SOS EMERGENCY: PUT ABC-TV ON NOTICE - PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF GIL NOBLE IS PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF BLACK PEOPLE

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

I just received an emergency email from Dr. James McIntosh of CEMOTAP, in reference to our dear brother, Gil Noble host of ABC-TV Like It Is, who recently suffered a massive stroke.

I think you all must be aware that for the past 40 years the show has struggled to maintain its integrity and remain on the air, due to the machinations of the racist TV management, which routinely tried to quell the show's effectiveness.

While we successfully prayed for the recovery of Gil from this stroke, and he's on the mend, the next task is to now save Like It IS!!! After years of moving it around from time slot to time slot, the show has been stabilized at the 12:00 slot on Sundays for at least two decades.

While we'll miss Gil, we now have to turn our attention to making sure that ABC-TV replaces him with IMHOTEP GARY BYRD as host, who is as good, if not better, than Gil, and who possesses the sensibilities, love, care, concern and professionalism to provide Black people with news, documentaries and information that is relevant to us only.

Notably, Like It Is is the only Black show on network television that focuses on Black issues in a comprehensive manner. Gil Noble has been a pillar in our community for nearly 50 years. And, contrary to common belief, his position and that program are not easily replaced, and the Black community will not turn a blind eye to ABC-TV's decisions. This is a warning to them to not underestimate the seriousness with which the Black community takes the future of this program and its relevance to us.

This is a call to mobilize all the forces - not just the Black community, but our official representatives - Rev. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, NAACP, Urban League, President Obama, to do the formal negotiations. But to also put ABC-TV on notice that they are not exempt from boycotts and sit-ins. That we will do what we need to do to make sure our legacy and the legacy of Gil Noble and LIKE IT IS, are preserved.

That said, the following is the press release from CEMOTAP. I expect each and every one of you who has one tenth of one per cent of melanin (Black blood) coursing through your veins, whether your home is the continent of Africa, USA or any of the Caribbean countries, to stand together shoulder to shoulder to make sure that LIKE IT IS enjoys another 40 years on ABC:

CEMOTAP PRESS RELEASE - CALLING ALL AFRICANS! GIL NOBLE’S LEGACY MUST BE PRESERVED
Contact James McIntosh 347 907-0629

A community delegation led by CEMOTAP Co-chairs Betty Dopson and Dr. James McIntosh, Dr. Len Jeffries and New York City Councilman Charles Barron met with WABC TV station manager Dave Davis on Monday morning. The group first protested the censoring of Councilman Barron’s remarks in support of political prisoners on the tribute to Gil Noble broadcast by WABC on March 16, 2011. The group also protested the seeming attempt to AMERICANIZE the show and exclude of any mention of Elombe Brath and the numerous African world leaders, including heads of state, that Elombe brought to the show over the years.

Lastly, the group discussed the future of Gil Noble’s “Like It Is.” The group first suggested the name of Imhotep Gary Byrd, which Davis rejected even though he admitted he had NEVER HEARD OF BYRD. Davis said he wants to use someone from the WABC newsroom and has thus far refused to even interview Byrd to find out what Byrd would bring to the show.

Davis seems braced for a war with the Black Community. He became offended when the group refused to accept his assertion that he was different from Tom Kane, the last WABC station manager with whom the community had to struggle.

Please call Davis and {DEMAND} tell him to reverse course. This announcement is attached to a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_L2YxuyVt8 that shows a prime representation of the newsroom from which Davis wants to hire. It speaks for itself.

CALL DAVIS at 212 456 7000. Tell him to stop stonewalling the {BLACK}community. Remember you are talking to a man who never even heard of Imhotep Gary Byrd. Also come hear CEMOTAP’s call to action and report to the community on Saturday October 22, 2011 at 2PM at CEMOTAP CENTER, 135-05 Rockaway Boulevard, South Ozone Park, Queens, NY 11420. Community Leaders and leaders of the delegation will be present." ###

Remember, no one will do for you what you will not do for yourself. You have to take a stand now, or they will be standing on your neck later.
Take care
Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson

KWANZAA KIZURI (BEAUTIFUL KWANZAA) TO EVERYBODY

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson



Well Christmas of 2009 is over, and here it is Saturday, December 26, UMOJA, the first day of Kwanzaa is upon us. UMOJA, means Unity. And is the first candle that is lit on the Kinara.

The great news is that Maulana Ron Karenga will be in Brooklyn on Monday, December 28, at Boys and Girls High School to preside over the Kwanzaa celebration in conjunction with NAKO, and you’re all invited to attend.

The even more spectacular news is that this is the 43rd year that Kwanzaa has been celebrated in the African American communities throughout the United States, and indications are that it is getting stronger and stronger each year.

The important thing is that we begin to inculcate the principles of Kwanzaa each and every day, so that we can begin being the great people we already are, but have allowed to be hidden under clouds of negativity and psychosocial/economic oppression.

While it’s wonderful that Brother Karenga will be in our midst, there are any number of Kwanzaa “gurus” in every corner of our society, who have kept the tradition alive. I truly urge all of us to make sure that we are in attendance and participating fully in this wonderful celebration of our strength, resilience, resourcefulness, creativity, intelligence and love. We owe it to ourselves, our children and our ancestors to always remember and inculcate who we are and who we are yet to become.

Interestingly, practically everything we have invented or touched as a people from a positive standpoint, have been adopted in some shape, form or fashion by other cultures. Somehow we have been remiss in doing the same. It’s time to not only appreciate our special gifts individually and collectively, and to celebrate them, but to also put them into practice and expand them for our own betterment.

We hold ourselves out as the spiritual consciousness of the world, but we have failed, in large measure to use those wonderful gifts for ourselves and our children. Let’s invoke the spirit of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Brother Malcolm, Dr. Martin Luther King, and so many others who exhorted us to do for ourselves.

For those of you who are still unfamiliar with the NGUZO SABA (nnn-goo-zoh sah-bah) SEVEN PRINCIPLES or SEVEN DAYS OF KWANZAA and their meanings, here they are:

DAY 1: DECEMBER 26: UMOJA (ooh-moh-jah) - UNITY: solidarity, peaceful togetherness as families, friends, neighbors, communities;

DAY 2: DECEMBER 27: KUJICHAGULIA (koo-jee-chah-gu-lee-ah): SELF DETERMINATION: Right of persons and peoples to determine their own destiny and daily lives; to honor their culture and traditions, to live in peace and security and flourish in freedom;

EVENT ALERT: Kwanzaa Celebration at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm. Bring your kids and celebrate.

DAY 3: DECEMBER 28: UJIMA (ooh-jee-mah): COLLECTIVE WORK & RESPONSIBILITY: Commitment to working together for the economic viability of one’s community/society; to build good communities without war or privation.
EVENT ALERT: Maulana Karenga at Boys and Girls High 6:00pm until - 1700 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY

DAY 4: DECEMBER 29: UJAMAA (ooh-jah-mah): COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS (Jamaa means family in Swahili): Shared work, wealth, the right to control and benefit from one’s labor; to receive equitable share in the goods of the world and the fruits of our labor; health, wealth, and prosperity individually and collectively;

DAY 5: DECEMBER 30: NIA (nee-ah) PURPOSE: Ethical basis for interaction and self development. Collectively bringing, increasing and sustaining the good in our lives and the world.

DAY 6: DECEMBER 31: KUUMBA (koo-oom-bah): CREATIVITY: A moral obligation to do all we can to develop, heal, repair, rebuild our homes, community and environment to the highest and best possible quality; to leave it more beautiful than we found it.

DAY 7: JANUARY 1, IMANI (ee-mah-nee); FAITH: the direct opposite of negativity, hostility, cynicism, despair, stress and depression. Believing that the good we seek to create is not only possible, but available to us as we work for it individually and collectively. You cannot have faith and doubt/worry/fear at the same time. If you spend more time in doubt and disbelief, you will get what you attract. We are what we think predominantly. Faith without works is dead; work without faith is slavery. IMANI charges us to remain in Faith, and live each and every day in the consciousness that we deserve the best life has to give, and to work for it, not in opposition to anyone else’s good, but in support of each other’s good.

EVENT ALERT: Throughout New York City, individuals and organizations host all day open events in honor of IMANI. Check your local papers, online calendars and friends for what's happening in your area.

The Kwanzaa Ceremony is very beautiful, traditional, and mirrors the highest and best of our blended, Eclectically Black traditions that span Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and the US (a/k/a the Diaspora). A Mkeka (mat) is set with a Kinara (candle holder with 7 candles), which are lit daily to signify each day/principle; there is a Kikombe (cup/challis) from which libations are poured in honor of our ancestors -- those who are in Africa, those who died during the middle passage, and those who were enslaved, as well as those who have survived so that we may continue to live (or died as martyrs trying to). After the libation, Zawadi (gifts) are given that signifies each of the principles on each day. There are fruits and other offerings on the Mkeka to signify the “fruits of or labor or a good harvest. Some urban families put dollars and photos of family members on the Mkeka as well.

The original of Kwanzaa was that it would be the alternative to the highly commercialized event Christmas had become. The gifts were to have been hand made as opposed to purchased. I admittedly celebrate both holidays, and think they both have significance and validity for those of us of African Heritage.

Though it is not a part of the NGUZO SABA, I think it would be wonderful to add one other principle, that appears to be sorely lacking among our people, and that is MPENDA (mmm-pen-dah) LOVE: Without LOVE none of the principles work as well as they should. We need to love ourselves and each other; our children, our families, friends.

It was because of the high calling of LOVE that our forebearers laid down their lives for us; risked their lives to teach us when it was illegal in this country to do so; stood for us against racists, when they would surely be cut down, arrested, harassed. It’s love that makes Black mothers lay aside their own needs to make sure their babies survive; that makes fathers work two and three jobs to make sure there is food on the table and a roof on our heads. It’s LOVE that makes so many unsung s/heroes write books about and for Black people; and so many of the leaders take the principled stands that they have. It’s the LOVE that will take us through 2010 to 2020 and beyond.

In the spirit of LOVE I say "MPENZI, Mimi ni kupenda sasa hivi, na tuwaliomba shirikisho. MUNGU ITAKU BARITI!**
(BELOVED, I LOVE YOU NOW, AND WISH YOU SUCCESS. GOD WILL BLESS YOU!)"**

**(now, for all my friends from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, etc., please don’t hold me on the literal translation. My Swahili is rusty. But I think you’ll agree that this is the gist of the saying. Ndio?)

Stay blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK

Gloria Dulan-Wilson

FAREWELL TO THORNTON "THORNY" J. MEACHAM

LOVE NOTES: FAREWELL TO THORNTON "THORNY" MEACHAM

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson


God Bless Thornton J. Meacham
When I received the news that Thornton J. Meacham, the dean of New York Black Lawyers, had made his transition last Sunday, October 4, 2009, I was sad for a minute. That is until I remembered that Thorny (or Meech, as I called him), had lived to be nearly 92 years old, and had accomplished so much in his lifetime.

I was impressed with the fact that he was the first African American to graduate from Fordham Law School, and that he was a formidable barrister in his own right. Those are definitely milestones that he accomplished at a time when there were few of his peers in that realm.

But I was even more impressed that he was a man who loved life, loved people, and people, including yours truly, loved him back. Though he had attained awards and accolades for his accomplishments, it was the fact that he was unpretentious, engaging, and fun loving that endeared him to everyone. 

Thorny was comfortable and often present in board rooms and high profile political and social events; but just as comfortable and present in community events, local clubs, parties, and celebrations of things that impacted Black people. In fact, you were just as likely to see him downtown at the Waldorf Astoria for a function, and at Showman's or Perks, later in the evening.

Remember the Copasetics boat ride? Meacham was there. The Support Network New Year Event? Meacham was there. The Omega Psi Phi boat ride? Meacham was there! If there was an after party going on, so was Thorny. The song "Daylight's Going to Catch Me up Again" should have been his theme song. At 4:00AM, Thorny was just getting revved up. He was truly a party animal. 

So, no, this is not a sad farewell, this is a message of gratitude. I'm grateful for having known Thornton J. Meacham. For his being a good friend. For his wisdom, knowledge, understanding, energy, and fun loving spirit.

Not only was Thorny a spirit of energy, he loved to dance, and did it beautifully. Woe betide the lady who got on the dance floor with him and could not hold her own. He had steps that attested to the fact that he was a skilled dancer.

The guys who saw what they thought was an old man were soon disabused of that illusion when he outdanced them, leaving them gasping for breath after having danced between six and eight songs straight without stopping (sometimes even with a cane to help him balance!) His dance partner may have been worn out, but he would just grab another partner and keep going.

Speaking of partners, honor and tribute has to be given to Shirley Scott, his life long companion and lady. It's clear that part of what made Meacham the dynamo he was, was her constant presence in his life, at his side, thick and thin, up and down.  What a striking pair they were. In this day and age of adversaries, it's wonderful to be in the company of people who are dedicated to each other the way these two were. 

My deepest condolences to you Shirley. My blessings to you as well. Saying that he is in a better place is a cliché. And I won't use it here.  Because I think the best place he ever was, was when you two were together.

There are, however, so many, many memories that you can look upon with fondness and pride; so many adventures and ventures that you two have shared. You are a sister to be admired for having the energy and grace that matched his (or was it that he had the energy and stamina to match yours?), that has transcended a quarter of a century. WOW!!!

I will miss the little man with the slightly raspy voice, the designer suits, the big smile, the iron clad handshake, and the energy that put ten men to shame. 

As we bid him farewell, I have but to hope that each of us is also blessed with the same energy, stamina, love of life, and longevity to go partying through the rest of our days with someone great in our lives, with good friends that are happy to see us and be with us. What a major blessing that would be.

With love,

Stay Blessed and Eclectically Black,

Gloria Dulan-Wilson

FAREWELL TO THORNTON "THORNY" J. MEACHAM

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE - GET OVER IT!!

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson ECLECTICALLY BLACK

President Barack Obama was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, today, October 9, 2009, and the racism could not have been thicker amongst the right wing media pundits and their Republican right wing “leaders.”

The right wing media rushed to diminish the importance and significance of the Nobel Peace Prize, with some having the temerity, gall and audacity to suggest that the President should turn it down for now until he “earns” the Peace Prize.

Why do I call it racist? Because heretofore you’ve never heard such a hue and cry about a Black man winning the Nobel.

They of course call it being “objective.” But, just for the record, there’s no such thing as objectivity in journalism. Because in the midst of the acrimonious statements, there was actually nothing of merit to show that Obama was not worthy of consideration.

President Obama humbly stated that he felt that the merit was due in large part to the things he planned to do for the US. But the Nobel Peace Prize committee is not easily fooled. They have tracked this man throughout his wonderful campaign, through the economic down turn that turned America and Europe on its ears, the inauguration, and his efforts to bring comprehensive health to the US, and the effort to maintain higher ground amidst a pool of swill.

Obama has set an example that most previous presidents have yet to remotely measure up to. Whether or not he ever resolves Iraq or Afghanistan -- issues that were in the making long before his being elected President -- he fully deserves the Nobel Peace Prize because of his clarity, his charity, his ensample as a father, a husband, a man of the community, a leader in his own right, and now the best President this country has ever had -- right or left.

So to the jealous ones: GET OVER IT, CONGRATULATE HIM AND LEARN FROM HIM. We tire of the efforts on the part of the media right, the Republican right, and just plain racists to diminish this President’s accomplishments.

While they try to tear him down with their criticisms, they don’t seem to be able to do the same in reference to his predecessor -- BUSH -- who tanked the economy, brought in despots to do business with, allowed thousands of people to drown while he fiddled around; while he hired cronies to ruin the government at a substantial gain for themselves. Nine months later and the media has yet to put him on blast.

Or is it that this convenient form of amnesia only comes if the President turns out to be Black or a Democrat? It’s an interesting phenomenon that we, as Barack Obama supporters, regardless of whether we’re Black, White, Asian, or whatever, have to make sure that they know that we know the name of their game -- and that it does not work here.

My congratulations to President Obama for deservedly winning the Nobel Peace Prize. My congratulations to the Peace Prize committee for having the intelligence, the insight and the wisdom to select President Obama, and may those who are yapping off at the mouth find at least a scintilla of the qualities and courage President Obama has to be worthy of such an accolade.

Stay blessed and Eclectically Black

Gloria Dulan-Wilson

AFRICA RISING: LEON SULLIVAN HONORS THREE AT DC KENNEDY CENTER GALA

AFRICA RISING: LEON SULLIVAN HONORS THREE AT DC KENNEDY CENTER GALA

BY Gloria Dulan-Wilson

What do a Harvard Professor, an actress of stage, screen and television, and a 14 year-old boy have in common? They’ve each made monumental impacts on the lives and well being of thousands of Continental Africans. Their dedication and action brought them together to receive the LEON SULLIVAN HONORS, which celebrates advocacy, humanitarian efforts and contributions to the poor and disadvantaged.

Rev. Dr. Leon Sullivan, an iconic trailblazer, had a major impact, both nationally and internationally, through the establishment of his Sullivan Principles and business enterprise training programs. The SULLIVAN HONORS were inspired by his life and principles, which continue to be promulgated by The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, which promotes the “political, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership of the African Diaspora and friends of Africa,” as well as to advocate on behalf of Africa’s most vulnerable.

Each year the Sullivan Foundation host a week-long African Summit Conference in a different country in Africa that is working to advance the principles for which the organization stands. The effectiveness of Dr. Sullivan’s legacy shines brightly through his daughter, Hope Masters, who serves as President/CEO of the Foundation, and who MC’d the fifth annual LEON SULLIVAN HONORS at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, The Sullivan Awards recognizes individuals who have had major impact on the lives of African and African American people. Held in the Eisenhower Auditorium, the elegant event brought individuals and dignitaries from all over the world, to celebrate the work, life and times of Dr. Leon Sullivan and his influence on African leaders.

For those not familiar with Rev. Dr. Sullivan, he initially founded the Opportunities Industrialization Center or OIC, which provided free professional job and career training to African Americans and people of color. Originating in Philadelphia, the program quickly spread to neighboring states (including Brooklyn), and provided the appropriate skill sets that made it possible for participants to obtain career-track positions, or become entrepreneurs with businesses and employees of their own.

While OIC still proliferates throughout the United States, though the Brooklyn branch is no longer viable, and there is no OIC in any other part of New York (one has to wonder why that is?). In the mid sixties, as Africa was liberating itself from oppressive colonialism, Dr. Sullivan saw an opportunity to develop business and manufacturing relations between African and African Americans and soon began making regular trips to different parts of Africa to interface with leaders who likewise saw the need and value.

The 2009 award recipients include Henry Louis Gates, Scholar and educator; Actress/Activist Mia Farrow and Founder, Wheels to Africa, 14 year old Winston Duncan. Dr. Gates, who noted how stunning Ms. Masters was, (the statuesque spokesperson wore a stunning red fish-tail evening gown with white rhinestone trim); he spoke of the intense need for a continued relationship between African Americans, Africans and the rest of the world.

He credited the capacity of DNA testing now to provide direct linkages to ancestral lineages heretofore unavailable to scientist. Interested individuals should contact the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African & African-American Research. Ambassador Andrew Young, Chair Board of Directors for the Sullivan Foundation, and Chairman of Good Works Inc., made the presentation.

Ms. Farrow, who spoke of the importance of becoming mentioned that she had adopted several African American children. She is integrally involved in providing food and services to African villages. "To ignore their plight would be to turn your back on half your family, to not be involved in the rescue of Africa from oppression is unthinkable." Having made two visits to Darfur as well as nine visits to refuge camps, she writes consistently for the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and other online programs about the plight going on in such areas as Rwanda, Chad, Darfur, Central African Republic, Congo, and other terror ridden areas. (http://www.miafarrow.org/ in case you’re interested in reading or contributing to her efforts).

Neither last, nor least, is the rising star of Winston Duncan, a young man who actually founded his charitable organization at the age of 11, after having visited South Africa with his father and seeing a lot of people having to walk everywhere they went, because of the lack of public or private transportation facilities. After learning that it takes one day for someone to walk from one locale to another, and paralleling that with the fact that his grandmother often needed wheels to get around, he began taking his birthday gift money, and monies from his college fund. He sent his first bikes to Africa in 2006, and to date has sent thousands of bikes to Africa.

He is now looking to expand his organization world wide to begin getting contributions from all over the US to even more African countries. (dDuncan@comcast.net in case you’re interested in contributing to his effort).

In addition to the awardees, the introduction of the 2010 Sullivan Soldiers: Gene Banks, Asst. coach of the Washington Wizards, Raheem DeVaughn, Grammy nominated singer; Dr. Marc Hill, Assoc. President of Columbia University, Jeff Johnson, Social Activist, and T.J. Holmes, CNN news anchor. Entertainment provided by local groups included South African vocalist Ana Mwanalagho, the Prestige Steppers, Spoken Word artists and choreographers, Status Quo; KanKouran, West African Dance Company, Motown artist, KEM.

The newest concept to come out of the Sullivan Foundation is that of the AFROPOLITAN. The concept of the “Afripolitan” has evolved to describe the swelling ranks of those who care about Africa and are engaged in efforts to advance the continent and its countries in joining the global economy of the 21st century. The term is a melding of “Africa” and “metropolitan.” Africa, of course, centers this concept on those who see the continent’s importance to the world at large.

The metropolitan aspect conveys the sense of worldliness that understands the interconnectedness of all societies and the need to ensure that no society is left to languish. But the Afripolitan does more than see Africa; he or she makes an effort to help in whatever way they can.

Those who may be interested in becoming an Afripolitan, can contact Howard Sullivan of the Sullivan Foundation at http://www.sullivanfoundation.org/.

Previous recipients of the Sullivan Honors include President Kikwete of Tanzania, and Congressman Donald Payne, Chair of the Congressional Committee on Africa.

Stay Blessed

Eclectically Black,

Gloria Dulan Wilson

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WELCOME TO ECLECTICALLY BLACK VIP

WELCOME TO ECLECTICALLY BLACK VIP

BY Gloria Dulan-Wilson

And for those who don't know me, I'm Gloria Dulan-Wilson! Wow! I finally got it up and running. I've wanted to do so for quite some time, but I've been too busy writing to write one.

At last, with the help of a dynamic sister, Ms. Von Doane The Blogger BlogMaster, I'm actually sitting down and doing this.

I've been a communicator all my life; and a professional one for over thirty-five years -- including writing, radio, television, screenplays, poems, activism -- you name it, I've been trying to communicate with our world for at least that long.

As an activist at the early age of 10 with the NAACP Youth Council, I sat in, prayed in, picketed and protested; and later with the friends of SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) in the early days of Black Power I took my activism to another level.

As a feature writer from the Daily Challenge News, the New York Beacon, The Black Star News, The African Sun Times, or Our Times Press I tried to keep you informed when the mainstream tried to keep you misinformed or uninformed.

Numerous forays on the now defunct Donahue Show (14 times); Geraldo Rivera (4 times -- I was the perfect juror during the O.J. Simpson Inside the Mind of the Jury epison -- I Said that OJ was absolutely 100% not guilty. Appeared on The Joan Rivers Show (I had the privilege of being on with the late great Black legend Ms. Rosa Parks); the early versions of Montel Williams (2 times -- both times dealing with racists rednecks); and Good Day New York in reference to the Spike Lee movie, Jungle Fever, which at the time stirred up controversy over the interracial theme.

I always to present the ECLECTIC BLACK VIEW. I later became known for my One-on-One Personality Profiles, doing in depth articles on people from all walks of life, from the famous to the infamous, from the great to the not so great, I had the fantastic opportunity of writing about people who had made an impact on our lives and our community.

As much as I enjoy writing about individuals, celebrities, events, concerns, and issues that affected us as a people, what I don't enjoy is the delay in getting essential info to our community. It was often left to the whim of an editor, or whether or not enough ads had been sold, or whether it conflicted with another article, as to whether or not a particular article was published in a timely manner.

It used to really aggravate me to do the work, write the story and find out that a week or two later it still hadn't run. Well, now I get to post VIEWS INFORMATION PERSPECTIVES on issues as I get it. Hopefully I'll live up to my own stringent standards and get the info out to you in a timely manner.

I do warn you, though, I am definitely ECLECTICALLY BLACK in my views and orientation! That means that I resonate to all the facets of my African Heritage, including African, African American, Caribbean, South American siblings, as well as any relatives of American Indian and Asian extraction, who are also part of the panorama of Blackness.

We've got so much to learn from and about each other, so much to share with each other, I want to be a conduit for unity in our community. VIP means that the Views, Interests and Perspectives that concern Black People, whether it be political, educational, emotional, social, spiritual, financial, or other areas will alway have priority. I also plan to have a little fun as well, because it was our sense of humor that brought us a lot of stuff. I'm predisposed to good news, and will deal with "bad news", but if we can come up with some positive solutions or recommendations to the problem(s), rather than a pity party or gripe session, so much the better.

ECLECTICALLY BLACK VIP will be oriented to "anything they can do we can do better" for ourselves and with more class. This, hopefully will become the jump off point for consolidating the resourcefulness that made it possible for us to survive more than 400 years of oppression.

ECLECTICALLY BLACK will be a "love-fest", taking us to the next level of greatness. Love for our selves, our people, each other. It's open at the top for your input and reflection, as long as you keep it clean and uplifting.

So welcome to ECLECTICALLY BLACK: VIP. This is the beginning of a long and beautiful relationship.

Stay Blessed and ECLECTICALLY BLACK

Gloria Dulan-Wilson

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Black people have come through so much. We are prime examples of the saying "only the strong survive," which, as a child, I thought was just a great dance song by Jerry Butler. We are at a stage in our lives where we have to demonstrate to ourselves and the rest of the world that we not only have learned the important life lessons, but are now also prepared to put them in action for the benefit and blessings of our selves and each other.

We are at source for all the good that we say we want, so why do we continue to either blame others, or wait for others permission to realize the good we say we want? We have learned to make something out of nothing; to provide for each other though others would deprive us. To foster our creativity under the most dire circumstances. Yet we continue to resonate to those who would put us down as not being worthy of the best.

My mission is mani-fold to educate and inform, to inspire and motivate, and to activate and report. Who we get our news from is as important as what they say about us. How we're depicted is as important as whether there is any mention of us at all; and the spirit in which we do what we do, is as important as whether or not we do anything about our circumstances.

As a result, I fully take the liberty of being a participatory journalist, and, as such, reserve the right to care about and be integrally involved with my people. I reserve the right to tell the truth when the main stream media lies and distorts who we are, to show the full measure of who we are, what we mean, what we've accomplished and where we're going.

As an Eclectic Black Journalist the Eclectic Black People VIP (Views Interests & Perspectives) Blog focuses on our multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, multi-talented from the good and the not-so-good, but never from the indifferent.

Stay Blessed And Empowered

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