GDW Event Alert: WAKE UP & STAY WOKE KICKS OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2/2/2022

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson

Hello All!!

Happy BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

96 years ago Dr. Carter G. Woodson started NEGRO HISTORY WEEK in celebration of the accomplishments of Black people in the midst of a world that largely discounted us as viable people.  Before it morphed into BLACK HISTORY MONTH, it was always the second week in February - to incorporate and celebrate two of his personal heroes - President Abraham Lincoln and the great orator and activist, Fredrick Douglass - born on February 12 and 14 respectively.  I can't emphesize enough that Woodson selected those dates - so when you hear ignorant jokes about BLACK HISTORY MONTH  being set in the shortest and coldest month of the year, you can put the ignoramuses straight.  

Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson - Founder of Black History Month

Prior to starting Negro History Week, Woodson authored several books on Black history, and launched the Journal of Negro History which brought him and together with several other scholars to highlight the achievements of Black Americans.  

He founded he Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ANSLH) in 1915.  Believing that African Americans were not being taught enough of their own heritage - he intensified his studies and research, and opened a center  at his home on 9th Street in Washington D.C.   

One of his most famous publications, THE MIS EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO (1933) is as true today as it was when he wrote it nearly 90 years ago - and sadly, has yet to be fully implemented by most Black educators or institutions.  100 years ago, in 1922,  he wrote THE NEGRO IN OUR HISTORY.  

Though he tried to expand the celebration of Black history beyond one week, he was never able to complete the transition - having succumbed to a sudden heart attack in 1950 at the age of 75.  26 years later, under new leadership, the shift was finally made to a monthlong celebration.  

Dr. Woodson was a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, which supported him in the early days of developing his research institution, and helped fund the publications of his books.  

Today in 2022, with the agressive racist attempts to suppress Black history in schools and other institutions, it is more imperative than ever that people become acquainted with Dr. Carter G. Woodson, and programs developed to re-educate ourselves and our youth with our history.  If it can't be done in regular schools, then formulation of Saturday schools and Church Auxillary History programs should be developed so that our history and contributions, as well as the history of our endurance and resilience under an oppressive government will not be overlooked, discounted or lost.  We are in the midst of a battle for our souls, freedom and very existence, with racist caucasoids trying to deny our right to vote, the history of our people, and educational and economic parity.  Thus far our response has been scattered and vapid.

Over 100 years ago without radio, television, computers, or cell phones, Dr. Woodson managed to reach and teach Black people around the world  they mattered, they had made major contributions, and that they were victorious!  How could we, in the day and age of the most modern technology do less?  -GDW

That said, Dr. Efaye Williams has made it her mission to celebrate Black History every day - and provide opportunity for as many contemporary Black people who contribute to our society to be heard via her radio show, WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE - so every Wednesday at 10:00AM on WPFW.FM 89.3, she interacts with people who are making great contributions.  So mark your calendars, set your alarms and tune to see who her next guests will be.  You can tune in on your radio, or log on to www.wpfwfm.org - There are also opportunities for calling in to ask the guests questions or share information. 

Just remember that If it's Wednesday, it must be time to WAKE UP AND STAY WOKE!!

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"It is through our struggles that we gain our victories." Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.

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GDW EVENT ALERT - National Congress of Black Women presents their 37th Annual Awards Ceremony September 19, 2021

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson

Hello All:

It's a pleasure to announce and cover this event - And I've had the privilege of doing so now for four years - which is a relatively short time in their wonderful history of lifting up those who have shared their wisdom, knowledge, understanding and love to help expand the lives of Black people. 

Dr.  EFaye Williams, President of the National Congress of Black Women

The National Congress of Black Women, Inc.,has been highlighting the strengths and abilities of Black women for nearly 40 years - engaging women from all walks of life to be the best they can be.  And for the brothers who have likewise stood up, they have developed a special category - THE GOOD BROTHERS' AWARD -  to show their respect and gratitude for all they have done.

And this year, 2021, is no different.  So log onto www.nationalgongressbw.org for information and reservations.

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Celebrity Hostess Tamika Mallory

We have all been shocked and saddened by the announcement of the passing of Michael K. Williams, the phenomenal actor who was scheduled to receive their  2021 Good Brother Award.  He had just recorded his acceptance remarks for the event; and they are so touching, they will include them in the upcoming NCBW Awards Ceremony program this Sunday, September 19th.  For details see www.nationalcongressbw.org. This was his last public interview.  Please be there - you won't want to miss this final farewell.

The Late Michael K Williams

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Dr. Efaye Williams, Esq. to be Honored by SILK & Regalettes in LA 7/21/19

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:

If you are in or around, or planning to be in Los Angeles this Sunday, July 21, make it your business to attend this wonderful event, honoring one of my favorite people on the planet:  Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.  In addition to being a Soror - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., she is probably one of the busiest, and more effective leaders today. 

I gave you a tidbit of her bio below - some of the many reasons she's being honored this week end.  She was also recently honored in Philadelphia, PA during the Juneteenth celebrations, and is constantly in demand.

I only recently met Dr. Williams two years ago, when I was honored to cover the National Congress of Black Women's Award Brunch in D.C. during the Congressional Black Congress.  She's elegant, eloquent, and eclectic - something I have a great reverence for.  If that wasn't enough, I learned we had a mutual  friend in the personage of brother/friend Dick Gregory - and collaborated with him on many projects - which deepened my already growing respect and admiration for her.

Her weekly Radio Broadcast of WPFW.FM/DC, every Wednesday morning at 10:00AM EST, is always full of information of relevance to Black people in general, Black women in particular.  She is an activist and advocate for Black people and uses her energy to enhance and inform our culture and our people.

The other awesome trait about Dr. Williams is that she is down to earth and congenial, easy to talk to.  So, when you attend the Luncheon, which by the way, if for a worthy cause, you will totally enjoy her personable conversational style.

My congratulations to Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. for the honor being bestowed on her, has earned it and more than deserves it.

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. will be honored in legendary Marina del Rey, CA, at the annual benefit luncheon co-hosted by SILK (Sisters Involved In Linking Knowledge) and the Regalettes to raise funds for under served African American girls in the Greater Los Angeles and surrounding communities, on Sunday, July 21, from 12:00 pm. -3:00 pm.

 

 

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E. Faye Williams

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. is the daughter of former sharecroppers; 1 of 9 children who grew up without the benefit of a father in her home; distinguished herself academically by graduating from Grambling University magna cum laude and going on to earn numerous academic credentials, including a law degree, a Ph.D. and a D.Min.
Dr. Williams is now President/CEO of Natural Health Options of Washington, DC. Her company provides unlimited economic empowerment opportunities for small business owners and individuals. She has exclusive manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights to natural products created from the work of the scientific genius, Dr. George Washington Carver.
Dr. Williams has served as National President of the Grambling Alumni Association, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women, Chief of Staff to a Councilmember, and General Counsel to a U.S. Congressman. She is a teacher, minister, administrator, business owner, talk show host, peace and human rights activist, attorney, author and more.
She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs on BET, CBS, CNN, Good Morning America, The David Brinkley Show, the Canadian Broadcasting System, C-Span. She appears as a regular commentator/panelist on several radio and television programs. Additionally she was a news talk show host for a number of years.
She is a prolific public speaker internationally and has served as keynote speaker at major conventions, churches, universities and conferences, speaking on diverse topics from health, to human rights, to spirituality, to politics, to world affairs, inspiration, motivation and other subjects.
She has received awards from a variety of groups and on a variety of topics: They Dare to Speak Out Award, Top Ladies of Distinction, Distinguished Alumni Award, Outstanding Business Leader, Delta Legacy Award, The History Makers, and many others.
E. Faye Williams has been named to Ebony Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Black Americans, and has been listed in Who’s Who Among Black Americans and Who’s Who Among Women. She serves on numerous Boards of Directors, including Broadband Everywhere, Partners for Peace, and the National Congress of Black Women.
In addition, Dr. Williams was the first African American to run a viable political campaign for the United States Congress from Louisiana, her state of birth, coming within 6/10ths of 1 percent of winning, and is often referred to as “Louisiana’s Congresswoman in Exile.”

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NCBW's Respect Us Project objects to Artists who Puts Down Black Women/Community

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:


It is refreshing and encouraging to know that there are still some people taking an active role and concern about the direction and development of our youth.  We seem to have fallen into such a low level of morality and self worth and self love, that we have come to accept the disrespectful, disgusting images, lyrics, behaviors of our youth - the negative examples they set for those younger who are coming behind them, who see their fame as an affirmation despite the vulgar language, behavior and images they are portraying.  

Black people are the only people who specialize in saying negative things about themselves and each other.  We are the only people who try to out do each other in how many negative and ugly things we say to and about each other and ourselves.  We are the only people who are paid to say as many ugly negative things about each other and ourselves.  The meanstream media is in the business of making Black people look as ignorant, ugly, immoral, and violent as possible - and we are complicit in this effort.  We've put money above morals - and then when our people fail to prosper mentally, physically, educationally or spiritually, we make it their fault.  Our artists have portrayed images that consistently stereotype us as ignorant, immoral, who use four letter words as thought it's normal, ordinary conversation.   They call it being independent, edgy, and a ton of other rationalities none of which serve our highest and best good individually and collectively.

The National Congress of Black Women has a project call RESPECT US, that is targeting these groups, the negative behaviors, attitudes. verbiage that denigrate Black people.  They learned that a girl group called "City Girls," known for their vulgarity, profanity and pornographic vulgar behavior, will be featured performers at this year's Essence Festival in New Orleans.  

Dr. E Faye Williams, Esq., president of the organization, has penned a letter to Essence in reference to this group, and their objection to their lyrics and images.  I am printing the letter in its entirety - not something that I normally do, since I do not allow profanity on my Blog - but it goes to the purpose of not having this group featured as accepible as a positive example of who we are and what we're about as Beautiful Black Women.

Dr. Williams is incredulous that any one from Essence has seen this group's performance and invite them or perform any way; or is it that even Essence has allowed their standards to slip like so many others in society?

If those lyrics don't disturb, disgust & disappoint you, then you are part of the problem.  It goes to how we are raising our girls to be young women.  What are we teaching them, what direction are we giving them, who are we helping them aspire to become? 

While Dr. Williams is not about censorship, she is, however, against co-signing, sponsoring or fostering behaviors, statements and images that denigrate us as a people or individuals.   I think that those who agree with her should also compose letters to Essence objecting to the performance of this group before women who are seeking to “SERVE BLACK WOMEN, DEEPLY."




OPEN LETTER TO ESSENCE

From: Dr EFaye Williams, Esq.
Date: Thu, May 30, 2019 at 1:24 PM
Subject: Essence Festival Invitees

 c/o Essence Fest 2019   

 241 37th Street

4th Floor

 Brooklyn, NY 11232

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 

We have a project called Respect Us, so we keep up with so-called artists who

perform this hate-filled garbage that denigrates Black women and the Black Community.

I have been informed that the group called City Girls has been invited to perform

at the Essence Festival this year. 

First, I pray that this is not true.  Second, if it is true, I pray that no one at Essence has

seen this group perform. Third,  if they are invitees, I pray that you will withdraw the

invitation as they're not being reflective of who Black women are.  They certainly do not

reflect who we are, and I am sure many others would say the same. 

Please let me know if this group indeed will be performing at the Essence Festival ASAP

so that we know how to handle this matter. I would like to inform our members who were

planning to attend the Festival what they will be hearing if they attend.  It is my understanding that the Festival media kit says the mission is 

“SERVE BLACK WOMEN, DEEPLY."  

Truly this group does not serve Black women in any way.  In case you haven't heard

their filth, below are some of their lyrics you might want to consider before having them attend.

The City Girls have been invited to perform at the Essence Fest in July.  

They are basically a pornographic rap group.  Below are the lyrics to their latest

hit song which is hot rotation throughout ratchet radio stations that

Target our Children throughout the US:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWBU1QxBV3s

(DISCLAIMER: ECLECTICALLY BLACK NEWS BLOG does not endore

        or approve of the language or image that follows):

Real ass bitch, give a fuck 'bout a nigga
Big Birkin bag, hold five, six figures
Stripes on my ass so he call this pussy Tigger
Fuckin' on a scammin' ass, rich ass nigga
Same group of bitches, ain't no adding to the picture
Drop a couple racks, watch this ass get bigger
Drinkin' on liquor, and I'm lookin' at your nigga
If his money right, he can eat it like a Snicker
I ain't got time for you fake ass hoes
Talkin' all loud in them fake ass clothes
Fake ass shoes match their fake ass gold
I'm the realest bitch ever to you snake ass hoes

Act up, you can get snatched up
Act up, you can get snatched up
Act up, you can get snatched up
Dirty ass nails, baby girl, you need to back up

It's Yung Miami, and I came to run my sack up
Tired ass hoes on my page tryna track us
Brand new chain, City Girls goin' platinum
I keep a baby Glock, I ain't fightin' with no random, period
You bitches weak, is you serious?
I let him taste the pussy, now he actin' all delirious
Did the dash in the Rover like it’s Fast and Furious
She see my number in his phone, now you actin' curious (Haha)
He gon' buy me Gucci if I ask for it (yup)
He a classy nigga rockin' Tom Ford (classy)
I bet your lil' sister wanna look like me
I bet your lil' brother wanna fuck on me
Hood bitch, good pussy, I ain't average
Um, he can't come around without that cabbage
Um, pop a pussy bitch quick, like a bubblegum
I ain't never worry, I just deal with it for fun

Act up, you can get snatched up
Act up, you can get snatched up
Act up, you can get snatched up
Dirty ass nails, baby girl, you need to back up

JT on the track, and you know I'm 'bout my paper
Pussy sweet, pussy tight, so he called it Lifesaver
If your ass a broke nigga, hell nah, I can't meet ya
If your ass a rich nigga, I'ma fuck ya 'til you ain't one
If that nigga a scammer, I'm turning into a dancer (yup)
I make it clap like he got the right answer
Sit on it with manners, get it harder than a hammer
He wanna freak, pussy pink, breast cancer
Oh, you like big butts, well I like big bucks
I don't care about your chain, nigga, or your big truck
Yeah, I know you gettin' it, but is you spendin' it?
Give a fuck what a nigga got if he ain't givin' it (nope)
B-badass bitch, bad attitude (yeah)
Nails done, hair done, ass too (ow)
Your baby daddy fuckin' me and suckin' me
He don't answer you, bitch, that's because of me (period)

Act up, you can get snatched up
Act up, you can get snatched up
Act up, you can get snatched up
Dirty ass nails, baby girl, you need to back up

CLEARLY THIS IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF 

                                         THE ESSENCE WOMAN

 

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Dr. E. Faye Williams, MPA, DPA, D.Min, D.Th,  Esq.

President/CEO, National Congress of Black Women, Inc.

1250 4th Street, SW, Suite WG-1, Washington, DC 20024

202/678-6788; E-mail: drefayewilliams@gmail.com

www.nationalcongressbw.org

Join me on WPFW/Pacifica Radio, 89.3fm;  wpfwfm.org; @WPFWDC

Every Wednesday, 10 am Eastern Time--"Wake Up and Stay Woke"

"It is through our struggles that we gain our victories." Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.

"Do you think the Indians celebrate Columbus Day on Indian Reservations?" Dick Gregory

"When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten, the last stream poisoned, you will realize you can’t eat money."  Native American Proverb

"It is my duty to protect those I love."  Black Panther

Until the lions tell their own story, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter.  -- African Proverb

 

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