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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
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Friday, December 16, 2016
KWANZAA Creator DR. MAULANA KARENGA - SEE HOW to CELEBRATE from the CREATOR HIMSELF
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View show on Youtube KWANAZZ - Interview with Dr. Karenga |
KWANZAA
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLIDAY
See It - Hear It From the Creator Himself
Dr. Maulana Karenga, Creator of Kwanzaa,
appeared on my award-winning "Wanda’s Café' television talk show, teaching how to
celebrate Kwanzaa, the African American holiday. At the taping of the show, Dr. Karenga was accompanied by
his wife, Professor Tiamoyo Karenga.
"Wanda’s Café" is one of three cable television shows that I created, produced, and hosted. The first in San Jose "Community Issues"; the second in Pasadena "Not For Black Women Only", and "Wanda’s Café" in Los Angeles, California.
"Wanda’s Café" is one of three cable television shows that I created, produced, and hosted. The first in San Jose "Community Issues"; the second in Pasadena "Not For Black Women Only", and "Wanda’s Café" in Los Angeles, California.

The 7 seven
principles
1.
Umoja (unity)—To strive for and maintain unity in the family,
community, nation, and race.
2.
Kujichagulia (self-determination)—To define ourselves, name
ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
3.
Ujima (collective work and responsibility)—To build and
maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems
our problems and to solve them together.
4.
Ujamaa (cooperative economics)—To build and maintain our own
stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
5.
Nia (purpose)—To make our collective vocation the building and
development of our community in order to restore our people to their
traditional greatness.
6.
Kuumba (creativity)—To do always as much as we can, in the way
we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we
inherited it.
7.
Imani (faith)—To believe with all our heart in our people, our
parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our
struggle.
In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Maulana Karenga on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.
Films:
- Dr. Karenga starred in “Motherland”, a sequel to 500 Years Later.
- He is featured in the 2008 Kwanzaa documentary “The Black Candle”.
- In 2005, Dr. Karenga appeared with other African and African Diaspora academics featured in the multi-award-winning film “500 Years Later”, directed by Owen 'Alik Shahadah.
- USA the Movie – “Voice Only”.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
IRENA SENDLER - "Nothing Can Stop the Will of a People"
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Said...
"Nothing Can Stop the Will of a People"
For Example... here's proof
IRENA SENDLERWas nominated for the "Nobel Peace Prize" in 2007.
Original Post by: Pinteress
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
BERNIE SANDERS COULD NOT HAVE TRUMPED THE TRUMP
Democratic Spoiler: Bernie Democrats voted for Donald Trump!
BERNIE SANDERS COULD NOT HAVE WON THE 2016 ELECTION
TO THE BERNIE DIS-LOYAL DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMP
This
blog is an agonizing cry: "Stop it" to the spoiled brats that call themselves Bernie Sanders
followers.
WHY DO I SAY "BS" SPOILERS VOTED FOR TRUMP?
Firstly:
Donald Trump would have wiped the floor clean with Bernie before the
official election process began. Read on for those who say, and I
quote: "Bernie could have won".
I have heard and read comments that say Hillary Clinton was not a popular candidate - I ask you, what does it take to be the most popular candidate in America? Answer: almost two million votes more than the not-elected-by-popular-vote candidate that is slated to be President. So she must be the most popular candidate in the 2016 election.
I have heard and read comments that say Hillary Clinton was not a popular candidate - I ask you, what does it take to be the most popular candidate in America? Answer: almost two million votes more than the not-elected-by-popular-vote candidate that is slated to be President. So she must be the most popular candidate in the 2016 election.
Why
did she not win? Because the BS spoilers started slandering their
opposing candidate Hillary mid-way through the primary when they saw
their candidate did not have a snowball's chance in America to win -
blaming everybody but the weakness of their candidate. Thusly, gave
fodder for the greedy opposition to garbled up and use against her.
After the primaries, at Hillary's Official Nomination, it took ten minutes into Bernie's speech before he recognized the Parties' choice in a proper conciliatory fashion --- and one wonders why his followers are so belligerent.
And,
since I often have to chastise spoiled brats, adults and the young
ones, in my classes or seminars, like so here to the whiners --- this is
my classroom, and I welcome you to raise your hand, or get a cup of
coffee and visit Wanda's Internet cafe and leave your comment.
After the primaries, at Hillary's Official Nomination, it took ten minutes into Bernie's speech before he recognized the Parties' choice in a proper conciliatory fashion --- and one wonders why his followers are so belligerent.
Secondly, and more importantly: After
the primaries, BS became an albatross around Hillary's neck in the
manner I pointed out above. In addition, the spoiled brat followers
began this campaign: "I won't vote for Hillary". Or, "She 'fixed' the
vote" - (and Trump didn't ?). Spoilers said all manner of ugly against
their own Party. Those comments were not just about Hillary, because of
you spoilers this country may never see another Democrat in office
again, and you may be subject to a one-party system from now on; and/or,
continuing to deepen the oligarchy government that is disenfranchising
so many-- Sometimes we get what we deserve.
"Gossip
ruins reputations" - as I tell my clients or students. Folks - when
you feed dirt to the other party, they use it. And when you don't vote
and you encourage everyone you can they should not vote, or decide to
vote for the third party candidate against your own Party -- your Party
just lost a vote.
In
my political seminars, when I ran for political office, or while
serving as Founding Member, President and Bylaws Chair of a Democratic
Club - at every opportunity, I would challenge folks: When you don't
donate to your candidate, it leaves the candidate committed to PACs and
others --- then you complain.
You
must do your homework before you vote; know what your chosen candidate
stands for. Not just what you hear others say - vet them for yourself.
Even if there's a petition on the ballot, if you are not sure about it,
vote "no" on the petition because
you don't know what changes that bill will make that could effect you,
but make sure a "no" vote means no because sometimes it's misleading --
but
make a decision and vote.
In you don't know which candidate to vote for, or you don't think either is great or qualified, uyou must choose the candidate you believe to be:
THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS ... AND VOTE FOR THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS!
WHEN YOU DON'T VOTE ... YOU JUST VOTED FOR THE OTHER CANDIDATE
- YOUR NOT VOTING FOR HILLARY WAS A VOTE FOR THE OTHER GUY
- YOUR SPOILED BRAT NEGATIVITY CAUSED OTHERS NOT TO VOTE
- YOUR WHINING NEGATIVITY DISSUADED SOME REPUBLICANS FROM SWITCHING PARTIES AS THEY HAD PLANNED ---The other guy is still whining.
- YOUR CONTINUED SLANDEROUS ACCUSATORY NEGATIVITY CAUSED OTHERS TO VOTE FOR THE THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE
In the 2008 primaries, I voted for
Hillary. I campaigned for
Bill twice. Members of my family supported both Bill and Hillary in Arkansas. As
committed as I was to Hillary, immediately, I began
to diligently campaign for the best-est
President ever, POTUS Obama, because he had then become my Party's candidate.
That's what spoiled brats Bernie supporters should have done - with all
due respect that's what Bernie should have done, and should be doing so even till this day.
Bernie - What Party Are You?
Is Bernie an "Independent" or "Democrat"!
Sanders, in his 2016, Official Senate Press Release, he referred to himself as
an "Independent"; other statements simply omitted his Party
affiliations. He serves in the Senate as a Progressive "Independent", and since
the Trump win, he has now returned to the Senate as an "Independent"
- Where is the loyalty to the Democratic Party?
I
have always been a fan of Bernie as he has some original good ideas. I
often say there are " little lies", "damned big lies", and
"statistics". I prefer to deal in statistics. Most of the ideas
Bernie touted during his campaign were those of Hillary, or President
Obama's while often times in an attempt to get the Republican
Legislature to do something for this country. I.e.: The $15 equal pay
was Hillary's which most of California had already put it into place
before Bernie touted it. Hillary founded the "Single Payer, which he
finally gave her credit after leading his Trump-voting followers to
believe he had an original though.
The
gun registration was President Obama and Hillary.
I know it was President Obama who first addressed free college
education. That idea resonated with me
because I spent years in or around education and youth, and long before
President Obama was
elected, I campaigned to politicians and whomever would listen; that we
should extend high school through the junior college level
free - no book fees - no class registration fees.
BS
voted against the Brady Bill five times. The NRA backed BS. Let's not
talk about the "Sierra Blanca" issue in Texas where he tried to run over
the citizens made up of poorer Latino members ... The list goes on.
I
won't address details on these and other concerns because neither the
Democratic Party nor Bernie's Trump-voting followers vetted him properly
- do your own homework. The Party never addressed the fact that even
his constituents on the Hill said he can't get along with people. It is
reported that he would not compromise with other legislators - Some
interpret "the other guy" as having similar temperaments... I say:
"little things effects little minds".
Now
he just won't stop. After the primaries, he egotistically would not
exercise his power over his followers and/or his "rural" voter base and
call upon them, in a leader-like manner, to come in lock step with the
Party's candidate of choice - throwing his full support on the candidate
chosen by the People. BS is still bastardizing Hillary's good name ...
Bernie the campaign is over.
He continues to show the Democratic Party he has no loyalty to them. Apparently, he finds it much better to be Party-critical than to be Party-correct or Party-supportive.
And
now Bernie continues to tout himself a Democratic leader while I
believe his "right now status" is serving as an "Independent Party"
legislator; a self-serving 7... year old, who appeared to become drunk
with power as he gained lots of money and a small rise in supporters
during the primaries --- a man who will never become President
.......... But I regress ... We all know someone else whom the popular
vote said could never ..........
Monday, November 14, 2016
MICHELLE OBAMA'S HALLMARK LEGACY ON THIS COUNTRY
MICHELLE OBAMA HAS LEFT HER
HALLMARK LEGACY ON THIS COUNTRY
By Leaving Her Stamp Of Authenticity on the footprints of America
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Michelle Obama - Wong/Getty Image |
THE HONORABLE FLOTUS MICHELLE OBAMA
Came into the Flotus position with her demanding "CALLING CARD". That calling card was not blank with just her name as usual; that calling card was inscribed with indelible ink that said: "I demand respect and I will leave my mark of a civilized American society when I make my graceful exit from the most beautiful and most powerful house in the world - the White House".This "Woman" (in Business Protocol we refer to a woman that carries herself with "power" and confidence as "woman" - not a girl, not even as lady) ...
This woman has served her Country well, with grace, beauty and power. As importantly, she has served the Black citizens of America well. She has served young women of all ethnicities well.
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Michelle Obama - Official Portrait '13 A woman who reflects "power" |
For more information on at least sixteen of Michelle's many outstanding accomplishments - visit the blackdoctor.org website:
President Obama's legacy, of course, is another fifteen-page blog that I will let someone else compile and share theirs with you .
I just have to add one of my favorite "Business Protocol" adages:
"Behind every good man is a good woman"
However, I caution men and tell successful women:
"Behind every good woman is a good housekeeper"!
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
I WAS HONORED TO HAVE BEEN A GUEST SPEAKER AT THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION
It Was An Honor to have been a Guest Speaker at the April 24th Armenian Genocide Commemoration
Blog by +Wanda Dorn #wandascafe
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Wanda Dorn, Guest Speaker Armenian Genocide Commemoration |
The Armenian Genocide Commemoration
It was an honor to have been a "guest Speaker" at the April 24th, Armenian Genocide Commemoration several years ago.
I was also selected to be one of twenty-one community leaders appointed by the Mayor and City Council, to advise on instituting the April 24th, Genocide Commemoration Day, and the lowering of the Armenian National Flag, which was immediately adopted by the City. It was exciting and educationally inclusive to learn more about the issues and concerns surrounding the Armenian community's request for a commemoration day.
I'm wishing everyone a wonderful April 24th Commemoration again this year.
Originally posted last year, April, 2015.
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