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Sunday, December 12, 2004
What did you have? My dinner was 2 boiled eggs, some salted cashews and 2 Coors beers. A dinner of champions! 
Saturday, December 11, 2004
 Many African Americans have rejected the Christianity they associate with slaveowners in favor of religions with more distinctively black identities. Beginning in the early nineteenth century some individual African Americans became legends as regular worshipers at local synagogues. To this day, and in growing numbers, there are Black members of predominantly white Jewish congregations. A second source of Black Judaism was the West Indies, where some blacks converted to Judaism under the influence of Jewish plantation owners. In the late nineteenth century, some of these Jamaican Jews migrated to the United States and became the source for the first all-Black synagogues. For centuries a legend existed that Black Jews, descendants of the Queen of Sheba, had lived in Ethiopia but had long ago disappeared. The rediscovery in the late nineteenth century of the Falashas, the Black Jews of Ethiopia, by French explorer Joseph Halevy, spurred some Black people to elect Judaism as an alternative to Christianity. The first African American Jewish denomination was started by William Saunders Crowdy, a black cook for the Santa Fe railroad. In 1893, Crowdy had a vision from God calling him to lead his people to the true religion. He started preaching on the streets of Lawrence, Kansas in 1896. Crowdy preached that Africans were the descendants of the lost tribes of Israel and thus the true surviving Jews. By 1899, Crowdy had founded churches in 29 Kansas towns. He called his denomination The Church of God and Saints of Christ, which, despite its Christian-sounding name, had from the start an identification with Judaism. The Christ of the church's name refers to the still-awaited Messiah. Crowdy purchased land in Belleville, Virginia just after the turn of the century. For many years the core members of the church lived there communally. The headquarters of the church were moved to Belleville in 1917. As it evolved, the doctrine of the Church of God and Saints of Christ became a mixture of Jewish, Christian and black nationalist precepts. The Jewish elements include observance of the Jewish Sabbath and the use of Jewish terminology to describe leaders, buildings and observances. A key theme is the Exodus, the liberation of people in bondage. The year culminates in Passover, a week-long homecoming in Belleville with a ceremonial Seder. There are an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 members in over 200 churches. In 1900 charismatic black leader Warren Roberson founded the Temple of the Gospel of the Kingdom in Virginia. Members learned Yiddish and adopted Jewish cultural patterns. By 1917 the group had moved its headquarters to Harlem. There it established a communal household, called a kingdom, for members. Another kingdom near Atlantic City, New Jersey aroused controversy when media reports came out saying that it was actually a baby farm where women bore Roberson's children. Roberson was charged with transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes in 1926. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in the Atlanta Penitentiary. The movement collapsed at that point. In 1915, Prophet F. S. Cherry established the Church of God in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cherry was influenced by both The Church of God and Saints of Christ and the Temple of the Gospel of the Kingdom. Cherry taught that God, who is black, originally created black humans, the descendants of Jacob. The first white person, Gehazi, became that way as the result of a curse. The church teaches that Jesus was a black man. Prophet Cherry's followers believe that they are the true Jews and that white Jews are impostors. The church does not use the term synagogue, the place of worship of the white Jews. Cherry read both Hebrew and Yiddish and based his teachings on the old testament and the Talmud. The church has a Saturday Sabbath and a liturgical year which focuses on Passover. The church has prohibitions against eating pork, divorce, taking photographs and observing Christian holidays. Arnold Josiah Ford was a self-proclaimed Ethiopian Jew and the choirmaster for Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Coming from the West Indies, Marcus Garvey instilled within his followers and admirers a dream of a Black nation where Black men would rule. Ford tried to get Garvey to accept Judaism, but he refused. Marcus Garvey expelled Ford in 1923 and Ford soon founded the Beth B'nai Abraham congregation. The Beth B'nai Abraham congregation suffered financial problems and collapsed in 1930, whereupon Ford turned the membership over to Rabbi Wentworth Matthew. Ford then went to Ethiopia where he spent the rest of his life. Arthur Wentworth Mathew was born in Lagos, West Africa, and lived for a time in St. Kitts, British West Indies before coming to New York. Matthew had been a minister in the Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of Truth, a black pentecostal church which had endorsed the Universal Negro Improvement Association founded by Marcus Garvey. In 1919 Matthew and eight other men organized the Commandment Keepers: Holy Church of the Living God. In Harlem, he had met white Jews for the first time and in the 1920s came to know Arnold Josiah Ford. Matthew began to learn Orthodox Judaism and Hebrew and acquire ritual materials from Ford. Ford and Matthew learned of the Falashas, the black Jews of Ethiopia, and began to identify with them. When Ford's congregation ran into financial trouble in 1930, the membership was put into Matthew's care and Ford moved to Ethiopia. In 1935, when Haile Selassie was crowned emperor of Ethiopia, Matthew declared his group the Falashas in American and claimed credentials from Haile Selassie. The Commandment Keepers believe that they are the lineal descendants of the ancient Hebrews by way of the Ethiopian Jews, who, although cut off from the rest of Judaism thousands of years ago, still used the Torah and claimed as their ancestors King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. They believe the biblical patriarchs to have been black. Matthew taught that the temporary ascendancy of whites was nearly over and that the end of white domination and the restoration of the true Israelites would come with a devastating atomic war in the year 2000. The Commandment Keepers maintain some contact with the mainstream Jewish community in New York City and observe a version of the kosher diet. The group's program includes study of Hebrew. Services are held on the Jewish Sabbath. Men wear yarmulkes and prayer shawls. Jewish holidays are observed with Passover being the most important. Some elements of Christianity are retained, including footwashing, healing and the gospel hymns, but the loud emotionalism of the holiness groups is rejected. The Original Hebrew Israelite Nation, or Black Israelites, emerged in Chicago in the 1960s around Ben Ammi Carter (born G. Parker) and Shaleah Ben-Israel. Carter and Ben-Israel were proponents of Black Zionism whose purpose was a return to the Holy Land by their members. Beginning in the late 1960s, they made attempts to migrate to Africa and then to Israel. The group moved first to Liberia. Soon after their arrival, they approached the Israeli ambassador about a further move to Israel, but were unable to successfully negotiate the move. In 1968, Carter and 38 Black Israelites flew directly from Chicago to Israel. The group from Liberia was then given temporary sanction and work permits, and joined them in Israel. Over 300 members of the group had migrated to Israel by 1971, when strict immigration restrictions were imposed on them. Other members of the group continued to arrive using tourist visas. By 1980, between 1,500 and 2,000 had settled in four different colonies in Israel. The Black Israelites feel they are descendants of the ten lost tribes of Israel and thus Jews by birth. They celebrate the Jewish rituals and keep the Sabbath. However, they are polygamous, with a maximum of seven wives allowed. In Israel, the group lives communally. Due to a lack of legal status, the group in Israel lives under harsh conditions and the continual threat of mass deportation. They have been unable obtain necessary additional housing for those members who immigrated illegally and the children are not allowed to attend public schools. There are approximately 3,000 members of the Black Israelites remaining in the United States. The House of Judah is a small Black Israelite group founded in 1965 by Prophet William A. Lewis. Lewis was converted to his black Jewish beliefs by a street preacher in Chicago in the 1960s. Lewis opened a small storefront on the southside and in 1971 moved his group to a twenty-two acre tract of land near Grand Junction, Michigan. The group lived quietly until 1983 when a young boy in the group was beaten to death and media attention resulted. The mother of the boy was sentenced to prison for manslaughter. By 1985 the group had moved to Alabama. The House of Judah teaches that Jacob and Judah and their descendants were black. They believe that Jerusalem, not Africa, is the black man's land. They believe that the white Jew is the devil who occupies the black man's land but will soon be driven out. Adherents believe that God will send a deliverer, a second Moses, to lead his people, the blacks, from the United States to the promised land of Jerusalem. The group consists of about 80 people living communally. The Nation of Yahweh, also called the Hebrew Israelites or the Followers of Yahweh, was founded in 1970s by Yahweh ben Yahweh, who was born Hulon Mitchell, Jr. Yahweh ben Yahweh was the son of a Pentecostal minister and at one point joined the Nation of Islam. Yahweh ben Yahweh teaches that there is one God, whose name is Yahweh, and who is black with woolly hair. Yahweh ben Yahweh says that he is the son of God, who has been sent to save and deliver the black people of America. Black people are considered to be the true lost tribe of Judah. Members, upon joining, renounce their slave names and take the surname Israel. Many members wear white robes as commanded in the Bible. They believe that all people who oppose God are devils, regardless of race or color. The Nation of Yahweh sees itself as establishing a united moral power to benefit the total community of America. It supports voter registration, education, business opportunities, scholarships for children, health education, better housing, strong family ties, and harmony among people regardless of race, creed or color. The corporate entity of the church is the Temple of Love, which has purchased several hotels and apartment buildings and more than 42 businesses which are used to support the organization and its members. In 1991, Yahweh ben Yahweh and 15 of his followers were arrested on a variety of charges including racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder. At a trial in the spring of 1992, Yahweh ben Yahweh and seven of his co-defendants were convicted of the conspiracy charges, but were not convicted of racketeering. Yahweh ben Yahweh is in jail pending appeal. The United Hebrew Congregation was a group of several congregations of black Jews which were centered upon the Ethiopian Hebrew Culture Center in Chicago in the mid-1970s. The group was headed by Rabbi Naphtali Ben Israel. These congregations adhered to the beief that Ham's sons, including the Hebrews of the Bible, were black. Sabbath services were held on Saturday. The group appears to be defunct. Other small black Jewish groups in the United States include the B'nai Zakin Sar Shalom, the Moorish Zionist Temple and Rabbi Ishi Kaufman's Gospel of the Kingdom Temple. Bibliography. A. H. Fauset, Black Gods of the Metropolis; H. M. Brotz, The Black Jews of Harlem; B. A. Carter, God, the Black Man, and Truth; I. J. Gerber, The Heritage Seekers; S. B. Yehuda, Black Hebrew Israelites from American to the Promised Land.
I was checking my technorati profile to see who was linked to me and I found Rogue Angel linked to me at her post : THREE. So I hopped over to The Rogue Angel to see what it was all about and found a fun thing to do...so here are my answers!
Three screennames you have:
disneyrover Three things you like about yourself:
My eclecticness Three things you hate/dislike about yourself:
I procrastinate at times. Three parts of your heritage:
Cherokee Indian Three things that scare you:
The Exorcist Three of your everyday essentials:
Coffee Three things you are wearing right now:
Jeans Three of your favorite bands/artists (at the moment):
Destiny's Child Three of your favorite songs at present:
Lose My Breath- Destiny's Child Three new things you want to try in the next 12 months:
Rock climbing Three things you want in a relationship (love is a given):
Honesty Two truths and a lie:
I was very close to suicide in high school Three physical things about the opposite sex (or same) that appeal to you:
Large johnson with the proper skill Three things you just can't do:
Waterski..I have tried and failed many a time Three of your favorite hobbies:
Reading Three things you want to do really badly right now:
Eat lunch Three careers you're considering:
Writing Three places you want to go on vacation:
Disney World Three kids names:
Charla Three things you want to do before you die:
Be independently wealthy Three people who have to take this quiz now or die painfully:
Margaret-It's My Place
Why does work seem like a broken hampster wheel? Normally I am a pretty happy hampster running happily, a very small cog in a big machine that is my employer. In the past months I have had some confrontations that leave me wondering if I have a future. I do not think I do. I think I will have to leave there and get a new job. I am 99% sure I have been labeled. I cannot help it if I speak out against things that are not fair in the work place.
Homeland security nominee withdraws name
Just a week after President Bush nominated him to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Bernard Kerik announced late Friday that he was withdrawing his nomination after discovering that a person he employed as a housekeeper and nanny had a questionable immigration status. More at CNN Microsoft is Blogging Too! Microsoft Corp. is becoming the latest company aiming to bring blogging to the masses with a free new tool that lets people easily set up Web journals. MSN Spaces, which debuts in test form Thursday, is targeted at home users who want to share things like vacation pictures, text journals or a list of favorite songs. The service, free to anyone with a Hotmail e-mail or MSN Messenger account, is part of Microsoft's effort to keep people in a Microsoft-branded universe for all their online communication needs. MSN Spaces will be supported by banner ads that appear at the top of the Web logs. More Congress passes bill to allow space tourism WASHINGTON (AP) -- Outer space could become the final frontier of tourism under legislation passed Wednesday by the Senate to regulate commercial human spaceflight. The bill, approved by voice vote in the final minutes of the 108th Congress, would authorize the Federal Aviation Administration to issue permits allowing private spacecraft operators to blast paying passengers into space. The agency would also regulate the young industry, which was invigorated by the successful flights of a privately financed manned rocket over California's Mojave Desert in October. MORE Dimebag' Darrell Abbott killed at 38
Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was fatally shot during a performance, was a frenetic, ear-shattering guitarist whose riffs for Pantera and more recently Damageplan were a staple of heavy metal music. He was 38. Abbott was shot to death as he took the stage Wednesday with Damageplan and began to play the first song of the concert at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio. Three other people also were fatally shot before a police officer shot to death the gunman. The deaths shook the heavy metal music industry as colleagues reeled from the news and fans flooded Web sites to share their grief. MORE
Friday, December 10, 2004
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was arrested after allegedly jumping on the hood of a car outside a nightclub.
Scottsdale police said Tyson was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor criminal damage and was given a citation on Tuesday. He will probably have a court appearance within the next two weeks. According to police, Asaf Alikadic told them that he stopped his car to allow Tyson to cross the street outside a nightclub in the early morning hours of November 27. Tyson then began screaming at the driver before jumping on the hood of the car and denting it. Earlier this week, it was reported that Tyson has begun training in an attempt to make yet another return to the ring. The 38-year-old, hoping for a March bout, hasn't fought since being knocked out by Danny Williams in July. Tyson suffered torn cartilage in his knee that night and underwent surgery to repair the damage. He has a career record of 50-5 with 44 knockouts.
The 71-year-old Brown, who just finished a two-week Canadian tour, will have surgery at an undisclosed hospital in Georgia on December 15. Brown then plans to begin promoting his memoir, "I Feel Good: A Memoir of a Life of Soul," to be published in January. Brown has had 119 singles make the charts and made more than 50 albums since his debut record, "Please, Please, Please," was released in 1956. Fans wanting to direct well-wishes to Brown can address him at JBúintriguemusic.com. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Grammys, Brown was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors last year where presenter Secretary of State Colin Powell called him the "Secretary of Soul" and "Foreign Minister of Funk."
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
It is time for a perm ...yes right now I am a slave to the no lye relaxer. It is easy. There were some ladies in the break room who were talking about getting their hair done. They all have perms.. It was blackberry, redbone and "G". I was on the outskirts of the conversation. I was at another table but was interacting with them some. I gave blackberry a compliment and told her her hair looked good. She had a fresh perm.
Well, I gave blackberry a compliment and asked who did her hair. She said it was a women she had been going to for awhile. I asked her for the name as I would like to go to her as well. Blackberry's hair is about the same as mine. We have real hair and not weaved hair.
I left it alone as she was not going to tell me. She simply did not want me to go to her hairdresser. What black hair dresser does not accept clients? They will have you sitting and waiting in that chair for 4 hours so that they will not miss a client. No new clients my ass! I left the break room and asked someone else who did Blackberry's hair and got her name and number. I called and guess what people..she is taking new clients.
Friday, December 03, 2004
This is what I want...the only thing I want. I really do not have anyone to get it for me so I guess I will have to put it on layaway somewhere and get it out after christmas.
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Don't MAKE me have to kill you over a saga palm.
Lord, please deliver me from the greediness of my coworkers. This happened about 2 weeks ago. There is a landscaping crew that does all the buildings in the office complex. Every few weeks they tear up all the perfectly good plants and in goes a new theme. I do not know what happens to the old plants but I bet they are thrown away. Seems like a waste because they redo the landscaping so often. Well. There were 3 large saga palms that had been there for about 2 years and when I was coming in from lunch I noticed that they were digging them up. I went over and asked about them. What would happen to them. They were beautiful plants. The landscaper told me they would be thrown away. Well, I promptly asked if I could have one. He said, " yes!" The palm was a huge thing about three feet across and if you know anything about saga palms they are like weapons. The fronds are needle sharp with huge thorms sticking out from the base the leaves are coming out of. Put that under a window and burglars will thing twice and if they are not familiar, they will thing twice the next time they see a saga palm. They are deadly. I told the landscaper that I would to get my keys. He said I needed to wait until they had left and they would leave the 3 palms here sitting. He said he did not want the workers to see him giving me one of the palms. He asked if anyone else would want the other 2. I told him I was sure someone would and I would go back to the office and see. All was set. He left the palms, I went back upstairs and told a coworker , "G", who had just bought a house and was talking about doing some landscaping. I figured she would like one. Blackberry...you remember her from this post ...was sitting with her in the break room. Well, my plan was to somehow get that palm in the back seat and get it home. I had no idea how Blackberry and "G" were going to get their palms home. I waited the time frame for the landscapers to go and I went back downstairs to load up my palm. There was no palm. The palm was gone. All the palms were gone. I was livid. Absolutely livid!!!! There was going to be hell to pay. I just knew that they had taken all the palms and as it turned out they had. I looked for Blackberry and "G." Both had left the office for various reasons. One had a doctors appointment and one had an early out. But you know what. I was gonna work it with Bell South. I asked around the office..very calmly if anyone has seen who the palms were taken home. I went straight to Blackberry's crew and found out she got another employee with a pick up truck to load them up and take them to their houses. Blackberry and "G" live about 15 minutes away in the same direction on the interstate. Hot damn! Those bitches were not getting away with that. I had Blackberry's home number as she was my mentor for a short while when I first was employed. I dug that number out and called. I got an aswering machine. I left a stark, raving message that was over the top but I had to be sure she got the message. I told her that she was an evil, greedy person and that she would have no knowledge of those palms until I told her about them and that for her to take them all was selfish. She knew I wanted one. I told her that she had better make arrangements to get my palm back to this office ASAP because if she did not I was going to google up her address and get it myself. In addition, I told her that I did not have a number for "G", but for her to call "G" and give her my message VERBATIM! I was coming to get my G.D. palm one way or the other. I told her I was going to hunt them down because they were not going to get away with this with me. I waited. I got a call from Blackberry about 8pm that night. She was apologetic and said that she did not know that the coworker with the truck had taken all 3. I told her she was a liar. I told her she was trying to take that palm just like she takes all the food from the office functions. I told her the difference was is that I was not the office. I will not let what she is trying to do happen to my things. She tried to say it was a misunderstanding. I said "WHATEVER!" I told her you had better just tell where where I can pick up my palm or when you are bringing it back to the office. She said that I could get it from "G's" house. I got her number and called "G". They had obviously talked and both were sorry and it was a misunderstanding. "WHAAAATEVER!" I got her address and went over to her house the next day at 8pm and got my palm. I came prepared just in case I had to load it myself. I had thick gloves and a 2 heavy shirts on. She did not even help me load it up ...I did not think she would... but you would think she would. She would not have know about the palm except for me. But, I got it home. Happy as can be, it now has a very large terra cotta home and looks great on my patio. Don't MAKE me have to kill you over a saga palm.
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