Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.


Amendment 1 of the United States Constitution

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"The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful and virtuous."

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Recent Events Prove
STILL RELEVANT TODAY:
The July 4th Words of
Frederick Douglass

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY,  MR. PRESIDENT!

August 4th -

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,  MR. PRESIDENT!

We should
NOT
be hesitant to

THANK YOU,



MR. PRESIDENT!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,  MR. PRESIDENT!

People Proclaim August 4th
Presidential Appreciation Day

Many of the people who voted for change in the last Presidential election are rallying to the support of President Barack Obama.

A recent statement being widely circulated reads in part:

"Since his historic election, President Obama has been inundated with a barrage of venomous criticism.

From the first cries calling for the failure of his administration by Vitter and Limbaugh to the media critique of his handling of the BP oil spill, his critics are unequivocal in telling us that he can do no right.

We call on ALL who support President Obama to take action.

On August 4th, the President's birthday, we ask those who support him to wear any campaign item from the Presidential election as a demonstration of our ongoing support. Bring out your old campaign paraphernalia.

If you don't have caps, buttons or tee shirts, wear a red, white, and blue tri-color ribbon or clothing on August 4th. If nothing else, this simple demonstration of support for our President will provide a counteraction to the negativity that spews forth daily. We can do this.

YES WE CAN. YES WE WILL!

Please share this information with your friends."

An Editorial:

WHY
I CAN'T BE A PRESIDENT,
A POPE, OR A POLICEMAN

Copyright © 2010 - 2012
Stan Daniels, Editor,
Urban Cartographer Online
All Rights Reserved

You have to be nice to too many people who make you either want to hurt them,

or put them out of their misery, or both.

(This is the short version - for the long version please contact us, or see me in person)

When the President was still the President-Elect and the screening of potential public servants was in progress, the Editor did give it some consideration.

You may read more historical reflections, including reprints old enough that you should not think it's personal at:

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The "Good Book"
&
Media Responsibility?

Please read and consider

Exodus 20:16
&
Proverbs 12:17-23
&
Ephesians 4:29

As world events unfold before our very eyes, it would do us all well to consider the consequences of our words and actions and govern our lives accordingly.

The "people of the Book" who worship the God of Abraham in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic community should always remember our accountability and responsibilities to a "Higher Authority" - the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.

Every person may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right.

No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.


From:
Article I, Section 6 of the New Jersey State Constitution.

Some Sobering Thoughts
For These Serious Times

Some of the Last Concerns of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

&

Is THIS The Latest Version
of "COINTELPRO" ?

&

It reads like a horror story from the middle of the 20th Century.
Unfortunately it is 21st Century reality and is much more ominous.

Tea Party Nationalism
A Special Report

Admonitions
From Two
Founding Fathers!

"Yes, we did produce a near perfect Republic.

But will they keep it?

Or will they in their enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of freedom?

Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction.

Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."


-- Thomas Jefferson

&

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.

It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."


-- John Adams

Just because we can
Does not necessarily mean that we should.
We DO have choices
and
Choices have consequences.

Deuteronomy 30:19, (15-20) 


Say unto them: As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die . . . ?


Say to them: as I live - declares the Lord GOD - it is not MY desire that the wicked shall die, but that the wicked turn from his [evil] ways and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways, that you may not die . . . !

Ezekiel 33:11, (AV and JPS)

The Power of Words!

The impact of words
(written, spoken and sung)
is enormous.

With that reality comes responsibility
for the consequences of what is uttered
and that should be a very sobering thought.

You can't "un-ring" the bell!

Will history ultimately record that the human tongue is the deadliest weapon on the planet?

Those who consider themselves to be
"children of Abraham"
throughout the Judeo-Christian-Islamic community
should seriously consider the following references.

(It would not hurt for everyone else
to at least give it some contemplation.)

Proverbs 18:21

James 3:5 -10

I Peter 3:10 -12

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The Editor

 

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June is
Black Music History and Heritage Month

                    "Will You Be There ?"                     "Going Up Yonder"                     "Soon and Very Soon (Going to See The King)"                     "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"                     "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing"                     "Love's In Need of Love Today"                     "What's Going On"                     "Get Ready"                     "Eyes on the Prize"                     "Oh Freedom"                     "Free At Last"

Read More Here

JUNE 14
FLAG DAY

A MESSAGE

The way to safeguard our Human and Civil Rights and Liberties
is to fulfill our Responsibilities as Citizens.

Perhaps Michael Jackson said it best after all:

Start with
“The Man [or Woman] in the Mirror!”

In Search of
SANITY
&
CIVILITY

A Short Essay on the
"Golden Rule"

The golden rule is endorsed by all the great world religions;
Jesus, Hillel, and Confucius used it to summarize their ethical teachings.

And for many centuries the idea has been influential among people of very diverse cultures.

These facts suggest that the golden rule may be an important moral truth.

Please Read More

The Universality of the
"Golden Rule"
in the World's Religions

Adapted from "The Christopher Newsletter"

Please Read More

"REFLECTIONS from an earlier time
ECHOES for today!"

February 11

(A New Beginning)

2011
Departure of Hosni Mubarak as President in Egypt





1990
Release of Nelson Mandela from prison in South Africa

WHAT WOULD HE SAY TODAY?

Frederick Douglass became the first African-American to be nominated for President of the United States in a major party's roll call vote at the 1888 Republican National Convention in Chicago.

What would Frederick Douglass say about that party today?

Would he ask:
"Why have so many RepubliCANs now become Republi-CAN'Ts?"

Please read his own words
and reach your own conclusion.

“Let us become the change that we voted for!”
- Donna Brazile

“We voted for a President not a Messiah!”
- Rev. Al Sharpton

Start with
“The Man [or Woman] in the Mirror!”
- Michael Jackson

Learn more about the
Youth Vote Project

August 28
& Every Day -
RECLAIM THE DREAM:
Where Ever You Are!

Stay Informed
Be Involved
Support the
National Action Network!

"From Where it all began until now!"

Please read the transcripts as
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr speaks at
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church
(5 December 1955)

and 

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
from where we moved forward!
delivered on 16 April 1963,
from Birmingham, Alabama

Another Call to Conscience:
A Landmark Speech of
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream -


Speech at the Great March on Detroit
23 June 1963
Detroit, Mich. 

Another Call to Conscience:
A Landmark Speech of
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream -
Address at March on Washington
28 August 1963
Washington, D.C. 

Another Call to Conscience:
A Landmark Speech of
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Quest for Peace and Justice
Nobel Lecture
Martin Luther King
December 11, 1964
The Nobel Peace Prize 1964. 

Another Call to Conscience:
A Landmark Speech of
Martin Luther King, Jr.

PEACE AND WAR
IN TODAY'S TROUBLED WORLD
25 February 1967
Los Angeles, California, USA 

Another Call to Conscience:
A Landmark Speech of
Martin Luther King, Jr.

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES -
Address at Ohio Northern University
11 January 1968
 

and 

"The Drum Major Instinct"
Delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church,
on 4 February 1968,
in Atlanta, Georgia

Understand the People -
READ the BOOKS!

The Sacred Writings and Articles of Faith of the "People of the Book" who worship the God of Abraham in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic community are available online.

The Qur'an Online

* A transliteration of the Qur'an
* An index to the Qur'an
* Search for a particular verse

The Qur'an Online

Online Parallel Bible:

Weaving God's Word into the Web

Online Parallel Bible

It's Time For
More GOD
and
Less "Religion" !

The "Ghettoesburg Address"More Than
ONE MILLION TOTAL HITS !!!

Do YOU know what Bill Cosby really said ?

Find out for yourself!

Malcolm

 & 

Martin