Who's Your Daddy?

Al Sharpton Amidst A Strom Of Controversy
March 6, 2007

JACKSONVILLE FL -- It had often been said that if one digs too deeply, he is bound to discover something he really did not want. The curious nature of man will not permit us to stop digging at a predefined level, thus we continue to sift through the dirt that laid dormant for ages. Sometimes our sifting uncovers a piece of rock that is to big to fall through the holes in the pan. That kind of rock was recently dropped into the lap of Reverend Al Sharpton.

For more than 40 years, Al Sharpton has been a vocal figurehead of the push for African American civil rights. His statements, be they all just, were often deemed to be overtly provocative again the "Establishment" [white run Federal Government]. Some of his statement were even considered to be borderline racist in a sense. Let us pause there for a moment, and talk about another individual.

One of the longest seated members of Congress was Strom Thurman. Strom made no bones about his position on matters of civil liberties, affirmative action, and African Americans in general. Strom Thurman was once classified and the "Biggest Bigot In Congress" even surpassing Jessie Helms of North Carolina. If anyone represented the embodiment of the "Establishment", Strom Thurman was such a man.

With the foregoing thought in mind, one would find it easy to believe that Al Sharpton would bump heads with Strom Thurman on more than 90% of the issues. My extremely wise mother once told me that "it is easy to tell brothers by the way they fight".

A recently genealogy survey was performed and the results was a revelation that not even Al Sharpton was prepared to accept or believe. According to the survey, Al Sharpton is distantly related to Strom Thurman. This would not normally be a surprising revelation for many Americans by virtue of the fact that there nothing in America is purely black or purely white anymore; indeed, the bloods lines of slave owners and that of their slaves were mixed quite frequently as anyone named Jefferson may attest. Regardless, Al Sharpton is in staunch denial of the results. He [Sharpton] has always maintained that his family is rooted in Chicago. What Al Sharpton failed to realize is that many freed slaves migrated to Midwestern states like Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio. That fact alone makes it possible that tainted bloodlines may have taken root in those states as well. With that thought in mind, it is extremely possible that Al Sharpton's bloodline may be tied to that of Strom Thurman.

As previously stated, nothing is pure in America anymore. America is a melting pot of multiple diverse cultures. It is very fair to say that if David Duke were to dig deep enough, he may find a little chocolate syrup on the whipped cream. This writer feels that even if he [me] were to dig deeply, he may discover that he is distantly related to one he is not very fund of. "Can't Do It, Won't Happen, Just Wouldn't Be Prudent".

-- Numinous Owl -- The All Seeing Owl - March 6, 2007

Cherokee Nation Votes To Boot Freedmen

A Blow To African American Cultural Identity
March 5, 2007


JACKSONVILLE FL --- In a recent move which came as a shock to many, the Cherokee Nation recently voted to remove the descendants of freed slaves from their citizenship roles. This is a decision that has a direct impact on more than 3000 African American descents, and an indirect -albeit social-impact on hundreds of thousands more.

After the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the subsequent freeing of those held in the bondage of slavery, the Federal Government forced he Cherokee Nation to include freed slaves as members of the tribe. Basically, many freed slaves went from one form of slavery into another as the Cherokee still regarded the freed slaves as servants.

Freed African slaves have lived as part of the Cherokee Tribal Nation for more than 100 years, an arrangement that produces a notable mixture of the two races. Without a doubt, very few African American can actually claim not to have any affiliation with the Cherokee Nation, or other Native American communities for that matter. This writer's own Grandfather was a full blooded Cherokee named Arthur McIntosh.

In a sense, the vote is understandable when we consider the relationship between the Cherokee Nation and the freed African Slaves was one of a forced convenience to the Federal Government. The inverse is in the fact that bother cultures were essentially regarded as throw away entities by the Federal Government. The fear that many African Americans express as a result of this recent move is in that although the Cherokee Nation will regain it's identity, the African American culture will be left with one, again.

-- Numinous Owl - The All Seeing Owl - March 5, 2007

Sheriff Blasted For Not Being A Sheriff

Walk To End Violence Meets Resistance
March 3, 2007

JACKSONVILLE, FL--I recently observed in the news that Sheriff John Rutherford, and several civic leaders recently decided to hold a "Walk Against Violence" in the North Jacksonville Neighborhood of Panama Park.

According to the news, Sheriff Rutherford was drawn into a heated exchange with members of that community over the fact that the police department has done little to quell the rising tide of gun violence, drugs and prostitution in that area. Several of the neighbors regarded the Sheriff's efforts as nothing more than a mere band-aid approach to an ever festering wound.

Since John Rutherford was elected as Sheriff of Jacksonville nearly four years ago, the city has witnessed a marked increase in gun violence, including several shootings by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department itself. These shootings are further compounded by the overtly lackadaisical response to emergency situations.

John Rutherford's campaign was one of reform, dedicated to removing the corruption that developed in the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office during the Nathaniel Glover administration while fostering a renewed faith within the communities at large. John Rutherford often cited Nataniel Glover to be one of the chief reasons for the deterioration of the department, despite the fact that violent crime in Jacksonville has increased exponentially since Rutherford was sworn in as Sheriff.

Although the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, under Nathaniel Glover, suffered such negative press as the coerced confession of Brandon Frasier, and several investigations by Internal Affairs, the Office still managed to keep the crime rate to but a mere fraction of what we have experienced under John Rutherford.

Panama Park is the latest in a series of black marks for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office since the election of John Rutherford. The Panama Park community has been promised police protection, but has only witness the token effort of patrols that lasted not more than a month or two. In the mean time, the neighborhood continued to deteriorate, prostitutes continued to accost the school children, and drug lords continued to terrorize the neighborhood. With that, John Rutherford wonders why he was greeted in the manner that he experienced during his "Walk To End Violence".

In the humble opinion of this writer, if John Rutherford had done the job he was elected to do from the beginning, he most likely would not have received such an icy reception. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Department is only as good as its leadership, and honestly speaking, the leadership of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has not been too good over that past four to eight years.

-- Numinous Owl - The All Seeing Owl - March 3, 2007