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Why some [Black Americans] distrust the U.S.A. (Understanding the Black Experience)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:05:34 -0700

We don't need to go as far back as slavery or segregation, we only need to look back as far as "The Godfather", the Space Shuttle Program and the first 'Watergate' break-in to see how recent and relevant the distrust an anger of bias treatment toward Black Americans is. For forty years between 1932 and 1972, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) conducted an experiment on 399 black men in the late stages of syphilis. These men, for the most part illiterate sharecroppers from one of the poorest counties in Alabama, were never told what disease they were suffering from or of its seriousness. Informed that they were being treated for “bad blood,”¹ their doctors had no intention of curing them of syphilis at all. The data for the experiment was to be collected from autopsies of the men, and they were thus deliberately left to degenerate under the ravages of tertiary syphilis—which can include tumors, heart disease, paralysis, blindness, insanity, and death. “As I see it,” one of the doctors involved explained, “we have no further interest in these patients until they die.”

Tuskegee Experiment Letter

When Rev. Jeremiah Wright (Barak Obama's Pastor) spoke of AIDS being put in the Black community in his much ballyhooed sermon this is why. There is precedence for this kind of action in America. Is this fear mongering? Or is this acknowledging (very real) possibilities? This (Tuskegee) experiment garnered an apology from the President twenty-five years later.

The United States government did something that was wrong—deeply, profoundly, morally wrong. It was an outrage to our commitment to integrity and equality for all our citizens. . . . clearly racist.

—President Clinton's apology for the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment to the eight remaining survivors, May 16, 1997

Apologies only begin the healing process. It does not cure the hurt. Germany has apologized (for the Holocaust) but the Jews still feel the pain and recognize the significance of never forgetting nor letting the world forget their struggle. Neither shall Black Americans forget; so when you hear the endless loop of Rev. Wright's petition to GOD damning America it stems from this experience along with, slavery, racism, discrimination and injustice that seeks to understand WHY? And how long do we have to suffer this kind of deception? And is their still this kind of government sanctioned racism going on now?

When (non-Black) Americans hear the horror of the Black experience they want to put it in the past, tag it as "what once was", say "it's not like that anymore" until the next event that tears the scab off a wound that will ultimately leave a scar at best. So here is a reminder of why you (America) will from time to time get the vitriolic rhetoric from our gatherings at churches, rallies and demonstrations. Please pardon the anger, hurt and distrust that Black Americans have for some of America's worst offenders, bad actors and racists. It is natural to cry in pain when your healing; to be in discomfort when you've been handicapped. We are in repair.

Your (test) subject,

Bycha Buxton

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V.P. Obama is the "dream" of the DNC? (The 300lb Gore-illa)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:41:43 -0700

A ticket of Al Gore for President and Barack Obama for Vice President would create an electricity and enthusiasm that would transform American politics and send shock waves of excitement throughout a world yearning for new American leadership. - Brent Budowsky (Huffington Post)

BILL HEMMER : Do the Democrats need a savior? And if so, is that savior in the shape of Al Gore? - Fox News

Democratic Senator of Illinois Barack Obama put to bed that question from a voter who donned a t-shirt reading, "Obama and Gore: Experience and Youth, Obama and Gore: Wisdom and Truth." The supporter asked the '08 presidential hopeful if he would consider taking "the wind out of Hillary’s sails" by asking Nobel prize winner former Vice President Al Gore to be his running mate before the primaries. - ABC News (Political Radar)

But let's play a little. Let's say the elders of the Democratic Party decide, when the primaries end, that neither Obama nor Clinton is viable. Let's also assume—and this may be a real stretch—that such elders are strong and smart enough to act...What if they then approached Gore and asked him to be the nominee, for the good of the party—and suggested that he take Obama as his running mate? - Time Magazine

Not only has the media played up the "Vice President" possibility of the democratic primary front-runner, who leads in national polls, has gotten more primary votes than any candidate in history (republican or democrat) and has raised more money than any other candidate in the history of campaigns. But the establishment "Illuminati" has threatened to change the rules, make new rules or just plain overturn the will of the people (maybe that's why I'm a republican, I know who I'm dealing with [insert sarcasm here]).

They (pundits) have even suggested that a Clinton-Obama ticket would be the "dream ticket" with the second place Senator (Clinton) as the President. You may ask where am I going with this rant. Isn't it obvious (it's tough being a Black Man) that there is a quiet storm of racial division in the "peoples party". The race card is a base and instinctive argument (so lets not go there) that clearly has shown the willingness to remain woven into our (me included) national conversation.

But simply put the audacity to pull out all the stops (including the Tanya Harding 'Knee Cap'em Strategy') shows either a desperate attempt to win or a prejudice that extends beyond just the DNC. It is absurd and insulting to the millions of Americans to think that even when your winning you are a loser. That is the message being broadcast by the media, insinuated by the opposition and projected by the pollsters. Presidential hopeful Barak Obama handled it well stating, "I can promise you that as President I will have him (Al Gore) involved in our administration in a very senior capacity in his role...having won the Nobel peace prize and an Oscar that being Vice President again would be probably a step down for him." It seem as though certain factions do not, will not and cannot allow the "front runner" status of Senator Obama the feed the hopes and fears of this nation. If you wont let him be the "front runner" is it a stretch to say you wont let him be President?

Our democracy,

Bycha Buxton

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A Black American (Smokey Robinson's Spoken Word)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:06:05 -0700

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The Willie Lynch Debate…True or Relevant in 2008 (Celebrating Black History Month)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:59:36 -0800

My life has taken a unique turn. I often felt this internal pushing and tugging to be a contributor to mankind (what a Utopian idealist I am). I look up to and reflect on many individuals unselfish sacrifice for temperance and guidance in my own quest for a life of service to mankind. A life that bears a mark (bastazo), a life that has used me as a touchstone of progress. It would be so easy to just wake up and live, work, love, and leave the philosophical, social and religious engineering to the Illuminati. But no, there will always be the Lynch’s of the world. Be they Internet hoaxes or real persons with an agenda that constitutes a response, an uprising or even at times a lifelong struggle to undo the social destruction they cause.

If you are not familiar with William “Willie” Lynch here is some background information for you. Willie Lynch was believed to be a successful British slave owner in the West Indies who was invited to the Colony of Virginia in 1712 to teach his methods to slave owners there due in part to several slave uprisings in the area prior to his visit (The term “lynching” [example] was derived from another ‘Lynch’ Captain William Lynch 1742 - 1820 who authored the “Lynch Law” sent to the Virginia Legislature on Sept. 22, 1782). There has never been any supporting document of Willie Lynch’s speech “The Making of a Slave” that mysteriously surfaced in the 1990’s.

Since its discovery (for lack of a better term) it has become the go to speech for ‘Black History Month’ (celebrated throughout February in the U.S. and Canada and October in the U.K.) programs, rally’s and the like. It’s a moving and thought provoking letter that is so relevant today that it is undeniably appropriate when African Americans gather. It provides a solution to systematically oppress a group of individuals (the Negro) for long term domination and manipulation for the benefit of the oppressor. It is not used as kindling for civil unrest as the supposed authors (Willie Lynch) race might think; but more so as a wake up call to the ancestors of former slaves (yours truly).

In this climate of Presidential Primary elections here in the States there is an uprising much like that of the Colony of Virginia in 1712. A man; not of the dominate race has brought the masses together and awakened a sleeping people, a people who were never intended to be fit for leadership of this kind. Whether this man is qualified for the highest office in the land is not the litmus test (although it should be) it will ultimately be the establishment he intends to serve and the threat assessment that is determined by a victory that will ascertain how the ancestors of former slave owners will react. The methods described in William Lynch’s speech are seen (by this author) as tactics used present day against the African American.

This entry is not an attempt to draw racial lines (they have already been drawn) but to acknowledge that there was and is undoubtedly a plan to make distinctions between the races and their roles. William "Willie" Lynch, fable or foe; message or myth is the lesson for Black History Month, February 2008. Watch, listen and learn...but never forget.

Celebrating my history with you,

Bycha Buxton

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A disaster worse than Hurricane Katrina (The New Orleanians fight for thier liberty)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:49:16 -0800

It hurts my heart to watch the pain of a people ("my" people) fight for the right to exist…again. I started college (Grambling State University) in Louisiana in 1987, I lived in New Orleans in 1989-90. My son was born in New Orleans; I became a better man because of my experiences there. It is a city of vibrant living, social injustice, epicurean delight (I learned how to eat in Louisiana) and endless entertainment. Now I watch as a spectator from my comfortable arm chair with all my creature comforts as "my" people fight for the right to exist in thier community, the only one they know. The culture there is like no other in the U.S. (the world for that matter), the energetic Second-line funeral procession, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Reggae Sun Splash, the Mardi Gras, the blending of French and African culture, Cajun and Creole. "The Big Easy” it’s called for good reason; Jazz was born there, the sports traditions of the Bayou Classic and the Super Bowl are played there, the great college institutions; black (Dillard University and Xavier University) and traditional universities (Loyola University and Tulane University) are part of the culture.

Hurricane Katrina Rescue

The celebrated Chefs of our time, Paul Prudhomme who introduced us (the broader U.S.) to Gumbo and Blackened Redfish, Emeril Lagasse whose '“BAM!” has been heard ‘round the world, and the many mothers and grandmothers that have been feeding the generations with the "love" that makes New Orleans cuisine so great. New Orleanians live to express their unique culture with love for their heritage that's deep and genuine. Every "Black American" born in New Orleans can trace someone in their family to one of the Low Income Housing Projects in and around the Crescent City, not that it's a bragging right ; but a rite of passage from who they were to what they've become. There is a systematic plan to rid New Orleans of this rich history and these particular inhabitants. First the natural disaster (hurricane Katrina) played a key part in putting the city in distress. We (Black Americans) cried out “Injustice!!” at how we were unfairly treated when the FEMA and other disaster relief agencies came to the “supposed” rescue of New Orleanians (a selective rescue at best). Then redevelopment by way of failing to rebuild in certain “black areas” that were deemed a flood risk in the event of a second “Katrina like storm.” Now they propose demolition of the last vestige of “real” Black History; “living” Black History is being erased. There is a better way than this.

Kartina victims watch as help passes over head

I predict that New Orleans, for my youngest child’s (4 yrs old) generation and my grand-kids (none yet…I hope) will be homogenized like much of the U.S. The language, traditions, the food and culture washed away and the “real” history demolished and replaced with the “new American standard”. It is a sad day when this systematic removal of the “color” of New Orleans is razed to the ground.

Feeling the pain with New Orleanians,

Bycha Buxton

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An Open Letter to Young Brotha #1 (to the Black Youth of America...to my Son)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:23:37 -0800

Young brotha being young is a requirement; getting old is a privilege. Young brotha I've tried to be an example of a "Strong Black Man" for you; but life can get in the way at times. Young brotha no matter your circumstance never give up, if it (life) knocks you down, get up, dust off and get going. I'm here; I will help you young brotha. I've tried to clear a path for you; so follow me, but not too close cause I've stepped in some traps along the way. It truly is a jungle and you are the prey. Yes my young lion the [lion]keeper is closing in; but I'm here to help you.

Young brotha you can't do it alone, don't even try it. I'm here; I will help you. Even when you can't see me young brotha, cause the brush is too thick, believe me when I tell you I'm making a way through this madness. I love you, I'm here; I will help you young brotha. Don't tell me I don't understand; I just cut the path your going through. They say "when your going through hell don't stop...keep going". I'm clearing the way. I'm here; I will help you, just keep going.

Someone is helping me young brotha; he's just up ahead, clearing the path. And when he tires you'll pass by where he rests; give him respect he loves you too. And young brotha when it's time, you'll know...stand tall and make us all proud. We've been cut and beat and bruised trying to make a way through this jungle. Don't let us down were counting on you...and the young brotha behind you is too.

a Brotha, a Father, a Son;

Bycha Buxton
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Where I'm From: Juxtaposition (a poetic exercise on contrast)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:53:12 -0800

I'm from that look between two people.

He saw Her; I was Them.

I'm am passion.

Passion is a boy of love.

I'm from grits and eggs.

Scrambled hard and over easy; the morning after and the night before.

I'm from the empty plate of a full morning that led to passion; the boy of love.

'Cause from Them came I who is He that saw Her.

You know...from between that look I'm from.

Yep, that's from where I come.

It was a moonlit morning in December 'till the 23rd of August

'round midnight of the next day, I was love and on my way.

Where I'm from is not hard to easily understand.

Just new old-fashion humpin' between a woman and a man.

Where are you from?

A boy named loved,

a.k.a.

Bycha Buxton
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Jazz: Made In America (A tribute to growing up with a legend...my Dad)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:52:45 -0800

The Jazz Messengers Paris 1959

It's hard not to get teary eyed and full in the throat thinking about my Dad (God bless you). He's still living and in better shape than me. The older I get the smarter he is (I'm sure I'll be saying that again). I remember growing up and hearing my Dad play 'A Night in Tunisia', on the Steinway piano he had bought me for my birthday (was that gift really for me Dad?). Dizzy Gillespie wrote that classic atop a garbage can in 1942. Dad has many bailiwicks, but one is as a professional piano tuner a dying art. I learned my love of music in this environment. Eventually I got into fusion jazz artists like Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays and the Yellow Jackets etc. Only to peak my curiosity and delve into be-bop and hard-bop. "My era" the era I love most is 1956-1965 the music there was phenomenal Art Blakey (one of my favorite artists),Bud Powell, Lee Morgan, Dave Brubeck, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and on and on that was to me and is jazz at its pinnacle. This page links to some of the greatest performances the world ever has seen .

Jazz was made in America. It is one of the few things that came from an expression of African American's pain and pleasure during the "roaring twenties". If you want to know ' what jazz is' you have to feel it..hear it; it takes you into its' analogous world of tonal expression, colour and dexterity. It has evolved and progressed only to be infused into R&B, Pop and the Hip-Hop culture. I was recently (this summer) at the Atlanta Jazz Festival with 10,000 other jazz lovers. Me, Big Brother and Cousin Neda, we got to see Billy Harper (another favorite), Patrice Rushen and the great Herbie Hancock. I called my Dad from the greens while Herbie was playing, he said "I've been watching Herbie on YouTube!" (the internet is great). Once my Dad and I went to see McCoy Tyner perform, I had a great time Dad (a precious memory). Jazz is truly an American art form and I really love my Dad, thank you for a life that has been so much richer with music as apart of it.

Your toe-tapping son,

Bycha Buxton
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Racism: Killing two birds with one Blog (Pride and Prejudice)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:52:27 -0800

You may ask yourself why did I waste my time, energy and blog space to promote these two clowns?
Answer: So you can help me change America.

I came across these two subjects Jenna (the video) and Will (his response to the video) while researching the "Jena 6" trials . These trials and protests stem from racist reactions to prejudice that we all have. "Racism is an instinct; prejudice is rooted to the bone." -Clincey Franklin (my grandmother "Granny"). Those Louisiana students are the leaders of tomorrow (Jena High School), these two (Jenna and Will) are the link between them and the future. The 'proud' examples of Caucasian adulthood (Jenna's a kid). The answer to this problem I do not have. But you can help by sending a message to Jenna and Will. Because of the "age of the internet" not only are you speaking to them you send a message to all that surf these pages ... Americans don't think this way!

Jenna Racist

Name: Jenna
Age: 30
City: hgfd
Hometown: 65654
Country: Barbados
Companies: jenna, jeff production
Interests and Hobbies: none
Joined: April 30, 2006
www.youtube.com/Blackstitches23

Name: Will
Age: 35
Country: United States
Occupation: Business Owner

Joined: July 06, 2007

"the negro always blames others for his poor situation.

ALL over the world he fails due to a lack of morals but its Whitey's fault,damn dirty apes".
-www.youtube.com/Willbackbone

An Angry Black Man,

Bycha Buxton
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A message to Santa Claus (Merry Christmas Everyone!!)

nobody@vox.com(Bycha (bye-chay)) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:21:57 -0800

Just a little insight into a 'Black Man's Christmas'.

I'm not color blind I know the world is black and white
and we all have some of the same wants and needs...
so I hope you get what you WANT!!!

Merry Christmas my friends at Vox,

Bycha Buxton
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