The Tuskegee Airmen were ridiculously successful aviators during the Jim Crow era. They had a lot of strength and endurance. Those in charge didn't even think these black men were worthy of intelligence or skill. This government even gave the black airmen the most defective planes. Those black Tuskegee heroes still came out soaring. Incidentally the Tuskegee Airmen were qualified + educated black men (that win). To this day, these black men are the most patriotic human beings, despite the antithesis of that. Melanated men came seeking their place in history from all over in many states to serve their country. I encourage you to talk to your sons about becoming a pilot.
The Tuskegee Airmen Melanated men always when on my pages. I purposely write about it. I am loudly overjoyed to push the history of these soldiers, known as The Tuskegee Airmen, in your face. Of course, with grace. I sometimes feel nauseated with a slight hint of perturbation when I read stories about black men being in the limelight for all the negative things. I am blessed to know that is not our entire, full story. This is why we have to change that narrative. We do! This is why it is urgently important for our community to show the other sides of our tribe. These black men were the very first men to join the armed forces and form a black military to fight for a country that never had their backs. The Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War ll, from 1941-1946. These black aviators left their strong scent of black excellence in Africa and in Europe, but when they came back to the United States racism was rolling their eyes with pride and showing them second class citizen vibes. The Tuskegee Airmen were ridiculously successful aviators during the Jim Crow era. They had a lot of strength and endurance. Those in charge didn't even think these black men were worthy of intelligence or skill. This government even gave the black airmen the most defective planes. Those black Tuskegee heroes still came out soaring. Incidentally the Tuskegee Airmen were qualified + educated black men (that win). To this day, these black men are the most patriotic human beings, despite the antithesis of that. Melanated men came seeking their place in history from all over in many states to serve their country. I encourage you to talk to your sons about becoming a pilot. Please teach your children their history. If you don't know who these men are it is very necessary for you and your family to study them. These are the images and stories our scholar babies need to be bombarded with. Especially our melanated boys and men. Change the narrative. Representation totally matters. Can you imagine how brilliant their family members and children think they are? They are brilliant and brave heroes.
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I love teddy bears. Today is National Teddy Bear Day. Yes, they have a day for everything. In honor of September 9 being Teddy Bear Day, I just wanted to send a big hug to the Chicago Bears fans and to all people who love hugs and need hugs today. You can still have some of this winning hug tomorrow too!
Do the crime and serve your time! I really get that. Most people do. If you want to sip on being a menace to society and not an asset, you are going to dip your way right to jail. When you do go to jail and get out, you've served your time. I know society won't let you forget about your past, but you did serve your time and that's the end of it. Well at least it should be. Alabama really needs to check up on their heart health care. Their heart is not right! The heart failure leaking in the Alabama State Corrections is very aware that their policies predominately affect black and brown people the most. I clearly get that in our United States constitution, the 13th amendment articulates that slavery was abolished but if you become a prisoner, you are subject to getting huge sips of being treated like a slavery criminal. The State of Alabama is using their greed on their inmates as profitable dips of modern-day slaves. Where oh where are all the people in congress? What are they doing about this? Will the supreme court jump in like they did on affirmative action? If those red and blue people can give money away to foreign countries, come together quickly to band TikTok and dismantle Roe vs Wade, they can stop the savagery of folks in the State of Alabama. If your loved ones were locked up in an Alabama prison, you would not like it! You would not want them being treated like they don't matter. The treatment of these prisoners should be exposed. This is terrible. We all should be taking huge sips of outrage about the State of Alabama taking all of their prisoner's money. Also, in the name of "liberty and justice for all' they are hijacking the mental wellness and freedom of men and women prisoners. No one wants their loved ones being manipulated and treated less than human. I bet Jeffrey Dahmer wouldn't be treated like these black folks if he was a prisoner in Alabama. This is not right. Pay attention! The power belongs to the people, but the people are distracted and brainwashed into believing they have no power.
What is it that you get? Do you allow understanding to slip by you with a major lack of evidence, empathy, and sympathy attached to your humanity? Are you a person who is always so quick to judge, drowning in stereotypes with all of your lovely might? As my Lula (grandmother) used to say, keep on living, you'll get it. I pray that you will! Get thee behind me stress. Speak it! Think it! Believe it. I am believing right along with you. Everything is going to work out just fine for you, my brothah and my sistah. We are going to have a very blessed week because we are inhaling and exhaling nothing but faith on our plate and in your face.
Years ago, when I first witnessed people on social media posting the words "Mood" on their social media platforms, I often wondered why they posted that, or what it meant? Now I totally get it. Some music just makes you feel so good. This song by Stevie Wonder is one of those old-school feel-good songs. I dedicate this song to all those people who are working late on their black jobs (lol). Enjoy this good music. May you feel it all over! When I first saw this video, I had no clue that Tyla was such a young woman. To me her song and voice didn't match her face. I thought she was much older. She is only 22. I thought maybe she was at least 30ish due to the lyrics, but I guess we do live in an oversexualized society. Anyway, women love her song. It's a great mood to have with your partner, companion or husband. Men, you're free to take notes. No pressure (um...take notes lol). 💕😊💕
Tis the season to shout out love to melanated black women, or whatever name you identify and define yourself with. All women no doubt, make everything in this life (judgements, sisterhood, sufferings and loss, vision, purpose, activism, and understanding), taste right. It tastes really good within the realms of true sista-hood. They make everything in life easier to digest. But I am specifically dedicating this to the Black Women. Thanks, Yahweh, for the real sisterhood that is out there, loving, hugging, supporting, praying and making memories in the air because they genuinely do care. In the beginning, the Lord made Sancti-Fly Black Women to give you a reason to smile, embrace your confidence, and slay in melanated blissful ways. Who else but you (black women rocking) can take a scarf and leave a brand-new mark of compliments? Black women were always meant to leave their scents with their African prints of pride, laced in luxury and breath-taking melanated harmony. How fitting is her melanin to magically rock in between black history before and after February. Black Women are the 365, day queens. She expensively blends her creative signature with other Black Women when the lack of diversity in all schools and universities are missing, but not the wonder of their black thunder. The Black Woman walks into the room and all droplets of hate has to vacate. When a brown skin girl joins forces with black girls rocking, people are amazed, like in a daze. Black Women put their hands on their hips to let the sophistication of their sparkling energy backbone slip into some eye-catching magic that just elevated the atmosphere. You can't touch this prayed up covenant. Others can't even describe a Black Woman's vibe cuz they're not from the same dimensions or our tribe but some respect the differences. They are queens of civilization. This knowledge is the true history of all nations.
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Goodbye Park Forest and hello to Olympia Fields! When Yahweh fights for you, you're going to win. Someone needs to know this. Somebody needs to hear this today. There is no match for the power of God! You are about to win this thing. Whatever it is, whomever it is. When God steps in, you win.
I am overjoyed mixed with super excitement dripping in the background. I am so thankful. We finally got a bunch of our very own underground celebrities and lots of mainstream celebrities to grace our studios this week on the Love Bug Series. I told you guys last time how I was thinking about incorporating karaoke into our studios. We did it! It's located in our lower-level basement by our cafeteria. I will be sharing an excerpt of my interview with the one and only phenomenal queen, K-Thunder, who graced us with her love and light on today. Ms. K-Thunder was recently featured on the cover of Good Morning Magazine. This young woman is truly amazing! At the age of 23, she started her very own non-profit organization to enrich the lives of little brown skin girls. Brown Skin Girl Power was our very first guest over the summer. We had a ball. The girls created several videos, and they hung out in the basement with us to sang karaoke. Common, Ms. Jennifer Hud, Vice, SB, Chance, Code FI, Kenny Dangerous, Rhymefest, Twista, Da Brat, Mary J, Ms. Chaka Khan and Tyla were all special guest during our grand opening. I had so much fun and love. It didn't seem like work. We had every seat occupied. All 2000 seats were filled. I also want to give a shout out to K-Thunder for helping us book a few of our celebrity guest. K-Thunder knows everybody in the industry. Please be sure to check out my interview with her. Khadijah "Thunder" Abdullah
Love Bug: You look beautiful on the cover of Good Morning Magazine. What inspired you to start your own organization at 23? How old are you now, if you don't mind? Do you ever get questioned about your name? K-Thunder: Thank you! I really like the cover. My mama, Professor Fatimah Abdullah, also known as Red-Thunder, is very well known in the hip hop world. She is my biggest supporter and my best inspiration. My mom is a distinguished author, poet and my mentor. She's a professor at Howard University. My mom always challenged me to change the things that I did not like. She is the ultimate definition of girl power. I am extremely grateful to have a mom who has poured a lot of love, light and fight into me. I also want to give a sweet juicy shout out to my aunt Miah. She has her own media company. Like my mom, she knows a lot of cool celebrities. I have interned for her and my mom over the years. I do not mind sharing my age. I am 28 now. Yes, people do ask me about my name. My mom changed our last names on purpose. My full name is Khadija Abdullah. I kind of borrowed "Thunder" from my mom. People in the industry address me as K-Thunder because that's the name that is branded and defined by me. I always get advice on everything surrounding my life from my mom and aunt. They're like my favorite people. Love Bug: Wow! Yes, I know your aunt Miah of Miah Saucy Media. Your entire family is connected to the music industry. Miah was one of the very first people I interviewed with when I launched The Love Bug Series. Miah's interview totally helped me. I know your cousin BJ too! Mr. BJ Talent Agency has partnered with us to screen all of the folks that want to intern and work with us. All of our actors, writers, and our production crew go through BJ Talent Agency. Can you tell me more about your organization and all of the chapters that you have at 28? Gone girl! K-Thunder: (smiling) You know my auntie Miah and Cousin BJ and didn't even say one word (lol). I was always trained by my parents to be passionate about the work or career path I wanted to partake in. I graduated at 16 and entered my first college. I got my first job fresh out of college at 20. To ensure my skills were marketable I picked a profession I loved. I got my bachelor's in mathematics. I was a math teacher for a year and didn't really like the structure of education, so I went back for my bachelor's in nonprofit management. I loved it. I interned for a few big organizations. I minored in accounting. I'm currently working on finishing up my third degree. I am getting my masters in nonprofit management. I firmly love math, young people, and all things related to business. I gained a lot of my experience working for other nonprofit organizations. I decided to make that big jump and started my own organization after I graduated with my second degree in nonprofit management. Brown Skin Girl Power, Inc., consist of young girls from the ages of 12-21. We help each other build wealth. That was my main objective when I got the idea. I wanted to raise the wealth gap and see us all winning. We eagerly build up each other and empower all of our communities by mentoring young boys and girls. We attend funerals and show up like soldiers to support the unsupported whenever and wherever we are needed. We have quite a few girls who have started their own businesses. We support each other in all areas of family needs. I wanted to start this organization to do just that. These girls are so dedicated. They graduate from high school and go to college with sisterhood support that should be in movies. We show up for each other in a dangerously great way. Some of our sisters have graduated from college and started their own chapters. We currently have 13 chapters in 11 states. We have chapters in Chicago (2), New York, Atlanta, Memphis, Baltimore, Virginia, St. Louis Missouri, California (2), Florida, Texas and Washington DC. There was a thirst and need. I talked to friends, family, neighborhoods, schools and various communities to get the Brown Skin Girls incorporated and they came ready to serve and eat. Love Bug: Khadija, are you like a child prodigy? You graduated at 16 from high school and graduated from college at 20. Whew. I am so proud of you. Keep up the exceptional work. Those young women are learning richness and self-worth from you. K-Thunder: Aww, thank you! No, I'm no child prodigy. I was a different kid. I was very focused in all my academics and mature about what I wanted. When you have a mom like Red-Thunder, and an auntie like Miah plus an awesome father and family, you can't help but to continue to carry on that black excellence. I am blessed and highly favored. I know I am. The blacknificence that's on me is the same spirit I have given to all my Brown Skin Girls with power. It's like having a bunch of sisters that I truly love and want the best for. We have high standards, and we live by that code of standards. Love-Bug: I want to be an older honorary member. Am I too old? I'm so inspired. Thanks K-Thunder for your time and inspiration. I wish you all the best. You are always welcome to come join us over here at The Love-Bug Series. K-Thunder: Ha, ha! Sure, you can be an honorary member. I am honored to do that for you. You have taking something special and made it Black WallStreet for our people. I am proud of you too. Thanks for the opportunity to connect and network. I appreciate you for having us as your guests. You showed us so much love. In the beginning Yah told you to protect black women. Please pay more attention to your black girls and women. A lot of them have gone missing. Then you got the nerve to disappear as well on your girl. I'll try my best not to judge but the men that are innocent is why you're supposed to help change the narrative, so they are free to live. Can you give freedom to a defective budget that has been wrapped up in a terrible financial covenant? No, you can't. I betcha you can go register to vote and lend some of your" black girl magic hope" to all of those blue people. They really need to use their energy to help Marcellus Williams get free. What are they doing for melanated communities? It doesn't even Appeal to you. Protect Black Women and Black Girls This is new content I created to place missing melanated black women and girls all up in your face (with grace) so they can remain safe, always. In order to bring awareness to this issue and plead their case, I am compelled to use my platform to help. If we don't protect us, who will? You know they will not. Women can only do so much. They do what they have to. Especially all of the single women who are the head of their households. Men are supposed to protect all the women in their family and in their community. Where are the men? Thank you to those men that are doing it. My hope is for black women and girls not to be taken, but if so, I pray they are found quickly. Black women and girls are rapidly getting snatched and kidnapped in my city and in yours. Pay attention to all the women and children you love. Protect them! I also implore all concerned members of our village to use wisdom in those you allow to watch or interact with your kids. I do not care if they are the ages of 5 or 16. Your kids can't go and hang out with everybody. No thank you! If you know or discern something, please act on it. If you suspect that a person doesn't even like kids or is envious of you for some reason, why would you allow your kids to be around that person? The case of Jamaria Sessions is a teachable lesson. It's so sad! Jamaria was only nine years old, and her father's girlfriend killed her. We will never know what made Tyshael E. Martin physically abuse little Jamaria and why she ordered her rottweiler dog to attack Jamaria. Jamaria's mother passed away of leukemia and for some reason her biological father had custody of her. Let that sink in. I wish Jamaria's grandmother was granted as the guardian over Jamaria. The woman who was around Jamaria was jealous of her mom and took it out on her children. Why would a man be with any woman who does not have their child's best interest at heart? Martin had wicked intentions leaking out of her heart. It is your job to protect the women and children in your family and village. Maybe Try Again and Win (Her Back) Women can only take so much, men! Judge Mathis is trying to get his wife back after neglecting his wife. Mathis has been with his wife for 39 years and she has filed for divorce. I don't know why some men (like a lot) think they don't have to remain consistent in their relationships with their wives and women. These same men have good women who do almost everything. Men expect women to run a household, cook, clean, raise their children, sex them and please them like mad crazy and look like a superstar. They become way too complacent. Then there is no growth together. Naw son, you have got to do things too! We have to take care of each other. Women shouldn't be doing it all while you're gone for long periods of time (3 weeks). I bet men could not take it if their women/wives did it to them. Well, understand it's not okay. It is imperative that men understand that it takes two. Men have to put in the work as well. Give her your time and some of your attention. Just because you're the breadwinner doesn't excuse you from learning how to fix something around the house or excuse you from spending time with her. Some men (not all) think they have keen intellect on knowing what a woman needs and wants, and they do not have a clue. Did you study her? Do you know her? Why don't you ask her if you're not sure? Men can learn to be more supportive of their wives or women. Men can help out around the house. If she is also working, men can fix dinner or take her to dinner. Men have to learn how not to be so selfish and stubborn with their women. What married or unmarried woman that loves her man wants to go 3 weeks without having a bit of communication and attention from her man? Um None. Why would any man be so oblivious to that? I understand Judge Mathis is a celebrity with a busy host of things on his agenda but so what. Men have to remember to include their wives or women in the mix. Women do a lot. They go above and beyond. Men know It. It is conducive for men in relationships with the women they love to appreciate their women. I really hope Mathis will be able to get his wife back. Judge Mathis seems sincere about trying to win Mrs. Mathis back. Most women that love and like their men will try giving their men another chance. But do not think you can keep on doing it! As a reminder this is about men at the moment. We are not talking about women right now. The Judicial Dissonance of Marcellus Williams Innocence America, you really need to do the right thing by this man. Why is he not out of your criminal justice system when all of the evidence clearly shows Marcellus Williams is innocent. The Governor of St Louis Missouri and those judges really should do the right thing. You guys have gotten it wrong too many times. Please. Make this right. I am praying for Mr. Williams freedom. Thanks to all of the other prayer warriors for completing their assignment to ensure this man is freed. God bless all of the freedom fighting angels over at the innocence project. Where Did All The Money Go (Joe) Chicago declares that they are facing a $982 million dollar deficit. According to the Illinois Policy, Chicago has been dealing with their budget crisis since 2005. I do not think that this is adding up. If you saw heavy blood bleeding all the way in 2005, why didn't they stop the bleed? Was it greed? Then, in the City of Chicago you add all of the extra preservatives in the mix with all of the migrants. No, it's not all based on immigration, but the body of Chicago really couldn't afford the legs and arms of migrants. Why not plan ahead if you are a sanctuary city so you can have the resources to aid migrants and keep resources for those people that reside in Chicago legally. What's really going on? Politics in The Mix (Voters Registration Surge) The increase of voters registering to vote at a higher level is happening. Black folks are out their voting, in particularly the black women and the younger black women. They are on a united mission to help Kamala Harris become the very first president of these United States of America. At an almost 200% surge, let's just say that black women got a lot of nerve to make it happen for Vice President Harris. Black women always saving everyone and ruling in their saving grace. It would be great if we could use that saving grace energy surge to prevent Mr. Marcellus Williams from being executed on September 24. The Appeal is The Real Deal
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