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15DECEMBER2014BODYOFCHRISTNEWSItwasNovember281967inFrogmoreSouthCarolinaatastaffretreatoftheSouthernChristianLeadershipConferenceSCLCthatMartinLutherKingJr.gavehisannu-alStateoftheMovementaddress.Inthataddressin1967hesaidRacismisrunningamokinthecountry.Hewasreferringtothenumerouschurchbombingsvoternullificationandthetragicbeatingsanddeathsofthefree-domriders.ButhealsosaidRacismisrunningamokintheCongressandtheJudicialsystem.Whathemeantwasthereweremem-bersofCongressandtheJudiciarywhoweremembersofwhitehategroupsnamelytheKKK.ItwasthosememberswhowereblockingLyndonJohnsonandthepassageofpendingcivilrightslegislation.UnfortunatelymanyofthedescendantsofthosepersonsandtheirracismarerunningamokintheU.S.CongressandtheJudiciarytoday.IntheCongresstheycontinuetoblockPresidentObamafromimplementingimmigrationreformvoterprotectionsandothermeasuresdesignedtohelpthoseonthemargins.Theyarethreat-eningtooverturnObamacareandagainshutdownthegovernment.ThosepersonswiththeirhatefulattitudesandsupremacistspiritsarepresentintheJudiciarytoday.Theracismoftheirancestorsremainsinthemthroughthemakingofdraconianlawsthattargetminorities.Itexiststhroughcoloredjusticeinthecourts.Itexiststhroughsentencingdispari-tiesgiventoyoungblackmen.Manybelieveracismisbehindusorthattheclaimsofracismaremerelyacrutchthatblackfolkneedtodiscard.WeallknowandlifeinAmericakeepstellingusthatracismisstillrunningamokinthisnation.Recenteventsandsomenotsorecentlendcredibilitytotheseclaims.WeonlyneedtolookatrecenteventsinFergusonMissouri.Thenon-indict-mentofOfficerDarrenWilsonhasledmetocoinanewtermforjusticeinAmerica.Whatwekeepseeingoverandoverinthiscountryasitrelatestotheoutcomesofthesepoliceshoot-ingsisnotAmericanjustice.ThisisnotConstitutionaljustice.ThisisnotPledgeofAllegiancejusticeanditsureisnotAmericatheBeautifuljustice.InthetruestsenseofthewordandgivenwhattheoutcomescontinuetobethisisnotAmericanjusticebutthisisAmeriKlanjustice.WhentheterroristgrouptheKKKruledAmericatheargumentofmanyintheblackcommunitywasthatwecouldneverprotectourselvesfromandgetjusticeforthecastrationslynchingsandmurdersofourpeople.Mainlybecauseitwassodifficultforblackstobuyandownguns.Gun-controlwasstrictlyenforcedupontheblackcommunityfollowingReconstruction.Anywonderwhythenandnotnow.Asapeopleandcom-munitywewerepowerlesstoprotectourselves.DuringthevisibleorwasitinvisiblereignoftheKlanwecouldnotgetjus-ticebecausethemembersoftheKlanwerealsothewhitepoliticiansthewhitepolicethewhiteprosecutorsandthewhitepreachers.Theycon-trolledthecourtsenforcedthelawsandcontrolledthelivesofblackpeoplewithfearandterror.SupposedlyweasasocietyhavecomealongwayfromtheKlaninfluencesuponthelivesofblackpeople.Thecaseismadesomewouldsaybythefactwehaveablackpresidentblackgovernorsandblackmayorsinofficesthroughoutthiscountry.Thatistheevidencethatthingsreallyhavechanged.Welltheoldadageisstilltrue.Themorethingschangethemoretheyseemtostaythesame.Thingstodayseemstrikinglyfamiliartothewaytheywereyesterday.TheseKlansmenandKlanswomenhavetakenofftheirsheetsandputonbusinesssuits.Theynolongerburncrossesbuttheyburnblacksincourtroomswherethedeckisalwaysstackedagainstthem.Theydonotlynchwithropesbuttheydoitwithlawsandsentencesthatcas-trateandkillthehopesanddreamsofyoungblackmen.Theymurderandgetawaywithit.Toevokefeartheynolongerleavebodieshangingfromtreesbuttheyleavethemlyinginthestreetforhourscookinginahotsummersun.Theydonotneedvigilantemobstogetvigilantejustice.TheynowhavedastardlyDAsandunjustjudgesprotectingandpre-servingasystemthatclearlydefinesanddesignatesthewinnersandlosersevenbeforethegameisplayed.Thesecontinuedoutcomesinwhichthepoliceareneverheldaccountableforcold-bloodedmurderaresoobviousandillogical.Fromajusticeperspec-tiveanysanepersoncanseethisisnotafairfight.Thegameisnotbeingplayedonalevelplayingfield.HowisithumanlypossibletomasqueradethisasAmericanjusticewhenonlyonesidewinsallthetimeHowisitpos-sibletocallthisafairgamewithalevelplayingfieldandonesideperpetuallylosesTheseAmeriKlansareplayingagameofcoinflipwithusthatgoeslikethisHeadsIwinandtailsyoulose.Outcomesseemtobedeterminedbyasame-sidedcoin.Thecoinkeepsgettingflipped.WearetolditisafairgamebutwhetherwecallheadsortailsblackandbrownpeoplealwaysloseThatisillogicalanditisalmostfruitlesstoengageinasystemorgamethatnomatterhowlongorhowsin-cerelyyouplayityoualwayslose.NothingaboutthissystemthathastheloyalsupportofourpoliticiansprosecutorsandpoliceresemblesAmericanjustice.ThisisAmeriKlanjusticeinthemostpervertedformimaginable.IsnotthisanillogicalandunimaginableconceptofjusticeIsnotthewayoursystemworksforblackandbrowncitizensantitheticaltoouranthemsandpatrioticrender-ingsHowdoesonesegmentofsocietyloseallthetimeHowcanonesidebeallowedtokillandnotfaceacourtoflawbutyettheothersidekillsandmustfacethefullbruntofthecourtandpenalsystemThisisnotAmericanjustice.ThisisAmeriKlanjusticeThisishomegrownhomebredAmericanterrorismatitstraditionalandhistoricalbestAmericanorAmeriKlanJusticeReginaldC.HolmesByPastorReginaldC.HolmesCosbyandtheHuxtablesShatteredImagesFormanyofusbabyboomersTheCosbyShowwasTheShowthatchangedtheveryimageofAfricanAmericansonTVandinthemindsofWhiteAmerica.EveryweektheHuxtablefamilyenteredintoblackandwhitelivingroomsandgaveusAfricanAmericansgreatprideasweobservedimaginedandevensoughttoemulatethiswholesomefamilystructurethatinspiredourimaginationsofwhataBlackfamilycouldbe.TheHuxtablesrepresentedadualisticpresenceofwhichmostofourfamiliesevengoodblackfamilieswerenot.IntheHuxtablefamilybothmomanddadwereeducatedprofessionalswhichwasyetunrealizedandunrealisticinmostofourblackfamiliesintheearly80s.TheHuxtablesalsorepresentedadualismofupstandingparentswhoraisedtheirfamilywithsomuchloveandbalancedcorrectionthatmanyofusdreamedofbeingaHuxtable.ButthatwholesomeimageisnowforevershatteredbecauseasmanyreallifefamilieshavehadtoendureevensincetheoriginalfamilyinEdentheHuxtableshadadarkandshame-fulsecretskeletonsaswecallthemthatunfortunatelywasnotjustasidethemeorunderlingplotinatelevisionserieslikethoseofthesenewmoderndaymelo-dramassuchasScandalandHowToGetAwayWithMurderbutthismelodramaisrealandonlyrecentlycomingtolight.FatherHuxtableMr.BillCosyhimselftheoncameraleaderandco-headofthefamilyandoffcameracreatordirectorandbossoftheshowseeminglyhasanunfortunatehorribledarkside.WedesiredtoignoreandeventriedtodiscountanddisbelievetheallegationsoftheoriginalfiveWhitewomennowthirteenthatclaimedthiswholesomeimageofastrongeducatedBlackmanfatherandgrandfatherdecadesagomolestedthembutevenwecannotignoretheallega-tionsnowcomingfromtheshowschildstarsTempesttBledsoewhoplayedVanessaHuxtablethefourthchildofthefamilyandRavenSymonethestepgranddaughteroftheHuxtableswhowasliterallyonlyfouryearsoldwhenshefirstappearedontheCosbyshow.NoMr.Cosbyhasnothadhisdayincourtandamanmustbeoratleastshouldbeconsideredinnocentuntilprovenguiltybutthewholesomeimag-eryoftheHuxtablefamilyisnowshat-teredAndwhilenothingreallysurprisesusanymorewearenonethelesshighlydisappointedthatevensuchdolefulaccusationscouldbeleveledagainstamanAmericarespectedsohighly.Ourthoughtsandprayersarewiththesenow15womenaswecontinuetoprayforallwomenwhohavehadtoenduretheuglyhiddennastinessofmolestationevenaswepraygreatlyforMr.Cosbytoday.BySuperintendP.L.DemmerThatwholesomeimageisnowforevershattered...CURRENTAFFAIRS