Why spanish people don't like Black americans (Part 3)...migrant caravans, conservative masochism, and the cult of gay "latino" bigotry...

To the readers of this Blog: Years ago, I watched one of John Lequizamo’s Broadway plays on HBO. And, if you’re not familiar with him, he’s the guy responsible for the Broadway productions of: “Mambo Mouth”, “Freak”, “Ghetto Klown”—and one more production I wasn’t surprised to find out he curated this year called, “latin History for Morons”.                           

Now, in one of his productions, I watched John make a reference to the religion “Santeria”. A second later, he accompanied his reference with a mock ritual where he invokes the spirit of “Shango”, one of Santeria’s most powerful energies. Mind you, he talked about this religion, and this energy, like it was exclusive to latinos and their culture. And for years, I believed that.

But, being a curious kind of fellow, I came to realize, after doing some research, that Santeria, and the spiritual entity Shango, were creations of the Yoruba tribe(s) of ancient Nigeria—and that’s Nigeria, Africa, y’all. Also, in the Yoruba’s language, Shango (or Sango), comes from the term “shan”, which means “to strike”. And that figures, ‘cause Shango is always portrayed as a muscular, hyper-masculine figure wielding a two-headed axe. And his axe is usually surrounded by lightning bolts and bursts of fire. He's also been called the “god of thunder” by his followers—so basically, this is a war deity/energy. 

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you that Shango was the inspiration for the Marvel comic book character, “Thor”—mind you, in Thor’s case, whitey just replaced Shango’s two-sided axe with a hammer (remember, they call Thor the god of “thunder”, well, that’s one mo’ thing they took from us). Additionally, the famously farcical TV sketch comedy show “In Living Color” (produced by the Wayans brothers), aired on the Fox network from April 15^th, 1990 to May 19^th, 1994. And coincidentally, John Leguizamo’s comedy-sketch show, “House of Buggin’”, aired a year later in January of 1995. Can someone say, “cultural appropriation”?

Now, in advance, I need to apologize, for portraying Shango in my post’s header, without an axe, or fire, or lightning. Although to me, this beautifully melanated brotha personifies the strength and spiritual power of Shago’s energies.

And let me say up front, that this post is gonna’ be more like a “vlog”, than a “blog”. Cause my editorial is gonna’ support what you’ll be seeing in this video, instead of the other way around. Meaning, I’m gonna’ let this clip do most of the talking, and I’ll give y’all some pointers of what to watch out for.

I just have 3 favors to ask, which has become the norm with this series, and they are: #1. Please don’t bother telling me that the proper term for spanish-speaking people in america is “latino”, ‘cause I already know that. Unfortunately, the people who tell me this, usually don’t know how latinos checked the “white” box on their census forms, so whitey started calling them “hispanics” in the 70’s, so they couldn’t claim to be white. #2. Please don’t tell me that Spain is in europe, ‘cause I know that too (But I guess Don Trump forgot—and I’ll speak more on that later on in this post). And lastly, #3. Please don’t waste your time (or mine) telling me that the term “latino” represents a “culture”, not an ethnicity—I also know this. Problem is, they don’t. Meaning, I understand latinos are really Black, but they don’t claim us, so I’m not claimin’ them. 

Moreover, as a Black man or woman reading this, what you should understand is, anyone who calls themselves an “Afro-Latino”, is really saying they’re not Black. Either that, or they’re looking for an escape hatch for their “Blackness”. So, I say, let them have their illusions—but you can’t have our culture too. Cause the only times these people seem to wanna’ be Black, is when they exploit our cultural constructs. And that smacks of white feminism to me, insomuch as, latinos wanna’ be white around non-Black people, and Black when they’re rippin’ off our culture(s), just like white feminists wanna’ pass themselves off as an oppressed minority, while enjoying and luxuriating in their white privileges. And like a famous character said on “In Living Colour”: “Homie don’t play that”.

And if you’re a Black man or woman reading this, neither should you.

—MontUHURU Mimia

Now, as I’m writing this, I think back to yesterday when I watched internet footage of a latino migrant caravan, breaching the security fence separating Honduras from Mexico. Mind you, these migrants are heading through Mexico to america. And while people respect their dogged determination and audacious pursuits of a better life, I don’t think I have to remind you how Don Trump’s administration, has been deporting boatloads of these people who were already living here, out of the country.

And I too, am being conditioned by america’s media, to cry (like MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow did) when I see Julio and ‘em, being separated from their children and stuffed into trucks like sardines bound for deportation centers. 

But if you’re a Black man or woman reading this, stop reachin’ for the Kleenex for a hot sec’, ‘cause I gotta’ video to show you, that'll make you take pause, next time you wanna’ take up for one of their causes.

Now, like I said previously, what I’m gonna’ do is let these Goya-bean eatin’ bastards show and tell you on recorded video, how they really feel about us—mind you, I think it prudent for me to give you a bit of a primer on what you’re about to see. 

Recently, in New York City, 3 young, spanish men, got into an Uber cab, that a brotha was driving. And supposedly, these latinos wanted to hear some club music, which the cabbie refused to play. Thereafter, it looks like the 3 queer amigos, got upset about that, and probably threatened to do the driver bodily harm. That’s when the brotha pulled over and started recording what was going on. Mind you, I’d like everyone watching this to focus on 3 specific points—and they are…

Point#1. Now, one or two of you might think after watching the first few seconds of this, that I can’t definitively say these guys are latinos. Well, the person who first appears and talks on his cellphone, behind the driver, identifies himself as “Robert Ortiz”—and you’ll hear that in the video—and again, his 2 sugar-shoed comrades, are of the same complexion and facial composition.

Point#2. You’ll hear Rob “arroz con pollo” Ortiz, say that he feels “racially profiled” cause he and his friends are gay. And we should all understand, that homosexuality is a sexual orientation, not an ethnicity. Cause there’s no geographic locale that queers come from, since their sexuality is the product of an unresolved childhood trauma—that’s why they’re bending over for someone of the same gender. And Julio, I mean Rob, has the audacity to also say, that he feels racially profiled cause he’s “not Black”.

Point#3. Mr. (or Ms.) Ortiz, openly brags about voting for Donald Trump—you know, that same guy that’s deporting boatloads of his people outta’ the country. And this is what I call conservative masochism (a.k.a. “anglophilia”)—and the overwhelming majority of latinos suffer from it. Meaning, no matter how benevolent we act towards them, they’re always gonna’ side wit’ whitey. Even if it means, they or their loved ones, will have to leave this country, that they’re (literally) dying to get into.

Now, this probably won’t be my best written post, cause I’m writing angry—but the sentiment I’ll try to convey as eloquently as I can is this...

THERE IS NO BLACK-BROWN ALLIANCE—AND THERE NEVER WILL BE!

PERIOD!

And for all the “multiculturalist” negroes out there, who wanna’ hold hands wit’ everyone else but your own kind and sing “kumbaya”, this video should tell you one thing very clearly—and that’s this…

THESE sPANISH PEOPLE DON’T LIKE YA’ BLACK ASS!

GET OVER IT!!

And like I always say at the end of one o’ these posts…WE’RE ALL WE GOT, AND WE’RE ALL WE NEED PEOPLE! AND THE SOONER WE ACCEPT THIS, THE BETTER!

And like Sam L. Jackson said in Spike Lee’s movie, “Do the Right Thing”: “That’s the double truth, Ruth.”

Later…

—MontUHURU Mimia

P.S.

And one last thing fam, kudos to this brotha for keeping his cool under this kind of pressure—he’s gonna’ go far in life.

*Warning: This video contains very harsh and derogatory language. Viewer discretion is advised. 

                                          

The Ancient Future (Part 2)...

For any Black man or woman who still thinks we have allies amongst other ethnic groups, I beseech you to read the tale of brotha Ray Robinson. 

And afterwards...I'm hoping you'll reevaluate your position. 

Read Ray's story by clicking 'here'.

Why young brothas are saggin' (Part 2)...Lenny Kravitz and the myth of multiculturalism...

Leonard Albert Kravitz, a.k.a. 'Lenny' Kravitz, was born on May 26^th, 1964 in Manhattan, New York City. His mother, Roxie Roker, was a well known actress who played 'Helen Willis' in the 1970's sit-com 'The Jeffersons'; and his father, Sy Kravitz, was an NBC television news producer.

Lenny's parents noticed he began banging on pots and pans in the kitchen, playing them as drums at the age of 3. At five, he expressed how he wanted to be a musician. Years later, he began playing drums and soon picked up the guitar.

In 1974, the Kravitz family relocated to Los Angeles when Lenny's mother Roxie landed the role on The Jeffersons. At the behest of his mother, Lenny joined the California Boy's Choir for three years, and with them, he also sang with the Metropolitan Opera. Kravitz attended Beverly Hills High School, where he would meet a young 'Slash', who later would play guitar in the rock band 'Guns and Roses'; and in 1978, Kravitz was accepted into the school's well respected music program. Lenny's goal out of school, was to be a studio musician; and he also acted in TV commercials during this time.

After spending the better part of a decade playing small clubs and producing several demos, Lenny landed a recording deal with 'Virgin' records, and put out his first album, 'Let Love Rule' in 1989.

Now, fast forward to March 9^th, 1993; Lenny puts out his magnum opus, the 'Are you gonna' go my way' album. This record represented Lenny at the peak of his powers. And this album, its single and its accompanying video, solidified Lenny's status as a bona-fide rock star. And I mean rock star in the pantheon of the all time greats like Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard and Chuck Berry; and that's not to say he's as talented as the aforementioned three master musicians. But what it also did was solidify Lenny's status as more of a 'white' rock star, like a Robert Plant or an Axl Rose (google these guys if you don't know who they are). And I especially remember the video for 'Are you gonna' go my way' the single. In its opening scenes, Lenny stands beneath a 'halo' of light(s) that descended onto his head; this was meant to simulate and reinforce the white christ mythos; or as spanish people call him, christo blanco. And the jesus christ post Lenny's striking in this vid, is meant to tether him and his music to more of a white audience. This and Lenny's bi-ethnic background, made him even more of a sex symbol to white women.

Now, let's fast forward again to November 24^th, 2000; gone were Lenny's lovely locks, and his star power had somewhat diminished; but the general public still knows who he is. That is, the majority of people in america know who he is...and let me explain why I'm making this statement.

On the above date, Lenny was walking on Collins Avenue, in Florida's Miami Beach area. He was with his personal trainer after a workout they'd had at a neighborhood gym. Three cop cars screeched to a stop in front of Lenny; he thought maybe one of the cops, who was a fan, recognized him. Then one of the cops gets out of his car and yells at Lenny, “Hey John, come over here.”

Lenny told the cop his name wasn't John, but that didn't stop them from slamming him up against one of their patrol cars and slapping handcuffs on him. They told Lenny there'd been a bank robbery in the area, and he fit a description...ya' know the one, Black and male. These cops pinned Lenny's personal trainer, who was spanish, to a gate. Lenny's trainer tried telling them who he was, but the cops said they were looking for a Black man with an 'afro' and a beard...boy, doesn't that narrow a search down!

After the cops told Lenny a near-by Bank of america branch had been robbed, they summoned one of the bank's tellers to the curb where they had Kravitz cuffed. And Lenny at the time was just in sweats, and had no ID on him. This woman bank teller told the cops emphatically, that they had the wrong guy. 

The Miami Beach police spokesman at the time, Bobby Hernandez, said he had no record of the Kravitz incident. Hernandez even said he was surprised to learn of the cuffing. "Usually, we don't handcuff unless we're provoked," says Hernandez, who was trying to find out more about the story. He did say, however, that the robbery suspect was still at large afterwards. 

Lenny was shocked that something like this could still happen in america, and wrote about the incident in his song, 'Bank robber man', on his 2001 album, 'Lenny'.

Now, even with Lenny's bi-ethnic looks and star power, the cops treated him like he was just another nigg#r...Lenny's dreams of multi-cultural and multi-ethnic bliss were gone. He'd officially gotten his Black wake-up call.

This also reminded me of the Black wake up call that Henry Louis Gates Jr. got a few years back. You know, the Black Harvard professor who was arrested for trying to get into his own house, when his door was jammed. The white neighbors he loved so much, were the first ones to call the cops on him. And even though Henry tried showing the cops his ID, to prove that the house he entered was his, they still lead him away in cuffs. Even though he wore nothing but slacks, collared shirts and penny loafers...and again, had a Harvard pedigree.

I'm bringing these incidents up to make a point about why our young brothas are wearing 'saggin' jeans.

Now, if Black people, who are 'morally upstanding', and fit the profile of 'certified pre-owned negros', are being treated this way, and our young Black men see this, then what would inspire them to emulate these pseudo-Black men?

I remember the Black politician Ras J. Baraka, who's now Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, saying that saggin' jeans make our young men look 'retarded'.

Now, after incidences like the shooting deaths of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Amadou Diallo...and ya' know I could keep goin'; and one of the mother of all travesties foisted on Black americans, Hurricane Katrina...and more recently, the shooting deaths of a Southern Carolina bible study group perpetrated by Dylann Roof, I ask who looks more retarded, our young Black men who are wearing saggin' jeans, or the Black adults who continue emulating their oppressors by wearing tight, european-styled three piece suits, dresses, shoes, and the like?

And mind you, our African ancestors never wore tight, restrictive clothing; europeans introduced us to these kinds of fashions. So whether our children know it or not, they're emulating their ancestry more than Black adults are. Meaning, our young men, are more in their right minds than we are.

Now, for the record, I confess that I don't like the way saggin' jeans look on our young men; and personally, as a middle-aged Black man, I wouldn't be caught dead in them. But, that doesn't mean I don't see why our young people, especially our young Black men are doing this. What they're saying to us, and the world is, why should we emulate the very people in this white fascist (american) social order, who want us dead?

And like I said in the first post of this series, while we're calling them idiots for how they dress, they're showing us how smart they really are. 'Cause defying the american status quo that's hell-bent on killing you and yours, is STRAIGHT UP INTELLIGENCE!

The other reason I'm writing this post, is recently, I saw a documentary on the 90's R&B group, 'Kid and Play'. Ya' know, the two young men who starred in the 'House Party' movies...and I remember the baggy attire they were fond of wearing later in their careers. I also distinctly remember Chris 'Kid' Reid saying that after his mother was killed in a car accident, he went to live with his father. Now, where they moved was a white section of Staten Island, New York; and Chris says that neighborhood was probably, “the most racist place on God's green earth.” 

Chris detailed how he got chased from school, from fishing in his local pond, and almost every other place in that borough, by gangs of white bullies. And being that his father was experiencing this as well, he moved them to an all Black neighborhood in Queens, New York. And when Chris speaks of that neighborhood, he literally said, “Whew...thank you, there was no more running for a while.” 

And I tell you, until that moment, I realized I'd never once heard a Black person say they were glad they moved from a white neighborhood, to an all Black one.

I'd always heard the opposite.

And this solidified to me, the types and the magnitudes of Black self-hatred, myself, and every Black person I know, has been indoctrinated into.

So ultimately, what I'm saying is this, Black elders have got to stop damning our youth in favor of whitey and their (destructive) culture. I remember one day when I lived in New York, I was in Times Square and I passed a group of Black Isrealites. Now, you would think these brothas would be pro-Black to the core...well, they were, except in the case of young Black men. I remember the leader of this particular group saying he was glad a young Black man was shot down 'cause he was a rapper. I forgot the rapper's name, but there were some other middle-aged Black men who listening to this imbecilic Black Isrealite, while they clapped gleefully at the mention of this rapper being shot dead. And I'm thinking, how stupid are these middle-aged men, when white cops treat them the same way they treat our youth.

ANYONE REMEMBER RODNEY KING?

Now, some may say the LAPD didn't kill Rodney the night they surrounded him and beat him within an inch of his life; but they certainly finished the job after he put his book out. And I might write about that incident in a later post.

So before we go pointing fingers at our young men for their styles of dress, or any negative behavior they might exhibit, we need to point the fingers back at ourselves and ask what resources have we truly left for them to survive and thrive with? Why is it that our young people still have to go to all sorts of non-Black people to get a job? Why are we not at least doing more to provide them with a better education at the grade, middle and high school levels, that doesn't teach them to hate themselves?

So before we begin chastising our young men about their style of dress, let's go down to our local police precincts and chastise those badge wearing inbreds for shooting down our children.

It's high time the Black Diaspora got back into our right minds, so we can unite and strategize for what whitey's got in store for us.

We need to understand that with white birth rates falling below replacement levels, white fascists are constantly on their grind to find the next round of weaponry they're gonna aim at us. Now, whether it's biological, financial, physical or psychological, we know they can't stop, won't stop, until they rid this world of us completely.

So to every Black man, woman, child, senior, etc.; let's put ALL our differences aside, so we can have a chance at surviving what whitey's got in store for us.

'Cause ya' know...it ain't gonna' be nothin' nice.

KEM WESIR!

MontUHURU Mimia

P.S.

You can check out the first part of this Blog series by clicking here. 

P.P.S.

Here's the Lenny Kravitz video for his single, 'Are you gonna' go my way'. Notice after the white halo descends onto Lenny, at 14 seconds into this video, we see a young Black man with a bar code on his T-shirt. This signifies how white fascists are intent on associating themselves with, and exploiting the culture(s) of young Black men, to make their white mainstream culture look 'cooler'. And this is ultimately what white fascists were doing with Lenny in this video...especially in terms of the white christ story. Also, check out how at 31 seconds in, you'll see a prominent scene of a Black woman dancing with a white guy; this happens again at 1:01 seconds into this vid. This is the typical divide and conquer tactic that will be employed by white fascists into perpetuity. They always gotta' keep Black men and women separated, as per the 'Willie Lynch letter'. 

Also, notice how this vid says it clocks in at 3:34 at first; but when you play it, how it switches the entire vid's run time to 3:33. Now, there just happens to be 33 degrees of white supremacist freemasonry...but there's also a higher degree designated for white freemasons exclusively, this is called the '33 and a third' degree. Coincidence? Hmmm...

The virutes of segregation (Part 3)...The ballad of Ray Robinson...

Perry Ray Robinson Jr., was born on September 12th, 1937, in Washington D.C.

Ray was reared in the 'Civil Rights' and 'integration' struggles of the fifties, and according to people who knew him was at the Washington Mall on the day Martin Luther King jr., made his famous 'I have a dream' speech. He also attended the 1964 funeral of three white civil rights workers killed in Mississippi. And in 1968, Robinson was among the protesters who set up Resurrection City, a camp at the Washington Mall. 

"Ray was always involved in justice for everybody," said his younger sister, Naima Latif of Pittsboro, N.C. "He was a nonconformist to the status quo. If it was unjust, he wouldn't go along with it."  

Even the way Robinson filled out his children's birth certificates showed his disdain for separating people by ethnicity. Instead of filling in the blank next to "Negro" or "colored," he crossed it out and wrote
in "human" each time.  

In a quest to further display his 'human' solidarity, Ray volunteered to travel to South Dakota's, 'Pine Ridge Indian Reservation', in April of 1973. There, he stood alongside american indians in their fight against the machinations of white supremacy. He integrated himself into the ranks of the 'american indian movement' (or AIM), and their occupation of the reservation village of 'Wounded Knee' in South Dakota. 

This stand off against factions of american federal officers and american indians lasted 71 days, and left two indian tribal members dead and a federal agent seriously wounded. And unfortunately, it also took the life of brotha Ray Robinson.  

Now, you might be thinking, Ray fought valiantly against the american federal agents, which ultimately brought about his demise; but you'd be wrong. Ray was not killed by american authorities, he was killed by members of AIM, who mistook him for a federal agent. Simply because he was Black.

Some reports even say he was 'tortured', then murdered, by these american indians.  

Buswell-Robinson, of Detroit, Ray's wife, said her husband's nonviolent approach conflicted with the violent situation at Wounded Knee and it's possible AIM members suspected he was a federal informant. The personable, 6-foot-2 black man with a deep baritone voice, would have stood out on a midwest american indian reservation, she said.

According to the FBI documents, an unidentified cooperating witness told agents that, "Robinson had been tortured and murdered within the AIM occupation perimeter, and then his remains were buried 'in the hills'."

Any search or excavation attempts would likely be complicated by the reservation's sovereign status. Buswell-Robinson and her two daughters, traveled to Wounded Knee in 2004 to walk areas that Robinson likely walked, but they came back without answers. For years, they've been trying to locate Ray's remains to give him a proper burial.

And for decades, AIM leaders have denied knowledge of Robinson's death. One witness told agents that AIM leader Vernon Bellecourt, who died in 2007, knew Robinson had been killed and, "made a statement to the effect that AIM had 'really managed to keep a tight lid on that one' over the years'."

Clyde Bellecourt, AIM's co-founder, when asked about Ray, questioned why the FBI wasn't spending its time investigating the many unsolved american indian deaths during 'Wounded Knee'.

"There's never been a grand jury hearing on any of them." Clyde said.

Now, if you're a Black man or woman reading this, I'd like you to take this story into consideration the next time you or any other Black person wants to brag about having 'indian in your family'.

Recently, I got into a heated debate with a so-called native american, behind his extolling the virtues of the 'white moral highground'. Firstly, Black people are the real 'native americans', 'cause we were here before them; look up the 'Washitaw Moors' if you want to know who was in america before the american indians. Second, when I asked how this american indian could talk about the virtues of white people, after what they'd done to his people, he told me his people's 'casinos' were making them rich and they didn't pay federal taxes. When I asked if he was personally rich from his people owning casinos, I didn't hear back from him. Moreover, if they are indigenous people, like they claim, why are they paying any american taxes?

Moving on...

So, I'm relaying this story here to tell Black people, it's high time we stopped talking about the many benefits of 'multi-culturalism'. This mainstreamed multicultural campaign is just a ruse used by white and other non-white americans, to tell Black people that we shouldn't ever think about ourselves exclusively in the context of human rights struggles. And, it's telling us we shouldn't follow the examples of every other ethnic group, who only think about themselves. 

Like I've said before in this blog, the 'integration' initiatives of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King jr., were just tricks played on Black people to make us walk away from the thriving business economy we'd created separate from the american social order. Meaning, our dollars were getting too powerful, so whitey had to figure out a way to get them in his/her pockets. 

And again, the reason we did walk away from our own businesses, was we'd been conditioned by white fascists, especially in the american educational system, to love them and hate ourselves. So we thought, any closer proximity to whites would be a boom for Black people. And we bit the bait. And white fascists knew we would, 'cause they understood how they'd conditioned us. 

So I've said all that to say this...THE BLACK DIASPORA HAS NO FRIENDS!

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE DON'T NEED ANY!!

ALL WE NEED IS EACH OTHER!

Remember, our strength is not in our dollars, but in our UNITY! 

So that's what's needed to get outta' this white supremacist induced, mental strangle-hold we're in. 

Now again, if you're a Black man or woman reading this, ask yourself: do you care whether or not Black people unite for their betterment? Do you care about healing the rift between the Black man and woman so we can save the Black family?

Now, if you don't, you've wasted your time coming to my Blog in the first place. But if you do, the first step is not trying to convince every Black person to adopt your opinion, the first step is changing YOUR OWN MIND!

How we get outta' this, is ridding ourselves of the self-hatred bred into us by white supremacists and their institutions. It involves you doing the work, especially at the subconscious level, to stop feeling inferior to every other ethnic group because of your color. 

And even if you don't wanna' do any of the subconscious work to change, if we can collectively acknowledge what's been done to us, we'll be able to see ourselves and each other in a different light. 

So let's get to work!

Ma'at Hotep!

MontUHURU Mimia

P.S.

If you'd like to see the other two parts of this series, you can do that here: Part 1 Part 2