Written by Tiffany Tubman

August 18, 2017

The system of white supremacy is global and effects every area of our daily life. One cannot deny the institutional racism we witness everyday here in the United States. We have a system of white supremacy that empowers institutional racism that has allowed the only black person actively participating in the destruction of hate to be immediately arrested, while even the white men who assisted her remained at large at large for 2 additional days.

And who drove the truck? Her putting the rope around the statue is not what took it down. Who told the driver to go? This morning it was announced that 8 other arrests had been made about this event. There was also a search of participant’s homes that resulted in complete disarray and mattresses being split open. However, an angry hate-filled lynch mob attacked Deandre Harris. The men pictured are wanted for felony assault.

We have used social media to identify 3 of the attackers. However, almost a week later, these domestic terrorists remain at large. Let us further explore the double standards of white supremacy.

Today we witnessed a motor vehicle strike pedestrians in Barcelona, Spain. Before all the details could be presented, Donald Trump immediately jumped on social media (Twitter) and released statement condemning the attack. His tweet said: “The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!” There was no confirmation was that this event was terrorism. However, it took Trump 2 days to disingenuously condemn the domestic terror here in the United States. Trump has referred to the alt-right domestic terrorist group as “very fine people”.

Trump continuously proves himself to be a cold-hearted white supremacist and supporter of the global system of white supremacy. He has expressed high regard for Confederate monuments in support statements released on Twitter today as well.

However, as a business leader prior to being president of the United States, Mr. Trump orchestrated and executed museum demolitions and fine art was lost in New York to support the location of Trump Towers.

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Mr. Trump then tweeted out another threat to the Muslim community (Muslim=Blacks as well) of a false study about General Pershing of the United States. Trump has once again cited a completely unproven legend about murdering Muslims to send a message. Snopes has stated this legend is false.

However, this is a known talking point and example of the radical white nationalists Trump so proudly supports and surrounds himself with.

Because of these radical actions and belief, some people have experienced extreme outrage to this overt form of white supremacy. The citizens of the US, have started movements to disrupt many of Trump’s advisory councils.

The outrage was so intense, majority of the business leaders and CEO in the Manufacturing and Technology Advisory Councils resigned. Trump changed his original stance that he would replace them, and disbanded the entire Advisory Council.

This brought satisfaction to many consumers who were planning a boycott of products and services. However, there is another council a reasonable person would expect to be very concerned with moral code, equality and social justice. Trump’s Evangelical Council has remained in total silence. Not one single member has resigned. We have learned that corporate America has a greater moral compass.

While Trump is making hateful allegations, endorsing mass genocide, and being supported by the many political and civil leaders, Senator Maria Chappelle Nadal is being punished and harassed.

Senator Nadal has an impressive record of service as both Congresswoman and now Senator for MO. However, as she was passionately representing her constituents, she responded to a post on Facebook in this manner:

Moments later, Maria deleted the post without being asked. However, a Facebook user managed to take a screenshot of the post and sent it to several major news outlets. Senator Nadal is being urged to resign. We must stand with her and support her as these hypocrisies must end to create a system of justice in the United States.

Senator Nadal represents constituents in a specific area targeting blacks for mass extermination, incarceration, and deadly attacks. The area is so intense for Melanoid people, that the NAACP has issued its first ever domestic travel ban urging all non-white people to avoid this area for any reason. She has confirmed that she is already receiving death threats and hate mail via all social media platforms.

Missouri State Senator from District 14-Maria Chappelle Nadal

“I am not resigning. When POC are respected by this WH & they are willing to do real work, I’ll sit down with them. People are traumatized!”-Senator Chappelle-Nadal 8/17/17

Stay woke!

Although life feels unreal, this is not a Jason Movie. This is our life, our future, our legacy. Do you want your children to endure the same injustices we have?  We can no longer say “It’s 2017” because we never fixed the problem in 1817, 1917, 1957 or at any other time. We need a counter racist code, which is a system of justice. Guaranteeing no person is mistreated and the person who needs help the most, gets the most constructive help.

Remember the system of white supremacy is tactical in that way that it is meant to argue every side. The white supremacist, or suspected white supremacist, will position themselves strategically to be on every side of an argument to protect and propel the system of white supremacy. This will make the system stronger. Remember, if you play both sides, how can you lose? In a basketball game, can you one player be on two teams? Can you be a Cavalier and a Laker? We must draw a line in the stand because it is time to pick a side. Will you support a system of justice or will you support the system of white supremacy? They cannot co-exist.

The goal is keep you distracted and confused. Our goal is to be logical and focused on creating a system of justice.

Important Notes: Concepts and arguments presented are always based on the materials listed for Survival of the Race War. For more information and support with your current issues, please refer to:

Books

1. Racial Matters: The FBI’s Secret File on Black America 1960-1972 by Kenneth O’Reilly
2. The United Independent Compensatory Code/System/Concept: A Compensatory Counter-Racist Code by Neely Fuller, Jr.
3. The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing

Documentaries

1. The Wannsee Conference
2. Hidden Colors 1: The Untold History of People of Aboriginal, Moor, and African Descent
3. Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of Melanin
4. Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism
5. Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy

Tiffany Tubman

Twitter: @montswife16

Email: TubmanFights@gmail.com

Questions/Comments Submitted: (This is long)

1. “I’m a white person and I want to help. I have asked my black friends and now I am asking you. What can I do to help?”

If you want to help, never say anything to a non-white person that is not true. If you do, you will be labeled a suspected white supremacist and lose even the benefit of doubt that you want to help. A white supremacist thrives on lies, so to differentiate yourself from that, you must show us with actions. Black people are tired of talking about this. We must all speak to truth to power always.

Do not use code words or send messages among your white community friends to strengthen the system of white supremacy. Use your powers of manipulation to convince your white friends, black people only want a system of justice.

Do not remain silent. Be constructive and approach issues in a logical manner using the proper historical context. When you ask a question, go silent and wait for the answer. Do not cut the person off and never help with the answer.

2. How do we get rid of the global system of white supremacy?

Think of White Supremacy as a disease that has been passed down from generation to generation. Like must mental illnesses, it is difficult to see, diagnose and understand. But there is a cure for all white and non-white people suffering under this unjust and sick system.

Speak truth to power. Call person, places and things exactly as they are. Do not sugar coat any part of any conversation. You can be professional, respectful, and honest all at the same time. Awake you inner African.

Uphold social responsibility and serve or jury duty or in your community as if the people involved as defendant and victim are BOTH in your bloodline.

Do not create laws that oppress other groups and do not abide by laws that oppress you.

Have a moral code. Because white supremacy is amoral, you are already half way there. Once you practice all these things, you have destroyed the system of white supremacy and conquered the disease.

To keep it from returning, we must create justice which will involve reparations and economic empowerment within the currently oppressed communities.

One of the most vicious civil wars in human history are being fought with little to no bloodshed, and has reached a crescendo over the past 40+ years. This is the best way to describe the continual struggle between the Black man and woman.

In light of the well-publicized women’s march on Washington that occurred almost immediately after the presidential inauguration, it’s no secret that some of the most ardent supporters of this movement were Black women. It was quite an easy feat to gather legions of disgruntled Black women across the United States after the highly-heralded Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election, because she represented what many Black women have deemed to be a symbol of a renegade woman who goes toe-to-toe with the “old boys’ club” — the boogeyman of an establishment better known as patriarchy here in the States.

The fanfare that Clinton received during this most recent presidential race from Sisters is merely a byproduct of the axe that they’ve had to grind with Black men for decades now. In many (not all) schools of thought throughout Black female society, the long-running narrative is that Black men have only served to be the bane of their existence, acting as this proverbial monster who breathes fire under the guise of harsh words for Black women, and whose immense stature represents a mechanism of immovable oppression that bans them from any upwardly mobile progress.

However, much evidence exists that proves otherwise. In a story that was featured on Black Enterprise last year, Black female business ownership has grown exponentially more than many other groups of people who own businesses. Sisters also sit among the most educated demographic in this country. To further elaborate on the topic at hand, the very term “patriarchy” was originally intended to define the man’s traditional role in the familial construct. It was not meant to be used as a term to be categorized with other words, such as white supremacy, racism, ageism, etc.

Although the aforementioned term served a neutral purpose to merely describe a gender role, it has been taken out of context, and has been misconstrued to portray men–in this case Black men–to be the oppressors of their women. In Black society, nothing could be further from the truth. For the sake of this topic, “patriarchy” as it is referenced by some women in today’s time could very well be used to describe the longstanding devices of neglect and oppression that white supremacist males have not only used against their women (look up the witch hunts of the Middle Ages, or King James’s disdain for women), but to all people on a global scale. This very reference of ‘oppressive patriarchy’ by Black women should be left with women in other racial groups, because it is clearly not a Black female plight.

With the large number of households led by Black women with no man in sight, key supervisory roles in corporate America occupied by Black women, and the super influential mainstream media’s hand in ensuring that the Black man is virtually useless in this society, we’d be hard pressed to conclude that the Black man has the wherewithal to keep his woman down in this country.

Black women are our mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and our best friends…our slaves and stepping stools they are not.

Had she remained in the Deep South, Mary Ellen Pleasant could have possibly received as much–if not more–recognition for her contributions as Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and Rosa Parks…to name a few. Ms. Pleasant’s story was unique in comparison with many Blacks who were enslaved in the Antebellum South: Born in Augusta, GA in the early 1800s, she was born as the illegitimate daughter of the son of then-Virginia governor and a Haitian voodoo priestess, who was enslaved  as well.

As a child, Pleasant was taken out of slavery by an unknown family. As a young woman, Pleasant married a wealthy Mulatto abolitionist by James Smith sometime in the 1840’s. After her husband’s untimely death, Pleasant inherited his substantial fortune.

Moving to New Orleans shortly after this turn of events, she connected with a woman named Queen Marie Laveau–also known as one of the greatest voodoo priestesses to reside in the “Crescent City”. It was said that Pleasant studied under Laveau to learn the science of voodoo as a means of empowering her people. In spite of her selfless acts of service to her fellow Melanoid people in New Orleans, it was a short matter of time before she would be on the move again — this time to San Francisco.

In April of 1852, Mary Ellen Pleasant arrived in the Bay Area’s largest city. Once she got there, she had to take on two identities, due to California’s Fugitive Slave Act of 1852 –in order to avoid being captured by slave hunters. Under her two identities, she lived a double life — One as “Mrs. Ellen Smith” (her married name), and the other as “Mrs. Pleasants”, who operated as a businesswoman and abolitionist. Under the “Ellen Smith” moniker, she worked as a white boardinghouse steward and cook. With a job in the service sector, she was often in the midst of a sizable number of wealthy white businessmen in ‘Frisco, who she served as she worked. She was well-liked by many of the men, but she used their admiration for her as leverage to have them hire Black people, and give them benefits they were previously denied access to. It was because of her personal brand of power brokering that many people in her circle nicknamed her “The Black City Hall”.

With a secret business partner, Pleasant eventually amassed a fortune worth over $30 million. She used much of that fortune to challenge the white supremacist status quo that’s always plagued this country, with her most notable deed being that she financially backed the storied abolitionist, John Brown.

For more on the story of Mary Ellen Pleasant, follow this link.

B. Clark

]]> https://www.melanoidnation.org/mary-ellen-pleasant-the-30-million-dollar-mother-of-civil-rights-in-california/feed/ 121 https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-woman-secretly-recorded-racist-surgeons-performing-surgery-on-her/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-woman-secretly-recorded-racist-surgeons-performing-surgery-on-her/#comments Wed, 11 May 2016 18:26:13 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=3425 The book Medical Apartheid illustrates in a detailed fashion exactly how Melanoid people have been severely mistreated in numerous hospitals, labs, and health clinics for years. Had she experienced her unfortunate situation before the 2007 release of the aforementioned book, perhaps Ms. Ethel Easter’s story would have been featured to support the book’s already strong case of racism/white supremacy in the medical field.

Ethel Easter, a Black woman who resides in Houston, went recently under the knife because of intestinal issues. Prior to her procedure, Easter decided to place a small audio recording device in her hair to catch anything that her surgeons possibly could have said about her while she was rendered unconscious. Her reasoning for doing this was because of skepticism from the less-than-professional treatment she received during her consultations with her doctor, who demanded the following:

Who do you think you are? You’re gonna wait like everyone else.

Ms. Easter recalled the doctor telling her this in response to her sense of urgency and concern in regards to her wanting to prevent further damage to her internal organs. She was ordered to wait two months, as opposed to a much shorter time frame. What was to take place during her surgery was extremely cruel. The surgeons would make snide remarks about Easters physique, with one of them at one point even referring to her as “Precious” (the movie character portrayed by actress Gabby Sidibe).

For more on what was said about Ethel Easter during her surgery, watch the following video.

B. Clark

Last month (January 11), the body of Sarah Reed was found lifeless in a jail cell in the confines of Holloway prison, a facility located in North London. Ms. Reed was a 32-year-old Black woman who had a history of mental illness due to untreated trauma that she experienced years prior to her incarceration.

It has been learned that in 2003, Ms. Reed lost an infant child of hers. Unfortunately for Reed, she never quite recouped from such an emotionally devastating occurrence, and she was eventually admitted into various mental health facilities as a result of this mental and emotional distress.

In spite of her mental condition, she was brutally assaulted by police officers in a UNIQLO retail store in 2012 on accusations of her being a shoplifter at that particular store. In the link to this story, footage can be seen of Sarah Reed on the receiving end of the violent attack.

Unfortunately, Ms. Reed’s pain and suffering were far from over. She was taken into custody after being charged with allegedly retaliating against the officer in the store in 2012, and not long after being incarcerated, she sent her family a handwritten letter which stated that she had been raped while in custody.

Upon her untimely demise in January, the prison’s officials have opted to remain silent on the matter, as expected.

Here is another link to the story.

B. Clark

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Since its inception 130 years ago, Cosmopolitan Magazine has branded itself as a media publication which celebrates the elegant beauty of women. It has always been a publication which prides itself on featuring the best and brightest women that the mainstream dominant society has to offer, which is why the following story should be considered offensive to Melanoid people.

Recently, Cosmopolitan ran a story about a Black female yoga instructor named Jessamyn Stanley, who has billed herself as a “yoga enthusiast and fat femme”. The Durham, NC-based “fat yoga” instructor champions “body acceptance”, and says her social media influence is merely happenstance. When it comes to her influence, she had the following to say to Cosmopolitan in a story published on the media outlet’s site this past summer:

“People need to be able to see that there’s someone out there who’s also in the struggle, because I think there’s something with yoga where it turns into this aspirational thing…You see someone who lives a yogic life and it’s like ‘Oh, be like me, my life is so perfect, I’m awesome, my face is glowing, you can do whatever it is that I’m doing because I’m so cool…I’m like, ‘Actually, I’m just over here next to you eating cheese fries watching that person and also living a yogic life.’ We are on the same level. We are all in this together”

In the article, Stanley also goes on to say that the majority of people who have reached out to her tell her that the yoga photos she’s posted to her Instagram page have inspired them to embrace their bodies, no matter their shape or size.

This is no indictment on Stanley, but rather an observation to show how the dominant society frequently exploits plus-sized/bigger Black women along side smaller, shapelier–and more widely sought after–women of other ethnicities to proclaim this to be the “standard of beauty”…as if all Black women are plus-sized, and thoroughly enjoy being that way. Unbeknownst (or not) to Black women like Jessamyn Stanley who use their size as a symbol of empowerment, these white owned media outlets only use their images to further push their insidious agendas by promoting their own women while ridiculing the Black women that they claim to be “paying tribute to” in the process.

Below is an interview with Jessamyn Stanley via Cosmopolitan’s YouTube channel. In the video, she speaks on “body positivity”, and demonstrates the various yoga positions that she teaches her students/social media followers.

]]> https://www.melanoidnation.org/white-owned-publication-promotes-plus-sized-black-female-yoga-instructor/feed/ 128 https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-woman-hit-with-unfair-jail-sentence-in-memphis/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-woman-hit-with-unfair-jail-sentence-in-memphis/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2015 20:24:45 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2724 MEMPHIS, TN — A young Melanoid woman is in the fight for her life as she attempts to clear her name after making an honest mistake.

The woman, named Alexis Cain, was sentenced to two years in prison after leaving her puppy in the car on a hot July afternoon. Although the puppy succumbed to the summer heat while sitting in the car, the owner of the dog (Cain) had no intent to inflict harm upon the animal.

The 24-year-Cain, who worked in a supervisory role at her job, displayed the ability to be a responsible young adult, despite what state prosecutor, Eric Christiansen says. ““I think it’s fair,” he says. “She left the dog in there for two hours. She killed the dog, basically. Just let it cook to death.”

The two year prison sentence is excessive due to the nature of the crime, yet Christiansen states that it was done to make an example out of people who may do what Ms. Cain did back in July. Alexis Cain is eligible for a program that would enable her to do her time outside of prison with stipulations of good behavior.

Regardless of the fact that she is granted such an opportunity, this is yet another example of the lives of animals being valued over the lives of Black humans. In the process, another Black life (Cain’s) has been made more difficult for trivial purposes.

For more on this story, follow this link.

B. Clark

As we move into the waning moments of 2015, Black Society has weathered one of the most violent storms in history that doesn’t seem to have any ending in sight. This year alone, we’ve been bombarded with news stories upon news stories that consist of the following: lynchings, members of the dominant white society spewing “racial tourettes”, mass media propaganda which paints us in an extremely inferior–and one sided–manner, and the ever-accumulating stories of race soldier cops beating up and/or murdering Melanoid people in cold blood. However, we here at Melanoid Nation bring you these types of stories to light the proverbial fire under the collective backsides of Black Society.

In the midst of this tumultuous year, we have listened to the cries of frustration from many good Brothers and Sisters in Black Society who often wear the heavy burden of racism/white supremacy like an albatross around their necks. In reading many of these stories and/or sharing them via social media, the general consensus among many is that there appears to be much anger and fear which has been conjured up after they receive word of the inhumane acts that have committed against people who look like them. We most certainly empathize with your pain, because your pain mirrors ours.

Despite the gut-wrenching effects often felt from consuming these stories into our collective psyches, all hope is not lost. Listed below are a few ways to shake off those negative feelings which could ultimately cause you to sink into the muck and mire of a counterproductive life.

1. Dialogue with others about the material you’ve read.

Bad news, just like any other negative external force, should never be internalized without a method to properly channel the pain. For a lack of better words, just…vent. Disseminate these stories with family, friends, and loved ones who have your best interests at heart..especially those of the like-minded variety. Assess how you all can do your parts to counter–or change–what you’ve just read about in these articles.

2. Avoid pettiness. 

Since the launching of this site last year, the stories that we have provided for you have been generally well-received by our readers and supporters. Yet, sometimes the feedback of the stories can be sidetracked by trolls, who are oftentimes nothing more than white supremacists who seek to derail any progressive activity among Melanoid people. Learn to realize when these detractors are at work, and completely ignore their presence. Stay away from dabbling in emotionalism as they aim to bait Melanoid people into irrelevant activity such as namecalling and arguing with them.

3. Connect.

In the midst of the somber nature of some of the stories that have appeared on this site, we are proud to state that we feature stories of empowerment and inspiration as well. Some of these uplifting stories profile individuals, businesses, and movements that serve as an asset to Black Society. While covering these positive stories, we have included ways that you can reach out to them to contact them for their services. Don’t hesitate to reach out to them and show your support, and you could possibly even forge business connections with these movers and shakers as well.

4. Support the cause.

In its short existence, the Melanoid Nation Foundation has already financially supported a plethora of noble causes in Black Society. This is due to your generous contributions to the site which has funded a movement that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. From paying for the funerals of Melanoid people who have been senselessly murdered, to supporting Afrikan-Centered Schools, just these examples alone are plenty of reasons to smile.

5. Know that the best is yet to come.

Because of your support, our stories are reaching Black people in record numbers, and counting. “The People” are becoming much more cognizant of what is happening to them, why it’s happening, and what must need to be done to rectify our current standing. It is because of you, Melanoid Nation, that we exist. We will continue to reciprocate the love.

B. Clark

Gwen Jimmere is the CEO and Founder of NATURALICIOUS, a natural hair care company that refers to themselves as a “beauty innovation company”, according to the company’s website. After what started out as a passion project, Ms. Jimmere has grown her company exponentially, with her products now on the shelves of major retailers such as Whole Foods Markets throughout the U.S., Trinidad, Indonesia, and she’s looking to have distribution in South Africa. If that wasn’t enough, she owns the patent on her collection of products.

With a background in marketing and communications, she wanted to create something that “to ensure ownership, as well as a legacy for my company” she said in a recent interview that she had with Black Enterprise. In addition to being the CEO of her own company, she also co-owns Pitch Proof, a program where she coaches coaches and trains small business owners on how to prepare for, enter and win business pitch competitions, as well as how to successfully attract equity investment opportunities. She also she consults entrepreneurs on business strategy, marketing, advertising and distribution.

Gwen Jimmere has taken her destiny into her own hands by taking the initiative to pursue ownership of a collection of products that she has created.

B. Clark

Although this developing story is guaranteed to spark much debate from many schools of thought, perhaps one of the most confusing (and disappointing) ideologies emanating from Black Society throughout this ordeal is the lambasting of Sandra Bland’s outspoken and unapologetic celebration of her own Blackness. Earlier this year, we here at Melanoid Nation touched on a topic that relates to the issue at hand, and that is some Melanoid peoples’ tendencies to not want to care about systematic racism/white supremacy “as long as it doesn’t affect them directly”. This particular topic stems from the “Sandy Speaks” series of videos that she would upload on social media, in which she would openly speak on topics such as racism/white supremacy, white privilege, and the empowerment of Melanoid people.

In some circles of Black Society, there is a belief that if Sandra wouldn’t have been as outspoken or unapologetically Black, then she would be alive now. This same method of assumptive thinking also applies to the “Maybe they just shouldn’t have sagged their pants” sector of Black Society as well. This couldn’t be further from the truth, as Melanoid men, women, and children were senselessly lynched during  the first half of the 20th century in large numbers wearing suits, dresses, and school uniforms. It’s quite safe to acknowledge that many of these innocent people did what they could to stay out of trouble, and were highly productive citizens of society at that time before being killed by white supremacists.

Everyone in Black Society has a role to play in making their racial family a better one, and it is understandable that everyone doesn’t choose to be as public on their racial views as other Melanoid people. However, let us honor and support those who aren’t afraid to openly use their voices speak truth to power at the risks of losing ruining their reputations, losing their livelihoods, and even their lives. Perhaps this particular matter alone has provided enough incentive alone for us to create larger and more prevalent Black-owned and operated media outlets. This should be done in order to allow revolutionary spirits such as the Sandra Blands of the world to be our voice of reason without censorship or apprehension.

Today, we applaud the late, great Sandra Bland for her courage, and her beautiful spirit. She illustrated that there is indeed more honor in dying on our feet than living on our knees.