Oh Where Oh Where Has the Black Middle Class Gone?
Previously posted August 2006Blogger Angela Diane and DiversityInc.com ask that question at the following link: Drop by and leave a respectful comment.
I have to say "respectful" because of all the defenders of that St. Tammany Parish "Chee Wee Commenting" Sheriff who've been following me around the Web. attracts a telling crew that illustrates water seeks its level.
They love to say he was talking only about the suspects as though no one watched .
As for the murderers, of course the black community wants the murderers of the family to be caught, but not by a lynching crew disguised as officers of the law. We don't want violent criminals roaming the streets either.
Unlikely. They will denounce such funding as they routinely denounced helping New Orleans prior to Katrina and as many do now even after Katrina.
Most assuredly we want the correct perpetrators brought to justice, but somebody needs to be sure the men apprehended are the actual perps and not just any black males walking with locs or twists through St.
Tammany Parish. Some supporters of the sheriff's comments seem to think that it's okay for the sheriff to terrorize the entire black community of St. Tammany Parish in the name of finding two men who are probably no longer in St.
Tammany Parish. Apparently they expect African Americans to live in both fear of the perps and fear of the those charged to protect and serve the whole community, not just the white part of the community.
But what do we expect from some of the extremists who support the sheriff?
Do not these types revel in inflicting terror and dehumanizing others so they can feel superior? Do we expect them to think logically and fairly? I read in a blog by an ACLU intern in New Orleans that the ACLU Office there received threats of violence from Strain supporters after it filed its press release opposing the sheriff's comments.
So, it seems his supporters are as prone to violence as those they accuse of savagery.
Finally, true believers in liberty definitely would not think Jack Strain should be allowed to harass people on the basis of whether they are unemployed in an area that probably has many employers who also discriminate against black people in employment. St.
Tammany is after all the land of . But enough about Sheriff Jack Strain, his ilk, and their negativity. Let's move forward to finding constructive solutions to what ails us.
May America rise and not be dragged again into the ditch of narrowminded bigots.
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Mrs. LeVert says she prefered not to be in the spotlight. "All I really wanted to do was just be in the basement, play music, write music," she says and that she knows her son had so much more to give.
From WKYC, 3, Cleveland.
Thank you, Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Love Divine Whispers Peace
(Poem For Gerald Levert, 1966-2006, and family)
By
The supplications of a hearty soul,
the songs of a heart seized in mid flight,
libations to God poured upon the hem of His mantle,
brew joy through our sober night.
We mourn for a young one gone,
yet sing for a sweetheart's rising.
We laugh at the honeyed dawn,
and chant with God's advising
that we weep no more but love.
We weep no more but love,
hug hearts that greet us daily,
the ones who need us,
the ones remaining,
the ones to cherish before
they leave us.
We love now.
Copyright © 2006
All rights reserved
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported earlier this week that Gerald LeVert's hometown R B radio station was to broadcast today's Memorial services that start at noon EST. (The station's site: ). However, per the family's request, there will be NO broadcast of the services.
I confirmed this with the station. ~~
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that it will give "live" coverage with frequent updates of Memorial Services ( ). The Memorial Services have been moved to Cleveland's convention center, according to WZAK radio.
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From WZAK 93.1 FM, Gerald LeVert's hometown R B Station, Cleveland, Ohio
GERALD LEVERT
Friday, November 17, 2006
The life and legacy of Gerald Levert will be publicly celebrated on friday, November 17, 2006 with a musical memorial tribut.
The program will begin at 12:00pm with doors opening promptly at 11:00am. The location is as follows:
NEW LOCATION!
The Public Hall - Cleveland Convention Center
500 Lakeside Avenue (East 6th Street @ Lakeside)
Cleveland, OH 44114
A special area has been dedicated for fans that wish to come and pay their final respects to one of the most incredible voices and performers of our time.
Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. All celebrities, VIP's and media must contact W W Public Relations, Inc. for further insturctions.
We're asking all in attendance to wear Gerald's favorite color, purple.
In lieu of flowers, the LeVert family is asking that donations be made to the R B (Rhythm Blues) Foundation. Checks should be written in the name of the R B Foundation and forwarded to Andy Gibson c/o Trevel Productions, Inc.
, 13816 Cedar Road, University Heights, OH 44118.
Radio One Cleveland is accepting Teddy Bears, that will be donated to Rainbow Babies Children in Gerald's honor. Radio One: 2510 St.
Clair Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
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She is a retired school teacher now living with my father in Slidell, LA. My parents moved in with my brother and my sister-in-law following the Katrina cataclysm. Last Mother's Day I wrote the poem in honor of my mother for the holiday.
It was subsequently published in the British ezine . The poem means more now to me and family members than it did then given all that has transpired over the past year. In addition to , I have three other poems that may be relevant to readers over the Mother's Day celebration.
In them you will see different types of mothers, relationships with mothers, and the legacies of good mothers. The poems are listed as follows:
Thank you for reading. Posted by
New Orleans: Why Did The French Build a City in a Bowl? No psychics, on the Nouvelle Orleans committee, I suppose. Too late to cry now; what's done is done.
Nevertheless, and residents have been advised to move to higher ground.
So, many of have been playing musical houses today, including my elderly parents, who've been carted off by my brother to his home in Slidell. Actually, no one's ruled out driving up to Memphis, TN.
I think this is the third big scare in two years.
I was there for hurricanes and . hit when I was five years old, and that's the one I remember emotionally because I was all excited and couldn't wait to see the hurricane.
I ended up cowering in the hall on a blanket between my parents. My dad still teases me about it; however, while you may smile at a memory later, a hurricane is nothing to laugh about. The picture shows the destruction left by Hurricane Betsy (1965).
blew down the huge, old shade tree in our backyard, wedged it right against my bedroom window. Spooked me but good. (1969).
A good thunderstorm can sometimes flood parts of the city enough to do formidable damage. I've had friends who've gone home after school in boats, and it rains often enough to make you aware when you live there that you could be washed away. So, all the weather pros reminding residents that this hurricane or the next could be for good make New Orleanians glad they own remotes.
Perhaps that's why the city has such a laissez-faire air. What will be, will be. You can only control but so much in this life.
California Quakes, Tornado Alley Twisters, Gulf Coast Hurricanes. Planes crash, buildings collapse, and everywhere the terrorists. We do what we must, and turn some things over to God.
Another writer's thoughts on hurricanes: by my friend Mari D'India, Florida.
PS: "The site (for New Orleans) was selected because it was a rare bit of natural high ground along the flood-prone banks of the lower Mississippi, and was adjacent to a Native American trading route and portage between the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain via Bayou St. John (known to the natives as Bayou Choupique).
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Nearly an island, New Orleans in some spots is reported to be as much as 20 feet below sea level and is surrounded on three sides by water. Consequently, my hometown is called a city in a bowl.
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