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6BODYOFCHRISTNEWSJUNE2014LetsnotforgetthemajorityofthewealthyandinfluentialBlacksinitiallycampaignedforHillaryRodham-ClintonandagainstPresidentBarrackHusseinObama.RobertJohnsonMagicJohnsonAlSharptonandahostofothersOneoftheoldestadagesintheworldisthegreatesttrickoftheDevilistomakeyouthinkhedoesntexist.ArewestillforsaleItappearsso...justatamuchhigherpriceandnowwegetapieceofourownbounty.Ohyeahtheresstillabountyonourheads.WevecalledsomeofourownUncleTomswhenreallythehistoryofUncleTomwasexactlyoppositeofaClarenceThomas.Thisallduetoalackofhis-toricalknowledgeofselfandtwistingofliesbyotherswhoseagendawehaveendorsedatourownperil.UncleTomwasactuallyanabolitionistwhyarewesoeasilydupedtrickedordownrighthostiletoourownwithoutthefactsWellletsaddresstheElephantintheroom.DonaldTokowitznowknownastheinfamousDonaldSterlinganassumedwhite-man.HowevertruthfullyhesanIllinoisanJewish-AmericanborninIllinoisraisedinCaliforniawhowasawell-knownattorney.AhumanoxymoronhedonatestoNAACPwhileviolatingfederallawsliketheFairHousingActagainstAfricanAmericansandMexicanswiththeknowledgeofhisfellowconstituentsthecourtsandfriendsorallies...TheoneallythatimmediatelycomestomindisDavidJoelSternanotherJewish-Americanattor-ney.SternstherecentlydepartedcommissioneroftheNBANationalBasketballAssociationandironi-callythemanagerandbrokerofa70plusAfricanAmericanmaleworkforcewithsomequestionablepractices.HehadmostemployeesoftheNBAscared.Butfinallytheresanacknowledgementofwhathasbeensaidforyearsmostlybythoseinhidingandsomeotherswillingtostand-up.SomeareplayerslikeoneoftheNBAsgreat3-pointshootersandtwo-timechampionCraigHodgesoftheChicagoBulls.AlsooneoftheNBAsgreatestsmallforwardsElginBayloroftheLosAngelesLakerswhoalsowonseveralscoringtitles.BothsuitedtheNBAbothwereostracizedbytheircolleaguesandpeers.Perhapsweforgotaboutthegreatestbasketballplayerofall-timeMichaelJordancomingoutofretirementandplayingforthebleakunder-achiev-ingWashingtonWizardstogaintheopportunityatownershiponlytobedupedbytheWizardsownerandwiththehelpoftheNBAsDavidStern.TheresultNOownershipforJordan.LastbutnotleastdontcelebratesosoonbecauseAdamSilvermayhavemadeanattemptonastand-updecisionbutnowcomesthetruth.TheydontthinkMr.Tokowitz-Sterlingcanbeforcedtosell.ThetruthisthereisamoralityclauseintheprivatelyheldNBAConstitution.Sec.35atheplay-ershalfoftheconstitutionispub-licallypostedtheownersportionisprivatelyheld..thiswasalsoorchestratedunderDavidSternswatch.Becareful.Justbecauseyougettositoreveneatwithfolkitdoesntmeanfriendshippart-nershiporequalityorthattruerespecthasbeenachieved.JustaskMagicJohnson.Folksthisisntaboutsportssportsarejustafractionalmicro-cosmofsocietysreflection.Wehavetobehonest.AsBlackpeoplewehaveahistoryofbeingscared.WeoftentrytoportrayfearasbeingreservedordignifiedhoweverasanAfricanAmericanweknowthetruthitisjustplainoldFEAR.Unfortunatelyweveseenthisscaredbehaviorfromourselvesloved-onesrela-tivesandourleadersfartooconsistently.Todaysathletedoesntevencloselyresemblethesamelevelofconsciousnessandcourageofyesteryearsath-leteswhenJimBrownBillRussellLewAlcindorKareemAbdul-JabbarstoodwithMuhammadAliandahostofotherathletes.Yesterdaysathletedidntmake1100thpercentileoftodaysathletesmoneyyettheydidsomuchmoreandhadorga-nizationslikeBEUBlackEconomicUnionwhichaddressedover25statesandcountlesscities.WithalltheBentleysBlingalongwith200-300sneakersdotodaysathletesresemblestep-n-fetchitbutnowwithdiamondsRacismatitsfinestourBlackso-calledElitehavetoraceinandoutoftheBlackcommunitybutcomfortablystrollincommunitieswheretheyrehateddislikedandoftenspiedon.AndafterourgloriousathletesarentanygoodforservicesanymoretotheownersandorthemediatheyreturntotheBlackCommunitybroke--inspiritandineconomicalstature--withouthavingmadeanyprogressivechangeofanykindorimprovementsintheBlackcommunity.Yetweacceptthembackinthespiritofforgiveness.NoteNowwearemadatDonaldTokowitzakaDonaldSterling.SomeofthethingshesaidwerepainfulbutGodly-true.MaybenotaboutMagicJohnson.TruthfullyonlyErvinMagicJohnsonandGodknowwhathesdoneorhasntdonefortheBlackCommunityasawhole.Howeveronepainfultruthisthatweknowthoseofuswhohavemeansorevenpositionsofman-agementareoftenveryreluctantanddownrightnon-existentwhenitcomestohelpingotherAfricanAmericans.WeasBlackpeopleknowittobetrue.Butitseasiertogetmadatsomeoneelsethantolookinthemirror.YougotmadatMarcusGarveyEl-HajjMalikEl-Shabazz-MalcolmXMartinLutherKingJr.MuhammadAliDickGregoryandMinisterFarrakhanyougotmadatShahrazadAliBillCosbyandTavisSmiley-arewerunningoutofpeopletobemadatyetProverbs1212Chronicles3616Thegreatesttrickofthedevilistomakeyouthinkhedoesntexisttheignorantmasteryofbeingangrywithsomeoneelsetoavoidself-examination.HaventthesignsbeenthereallalongHoweverwejustchosetoignorethemevenwhenourtruelead-erswerebraveenoughtotaketherisktostandupandspeakoutaboutourbehaviorandthatofothers.OurwillingnesstoignorethesignsinfrontofusforexamplewerenowallowingotherstostandsothattheoriginalsinofAmericacanhideshamefullyinothersshadow--suchashomophobiaorclassism.WevealignedtheselifestyleswiththeCivilRightsmovement.Regardingclassismwenowseparateourselvesbyincomeandmeansforgettingthatmostofuscamefromthesameun-Godlyawfulchattelslaverybackground.AndsomeofourWhitebrethrencomefromhomicidalmentally-illpaganisticimmigrantbackgrounds.HowfoolishcanwebeasapeopleandasanationThewhispersoftheHOODevenifyouhavemoneyyourestillaNtothemmaybetrue.Neitheroneofthesegroupssuffered400-plusyearsofindignationslaveryormillionsmurderedfortheirskincolor.Bothhavetheoptiontosimplynotdis-closethemillionsofourancestorsmurderedduringthemiddlepassagedidnthavetheoptiontonotdis-closethemillionsheldincaptiveinNorthAmericadidnthavetheoptiontonotdisclose.ThosewhosufferedthroughJimCrowdidnthavetheoptiontonotdisclose.ThuscametheCivilRightsmovementandthestrugglesthatcamewithit.Andyesitwassothatallcouldbenefit.Imnotsayingthatanyoneshouldsufferindignationorbrutality.Howeverbeforealigningorhidinginsomeothergroupsshadowofhardshipdontbesoquicktofor-JimCrowisAliveTESTIMONYByT.H.MackSr.APMNABJT.H.MackSr.WithalltheBentleysBlingalongwith200-300sneakersdotodaysathletesresemblestep-n-fetchitbutnowwithdiamondsRacismatitsfinestourBlackso-calledElitehavetoraceinandoutoftheBlackcommunitybutcomfortablystrollincommunitieswheretheyrehateddislikedandoftenspiedon.ContinuedonPage10