New Jobs For Youth...

5-7-2010 (Friday)

Brother Tracy Gibson

Writer-Advocate-Humanitarian

214 Southwyk Road

New Castle, Del. 19720

302.276.2755

BrotherTracy11@GMail.Com


BP
28100 Torch Parkway
Warrenville, Illinois 60555


Dear Concerned Corporate President or CEO:

I have rallied against you in the past, but I think, now, there is something we can work on together for the betterment of our country. I am proposing that BP put forth an employment program for inner city youth this summer in the United States. If it is too late for this summer, how about making a commitment for next summer? This will put needed dollars in the hands of our inner city youth; stem the growing tide of crime in inner cities by giving youth something to do over the Summer; and provide a desperately needed Public Relations boost to your company in Lou of the current pollution crisis you are faced with in the Gulf of Mexico. Three positive things that will help all involved!!

This Summer Employment program will also help beleaguered cities with needed wage taxes and jobs. I am sure that BP can use the boost in Public Relations because I saw few people supporting your station in our neighborhood.

I know youth can use the jobs because there are few and far between jobs to go around in the communities across the nation. There will probably be only limited economic improvements by this Summer… People would appreciate the jobs and look on your company in a better way. The young people, both male and female, both Black, White, Asian and Latin, could certainly use the professional experience and the economic boost for themselves & their families.

The cost to BP would more than be off-set by the positive word of mouth, increased sales to a company that is trying to help the community instead of just profiting from it, and by creating better service to customers all summer.

Please let me know how I can help this idea become a reality. There is no time to waste. Young people could help with minor car repairs; cleaning auto windshields; pumping gas; cleaning the stations up and so forth and their work will pay off in an increase in sales and customer traffic & satisfaction….

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible concerning this important matter. I have included a resume for your consideration.

With Honor & Respect,


Brother Tracy Gibson,
President & CEO OF,
Brother Tracy Gibson & Associates, Inc.

Building Community Through Strength & HOPE!!

Publishing Needs.....

I met a new friend at my neighborhood Block Party last Saturday, June of 2012. Her name is S. J. Braxton. She has a business where she provides Flyers; Wedding Invitations; Letterhead; Business Cards; Church Programs; Conference Booklets and so forth, just about everything you need to publish, for a resonable price. She can be reached at 1.302.743.0644 or at her e-mail address at: sjbraxton@yahoo.com




I found her to be very easy to talk with, polite, curtious and professional. GIVE HER A CALL FOR YOUR PRINTING NEEDS--I KNOW I AM!!!

For Parents of Troubled Gay Black Youth [Males] at least 18 years of age. The Sophicicated Noble Gents of Philadelphia.....

I want to start a group of Sophisticated Noble Gentlemen of Philadelphia that will go to the Library together, study together, learn together and become responsible, learned, kind, and caring gentlemen. I originally thought this would be for Gay young men, because I'm gay, but if the community will have me, I think I can handle this for ALL gentlemen between about 18 and 25.  I think our young men, of all classes and persuasions, need more parenting than their original parents can handle.  Many young men don't have a Father figure and a man around to teach them dignity, respect, a LOVing nature, kindness towards women [if we are interested in women for partners or not], and even how to cook.  We need a community center to operate out of and another older man to help give the young men direction.  If there are more than five young men, I will probably need help.  We need to be teaching our young men honor and dignity and respect and how to act and react with high values and ethically, instead of get hot tempered and do something non-thinking and on the spur of the moment.  We need to use our minds, not our fists.  This could be a great pilot program for BME or the Colours Organization. 

Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Day Dreamer...

Unlike many People, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. did His dreaming in the Day Time.  I don't know what He thought about when He was asleep, but His dreams came to His mind and were expounded and worked on while He was alive and awake.

This should clear up some confusion about those of us who say ``He was just a dreamer.'' He wasn't a dreamer in the traditional sense of the word.  He thought of, devised plans, and worked diligently on His plans for makinig His day time dreams--His vision of and for the world, to come true with each and every little step and movement He made while He graced us with His presence on This Earth.
And as The Reverend Rutherford B. Hayes [ A Brother and fellow Activist from Texas on the National Board of the National Action Network] says: Doctor King was fighting against the ``Nightmare of Poverty'' up until His last day on our Precious Planet earth.

If we don't understand this basic concept about Martin, we will never understand Him and the important legacy and work He left us to do.

BTG

For Black Men Only.

A Real, Authentic Black Man—An Indigenous Black Man…

By Brother Tracy Gibson


Your sandals are like the ones Jesus Christ wore…
Your hair is locked, or perfectly braded by your woman or your man…
Your hands are worn from the heat and toil of working in the fields…
Your brow is wet with the honest result of toil…
Your ancestors sprang from the Nile Valley as they overlooked the Dynasty, the Empire of Ancient Africa they had created…
You are now ALL OVER THE WORLD..
From Egypt to Chad to Gibbon to Atlanta to Kenya to Philadelphia…
You are there and have seen it all…
You are a Christ Child…a MASTER of men…
A man who owns time itself… But you don’t Lord over other men and women…
You are the Indigenous One—not the invader…
You are the essence of love And Respect for humanity…
Your rugged feet walked through Nazareth and Bethlehem
Your ancestor’s eyes were cast into the sky to create the SUN And the STARS…
You are an ancient African man and
As you walk through the City of New York, the perfect mix of
The Ancient and the Contemporary, few Europeans understand the dimensions of your existence among them…

Frankly, you are superior…

You have come from dirt and dust to once again rule the world…
You are a champion of fairness, justice and righteousness among men who plunder and hate….
You are an African Emperor in a pin striped suit

READY FOR THE WORLD…….AND Still,

You are NOT, allowed to be the hero and romantic lead because the mere vision of you shapes thought, time and response ….

But let’s be clear, if you are not a large part of the shaping of the New World, there will be NO NEW WORLD…

Brother Tracy Gibson

Copyright warnings and infringements from ``It's Your Biz,'' By Susan Wilson Solovic, with Ellen R. Kadin and a forward by Edie Weiner. Page 150...

``Because I write many columns and blog posts for a variety of companies and media organizations, I use search-engine tools to alert me if anyone is picking up and using my material. Some people have literally copied my writing and presented it as their own, even though this is an obvious copyright infringement. There are both civil and criminal penalties for copyright violations, and the severity of the penalties depends on the situation.''

Control Your Stress Levels...

To Control Stress is to TAKE ACTION in your life. It is to say ``NO'' to allowing the ole established order--who ever you think they may be--[or anyone or anything who is trying to dictate to you without having done their homework and having your best interests at heart and who are not coming from a position of LOVe and are just wanting to hoard power and money...] to dictate to you how you will interact with the people of our Nation and the Culture we live in. Reducing stress also allows you to take greater control over your life and to discover more, new positive things about yourself.  See the article on Black Self-LOVe!!!
























I am NOT a doctor or a psychiatrist or a therapist but some of the things that have worked for me in my personal attempts to reduce stress have been:

























































*Calling a good friend and talking out what's bothering me.





















* Turning off Network TV, especially the news, and violent Police Shows and reading a good book, listing to classic jazz [or even some classical European music] or exercising instead.





















* Calling my Pastor at church {Reverend Jeff Haskins} to discuss any serious problems I might be having.





















* Going for a good rudimentary walk {at least five blocks}.





















* Having sex with a significant other or your special partner. [Safe sex is highly recommended!!!]





















* A Good Professional massage will help lower stress.





















*Going to see a good old-fashioned comedy at the movies or an exciting OLD FASHIONED action movie. [Do they still make them?]





















* Other exercise like Aerobics, Jazz Dance or Push Ups or SIT UPS.





















[I have to be honest, at my age, 56, I rarely do these.]





















* Do house work such as cleaning, or washing the dishes or dusting or fixing something that you know for sure how to fix.

























































* Attending church service or visiting with friends...





















* Writing a letter about something that is bothering you or to someone who has hurt you, even if you do not mail it. I suggest putting it in your Bible if you don't mail it.

























































*Listening to the Calming ocean waves and the ocean crashing on rocks or at the shore [This really helps me and is REALLY fantastic... You can buy such natural sounds at major CD stores such as the one at Broad and Chestnjut Str]]

























































Stress reduction, in these difficult economic times we live in, can actually save lives and make life easier because it helps to:





















* Reduce and resolve interpersonal and stress related conflicts.





















* Relax the mind and body.





















* Lower blood pressure.

























































* Burn off dangerous fats.





















* Act as a coping mechanism.

























































* Help you get more enjoyment out of life.





















*And make personal interactions more meaningful and enjoyable.





















* The exercise aspect can also help you lose weight which is very helpful health wise. [Plus you will look better, which is a plus].

























































* Another suggestion is to go to www.Amazon.com and input stress reduction and see what books come up and buy one that is of interest to you.

























































It is important to remember to ``Do Something'' about stress, take an active Roll, instead of get angry and let it eat you up inside.

A Power Letter to Suzie Orman From September 2012 about Standing in Truth and REPARATIONS...

September 19th 2012 Wednesday 2:04 A.M. [Re-Edited Later]


To: Writer Suzie Orman
From: Brother Tracy Gibson

The Black Millionaire's Network
213 South 49th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139-4205

BLockBoi75@Yahoo.Com

or brothertracy11@gmail.com

1.215.471.64.94

Dear Ms. Orman:

I pick up a lot of books on self-help and read about 20 to 30 pages. Then I find some kind of excuse and never finish the books. I was reading ``The Money Class'' and I found the information quite good and useful. However, I was talking with a Black Nationalist friend of mine and because you are White, he totally discounted what you might have been able to contribute to his present financial life situation, which I believe is in need of help, by the way. I spoke with Him about this and I realized He had a point. White people in the U.S. are living on a financial cushion that has been provided by People of colour for generations. By Some estimates by Black historians and Black researchers, there are about $ One Trillion Dollars due Africans and African Americans for past and present discrimination, slavery, The Black Holocaust, illegal financial manipulation through the Banking system and through the Mortgage process, etc. This is something you never, never discuss in your book. It is a reality my Nationalist friends harp on all the time. It is just part of the reason that White people continue to out-strip Non-Whites [Especially Black people, Native Americans and Latinos--at least Some groups of Latinos, especially Puerto Ric an People and especially males]--and it is the reason why when you talk about ``Standing in Your Truth'' I cringe and it also made me put your book down. You are only standing in a partial TRUTH. When you have generations of people of colour who have had their economics and their economies devastated by conquering White Settlers; en slavers with White skin; and discriminating Whites here on the Main Land--and on the Main Line by the Way, as Well--who take all the good jobs for themselves and leave us people of colour with nothing more than serious left-overs--you haven't REALLY looked at the truth for everybody at all. You should read the books I have listed on a separate sheet of paper here by Doctor Charles Ogeletree, Joe R. Feagin and Doctor Claud Anderson. They speak a much deeper truth to Black people, indigenous people, oppressed people and those who feel discriminated against, exploited, used and abused by Whites and by Capitalism {as we know it}. Unless you admit this and acknowledge how this exploitation and continued discrimination has built a cushion for Whites {Which still exists today} and has devastated Blacks, women, the indigenous and exploited people--you are only telling part of the story and you are only standing in a partial Truth yourself.

There are policies--covered under so-called National Security--that allow Blacks only a second-Class existence; There are policies that allow Black and Latin people to be discussed as a consumer class of people for other groups of in-coming Americans to come to Our Communities and set up businesses and pull literally Billions of dollars out of our communities without batting an eyelash. The Jewish People did it; The South Koreans did it; and some New more wealthy and well-connected Latin groups are now doing it. Of course, regular White folk--like Irish, Italians, WASPS, French, German and so forth, have also been about taking our money and giving very, very little back in return... This is why my Nationalist friend gets upset and he has helped me see the falsehood and the hypocrisy in your New Book ``The Money Class.'' At the very least you should have had a section about how Whites through a system of exploitation, degradation and discrimination, have used Government and corporate policy to keep White Male faces at the helm of corporations and keep money in the pockets of Whites that is totally lacking in the pockets of Black people and other exploited groups like women {some among them}, Latinos {some among them}and indigenous peoples like Native Americans.

This is a truth that you are NOT standing in and I challenge you to write a book that looks at this

TRuth so we can really pull the rug off of the more heinous aspects of American life that Whites -- especially Republicans--continue to benefit from and yet refuse to admit is happening. I have worked myself with a group of dedicated Black men and Black women on the REPARATIONS issue which is dedicated to bringing economic justice to OUR cause as Black People. Most recently, I have moved into becoming a business person because I want to have a positive impact on helping myself become more financially sound and also helping my people become more financially sound. I have been working at establishing my business since about 2002 and worked on research and development for years to start my own company. We incorporated in 2006, but still are NOT fully solvent. This is, in part, due to more of the same treatment I mentioned earlier. I don't get much help from our Mayor in Philadelphia, Mr. Michael Nutter, nor Our City Councilpersons Jannie Blackwell and Blondell Reynolds Brown. [I have to ask in a more direct and forthright Way and stop pussyfooting!!] You see, while Black people vote them into office, it is Whites and American Asians who open their checkbooks and write the checks to make their campaign coffers fat and lovely. This is something that creates an imbalance of Power--both social and especially economically--which they are NOT teaching at our city's prestigious Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania and it is something that exploited classes of people are not even fully aware of at the Grass-Roots Level. [This is the reason I have written several books which have yet to be published]. So in the end your book ``The Money Class'' is written on a half-truth. Yes, we MUST ALL take more responsibility for our financial decisions--but this Nation of Ours is by no means a level playing field. It is a field that continues to benefit and prop up people with While skin. The supporters of people with White skin might get red-hot headed but the masses of Black people such as those in North Philadelphia, South West Philadelphia and even parts of West Philadelphia and German Town continue to feel the economic whip of the task-master and continue to be left out in the cold economically.

This is true of the economic policies handed down from the Treasury Department on down to the State Department which continues to allow Blacks and some groups of White poor people and Poor Latin People to be talked about as people who must be kept ``in their place'' and made to remain a ``consumer class'' while White men on means--means that are ill-gotten in many instances--are funnelled into our Nation's best Business Schools to become rich, powerful, connected Captains of Industry. These policies, remain in tact regardless of the colour of the person in the White House and regardless of whether we have a Republican or a Democrat in office. Until you deal with this level of dishonesty, manipulation, exploitation [both historically and present-day] and the evilness inherent in the North American way of life and the American system--you are NOT ``Standing in Truth'' at all. Please read the letter which will be posted on my Google Blog {The Blog is called ``The Politics of Real''. The letter is to Warren Buffet and describes how Whites of means can invest to begin to correct these wrongs, but basically, we as Black people will probably end up correcting these wrongs because White People, quite frankly, have very little record of doing the correct things when it comes to justice and fair play. Please also see the enclosed information about the Black Millionaire's Network which is a path for Black and other oppressed people to create more economic fairness, equality, leverage, stability and economic justice for themselves and help open the eyes of oppressed people to help educate the and level the playing field FOR THEMSELVES!!! BASICALLY IF WE DON'T DO IT, NO ONE WILL!!!

Some Suggested Books: ``All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown V. Board of Education,'' by Charles J. Ogletree.

``Racist America: Roots, Current Realities and Future Reparations,'' by Joe R. Feagin.

``Black Labor, White Wealth: The Search for Power and Economic Justice,'' by Claud Anderson.

``PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black Americans,'' by Claud Anderson...

Slightly Edited for Clarity on May 14th, 2013 [Tuesday] by Brother Tracy Gibson...