BHMRadio 7: Thinking Black Folks Are Very Dangerous Rules for Uppities

BHMRadio 7: Thinking Black Folks Are Very Dangerous Rules for Uppities

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Ever since our ancestors were brought to these shores, we've been encouraged not to think and encouraged to react.

We should act, not react & think to the point where our actions are only instinctual.

Today, mind control is very apparent. Think about it: young people succumb to whatever the latest style or trend is. The want to fit in and not be ostracized by their peers.

Previously in an earlier podcast, I mentioned the power that peer groups have in our lives. They have become more and more influential each generation, even rivalling family's influence, which was formerly the biggest influence.

In the past, a thinking black man was called an "uppity" negro. Being uppity was not allowing oneself to be categorized a dumb, ignorant and low-life. Whites in the South hated uppity negroes, because gave inspiration to their slaves and could cause them to riot.

This is why they created the slave codes, which morphed into Jim Crow laws post-slavery. The neo-Jim Crow laws used today are far more insideous and deadly than their previous forms.

Back then a thinking black man or woman was considered very dangerous to the slavery agenda to the slavemasters and their children.

Today, a thinking black man or woman is very dangerous to the agenda of the wicked geo-political structure that the powerful are assembling.

Here are 5 tips to become a sharper and more informed Thinking Black Man or Woman:

Get your paper and pen ready-I'll wait...

Are you ready?

1. Read more-remember the old line: if you want to hide something from black folks, put it in a book. Unfortunately, this is true for far too many of us.

If you want knowledge, go and get it. The library is always open, so take advantage of it. Online research is ok, but it's more for short attention spans and for shorter articles, not for longer books as much.

Read a book, because you can expand your knowledge as well as improve your vocabulary, speech and even improve your writing skills.

Any knowledge is somewhere in a book, all you have to do is go there and look.

When you read more, you begin to develop a philosophy, and philosophy is love of wisdom. Read more to become wiser.

2. Know thyself. Understand all the good points and bad points about yourself. Take stock of yourself and take self-inventory. : "Who am I" is a question you must ask yourself and you should be able to answer it fully.

If you can't then you need to know more about yourself and dig a little deeper.

3. Learn all about your opponent. If you have an opponent that is keeping you from achieving what you need toachieve, make it your business to do your homework and learn all that you can about them.

In the book 'The Art of War', master warrior/strategist Sun Tzu says that if you know all about your opponent but know nothing about yourself, then you have a 50% chance of winning the battle.

If you know all about yourself, but nothing about your opponent, you also have a 50% chance of winning the battle.

If you know nothing about yourself or your opponent, you have lost the battle, period.

If you know all about yourself and your opponent, victory is assured even before you reach the battlefield.

4. Know your power and believe in yourself. Knowing yourself is just the beginning. Knowing your power means:
* knowing your history and respecting how you got where you are. Want to change things? Know how you got where you are, then you can begin to change.

* understanding that your potential is limitless. Don't accept the limitations others seem to try to put on you. You're greater than that!

* knowing how to influence others and get them to work with or cooperate with you. I'm not talking about manipulation, I'm talking about influence. Persuade others and create better working relationships with others.

5. Take decisive action. Knowing is only half the battle, as the old G.I. Joe cartoon tv shows used to say.

If you don't take decisive action-and I mean quickly, then you go about half-assing whatever you do.

Make the decision. Then take action. It's simple 1-2 punch that's for too often overlooked and passed over.

This is why I'm telling you about them today....

Last year alone, there were over 4,000 new laws passed in the U.S., and I'm pretty sure you don't know all of them by heart. They vary by city, county and state.

Be wise and realize that these new laws can put you at a big disadvantage!

The first great black heavyweight, the immortal Jack Johnson was once considered unbeatable. He was once knocked down by an opponent.

Johnson stood on 1 knee for a moment, and once the referee could get out of his way, leap and punched his opponent in 1 powerful motion and knocked him out cold. He brushed his glove on his thigh to knock off several teeth from that devastating punch...

Anyway, Jack Johnson was alway challenged by the next "Great White Hope". They were constantly looking for a white man who could defeat Johnson. A blak man as heavyweight champion? Unthinkable!

However, Johnson was a big, bald proud man who drive his car with white women in it, smiling as he went, further infuriating these folks, who felt he HAD to be stopped!

So Johnson was arrested in violation of the Mann Act. This law forbade any man from taking a woman across state lines, even though Johnson claimed that the white woman with him was his wife. However, many states did not recognize or respect interracial marriages. Some places and preachers still don't today!

Johnson was foiled by an unjust law, and his reign as heavyweight champion soon ended. He was so arrogant and strong, that there wasn't a black heavyweight champion for several years....Until Joe Louis came along, and he was coached to please nervous white folks by being docile and quiet outside the ring. Inside the ring, he could be vicious to his opponent, however.

Do you know all 4,000 of the laws passed last year? I'll wait.....

Since you don't, here are 4 tips, supplied by an attorney, of what to do when you're driving and being stopped by the police: 1. Be respectful. Be calm and address the police in this manner. Disrespect is seen as criminal behavior, and gives racist cops something to escalate a simple traffic stop into an arrest, or worse.

2. Have both hands on the steering wheel when he stops and approaches you. If you have a passenger, it might be a good idea if they put their hands on the dashboard. Many police cruisers have 2 cops, and the partner will approach the passenger's side of your vehicle. Be careful-if your friend is acting stupid or foolish, he could get the both of you arrested, beaten or even killed, so tell them to do what you say!

3. If the police ask to search your vehicle, you can't stop him, but if he asks, respond by saying: "I don't have aything illegal, but I don't consent to searches."

Even if you say this, he still may search your vehicle-which you can't stop him from doing so, but you are positioning him if the situation gets worse.... Make sure you tell your attorney if you're arrested.

If he searched your vehicle without your consent, you can help position them and help yourself get off on a technicality, if you can....

4. If you are arrested, SHUT UP! When they read you your Miranda rights (make sure that you hear them read you those rights. If they don't, tell your attorney!)

Only speak to your attorney. Period. Space. Space.

I realize that the deck is stacked against us as black men and women. Even following these rules can't necessarily keep you from being framed or arrested, but if you're innocent, you can give your attorney more ammunition to fight for you. The criminal justice system is filled with criminals, but no justice.

BHMRadio Show 6: A Day Without Black Folks-The True Story (and the trouble with the N-word)

BHMRadio Show 6: A Day Without Black Folks-The True Story (and the trouble with the N-word) Download the Podcast mp3 here In the recent film, 'A Day Without a Mexican", the main point of this film was to show how important Mexicans were to the everyday functions in L.A., and how people took them and what they contributed for granted.

All of the Mexicans in the city vanished for 24 hours, without a trace. No one could find them, and no one could explain it.

When they reappeared the next day, unsuspecting of the whole thing, everyone was so elated that they had returned.

Think about it: what if black people in the United States just disappeared, and everything they invented, created, built, and done also disappeared.

What would things be like. Since angry white folks tell us all the time to "Go back to Africa", and even immigrants join in on this type of horrible rhetoric, witness the recent viral video about an immigrant abortionist, who screamed at some anti-abortionist who visited his house. He may be Indian, Pakistani or even Arab, it's unclear.

Yet he is a practicing doctor, and all doctors must vow to adhere to and recite the Hyppocratic oath. This is based on Hyppocrates, considered in western civilization to be the "Father of Medicine".

In this oath that every doctor must recite, it says "do no harm".

Do no harm.

This Dr. screams at them, saying he kills the "ugly black babies. I'm not going to pay my taxes to raise them. I don't want them to grow up to kill people like in Colorado" (he was obviously referring to the recent Colorado movie theater shootings in late July).

If you want them to live, then YOU adopt them!" These people responded by saying, "We do..."

Of course, the problem with what he was saying was that the Colorado shooter wasn't black. He was a young white man...

Back to the point: what if black people in America, and everything they contributed and contribute disappeared without a trace? What would be the effects of this?

Now, this is when I get to flex my muscles and speak of our contributions to America, and how important we really have been, are, and will be....

If black people disappeared,:
1. Cars around the country would crash into each other, causing numerous pileups, accidents and even deaths. Why?
Garrett Morgan invented the traffic light.

2. When those injured in the accidents got to the hospital, they needed surgery. However, those needing blood couldn't get it. Those needing open heart surgery couldn't get it. Why?
Dr. Charles Drew discovered blood plasma and invented the bag. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first open heart surgery.

3. People would be screaming for the President to address this catastrophe. They would go to the White House, but it would be gone. Why?
Blacks built it. A black man, Benjamin Banneker, designed the city of Washington, D.C..

4. People would be clamoring and scrambling to get in trains to get out of the cities. The trains would break down. Why?
Elijah McCoy created the drip cup, which helped trains run smoothly.

5. People would be in darkness, because all lights would go out. Why?
Lewis Latimer created the light bulb filament.

6. The NBA basketball game on tv was suddenly called because all of the superstars and most of the players simply disappeared. Why?
They are black men. Think of basketball without them, their style flavor, power and finesse....

7. The NFL football game was also cancelled due to most of the players disappearing. Why?
They are also black men. Who are the hardest hitters, the fastest running backs and the speediest receivers and cornerbacks who can cover them?

8. If it was hot, people would be using air conditioning, but these would disappear. Why?
Created by a black man, Frederick M. Jones.

9. People would search the internet for answers. It would no longer work. Why?
Dr. Philip Emeagwali, an African immigrant to the U.S. helped create the internet. He is credited by former President Bill Clinton as "One of the fathers of the internet.". He created the world's fastest computer, which simplified the internet.

Another black man, Mark Dean created the architecture that made computers even worth using (he's still at his company IBM, one of the senior VPs). He created with his team one of the 1st computers that could perform 1 billion calculations per second.

10. Refrigeration would no longer work, allowing food to spoil and create a national crisis. People would now be in danger of starving to death. Why?
A black man, J. Standard, created the refrigerator.

11. Terrorists, seeing the opportunity, would begin to gas the cities, and many people would die. Even the police and national guard would die from the gas. Why?
Garrett Morgan also invented the gas mask.

12. There would be pandemonium in the streets, because the public address (PA) systems wouldn't work anymore. Why?
A black man invented self-powered microphones. James West created the self-powered microphone, used in 90% of all microphones, such as your cellphone, the computer, anything else you talk into.

13. The video game consoles like Nintendo, Playstation and X-Box that are so beloved would no longer work either. Why?
A black man invented the video game console. Gerald Lawson developed the very first video game console using different cartridges.

Here are some more everyday items we use that were created by black folks that would no longer be available:
* air conditioning unit - Frederick M. Jones
* baby buggy - W. H. Richardson
* bicycle frame - L.R. Johnson
* blood plasma bag - Dr. Charles Drew
* cellular phone - Henry T. Sampson
* chamber commode (toilet) - T. Elkins
* clother dryer - G.T. Sampson
* curtain rod - S.R. Scratton
* curtain rod support - William S. Grant
* door knob & door stop - O. Dorsey
* dustpan - Lawrence P. Ray
* egg beater - Willie Johnson
* elevator - Alexander Miles
* fire escape ladder - J.W. Winters
* fire extinguisher - T. Marshall
* fountain pen - W.B. Purvis
* golf tee - T. Grant
* guitar - Robert F. Fleming Jr.
* hair brush - Lydia O. Newman
* hand stamp - W.B. Purvis
* horse shoe - J. Ricks
* ice ceam scooper - J. Ricks
* ironing board - Sarah Boone
* lantern - Michael C. Harvey
* lawn mower - L.A.Burr
* lawn sprinkler - J. W. Smith
* lemon squeezer - J. Thomas White
* lock - W.A. Martin
* lunch pail - James Robinson
* mailbox - Paul L. Downing
* mop - Thomas W. Stewart
* motor - Frederick M. Jones
* peanut butter - George Washington Carver
* pencil sharpener - J.L. Love
* shampoo headrest - C. O. Bailiff
* spark plug - Edmond Berger
* stethoscope - Imhotep
* stove - T.A. Carrington
* straightening comb - Madam C.J. Walker
* street sweeper - Charles B. Brooks
* thermostat control - Frederick M. Jones
* tricycle - M.A. Cherry
* typewriter - Burridge & Marshman

Did you also know that the big box store Sears was originally a partnership? That's right: Sears was originally called Sears and Roebuck, and Roebuck was a black man. some older Sears stores still have both names etched in stone!


The most heartbreaking thing I hear is when black people talk bad about each other and make sweeping generalities about each other. We sound like the KKK when speaking about each other. We say things like "N____ ain't no good. See? That's how n____ act. That's what n____ always do. They ain't nothin'.

Our children hear this. They're only products of their environment. Never forget this fact.

I want to break the grip that that word has on black AND white people.

White people didn't invent the n word. WE did.

In ancient Egypt, the Pharoah was called the NGR. There are no vowels in their language. He was simply the NGR, the King.

In Africa, whose real name is Alkebulan or Ethiopia (The Atlantic Ocean was called The Ethiopian Sea), the leter n before a name usually meant something positive.

The countries Niger and Nigeria, where many of our ancestors came from, are masculine and feminine versions of the same word. Niger means king or emperor. Nigeria means queen or empress.

Only when the enslavers came did the word evolve into the negativity that it currently holds.

Now, for you slick white folks who see this as an opportunity to say the word again, think about it. You know you say the word in private whenever you desire to do so. You don't like to be told that you cnnot say it in public, especially around black people and definitely in official public positions, such as jobs, corporate-held positions, etc.

Realize that when you say thi word, it conjures up all of the negativity that came with and still comes with how white people have and still do treat black people. When a black person says the word, it holds very little power like that; it can even be seen as an affectionate jab in some circles (this is why the hip hop community, especially the rappers use it regularly).

When a white person says the word, it harkens back to the KKK, the overseers and slavemasters and the negative, harsh brutal and cruel treatment that black folks experienced at the hands of white people.

Often white folks say that they miss the "good old days". Well, for blacks those weren't good ol' days. Not at all.

So when a white person says that word, are they referring to this? We cannot tell...

So it's best for you not to say the word at all, lest you be seen as a racist pining for those good ol' days.

And black folks need to ask their white friends, especially their Jewish friends-who might understand this: what if Hitler returned; how would you feel?

As my white friend, when you say this word, are you pining or wishing for the good ol' days, or are you just playing? I wouldn't play with the Jews and say somehing like, "I wish Hitler were alive today..."

Now, I'm just saying this for comparison's sake, not saying that I wish for that man and what he represented and did to come back. He killed many black folks as well-and would've killed millions more blacks, Jews and others had he won the war. Never forget that.

The key ingredient that makes the N word potent is racism. When black folks say it, it has no real racism atached to it. However when white folks say it, it has racism attached to it.

Racism isn't prejudice. It isn't not liking someone. Don't let that word fool you.

Racism is the ability of 1 group to affect the lives, conditions and destiny of another group.

Black people cannot do that to whites, but they can be prejudiced. That is more of a 1 to 1 situation, but racism is systematic. It must be systematic in order to work and be successful.

Racism is systematic. It works and is very successful...

Racism is wealth and power. It is the ability to deny opportunity, education, housing and the basic human rights every human has a need and a right to have.

Therefore, never accept the claim that black people are racist, for they have no ability to inflict the things that racism represents. Black people CAN be bigoted and prejudiced.

It's not a good thing, and I suggest that no one be prejudiced towards anyone unfairly; give a person a chance to prove their character deserves harsh or fair and decent treatment. We should always do this. It brings out the best in us, but we must understand what racism is and what prejudice and bigotry are.

They are not the same.

When whites use the n-word, they know they are referring to the racism, whether intentional or unintentional. They may or may not know this, but this is why black people are angry when whites say this word, but not when black folks say it.

If a white person complains that they can't say the n-word, tell them that they can go and say the word if they can do what Bruce Willis did in "Die Hard With A Vengeance": he had to stand in the black community wearing a big white sign-front and back, sayng the N-word in big red letters. It took Samuel L. Jackson to save him from getting beat up or killed.

To those who say that black folks' use of the n-word justifies others using the word, understand this: when whites used the word, painful experiences for black folks often accompanied it. It was the call sign of slavery and Jim Crow for hundreds of years. Never be surprised when black folks don't give white folks permission to use the word.

Some black celebrities allow the use of the word, but their reality is totally different from the average person. They can not work for months at a time, yet still have a very comfortable lifestyle. Can you? Can I? NO.

I'm going to end with this: if all black people, everything they built, created, invented and generated disappeared not just from the here and now, but from histor itself, who would be left?

No one. Everyone started from black people. European scientists, when they aren't working overtime trying to hide this fact, know that all life started in Africa.

Africans migrated to other parts of the world, then their physical looks changed to accomodate the various climes they went to. This process took thousands of years, yet all human beings on the planet can be traced back to an African tribe called the Bushmen.

All DNA can be traced back to an African woman, the black woman.

Why am I mentioning this? Because our ancestors are speaking to us. SHHH! Listen, listen!
There's an old Afrikan proverb that says:
"If there's no enemy within, the enemy without can do you no harm"
The key to our success the key to our survival is within us, nowhere else. Where is God? Within.

Where is the Devil? Also within.

The devil represents everything that stops you from getting to the next level in life, if whatever you're doing isn't working, it's time to do something else.

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BHMRadio 5: THE REAL MATRIX: Why Black People Are No Better Off Than In 1860

Our community is in the worst condition it's ever been in since 1860, when most of our ancestors were in chattel slavery. We are in The Matrix, with little hope of breaking out!
Just as in the movie, we can take the Red Pill, which leads to our survival and a promising future for our children, or we can take the Blue Pill, and lose everything.... Listen to today's podcast and understand what we must do to get to work ASAP.
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BHMRadio 4: "Good Hair and Proper Behavior"

The London Olympics were a bonanza for black women! The stars came out and shone their lovely lights. However, not all was golden: gymnast Gold-medal winner Gabby Douglas was heavily criticized for her hair, and tennis legend Serena Williams was criticized after destroying her opponent in the Gold medal match when she danced the "C-Walk", a popular dance among L.A.'s notorious Crips street gang. The critcism for her was disturbing, especially in light of her older sister Yetunde Price being shot and killed some years ago... IS our hair good, or is it naturally bad, and what really is good behavior? Please download the show by clicking the link below, and leave a comment. I'd like to hear from you! Download the mp3 here

BHMRadio 3: "Black Family Survival Guide For The 21st Century & Beyond"

The 20th Century was when we fought for equality. The 21st Century is stopping our extermination. We're active participants in our own genocide. Let's get to work-or else there won't be an agenda for the 22nd Century, because we'll be gone!

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BHMRadio 2: "What Do We Do With Our Young Black Men?"

What is to be done with young black men? The history of how we got to this moment is examined here, and  how we can help deal with this issue... Please share, rate and comment! Download the mp3 here

BHM Radio 1 "What Do Black Folks Get If Obama Wins?"

 This is our very first show-please comment & share. We have more  exciting shows coming in the future, so thanks for coming, and come again! Bring a friend next time.... Download the mp3 here