examples are Moses’ obtaining the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone, and The Emancipation Proclamation authored by Abraham Lincoln. Both persons are no longer with us, however, the documents remain. Documents possess the character of having staying power. Thus, C229 was written for the purposes (a) to allow for an archive, a historical document that will serve as witness to this endeavor. (b) to support existing efforts to shape and mold mindsets in black communities that strive to provide healing (c) to simultaneously provide an agenda-plan for black community upliftment within the Articles of C229 themselves.
I will attempt to illustrate the letter (c) above. The first draft of this constitution C228, written four years ago, suggested that Article 8 “ Health and Longevity”, proactive health measures, be taken in African American communities. My intent was to push consumption of fresh squeezed vegetable and fruit juices, mixed with blended berries, seaweed, wheat grass, aloe vera, good home cooking, and an a regular exercise regimen ( if one’s health allowed). Had C228, the first draft of C229 been adopted and implemented in black communities in 2016, would the disproportionate numbers of black people who died from Covid-19 been significantly, less? Would our bodies’ immune systems been stronger and more resistant to the virus?
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We will never know. What I can share with you is a project I embarked upon several years ago, when I traveled to New Orleans, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago (where I reside), to inquire of black folk if they were in favor of a national black unification and implementation agenda. The answer was a resounding YES! Truth be told, I knew the answer from the first couple of hours that I spent canvassing in New Orleans, the first city after Chicago. Chicago black folk were 99% in favor of national unity. Black folk were and still are seeking some agenda that will provide some sense of confident cohesion.
C229 does not claim to be any kind of savior for the black community. The document does offer real time suggestions through its Articles, and may be implemented right away; The Youth Daily Affirmation, parental commitment to the Million Father March, proactive Health and Longevity lifestyles, high voter registration and voter turn-out, and the creation and sustaining of a National Black Men’s-Black Women’s Association (The African American Community Improvement Association). C229 offers to American black people a proposed agenda that can only be viewed as helpful and in line with black community healing.
The nature of C229 (its natural appeal) and it’s character (it’s substance) are important factors that will determine its acceptance and success. The document purports to be inclusive, recognizing huge diversity among black people. We need activists, and yet we need non-activist grandmothers and single parent mothers with three kid who have no time for activism, for example. We need them because the grandmother who attends church, needs to share our C229 Health and Longevity proactive health measures found in Article 9 with her parishoners. We need the single mom with kids because we need to help her bring her children along to become future students for our historically black college and universities (hbcu’s). All black persons in America can serve!
Kelsie Wicks (708)890-3007 email: kelswicks@hoo.com website: shine1.us
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I saw them all play many times when I was a young aspiring player. I couldn’t wait to see the college basketball All-Star game with Cazzie Russell and Dave Bing on the same court (1966?). I played a pickup game on the same team with Cazzie at the old Chatham YMCA (or Community Center) on Chicago’s south side one Wednesday evening in about 1968. I was a junior in high school. Cazzie made me want to play when I stole the ball and he gave me the “way to go boy!” encouragement. Thanks Cazzie, I needed that.
I’m a little tired y’all. No-for real. Chicago roof top snow and gutter clearance and clean up outside yesterday of mounds of bottles, cans, rags, and paper was exhausting yesterday. I have to workout becaue of medical issues. I’m trying to design a nice C229 lapel pin. At some point we are going to need endorsements from the Notable Persons list. Got to figure out how to reach them- I don’t expect them to contact me.
I saw them all play many times when I was a young aspiring player. I couldn’t wait to see the college basketball All-Star game with Cazzie Russell and Dave Bing on the same court (1966?). I played a pickup game on the same team with Cazzie at the old Chatham YMCA (or Community Center) on Chicago’s south side one Wednesday evening in about 1968. I was a junior in high school. Cazzie made me want to play when I stole the ball and he gave me the “way to go boy!” encouragement. Thanks Cazzie, I needed that.
I’m a little tired y’all. No-for real. Chicago roof top snow and gutter clearance and clean up outside yesterday of mounds of bottles, cans, rags, and paper was exhausting yesterday. I have to workout becaue of medical issues. I’m trying to design a nice C229 lapel pin. At some point we are going to need endorsements from the Notable Persons list. Got to figure out how to reach them- I don’t expect them to contact me.
PLEASE reference 03/12-13/21 below. This date is important.
05/08/21, Saturday- 8:07am New Notable Person: Gloria Lockerman,(deceased?). There was one entry by someone online indicating that she may have passed in 2010. She was a 12- year- old young black girl who took America by storm back in the mid 1950’s and became famous overnight. The old timers remember her I’m sure. This story was set at a time in America when children were ” to be seen and not heard” , and your mother would quickly hush you. You have to read her story.
I informed you recently of something of a climax for the work of C229. This realization is the result of a little campaign that I embarked upon almost seven years ago, and from this work, after shaking off all the dust, there appeared a golden nugget. The C229 important work unifies America’s black community, reinforces a need to support a “to do list”, encourages interaction with our places of worship, stresses scholastic mentoring and monitoring, advances the cause of an aggressive program for better health as opposed to bad health stemming from bad eating habits and meager exercise, civic duties, reinforces our obligations as steward and keepers of the earth given to us by our Yahweh-God -Jehovah-Elohim.
Then comes the “residuals”, the endorsenment of lawn signs e,g., the 10 Commandments. People are creative and when you provide them with an idea that is widely accepted, their God-given genius surfaces every time. In short;
- The C229 document provides the basis for action.
- All of the C229 Articles creates cohesion of endeavor. in other words, it creates the foundation for the long-awaited unification for America’s black communities and individuals.
(a). To which Article will you subcribe? Health, Census, The Million Fatther March, etc. You are now a member, no fees, no dues,( donations may be OK if an organization is created for this purpose).
- You are now in our data base. Unification is on the way in short order. My golden nugget from the previous campaign was in the amount of referrrals I received from each person I spoke with- 2, 3, 8, referrrals. I might have with 100 people in that campaign. This equation will work for 100 people or 1 million The time is now. 9;12 CST and I’m offline with todays’ entry.
09/09/2021 Remember Us In Our Seasons
Our prayer today is a supplication to Yahweh, God, Jehovah-Jireh-our Father who provides; Take notice of us while we live each day, consider us when seek thee in the early morning prayers, hold our hands and walk with us through our valleys and storms of pestilence, death, and uncertainties. Be not far from us and remember us in all of our seasons. May our prayers be ratified and presented to you through the blood of our Messiah– Alleluia!
“To every thing there is a season… ; ” A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance:…” from Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verses 1 and 4.
___________________________________________________________________________________(a). In our text below for 08/30/2021, ” The Evidence”, I gave an illustration of how our National Unification Agenda can grow exponentially (to the 10th power) via member sign-ups and their referrals coming fom a cold market of total strangers. I don’t know what other proofs I can offer you. We are ready.
(b). “11 U.S. Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations”. ( Source:NPR WBEZ- ( an The Associated Press article June 18,2021 7:16 ET).
Incremental Reparartions for American slavery ( American Corrective Implementation-my term) has taken root in action and mindset throughout America. Perhaps this due to the realization that a full Reparations price tag would be in the 10 trillion dollar plus arena. Laying the foundation for full Repa- ratory compensation would ignite huge legal and legislative hurdles to be sure. I do not suggest that we (as a black person writing) abandon the goal of full Reparatory compensation.
Pursuit of a “one in the hand…” approach to resolving centuries and layers of the vestiges of slavery ( the historical experience of lack of equitable education for Black children in America) must be explored more thoroughly. Access to quality education was and is the game-changer for personal, family and socal growth for a group of people and for a nation ( a nation suffers when any group is left underserved). Book learning has transformed men birthed in the bowels of slavery, into national leaders and historic American figures, a’la Frederick Douglass.
Corrective Implementation of programs e.g., Chicago Pre- College Science and Engineering Program, exposing young children to high level math and science concepts, etc,, will help increase the odds of the learning- success connection. Increasing the likelihood of academic success for Black school children, et.al., is a justice (fairness) issue, and a general welfare- U.S. preamble issue. The Preamble TO, or leading up to, the U.S. Constitution preceeds any of the Articles or amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as it sets forth the ideological atmosphere of the framers.09/09/2021 Remember Us In Our Seasons
Our prayer today is a supplication to Yahweh, God, Jehovah-Jireh-our Father who provides; Take notice of us while we live each day, consider us when seek thee in the early morning prayers, hold our hands and walk with us through our valleys and storms of pestilence, death, and uncertainties. Be not far from us and remember us in all of our seasons. May our prayers be ratified and presented to you through the blood of our Messiah– Alleluia!
“To every thing there is a season… ; ” A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance:…” from Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verses 1 and 4.
___________________________________________________________________________________(a). In our text below for 08/30/2021, ” The Evidence”, I gave an illustration of how our National Unification Agenda can grow exponentially (to the 10th power) via member sign-ups and their referrals coming fom a cold market of total strangers. I don’t know what other proofs I can offer you. We are ready.
(b). “11 U.S. Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations”. ( Source:NPR WBEZ- ( an The Associated Press article June 18,2021 7:16 ET).
Incremental Reparartions for American slavery ( American Corrective Implementation-my term) has taken root in action and mindset throughout America. Perhaps this due to the realization that a full Reparations price tag would be in the 10 trillion dollar plus arena. Laying the foundation for full Repa- ratory compensation would ignite huge legal and legislative hurdles to be sure. I do not suggest that we (as a black person writing) abandon the goal of full Reparatory compensation.
Pursuit of a “one in the hand…” approach to resolving centuries and layers of the vestiges of slavery ( the historical experience of lack of equitable education for Black children in America) must be explored more thoroughly. Access to quality education was and is the game-changer for personal, family and socal growth for a group of people and for a nation ( a nation suffers when any group is left underserved). Book learning has transformed men birthed in the bowels of slavery, into national leaders and historic American figures, a’la Frederick Douglass.
Corrective Implementation of programs e.g., Chicago Pre- College Science and Engineering Program, exposing young children to high level math and science concepts, etc,, will help increase the odds of the learning- success connection. Increasing the likelihood of academic success for Black school children, et.al., is a justice (fairness) issue, and a general welfare- U.S. preamble issue. The Preamble TO, or leading up to, the U.S. Constitution preceeds any of the Articles or amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as it sets forth the ideological atmosphere of the framers.
09/09/2021 Remember Us In Our SeasonsOur prayer today is a supplication to Yahweh, God, Jehovah-Jireh-our Father who provides; Take notice of us while we live each day, consider us when seek thee in the early morning prayers, hold our hands and walk with us through our valleys and storms of pestilence, death, and uncertainties. Be not far from us and remember us in all of our seasons. May our prayers be ratified and presented to you through the blood of our Messiah– Alleluia!
09/09/2021 Remember Us In Our Seasons
Our prayer today is a supplication to Yahweh, God, Jehovah-Jireh-our Father who provides; Take notice of us while we live each day, consider us when seek thee in the early morning prayers, hold our hands and walk with us through our valleys and storms of pestilence, death, and uncertainties. Be not far from us and remember us in all of our seasons. May our prayers be ratified and presented to you through the blood of our Messiah– Alleluia!
“To every thing there is a season… ; ” A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance:…” from Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verses 1 and 4.
___________________________________________________________________________________(a). In our text below for 08/30/2021, ” The Evidence”, I gave an illustration of how our National Unification Agenda can grow exponentially (to the 10th power) via member sign-ups and their referrals coming fom a cold market of total strangers. I don’t know what other proofs I can offer you. We are ready.
(b). “11 U.S. Mayors Commit To Developing Pilot Projects For Reparations”. ( Source:NPR WBEZ- ( an The Associated Press article June 18,2021 7:16 ET).
Pursuit of a “one in the hand…” approach to resolving centuries and layers of the vestiges of slavery ( the historical experience of lack of equitable education for Black children in America) must be explored more thoroughly. Access to quality education was and is the game-changer for personal, family and socal growth for a group of people and for a nation ( a nation suffers when any group is left underserved). Book learning has transformed men birthed in the bowels of slavery, into national leaders and historic American figures, a’la Frederick Douglass.
Corrective Implementation of programs e.g., Chicago Pre- College Science and Engineering Program, exposing young children to high level math and science concepts, etc,, will help increase the odds of the learning- success connection. Increasing the likelihood of academic success for Black school children, et.al., is a justice (fairness) issue, and a general welfare- U.S. preamble issue. The Preamble TO, or leading up to
, the U.S. Constitution preceeds any of the Articles or amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as it sets forth the ideological atmosphere of the framers.
09/28/21-
Someone erased my last entry of a few days ago-just went in there and erased. In short, what I informed you of was what I perceived as an attempt to suggest that I would be involved in some attempt (or attempts) to receive money from some source of which I knew nothing about. I was contacted by scammers wanting me to put up money in order to receive money essentially. On two separate occasions of solicitaton by them, I refused their offers. I have broken no laws.
09/28/21-
Someone erased my last entry of a few days ago-just went in there and erased. In short, what I informed you of was what I perceived as an attempt to suggest that I would be involved in some attempt (or attempts) to receive money from some source of which I knew nothing about. I was contacted by scammers wanting me to put up money in order to receive money essentially. On two separate occasions of solicitaton by them, I refused their offers. I have broken no laws.
08/19/21-
LOCAL NOTABLES -CHICAGO (WHAT ABOUT YOUR OWN CITY?
I am so thankful and you have been so kind to show an interest in Notables persons list of African Americans and other Notable Black persons, living and deceased. I have purposely left out no one, and perhaps, have made a few bad decisions of not including some who are truly deserving of being added to the Notable Persons list. I apologize.
Chicago, a huge urban area, has a long list of African Americans who were well known to Chicago and other parts of the country and the world. create your own list of Notable African Americans ( or even Black persons) who have influenced your area. Recognizing the achievements and influence of Black persons can only serve to increase our want to continue to stand worthy of hard work, commitment, and diligence, as we move onward toward comprehensive Unification:
08//24/21- Updated Local Notables will appear in red: deceased persons in purple or royal blue. Jean Baptiste Pont DuSable Holmes, Cong. Danny K. Davis, Daylie (Daddy-O-Daylie), Minnie Riperton, Willie Wilson, Margaret T. Burroughs, Thomas Dorsey. Dorothy Tillman. Jennifer Hudson.
Marshall High School- B ballers George Wilson, Jim Pitts, Darryl Stingley NFL, Darryl Minniefield, Ben Lilly, Richard Bradshaw, Louis Price (Temptations), Caleb Glover (New York Yankees), Eugene Ford, Milton Williams Dan Davis, Jerome Freeman, Thomas Bush, Willie White, Chicago Crane High School, Terry Rice Chicago Farragut, Billy Harris Chicago Dunbar, Mario Brown Chicago Parker, Charles Cross Chicago Marshall, Bob Lackey Evanston Township High School.
Kenneth Hill
I first learned of Kenneth Hill on WVON’s Rufus Williams’ talk show. Kenneth is the President and CEO of Chicago Pre- College Science and Engineering Program. Phenomenal, amazing, fantastic! Teaching K-12 schoolers high level math and science, et.al. concepts!. Should be funded by the goverment and by philanthropy. Go to: Chicago Pre- College Science and Engineering Program and research the site. View short videos of childen learning. Contact them for YOUR children!
President Barak and Michelle Obama and family, Steve Harvey, Clay Evans, Tim Evans, Mark Aquirre, Edwin C. “Bill” Berry.Vernon Jarret, Lu Palmer. Harold Washington; Sam Cooke, Oscar DePriest, Lori Lightfoot, Eugene Sawyer, Bessie Coleman, Dinah Washington, Jesse Ownes, Jesse jackson Sr, Muhammad Ali, Elijah Muhummad, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Ralph Metcalfe Sr.and Jr., Dinah Washington, Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Coleman, Rickey Green, Nate “Sweet Water” Clifton, Kevin Porter, Danny Crawford NBA referee, The Staple Singers, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, Tony Allen and Ken Norman Crane High school NBA’ers, Ramsey Lewis, Major Lance, Jim Tilmon- pilot, meteorologist, news broadcaster, Pervis Spann (daughter Melody Spann-Cooper, S.B.Fuller, DJ Sam Chatman and daughter Samantha Chatman ( ABC Chicago investigative reporter), Herman Roberts, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, NBA’ersSonny-Jabari Parker, Kevin Garnett, Anthony Brown-20 year plus coach in NBA, Otis Armstrong, Mack Herron, , Donovan McNabb, Simeon Rice, Antoine Walker, Lloyd Walton Mt. Carmel High School NBAers; Yolanda Griffith Womens’s WNBA Hall of famer, Cazzie Russell, Terry Cummings, Tim Hardaway Chicago NBA’ers-Carver High School; to be continued and updated.
PROPOSED FUNDING FOR AMERICAN CRISIS FUNDING
08/10/2021- This is the third time that I’m writing this paragraph today and this evening.. Obviously. someone is monitoring my work and editing what they want. I will be asking (or begging) journalists, CNN etc., for a commitment to cover the National Agenda For Black Community Unification. It would be a HUGE boon to be able to communicate your commitment for coverage when asking the pulic for their support and participation. Thank You!
The Wisdom GOD gave to Joseph.
Most of you know the biblical story of Joseph, the hated young boy sold into Egyptian slavery by his envious brothers. Joseph was given the ability to interpret dreams by GOD, which would eventually serve as the reason for Joseph’s rise to rulership in Egypt, second only to Pharoah himself. The basis for these interpreted dreams was due to two troubling dreams that hounded Pharoah. Joseph was summoned from the prison dungeon and was dressed and made ready to appear before Pharoah, on the word of a chief butler for whom Joseph had correctly interpreted a dream that restored him to a lost position.
Pharoah’s disturbing dreams were as Jospeh correctly conveyed, a seven year famine that would be “very grievous”. KJV Genesis Chapter 41. Joseph cautioned-suggested to Pharoah to store up food while it was available and there was time, to offset the following seven years of famine that were to follow. It would behoove America, and other nations that have the ability, to stockplile resources in the event of, what medical experts caution, are the arrival of other pandemics.
America needs to stockpile money in important part, to assist those who are vulnerable to losing homes and apartments via eviction for non-payment. This potential social calamity would have far reaching, devastating effects upon the spiritual, moral, social, financial, and health well-being of the nation, Already, there was a reporting in the news of an elderly landlord being attacked with a knife by a renter whom she asked to move for three years non-payment of rent.
( Reported by Stephanie Casanova Chicago Tribune August 7, 2021).
This was avoidable. Had America been funding what I call, an American Funding Crisis agency, that landlady would have probably notified the agency and a “facilitator” would have delved into the legitimacy of the claim, placed funds in the landlord’s hands if found justified, and began the task of negotiation betweeen parties. This would buy time for the renter(s)-mortgagees, and help ward off a pending disaster that if became wide-spread, would cause a downward spiral of the country’s well-being, as does water flow down the drain of the kitchen sink. Start such a fund ASAP and please read the below entry for 8/4/21 again. Resistance to take the Covid-19 virus is only adding to this possible monster. We are headed for unprecedented trouble, absent a World War- Military Conflict if we don’t act.
I HAVE $150 for such a fund, and will donate income from 4 hours a week to the fund from a part-time job, if my income from this volunteer work is tax exempt. The American Crisis Funding account could be made not for-profit, tax exempt, I hope. Employers who are having staffing problems could use some part-time help from some 20 plus .volunteers. ( If my volunteer work would affect union issues, I would resign). This would be only for emergency funding purposes for those standing to get evicted. WE ARE AT WAR though there are no bullets, bunkers, or bombs.
8/4/21-
America and the rest of the world are living in perilous and trying times. Looming behind the ongoing destruction of the Covid-19 virus, now comes an end to the moratorium on rent and mortgage payments. How frightening if you have no money or employment and have children to feed! Let’s try to think through this real life drama. We are starting early enough with prayer, so that maybe by sundown and into tonight, we might have solutions from all over the country. This is serious beyond description. Let’s refer to this as American Crisis Funding. Rather than try and write an essay or narrative, I’ll just highlight certain points:
1. It would be wonderful if President Biden could extend the Rent-Mortage Payment Moratorium. Can we as Americans provide other “motivatons” toward this hoped for outcome?
2. Millions of people can’t make their rent and mortgage payments, but they can pay $40/month into a Crisis Funding pool that could generate trillions of dollars over time and for perpetuity. …”More than 15 million people live in households that owe as much as $20 billion to their landlords, according to the Aspen Institute. As of July 5, roughly 3.6 million people in the U.S. said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey….” (Source: Money. Micheal Casey, Associated Press Published 2:36 p.m. ET July 21, 2021 Updated 8:03pm ET Aug.1,2021)
“Over 11 million families are behind on their rent or mortgage payments: 2.1 million families are behind at least three months on mortgage payments, while 8.8 million are behind on rent.” (Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mar 01,2021).
3. I believe the majority of those behind in rent and mortgage payments can afford to pay $100/month. The high number of 11 million persons in default paying that amount into an American Crisis Funding account woud yield 13 billion, two-hundred eight million dollars-$13, 208,000,000. (Loans from friends and family would be part of this if need be.)
(a). Divide this amount by $7000 which would yield 1,857,172 landlords and mortgage holders that would receive this amount for that 12 month period (compared to what they were receiving during the moratorium).
(b) Americans would open up their wallets like crazy to fund the American Crisis Funding, especially if donations could be written off. ( Bequeaths, concerts, athletic events donated by pro athletes), etc.
(c) Jobs are available. Those who can work must show their gratitude and get out there and help fuel the economy, and to continue to pay their monthly moratoriam installments of $100, which increases slightly at intervals, as your length of time on the job provides you with more disposable income.
4. We need a philanthropist urgently!
“As of 2018, more than 200 million boxes are sold each cookie selling season for $800 million leaving approximately $600 million in net revenues
to the Girl Scouts to be distributed”.(Source Wikipedia).
5. This agenda would be finding workers for employers at a time when they need them. I can’t imagine the business and corporate worlds not asking their employees to buy a box of American Crisis Funding cookies for themselves or children
(or purchasing them for their employees themselves for Xmas).. There were 150 million workers plus in the U.S . a couple of years ago. ( per www.statistica.com).That’s a three-quarters of a billion dollars gimme just waiting for the taking.
6. Logistics is a bear. How to match moratorium recipients to jobs in their area; How much of the fund goes to fund big house notes as opposed to a simple $800/month renter who has fallen behind due to the pandemic ( unless other extenuating circumstances are carefully noted; day care for kids; at what point does the recipient become free of the moratorium;
7.This is not give n’ go, put’n take. American Crisis Funding BY, OF and FOR THE PEOPLE can be here to stay for a long, long time- if it’s doable. We need a little seed money. Worked overnight and now it’s near 2pm. I’m tired- it’s your turn.
UNIFICATION HEALTH PAGE
There Will Be Other Pandemics
Please consult your physician before embarking upon following the advice of any health information from this website.
So say the medical experts. I made this suggestion 5 years ago on another website. Let’s not let another 5 years pass by and be caught up with a virus that affected every sector of global living; church. school. family, workplace, nation. Let’s be proactive and strengthen our body’s immune systems. Let’s begin here; Call your church, tell your co-workers, church family, neighbors. Here are some links to fruit and juicing videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlEnRjUJC8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuDhbLQtt2k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaaQyqDGR5k
Let Food Be Thy Medicine Video Link
You can juice any fruit and veggie that gives juice; melons, apples, pears, carrots, beets, celery for blood pressure, Then make smoothies in a blender. Add grapefruit juice for weight loss, raw spinach, raw kale, frozen or fresh berries -strawberries, black and blue berries, dragonfruit, aloe vera juice, wheat grass, seaweed, aplple cider vinegar. Blend. Combine the two together in 8 or 10 ounce plastic bottles and freeze. Thaw out the night before use. Drink while at the gym, working around the house, walking, at the beach etc. For me, the drinks work better while I am moving. Get out and walk, run, stretch, if you can. Fresh cut pineapple slices are good for bones and eyes.
Let Food Be Thy Medicine Video Link
End of our first Black America Unification Health Agenda episode.
Addendum: This first episode is on my website. It should be on a National African American Unification website. Got it! That’s kinda like this whole idea.
RAISING THE BAR; A BLACK CODE OF
CONDUCT-THE PRECEPTS
12/5/16-12/7/16-12/13/16
Raising The Bar; Black Code of Conduct- The Precepts
1. Acknowledging our CREATOR:
To relegate destiny and contemporary life on this planet to the whims and decisions of man without seeking the wisdom of Yahweh-GOD is to welcome certain chaos and destruction.
2. Respect for Life
Mankind is required to regard fairness to non-human life. YAHWEH-GOD created the animal kingdom before HE created mankind, thus humans should regard that creation with fair discretion and judgment. How much more should we value human life?
3. Respect for our planet:
Mankind was put in charge of overseeing the upkeep and well-being of planet earth. In short and on a personal level, maintain the cleanliness of your community and neighborhood.
4. Scholarship, study, and education.
Vocabulary, biblical studies, personal study, pursuit of educational goals, G.E.D.- Doctorates are our goals. Learn and test yourself on one-two new words daily for a year will only increase your appetite or learning.
Read one chapter from your bible daily for a year will increase your spiritual, moral, and scholastic aptitude.
5. Those who have the wherewithal to do so, eat healthy, consume vegetables green and leafy, e.g., raw spinach, raw broccoli. Juice raw beets, carrots, celery, and ginger and add dulce and seaweed. Consume at the gym in a container while you are working out-it works for me. Beets are excellent for the liver-your second heart.
6. Parents create a standard daily motto or affirmation for yourselves and particularly for your children. See reference video ( Rashan and Fitzroy). http://youtu.be/e0CDl1wuPzM
7. Single parents seek parental support from groups and organizations who can help guide you through the long and responsible ordeal of being a parent.
8. Raising The Bar applies to all members of the black community ranging from our churches to those who are convicted ex-felons whether you are guilty or truly innocent.
9. Engaging all youth to become a part of a larger network. For instance, The proposed national Orientation Week or (NOW), creates a fraternal body for our children while they are in school.
10. All black men will respect all women. All black men will have respect for themselves and will not steal, murder and embody a spirit that is opposed to welcoming brother and sisterhood among people. Black men must raise the bar and raise their children. Black women must be patient and forbearing and must not hurl profanities at their
children.
(a). Black people must reject the part of black culture that embraces the accepted use of profanity as though it were a cultural kinsman and raise the bar to use words that reflect one’s level of consciousness-awareness, study and scholarship.
RAISING THE BAR; A BLACK CODE OF
CONDUCT-THE PRECEPTS
12/5/16-12/7/16-12/13/16
Raising The Bar; Black Code of Conduct- The Precepts
To relegate destiny and contemporary life on this planet to the whims and decisions of man without seeking the wisdom of Yahweh-GOD is to welcome certain chaos and destruction.
Mankind is required to regard fairness to non-human life. YAHWEH-GOD created the animal kingdom before HE created mankind, thus humans should regard that creation with fair discretion and judgment. How much more should we value human life?
3. Respect for our planet:
Mankind was put in charge of overseeing the upkeep and well-being of planet earth. In short and on a personal level, maintain the cleanliness of your community and neighborhood.
4. Scholarship, study, and education.
Vocabulary, biblical studies, personal study, pursuit of educational goals, G.E.D.- Doctorates are our goals. Learn and test yourself on one-two new words daily for a year will only increase your appetite or learning.
Read one chapter from your bible daily for a year will increase your spiritual, moral, and scholastic aptitude.
5. Those who have the wherewithal to do so, eat healthy, consume vegetables green and leafy, e.g., raw spinach, raw broccoli. Juice raw beets, carrots, celery, and ginger and add dulce and seaweed. Consume at the gym in a container while you are working out-it works for me. Beets are excellent for the liver-your second heart.
6. Parents create a standard daily motto or affirmation for yourselves and particularly for your children. See reference video ( Rashan and Fitzroy). http://youtu.be/e0CDl1wuPzM
7. Single parents seek parental support from groups and organizations who can help guide you through the long and responsible ordeal of being a parent.
8. Raising The Bar applies to all members of the black community ranging from our churches to those who are convicted ex-felons whether you are guilty or truly innocent.
9. Engaging all youth to become a part of a larger network. For instance, The proposed national Orientation Week or (NOW), creates a fraternal body for our children while they are in school.
(a). Black people must reject the part of black culture that embraces the accepted use of profanity as though it were a cultural kinsman and raise the bar to use words that reflect one’s level of consciousness-awareness, study and scholarship.
“…UPON THE TESTIMONY…”
04/22/21- Upon The Testimony.
Deuteronomy 19;15,” One witness shall not rise
up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses shall the matter be established..”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9gGeIn4zIs
. Here is a link to a video that I shot in 2014 or 2015. This is not new! The video does not play all the way through, I just tried to view it. The substance of the video depicts me suggesting the emblazoning the communties in America ( and maybe even abroad) with yard and lawn signs of the 10 commandments. ( I believe I replaced that initial sign with another that included the 10 commandments and John 3:16, “… For GOD so loved the world…DO I HAVE TWO OR THREE WITNESSES from the saints, “the called out ones”, that will corroborate that YAHWEH’S, GOD’S, JEHOVAH”S, laws and teachings emblazoned across the land will make a difference, a change in America, a society that is spiraling out of control with violence and crime.
But there is a deeper story here. After my going over to Walmart to buy the items needed to make the 10 commandments- John 3:16 lawn sign, I was moved spiritually to go to Franklin Park. There I enlisted about 4 male youths, aged about 14-16 years, to help me construct the signs with wages of $20 per person. This we did together, as I explained the principles of each commandment and John 3:16. A couple of them knew nothing of the resurrection of Jesus. Then too, there were the looks at my sign from passersby in cars, and on foot with a small inquiry or occasional nod of approval. Over the last few years in Chicago alone, there have been shootings, well, murders on church doorsteps of people entering the church to worship on a Sunday morning. As I have been wont to do on certain Sunday mornings, I traversed the suburbs and city of Chicago Sunday mornings, ending end the late afternoon, passing out one-page information sheets on whatever project I happened to be working on at the time. One Sunday morning just prior to service beginning, an open and interested pastor led me to the front of his church and pointed out where a man or youth had been been slain by gunfire. No respect of a sanctuary of worship, no shame, no principled swell of mass righteous indignation and outrage! However, there was a vigil that I attended for the 2 people killed on the church doorsteps.
The projects I proposed while traveling from suburb to city included, A Congresssional hearing on crime in America’s black communities, ( published, The North Lawndale Community News, week of April 8, 2016); Black Churches Black Communities Economic Summit. Rev. Al Sampson spoke extensively, Dr. Phalese Binion, President and CEO of The Westside Minister’s Coalition and Martin Casey, businessman and adoptive grandson of the late, profound businessman, S.B. Fuller were in attendance; the unification of America’s black communities in an effort to uplift and heal, where I traveled to New Orleans, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Gary, Indiana and Milwaukeee.
The two witnesses or three witnesses among us today, that are needed to corroborate if there has been a hellish, ongoing, destroying spirit among us, and that’s exactly what it is, are (1)our faith-worship communities, (2) Our lawmakers and officers of our court systems, (3) Society in general. We only need each block to have 2 or 3 signs, i.e., 2 or 3 witnesses, to establish the truth of a matter. What truth? That Yahweh’s, God’s, Jehovah’s laws-teachings invoke, create, propogate, infuse, perpetuate LOVE for one another!!!!!
You can make your own 10 commandments sign OR you can purchase the most nifty looking sign online: Go to: Victory Store Yard Sign Outdoor Lawn Decorations: Ten Commandments. Next, scroll down a littleand click on, Victory Store Yard Sign Outdoor Lawn… Amazon .com Next,
scroll down a paragraph and half and view a nice lawn with a tree and the 10 Commandment tablets. Can you just imagine…..
We have a people who are confused and lack a sense of direction problem here in America. Whatever your politics, if you don’t agree that with some type of spiritual-moral infusion into the hearts and minds of people living in this country, simply put, things are not going to get better in civic and social respect for life and for one another.
Addendum: I would rather see powerful assault weapons given to military and police personnel if they must be used at all. Threats from foreign enemies dictate their existence. What would a citizen like me, for example, need with an assault weapon? If I must have one to rid a herd of destructive ferral hogs, rent it to me for a day. If I don’t return it by the prescribed time, call the authorities and begin the tracking of my whereabouts, as the weapon should have a monitioring-sensoring device attached to it that emits a warning signal when aproaching malls, stadiums, schools, etc. We just sent a spacecraft to Mars that flies helicopters- we have the ingenuity.
To say that a person passed a simple background check that permitted them the right to purchase a killing tool, is not thoroughly preventive enough, epecially in retrospect after a mass murder.
BLACK AMERICAN UNIFICATION; HOW?
5/2021The basis for this huge undertaking dates back to 2015 or 2016. The long, sought after unification of Black America became intriguing to me. I had heard of the need for black folk to unite, almost from the time I bacame of the age of understanding things that a normal teenager would have. I’m 69 now. Even today I don’t claim to have all of the answers. I had to find out for myself. I traveled and canvassed black communities in other cities and states, downtown areas of cities, inside bus depots, etc.
If you ask the average person if eating fruits or vegatables is good for you, most will answer yes. Instinctively and from a general knowledge, they know this to be true. I didn’t expect people to provide a scientific or social science viewpoint for the question of whether it would be advantageous for Black folk to unite. The vast majority of the public eagerly answered that not only was it a great idea to do so, it was also long, long, overdue. How am I going about doing it? Let’s get to it, simply.
1. I have authored a document, “C229, A Constitution For African Americans; “A To Do” List. I was given a little time on a local Black talk radio station here in Chicago to inform the public over the winter of 2020-2021. I have contacted black newspapers all over the country., in an effort to inform the public of its existence. A few committed to print my article. It was the clairty of the union between C229, and Black American unity that began to surface.
(Summation) C229 nd Black Unification forms a perfect strategy in our want to bring about change.
2. We need all black Americans to join a National Data Base with basic name and contact information, and if possible, an alternative source of contacting you. e need a source , a National Data website for our cause that will provide specific information for our members, that may vary slightly from traditional outlets of information, e.g, news oulets and cial media. Our interests may demand alternative solutions.
(Summation) C229 nd Black Unification forms a perfect strategy in our want to bring about change.
3. Pastors of Black churches, (not all black churches have black pastors), will be asked to create a membership list for this endeavor, that they keep. When the decision is made that we shall move on this agenda, a copy of the membership will be placed in the National Data Base under ” Church Memberships”. When the No fees or dues. Participation is the crucible in this agenda. if incorporated into a tax exempt 501c3 at a later date, donations will be acceptable.
a. We ask that pastors keep a hard copy and thumb drive copy. Only with pastoral permission will we do the same. Our National Data Base members/ churches files will not be kept online for possible hacking of information. In Chicago, for example, church membership files, hard and digital copies will be kept at selected sites. Perhaps an office of the Chicago Public Library downtown that is under surveillance 24/7.
b. While working another project back in 2014 or 2015, I asked people for referrals of other friends or relatives. I was astounded by the number of referrals: 2, 3, 8.! This feature of obtaining members can grow the Data Base exponentially to the 10th power!(Summation)- All information provided to our National Data Base will be protected with no room for error, even if we have to ask the Federal government to intervene. We are talking about the resurgence and healing of America’s black communities here. Serious stuff.
4. Many black newspapers around the country should remember me from calling in about getting an article about C229 printed. They will be contacted.
5. In my tiredness, I forgot to insert that once we have our National Data Base of contact information, A Social Media outlet be to disseminate the information to our members and others who wish to grow with us. Perhaps 15 minute segments on current radio programs twice a week can be set aside to keep the public informed about our agenda. There would be huge sponsors who would flock to this agenda in order to get their products highlighted.
(Summation) This agenda would be a boon to radio show broadcasters, have the potential to have it’s own broadcast if it were implemented and entrenched in black communities, and supported by a National Social Media outlet that would “feed” topics to discuss, share, etc. on this proposed radio program. Like hand and glove.
What’s At Stake?
America’s black communities must rise from beneath the waters of dissolution, depravity, violence, ignorance and apathy, for we are a talented, spiritual, and resourceful people, thus so, because in times past we had to find a way to endure. The daily lives of those gifted people many years before us were witnessed by their children, and their children’s children, etc., in many black homes that were God-fearing and prayerful. There are many still like those today. However, as the lives of Black Americans continue to sail upon waters of our eternal destinies, (we must account for the fact that we are also individuals), and when we are tossed upon the mercy of the sea where waters during storms can be brutal, deadly, and unforgiving, we must find the ship’s compass in order to right our course again, lest the rough waters will not be the undoing of the passengers aboard, but the inability of those on board to find the compass after other storms that never cease in coming.
Phillip Jackson, (now deceased 2018), the Founder of The Million Father and former Executive Director of The Black Star Project, wrote a very insightful article, “America Has Lost A Generation Of Black Boys”. We should revisit this. Thanks to Phillip, rest in peace”.
Unify, Uplift, We Bring Change!
Notes and Videos from my travels pursuing African American Unification. Note: I think the date below is incorrect, as I noted …”a beautiful day in Chicago”… The date here is between to to other dates where I made entries, July 2014 and October 2014. I believe the date the date below was more in May or June 2014. I remember the day well. I’m indicating to you the ability to obtain the golden nuggets of referrals, which will make our work now in 2021, some seven years later, grow exponentially to the 10th power.3/20/14
3/20/14
I had short work today. Working on the west side of Chicago, “in the hood”, at Pulaski and Madison streets, I wanted to get feedback about “The In Spite Of Initiative”. I must tell you how much fun it was. It is a beautiful day in Chicago and it took me all of maybe 30 minutes or less, to explain The Initiative and fill two signature endorsement sheets.. It was evident that African American people are open to “The Initiative”. There was laughter, dialogue about GOD and Jesus, about needed change in our communities, and shared hugs as we parted. I know the hearts of my people, and I know we have searching hearts, always looking forward to do and be better.
I have lived in Chicago many years, and I am not afraid to take a message of healing to anyplace within the black community. The only thing that I truly fear in life is GOD. It would have been easy to go to communities where people are better educated, where the economy is better, and where neighborhoods are cleaner. But a “Physician” is really needed in areas such as the one canvassed today. Here are the results of the canvas. I will use the initials of the participants;
The numbers provided by those canvassed indicate numbers of family members and friends whom they feel would endorse The Initiative. ( from clipboard information).
Name # of family referrals # of friend referrals
- L.T. 4 10
- P.B 6 3
- K. B. 4 6
- D.L. no referrals no referrrals
- E.L. no referrals no referrals
- S.M. 2 2
- M.C. 2 2
- J. K. 12 no referrals
- M.O. 3 10
10 .A.W. 6 20
- L.A. 10 20
- A. T 5 10
- J.G. 3 7
As the sheets indicates, many persons were willing to refer friends, and family members who they felt would endorse the The Initiative. Some of the most no non-sense taking looking brothers when told about the Initiative, softened, and although they didn’t have the time to sign, looked at me with eyes of understanding that revealed their support for the endeavor.
Videos
http://youtu.be/wgij14YM558 recorded 2014 indianapolis, Indiana
http://youtu.be/eZRQ4N4_QLA recorded August 11, 2014 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
http://youtu.be/Bteh0QQt7xg recorded October 13, 2014
Orange Mound, neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, is the first neighborhood in America to be settled and built by American Black people. Source: Wikipedia
http://youtu.be/7T9ivUlKv00– recorded October 14, 2014
Morehouse College, Dr. King and Howard Thurman Memorials.
I was glad that I made the trip to New Orleans, because I had lived there for two years and often thought of the time spent there, and many of the fine people I had the pleasure of meeting, like the youthful basketball players at Harrell stadium like the “ road runner”, Larry, who gave me name “old school”. The pastor and his family, and the congregation of the church I attended from time to time. I remember the night vigil I attended for those who had fallen victim to crime in New Orleans, one of them being one of my co-workers. I recalled the the city evacuation during Hurricane Gustav, and my spending a week with other evacuees in Jackson, Tennessee, and then returning to New Orleans, etc.
I even had a chance to enjoy some of the unique speech patterns spoken by some of the black native New Orleanians, which I always found interesting. I remember a black lady raised in New Orleans telling me that her grandmother who was also black, only spoke French. While waiting on the midnight Megabus en route to Memphis, there was a small group also waiting. One of the group was the mother, or at least referred to as the mother. The two ladies with her when referring to her called her “Maw -Maw” (you must say the two words quickly!). They spoke with a quite noticeable French accent. Earlier in the day, I had inquired of a black man if the bus still ran along Carrollton Ave., as there was street repair occurring. “Yay” (meaning yes), he replied. “Get over there and sit down little buy” (meaning boy), I heard a lady say to her son on the city bus.
I was glad that I made the trip to New Orleans, because I had lived there for two years and often thought of the time spent there, and many of the fine people I had the pleasure of meeting, like the youthful basketball players at Harrell stadium like the “ road runner”, Larry, who gave me name “old school”. The pastor and his family, and the congregation of the church I attended from time to time. I remember the night vigil I attended for those who had fallen victim to crime in New Orleans, one of them being one of my co-workers. I recalled the the city evacuation during Hurricane Gustav, and my spending a week with other evacuees in Jackson, Tennessee, and then returning to New Orleans, etc.
NOTABLE PERSONS
Notable Names Suggestions; a history lesson for our youth, et.al.
I don’t control the selections, I merely do a little research and suggest candidates. Below, deceased candidates are in purple or Royal Blue are special in-memoriam selections.
8/24/2021- (began in about April 2021)
Notable Persons Selections (most recent in red). New addition 10/15/22- Allen Iverson, sorry I overlooked you and others I might have missed.
( names that are or have been well known; persons of renown; celebrities, usually national or international figures).
Tavis Smiley, Condoleeza Rice, Susan Rice, Dr. Ben Carson, Don King.
John Baxter Taylor Jr., William Lucy(labor leader), Zaila Avant-Garde (national spelling bee champion). Robbins, Illinois, Lerone Bennett Jr.; Nichell Nichols. Naomi Angelina Phillips, WVON radio-Chicago, Kevin Hart (w/apology for delay). Dr. Ophelia DeVore, Tony Brown (journalist), Charles Diggs. Ma Rainey, Thomas :Blind Tom” Bethune, also known as Wiggins. Bob Hayes, Althea Gibson, Gloria Lockerman (?), Jackie Wilson, B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Albert King, The Emotions, Kim Fields.
George Foreman, Forest Whitaker, Wilma Rudolph, Antron Pippen R.I.P., Ma’khai Bryant & Andrew Brown Jr. R.I.P., BeBe, CeCe, Marvin and the Winans family.Dante Wright The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi,, Lee Elder, Tim Hardaway-Tim Hardaway Jr.
Extended Notable List Below List
The Framers, signatories, and supporters of this document will drive its success and integrity. This is a list of persons that we hope would be Framers and signatories for this document; Dante Wright, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, LaQuan McDonald, Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, et. al., Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sojourner Truth, Wendell Phillips, those persons black and white, who opened their doors to escaped slaves and hid them in the middle of the night with risk of life and property, Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jr., Sidney Poitier, Harry Belefonte, Ossie and Ruby Davis (nee’ Dee), Conference of National Black Churches, The National Council of Negro Women, members of The Congressional Black Caucus, Branch Rickey, Jackie and Rachel Robinson, Roy Campanella, Maury Wills, Elston Howard, Joe Morgan, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Willie Stargell, Willie McCovey, Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr.,Thomas A. Dorsey, Shirley Ceasar, Cornell West, Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Elder Henry Buie of The Israel of God, Micheal Jordan, Mike Tyson, our Civil Rights leaders, James H. Lowry, Joseph E. Lowery, Rev. Clay Evans, Roland Burris, Edward Brooke, (just missed John Lewis, unless a relative can serve as proxy), relative or proxy for C.T. Vivian, President Barack and Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, any descendants of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington, Angela Davis, Cicely Tyson, Miles Davis, Wyatt T. Walker, Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell, Rev Al Sharpton, family member of Kobe Bryant, Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, Lynette Woodard, Julius Erving, Shaquille O’Neal, Muhammed Ali, Malcolm X, Jack Johnon, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jim Brown, Red Auerbach, K. C. Jones, Bill Russell, Sam Jones, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Lebron James, Sonny and Jabari Parker, Stephen Curry-Dell Curry, the living children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the descendants of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Williams, descendants of Viola Luizzo, Rev. Dr. Micheal Pfleger, John Conyers, descendants of Fanny Lou Hamer, descendants of Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Nikki Giovanni, Colin Kaepernick, Dr. Jamal Bryant, Rev. Dr. William Barber 11, Pastors; Frederick K.C. Price, T.D.Jakes, Bill Winston, Guy Johnson, the son of Maya Angelou , Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, George E. Johnson, John H. Johnson, S. B. Fuller, Madame C.J. Walker, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Jay-Z and Beyonce’, Spike Lee, the sister or descendant(s) of James Baldwin ,the family member of Philip Jackson, founder of The Million Father March which is one of our proposed Constitutional Articles. Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph D. Abernathy, Walter Reuthers, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin. Nancy Wilson, Micheal Jackson, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross (Mary Wilson,The Supremes), Otis Wiliams (The Tempations- some members) , Smokey Robinson (The Miracles), Curtis Mayfield (The Impressions), (Levi Stubbs)The Four Tops, Mackenzie Scott, Robert F. Smith, co-founders of Black Lives Matters, Tiger Woods, Vince Lombardi, Gales Sayers, Reggie White, Walter Payton, Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes 11, Deion Sanders, Patti LaBelle, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Tio Hardiman, in memoriam of John Thompson, Patrick Ewing Tupac Shakur, Shirley Chisholm, Charles B. Rangel, Samuel Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr., Leslie Uggams, John Amos, LaVar Burton,Ja’Net Dubois, Bern Nadette Stanis, et.al. This list could go on indefinitely with others, e.g. news journalists, media personalities,Charles Barkley, Stephen A. Smith, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber ( two very intelligent and thoughtful black men who are role models for young black boys and girls).
Connie Hawkins, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutumbo, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo ; Shirley Bassey, Gilbert E. Patterson, The Staple Singers, The Mighty Clouds of Joy- Joe Ligon, The Soul Stirrers-Sam Cooke, The Caravans- Albertina Walker, Al Green, Teddy Pendergrass, The Dells-Charles Barksdale, Major Lance- Keisha Lance Bottoms; Penny Hardaway, Mike Woodson: Father-son NBA affiliated and Major League Baseball Notables, et.al.: Glenn “Doc” Rivers-Austin Rivers, Sonny Parker-Jabari Parker, Glenn Robinson-Glenn Robinson Jr., Calvin Hill-Grant Hill, Henry Bibby-Mike Bibby, Paul Silas-Stephen Silas, Cecil Fielder-Prince Fielder, Randy Moss-Thaddeus Moss, Ken Griffey-Ken Griffey Jr., Bobby Bonds-Barry Bonds, Tim Raines-Tim Raines Jr., The Major League Baseball family of Sam Hairston family which includes 5 major leaguers.
More Contemporary Notables. If you are not on The List, I am not omitting you purposely.
Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Bubba Wallace, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Richard Pryor, Bernie Mac, Chris Rock, Redd Foxx, Kevin Hart, Ice Cube Ice T, Snoop Dog, Common, Sean Combs, LL Cool J, Lauryn Hill, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, et al.
Again, a couple of paragraphs or a page about the lives of these notables could serve as section in a donated book that could fundraise for the proposed African American Community Improvement Asociation.
Previous Notable Persons; Extended Notable Persons list
Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, DMX, Connie Hawkins, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutumbo, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo ; Shirley Bassey, Gilbert E. Patterson, The Staple Singers, The Mighty Clouds of Joy- Joe Ligon, The Soul Stirrers-Sam Cooke, The Caravans, Al Green, Teddy Pendergrass, The Dells-Charles Barksdale, Major Lance- Keisha Lance Bottoms; Penny Hardaway, Mike Woodson: Father-son NBA affiliated and Major League Baseball Notables, et.al.: Glenn “Doc” Rivers-Austin Rivers, Sonny Parker-Jabari Parker, Glenn Robinson-Glenn Robinson Jr., Calvin Hill-Grant Hill, Henry Bibby-Mike Bibby, Paul Silas-Stephen Silas, Cecil Fielder-Prince Fielder, Randy Moss-Thaddeus Moss, Ken Griffey-Ken Griffey Jr., Bobby Bonds-Barry Bonds, Tim Raines-Tim Raines Jr., The Major League Baseball family of Sam Hairston which includes 5 major leaguers
4/16/21- Dante Wright, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi,, Lee Elder, Tim Hardaway-Tim Hardaway Jr.
WHERE I LIVE
4/23/21- Where I LIve
There was a vigil held on Chicago’s westside in commemoration of Jaslyn Adams, a 7 year old girl who was killed by gunfire, and to deplore the shooting that also seriously injured another. It was attended by pastors, ministers, and others. I was jogging just a couple of hours earlier only three blocks north and maybe two blocks east of the shooting. As a boy of 7-10 years of age, I am 69 years old, I lived three blocks away from the shooting. There is a personal sentiment about this shooting for me, as this could have been me many years ago. I went to school, played, and joined a church in this community as a boy. This is where I lived.
As a boy of 7-10 years of age, I lived only a few blocks from where I informed you that a pastor showed me where a man was slain in front of his church. The block that I live on now, has experienced murders, driveby shootings while I was sitting on the porch. Driveby car wreckings with the perpetrators running off on foot. This is where I live now.
Like many persons, I too am concerned about policing reform, for the record. I live here in a black community, I just don’t come here and go. I know the sentiment in black communities. I have canvassed black communities in Chicago and elsewhere. During the protests last year, some black people supported the protests, while others were disgruntled that the businesses where they shop to buy baby formula, food, and other necessities were not available to them. There are no monolithic, straight and narrow viewpoints that exist in black communities. Anyone who tells you anything else is a liar, they don’t live in the black community, or they are misled.
This I know to be true because I live here. Black people are concerned about policing reform AND street crime in the black communities. There has been great work done in rallying and discouraging street crime. I have participated in numerous Stop The Violence rallies in Chicago and abroad. There was vigil held here just the other day for Jaslyn Adams. Policing reform is just one issue that incurs the interest of black people, as most of us in the city of Chicago have also experienced some related form of street crime. I have been close to shootings from short distances where I had to duck in my car, and from hearing screeching tires just seconds past from a drive-by shooting. I live here.
It is well within the interests of all involved for me to embark upon the task of helping to settle the land with the posting of GOD’s word among us. Policing reform and providng a means to instill peace, civility, and respect for life can co-exist. The word of GOD is a two-edged sword that searches the hearts of people. It removes hate and meanness, indifference to others, creates understanding, deems responsibility, screams aloud for justice and smothers injustice. It seems to me policing reform and street crime wherever they may be, have common elements that the word of GOD is eagerly awaiting to correct.
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PRIORITIES AND VALUES
origin; 12/4/18
(How would daily required reading for students nationwide ( and abroad) affect our students. perhaps a daily ” homework” reading and short paper for the next day?)
The journal information provided on this SHINE website yesterday 12/03/18, headlined as ” More Youth Killings”, is a carry-over for today’s new section above, ” Priorities and Values”. This temporary section is an open forum for anyone wanting to contribute information. Of course for now, I will judge the content to assure that we stay within the bounds of decency.
Until such time as this section is replaced elsewhere, this section will attempt to offer thoughtful suggestions that deal with the issues of what is, and what is not or what is questionable, in regards to perspectives of our youth. In short,we want to rid them of misconceptions that trick them into placing value and priorities in matters that are detrimental to them, or in matters that are not really important as they may appear to be to them at that time.
People Relationships
1. Intimate Relationships: No one owns anyone else, no matter how deeply you feel about someone. Persons becoming obsessed with their feelings and emotions with others, to the point that they begin to consider behavior that could result in law enforcement being called, should express these feelings with their parents, or some other adult immediately. No person is important enough for you to want to disrupt their lives, especially if the person is not responding to your adavances or interest in them.
Guns/ Weapons
Guns do not turn you into a superbeing. Guns protect, but they also destroy. Look at all the lost lives lost in gang acitivity between the crips and bloods out in California. Look at the documentary of the Crips and Bloods, and listen to some of the testimonies of former, but now older gang members, who now encourage youth to go to school, take up a trade, and be responsible individuals. Teachers, set aside a day and let your classes watch this video in the school auditorium.
Did you know that there are other weapons? They are weapons that don’t kill! They provide love, and life, and happiness.
Other ‘ Weapons”
1. Canister drives to help out those less fortunate than yourselves; or to collect donations for school field tripsto broaden your education.
2. Neighborhood clean up and garden growth activity.
3. All youth creating their own brand name products to provide scholarships, create part-time jobs, etc; to assist their fellow students expereincing some sort of dysfunction in the home, or some other problem.
4. To drive for National student goals, e.g., increased graduation rates, less adolescent and teen pregnancy; more GED enrollement and committment to educational attainments.
If you are 15 years old today, guns and weapons when used illegally in the commisssion of crimes, or sometimes unintentionally when causing hurt to to others, can have you crying in your bed at night when you are 68 years old.
POST COLLEGE AUXILIARIES
After College, Work, Marriage, Success, Alcohol, Drugs, Etc.So far, the SHINE endeavor has tried to conceptualize ways to a career path for students, with special interest for students graduating from high school going to college, or into some trade, etc. But what after the years of college and trade accomplishment, when the real life stuff begins? Time and again, we know of individuals slamming into a brick wall of unanticipated and unforeseen marital problems, suicidal tendencies, drug abuse, alcoholism, and other problems that can destroy people.
Post- College Auxiliaries ( “PCA’s”); After College Support Group Fraternity) People need help and guidance throughout their lives, especially when they are younger and starting out in fresh, new adulthood. Diving headfirst into the real theatre of life, where many decisions that will be made are for keeps, is more than just a passing phase. This guidance can be found in religious-spiritual fellowship, in groups such alcoholics or drugs anonymous, from Senior citizens groups, social agencies, etc.
Post- College Auxiliaries (“PCA’s”) would be a national support group with an accompanying website covering matters of faith for those interested, sharing employment information opportunities, financial and business acumen, home ownership, continuing education, and wellness. It a group where people from the same college or university can encourage one another, during difficult and trying times. Our motto in Latin is,” tum vita vivet”, ( live life well!) High points:
1.Provides a national resource and acknowledgment to students beyond college, trade school, and entry into the workforce.
2.Is a proactive barrier to disastrous personal matters.
3.Should be represented on college and university campuses for students who have attended school there, however, this PCA is still part of the larger PCA national network.
4.Provides a resource base to connect the unconnected with information that can direct them to other entities or persons for help, and would allow privacy of personal issues that one may not want to share.
SHINE FULL VIDEO PRESENTATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixg3I2e5hzc( This video is dated before the coronavirus pandemic and is not in force at the present.)
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C229, A CONSTITUTION FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS , ( A “TO DO” LIST)
“A Daily Affirmation” short video of two young black boys.
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=E0CDL1WUPZM&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE
THE MILLION FATHER MARCH SHORT VIDEO, PLEASE WATCH
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0MXIDM6KBDU&T=5S
Both videos are Articles of C229, The Constitution For African Americans.
This proposal does not intend to supersede the United State Constitution. It is a document that intends to generate individual and collective endeavor among black Americans to uplift our communities, as we feel we have a better insight on how to deal with this ongoing, unfortunate experience.
This is not a separatist proposal. Activities that are proposed within the Articles of this Constitution, are created for purposes of drawing huge numbers of people, and there is no language therein that suggests that non-African Americans cannot share and partkake in our agenda i.e., that you are not welcome. You are welcome to share this hope for improvement with us.
Preface:
1. Purpose- to create an enhanced moral, responsible, dutiful, and unifying mindset among black Americans.
2. To provide suggestions for an agenda and plan of success for black Americans, that are found in the Articles themselves, while simultaneously serving as precepts, codes of conduct, and a heightening of global awareness life and death issues.
3. For purposes of creating an archival, historical document for future reference purposes.
The first drafting of this proposed Constitution “C228” was done in 2015-2016. Article 8, “Health and Longevity” was an intent to highlight the need for black Americans to consumemore oranges, apples, melons, fresh squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies with raw spinach, raw brocolli, berries, seaweed, wheat grass, dragon fruit, aloe vera juice or gel, etc. C228 was not adopted in my view. Had it been adopted and the agenda pushed, I believe the disproportionate number of black persons ( or any persons) who died from Covid-19 related deaths would have been dramatically reduced, as the body’s immune system would have been strengthened.
C229 Preamble
We The People, of African lineage and citizens of the United States, for the purposes of promoting the general welfare of our people, who, by virtue of having our lives and those of our ancestors, co-mingled with the history of America, must recognize, define, and document our aspirations, hopes, goals and conditions upon which we shall endeavor to uphold. This document serves as a literary monument and mandate upon ourselves now and for our posterity.
(a) .Black people have a black national ANTHEM“ lift every voice and sing“…
(b). Native Alaskans ( formerly Eskimos), and Native Americans living on reservations have their own “sovereign” constitutions. (They provided the land; African Americans provided labor).
The United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) has a Constitution and By-laws that were instituted in 1918 and with the purpose to uplift black people worldwide being one of it‘s many objectives. The scope of our Constitution C229 is narrower, and addresses more closely those spiritual, economic, social, and civic issues facing blacks in America, with consideration for black people worldwide to be sure.
Our Constitution C229 for black Americans and communities, serves as a benchmark and threshold evidence of our determination to be contemporaneously diligent, taskful, and historically responsible for life in our communities today and for our posterity. We need to have our Constitution (an agenda and plan ) in WRITING, ON PAPER with a request that HIGH HONOR and personal accountability be given to it’s purpose.
ARTICLE 1…. NAME
The name of this endeavor shall be C229, The Constitution For African Americans.
Article 2…. BOUNDARIES
The boundaries of this Initiative extend to those communties within the borders of the United States.
Article 3… MEMBERS
Section 1.(a) All persons of African descent whose name currently appears on U.S. census rolls.
(b) All persons having African-American blood through ancestral-intermarriage with a black man or woman
(father or mother).
Section 2.The American black community recognizes diversity in langauge, religion, culture, ideologies, interests, and other social environments. We ask that black non-citizens be made aware of the Initiative national agenda, so as to better integrate their economic and social activities with those of the black community if they desire. This will in turn enhance their short, long term, or permanent stay while in the U.S.
Section 3. Civic Responibility
All residents of the black community must be civic minded and share the responsibilty of ensuring that our communities are clean, safe, spiritually focused, politically active, economically wise, and socially tolerant. which is the hallmark of uniform behavior within our communities.
Article 4. Youth Daily Affirmation- seeks to instill in youth and young adults a sense of personal obligation , moral upbringing, and evoke spiritual stirrings in order to shape and mold a mindset that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. The accompanying video to this Article has a link at the top of this page.
Article 5. Income and Revenues- will be be given to professionals whose expertise is in the field of finance,business, etc.
1. All incoming revenues and expenditures will be posted online on the C229 site ( or a site chosen by the supervisory- overight committee) at all times for membership monitoring.
2. Our goal is to increase the number of black businesses in order to encourage entreprenuership and sustain a business presence in black communities, where currrent numbers for black businesses In Chicago for example, and perhaps nationally, are down.
3.. Donated talent can serve as a fundraiser for Black America, (i.e, should this agenda become a not for-profit 501c3 organization) ; singers, movie makers, authors, athletes, lecturers, etc. could donate their talents.
Article 6; Amendments to the Constitution
Requests to amend the Constitution can be presented, however, to forestall a barage of moot or frivilous requests, the Amendment Committee will only prioritze two requests per month, and these requests to amend must be of such a nautre as to affect the entire black community.
Article 7: Community Philanthropy Set Aside
To build the character of the black community, it is asked that residents set aside a small monthly sum to be given to the poor and homeless, particularly during the festive and meaningful months of November and December; to shelters, organizations, and in person giving out on the street, or in whatever manner you choose to give. A giving community shall be a blessed community.
Article 8: Historically Black Colleges ands Universities Annual Fundraisng lLaunch.
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s) produce tremendous numbers of our black doctors, lawyers, and educators. Knoxville College had only 11 students in the entire studnt body in the spring of 2015, and temporarily lost their accreditation and had to close its doors for a semester. (The school was back in operation in the fall term that year). The amount of money owed by Knoxville College then was a mere pittance,that could have been satisfied with an ANNUAL FUNDRAISING LAUNCH from black America.
1. $20 dollars from 5 million black people would generate $100 million dollars.
2. As of late (in 2020), HBCU’s have been blessed to receive huge gifts from donors. However, we must keep an eye out for schools that might be pressed for funds.
Article 9: Health and Longevity
All persons shall endeavor to employ proactive ( looking to prevent) measures to promote good health, and healthy lifestyles when possible, as health seriously affects the lives of individuals, families, communities and the nation, spiritually, economically, socially, educationally, and civically.
Article 10: HBCU and Black Church Ties.
Black Americans recognizie the natural relationship between HBCU” and black churches. Black churches could end many church members and associates to enroll in HBCU’s, while students on summer vacation could work communties in an effort to build relationships between parents-students and neighborhood churches. With a little creativity, students could be paid for their work.
Article 11: Non- Violence
The national position of the vast majority of African Americans is that we do not condone violence, unequivocally and without discussion.
Article 12: The Million Father March
The nationwide Annual Million Father March shall be recognized as an Article within this Constitution in order to promote family and community bonding between all components of society.
Article 13: Preservation of The Environment
The African American community within these United States shall progressively increase in our duty and knowledge in preservation of the environment as a global concern.
Article 14: Voting Accountability
A Black communities Constitution calls for 90% black voter registration and 90% black voter participation
(per city and state) as a matter of THIS/OUR CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY.
Article 15: Implementing an Age of Responsibility. (forAmerica’s at risk age Black children, (et. al.).
Purpose: To convene parents/guardians who have at risk age children who are approaching, or are at an age at which they must be told and made to understand their responsibility for their acts, and their roles as future members of the black community,
Article 16: Non-nuclear Proliferation, Life Preservation
To propagate within the black community an interest in global non-nuclear proliferation and to include in this global awareness a call for global forums (dialogues) that include long life extension research as (a) non-nuclear proliferation and (b) longer living and quality of life are subjects that are inherently related. The leaders of the world must know that only a nuclear winter will be the result of what I believe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said; “…either we live together as brothers, or perish apart as fools”.
1. The church communities are (should be) inherent seekers of peace based upon the blessings given to those who seek peace from Jesus who proclaimed, ” …Blessed are the peacemakers”…
b). To allow the interest of America’s black communities in global non-nuclear propliferation to mirror the need for calm, peace, and non-violence in black communities across the America and elsewhere. After all, global economic, social, and political agendas mean nothing when compared to the nightmare of nuclear attacks upon living creatures of all kinds.
Article 17. Incremental Reparations: This Article in no way intends to diminish the quest for Full reparations owed to African Americans for their uncompensated labor in building the American empire. Article 17 purposes to suggest a practical alternative.
Example: A call for Full Reparations for American black people has not happened in over three decades. I know of at least one Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in 2015 that was experiencing financial issues. If 15 states in America, e.g., California, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, etc., for example, were to release just 15 non-violent offenders, perhaps to home monitoring or something, saving the annual cost of incarceration for that person, that money could be best sered somewhere in black communities for health care, business generation, or black colleges survival. One in the hand is sometimes better than. two in the bush.
Article 18: To Create and Sustain an African American National Community Improvement Association, to address all issues affecting life in black communities.
a. Persons belonging to existing organizations, associations, etc., can continue in those endeavors, and still belong to the “AACIA”, even if your organization is currently a national entity.
Article 19: To create a supervisory board who will direct and guide the course of actions for this endeavor; Scholars, business persons, clergy, educators, athletes, health professionals, communication and technology professionals, experienced grass roots community participants, Parent-Teacher (PTA) members, et.al.
Kelsie Wicks (708) 890-3007 email: kelwicks@yahoo.com
Notable Names Suggestions
I don’t control the selections, I merely do a little research and suggest candidates. ***Candidates who are decesased, and the task too great to locate their descendants, will be noted in special memoriam. Below, candidates in purple are special memoriam candidates.
The Framers and signatories to this document will drive its success and integrity. This is a list of persons that we hope would be Framers and signatories for this document; Harry Belefonte, Sidney Poitier, members of The Congressional Black Caucus Branch Rickey, Jackie and Rachel Robinson, Cornell West, Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Oprah, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Elder Henry Buie of The Israel of God, both Mikes, Civil Rights leaders ( just missed John Lewis, unless a relative can serve as proxy), relative or proxy for C.T. Vivian, President and Michelle Obama, any descendants of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington, Angela Davis, Cicely Tyson, Rev Al Sharpton, family member of Kobe Bryant, Muhammed Ali, Joe Louis, Jim Brown, Red Auerbach, Bill Russel, Earvin Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Lebron James, the living children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the descendants of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Williams, descendants ofViola Luizzo, Rev. Dr. Micheal Pfleger, the son of John Conyers, descendants of Fanny Lou Hamer, descendants of Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Nikki Giovanni, Colin Kaepernick, Rev. Dr. William Barber 11, Pastors; Frederick K.C. Price, T.D.Jakes, Bill Winston, Guy Johnson, the son of Maya Angelou , Denzel, Morgan, Jay-Z and Beyonce’, Spike, descendants of James Baldwin ,the family member of Philip Jackson, founder of The Million Father March which is one of our proposed Constitutional Articles. The descendants of the following persons, Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph D. Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Walter Reuthers, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Otis Wiliams, Smoky Robinson, Mackenzie Scott, Robert F. Smith, co-founders of Black Lives Matters, Tiger, Vince Lombardi, Deion Sanders, Patti LaBelle, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover et.al.
Article 20: Institutional Interactive Support Systems. ( I was given a few minutes to present this concept a few years ago at the Evanston-Skokie School Distric 65, and Bellwood School District 88 school board meetings).
To create an organized system (continuum, a continuous flowing circle) of interaction between parents-students>>extended family>>church>>school>> and community.
” OUR HOME”
school>>>community
House Silhouette clip art – vector clip art online, royalty free & public domain | House silhouette, House outline, Silhouette clip art
parents-students>>>extended family>>>church
Proposal: Parents themselves ( and on behalf of their children) will enter into a voluntary agreement,”Intent To Succeed” Form, ( formerly Intent of Profession Form). We need the signature of parents-guardians, that serves as their committment to work with the above entities noted above in the OUR HOME picture. We will get your child to productive citizen status if you work with us and our institutional partners.
FORM
I, name, on the __________, hereby make a parental ( guardian) pledge to join the efforts of instutional community partners in hopes that they, along with myself ( and spouse), will endavor to assist my children ( or those under my care), names, in achieving productive and successful citizen status.
Note***- Physical abuse of children will be less likely if it is known that persons of interest who are helping to grow the children will be calling and monitoring their progres and well-being,
FORM
At the “Age of Responsibility”, 12 or 13 year old, see Article 15, the student will make an initial committment of some profession or purpose in life. These decisions can change many times of course.
I, name, on this date, the pastor (person in charge) of name of church, have notified members of this church,(or organization) of student (student’s name) initial committment to become a (profession), and has our spiritual and moral support. (Place a copy of this form on the church bulletin board). Family members, friends and neighbors, and the student’ respective schools-teachers should be informed, The student now knows that he or she has some expectation for them to succeed.
Make at least 3 copies. One to frame and place in the student’s bedroom (if possible). One to copy and paste on the refrigerator. One for a personal church bulletin, or for your local community church.
Article 21: All African Americans should register on the National Cenus rolls. The areas where we live are allocated political representatives and government funds based upon these numbers- very important.
Kelsie Wicks (708) 890-3007 email: kelwicks@yahoo.com
Notable Names Suggestions
I don’t control the selections, I merely do a little research and suggest candidates. ***Candidates who are decesased, and the task too great to locate their descendants, will be noted in special memoriam. Below, candidates in purple are special memoriam candidates.
The Framers and signatories to this document will drive its success and integrity. This is a list of persons that we hope would be Framers and signatories for this document; Harry Belefonte, Sidney Poitier, members of The Congressional Black Caucus Branch Rickey, Jackie and Rachel Robinson, Cornell West, Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Oprah, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Elder Henry Buie of The Israel of God, both Mikes, Civil Rights leaders ( just missed John Lewis, unless a relative can serve as proxy), relative or proxy for C.T. Vivian, President and Michelle Obama, any descendants of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington, Angela Davis, Cicely Tyson, Rev Al Sharpton, family member of Kobe Bryant, Muhammed Ali, Joe Louis, Jim Brown, Red Auerbach, Bill Russel, K.C. Jones, Earvin Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Lebron James, the living children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the descendants of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Williams, descendants ofViola Luizzo, Rev. Dr. Micheal Pfleger, the son of John Conyers, descendants of Fanny Lou Hamer, descendants of Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Nikki Giovanni, Colin Kaepernick, Rev. Dr. William Barber 11, Pastors; Frederick K.C. Price, T.D.Jakes, Bill Winston, Guy Johnson, the son of Maya Angelou , Denzel, Morgan, Jay-Z and Beyonce’, Spike, descendants of James Baldwin ,the family member of Philip Jackson, founder of The Million Father March which is one of our proposed Constitutional Articles. The descendants of the following persons, Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph D. Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Walter Reuthers, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Otis Wiliams, Smoky Robinson, Mackenzie Scott, Robert F. Smith, co-founders of Black Lives Matters, Tiger, Vince Lombardi, Deion Sanders, Patti LaBelle, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Tio Hardiman, in memoriam of John Thompson, Tupac Shakur, Shirley Chisholm, Charles Rangel, Samuel Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr., LaVar Burton, et.al. This list could go on indefinitely with others, e.g. news journalists, media personalities,Charles Barkley, Stephen A. Smith, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber ( two very intelligent and thoughtful black men who are role models for young black boys and girls).
Again, a couple of paragraphs or a page about the lives of these notables could serve as section in a donated book that could fundraise for the proposed African American Community Improvement Asociation.
, Career Choice Segments For Youth
So you want to be a doctor? video link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhNJJ7S0QE
So you want to be a lawyer? video link below
So you want to be a theologian or preacher?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zB7HJs1gIw
So you want to be an engineer? vidoe link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usXRaL8cQR8
So you want to be an architect? video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRqITp9l7zM
So you want to be a writer? video below
So you want to go into law enfrocement?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v4izViVKIQ
So want to be a truck driver?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrBCGs_reQ
So you want to be a photo journalist?
Career Choice Segments For Youth
So you want to be a musician or singer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtEu3bwabc
So you want to study ballet?
So you want to go into the military?
Article 20: Institutional Interactive Support Systems. ( I was given a few minutes to present this concept a few years ago at the Evanston-Skokie School Distric 65, and Bellwood School District 88 school board meetings).
To create an organized system (continuum, a continuous flowing circle) of interaction between parents-students>>extended family>>church>>school>> and community.
” OUR HOME”
school>>>community
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parents-students>>>extended family>>>church
Proposal: Parents themselves ( and on behalf of their children) will enter into a voluntary agreement,”Intent To Succeed” Form, ( formerly Intent of Profession Form). We need the signature of parents-guardians, that serves as their committment to work with the above entities noted above in the OUR HOME picture. We will get your child to productive citizen status if you work with us and our institutional partners.
FORM
I, name, on the __________, hereby make a parental ( guardian) pledge to join the efforts of instutional community partners in hopes that they, along with myself ( and spouse), will endavor to assist my children ( or those under my care), names, in achieving productive and successful citizen status.
Note***- Physical abuse of children will be less likely if it is known that persons of interest who are helping to grow the children will be calling and monitoring their progres and well-being,
FORM
At the “Age of Responsibility”, 12 or 13 year old, see Article 15, the student will make an initial committment of some profession or purpose in life. These decisions can change many times of course.
I, name, on this date, the pastor (person in charge) of name of church, have notified members of this church,(or organization) of student (student’s name) initial committment to become a (profession), and has our spiritual and moral support. (Place a copy of this form on the church bulletin board). Family members, friends and neighbors, and the student’ respective schools-teachers should be informed, The student now knows that he or she has some expectation for them to succeed.
Make at least 3 copies. One to frame and place in the student’s bedroom (if possible). One to copy and paste on the refrigerator. One for a personal church bulletin, or for your local community church.
Article 21: All African Americans should register on the National Cenus rolls. The areas where we live are allocated political representatives and government funds based upon these numbers- very important.
Kelsie Wicks (708) 890-3007 email: kelwicks@yahoo.com
Notable Names Suggestions
I don’t control the selections, I merely do a little research and suggest candidates. ***Candidates who are decesased, and the task too great to locate their descendants, will be noted in special memoriam. Below, candidates in purple are special memoriam candidates.
The Framers and signatories to this document will drive its success and integrity. This is a list of persons that we hope would be Framers and signatories for this document; Harry Belefonte, Sidney Poitier, members of The Congressional Black Caucus Branch Rickey, Jackie and Rachel Robinson, Cornell West, Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Oprah, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Elder Henry Buie of The Israel of God, both Mikes, Civil Rights leaders ( just missed John Lewis, unless a relative can serve as proxy), relative or proxy for C.T. Vivian, President and Michelle Obama, any descendants of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington, Angela Davis, Cicely Tyson, Rev Al Sharpton, family member of Kobe Bryant, Muhammed Ali, Joe Louis, Jim Brown, Red Auerbach, Bill Russel, K.C. Jones, Earvin Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Lebron James, the living children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the descendants of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, Medgar and Myrlie Evers Williams, descendants ofViola Luizzo, Rev. Dr. Micheal Pfleger, the son of John Conyers, descendants of Fanny Lou Hamer, descendants of Rosa Parks, James Meredith, Nikki Giovanni, Colin Kaepernick, Rev. Dr. William Barber 11, Pastors; Frederick K.C. Price, T.D.Jakes, Bill Winston, Guy Johnson, the son of Maya Angelou , Denzel, Morgan, Jay-Z and Beyonce’, Spike, descendants of James Baldwin ,the family member of Philip Jackson, founder of The Million Father March which is one of our proposed Constitutional Articles. The descendants of the following persons, Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph D. Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Walter Reuthers, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Otis Wiliams, Smoky Robinson, Mackenzie Scott, Robert F. Smith, co-founders of Black Lives Matters, Tiger, Vince Lombardi, Deion Sanders, Patti LaBelle, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Tio Hardiman, in memoriam of John Thompson, Tupac Shakur, Shirley Chisholm, Charles Rangel, Samuel Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr., LaVar Burton, et.al. This list could go on indefinitely with others, e.g. news journalists, media personalities,Charles Barkley, Stephen A. Smith, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber ( two very intelligent and thoughtful black men who are role models for young black boys and girls).
Again, a couple of paragraphs or a page about the lives of these notables could serve as section in a donated book that could fundraise for the proposed African American Community Improvement Asociation.
, Career Choice Segments For Youth
So you want to be a doctor? video link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhNJJ7S0QE
So you want to be a lawyer? video link below
So you want to be a theologian or preacher?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zB7HJs1gIw
So you want to be an engineer? vidoe link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usXRaL8cQR8
So you want to be an architect? video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRqITp9l7zM
So you want to be a writer? video below
So you want to go into law enfrocement?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v4izViVKIQ
So want to be a truck driver?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrBCGs_reQ
So you want to be a photo journalist?
Career Choice Segments For Youth
So you want to be a musician or singer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtEu3bwabc
So you want to study ballet?
So you want to go into the military?
World BBall Challenge- A Fundraiser!
7/24/15
7/18/15 -7/23/15
As some of you know from my other humanitarian website, I have basketball videos of my playing one- on -one basketball with players 30-40 years younger than myself with games that i have won. I am exyending challenges to players ANYWHERE at least 63years old, 6 feet 4 inches tall, and not having played professional basketball to one-on-one compettion.
Here are 3 of my basketball videos for your viewing: contact me at:
Kelsie Wicks at age 64. Now Iam 67 in 2018 and my skills have not diminished.
(708) 890-3007.
email: kelswicks@yahoo.com
World #1 BBall player- 67years old and older 6ft-6’2″; need games for fundraisers! I am from Illinois and I challenge all players locally, from other states or players globally!
7/21/15-7/24/15
