action - Blogs - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-28T08:53:18Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/actionFrom “us” to “WE”https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/from-us-to-we2015-09-06T00:43:58.000Z2015-09-06T00:43:58.000ZSamuel Burnhamhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SamuelBurnham<div><h2 class="entry-meta">by <a href="http://www.amefika.com/author/amefikageuka/" title="Posts by Amefika D. Geuka">Amefika D. Geuka</a> • June 11, 2015</h2><p><a href="http://www.iamoneofthemillion.com">www.iamoneofthemillion.com</a></p><p>Listening to conscious black talk radio programs as I often do, I am struck by the frequency with which callers, and occasionally even the guests, make statements about what “we” need to do about some issue of concern to black people. Invariably, actions they call for would require that “we” be organized as a prerequisite to any potential success; thus my question: How do “we” expect to accomplish anything that requires “us” to become “WE,” without ORGANIZING ourselves into the “WE” that would be required to pull it off? I urge the reader to start by asking that question of him/herself by personalizing it as follows: How can I expect “us” to accomplish anything that would require “us” to become “WE,” unless I am willing to JOIN an organized effort designed to pull it off?</p><p>Most callers to conscious black talk radio shows are “regulars,” and many appear to use “code” names to remain anonymous. Almost none of them ever make reference to any organization they may belong to, yet all call for black folks to take actions that can only be accomplished by organized, disciplined, trained forces, with a definitive “battle plan.” In other words, such individuals, in the immortal words of Frederick Douglas: “…are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.” The Right Most Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey put it this way: “The greatest weapon used against the Negro is disorganization;” and Minister Louis Farrakhan called upon the 2.5 million of us who attended the original Million Man March on October 16, 1995 to: “Go back to your respective homes and places and join some organization that is working for the uplift and advancement of black people, and if no such organization exists where you live, it is your duty to start one!” It is clear then that all three of these brilliant and supremely dedicated giants recognized the necessity for black people to organize ourselves if we are serious about lifting ourselves out of the condition into which our oppressor has placed us.</p><p>I would love to see every host of a conscious black talk program set aside one of their editions for the express purpose of having folks call in and tell which organization they belong to, and the caller’s role with and contribution to, that organization. Then the hosts could follow up by inviting leaders or other representatives of each organization to be his or her guest on the program to tell the audience what the organization is doing to uplift our people, and how serious persons could get involved. This approach could go a long way towards separating the “do’ers” from the talkers, and facilitate bringing together action-oriented individuals into formations that can bring about solutions, rather than continue to regurgitate “litanies of lost battles” as Maulana Karenga states it in “Kawaida Theory.”</p><p>The above-referenced speech by Frederick Douglas began with the words: “If there is no struggle, there is no progress;” by inference he had to relate “struggle” to action; to effort; to work. He challenged us to do something to help alleviate our undesirable state, and not be satisfied to merely pay lip-service to the need for something to be done. We should be the message, not simply the messenger. The speech in question, his “West India Emancipation” oration given at Canandaigua, New York on August 3, 1857, went on to include these powerful words: “This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you will have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”</p><p>I challenge the reader to ask himself or herself the question: How much more are you willing to quietly or noisily submit to; and how much more injustice and wrong are you willing to have imposed upon you and your people before you decide to resist? How much endurance do you have left for the abuses the tyrants continue to impose upon us? If not you, who? If not now, when?</p><p>Become an active contributor to the SOLUTION! Visit our website and JOIN the <a href="http://www.iamoneofthemillion.com/" target="_blank">One Million Conscious Black Voters and Contributors (OMCBV&C)</a>.</p></div>Michael Blake Leave The White House for Obama 2012 Campaign Position?https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/michael-blake-leave-the-white-house-for-obama-2012-campaign2011-08-20T00:29:07.000Z2011-08-20T00:29:07.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><div class="post-content"><p>Michael Blake announced that he was leaving The White House and his latest Public Liaison position of promoting the Obama Administration's efforts to address issues that have positively impacting the Black community. I first met Michael Blake representing Black Wall Street Chicago and The National Black Wall Street USA when I was one of the national community organizers for Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network's "Measuring The Movement" National Convention. I Introduced myself as a veteran activist and one who was one of the first to work with President Obama as a Chicago community organizer and offered myself to network with him. I ran into him again when he started his White House Black Town Hall Meetings promoting the president's agenda as it has related to Black people. (whitehouse.gov/africanamericans)</p><p>When Michael Blake came to Chicago and addressed over 400 people at the historic southside Fellowship church, he introduced to the Black public a new website from The White House that specifically addressed administration policies that have benefited Black constituencies communities and I must admit like others did that as I read the information coming from the website, my first response was mostly "I did not know that." As people expressed concern about how Black could keep his public commitments Michael Blake announced that his outreach office designed to promote this Black agenda was staffed ONLY by him and one intern. I told him then that with the demands on him that there was NO WAY he could be successful, but his passion and energy was certainly admirable.</p><p>Many Black community organizers I knew that had met Blake and getting used to their establishing communication with him and his office have felt a major blow because to them they had not been used to having the kind of direct rapport that Blake extended and who they knew directly had the ear of The President, and specifically through Valerie Jarrett, Obama Senior Advisor.</p><p>Well I would have agreed that Blake leaving The White House was going to be a blow to those relationships and Black community outreach efforts to get those disconnected Black constituencies connected and re-connected to those White House entities designed to benefit Black constituencies.</p><p>There may be hope to those Black outreach efforts started by Blake as I read further into his departing announcement where Blake says that he is on to his next challenge "in Chicago". Now what kind of challenge could Blake find in Chicago as one who showed so much talent and passion for President Obama and his Black agenda?</p><p>Well I would like to read into Blake's "next Chicago challenge" as the opening to take all the passion he brought to his White House position and translate that into a much needed key Black Grassroots Community Outreach Coordinator position for the Obama 2012 Re-election Campaign. It takes someone with the passion, commitment and rapport that Blake brings to continue his allegience to Obama by taking up that needed Black outreach role in the Obama 2012 Re-election Campaign.</p><p>Now I havent talked directly to Blake in several months so I have no personal clue to what his exact plans may be, but I can see the absolute void that still exists with The Obama Re-election Campaign and just how many grassroots community organizers and constituencies that are still not connected in any way to the reelection campaign and it will take a person like Blake who knows how to reach these constituencies to assume this kind of leadership role. The Obama 2012 Reelection Campaign needs a Michael Blake in the streets of Chicago much much more than the suites of The White House.</p><p>So while Michael Blake and his one intern office at The White House may be changing, but I suspect that Michael Blake's new Chicago challenge will be leading the Black voter outreach efforts from the Obama Reelection headquarters in Chicago and next time you see Blake, her will certainly be armed with more a single intern helping him with the latest Black constituency outreach efforts on behalf of President Barack Obama.</p></div></div>TRUMPEDhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/trumped-12011-04-28T05:57:23.000Z2011-04-28T05:57:23.000ZRaynard Jacksonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/RaynardJackson<div><p><b>April 28, 2011</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Raynard Jackson</b></p><p>When Donald Trump began to make public overtures about his possible interest in running for president of the U.S., I thought he could be a substantive wild card in the race. </p><p> </p><p>I thought Trump could be a viable candidate because he does have a successful track record as a businessman. During next year’s presidential campaign, the economy will be the number one issue—this would have played right into Trump’s strength.</p><p> </p><p>But, Trump has allowed himself to be hijacked by his own ego. He has allowed some Republican political operative to convince him that talking about whether Obama is a U.S. “citizen” or not is a way to help him with Republican primary voters.</p><p> </p><p>Now Trump is questioning how Obama got into Columbia and Harvard Universities. He has accused Obama of being an “affirmative action” case—in other words, Obama didn’t “earn” his admission to these schools, but rather, was admitted only because he was Black.</p><p> </p><p>What a sad commentary when the media allows someone to make baseless charges, without being challenged. What proof does Trump have of this, since Obama’s records are private? Am I the only one who finds it quite amazing that none of the previous 43 presidents of the U.S. have ever had their citizenship challenged, their religious faith challenged, or their educational achievement challenged?</p><p> </p><p>I will leave to your own imagination the 1 thing that separates Obama from any other president we have had!</p><p> </p><p>Success is not how far you have come, but rather, the distance travelled from where you started. By this standard, Obama is much more successful than Trump will ever be.</p><p> </p><p>Remember, Trump inherited his wealth from his father’s very successful real estate company—Trump increased revenues, but he began his journey with extreme wealth.</p><p> </p><p>Obama, on the other hand, started in dire poverty and ended up being president of the U.S. Now, tell me who is more successful?</p><p> </p><p>So yesterday, I was totally astonished when Obama publically disclosed the long version of his birth certificate. He had refused to do so for the past 3 years and out of nowhere, he releases it.</p><p> </p><p>Obama was trumped by Donald into releasing this personal data. Obama has once again given his enemies the impression that he is weak and is afraid to deal with confrontation. </p><p> </p><p>The more Trump talks, the less credible he becomes as a possible presidential candidate. He has yet to give an interview were he offered a serious discussion on the issues of the day. To no one’s surprise, the media is more interested in Trump the “entertainer,” not Trump the “candidate.” The media has yet to challenge Trump on some of the idiotic things he has said about Obama. Why has the media not asked to see Trumps college transcripts, financial statements, etc.?</p><p> </p><p>Trump doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of becoming president. I hope he is not intoxicated enough to believe the polls that show him number 1 or 2 in the Republican primary. These polls mean absolutely nothing—it is way too early to look at polls.</p><p> </p><p>Trump is in the process of destroying the one thing that is almost impossible to regain once lost—his brand. Donald may have trumped Obama by forcing his hand in regards to his birth certificate. But, the more Trump talks about crazy issues like birth certificates, college records, or whether Obama is a Muslim; the more he looks like a joker. </p><p>Our country is facing too many serious issues to allow this type of foolishness to continue. If we, as voters, allow Donald to trump the seriousness of the issues we are facing with the tomfoolery Trump has exhibited; then we have no one to blame if our country falls like a house of cards. It will be too late to then say to Trump, “you’re fired!”</p><p> </p><p><i>Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a D.C.-public relations/government affairs firm. He is also a contributing editor for ExcellStyle Magazine (</i><a href="http://www.excellstyle.com/">www.excellstyle.com</a><i>) & U.S. Africa Magazine (<a href="http://www.usafricaonline.com">www.usafricaonline.com</a>). </i></p></div>Chicago Hosts 3rd Follow-Up To Sharpton's National Action Plan with National Convention of Black Wall Street Organizations August 20-23https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/chicago-hosts-3rd-followup-to2010-08-15T08:58:26.000Z2010-08-15T08:58:26.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><div style="text-align:center;">SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th, 2010<br />Chicago Hosts 3rd Follow-Up To Sharpton's <span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_0">National Action Plan</span> with <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_1">National Convention</span> of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_2">Black Wall Street Organizations</span> August 20-23<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hermene Hartman, publisher of N'DIGO, The Rev. Dr. Al Sampson, Wallace "Gator" Bradley confirm for <span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_0"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_3">National Black Wall Street Convention</span></span>! Key participants from Rev. Al Sharptons National 12 Month <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_1"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_4">Action Plan</span></span> now join The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr, Cheryle Robinson Jackson, Attorney Tom Todd Confirming ForHistoric 1st <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_2">National Convention</span> Of <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_3">Black Wall Street Organizations</span>August 20-23 In <span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_4"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_5">Chicago</span></span> !</span></font></div><div class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221entry-header pkg"><div class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221entry-meta"><div class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221userpic pkg"><a></a></div><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221vcard author"><a class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221fn url" target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagonow.com/profiles/Marksallen"><span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_0" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"></span></a></span><a class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221comment" target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/and-the-ordinary-people-said/2010/08/the-rev-jesse-l-jackson-sr-cheryle-robinson-jackson-attorney-tom-todd-confirmed-for-historic-1st-national-convention-of-black-wall-street-organization.html#comments"><span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_1" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"></span></a></div><div class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221about-the-blogger pkg"><div class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221userpic-large pkg"><div class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221userpic pkg"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagonow.com/profiles/Marksallen"><br /></a></div></div><div class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221blogger-info"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221vcard author"><a class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221fn url" target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagonow.com/profiles/Marksallen"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_0">Marksallen</span></a></span><p class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221short-bio">One of the <span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_2" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_1"><span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_5"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_6">first community organizers</span></span></span></span> to work with <span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_3" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_2"><span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_6"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_7">Barack Obama</span></span></span></span> in <span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_4" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_3">Chicago</span></span> for over 20 years. 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Jesse L. Jackson, Sr,President/CEO of The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition just confirmed as theOpening Reception Speaker For the historic 1st <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221lw_1281108513_9" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts"><span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_7" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_6">National Convention</span></span></span> of <span style="border-bottom:medium none;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221lw_1281108513_10" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts"><span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_8" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_7">Black Wall Street Organizations</span></span></span> in <span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221lw_1281108513_11" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts">Chicago</span> August 20-23. Also confirmed as featured speaker is the legendary <span style="border-bottom:medium none;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221lw_1281108513_12" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts"><span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_9" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_8"><span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_11"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_12">Civil Rights Attorney</span></span></span></span></span> Thomas "TNT" Todd !! To register or for more information call <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221lw_1281108513_13" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_10" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_9"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_12"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_13">312-624-8351</span></span></span></span></span></font></strong> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blackwallstreetdistrict.com/"><span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221lw_1281108513_14" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts"><strong><font style="font-size:1.56em;" size="6">www.BlackWallStreetDistrict.com</font></strong></span></a><br /><br /><strong><font style="font-size:1.25em;"><font style="font-size:1.25em;"><font size="6">Mark S. Allen, Board Member,<span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221lw_1281108513_15" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:medium none;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_11" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_13"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_14">Chicago Black Wall Street Project</span></span>, and one of the <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_14"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_15">National Community Organizers</span></span> of <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_15"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_16">Rev. Al Sharpton's National 12</span></span> Month Action Plan.<br /></span></span></font></font></font></strong></p></div><p align="center"><strong><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yiv1472084221yshortcuts"><font style="font-size:1.56em;" size="6">***********************************************************************************</font></span></strong></p>"We did it before in <span id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_12" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_10">Tulsa</span></span> -- We did it before in Bronzeville, We did it with Operation Breadbasket's <em>Keeping Slices Of Our Bread In Our Own Black Communities,</em> and we are going to do it again!!! Join this historic national planningmeeting that will lay out the plans to build and rebuild Black ownedand operated <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970lw_1281550815_13" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yiv1962158970yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yiv315081015yiv1801289656yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015yiv1801289656lw_1281830810_11"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_16"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_17">Black business</span></span></span></span> and jobs districts throughout Chicago and in majority Black populations across the country"<br />***********************************************************************************************<br /><br /><br />The success of Rev. Al Sharpton's National 12 Month Action Plan continues with <br />the <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_17"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_18">first National Convention</span></span> of Black Wall Street Organizations inChicago August 20-23. <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_18"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_19">Mark Allen</span></span>, one of the <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_19"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_20">national communityorganizers</span></span> for the development of Rev. Sharpton's National 12 MonthAction Plan is board member of <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_20"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_21">The Black Wall Street Chicago Project</span></span>and one of the local organizers of the upcoming national Black WallStreet Organizations in Chicago.<br /><br />Several of the key participants in Rev. Sharptons National "MeasuringThe Movement" TV Broadcast in <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_21">New York</span> are now confirming theirparticipation in promoting the ongoing agenda being adopted fornational organizing at the upcoming <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_22"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_22">National Black Wall StreetConvention</span></span>.<br /><br />Specifically today, confirming are Hermene Hartman, publisher of N'DIGOMagapaper, the Rev. Al Sampson, pastor of the <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_23"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_23">Fernwood United MethodistChurch</span></span> and a former friend, and staff member of Rev. Dr. Martin LutherKing's Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and was ordainedby Dr. King, and Wallace "Gator" Bradley. Hartman, as she did in NewYork on the direction needed to sustain and increase Black businesseswill present an outline on The State of Black Business in Chicago withrecommendations for "measurable" movements for Chicago that can also bemodeled nationally; Rev. Sampson will lead the church delegation ongoing "back-to-basics" with Dr. King's "<span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_24"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_24">Liberation Theology</span></span>," as wellas the national campaign for <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_25"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_25">Black churches</span></span> to adopt Black FarmersProjects in "measuring" increasing local job creation in urban areas;and Bradley will lay out a local model for national implementation forinnovative ways to increase employment and business opportunities forex-offenders and at risk youth.<br /><br />With todays addition of Hartman, Rev. Sampson, and Bradley, they nowjoin others who confirmed like The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr, LegendaryCivil Rights Attorney Tom Todd, Former <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_26"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_26">Chicago Urban League President</span></span>Cheryle Jackson, Survivors of the original Black Wall Street in TulsaOklahoma and others for this historic 1st National Convention andPlanning meeting of <span class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_27"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_27">Black Wall Street Organization</span></span> in the spirit andpartnership with Sharpton's "Measuring The Movement - <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yiv315081015yshortcuts" id="yiv315081015lw_1281837186_28"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1281862381_28">National 12</span></span> MonthAction Plan," and the pledge made at Sharptons National Convention todevelop a "measurable" agenda that included rebuilding the Blackeconomy with Black owned and operated business and job districts inmajority Black and urban areas.<br /><br /><br /></div>"TruthFighter" Warren Ballentine's Site Visit To Chicago's Reggio's Pizza Plant - Legendary Black Owned Business Manufacturing Planthttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/truthfighter-warren2010-07-15T20:00:00.000Z2010-07-15T20:00:00.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;"><div style="text-align:center;">Mark S. Allen, Board Member of The Black Wall Street-Chicago Economic Empowerment Project salutes "The Truth Fighter" Attorney and National<br />Syndicated Radio & TV Personality <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_0">Warren Ballentine</span><br />for his commitment to helping lift up, sustain and increase the<br />business and jobs of one of our legendary Black owned & operated<br />businesses, Reggio's Pizza!!<br /><br />Ballentine recently returned home to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_1">Chicago</span>to visit Reggio's President & CEO John Clark on the site of the<br />Reggio's Southside Headquarters and Manufacturing Plant ! As <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_2">Wal-Mart</span><br />prepares to come to Chicago's Black communities, you can be assured<br />that The Black Wall Street-Chicago Project has legendary Black owned<br />businesses like Reggio's on the list of qualified products to be on the<br />Wal Mart Mart inventory, which can generate hundreds of more new jobs<br />in Chicago.<br /><br />And it my honor to work with Ballentine as one of the national<br /> organizers of Rev. Al Sharpton's <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_3">National 12</span> Month <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_4">Action Plan</span>and of the agenda items of sustaining and increasing Black owned<br />businesses and local jobs, which will also be the highlight of the 1st <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_5">National Convention</span> of <span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_6">Black Wall Street Organizations</span> in Chicago <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_7">August 20-23</span>.<br /><br /><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_8">(312) 624-8351</span> and Cell <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_9">(773) 392-0165</span> <br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table style="width:600px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:1px;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);" align="left" bgcolor="#000000"><table style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" width="100%"><table style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-bottom:5px;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK17" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(104,167,187);font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(104,167,187);font-size:14pt;" color="#68A7BB" size="4" face="Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1131" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs046/1011225418012/img/1131.jpg" border="0" height="332" width="600" id="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1131" alt="1131.jpg" /><br /><br /></b></font><div style="text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(104,167,187);font-size:14pt;" color="#68A7BB" size="4" face="Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;border-collapse:separate;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;line-height:normal;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small;" class="Apple-style-span">Reggio's Pizza, Inc. is a family owned and operated company that started as a retail carryout and delivery pizza operation in 1972. Our 1982 entrance<br />into the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279220526_10"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_10">frozen pizza</span></span> scene witnessed the start of what is now the only African-American owned frozen pizza manufacturing operation in the world.<br /><br /></span></span></font><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;border-collapse:separate;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;line-height:normal;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small;" class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs261.ash1/18864_448138055133_228334035133_10805438_3462784_n.jpg" border="0" height="467" width="604" alt="18864_448138055133_228334035133_10805438_3462784_n.jpg" /></span></span><br /></div><span style="text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;border-collapse:separate;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;line-height:normal;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small;" class="Apple-style-span"><br /><font style="font-size:10pt;">Join us on <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279223687_11">Facebook</span> and add your email to our list so you can stay know about upcoming promotions, free pizza giveaways and more!</font></span></span><br /></div><b><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103563384103&s=16411&e=001cgAd-LJl0qRanbOZEMAfktqXAzYG9-BPYh7rv2g1XrfpDdLeV-PzfBh7SktZJfbO133aVV57JQhsbxrpi9rIIvwo5cGjd8jIsmu0BVAPf05JIV03iU3rueUCsDm1yD4U"><img title="Find us on Facebook" alt="Find us on Facebook" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/btn_fbk_160.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></b><font style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Join the Facebook page TODAY!!</font><b><br /></b><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:hidden;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:13px;font-weight:normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><b><span style="text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;border-collapse:separate;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;line-height:normal;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-spacing:0px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="UIStory_Message"><font style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Reggio's is giving away FREE pizza while supplies last for <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">ATLANTA RESIDENTS ONLY!</span> To qualify, post a picture with a handmade sign that says, "I Love (HEART) Reggio's in Atlanta!" 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Don't<br />hesitate. <a style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;" target="_blank" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103563384103&s=16411&e=001cgAd-LJl0qSQGA-m5N9cUgXU5pfswhswyEkpFI7-45U5MOEg0RivPOjShG7bKwn4MUgmxDci3fByv5mieyJAdm8MPWuQVSRHYj8btmMTNCp_XfY3R1nyCYIGLNfVLlKQ"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1279220526_11">Click<br />here.</span></a></font><b><br /></b></span></span></b></h3><br /><br /><font style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;">Join Reggio's Pizza's email list<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103563384103&s=16411&e=001cgAd-LJl0qSS6kTi7lKrKQ-f9WmvczUSC5bnOoz_27Wygd5Mcs8gUgLI2jcvrGdX47zURg4jol-0usffvB0otATt_dPz2_Cj8_xIGATeUffdf7Xe4W5QY-SI8i2i7rW1"><img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1132" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs046/1011225418012/img/1132.gif" border="0" height="29" width="30" id="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1132" alt="1132.gif" /></a><br /><br /></font><table 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Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention and 12 Month National Action Plan Saturday, May 22nd!https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/chicago-black-wall-street2010-05-15T13:46:52.000Z2010-05-15T13:46:52.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><p align="center"></p><h1 class="entry-title">Chicago Black Wall Street Project Hosts Chicago Follow-Up Meeting To Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention and 12 Month National Action Plan Saturday, May 22nd!</h1><div class="entry-header pkg"><div class="entry-meta"><div class="userpic pkg"></div></div><div style="display:block;float:left;margin-left:0px;" id="share-tools-wrapper" class="pkg horizontal-share"><h3 id="share-tools-title"><a class="smedia stumbleupon" title="Stumble this entry" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagonow.com%2Fblogs%2Fand-the-ordinary-people-said%2F2010%2F05%2Fchicago-black-wall-street-project-hosts-chicago-follow-up-meeting-to-rev-al-sharptons-national-action-network-convention-and-12-month-national-action.html&title=Chicago%20Black%20Wall%20Street%20Project%20Hosts%20Chicago%20Follow-Up%20Meeting%20To%20Rev.%20Al%20Sharpton%27s%20National%20Action%20Network%20Convention%20and%2012%20Month%20National%20Action%20Plan%20Saturday%2C%20May%2022nd%21"><span id="stumbleupon-share"></span></a></h3></div></div><div class="entry-header pkg" align="center">MARK ALLEN TALKS -- NATIONAL POLITICS</div><div class="entry-header pkg"></div><div class="entry-content"><p align="center">The Black Agenda</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">Mark Allen, Board Member of the Chicago Black Wall Street Project and a National Community Organizer of the 12 Month National Action Plan of Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and National Civil Rights Organizations</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">SATURDAY, MAY 22nd, 2010 Homan Square 3333 West Arthington. Chicago, Ill 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Only 200 seats available and For complete agenda and reservations can be made now at 312-624-8351</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">Following the national civil rights leaders meeting with President Obama, Rev. Al Sharpton featured veteran political Organizer Mark Allen on his national radio show as one of the national grassroots community organizers from Chicago, along with those like Rev. Al Sampson, Wallace "Gator" Bradley, and Maureen "Moe" Forte, new National Action Network Chicago Executive Director that were providing local input from grassroots community organizations into the 12 Month National Action Plan, and helping Chicago kick off some of the measurable national grassroots agenda items in Chicago in May, and The Chicago Black Wall Street Project's 3rd Annual Black Economic and Political Conference will serve as kick off their agenda items and how they fit in The 12 Month National Action Plan.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">During Rev. Sharpton's National TV broadcast "Measuring The Movement," he specifically mentioned the names of Mark Allen, Wallace "Gator" Bradley, Rev. Al Sampson and national leaders in Chicago that he would be working with on National Action Plan issues and Mark Allen, Board Member of The Chicago Black Wall Street Project will give a public report on his participation in the nTional community organizing and highlight some the measurable agenda items in Chicago and Illinois.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">Specifically, Allen will outline the kick of of a Statewide effort at Voter Registration, Voter Education, and Get Out The Vote effort designed in increase Black voter participation by at least 5% in the November elections. Also included will be The Chicago Black Wall Streets ongoing efforts at sustaining and increasing local Black owned and operated businesses and local jobs creation this summer for at-risk youth, adults and ex-offenders; and the kick off of a project with one its members, The Monroe Foundation with The Illinois State Treasurer on increasing access to capital and financial projects to Black and poor urban communities; and the effort to decrease summer crime in Chicago by empowering at-risk youth and adults in staying away from negative and life threatening environments by creating Green jobs by working with local elected officials in identifying local empty lots into community gardens inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama, and more.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">There are a lot more specific grassroots agenda items that will be detailed and community members asked as in the New York Convention to take on assignments to make these measurable agenda items real. Most participants in the Tavis Smiley Black Agenda Summit In Chicago asked about follow-up and this upcoming Conference is designed to provide just that, specific agenda items that can be measured in bring needed resources into Black and urban communities.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">During his last visit to Chicago, Rev. Al Sharpton called Mark Allen one of Chicago legendary political activists, and according to Allen, this 12 Month National Action Plan is anoother one of those memorable moments in the National Civil Rights Movement and I am humbled along with The Chicago Black Wall Street Project to be able to play a role in kicking off many of the agenda items as part of The 12 Month National Action Plan. More details to be released on Monday, which will also include Chicago hosting the first National Conference of Black Wall Street Organizations in August.</p></div></div>Virtual Fundraiser Volunteershttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/2055350-BlogPost-124432008-09-08T06:17:26.000Z2008-09-08T06:17:26.000ZMaureen Guesthttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MaureenGuest<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/-f9aSIzg7-I2Y9*P0*L-ynaXLqGtRIefeE8-ZUS7ddp7fb7YRS6bkdESiyoXAmyU*H8YMQ4tn5lkYY2RKX5HcBw-Hgq2Kf7d/bigstockphoto_Circle_Hands_2874276.JPG" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></p>Fund raising needed for the start up of <a href="http://mbodymentagainstobesity.org/">Mbodyment's Action Against Obesity Foundation, Co.</a>. All proceeds will be applied to the start up, related charities and future event planning. Volunteer(s) will participate in various fund raising and marketing by means of public relations and web promotion. Each volunteer will receive a one page website for purposes of raising donations for the start up and the execution of our cause. <br />Volunteer must have a strong passion for the MAAOF's cause along with strong public relations, marketing and leadership.<br />How to Apply:To obtain an application, please contact us at volunteers@mbodymentagainstobesity.org<br />Visit our website at <a href="http://www.mbodymentagainstobesity.org">http://www.mbodymentagainstobesity.org</a>Tel: (404) 964-6584 / (800) 951-9293Fax: (800) 319-5681</div>