GDW EVENT ALERT: BLACK WOMEN FOR BIDEN/HARRIS PRESENTS: Black Women & Black Nurses VOTE - A Call to Action 10/11/2020 5PM EST

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

On behalf of the Black Women for Biden-Harris Alabama we invite you welcome you to join us for this virtual zoom event to encourage folks to vote.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvce2rrzIvHtd5YAFYzONqjNG5JDZAEXvy 

All donations are welcome. We are encouraging donations of $44.46 on behalf of our 44th President Barack Obama and 46th Presidential Candidate Joe Biden and VP Nominee Kamala Harris.

 

To make a donation click on the Act Blue link below.

https://act.joebiden.com/grassroots?attr=101291317

Folks will be educated at this event on the Voting Process, the John Lewis Chair and Water Initiative, Nurses on the Frontline, Police Brutality, Police Reform and how you can help Get Out the Vote (GOTV) for the November 3rd Election. 

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We will make sure because of your busy schedule, we will not take too much of your time.

Tentative Agenda

4:00PM Welcome

4:05PM Greetings from the National Team

4:10PM Introductions

4:15PM Senator Doug Jones 

4:35PM Congresswoman Terri Sewell (PENDING CONFIRMATION)

4:45PM National Black Nurses Association President Dr. Martha Dawson 

5:05PM Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump 

5:15PM Special Guest

5:25PM ACLU Alabama Director Tish Faulks 

5:55PM Wrap-Up 

6:00PM Challenge: A Call to Action-Get Out The Vote

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at blackwomenforbidenal@gmail.com.

 

Warmly,

Black Women for Biden-Harris Alabama Liaisons 

Carthenia Jefferson, Esq., BSN, RN

LaBrenda Marshall, M.Ed, BSN, RN

“When Black women get the vote, "it will find in her a tower of strength of which poets have never sung, orators have never spoken and scholars have never written,” wrote Black feminist and civil rights activist Nannie Helen Burroughs in the August 1915 issue of the Crisis, the magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.”

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“We must be strategic, stay focused and elect Joe Biden to become the 46th President of the United States of America. WE ARE ONE VOICE, SAME PURPOSE!” 

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A Black Man Responds to a White Woman's Letter Alleging the Black Men Prefer White Women over Black Women

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

I just want to thank the brother who wrote this wonderful tribute to Black Women - and truly hope you find the love of your life in a beautiful, deep dark chocolate sister who is smart, sweet, loving, sincere, sexy, spiritual, whole, harmonious, fun,  perfect (for you), and complete - and that you be a blessing to and for each other, and enjoy a long, loving successful marriage like Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Will and Jada Smith, Barack and Michelle Obama, Ruby and Warner Dulan (my parents), Silas and Zady Dulan (my grandparents - 63 years). 

I am posting this on my blog www.gloriadulanwilson.blogspot.com/ECLECTICALLY BLACK NEWS; sharing it on FaceBook, and emailing it to my friends - in hopes thy will likewise email it or share in some way with both their sons and daughters - as well as a few "old heads" who have left the tribe. 

Let me set the record straight on something the "white woman" said in her statement:  Berry Gordy's wife is not white - she is Brazilian and Black; Larry Fishburne's wife is Latina (Black) - don't get it twisted - it's still 1 tenth of one% of Black Blood that makes you Black - Black Blood is the most powerful blood on the planet.  It has the power to change everything with just one drop - don't let the pigmentation and hair grade fool you - there used to be a penchant for light skinned Black women to pass for white - some of the men did it too.  But Brazil - a country that is 80% African Blooded heritage - do the math. 

I've long since lost concern about Black men who marry white women - It's no longer my concern - I admit it used to infuriate me, until I deliberately went after a guy who was involved with a white woman. I was determined that he was too handsome, smart and powerful to be involved with her, so I took him - literally.  I "won."  And wow, what a mistake that was - sometimes people are where they are and who they are because of their mentality.  We made it for a short while, long enough for me to realize that that brother needed to be right where he was - he didn't or wouldn't work; he had no real interests or ambitions - he was just "handsome" - he talked a good game, but would not or could not walk in talk   Just like Black men like a strong Black women, we, too, like a strong, intelligent, resourceful, active Black man - we support each other - which is OKAY - but for me to carry him?  Not! Sent right back to Helga - where they lived happily ever after. 

I come from a family of FINE BLACK MEN - they're not just fine in terms of their good looks, but because they are educated, work hard, play hard, love hard, are spiritual, intellectual, proud of their Blackness, loyal to and supportive of their families.  My Dad, Granddads, Brother, Uncles, Cousins, handsome Son and handsome Son-In-Law = all FINE BLACK MEN - you know them when you see them.  I'm proud to know the difference between a playboy and a real man - and proud to have had the privilege of having wonderful, real Black men in my life. 

There are, I am sure, a great many sisters and brothers who can say the same.  So we need to make this a MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY.  Give each other kudos, props, respect, love, and support.

STAY BLESSED &

ECLECTICALLY BLACK

Gloria

On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 12:35 AM, <Cpohio1940@aol.com> wrote:

News

A white woman asks why Black men want her, and a Black man responds

 

POSTED ON JULY 29, 2014 BY STAFF IN NEWS, RELATIONSHIPS 

This article was written in Sister2Sister Magazine by a white woman who explained her attraction to Black men.  She also explained why Black men are likely to choose women like her over Black women.  After the letter was written, a Black male gave his response.  The initial letter and response are both listed below:

Dear Jamie: I’m sorry but I would like to challenge some of your Black male readers. I am a White female who is engaged to a Black male-good-looking, educated and loving. I just don’t understand a lot of Black female’s attitudes about our relationship. My man decided he wanted me because the pickings amongst Black women were slim to none. As he said they were either too fat, too loud, too mean, too argumentative, too needy, too materialistic or carrying too much excess baggage. Before I became engaged, whenever I went out I was constantly approached by Black men, willing to wine and dine me and give me the world. If Black women are so up in arms about us being with their men, why don’t they look at themselves and make some changes. I am tired of the dirty looks I get and snide remarks when we’re out in public. I would like to hear from some Black men about why we are so appealing and coveted by them. Bryant Gumbel just left his wife of 26 years for one of us Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, the model Tyson Beckford, Montell Williams, Quincy Jones, James Earl Jones, Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Kofi Anan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Don Cornelius, Berry Gordy, Billy Blanks, Larry Fishburne, Wesley Snipes… I could go on and on. But, right now, I’m a little angry and that is why I wrote this so hurriedly. Don’t be mad with us White women because so many of your men want us. Get your acts together and learn from us and we may lead you to treat your men better. If I’m wrong, Black men, let me know. Disgusted White Girl, Somewhere in VA RESPONSE

Here is his response:

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Dear Jamie: I would like to respond to the letter written by A Disgusted White Girl. Let me start by saying that I am a 28-year old Black man. I graduated from one of the most prestigious universities in Atlanta, Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management. I have a good job at a major corporation and have recently purchased a house. So, I consider myself to be among the ranks of successful Black men. I will not use my precious time to slander white people. I just want to set the record straight of why Black men date white women. Back in the day, one of the biggest reasons why Black men dated white women was because they were considered easy. The Black girls in my neighborhood were raised in the church. They were very strict about when they lost their virginity and who they lost it to. Because of our impatience to wait, Brothers would look for someone who would give it up easy without too much hassle. So, they turned to the white girls. Nowadays, in my opinion, a lot of Brothers date white women because they are docile and easy to control. A lot of Black men, because of insecurities, fears, and overall weaknesses, have become intimidated by the strength of our Black women. We are afraid that our woman will be more successful than us, make more money than us, drive nicer cars and own bigger houses.

Because of this fear, many Black men look for a more docile woman. Someone we can control. I have talked to numerous Black men and they continuously comment on how easy it is to control and walk over their white women. I just want to set the record straight. I want A Disgusted White Girl to know that not all successful Black men date white women. Brothers like Ahmad Rashad, Denzel Washington, Michael Jordan, Morris Chestnut, Will Smith, Blair Underwood, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Chris Rock all married strong Black women And, to flip the script, there are numerous white men, in and out of the spot light, who openly or secretly desire Black women over white women. Ted Danson, Robert DeNiro, and David Bowie to name a few. I just don’t want a disgusted white girl to be misinformed Stop thinking that because you are white that you are some type of goddess. Remember, when Black Egyptian Queens like Hatsepshut and Nitorcris were ruling Dynasties and armies of men in Egypt, you were over in the caves of Europe eating raw meat and beating each other over the head with clubs.

Read your history! It was the Black woman that taught you how to cook and season your food. It was the Black woman that taught you how to raise your children. It was Black women who were breast feeding and raising your babies during slavery. It is the Black woman that had to endure watching their fathers, husbands, and children beaten, killed, and thrown in jail. Black women were born with two strikes against them: being Black and being a woman. And, through all this, Still They Rise! It is because of the Black women’s strength, elegance, power, love and beauty that I could> never> date anyone except my Black Queen. It is not just the outer beauty that captivates and draws me to them. It is not the fact that they come in all shapes, sizes, colors and shades that I love them. Their inner beauty is what I find most appealing about Black women. Their strong spirit, loving and nurturing souls, their integrity, their ability to overcome great obstacles, their willingness to stand for what they believe in, and their determination to succeed and reach their highest potential while enduring great pain and suffering is why I have fallen in love with black women. I honestly believe that your anger is geared more toward jealousy and envy more so than snotty looks. If this were not so, then why do you continuously go to tanning salons to darken your skin? If you are so proud to be white, then why don’t you just be happy with your pale skin? Why do you continue to inject your lips, hips, and breasts with unnatural and dangerous substances so you can look fuller and more voluptuous? I think that your anger is really a result of you wanting to have what the Black woman has.

BOTTOM LINE: If I were looking for a docile woman, someone I can walk over and control, I would give you a call. But, unfortunately, I am looking for a Virtuous Woman. Someone that can be a good wife and mother to my children. Someone who can be my best friend and understands my struggles. I am looking for a soul mate. I am looking for a sister and; unfortunately, you do not and CANNOT fit the bill. No offense taken, none given. Signed, Black Royalty Wow!! We must pass this on to make the day of the Black Queens and remind our Black Kings of what they have Old..! 

This indeed was a great letter.  And, again I applaud the brother who wrote it.  And to my Black sisters, be yourselves, be proud of who you are, wear your natural beauty and show your wonder talents and creativity - don't imitate the imitators.  
Stay Blessed & ECLECTICALLY BLACK -
Gloria 

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President Obama Keeps His Word Again - Now it's time to keep ours: BOYCOTT TRUMP

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson


Osama bin Laden has been captured and killed. This information shot across my computer screen while I was working on transcribing a recent interview. At first I thought, okaaay, this is some kind of spam or joke. But when the following message indicated that the President would be addressing us from the White House -and it was after 11:00pm, I realized, this is serious.

How proud are we of our President for having led the charge, and as usual, kept his promise, to do what he said he would do?? He pledged to get Osama bin Laden - and he did it. But what I really, really appreciated, was the cool, calm, caring debonair demeanor he assumed as he made his announcement.

No gloating, no pompous bombacity - no "mission accomplished" sneers. No! Our President - The President of the United States of America the new and improved President of the United States of America, Barack Obama - first of all addressed the families of those who had met their demise at the hands of Bin Laden during the tragedy of 9/11. Then he commended those soldiers who had valiantly worked to track him down over the past ten years, going into Afghanistan, risking life and limb to bring Bin Laden to justice.

He, likewise, gave the Pakistanis their due for their cooperation in helping to identify and locate bin Laden's lair. He was, in other words, a true dignitary, worthy of the mantle PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. And, while the death of anyone is nothing to applaud, I applauded the fact that this indeed brings closure to the illusive criminal who was the mastermind behind the devastation that rocked my city and my country, killed thousands of innocent people, and left in its wake a paranoia that America has heretofore never had to suffer. And as one who watched in horror from my living room as those planes hit that tower, and was a part of the triage that tried to save so many wounded and injured and, yes, dead, on that horrific day, I have to say to President Barack Obama: JOB WELL DONE, MY BROTHER.

While Donald Trump was contorting his face in the most demonic manner calling for certificates of live birth; while Boehner and his miscreants were gathering to take yet another bite out of the programs the President had put together for our benefit; while the tea baggers (er, party) were jumping up and down on yet another misbegotten concept, that would be sure to be to the detriment of the country in the long run, President Barack Obama was taking care of business - as usual. While the media was trying to dredge up the off shore oil spill fiasco (which really started under Bush), Obama was making decisions of a much more weightier matter. The apprehension of bin Laden, alive if possible, dead if necessary.

And he did it! Not Bush, Obama. You dig?

As I watched the President speak, and switched to different broadcasts to see what their slants were, I also realized that when it came to reporting the news, MSNBC generously re-ran his entire statement sufficiently so we could get the full measure of the magnitude of the event, as well as the stature of the man who had made it happen.

I for one am very proud of President Obama.

On ABC-TV however, George Stephanopolous interviewed more of George Bush's former aids than he did anyone from the White House. I grew tired of hearing them try to claim any share in this major victory. What was up with that? (Also, saw few, if any Black reporters at the helm talking about the significance of this latest victory on the President's part. HINT: President Obama, I am available!!)

After 9-11 Bush went into Iraq. He manipulated the emotions and fears of Americans and went after Sadam Hussein, who had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11 at all. Killed the wrong man for the wrong reason, and virtually started a war that did not need to be. The so-called weapons of mass destruction proved to be a pretext on the part of the Bush II Administration to vindicate Bush I. In the meantime, finances, resources that should have gone towards rebuilding this country, strengthening the educational system, providing jobs and health care for Americans have been siphoned off in the name of a bogus war. A war that has seen insult after insult; disgrace after disgrace sully and tarnish America's "home of the brave and land of the free" image (okay, okay, we Black Americans know that it's a facade anyway, but they took it to an even newer low - leave it to the Bushes -that's their stock in trade, seeing how low they can go before somebody actually stops them). Remember, it was they who took a surplus and turned it into a major deficit. Can you say economic downturn; mortgage backed security fiasco; predatory realty practices?

With Bin Laden out of the picture, and with the ever more vigilant forces rooting out the rest of el Quaeda, President Obama can focus on fulfilling the rest of his promises - Universal Health Care; quality education, increased quality of life; affordable housing; and gainful employment/jobs.

This also puts so you called "birthers" on notice - you do yourselves, this country, "We, the People", and our President a disservice with this racist tack that you've been fostering. Even though the proof of President Obama's birth has been presented, it was really a non-issue to begin with. A diversionary tactic to misdirect the focus on things that were really inconsequential and mediocre at the core, while other, more important issues were being neglected. It is clear that while you were working on your negative tact, President Obama was dealing with much more essential issues. So, in light of this most recent development, you are shown even more to be the fools than we even know you to be.

But your misdeeds, and that of "the Donald", will not go unnoticed or unrecompensed. WE THE PEOPLE have called for a national boycott of all things Trump - casinos, TV, health products, etc. We do not need multimillionaire racists trying to dominate the air waves, spewing hostility and negativity. Trump's message, his so-called candidacy and his TV shows are bankrupt, just like his humanity.

As our favorite comedian/philosopher, Bill Cosby, has rightly identified, the remarks Trump made about Obama are ridiculous. And for us to continue watching him, and legitimizing his crap is likewise RIDICULOUS.

A letter forwarded to me from several sources, including Bea Dupont, and my best friend, Ann in Philly, is only one of many calling for a boycott of ALL THINGS TRUMP, and should serve notice on the Trump empire:


4/28/11 Subject: Boycott The Celebrity Apprentice and All of Donald Trump's Ventures
Family & Friends, Bill Cosby slammed Trump on the Today Show regarding his ridiculous actions and remarks about our President.

Lawrence O’Donnell the host of the Last Word a program on MSNBC noted a few nights ago the ratings for The Celebrity Apprentice have been dropping since Cosby slammed Trump and also because of the statements Trump made regarding Obama. Also, NBC the station that televises the Celebrity Apprentice will decide whether or not to pick the show up for another season. The date NBC decides to pick up the show for another season is May 16th. Let’s band together and show Trump he’s not as great as he think he is. I am pleading with each of you to forward this email to all in your address book and ask them to forward it to everyone they know. We should also boycott his casinos, hotels, etc., anything with Trumps name on it. This man does not respect our President nor does he respect Black people, referring to us as “The Blacks”. So let’s show him just how important he’s not. Trump needs to pay for his outrageous antics. Please pass this along to everyone you know. Thanks

Additionally, William Reed noted in his latest piece, "NOT JUST ANOTHER EMPTY SUIT": "Seems that all America’s Black Ladies’ Clubs have banned together to "boycott Donald Trump until he admits that President Obama was born in the U.S." Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” television show, his casinos, office buildings, and hotels, have been put in economic peril by little gray-haired Black ladies (where has this man been, we are not little old gray-haired Black ladies - look again!)

Anywaaaaay, you get the drift. Before those of you who were planning to jump ship, join the other side, or throw your hands up and throw in the towel in reference to our President, make a wrong move, check out HIS track record; not the verbiage and antics of the detractors. Remember, the enemies of Obama have had centuries of practice in detraction from the good we have done. It's nothing new. He is the target. But he is neither distracted, dismayed, nor deterred by their disses. He remains focused and on course - and we have to do likewise. He needs, and deserves, our strength and support through thick and thin. So let's be about it.

BOYCOTT TRUMP - and all his holdings - AND IF YOU HAVE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF WHAT HIS HOLDINGS AND OTHER BUSINESS VENTURES ARE AND YOU WANT ME TO POST IT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND IT TO ME.

Stand and vote for those who stand for and with OBAMA. The 2012 campaign started the day before yesterday, and we're on the late show. Make no mistake about it the Repughblicans are going to try to detract from this latest in Obama's long line of victories with lies and distortions. Our job is to make sure our base and those around us know the truth and are not fooled by their b.s.

Now I could have ended article this right here, and it would have been a perfectly wonderful blog. But, no! Here's where I really get on my soap box: Our President is up to his eyebrows in alligators - or should I say vampires!! You see, because we didn't get the majority of Democrats elected, or re-elected to Congress, the support he needs to do what he is trying to do for us is in jeopardy. We have to be on our J.O.B. and make sure, going forward, that any up coming elections - even if they are for dog catcher - if the person is a Democrat, we have to back them. We have to regain the majority in Congress in 2012 and send the vampires (Rep-ugh-blicans) back to their bat caves, to hang upside down in the cobwebs of their racists conservative bloodsucking mentalities. This is a pitched battle. And we have to emerge victorious.

When I attended the Democratic National Convention in Denver,Colorado in 2008, I bought a pin that had then candidate Obama on it with dark glasses. The caption on the pin read "MISSION/POSSIBLE!" It's my favorite pin, and I wear it with everything, regardless of the occasion (my friends will attest to this). It has been an inspiration to me when I face challenges, and things seem to be stacked against me. As with Obama, when he ran for President, "Mission Possible" has been my mantra.

So I am saying that as we go forward to re-elect President Obama for a well deserved second term; and forward toward leading better lives in our own right, towards having a better government, and legislators that are responsive and responsible to us: "MISSION POSSIBLE" - because we are indeed a mighty people.

Take care &
STAY BLESSED &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson