These stories about living in the inner cities of Manhattan are but a reflection of inner cities throughout the greater US of A. They serve as a slice of reality not found in the tomes churned out by those baby-boi, wet-behind-the ears, pimped rappers abused by the recording industry.
"The Florida Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), America’s oldest and largest journalism advocacy organisation, has trademarked the term “fake news” in hopes of stopping President Trump from using the term as a way to discredit factual news stories he simply doesn’t like. The project was created in partnership with Calgary creative agency, WAX in Canada.
SPJ Florida Pro Chapter is also filing for a trademark on the term and will be sending out cease and desist letters to frequent abusers of the term, including President Trump."
'Da'Vine Joy Randolph plays a comedian in the new movie Dolemite Is My Name. The actress plays a strong, curvy, funny, black single mother who subverts stereotypes of the Blaxploitation era.' -- All Things Considered
H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: SEE: CONGO IN HARLEM 11: Congo in Harlem 11 , from October 12th-20th at Maysles Cinema , 343 Lenox Avenue and 127th Street. Maysles Documentary Center is pleased... #cinema #film #harlem #harlemnyc #blackentreneur #blackowned
The first overt gentrification protocol put in place in NYC was Seneca (Senegal) Village. Hang on, there is a suggested solution at the end of this post.
Seneca Village aka Central Park is a perfect example, that is not as well known as Tulsa or Freetown, of the early marginalization of people of color that lead to Jim Crow in the early 19th century and 'redlining' in the 20th century.. The same type of divestment of property and land that happened to the indigenous Turtle Islanders happened to 'Black' people because many of us ARE indigenous Turtle Islanders. In fact many of these towns, villages and settlements were a peaceful mixture of indigenous, descendants of Africans and a few Irish and/or German folks.
'Gentrification' is the 21st century version of this historical economic exclusion. And 'White', middle class individuals and families participate by taking advantage of the cheaper rents in historically minority neighborhoods. So when 'White' people say they have never participated in anything that oppresses or marginalizes people. You may want to reconsider the subtleties of how those things actually take place. "Well, it's not my fault; that's the way things are. What can I do?" YES: it is YOUR fault. One must take personal responsibility in this Life. Isn't that what 'White' folks are ALWAYS saying? So what you can do is make sure you know all of the laws involved in acquiring your apartment or property. Such as here in Harlem, you are supposed to be presented with two years worth of Con Edison bills and a history of the rent when the property is Rent Regulated or Rent Controlled. A absence of, or reluctance on the part of the landlord/management to produce, these documents could mean the previous tenant was not taken to housing court and evicted legally. In the case of property, especially HUD reclaimed or tax acquired make sure there were no liens - and if so make sure the correct legal motions were made in regard to the previous owner being given fair opportunity to rectify or settle the dispute. If you do not take the steps to be a informed consumer you could be unwittingly partaking in stealing the apartment away from someone who is supposed to inherit it. Or screwing a older or disabled person out of a rent regulated apartment. Landlords play court games with poor/working class tenants all the time so they can get market rent from someone more affluent.
Be responsible, be informed, do not just jump on it without considering the implications beyond you and your insulated Life. We all effect one another whether we want to accept it or not. You want to truly stop gentrification? That's how you do it. If not then be honest and face the fact that you are part of the problem too and are not truly concerned about the rights of others. That's fine. Just please cease making judgments and racist assumptions about "what's wrong with people of color" anymore.
Guest Post: 'Seneca Village Memory: The Problem of Forgetting'
What many people researching this area miss is that these elites actually deal on *THREE* levels: the Esoteric (secret), reserved for the highest levels of their organizations and institutions; Occult (hidden) knowledge held only for their initiates and Exoteric (mundane) designed to mislead and distract the masses. This goes back to the Egyptian Mystery School Traditions, which was hijacked by those usurpers the Church of Rome and their agents, and applies to everything from symbols (like logos), sigils (such as the money in your pocket) and imagery to marketing and finance. They have been stealing from indigenous people all over the World since the beginning. Not just land; their beliefs and cosmologies as well. Everything has been hijacked. Jazz is now 'American' Music, Gospel has been replaced by an entire genre called 'Christian' which includes any sub-genre from Rock to HipHop and 'World' Music is now a specialty market. I literally grew up with HipHop: sneaking into Kool Herc's project jams in the Bronx (mid 70s), DJ Hollywood suit-n-tie club jamz (late-70s/early-80s) and Bamabaataa/Grandmaster Flash's park parties (early-mid 1980s). So I'm a child of HipHop - it's in my blood! The last groovy taste of it was with Public Enemy and the Neo Soul rash of groups like Arrested Development. The end began in the mid-late 90s with the East vs West 'Divide and Conquer' game move (the elites have been playing that one for centuries - they're very good at it). Sociopaths like Suge Knight are worse than 'bucks' and 'coons' because their behavior spreads like a insidious virus that becomes a systemic malevolence. He and his acolytes are the most dastardly of traitors: giving in to greed and power over their own communities. There is hope though. Princess Nokia, RZA, OSHUN, Nitty Scott, M.I.A. and EarthGang are doing some interesting work; going back to the old skool and bringing some consciousness to the table. I hope it eeps comin' and runs roughshod over this bogus garbage masquerading as 'art'.
The Queen, Chief WARHORSE ELWIN GILLUM of the Chahta (New Orleans, LA - formerly Upper Western Florida), goes into the history of 'Black' indigenous people being written out, reorganized, relocated and manipulated by arbitrary laws such as the Act of Discovery, the Sundry Act and the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 (the US Census**). Both allowed Europeans AND Moors (yes, Moors) to take land from the darker skinned indigenous people of Turtle Island. The Census put the nail in the coffin in regard to wiping away the legacy of the original Turtle Islanders. This was repeated throughout S. America, the Caribbean, Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. RESEARCH: Chata Mountain, Bolivia (Chahta is how the Indians spell it) -- the Chata people of Turtle Island and the Xu (Olmec) are the same people. They are still mound builders and master masons to this day. She mentions that the Europeans approached her tribe for assistance reconstructing New Orleans after the great fire (1788). ----------------------------- **They are always altering the names of their games in order to obscure and water down their true intent for subsequent generations to be indoctrinated. #nativeamerican #indians #africanamerican #blacklivesmatter #history #education #indigenous #america
