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RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM THE AMERICAN TRICK BAG

      Time again for a few thoughts from my ‘All American Trick Bag’; dedicated to bringing forth some historical items of note from the P-School Ranger era—that era of history BEFORE ‘Old School’.  You might want to bring along your smelling salts, as these were items that happened outside of your classroom.

      *Do you want to know why the Conservative Vice Lords—back in the sixties and seventies—had such a rough time in Chicago?  Well, during the r

WHO SHOULD JOIN THE OMCBV&C?

YOU should join if…:

• You are still ‘Black-and-Proud,’ and still ‘Say it Loud!’You still love Black people, and love yourself being Black;

• You are a black male who understands the gender role of a responsible Black Man;

• You are a black female who understands the gender role of a responsible Black Woman;

• You are a black senior citizen who is “sick-and-tired-of-being-sick-and-tired!”

• You are a black senior citizen who is fed-up with having…“been down so long, that gettin’ up

Africans,

If we are to win Black Power in MertoEast in Saint Louis, Missouri, we must deal with the issue of crime there. I have decided to go for it. I need your feedback and input. I think this is the right approach is for no other reason that it is unavoidable. Every time I deal with Brooklyn or Washington Park, I am confronted with corruption and prostitution. I have concluded that prostitution is at the root of nearly all of our social problems in the African community, out of wedlock childb

                                                              From The Ramparts

                                             Junious Ricardo Stanton

                       International Bankers Are the Blame For the US Financial Implosion

“The latest stage in the bankruptcy hearings has highlighted the role of the banks in wrecking municipal and family finances across the country. Detroit had one of the highest percentages of subprime loans—many from Countrywide, which was taken over by Bank of Am

                                                               From The Ramparts

                                                              Junious Ricardo Stanton

                                                Class Warfare in Detroit

“As part of the bankruptcy process officials hope to enact significant cuts to the benefits of 21,000 retired public employees. For perspective, the average public pension beneficiary in Detroit gets about $19,000 per year, and most aren’t eligible for Social Se

August 4, 2011

Raynard Jackson

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies used to be one of the preeminent think tanks in Washington, DC.  They focus on issues of particular concern to the Black community.

Over the years I have participated in or hosted panels with them that were very substantive and informative.  They were a think tank in its truest form---there to provide unbiased analysis, not to promote and agenda!

Unfortunately, those days are gone.  They no longer have the standin