Over the course of thousands of years, human nature has remained consistent.

We
want love, freedom, solidarity, and expression. Popular culture has been a long staple
of a large part of human culture intrinsically. Music that reaches the soul, from Stevie
Wonder to Roberta Flack, increases our consciousness too. With the massive
technological advances of 2020, we witness a total expansion of how people have
access to various forms of entertainment from Internet streaming services to cloud
devices. Likewise, the same principles of honor, integrity, and justice are eternal.
These principles not only shape our lives. They are part of the essence of how human
living ought to exist. There is never a dull moment in any generation. In 2020, we
have artists fighting for better contracts, and many legends still speaking truth to
power. An independent mind and an alert, progressive citizenry will make a real
difference in seeing our aspirations come further along.
 Angela Bassett gave
an empowering
speech at 2019’s
Black Girls Rock
celebration.

Contents
1. Introduction 2. The Godfather of 3. Just Mercy 4. Disney Plus
Harlem

5. Harriet 6. The Irishman 7. Tekashi and 8. Queen and Slim

Opposing Evil

9. Jeffrey Epstein 10. Joker 11. The Report 12. More Symbolism
in the Industry

13. Black and Blue 14. When They See 15. An Ode to Sister 16. Conclusion
Us Diahann Carroll.

The protests, with the fists raised

in the air during the 1968
Olympics, was heroic and
groundbreaking.

Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Dr. King share a birthday

cake for the 100th performance of the play of Purlie
Victorious.
So many developments have
existed throughout the first 20
years of the 21st century. This
era of time has shown popular
culture dominated by
technology, superhero themed
movies, and more spaces
where societies' minorities can
express themselves. We have
witnessed the rise of
superstars, and we have seen
scandals that make us aware
that we have to always oppose
any form of abuse or
harassment (as shown by the
MeToo and Times Up
movements). In this time
alone in 20 years, we saw
Beyoncé grown from a popular
musician (in the group
Destiny's Child) to being an
international musical icon.
Time is going so fast that I
remember the years 1996 and
2000 like they were yesterday.
In this new generation, we the
rise of sound cloud artists,
clout chasers, and a new
generation of musical artists
like Megan Thee Stallion,
Lizzo, Normani (who is an
American singer from Atlanta,
Georgia. She was in Dancing
with the Stars. She is 23 years
old), Selena Gomez, Ellie
Goulding, and Ella Mai.
Other established artists
continue to release new
albums from Celine Dion to
Nas. Many musicians tour
globally in places like New
York City, Nigeria, London,
etc. Promoting excellent,
sacrosanct principles is the
way to go indeed. These
precepts relate to honor, racial
justice, moral integrity, and
righteousness in general. We
don't need to act like Trump,
who has disparaged war
veterans, black people,
women, and other human
beings who disagree with him.
We should always be humble
regardless of the situation that
we have in our own lives. We
ought to never give up.
There are numerous people,
who are blind and exist with
various situations, in the
world who have create
magnanimous achievements
from making inventions to
forming great institutions for
social change. Culture is
diverse, and popular culture in
the mainstream level has
caused numerous
multinational corporations to
earn billions of dollars yearly.
Culture is not just about
music. It can encompass
family customs, art, language,
dance, theater, movies,
spirituality, and other facets of
human living. That is why it is
true that hip hop is more than
a musical artform. It is a
culture that deals with Djing,
graffiti, dance, sound systems,
and rhythm revolving around
lyricism. We know of the
scandals and the distractions
found in popular culture. We
know how much of popular
culture has been infiltrated by
the military industrial complex
as proven by even mainstream
books. The point is that we
must always show the light of
truth in this time always. This
work is not just about
exposing evil people, and we
know who they are. Legends
like Diahann Carroll, Nina
Simone, Ruby Dee, Ossie
Davis, Paul Robeson, and
others will be honored here as
well. A lot of anniversaries are
coming up in 2020, and the
same inspiration (for justice
and tranquility) is still found
in my heart. The struggle
continues, but right is in our
side. Bravery is important in
this time. Some people are
afraid of speaking the truth,
because they don't want to
lose popularity. Yet, showing
the truth is more important
than popularity. Therefore, we
are all in this journey of life to
help people, inspire change,
and to stand up for justice.
 The Godfather of Harlem
The Godfather of Harlem TV series is historic in many ways. It is like a prequel to the movie of American
Gangster from 2007. It premiered on September 29, 2019 on Epix. The series follows the life of Bumpy
Johnson during the early 1960’s New York City. Back then, the Cold War was in its peak. The economic
situation in America dealt with a dual reality. While many people were rich and had financial growth,
poorer Americans were struggling to survive. Many African Americans saw Jim Crow in the South and the
Midwest. In the North including the West, where Jim Crow was mostly gone, black Americans still faced
discrimination, redlining, economic exploitation, urban renewal, and police brutality. By this time,
Malcolm X was a leader of the black freedom struggle. Malcolm X was a member of the Black Nationalist
group of the Nation of Islam, which appealed to poorer and working class black people mostly. Also,
Malcolm X and Bumpy Johnson were friends. Later, when many people threatened Malcolm X after him
leaving the Nation of Islam, Bumpy Johnson offered Malcolm X protection. Malcolm X refused, because he
didn’t want black people killing black people. Bumpy Johnson is the sole reason why many people (who
threatened Malcolm X) are alive today. Forest Whitaker stars as Bumpy Johnson. The series has a
prominent cast with Ifenesh Hadera playing Mayme Johnson (Bumpy’s wife), Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as
Elise Johnson (or Bumpy’s daughter), Nigel Thatch (playing Malcolm X), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (as Teddy
Greene, a musician and Stella’s boyfriend), Rafi Gavron (Ernie Nunzi or a violent associate of Vincent’s),
Lucy Fry (as Stella Gigante, Vincent’s daughter and Teddy’s girlfriend), Vincent D’Onofrio (as Vincent
Gigante), and Giancario Esposito (playing Adam Clayton Powell Jr.), other characters like Muhammad Ali is
played by Deric Augustine and Clifton Davis plays Elijah Muhammad. The Nation of Islam back then wanted
black separation from white society. Their structure was very conservative in clothing and their dogmas.
Jazmine Sullivan plays Mary Wells and Aloe Blacc plays Leonard or a friend of Stella’s. The show was written
by Paul Eckstein and Moise Verneaux. The series also deals with the relationship of Bumpy Johnson and the
Mafia. The Mafia has worked in gambling for generations, and Bumpy Johnson wants his piece of the
action. Bumpy Johnson wants power while not being
totally intimidated by outside influences.

By the early 1960’s, Harlem was in a unique space.

There was the dual society of crime and the political
atmosphere of a fight against racial injustice. Malcolm
X had a huge legacy for black Americans and humanity.
By 1963, Malcolm X was one of the prominent leaders
in the Nation of Islam. Yet, Malcolm X was different
than other NOI leaders. Malcolm X not only trained
FOI members in self-defense. He was increasingly
In this picture, This image showed
becoming political. He fought police brutality in NYC
Malcolm X has a rifle. Betty Shabazz and her
(in defending NOI member Johnson Hinton) and Los
He wanted to protect daughters. Malcolm X
Angeles (in opposing the unjust murder of Robert
his family. During the and Betty Shabbazz
Stokes). He participated in fighting for the rights for
time of 1964-1965, he had the following
renters. Malcolm X’s strength was that he didn’t
had many threats children: Qubilah,
sugarcoat the hypocrisies of American society when
against his life. Yet, Attallah, Gamilah,
that society was claiming to be for democracy but
Malcolm X was a Ilyasah, Malikah, and
treating black Americans as second class citizens. That
courageous black man. Malaak.
inspired a new generation of black people to express
in public what many of us were thinking in private.
Malcolm X promoted the beauty of Blackness. Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the NOI during the
1960’s. Malcolm X wanted to go more in the political world in trying to solve problems, while Elijah
Muhammad was mostly apolitical. This along with the FBI infiltrating people caused the rift by the end of
1963 between Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X wanted the Third World revolutions overseas
to be a catalyst to confront the Western international forces oppressing people in the world. Malcolm X
was critical of not only white racists but of the moderate faction of the civil rights movement (made up
heavily of the black bourgeoisie who sought no revolutionary change in the eyes of Malcolm X. Many of
these black bourgeoisie people are members of the Boule) for the following reasons: Malcolm X believed in
self-defense, he viewed them as being infiltrated by Democrats which included segregationists back then,
and he wanted black independence instead of integration back in 1963. Malcolm X criticized the 1963
March on Washington as stifling black revolution.

Just before his hajj, Malcolm X gave the following words in an interview with jazz critic A.B. Spellman on
March 19, 1964 in favor of self-defense:

"...In Birmingham, since the government has proven itself either unable or unwilling to step in and find
those who are guilty and bring them to justice, it becomes necessary for the so-called Negro who was the
victim to do this himself, and he would be upholding his constitutional rights by so doing, and Article 2 of
the constitution—it says concerning the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights: “A well-regulated militia
being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.” Negroes don’t realize this, that they are within their constitutional rights to own a rifle, to
own a shotgun, and when the bigoted white supremacists realize that they are dealing with Negroes who
are ready to give their lives in defense of life and property, then these bigoted whites will change their
whole strategy and their whole attitude..."

"...I mean just that. Whatever is necessary. This does not mean that we should go
out and initiate acts of aggression indiscriminately in the white community. But it
does mean that, if we are going to be respected as human beings, we should reserve
the right to defend ourselves by whatever means necessary. This is recognized and
accepted in any civilized society...."

-Malcolm X in 1965.
Malcolm X appealed to heavily Northern black people who wanted an end to housing discrimination, police
terrorism, troubling schools, and other issues. By the end of 1963, Malcolm X was suspended from the
Nation of Islam (after he made a comment about President John F. Kennedy), he left it in 1964, and he was
assassinated in 1965. From 1964 to 1965, Malcolm X became more revolutionary, he criticized capitalism,
he promoted Pan-African unity, and he wanted the U.S. government to be brought up on charges of
violations to the rights of African Americans via the United Nations. He wanted a more international
approach in ending injustices. Malcolm X criticized imperialism. So, the Godfather of Harlem TV series
should motivate anyone to learn, to listen to the voices of the past, to be inspired, and to make great,
comprehensive changes that are still needed in our generation.
 The 1st Period (The Nation of Islam)
From the year of 1948 to March 8,
1964
This period of Malcolm X’s life was
when Malcolm X unapologetically
condemned white racism, police
brutality, and other evils. He wanted to
advance black solidarity. His views
were bounded under the teachings of
the late NOI leader Elijah Muhammad,
who viewed white men as devils.
Malcolm X, while in the NOI, wanted a
separate black state in America. He
also rightfully believed in reparations
for black Americans. He stood up to
represent the anger that many African
Americans felt against racist injustice.
The 2nd Period (The Age of Transition)
From March 8, 1964 to April 19, 1964
Malcolm X’s period of transition was
after him leaving the NOI but before
his Hajj to Mecca. Malcolm X
promoted Black Nationalism,
independence among the oppressed,
and Pan-African unity. He shook hands
with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (on
March 26, 1964). Malcolm X always
believed in self-defense. Malcolm X’s
Ballot or the Bullet speech on April
1964 represented his mindset during
this period of his life. In that speech,
Malcolm X said that black people
should vote, but if the federal
government wouldn’t protect the
rights of black people, then black
people should use any means
necessary to get freedom including
using arms in self-defense.
The 3rd Period (Post Hajj Malcolm X
and His Final Evolution)
From April 19, 1964 to February 21,
1965
This was the last transformation of the
late Brother Malcolm X. After his Hajj,
Malcolm X said that he judges a person
on his or her conscious behavior not
on his or her skin color. He rejected
racism and segregation. He spoke on
more international terms to oppose
oppression, oppose the Vietnam War,
and desire racial justice. On June 28,
1964, he formed the OAAU (or the
Organization of Afro-American Unity).
He disagreed with the National of
Islam and Elijah Muhammad on
political plus social issues. Malcolm X
became more progressive. Malcolm X
worked with African leaders to desire
to make America accountable for its
crimes against black Americans. He
wanted a re-appraisal of his support of
Black Nationalism after meeting with
Northern African revolutionaries.
Malcolm X wanted self-determination
among African Americans and Pan-
African unity worldwide. Malcolm X
fought for self-defense, equality, and
justice.
 Just Mercy
Just Mercy is a 2019 film that deals with the criminal justice system. It stars many people like Michael B.
Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Lawson, Rob Morgan, Rafe Spall, and other people. The story is about the true
story of Walter McMillian, who was once falsely convicted for murder of a white woman. The defense
attorney Bryan Stevenson appeals his murder conviction and helps to free Walter McMillian. The film is
based on the memoir of the same name, which was written by Bryan Stevenson. Destin Daniel Cretton
directed the movie. Michael B. Jordan, Gil Netter, and Asher Goldstein produced the movie. The screenplay
was created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham. The film had its first world premiere at the
Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019. It was released theatrically on December 25,
2019 by Warner Brothers Pictures. Many critics positively reviewed the film, and Jamie Foxx has a
nomination at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a
Supporting Role. The film has already won two African American Film Critics Association awards and an
Award from the National Board of Review. The movie shows Bryan Stevenson and his allies sacrificing their
time and in many cases their lives to fight for an innocent man to be finally released from prison. Bryan
immediately finds tons of evidence that proves that Walter is innocent of any murder. The movie is very
emotional, because there are many innocent black men and black women in prison now. The film has the
lawyer talking to Walter's family.

Also, Bryan Stevenson continues to be an activist to fight for justice involving criminal justice issues. He is
the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. The EJI said that one out of every 10 men on death row is
innocent. That is why the death penalty is so controversial, and many nations already ban it. America has
never banned the death penalty nationwide in decades. The black community, for years and decades, has
told the world about many of the unfairness found in the legal system. Not too many people have heard us.
It is only recently when more and more people, from across the political spectrum, do acknowledge how
unfair the criminal justice is and want something done about it. Brie Lawson plays Stevenson’s ally Eva
Ansley. The movie talks place in the rural South of 1980. Karan Kendrick plays Walter’s wife named Minnie
McMillian. Bryan Stevenson wanted the movie to be used as a call to action. This action is what most
Americans want and what most people in the world desire. We don’t want innocent people to be
murdered. We don’t want the War on Drugs ruining the lives of so many black and brown people in the
States. We certainly don’t want the status quo. The system doesn’t just need some changes. It needs a
complete overhaul in order for justice for all to ring true for real. This is a serious deal, and the movie Just
Mercy makes that point very clear.

Disney Plus
Disney Plus is a recent American subscription video on demand streaming service. It is owned by the Direct-
to-Consumer & International (DTCI) division of The Walt Disney Company. The service primarily distributes
films and television series produced by The Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney Television (with the
service advertising content from Disney's Marvel, National Geographic, Pixar, and Star Wars brands in
particular). Original films and television series are also distributed on Disney+, with ten films and seven
series having been produced for the platform as of November 2019. Serving adjacent to Disney's other
streaming platforms – the general programming-oriented Hulu and the sports-oriented ESPN+ – Disney+
focuses on "family-oriented entertainment", and does not feature R-rated films or TV-MA-rated
programming. It serves America, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and Puerto Rico. It will
come into European nations by March of 2020. It will expand into Latin America by late 2020 and early
2021. Alterations made to The Simpsons and Gravity Falls also attracted media attention. Within its first
day of operation, Disney+ earned 10 million subscribers. Such a plan has been proposed since 2016. Disney
acquired much of 21st Century FOX. Disney Plus is mainly about family friendly programming. There will be
original scripted content too based on Marvel properties and Star Wars. Disney+ is available for streaming
via web browsers on PCs, as well as apps on Apple iOS devices and Apple TV, Android mobile devices and
Android TV, Amazon devices such as Fire TV and Fire HD, Chromecast, Chromebook, Samsung smart TVs, LG
smart TVs, Roku devices, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows 10. Content available on Disney+ is also
listed in the Apple TV app.
 Harriet
Harriet Tubman was one of the greatest black heroes in history. She rescued tons of black enslaved people
and caused many to experience a much better life. She traveled to Philadelphia and Canada to organize the
movement for freedom. She was not only an abolitionist leader. She led a group of Union soldiers to fight
the Confederate enemy during the U.S. Civil War. Therefore, as an African American, the real story of
Harriet Tubman is very personal to me. The Harriet movie has sparked debates and discussions. Many
people have praised the movie, and some have abhorred it for various reasons. You already know my views
of this movie. Regardless, I will show what the movie got right, what it got wrong, and my view of the film
overall. First, the actress who portrayed Harriet is a young Afro-British woman named Cynthia Erivo. She is
a gorgeous Sister, and she works in fitness, theater, and other forms of acting. She has extensive acting
experience. The problem isn’t her qualifications for acting or her nationality. I have no issues with Afro-
British people (of Nigerian descent) portraying African American icons. I also reject the views of the ADOS
movement, because it promotes xenophobia against non-African American black people, it uses
generalizations, and many of their leaders advance lies (and some of them are funded by white nationalist,
anti-immigrant organizations). The problem is that Cynthia Erivo made inappropriate, problematic
statements about African Americans that she hasn’t apologized for. Erivo made a tweet that she claimed
that she repeated a song in which she mocked African American accents as “ghetto.” Her tweet mocked the
words of black African Americans. If a white man used that tweet, he would rightfully be condemned as a
racist. Cynthia allied with Luvvie (who is a woman who is known to disparage African Americans constantly.
Luvvie made the bigoted comment that: “…Adele sings like she composed all Negro spirituals that led slaves
to freedom. She was Harriet Tubman’s producer in a past life. For real...”). It is one thing to make bad
statements and issue a sincere apology for them. It is quite another that she hasn’t apologized for them. If
she made similar statements about Latino people, LBGTQ people, or Jewish people, there is no way that
she would gotten away with them without an explicit apology. Cynthia Erivo just needs to apologize to
African American people and especially repudiate the views of Luvvie. The movie was directed by Kasi
Lemmons. It was produced by Debra Chase, Daniela Lundberg, and Gregory Allen Howard. Gregory Howard
and Kasi Lemmons made the screenplay. Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwayn, Janelle Monae, and other actors plus
actresses were in the film. The film accurately showed the journey of freedom fighters helping people.

It outlined the diversity of the abolitionist movement. Many parts of the film are inspirational. The movie
showed the courage of escaping slaves, the black Union soldiers, and the abolitionist leaders. It has
accurately shown how black ship workers have worked to free people from bondage. The issue is that the
Harriet movie in many cases downplays Harriet Tubman’s militancy, and it showed overly inaccurate
statements. This is beyond artistic license. This is straight up made up slander against the life of Harriet
Tubman. The movie invents the character called Bigger Long (which never existed in history) that kills one
black woman and brutally assaults Harriet Tubman. Bigger Long perpetrates the black male brute
stereotype that is about a black male being profane, angry, and lusting after white women. Bigger Long is
killed by the slave owner. There is controversy on whether the slave owner is portrayed as a white savior or
not. Kasi Lemmons denies this. Regardless, the slave owner is shown as equivalent morally to the character
Bigger Long. That is clear irrespective of the spin from Harriet film proponents. The truth is that there is no
evidence that there were thousands of black slave catchers running around in America during the 19th
century. There is no evidence of a slave catcher being black trying to kidnap Harriet Tubman. Many slave
states banned black people from owning guns. Also, the slave owner wants a phony friendship with Harriet
in the film which never existed historically at all. These parts of the film made many people not want to
watch it with their money.

"I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and
I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the
track and I never lost a passenger.”

-Harriet Tubman at a suffrage convention, in NY on 1896.

It sends the wrong message of anti-historical narrative, false stereotypes, and tensions between men and
women. Some folks get the lie first before they witness the real truth. It is not shocking that Roland Martin
(who uses profanity against those with critiques of the movie), Michael Eric Dyson, and others support that
historically inaccurate movie. Many of the people who support the film are part of the liberal
establishment, some Boule members, some Links members, and those of the corporate establishment.
Therefore, the Harriet Tubman movie is a sophisticated propaganda film that lies on Harriet Tubman’s life,
unfairly made up a character that vilifies black men, sugarcoats the viciousness of white slave owners, and
slams the militancy of the black freedom movement in general. Harriet Tubman deserves much better than
this. The real story of Harriet Tubman is clear. She was a political activist. She saved dozens of lives. She
worked with John Brown on his raid on Harpers Ferry. She fought Confederates. She believed in women’s
suffrage. She was a victim of assault on her head. She followed the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church. Harriet Tubman helped elderly black people. Harriet Tubman loved black men, black women, and
black people. She married Nelson Charles Davis (who was a black man) in a loving marriage. These things
aren’t shown in that movie Harriet, because the power of Black Love and black revolutionary activism are
too taboo for some in that industry to embrace. Like always, Black Love is Beautiful, and Black Love is a
Revolutionary Act. A black man and a black woman loving each other and loving their black children are
glorious indeed.

Rest in Power Sister Harriet Tubman.

The Irishman
The movie The Irishman has been released in 2019. It has been given praise and controversy over its
history. One positive thing about the movie is that it should give more people to take the time to research
the events of Cold War era involving the mid to early late 20th century. The movie was directed and
produced by Martin Scorsese, who used his merit to be one of the greatest directors of all time. It was
written by Steven Zaillian. The film was based on the book from 2004 entitled, “I Head You Paint Houses,”
by Charles Brandt. The movie goes into the theory on how one named Frank Sheeran killed the labor leader
Jimmy Hoffa. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna
Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The
film follows Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman and gets involved with mobster
Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family, including his time working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy
Hoffa (Pacino). The film’s composition stretches decades of American history. Critics have praised its
storyline, character development, and many of its scenes. First, it is important to give a summary of what
the film is all about and then give historical analysis of that time period second. The Irishman had its world
premiere at the 57th New York Film Festival on September 27, 2019, and began a limited theatrical release
on November 1, 2019, to be followed by digital streaming on Netflix on November 27, 2019. The film
received widespread critical acclaim, with major praise drawn towards Scorsese's direction and the
performances of De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci.
JFK praised the left wing Sukarno
government
President John F. Kennedy signed
the Limited Test Ban Treaty in
1963.
President John F. Kennedy He supported Kwame Nkrumah of
supported Algerian independence Kenya.
from France in 1962. He spoke
out against French imperialism in
Algeria back in 1957 while he was
in the U.S. Senate.
JFK didn’t want Israel to have On June 11, 1963, President
nuclear weapons. Kennedy publicly spoke up in
favor of civil rights and equality
for African Americans.
JFK took on Big Steel being against
monopolies, fought tax loopholes,
and made other economic
changes.
The Irishman started with an elderly Frank Sheeran (a World War II veteran) in a nursing home. He sits on a
wheelchair. He tells his story about being a mafia hitman. Sheeran drove meat packing delivery trucks
during the 1950’s at Pennsylvania. He sold some of the local product to a local gangster. He was accused of
theft, and the lawyer Bill Bufalino gets him off. Bufalino introduces Sheeran to his cousin Russell, the head
of the northeast Pennsylvania crime family. Sheeran begins to do jobs for Russell, including murders. Soon,
Russell introduces Sheeran to Jimmy Hoffa, the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who
has financial ties with the Bufalino crime family and is struggling to deal with fellow rising Teamster
Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano, as well as mounting pressure from the federal government.

Sheeran become Hoffa’s main bodyguard when he’s on the road. Sheeran is close to Hoffa’s family
including his daughter Peggy. The movie showed the 1960 election of John F. Kennedy. Bufalino is happy
while Hoffa is angry. The reason was that Robert Kennedy was Attorney General, and RFK tries to get Hoffa
on many charges. Hoffa was arrested in 1964 for jury tampering. While in prison, his replacement atop the
Teamsters Frank Fitzsimmons begins overspending the groups' funds and making loans out to the mafia.
Hoffa's relationship with Provenzano, who was himself arrested for extortion, also deteriorates beyond
repair. Hoffa is eventually released via a Presidential pardon from Richard Nixon in 1971, although he is
forbidden from taking part in any Teamsters activities until 1980. Hoffa still wants to head the Teamsters as
soon as possible after being released from prison. Hoffa's growing disrespect for other Teamster leaders
and related crime family interests begins to worry Bufalino. During a testimonial dinner in Sheeran's honor,
Bufalino tells Sheeran to confront Hoffa and warn him that the heads of the crime families are not pleased
with his behavior. Hoffa then discloses to Sheeran that he "knows things" that Bufalino and the other dons
don't know, and further claims that he is untouchable because if anything ever happened to him, they
would all end up in prison. Russell tells Sheeran in the movie that Hoffa’s death has been sanctioned.

This was in 1975 when they were on their way to the wedding of Bill Bufalino’s daughter. Sheeran goes to
Detroit. He tells Hoffa that he will be in town early in the day. He only arrives late in the afternoon. Hoffa
has a scheduled meeting at a local diner with Provenzano and Anthony Giacalone, is surprised to see
Sheeran arriving in a car with Hoffa's foster son Chuckie O'Brien and Sal Briguglio, another gangster. They
advise Hoffa that the meeting was moved to a house where Provenzano and Bufalino are waiting for them.
Sheeran assures Hoffa that everything is fine and joins them in the car. Upon entering the house, Hoffa is
surprised to realize that no one else is there and that he is being set up. Hoffa turns to caution Sheeran,
who then shoots him twice at point-blank range before leaving the gun and the body at the entrance. After
Sheeran leaves, two younger gangsters arrive to take Hoffa's body to a crematorium to eliminate all traces
of him.
Sheeran, Russell, Provenzano and others are eventually convicted on various charges unrelated to Hoffa's
murder as promised by Hoffa, and one by one they begin to die in prison. Sheeran is eventually released
and placed in a retirement home. He tries to make peace with his alienated daughters, but Peggy never
forgives him for Hoffa's disappearance. Sheeran prepares for his eventual death, well aware that few if any
of his family will be left to mourn him. The film project started as early as the 2000’s. The filming took place
in New York City and Long Island. CGI was used to make characters look younger. The Irishman has tons of
acclaim by journalists, actors, actresses, and the film industry in general. It has already won the Chicago
International Film Festival’s Founder’s Awards on October 25, 2019 and the Hollywood Film Awards in
2019, etc. The film isn’t perfect historically. There is no evidence that Sheeran was involved in the murder
of Jimmy Hoffa and there is no evidence that he was involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy (as
Sheeran has claimed in Charles Brandt’s book). It is true that RFK and Hoffa didn’t like each other as RFK
accused Hoffa of being Mafia infiltrated. It is also true that Hoffa was friendly with many members of
Organized Crime. He worked with Mafia leader Tony Provenzano to lead some local unions. Hoffa allowed
the Mafia to borrow money form the Teamster pension fund to build gambling casinos in Las Vegas. So, the
book and movie implies that the Mafia had a leadership role in the death of JFK. There has been no
conclusive evidence that the Knight of Malta Joseph Kennedy was a bootlegger with the Mafia and made a
deal with them in trying to get JFK elected President in 1960.

It is true that Robert Kennedy was on a serious mission to attack Cosa Nostra legally. The actual movie is
three and a half hours, so it’s very long. In real life, Hoffa did try to ally with Nixon, and Nixon later
pardoned him. Nixon tricked Hoffa in pardoning him by not making him run for the head of the Teamsters
until 1980. While much of the film has been debated on its accuracy, it is true that organized crime did
infiltrate much of the labor movement (and the Mafia worked with many people in government during the
20th century from fighting Nazis to other events). Back then, Hoffa was one of the most powerful men in
the labor movement. He was the President of the Teamsters in 1957. Back in the 1950’s and 1960’s, 1/3 of
all American workers were in a union. Russell Bufalino in real life was born in Sicily in 1902. He later became
a powerful mafia figure in America. RFK didn’t like Hoffa and said the following words about him: “On my
way home I thought of how often Hoffa had said he was tough; that he destroyed employers, hated
policemen, and broke those who stood in his way…When a grown man sat for an evening and talked
continuously about his toughness, I could only conclude that he was a bully hiding behind a facade.” Jimmy
Hoffa’s death remalns a mystery, but the film The Irishman serves as a way for people to research, to
inquire, and to recognize that life is about you doing the right thing in helping people (not allying with the
evil found in organized crime). People have to learn lessons in life.
 Tekashi and Opposing Evil
December 18, 2019 was a day when the degenerate Tekashi was sentenced to only 2 years in prison for
racketeering (including firearms and drug trafficking charges) after flipping on gang associates. He and his
Blood gang nine Trey member associates have reaped terror in our communities, mostly against black
people in New York City, and throughout America. That crew have assaulted people and caused a lot of evil.
Many people criticize Tekashi for snitching, but that isn't the total issue. The real issue is that this person is
a grown man, and people are treating him with kid gloves like he is a child. If a black person did one third of
what he or Tekashi did, he or she would face life in prison. This person Tekashi make it his business to call
black people the n word with a at the end of it (when he's a non-black person. Any black person who
tolerates a non-black person calling him or her the n word is a traitor), he made it his duty to allow the
abuse of a minor in front of his face, and he made it his duty to work with other criminals (like Anthony
Ellison, Ajermiah Mack, Kifano Jordan, and others) to harm others. Therefore, this story is a lesson that
harm to innocent people has no place in the world. Hip hop culture is part of black people. It came from the
griots in West Africa, from the toasters of Jamaica, from funk, from disco, and from spoken word poets like
the Last Poets. This is our music and our culture, and I have no fear of anything but the Most High.

When you have corporate sponsors monopolizing music and allow trash music from Tekashi and others to
flourish until something real goes down, it shows that these multinational corporations don't give a single
care (I can use other language here, and we know what that language is) about the people. They care about
profit even if people die unfortunately. This piece of work Tekashi (whose real name is Daniel Hernandez)
only gets 2 years, 300 hours of community service, and he could be released in November of 2020. He
worked with a vicious gang in NYC who has done massive evils which is not representative of all people in
hip hop. Many people in hip hop (who are in many colors and backgrounds) are positive and have
progressive insights on issues. Tekashi worked with the feds and cooperated to allow others to go into
prison. Today, we will choose to promote life and reject wickedness.

I decided to do this, because truth matters. Some people (even some of my own people) just worship this
male. It's time to set the record straight. For years, Eminem has been praised as a genius and even the
GOAT (which is very false and silly. Black Thought, Rakim, Canibus, K-rino etc. are better lyricists and hip
hop artists than Em). We should never let many people guilt us into not critiquing Eminem. No one is
immune from legitimate critique from time to time. Many black artists are paid to praise Eminem in order
to maintain industry contacts and money. I dedicate these words to excellent black artists who stood the
test of time like Paul Robeson, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Tammi Terrell, Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, Jam
Master Jay, and others. In Em's song Lose It, he mocked MC Hammer and Michael Jackson. There is no way
that a white artist would make a video where he or she would vomit on the Beatles or Elvis Presley in a skit.
Eminem lied about Lauryn Hill in 1999 and falsely accused her to be racist. He never apologized for that.
Ironically, he made the song Foolish Pride where he disrespected black women.

Also, he made other records where Eminem made old school racist slurs about black people. Lauryn Hill
said that she made music for young black youth and her music is universal. She said nothing about white
people and records. Many of Eminem's greatest supporters are ironically hypocrites like 50 Cent who claim
to be tough but when Chelsea talked to him like a dog, he didn't doing anything about it (but 50 Cent makes
it his business to target mostly black people from Oprah to Taraji Henson). 50 Cent makes it his duty to
disrespect the physical appearance of black women and black people in general from the beautiful black
woman Naturi Naughton to other human beings. There is no question that 50 Cent’s disgraceful comments
about his son Marquise (plus his other acts) shows that he has self-hatred. Rapper Choas Kid (or James
Deal) said that Eminem tried to cover up other racist records. This is a guy (Eminem) who is celebrated by
many for making records (during the 1990's and into the 21st century) about fantasies about doing evil
things to his ex-girlfriend, his mother, and in Columbine. That has nothing to do with real hip hop or real
righteousness at all. When you show this truth, some folks act like what Gabrielle Union called the "happy
Negro" and say like "we can't go against the Master." Sorry, we're grown here. Mariah Carey has always
denied having any romantic relations with Eminem, but Em made a vulgar song disrespecting her. I don't
agree with Nick's contradictions (I don't agree with Nick Cannon saying that black men should lust after
white women), but at least Nick was man enough to defend his then wife. Isn't it ironic that Nick Cannon
has more courage to stand up to Eminem when other artists are afraid? We can criticize Nick Cannon's
problematic statements about black people and Eminem's actions at the same time. Eminem has targeted
pop stars, rappers under investigation by the feds, and other targets that he has deemed safe. He even
admitted that he is like Elvis in using black music to make himself wealthy. Real men don't beef with
women in calling women in vulgar terms (that goes to any musician not just Eminem).
Real men don't rap about fantasizing raping women or denigrating women. Interscope finances Eminem
too. He isn't from Detroit. He is from Missouri. He moved into Warren, Michigan. He calls himself a rap God
when no white man is God. I believe we are in a time of discernment. You can't ignore the truth. We have
discernment, and we will use it. This person had insecurities as a youth who wanted to be accepted by
folks. Later, he choose to go into hip hop as a means for him to gain some notoriety. Character matters. A
person with messed up character is a person who is wrong. This is the person who promotes total
degeneracy, and we have the right to oppose such evils. Some black people have to get over their fears of
this false white god and speak truth to power. Another vulture is Post Malone. We have to call it as we see
it.

The SYSBM (or the Save yourself Black man) movement is not only an anti-black woman movement. It's a
nefarious movement. Any black male who makes it his duty to bash black women constantly and
demonizes black people has reprehensible character. I love a black woman's personality, talk, physical
appearance, and a black woman's total being. I am a black man. Oshay and others don't shock me being
part of this movement. There are tons of Sisters with great character, great wisdom, and exceptional social
skills. That pro-MGOTW agenda is anti-black, and it perpetrates the contrived gender war nonsense. No one
respects a traitor. How are they trying to save themselves when you can't save yourself without the unity of
a black woman?

How can they claim to honor black men when they don't want their descendants to be filled with black men
and black women? Their contradictions and anti-woman generalizations are evil. Non-BW (who date such
males) see their desperation and have no respect for them, but they view them as objects. Tommy
Sotomayor is just an overt traitor and wicked person. That type of sick movement ignores health matters,
Fukishima, building, and other important issues. Passports don't mean that someone is free as anti-black
racism is global in scope. The whole MGOTW clique is filled with suspect people who try to mimic the
degeneracy, the selfishness, and the hatred of women that white racists have. These cowards target their
most important ally (the black women) instead of their real enemy (white racists and their allies).

Snoop apologizing was an important moment. He should have apologized, because no one should call a
black woman out of her name or any woman. We can disagree with Gayle's comments as adults without
that language. Snoop needs to realize that the gatekeepers, the establishment, and members of the black
bourgeoisie don't care about the masses of black people collectively. They are funded by corporate power.
They are backed by the elites. Therefore, they want to exploit any controversy in order to try to divide the
black community on complexion as colorism is evil, on sex, on class, on nationality (as the bigoted ADOS &
FBA movements disgracefully do), etc. Also, I think that Susan Rice should apologize for saying that she has
an army and Snoop will lose badly. Gayle is wrong, because she interviewed Lisa Leslie, and she has nothing
to do with the scandal. Lisa Leslie disagreed with Gayle. Also, Gayle showed a lack of empathy to the
grieving Bryant family by interviewing Leslie. Lisa Leslie was a victim of a biased campaign, and Lisa Leslie
didn't take the bait. Some people want Gayle to apologize to the Bryant family, and I'm not mad at them.
Gayle wanted to attack Kobe's legacy, because she believes that he committed the evil crime of rape. That
is the issue. Snoop responded in the wrong way, but Gayle had an agenda in the first place. Roland should
apologize for him cursing Vicki Dilliard out over this issue.

Gayle also supports Charlie Rose when over 20 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. Gayle King
has never interviewed Leslie Moonves, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, or Bill O'Reilly (on their scandals, and
these are all living males) because of the obvious reason. So, some of these journalists embrace hypocrisy.
In this controversy, we shouldn't take the bait. We shouldn't made idols out of celebrities or mainstream
journalists since they aren't infallible. We have to call out evil, do good, and advance real Black Unity. The
vast majority of the black people I know don't agree with Gayle King's tactics. America has treated black
men and black women harshly for over four centuries. Joe Scarborough (who doesn't like progressive views
like that. He is silent on Sandra Bland, Aiyana Jones, and other people who were murdered by the police or
died in mysterious circumstances. Joe didn't have the same energy to his MSNBC co-worker Allison Morris
when she called the Lakers a derogatory word) is a hypocrite, because he is a Reagan conservative
masquerading as he cares about us. I'm not apologizing for being pro-Black or pro-Black Love.
 DEFENDING MADAM C. J. WALKER
You have to show the truth even if
it is unpopular. The new Netflix
work about Madam C.J. Walker is
so disrespectful and so filled with
lies, that the series is even worse
than the Harriet movie (that lied
about Harriet Tubman's life too).
Like usual, many in the mainstream
entertainment industry want to
slander our black ancestors. It is the
worst type of a traitor that does such
things on the guise of "telling black
stories." They (or those who enjoy
lying about black lives) are showing
fabricated, distorted stories in order
for them to promote their own
agenda instead of reaching people
to see the truth about the late hero
Madam C. J. Walker. The Netflix
series was directed by Kasi
Lemmons who also directed the
movie Harriet. It is called Self
Made. I don't blame the actors and
actresses in the series per se, because
many of them probably don't know
about the lies in the series. They are
just doing a job and sincerely felt
that they wanted to give an ode to
Madam C. J. Walker.
Yet, the producers and the director
know the truth, and still they
wanted to show many lies.
According to A'Lelia Bundles, many
of the false stories in the series were
created by head writer Nicole
Jefferson Asher. The series
inappropriately portrayed Booker T.
Washington. The vast majority of
black men in the film were shown as
liars, cowardly, abusers, alcoholics,
and immoral. We know tons of
black men, and black women with
upstanding character. Most white
men in the series were shown in a
respectable fashion. Madam C.J.
Walker's daughter was married in
real life. They also promoted the lie
that Madam C J. Walker and Annie
Malone had a physical fight which
didn't happen in real life. They were
rivals, but at first Walker worked for
Malone (who was a millionaire too).
They portrayed Malone as light
skinned when she was dark skinned
in real life. I
oppose colorism,
but I oppose
inaccuracies.
Many of the pro-
FBA xenophobes
are judging Kasi
Lemmons'
nationality
unfairly. This has
nothing to do
with her
nationality as
black people
worldwide are
equal. This has
to do with the
content of that
film series alone. The film wanted
to promote divisiveness in our black
community while showing boxing
shots which has nothing to do with
Walker's story. They disrespected
Annie Malone and portrayed her as
jealous, violent, and narcissistic.
These hypocrites in Hollywood
claim to love black women so much,
but they slander a real black woman
like Annie Malone when she had
great character. That is why both C.
J. Walker's and Malone's
descendants disagree with the series.
You know Hollywood is hesitant to
show films about the need for black
reparations, the need for justice in a
real way, etc. unless sparingly. The
true story about Walker is that a
black American man named
Vertner W. Tandy designed and
built Madam C. J. Walker's
mansion. Walker was a well-known
philanthropist who gave funds to
form a branch of the YMCA in
Indianapolis' black community. He
gave funds to the Tuskegee
Institute. She worked with Mary
McLeod Bethune, was a friend to
W.E.B. DuBois including Booker T.
Washington,
and advocated
for the
creation of a
training camp
for black army
officers during
World War I.
That won't be
in that series
because of the
obvious
reason. Real
black unity is
too powerful
for the
establishment
to accept. She helped to preserve
Frederick Douglass' Anacostia house
(which was praised by the National
Association of Colored Women's
Clubs or the NACWC). Many in
Hollywood don't give a total ounce
of respect for the truth. Walker
funded anti-lynching efforts. She
gave 2/3s of her net profits of her
estate to charity. Annie Malone
opened more than 30 schools in
America plus in the Caribbean.
Malone was beloved in St. Louis.
Even Madam C. J. Walker's great-
great granddaughter A'Leila Bundles
(her grandmother was A'Lelia
Walker. A'Lelia Walker was married
3 times) criticized parts of the Self
Made series. Therefore, we know
the truth. Our black ancestors
should be always respected.
 Queen and Slim
Queen and Slim is a very powerful film in many ways. It talks about life, black love, crime, police brutality,
and other issues. It also refutes colorism when both of the leading characters are dark skinned black people
who have unconditional love for each other in a passionate, unapologetic way. This film was directed by
Melina Matsoukas in her feature directional debut. The screenplay was created by Lena Waithe from a
story by Waithe and James Frey. The leading actor and actress in the movie are Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie
Turner-Smith. Other people in the film include Chloe Seigny, Flea, Bokeem Woodbine, and Indya Moore. It
is more than a Bonne and Clyde vibe. It is about two people struggling to survive in an imperfect world. The
film starts when the couple goes on a first date. Slim is totally not taken seriously at first by Queen. In fact,
Queen acts more as a leader than Slim. At times, Slim is disrespected by Queen in the movie. A police
officer pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. Later, Slim takes the officer’s gun and shoots him in self-
defense. Soon, the couple is labeled as “cop killers” by the media. Slim and Queen feel that they have no
choice but to leave and go on the run. They try to evade the law. One video is released of the incident, and
the couple represents the trauma, terror, and pain plus grief of people nationwide. We know pain first
hand. The movie is a metaphor for all oppressed people. Oppressed people are readily treated as guilty
until proven innocent by mainstream society. That is why legal and health disparities are real not only in
America but worldwide. We know of the statistics. Black lives always matter. The lesson of the movie is that
life will be complex and filled with nuisance. That is why you have to do what is right, but we have to know
what people are coming from in dealing with complex life circumstances too.
 Jeffrey Epstein
The life of Jeffrey Epstein refutes the lie that there is no network of super rich pedophiles and abusers who
are around in the world. He is the living representation of how oligarchical power is ever real. Evil must
always be condemned and opposed. The victims of Epstein’s abuse have courageously stood up to speak
their truths and to defend honor. Right now, Epstein died in prison and is physically gone from this Earth.
His wicked life is known by many people. Yet, we have to evaluate his life in order to be aware about abuse
of innocent people. Abuse must always be resisted at every turn. Jeffrey Epstein died mysteriously in a
maximum security prison. We know that 2 prison guards are taking the blame for it, but there is a dispute
on how he died. Some believe that Jeffrey Epstein died as result of him committing suicide, while others
believed that others killed him (and a subsequent cover up transpired). We know many facts now. We
know that the two cameras filming the jail cell of Jeffrey Epstein at the time of his death were broken. The
recordings were deemed “unusable” by authorities. Two guards have been accused of sleeping through
scheduled checks on Epstein and falsified records. The French person Jean-Luc Brunel disappeared when
she was suspected to be Epstein’s sex trafficking pipeline in Paris. The Epstein Island location has been
shown by a drone device. The island of Little Saint James was a site of the actions of many powerful people.
Before his death, the FBI raided many locations in trying to find evidence. The strange temple at the Epstein
Island had a golden dome and cockatrice in 2017. These items on the Temple are now gone. The Temple
has the initials of JE on it meaning Jeffery Epstein. The same initials are found on the door of Epstein’s NYC
mansion. There were found many mattresses and scaffolding in the Temple. There is a bookshelf, an
ornamental column, and some wring. Pillars are found in Masonic symbolism. The column is twisted. Such
columns are found in Renaissance art and the story of the Solomon Temple (with the pillars of Jachin and
Boaz). August 12th, 2019 was the time when the FBI raided Epstein's Island location. When a drone was
film FBI agents, they covered up the window. Epstein was in the strictest prison in America called the
Metropolitan Correction Center in Manhattan, NYC. He was also on suicide watch. The death of Epstein
keeps more of the crimes of the political and social elites withdrawn from the public. Ghislaine Maxwell
worked with Epstein, and she has denied any allegation of wrongdoing. Epstein was a convicted sex
offender.

He worked at Bear Stearns before creating his own firm. Jeffrey Epstein abused women and underage girls.
Many of his contacts abused people too. His death was on August 10, 2019. Epstein had many cameras on
his properties to allegedly record sexual activity with underage girls by many super rich people for criminal
purposes like blackmail. Maxwell admitted that Epstein’s private island in the Virgin Islands was wired for
video. Police officers found 2 hidden cameras in his Palm Beach home. Epstein admitted that he had dirt on
powerful people about their sexual actions and recreational drug use to a New York Times reporter in 2018.
Epstein was a friend to Prince Andrew (who has been accused by many women of abuse. Prince Andrew
has denied all allegations of sexual abuse) and Tom Barrrack. Jeffrey Epstein has attended parties with
people like Bill Clinton, George Stephanopoulos, Donald Trump, Katie Couric, Woody Allen, and Harvey
Weinstein. He contacted the Rockefellers, the Rothschilds, Ehud Barack, Alex Baldwin, and other people.
His nicknamed Lolita Express plane had many rich people on board. Lolita is a name referring to a movie
about an adult pedophile exploiting a young girl. Clinton is innocent of any allegation of sex trafficking, but
Trump has been accused of rape, harassment, and sexual abuse by women for years. Trump has known
Epstein for years. We know that it is much more than one man who was involved in the crimes of sexual
abuse, sex trafficking, and other evils. Yet, many of Epstein’s victims are fighting for justice continuously.
We always express empathy and sympathy to any victim of abuse.
 Joker
The 2019 Joker film has many meanings. It didn’t portray the Joker as a villain, but a more sympathetic anti-
hero character. The Joker is played by Joaquin Phoenix. The film gives the origin of the Joker and outlines
why he acted the way he acted. The film is set in 1981. It was directed and produced by Todd Phillips. The
screenplay was written by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver. This is part of the DC Comics entity. The movie is
about the life of Arthur Fleck. He fails as a stand-up comedian. Later, he develops severe mental illness and
inspires a violent counter-cultural revolution against the wealthy. The whole scene is based on Gotham
City. The actors and actresses in the film include Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Controy, Brett Cullen,
Glenn Fleshler, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron. It has been controversial as some believe the
film glamorizes terrorism. The movie mixes truth with error. It shows the truth about the immorality of
capitalist exploitation, human dehumanization, and the status quo harming the lives of so many people
including those who are deemed "the outcasts" of society. I disagree with parts of the movie outlining the
view that nihilistic violence (instead of nonviolence and self-defense) is a legitimate way to solve problems.
Nihilistic violence doesn’t work, because the state will just use that as a justification to ironically pass more
draconian, anti-liberty laws. Also, it is morally wrong to destroy innocent human life.

Phillips was inspired by the characters found in the King of Comedy film and Taxi Driver. The graphic novel:
Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) was the basis for the film too. The film was shot in NYC, Jersey City, and
Newark. Joker premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019, where it won
the Golden Lion, and was released in the United States on October 4, 2019. The movie is emotional. The
movie describes Arthur Fleck as living with his mother and struggling in Gotham City. The community is
poor and crime is abundant. Class oppression is real. Arthur is harmed by people. He gets a gun for
protection. The single mother Sophie (played by Zazie Beetz) dates him. He is fired for having a gun. He
defends a woman being harassed by three businessmen from Wayne Enterprises. People support Arthur.
Arthur passionately said that society abandons the disenfranchised.

He shot Murray (who is a talk show host), and riots take place in Gotham. Rioters in an ambulance crash
into the police car and free Arthur. He smears blood on his face in the form of a smile and dances to the
cheers of the crowd. At Arkham, Arthur laughs to himself about a joke and tells his psychiatrist she would
not understand it. He runs from orderlies, leaving a trail of bloodied footprints. As of December 13, 2019,
Joker has grossed $332.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $724.7 million in other territories,
for a worldwide total of $1.057 billion. It is the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2019 and the highest-grossing
R-rated film of all time, as well as the first R-rated film to pass the billion-dollar mark. In terms of budget-to-
gross ratio, Joker is also the most profitable film based on a comic book, due to its small budget and little
decline in week-to-week grosses during its theatrical run.

The Joker film is popular in part, because it is a reflection of the complex issues in America plus the world
that we have to deal with. There are mental health issues, abuse, crime, economic exploitation, bullying,
and other realities. I don’t think that the film glamorizes mass shootings. We can take the Joker as a means
to deal with society’s ills, so people won’t act like The Joker character to begin with. In other words, mental
health programs, charities, job programs, and treating people right make sense in helping those who feel
neglected by society. The movie does make an accurate point that American austerity and lack of respect
for those with mental health issues is completely wrong. I don’t agree with nearly sympathizing with a
nihilistic person though. I don’t believe that the movie will promote copycat murderers either. Some in the
mass media don’t like the film, but you have to analyze information critically. We should oppose oligarchy,
injustice, and corporate media propaganda. The Joker is a mirror to how modern society is. We can take the
Joker for what it is. It’s a cautionary tale and a lesson about how the Golden Rule can save lives literally.
 The Report
The Report is movie that exposes the CIA torture program during the war on terror. The movie was directed
by Scott Z. Burns. The U.S. Senate Intelligence Community investigated corruption and wrote a report on
widespread CIA torture under the Bush administration. The report involved dealing with millions of pages
of reports. It involved cables and other evidence. It was completed in three years. July 2012 was the time
when it was finished. The CIA used actions to obstruct the release of the report. It was on April 2014 when
the Intelligence Committee voted to publish a version of the executive summary and findings. It was made
to the public on December 2014 after eight more months of efforts to suppress or sugarcoat the findings of
the report. The original 5,700 page report remains unpublished to this day. Much of the report is blocked
by the CIA and the U.S. political establishment for so-called, “national security” reasons. Even the public got
to see the evil, sadistic methods of the CIA via American imperialism to harm human lives. Both parties are
complicit in many policies of the war on terror not just the Republicans. The movie showed Dan Jones
(played by Adam Driver) as the principal author of the report. He worked for the Intelligence Community,
and he just left the FBI. Dianne Feinstein (played by Annette Being) task him with leading an investigation
into the CIA’s use of torture after the 9/11 attacks. The research will last six years into the initial report
come by 2009. Jones and his team find that at least 119 people would be abused by enhanced interrogation
techniques via the CIA.
This is contrary to the CIA’s claims that a number of individuals involved in EIT were less than 100. The CIA
uses 2 outside contractors. These victims of torture deal with sleep deprivation, shackled above the head,
cold showers, mock executions, vulgar feedings, etc. One of the operatives is known as Bernadette played
by Maura Tierney. Some believe this is based on now CIA Director Gina Haspel. The Report movies showed
intensive torture. John Yoo is played by Pun Bandhu. John Yoo wrote the torture memos that justify ETIs.
Jones said that the CIA tortured them. Ted Levine played the notorious John Brennan. Brennan oversaw
and defended the CIA’s actions. Barack Obama made Brennan his chief counterterrorism advisor during his
first term. He was the CIA Director during Obama’s second term of office. The film is very powerful in many
items. The depiction of Feinstein as an anti-torture crusader is not completely accurate. She was a Senator.
She defended the National Security Agency spying programs. She criticized whistleblowers like Edward
Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning as criminals and traitors. The movie shows her denouncing
Snowden. Feinstein praised Brennan even after the release of the Intelligence Committee report on
December of 2014.

No one was prosecuted for the CIA torture program. The illegal Iraq War cost lives too. The military
industrial complex and the political establishment are complicit in policies that violate the rights of the
American people and the rights of people abroad. The war on terror continued under Obama with drone
strikes, kill lists, and new wars in Libya plus Syria. The crimes and oppression of the American capitalist
social order is a bipartisan affair. Today, we witness the racism and extremism from Donald Trump. Trump
is notorious for his overt corruption. That is why Trump has been impeached recently. The Report film tells
the truth about the CIA torture program being unjust and evil.

More Symbolism in the Industry

One of the easiest ways to prove that symbolism is part of the mainstream music industry is to witness it in
award shows. The 2019 American Music Awards had tons of symbolism. Many of the performers showed
the themes of literal hellfire. Selena Gomez had a panic attack before her AMA performance. Kesha
performed in a church scene that melted into rainbow colors. She performed the song “Raising Hell.” She
started by saying “Welcome to our Sunday service” which seen to be a shot at Kanye West’s church
services. Obviously, the song isn’t about promoting church themes. It mocks Christians in its lyrics. If she
mocked Islam or other religions like that in a musical performance, she wouldn’t get away with that. Her
lyrics mentioned the following words, “Hands up, witness, Solo cup full of holy spirits, Something wicked
(ooh), Speaking in tongues in my blood red lipstick.” So, she is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Billie Eilish’s “All
good girls go to hell” song is something else. In the performance, Kesha’s backup dancers do devil horns
when she sings, “I Don’t wanna go to Heaven without raising hell.” How self-explanatory can you get that
many in that industry hate Christianity and want New Age doctrines to dominate world society. Other
performances from Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone, Travis Scott, and Camila Caebello show many artists being
under corporate control. Corporations tell these artists where to go, what to see, and how to perform. That
is why industry contracts are very detailed in their components. Therefore, the truth is not mocked. People
reap what they have sown. What is strange yet not surprising is the admission of Christopher Lee. Back in
1975, the actor admitted that black magic and satanic rituals exist, and more people have an increased
interest in occultism. He has a long career in the film industry. He played Saruman in The Lord of the Rings
and the Hobbit trilogies. He has been on over 200 TV shows. He has been in movies with occult and satanic
themes since the 1970’s. Also, Will Ferrell’s comedy skit about child trafficking is disgusting too. The
modern entertainment industry promotes agendas, oligarchical control, and other things beyond just
music.
 Black and Blue
There have always been the tensions between the African American community and the police for over 100
years. Black and Blue is a movie that fully expounds on that tension in a multifaceted, complex fashion. It is
a 2019 American action thriller being directed by Deon Taylor. The film starts Naomie Harris and Tyrese
Gibson who has promoted the film across the globe. Other people in the film include Frank Grillo, Nafessa
Williams, Mike Colter, Reid Scott, and Beau Knapp. The movie is about a rookie police officer who goes on
the run after she witnessed a murder. A black man helps her out to clear her name. Naomie Harris plays
U.S. Army veteran Alicia West. She comes back to her hometown in New Orleans where she was recruited
into the city’s police force. Her new partner is Kevin Jennings (played by Reid Scott). Alicia West talks about
the issues in her community and the police department. Alicia found gunfire from a building. She has a
Glock pistol and a vest fitted with a body camera. Alicia sees Deacon and two more police officers
murdered an unarmed drug dealer. When one of the officers, Terry Malone (Frank Grillo), attempts to
assume the situation to her, the other officer, Smitty (Beau Knapp), panics upon seeing Alicia's body cam
and shoots at her, causing Alicia to fall onto the ground below. Alicia escapes wounded. Many in the
community shun her for being a police officer. When a fellow police officer arrives, Alicia realizes the
department has been blackmailed by Terry, forcing her to hide out in the home of Milo Jackson (Tyrese
Gibson), a member of the community who is reluctant to hide her. Terry also blackmails criminal kingpin
Darius into putting out an open bounty on Alicia.
While recovering in Milo's home, Alicia learns that Deacon, Terry, and Smitty are corrupt cops while
researching footage of the murder captured on her body cam including police cam footage on a laptop.
Alicia also discovers that if she does not upload the footage exposing the murder within twelve hours, it will
be erased by the corrupt officers. To gain Milo's trust, he requests for Alicia to hide her identity as a
policewoman so she won't be killed. Alicia makes a plan to save her life form Terry and those working for
Darius. She sends the footage to Milo while she lures Terry and Smitty to a vacant apartment. Alicia stops
Smitty. She engages with Terry. Terry is shot in the chest by Jennings. Milo released the film online which
exposes corrupt officers. Terry is arrested. Alicia has cleared her name. The community has respected her.
The essence of the film makes us aware that we still have crooked cops in the world. The system of
oppression is multifaceted. Also, it is right to make sure that accountability is made against those who
abuse others under the guise of the badge.

When They See Us

“When They See Us” is one of the most important television miniseries of our generation. It is a 2019
American drama web television miniseries. It was created, co-written, and directed by Ava Duvernay. Ava
Duvernay is the same woman who was involved in the movie Selma and the documentary 13 (in reference
to the 13th Amendment. The documentary completely exposes the corruption and imperfections found in
the prison industrial complex). Netflix has displayed the series "When They See Us" too. Netflix premiered
it in four parts on May 31, 2019. It deals with the events of the 1989 Central Park Five situation. This was
when one jogger was assaulted and raped by one person. The rape victim was Trisha Melli, and she was 28
years old back in 1989. The series does into detail about the lives and families of the five male suspects (4
of them are black and one is Latino). These suspects were falsely accused and then prosecuted on charges
related to the rape and assault of a woman in Central Park, New York City. One person later admitted to the
crime against the woman. The ensemble cast includes tons of people. Many of their names ae Jharrel
Jerome, Asante Blackk, Jovan Adepo, Michael K. Williams, Logan Marshall-Green, Joshua Jackson, Blair
Underwood, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, Niecy Nash, Aunjaune Ellis, Marsha Stephanie
Blake, and Kylie Bunbury. The miniseries has received acclaim for its casting and acting performances. At
the Primetime Emmy Awards, it received 11 nominations. The event of April 19, 1989 was about the Central
Park jogger case. The Central Park Five are Kevin Richardson (played by Asante Blackk), Antron McCray
(played by Caleel Harris), Yusef Salaam (played by Ethan Herisse), Korey Wise (played by Jharrel Jerome),
and Raymond Santana (played by Marquis Rodriguez). These human beings are divided by the prosecutor
into two groups for trial. Each youth was convicted by juries of various charges related to the assault. Four
of them were convicted of rape. They were to maximum terms for juveniles except for Korey Wise, who
was 16 at the time of the crime and treated as an adult by the legal system. He had been held in adult
facilities and served his time in adult prison.

The five men filed a suit against the city in 2003 for wrongful conviction and were awarded a settlement in
2014. Back then, New York City was divided heavily. There were racial, economic, and police tensions in
America and at New York City too. Linda McCray or Antron’s mother was played by Marshal Stephanie
Blake. Angie Richardson of the older sister of Kevin was played by Kylie Bunbury. Sharonne Salaam or Yusef
Salaam’s mother was played by Aunjanue Ellis. Elizabeth Lederer was played by Vera Famiga. Linda
Fairstein was played by a Felicity Huffman. Raymond Santana Sr. or Raymond’s father was played by John
Leguizamo. Delores Wise or Korey’s mother was played by Niecy Nash. Bobby McCray or Antron’s father
was played by Michael K. Williams. Elombe Bath was played by Omar Dorsey. Bath was the community
organizer and activist. Suzzane Douglas played Grace Cuffee. Adepero Oduye played Nomsa Brath, a
community organizer and activist who takes on her husband Elombe's cause after his death. Part 4 of the
series documented how four of the five people left NYC to move on with their lives. They continue to work
on social activism work. The real criminal is found to have matched the DNA found. Later, by June of 2019,
Oprah Winfrey interviewed the main cast and executive producers of When They See Us. She also
interviewed the exonerated five.

The strength of Ava Duvernay’s series is that it didn’t sugarcoat the historical environment of that time
period. It showed the atmosphere of New York City at the time with emotional subject matter. It goes deep
into the human emotions and personalities of the people in the story. It accurately showed the truth that
systematic racism is not just about slurs and evil comments. It is about the structural harm done to black
people and people of color in terms of jobs, false allegations, poverty, and lives being ruined. The series
showed the fear among then boys who could have been in prison for life for something that they didn’t do.
Far too often, many black people do find themselves in poverty, lacking resources to defend themselves in
court, and experiencing false negative stereotypes. You know that Linda Faristein didn’t like the docuseries,
because she was the original New York prosecutor of the case. She wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street
Journal (which is known conservative newspaper). She said that the movie series had distortions and
falsehoods about her. She said that she agreed with the exoneration of the rape charges against the five,
but not the other charges for crimes against other victims. The truth is that the Central Park Five are
innocent of rape. They had much of their lives ruined by a corrupt judicial system. It is not shocking that
the racist Donald Trump wanted the death penalty for the Central Park Five when they are not guilty.
Trump has never apologized for his evil statements too. Also, we are still fighting against injustice in our
generation in 2020 too. Back in the late 1980’s, New York had a huge increase of financial wealth along with
social inequality (plus the poverty and unemployment were in existence with crime. Police brutality was
real). Housing and schools was decaying and underfunded involving working class people. Back then, many
in the media demonized black people and Latino people with evil slurs as “wolfpack,” “savages,” and
“animals.” The Central Park Five were victims of injustice, and they were made to say forced confessions.
On June 25, 2019, Netflix announced that the miniseries had been streamed by over 23 million viewers
within its first month of release. The injustices against the Central Park Five don't mean that injustice is
over today. Today, we have police brutality, immigrant children in cages, racial discrimination, and other
people denied of their basic human rights. The story of the Central Park Five is known worldwide. Ava
Duvernay did great work in showing the world that the life of a black person or a person of color is as
valuable as anyone else. Black freedom and black lives must always be respected.

Black Lives Matter.

An Ode to Sister Diahann Carroll

The passing away of Diahann Carroll at the age of 84 years old makes us aware that life is precious. She
made history as the first black woman to lead in a non-stereotypical TV show called Julia in 1968. When I
was a child, I watched her on Carmen Jones. That movie was about African Americans living during the
World War II era. It came out in 1954. Diahann Carroll lived from July 17, 1935 to October 4, 2019. She was
born in the Bronx, New York City, and she was raised at the location of Harlem. As a young child, she was
in dance, singing, and modeling. Carroll was modeling for Ebony at the age of 15 years old. She was in the
Broadway musical House of Flowers in 1954. Later, she had the role of Clara in the 1959 film Porgy and
Bess. The movie also starred Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, and other
talented human beings. Diahann Carroll had a love of acting, and she loved her family. She has one
daughter named Suzanne Kay. By 1962, Carroll won a Tony Award for Best Actress, a first for an African
 American woman, for her role in the Broadway musical No Strings. In 1969, Diahann Carroll won the
Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star for the show Julia.

Trailblazer is a word that accurately describes her life, because she was unapologetic in making the world
fully witness her contributions. She was fearless. Back then especially, black folks were fearless (from Ella
Baker to Muhammad Ali) to achieve so much in the midst of glaring oppression. She was an icon for
decades who not only talked about civil rights. She was a mentor to so many young actors and actresses
(like the young cast of the A Different World show) who desired to find their own ways of expression.
From theater to movies, she never skipped a beat. She has studied acting from the greats and worked with
Dorothy Dandridge, Sidney Poitier, Patti Labelle, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, and other artists. She was
in the movie Paris Blues. From being on the Hollywood Palace in 1968 with Sammy Davis Jr. to the role
found in Claudine (back in 1974), she was gifted with exceptional range. By 2006, she played Jane Burke or
the mother of Dr. Preston Burke on the show Grey's Anatomy in 2006. She received many awards. Carroll
was a founding member of the Celebrity Action Council, which helps women in dealing with many issues.
Shining bright in films or shows like Dynasty to The Five Heartbeats represent her whole glorious
repertoire. She not only belongs to the ages. Diahann Carroll represents the essence of what Black
Excellence is all about.

Rest in Power Sister Diahann Carroll.

Iconic Roles of the Legendary Diahann Carroll

Carmen Jones (1954) Porgy and Bess Paris Blues (1961) Hurry Sundown Claudine (1974)
(1959) (1967)

“If you’re not invited to

the party, throw your
own.”
-Diahann Carroll

Terry Gilliam’s criticism of the
Black Panther movie is not a
product of legitimate criticism.
Gilliam has shown hatred, racial
stereotyping, and outright
falsehoods. I will give examples of
what this view is correct. This
comes underneath the backdrop
of the backlash against animated
movies. Many directors and
critics don’t like these types of
films, because they view them as
not filled with real acting or real
storylines. The truth is that you
have to judge any animated film
based on its character, and not
every animated movie is
monolithic. Many comic book
style films have great acting,
coherent plots, and interesting
character dynamics. The attacks
on MCU or the Marvel
Conclusion
Cinematic Universe have grown
by directors. Terry Gilliam
ironically was the former Monty
Python animator. Gilliam made
the racist remark that Black
Panther makes young black kids
the idea that this is something to
believe in. He also said that the
people who made it never been to
Africa and made up African
fabrics. Gilliam is wrong. The
director Ryan Coogler did go
into Africa to research
information for his film. He came
into Lesotho. He came into
Kenya (where Lupita N’yongo’s
relatives are from) and in South
Africa. In South Africa, Coogler
learned the Xhosa language
which was used in the film. Ruth
E. Carter was the stylist in the
film. She worked with Spike Lee
and Steven Spielberg. Ruth
actually researched many African
tribes and created distinctive and
authentic looks for the various
tribes of Wakanda. That is why
she won her Oscar. Gilliam
forgets that Wakanda is a fantasy.
It isn’t real. Many black kids see
Wakanda as inspiring them to
love their own Blackness, to love
Africa, and to aspire to do great
things in life. That is perfectly
fine with me. Gilliam’s lie that
Black Panther is only popular
because of “identity politics” is
silly. Black Panther is popular
because of its storyline, actions,
complex messages, talented actors
plus actresses, and the breadth of
its content. Many people use
identity politics as code for trying
to make people ignore their
Blackness or their identity instead There are answers to many fighting imperialism like Paul
of embracing their diverse Robeson, real life social
identities. Gilliam is wrong to activists (like Ossie
make up the lie about Davis and Ruby Dee),
MeToo movement turning genius singers like Nina
people in to victims when Simone, and musical
MeToo is about ending pioneers like Mary
sexual abuse (and sexual Wells stir up our
harassment). There are valid imaginations. This new
critiques of certain aspects of decade of the 2020s will
Black Panther, but Gilliam’s Ava Duvernay and Michelle Alexander are be exciting and
words are not some legitimate heroic black women who have dedicated interesting. A lot of
their lives to fight against the prison industrial
critiques. They are part of the changes will
complex.
agenda to downplay the undoubtedly occur.
importance to address racism, problems. That is why I will Although, the same
imperialism, and injustice. always advance solutions. One goal of freedom will always
solution is to establish programs remain in our souls. Love
Now, you know the truth. The to help the poor, working class without justice is not true love.
evidence is clear, the words are people and to confront the racist, We believe in love and a
real, and the question is what are classist, sexist, and patriarchal structural transformation of
you going to do about it? What power structure harming the lives society whereby human rights for
we should do is to enact positive, of billions of human beings all is made real. I believe in black
meaningful action. There is no worldwide. It is important to liberation too being a grown
question that nihilism or unjust abhor bigotry as all people are black human being.
violence must always be rejected. created equal. Champions of

By Timothy

They are Diana Sands

and Diahann Carroll
on the 1968 show of
Julia.
This is the series on the history of Hip Hop from the
Bronx to communities around the world. The Hip
Hop Museum in the Bronx, NYC will be shown to
the public by 2023 (after 50 years of hip hop). We
won’t stop, because we can’t stop.
This series is about the history of R&B music filled
with soul, creativity, and power. From Jill Scott to
Stevie Wonder, R&B music is very sacrosanct
music.

Part 1 The Beginning (B.C.-1979) Part 1 Predecessors and Early R&B (B.C. -
1959)
Part 2 The Expansion of Hip hop (1979-1986) Part 2 The Motown Era (1959-1969)
Part 3 The Golden Age of Hip Hop (1986-1994) Part 3 The 1970’s (Funk, Disco, and
Part 4 Talent and conflicts (1994-1997) Contemporary R&B)
Part 5 New Changes (1997-2006) Part 4 The 1980’s (Power Ballads and the
Quiet Storm)
Part 6 New Talent and Diverse Content (2006-
Part 5 The 1990’s (Another Golden Age of
2010)
R&B)
Part 7 Modern Hip Hop (2010-Present) Part 6 R&B of the 2000’s (a New
Part 8 The Legacy and Culture of Hip Hop Generation)
Part 7 R&B in the 2010’s and the 2020’s
(The Current Trends)