(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 204)
I just watched some video of the President of the Hip-Hip Caucus being arrested by Capitol Police while trying to enter a hearing about the Iraq War. I'm not sure what I think yet nor how I would have handled the situation if it had been me in his place. It was difficult to watch though on many levels. I haven't tried to link to video on this blog yet, so hopefully it will work. I'll let you watch and decide for yourself what you think.
Here is a bit of a press release regarding charges against this minister being dropped that include a link to the video:
Charges Dismissed Against African-American Minister Targeted and Tackled by Capitol Police | |
| WASHINGTON - October 1 – Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus and peace activist, announced today that the D.C. Superior Court dismissed charges against him of assaulting a Capitol Police officer while in line to attend a hearing in the House of Representatives. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) represents Rev. Yearwood in his case. On September 10th, Rev. Yearwood waited in the line for several hours in order to watch General David Petraeus testify before Congress. Minutes before the start of the hearing, Rev. Yearwood was told by Capitol Police that he would not be allowed to enter. When Rev. Yearwood questioned why he was being excluded from the open hearing, he was surrounded by officers and tackled to the ground. He suffered torn ligaments and a sprained ankle. Rev. Yearwood received letters of support from organizations including Amnesty International and the Black Leadership Forum. Americans across the country contacted the Capitol Police Department and members of Congress about the extreme and unjust charges. The entire incident was caught on film and is available here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qiradcejA6o |
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ReplyDeleteبهائیت قطعا دین نیست و یکی از فرقه های دست ساز بیگانگان است
دین بهائیت از ایران برخاسته
پس برای گرفتن اطلاعات صحیح در زمینه بهائیت به منابع فارسی مراجعه کنید
از جمله
http://www.cheshmandazjavan.blogfa.com/
bahai sect
Living While Black, indeed.
ReplyDelete(sigh) Living While Black indeed. It never seems to stop.
ReplyDeleteIs there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praise be God! He is God! All are is His servants, and all abide by His bidding!
The Ba'b
I am curious about the "baha'i sect" comment. The Baha'i Faith is a religion that has members living in every continent of this planet, and it represents God's never-ending promise to send a new Messenger of His Love when mankind is ready to listen. I don't know if the post in Farsi is a repudiation of our Faith, but if it is, God bless you. We love you because we are taught to love all of mankind, regardless of how others treat us. God's Grace, Justice and Mercy have been renewed through the Twin Manifestations, The Ba'b and Baha'u'llah. Ya Baha'u'Abha'!
BTW, Phillipe, there was a sister who posted a while back about forming a Black Women's Group. Do you happen to have her name and contact information? Or even better, I hope she can click on my username and email me, if she is reading this blog.
I believe that was Liz of Los Angelista fame who made that comment about the women's group. I'm excited that you are pursuing this and will pray hard for its success!
ReplyDeleteYa Baha'u'l-Abha
Phillipe,
ReplyDeleteYou have a good memory! It was me that commented about that.
Angela,
I'll email you. :)
And it was me, the newly declared adherent, that wrote Angelfly and said GO $ IT!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo now Liz and Angel I'm here in TN waiting for you all to do your thing.
I'll also be visiting UCLA around the 19th.
You ladies do your thang and get the sisters together. There are many people who would be interested in something like this including Liz W. in Philly who often comments on this blog. Reach out to her as well.
ReplyDeleteHi ladies,
ReplyDeleteWe did start a group in the Phila area for women of color about a year ago. We named it IRIS, both as a play on the pupil of the eye concept and also after the flower. We found out that the word iris also means "rainbow" in Spanish. We thought it was nice to have a name with so many meanings, because women play so many different roles in life.
Anyway, I will email you contact information for our group if you're interested. Perhaps we can make plans to meet up at Green Acre sometime in the future...
IRIS? I love that! You go girl.
ReplyDeleteI thought the You decide article was about the picture
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