This is Blog post number eighteen and represents a very brief summary of posts in the Racial Reconciliation in America Series, honoring Black History Month.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014

This is Blog Number Six and begins our series for Black History Month. The overall topic of the series has to do with Racial Reconciliation in America.
                   AMERICA – Sharing The Resource Bundle!

“The quality of life in America, is mostly if not completely determined: good or bad by a person’s degree of access to ten things that we call The Resource Bundle, which consist of: A) freedom, B) capital C), employment, D) food and water, E) housing, F) healthcare, G) education, H) transportation, I) information, and J) influence. Our divisions in America have to do with, the degree to which, the individual or a whole class of individuals, are able to access each of The Resource Bundle’s ten elements.”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The following is Blog post number ten and it is part of the Black History Month series Racial Reconciliation In America: It is entitled The Concentric Circle of Peace - Part One Disparity of Work

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

THE CONCENTRIC CIRCLE OF PEACE

PART ONE – DISPARITY OF WORK

“So then, what is the single most powerful issue that hinders harmonious relations among the races in America? What is the one thing that if fixed would resolve racial animus? Fundamentally the race issue in America is the issue of the Black male being able to engage in a quality of life equal to that of the White male. Quality of life for the Black male in America has always been an issue of work that leads to a stabilized Black familial structure.

The disparity between Black men and White men in income distribution from work is the fundamental issue of race in America: Post Slavery Reconstruction Era, Jim Crow Era, Civil Rights Movement Era, and continuing through the Affirmative Action Era. This remains so even now in the early beginnings of the 21^st Century. As yet, no sustained effort has been made to overcome the economic, physical and psychological forcible suppression of the Black man during the American Slave economy. Through their progeny the legacy of Black Slaves has been passed forward in continued daily asset deprived struggle. The struggle relates to the disparity between Black and White men and it is all about labor and the benefits from working.”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The following is Blog post number eleven and is part of the Black History Month Series on Racial Reconciliation in America, it is entitled: The Concentric Circle of Peace - Part Two The Want To Factors.

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

THE CONCENTRIC CIRCLE OF PEACE

PART TWO – THE WANT TO FACTORS

“The Concentric Circle of Peace in America contains what we refer to asThe Want to Factors. These factors exist whether or not one is in touch with them or not. The Want to Factors, as relating to the Concentric Circle of Peace in America, is described in this fashion: Freedom–>Education–>Opportunity–>Work–>Self-worth–>Hope–>Faith–>Achievement–>Freedom. We see Peace in America as a male driven agenda, for it is the male human being in America who is becoming subordinated and this across all racial groups. And the danger to peace is that a male is the most dangerous of the species when discontentment becomes his reality.”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The following is Blog post number twelve, and is part of the continuing series Racial Reconciliation in America: in honor of Black History Month. It is entitled: The Predicate of Fear.

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

THE PREDICATE OF FEAR

“We only know what to us history has revealed. Over the process of unfolding time what we see in looking at human history is how the human being has subdued the earth. Our predicate is the Book of Genesis.

Human history shows us that the male has subdued the earth with what can only be described as an ungodly brutality. The man has used the tools of a before unnecessary conscience: fear guilt shame and resentment; along with his propagation of religion, i.e. by only allowing man to posses the responsibility to communicate religious traditions and edicts. History speaks to us in results: that this has been done for the purpose of male domination.”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The following is Blog post number thirteen; it is part of the Racial Reconciliation in America Series in honor of Black History Month. It is entitled: The Conscience of a Nation.

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

THE CONSCIENCE OF A NATION

“Many years ago my beloved friend and business mentor: the honorable “Godfather of Xerox” Mr. Eugene S. Ruffin, used to tell a great story when describing a discovery process that was in trouble. You may have heard the same story. It’s the story of a lone man driving down a country road. After many hours of searching: being lost and at the end of this long road, this traveler found himself at an old farmhouse.

He told the farmer sitting on an old well-used tractor, where he had come from, and how he had started out. He shared his story of travel. Seeking help the traveler asked the farmer how to get to where he was trying to go. The farmer thought long and hard and even spoke out a number of different suggestions.

But with each suggestion the farmer continued to reflect and would just shake his head, saying: “Daingit Mister that won’t work either.” Then in complete and total exasperation, after long reflection and many suggestions the farmer simply threw up his hands and said, “You know what fella I think you just need to turn around and start all over, cause you just ‘cain’t get close to thar’ from here!”

And so it is with racial reconciliation in America, and we ask the question can we get there from here? Can we at least travel the road and give it a go? Can we for once just try to get to a place to which we have never been as a nation? In this quest we ask the question can we refresh our national conscience and find ourselves at a new starting point. If perhaps an egalitarian society, a truly more perfect union is the place to which we want to arrive. Can we get there from here?”

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The following is Blog post number fourteen and is part of the Racial Reconciliation in America Series, in celebration of Black History Month; it is entitled: Offenses Part One – What is an Offense?

As it is written: “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” (1 John 4:18, KJV).

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

Offenses Part One – What is an Offense?

“As a human behavior the “offense” is strategic evil, particularly, if offense is done with knowledge and with intent. Purposeful intent of offense is a tool of the devil against humanity and is directed from and through one human being against another human. The result of this type of emotional assault is the production of anger outrage and fear. To make the choice of doing an offense is sin against the human and its Creator for this is to yield to God’s enemy the devil. Offense is the most powerful cause of race divisions in America and around the world; offenses past and present are the hindrance to racial reconciliation on this day.

We are continually given reasons to delve most ardently into a dialogue that will lead to an end of our racial divisions in America. What is glaringly missing is the voice of the White Clergy who not only have a responsibility before God to engage  and to lead this dialogue in America and we contend that they can do the most good. They are less likely to be called a "race-baiter" and more likely to be listened to by White folk.”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The following is Blog post number fifteen,  and it is part of the ongoing Racial Reconciliation in America Series, offered in celebration of Black History Month. It is entitled: Offenses Part Two - Approach Avoidance.

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

Offenses Part Two – Approach Avoidance

“When a person commits an act of offense and that offense is not immediately dealt with: by an act of contrition, forgiveness and then reconciliation, the offending person will attempt to avoid the approach of the person that they offended. Why? Because of a fear based shame that is associated with guilt. The entire matter can often be simply rooted in just plain old psychological weakness. Some people are raised or simply become indoctrinated into a belief that it is a weakness to say you’re sorry, when you have done something that you and others know is wrong. As the saying goes “Never apologize. It’s a sign of weakness.”

We contend that this is utter foolishness and goes totally against Holy Scripture. It is one of the dumbest things ever! Who comes up with this stuff? If one person has wronged another person without any act of contrition then there is a lingering offense. First the wrong act itself and secondarily the disrespect of no apology. No recognition of the offense.

If the offense is a material or financial matter with no restitution this is a further extension of the original offense. When the offended and the offender who has not made restitution cannot avoid each other, the guilt within the conscience of the offending person, is continually stirred up. There develops a desire to not approach the offended person and this is brought on by a guilty conscience. And when this happens with an offender who has no intention to set things right; in order to mitigate within themselves the guilt that they feel, they will then tell lies to themselves and others about the folk that they have offended. This is most cowardly. It is happening right at this very minute somewhere near you!”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The following is Blog post number sixteen; part of our ongoing series: Racial Reconciliation in America, presented in celebration of Black History Month. It is entitled: "How Do Black Folk Offend White folk?"
                      RACIAL RECONCILIATION IN AMERICA

How Do Black Folk Offend White Folk?

“Can there be an “honest no wholes barred” discussion? Can we as a people of offended races actually be for real with one another? Can we who are simply tired of the thought of race even engage? Can a real race based dialogue even happen nationally? Can those of us who are from the Sixties Generation actually do what we said we were going to do: Change America from hate to love? Are we too old and is it too late? Well, to all of these questions we simply answer, "Lord help our children if we don't at least give it a go!" Besides for us old folk it might just be fun to get back into a reality of: "The Cause."

Knowing full well that it is true, let us all admit that each racial group has actually been an offense to another. Regarding this text, the discussion can only be done in generalities. It should be obvious that not every person of any race is obligated by or for, any of the offenses committed by members of their racial group. Sadly, though some would like to just be considered a member of one race; that being the human race, others will just not allow that to be the case. It is a conundrum to be sure.”