I
received this from my sister/blogger friend - Judy Burnette of "eduadvocate." It's such a
wonderful compilation of things "Malcolm" I wanted to share it with you
all on his 89th Birthday. I had earlier written on my facebook page
that instead of taking a moment of "silence" in memory of our BLACK
SHINING PRINCE, we should each take the time to learn something new
about him. Someone must have picked up my vibes.
I didn't have the honor and privilege and honor of knowing Brother
Malcolm personally. However, I considered his wife and lifemate, Sister
Betty Shabazz a dear friend, as well as Delta Sigma Theta Soror. I also know him through
friendships with two of his wonderful daughters, Ilyasah and Malaak,
who with the rest of their sisters, work tirelessly to keep the memory
of their wonderful Mother and Father alive. This is a great legacy -
one which they do not take lightly - and neither should we.
For all of you who knew him, this is a walk down memory lane. For
those of you who heard of him, this is confirmation that he was
definitely no myth. And for those who are just waking up, you
definitely are in the right place. Those of us who consider ourselves
educated in "things Malcolm" would do well to share this along with our
own personal understanding of this great BLACK MAN.
Please Note: There is a reference to Nicki Minaj - Please be aware that she has recently apologized for her desecration of the memory of Brother Malcolm.
W.E. A.L.L. B.E.: Happy 89th Life Affirmation Day Bro. Malcolm X!!!
Transformative & Transcendent: Malcolm X aka El Hajj Malik El Shabazz
(Sunrise 5/19/1925-Sunset 2/21/1965)
"There
is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every
loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your
performance the next time." ~Malcolm X
Abibifahodie Family!!!
May 19, 2014, marks the 89th year since the birth of a true shining
Black Prince, Black manhood personified...Feb. 21, 2014, marked 49 years
since one of America's most charismatic,dynamic, controversial,
enigmatic, inspirational, feared, celebrated, hated, intelligent
orators/leaders was cut down by a hail of bullets in his prime in front
of a packed audience in the Audubon Ballroom which included his wife
(pregnant with twins) and his four children....Although he drew his
last breath that tragic day Malcolm still lives!!! You can kill the dreamer, but never the dream; you can kill the revolutionary, but never the revolution!!!
Malcolm was as great,complex and committed as they come...Malcolm was a
rare one who could not be brought with money, fame or gold (according
to the late historian Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Malcolm was once offered 3
million dollars to leave the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to start
teaching a more "traditional" form of Islam, but he flat out
refused)...Malcolm also had the underrated ability to admit when he was
wrong and was willing to change in order to be a part of the solution,
in order to confront and eradicate the problem...Malcolm experienced
the extremes of the human condition, good, bad, and indifferent, in his
brief yet full 39 years on this piece of rock we call earth...Let us rejoice in what he left us instead of how he left us...We got a lot of work to do so let's get to it!!! Hotep!!! ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Honors Bro. Malcolm X In Words, Audio & Video!!!
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Pays Homage To Bro. Malcolm X aka El Hajj Malik El
Shabazz Through The Creation Of The Following W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News
Article & Videos..Please Read, Watch & Share These Works With Your Extended Networks...AMPLIFY THE REVOLUTION!!! The Best Is Yet To Come!!!
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. NEWS: Tha Artstorian: Educating Malcolm
The meanstream has done everything they possibly can to vilify and undermine President Obama's comprehensive health care legislation, popularly known as ObamaCare. Of course quack doctors and pharmaceutical companies (I call them pharmacons) are really bent out of shape - and several insurance companies are not too very about it either. But 2014 is almost here, finally - and those of us who have held on and struggled through this long wait period, can finally, but slowly, begin to exhale, and look forward to healing at last. Diabetics - there are cures out there waiting for you; arthritics and knee pain sufferers you no longer have to lose your limbs; high blood pressure sufferers you can stop taking rat poison to keep your blood thinned out; heart patients, likewise, there are new cutting edged procedures just waiting for you. These and so much more have been held away from the American medical industry, and are being successfully used in other parts of the world. In 2014, like it or not, you will be covered - GO BE HEALED, HEALTHY AND WHOLE. And therein lies the crux of the matter - you will lose your dependency on drugs and procedures that just maintain your pain or illness; you can go to doctors that really do heal you and it won't cost you half your soul to do it.
Because of the meanstream media's penchant for the negative, it;s always heartening when I come across something that's positive, printable and worth sharing, such as the recent article that appeared in the July 9 issue of the Washington Post. It was forwarded to my attention by my sister blogger, Judy Burnette in Boston. You might want to check out her blog, www.eduadvocate.com. She has some amazing stuff.
Anyway, the info follows; do share.
STAY BLESSED &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Judy Burnette wrote:
Welcome to Health Reform Watch,
Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing
the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach
Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon for the latest edition, and read previous columns here.
Americans for Prosperity is out with a new $1 million anti-health law advertising buy. Titled "Questions," the spot features a mother named Julie asking, unsurprisingly, questions about Obamacare.
Luckily, Wonkblog is in the business of providing Obamacare answers! Every now and then, I take reader questions about how the Affordable Care Act will affect them. Julie's
questions in the advertisement, about what Obamacare means for her
2-year-old son, are perfect for a format like this one.
If we can't pick our own doctor, how do I know my family is going to get the care they need?
This
question sets up a bit of a false hypothetical, given that the
health-care law doesn't really stop people from picking their own
doctors.
Instead, it's pretty much
up to each individual to pick a health insurance plan that they feel
meets their needs. In my discussions with state marketplace officials,
nearly all say they plan to have links to lists of which doctors work
with which health insurance carriers. That means that shoppers could check which health plans cover visits to the doctors they prefer.
To be comprehensive though,
there is one way that the new marketplaces could cut patients off from
the doctors they currently see. At least in California, the health
insurance marketplace has been populated with plans with relatively narrow networks, meaning they include fewer doctors and hospitals in their health plan. In those situations, there is the possibility of having trouble finding a plan that covers a family's current doctor.
What am I getting in exchange for higher premiums and a smaller paycheck?
Excellent question! For the
14 million people who purchase health insurance in the individual
market, some will see their premiums increase in 2014. For a 25-year-old
man who wants to buy coverage, the price tag will likely be more under
Obamacare than it is right now.
So, what do consumers get in return?For one thing, insurance companies will have to accept their enrollment
no matter what. An applicant with a preexisting condition, for example,
gets to sign up for a plan that they might not currently qualify for.
Older Americans get limits on how much insurers can charge them; women
will no longer get charged a higher premium than men. There are certain
benefits, too, that health insurance plans are required to cover.
Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt has termed this idea of enhanced benefits under the Affordable Care Act as"premium joy," an analogue to the better known "premium shock."
"Many such people simply
could not afford the high, medically underwritten premiums they were
quoted in the traditional nongroup market," he wrote in a recent blog
post. "This joy will be shared by high-risk applicants who were refused
coverage by the insurer, along with people now in high-risk pools.
Can I really trust the folks in Washington with my family's health care?
Unclear! But the question
just isn't that relevant to the Affordable Care Act. Health insurance
coverage under the Affordable Care Act will work pretty much like it
does right now, with the Aetnas and Uniteds of the world deciding which
claims get covered and which get denied. There is no panel in
Washington, however, deciding who gets what type of coverage under the
health-care law. We don't know whether Julie can trust the folks in
Washington with her family's health care -- but, for the purposes of the
Affordable Care Act, we really don't need to.
KLIFF NOTES: Top health policy reads from around the Web.
Connecticut is struggling to get Obamacare off the ground.
"Facing tight deadlines
and daunting workloads, states across the country are scaling back
ambitions for implementing the Affordable Care Act. At a monthly board
meeting of Connecticut's health insurance exchange, members of the
standing-room-only crowd got a reminder that they, too, were behind
schedule. The insurance marketplace they were working on nights and
weekends won't be completely ready on time." Sarah Kliff in The Washington Post.
Former Clinton health aide Chris Jennings is headed to the White House.
"Mr. Jennings, 52, was
President Clinton's chief health policy adviser from 1995 to January
2001. He is known and trusted by Obama administration officials and has
close ties to Democrats and some Republicans in Congress. In 2001, he
established a lobbying and consulting concern, Jennings Policy
Strategies. Current and former clients include the A.F.L.-C.I.O., the
Bipartisan Policy Center, the Federation of American Hospitals, General
Motors and the Generic Pharmaceutical Association." Robert Pear in The New York Times.
The White House's newest target in the Obamacare rollout: Moms. "They
are collaborating with Elle and Cosmopolitan magazines, organizing
mom-oriented wine-and-cheese parties and preparing commercials that will
run during shows popular with mothers, such as "Good Morning America."
And soon, they plan to deploy first lady Michelle Obama, the nation's
mother in chief, who has already put her stamp on health-care with her
anti-obesity "Let's Move!" campaign." Sandhya Somashekhar in The Washington Post.
Time to do your own homework on what insurance carriers will give you the comprehensive health care you need. And don't believe the hype - ObamaCare represents affordable, comprehensive health care for Americans - that means YOU. It's easy to be penny wise and pound foolish; to know the price of everything and the value of nothing. The role of the greedy is to shortchange and deprive the needy. Obamacare puts a stop to that. Let's make sure we know our rights under these benefits, and stop listening to the wrong information.
Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson
