U.S. Forum in ATA, OMG!

by Joseph Bolden

The U.S. Forum in Atlanta is Kickin’My Ass!

Ok,most people in the know or heard the buzz about POOR Magazine going to Atlanta.

OH,GOD! Between the preventable Katrina’s ongoing tragedy,panic from Black higher upper class, middle,or Bourgeoisie
[Not much use that word, besides being hard to say its harder to spell too]

A little history sorry ladies have patience.

Although Du Bois
W.E.D. Du Bois {Look him up when you can.}
had originally believed that social science could provide the knowledge to solve the race problem,he gradually came to the conclusion that in a climate of virulent racism, expressed in such evils as lynching,peonage, disfranchisement,Jim Crow segregation laws,and race riots,social change could be accomplished only through agitation and protest.

He clashed with the most influential black leader of the period,Booker T. Washington,who,preaching a philosophy of accommodation,urged blacks to accept discrimination for the time being and elevate themselves through hard work and economic gain,thus winning the respect of the whites.

In 1903,in his famous book The Souls of Black Folk,Du Bois charged that Washington's strategy, rather than freeing the black man from oppression, would serve only to perpetuate it.

This attack crystallized the opposition to Booker T. Washington among many black intellectuals,polarizing the leaders of the black community into two wings—the "conservative" supporters of Washington and his "radical" critics
From [www.pbs.org/whet/aaworld/reference/articles/w_e_b_du_bois.html]

There more to this in the early and late 1960’s this theme is repeated by two late 20th century leaders Brother Malcolm X and Rev. Martin Luther King both want the race to move forward Malcolm advocates self empowerment, protection arm yourself and "by any means necessary."

Martin Luther King advocates peace learning from Gandhi.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948).

King knew to have all out war would lead his people to slaughter by a still repressive white government power structure.
{Didn’t say it’s near history repeating itself?} This is from [http://www.kamat.com/mmgandhi/gandhi.htm] like Booker T. Washington both knew the power of bloody,savage, mob rule whether it be in the South or Northern cities his people were at mercy ofquick-to-anger- killers that actually protects perpetrators of violence not its traditional victims.
My deep emotion angst, anger,and duo personality as an American Citizen of African descent is why did both Malcolm and Martin have to die?

Malcolm X [B.1925–D. 1965)Martin Luther King [B.1929–D.1968]

After assassinating X why kill a peacemaker as well?

My conclusion at the time was Whites as a whole feared any voice and especially black voices who knew America’s underbelly of hypocrisy.

I still think they fear those and other voices but now there are other voices not only Black and Male, but Women,Gay Men/Lesbian Women/Bi Sexuals /Transexual/Youth who’ve been radicalized by their experiences.

In the 60’s it was so easy to kill leaders now there are so many no state, government can to there are just too many voices coming together.

The Upcoming trip to United Form in Atlanta as possibly history in all probability yes.

Between technology exchanging or for the moment loaned to those in the digital down slope craning our neck and eyes for continued not temporary borrowed ongoing educational access to ever advancing technology.

Why do you think I as a formally houseless, jobless,struggling writer/ life extension/Immoralist keep harping on tech?

Because the left out lot is the same that’s always left we’re just more of aware,the stakes are not only political,social, sexist,agist,its applied texism.

TEXISM or imminent fear of technological progress/change.

[Don’t try googling or Wikipedian it I made it up.]

I guess I’m worried that my apolitical self may not fit in with most of the people at the forum,my books not completed and I fear I have nothing to contribute.

Who personally worries about po’s folks living less while the rich find ways of staying on the planet longer.

I don’t its seem a logical next step to outlive the poor folks by denying these new life extending sciences.

Look at Bush with his Stem Cell limit to adult stem cell lines and now scientists have found ways around that problem to create stem cells.

This Presidential war for oil on the soil of Middle Easter countries who people are so ancient and wise that math,alchemy (forerunner of chemistry) and art, sciences dwarfs our supposed Americanized ways of learning,living,and life.

I don’t know,I’m going, but it scares me that I might not be able to contribute my share.

Besides my dancing sucks,have a one drink limit,no proof of my negative hiv/aids clean bill of sexual health how am I gonna get laid?

There's organizin'and fraternizin'.
Just being truthful and practical or pragmatic.

Hasn’t science came up with an insta-test where a prick of blood or scrape from tongue or mouth confirms my negative status?

Maybe that’s it the next breakthrough instant dirty/clean sexual status.

For those who invited us toGeorgia I thank you for inviting POOR Magazine to this momentous event and hope all us can exchange our knowledge and spread in across the globe.

Maybe I’ll try to be the 6th or 10th tourist in space.

Anyone have 20 to 40 million dollars to spare to take their place in line?
[maybe in case illness I'll take someone's place, yeah,right.]

And dear merciful ladies,I'm the lone black guy with a lazy left eye.

Not as sensitive about it as once before.

I don't bite (nibble a little) but a bit shy.

Lousy dancer however when playful muse whispers I move rythmicly in sheer joy of it.

Enchalla,may grace of angels guide us all.