Showing posts with label Nation News. Show all posts
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Friday, March 15, 2019
Open Letter To President Trump by:melissa seaver March 2019
President Donald J. Trump
There is American Family Farmers that
are in serious danger from within the government
to loose all they have worked for, maybe even
their life, definitely their liberty and even their
character has been assassinated without remorse!
This is a systemic happening in the USDA all farmer
and conservation programs!
Please start an investigation into decades of
American Family Farmer abuse, loss of family farms!
Thank You for your attention
Melissa Seaver
812 889 1008
Whistleblower witness.for American Family Farmers
and American Family Farmer who was a victim of USDA
Cruelty!
Monday, December 5, 2016
congressional hearing photo,1 december 2016
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Subject: congressional hearing photo,1 december 2016
Subject: congressional hearing photo,1 december 2016
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Are We A Nation of Cowards?
Subject: Are We A Nation of Cowards?
Now that the National Basketball Association has decided to ban Los Angele Clippers owner, David Sterling, for life from the game, fine him $2.5 million dollars and force the sale of the team, can we get take the time to review other issues of discrimination that this country seems to ignore and/or cares nothing about?
I have read a number of stories this past week of days of accusing Sterling of various acts of discrimination, accusing him of being a public racist for years:
I have read a number of stories this past week of days of accusing Sterling of various acts of discrimination, accusing him of being a public racist for years:
§ 2006: U.S. Dept. of Justice sued Sterling for housing discrimination. Allegedly, he said, "Black tenants smell and attract vermin."
§ 2009: He reportedly paid $2.73 million in a Justice Dept. suit alleging he discriminated against blacks, Hispanics, and families with children in his rentals. (He also had to pay an additional nearly $5 million in attorneys fees and costs due to his counsel's "sometimes outrageous conduct.")
§ 2009: Clippers executive (and one of the greatest NBA players in history) sued for employment discrimination based on age and race.
Now that this most recent accusation of discrimination has surfaced, everybody from: President Obama, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Snoop Dog, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Hart, LeBron James, Al Sharpton and the NAACP have spoken out against Sterling and demanded the NBA to take action.
Okay… so as of today the demands for justice has been answered accordingly, but I now ask you all can we now address other issues of discrimination that has existed for years without any efforts of resolution, such as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Like Sterling, the USDA has a number of alleged cases of discrimination, but unlike Sterling, the USDA is an entity operated by the federated government.
The USDA has many cases of findings of discrimination that exist to this very day, but there is no interest in helping them: Robert Binion, Michael Stovall, Ferrell Oden, and many others; even the likes of Harry Young, a former who lost his land due to unethical discrimination practices and died while in the process of fighting trying to get it back!!!
Where is Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network to help these farmers to help lead a protest against the USDA? Where is Bernard Simelton, Hilary Shelton and the National Association for the Advancement of Color People to help these farmers fight for their civil rights? Nowhere to be found!!!
On the NAACP's website it welcomes visitors with a story about Donald Sterling that reads, "The NAACP is pleased the NBA is taking swift and strong action against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for his racist and offensive remarks. Their decision to ban Mr. Sterling indefinitely from the league, seek his removal from ownership and fine him $2.5 million -- the maximum amount under NBA rules -- is both welcomed and supported."
Why haven't the NAACP pleased that the USDA has taken swift and strong action against management of the USDA, because they find no interest in their cases and makes one wonder if it is because there will be no monetary rewards. For god's sake, the acronym of NAACP was scribbled on a bathroom wall of the USDA meaning, "Now Apes Are Called People?" Is that not enough for the NAACP to seek investigation of who wrote that racist remark? Is that not as equal as or worse than anything Sterling said?
The Reverend Al Sharpton released an article on the Huffington Post website about David Sterling remarks and states, "Some like to throw around the term "post-racial," but I like to say that we came a long way because we were not cowards. But if we do not speak up when we see these sorts of injustices taking place, then we will be -- in the words of Attorney General Holder -- a nation of cowards."
The Reverend Al Sharpton released an article on the Huffington Post website about David Sterling remarks and states, "Some like to throw around the term "post-racial," but I like to say that we came a long way because we were not cowards. But if we do not speak up when we see these sorts of injustices taking place, then we will be -- in the words of Attorney General Holder -- a nation of cowards."
Well, why aren't we speaking up for the farmers and the former employees of the USDA, an entity of the federal government?! Are we condoning the racial injustice and tactics of discrimination that the USDA used to make these people and some cases, bring to an end?!?!?! Are we the cowards that Attorney General Eric Holder is speaking of?!?!?!?!
The National Basketball Association will be donating the $2.5 million to civil rights organizations that helps fight racial injustice in America. It makes me wonder who will be the first to seek a portion of these mentioned funds to help aide them in their selective battles of civil rights.
It shames me to think that we as a group of American citizens has placed these people into a position of power to led our country, and a position of admiration for us to look up, but they continue to lead us astray. I have been forwarded documents upon documents of various farmers and former USDA employees to review their cases to review, and I see legitimate validation to move forward with both civil and criminal actions, but apparently not only do those of the civil rights community, but also those from the Department of Justice as well.
Last week on Thursday, April 25, 2014, I personally spoke with the legal secretary, Ms. Veronica Dunlap, of the National Action Network about the Independent Black Farmers, and she expressed to me concerns of the impressions that the Independent Black Farmers are giving others about their work within the community. We agreed to have talk again with the representatives of the Independent Black Farmers so we can all come to a mutual understanding.
That following morning on Friday, April 26, 2014, I called with the representatives of the Independent Black Farmers. Ms. Dunlap expressed to us that the National Action Network was upset by watching my latest trailer of my documentary, "The Last American Plantation: The People's Department," that the farmers was protesting Al Sharpton at the Montgomery, Alabama, offices of the USDA. She asked that I consider revising the trailer without Sharpton being mention, and they will "reconsider the revision taken and reevaluate their position with helping the farmers." She went on to call my documentary bad journalism, and after trying to talk over one another, instead of giving me the time to explain that I will revise the trailer, she hung up in our face.
And that's what I call bad professionalism for someone that works with the public and claims to want to help the community. I was trying to explain to Ms. Dunlap that I appeared to misinterpreted the protest that occurred on Friday, April 4, 2014, and I will do further research to verify. And if I find that I was wrong and change the trailer, will they be willing to moving forward with helping the farmers. Last weekend I did investigate Ms. Dunlap's complaints and I was wrong, and I do apologize for the narrative and misinterpreting the farmers' protest by including Sharpton.
The National Basketball Association will be donating the $2.5 million to civil rights organizations that helps fight racial injustice in America. It makes me wonder who will be the first to seek a portion of these mentioned funds to help aide them in their selective battles of civil rights.
It shames me to think that we as a group of American citizens has placed these people into a position of power to led our country, and a position of admiration for us to look up, but they continue to lead us astray. I have been forwarded documents upon documents of various farmers and former USDA employees to review their cases to review, and I see legitimate validation to move forward with both civil and criminal actions, but apparently not only do those of the civil rights community, but also those from the Department of Justice as well.
Last week on Thursday, April 25, 2014, I personally spoke with the legal secretary, Ms. Veronica Dunlap, of the National Action Network about the Independent Black Farmers, and she expressed to me concerns of the impressions that the Independent Black Farmers are giving others about their work within the community. We agreed to have talk again with the representatives of the Independent Black Farmers so we can all come to a mutual understanding.
That following morning on Friday, April 26, 2014, I called with the representatives of the Independent Black Farmers. Ms. Dunlap expressed to us that the National Action Network was upset by watching my latest trailer of my documentary, "The Last American Plantation: The People's Department," that the farmers was protesting Al Sharpton at the Montgomery, Alabama, offices of the USDA. She asked that I consider revising the trailer without Sharpton being mention, and they will "reconsider the revision taken and reevaluate their position with helping the farmers." She went on to call my documentary bad journalism, and after trying to talk over one another, instead of giving me the time to explain that I will revise the trailer, she hung up in our face.
And that's what I call bad professionalism for someone that works with the public and claims to want to help the community. I was trying to explain to Ms. Dunlap that I appeared to misinterpreted the protest that occurred on Friday, April 4, 2014, and I will do further research to verify. And if I find that I was wrong and change the trailer, will they be willing to moving forward with helping the farmers. Last weekend I did investigate Ms. Dunlap's complaints and I was wrong, and I do apologize for the narrative and misinterpreting the farmers' protest by including Sharpton.
But this past week's activities: my encounters with the National Action Network, racist remarks by David Sterling and seeing the struggles of the farmers and hearing their complaints about the USDA. My stance on producing this documentary as a neutral narrative about the history of the USDA has changed. I've decided to redevelop the narrative of this documentary from the view of the Independent Black Farmers that I have been working with for the past eight months.
My goal now by producing this documentary is to show the acts of racism by the USDA, and the struggles of not only the Independent Black Farmers, but also the former employees of the USDA and how it affects it us all. I will be producing this documentary with the valid findings of discrimination that the farmers have, the alleged acts of rape on USDA women employees, the violent acts of retaliation towards farmers and former employees, and how out civil rights community prioritizing issues in our community by their greatest interest and what's on TV causing the biggest publicity.
I will push my upcoming documentary and any other effort that I may find as best as I can to make sure that the voices of these farmers are properly heard, and until a resolution with their cases is properly establish.
So now I ask you Attorney General Eric Holder, are we a nation of cowards and/or just a nation of people that like to capitalize off of the backs and struggles of others?
P.S… Mr. Sharpton, Mr. Simelton and Mr. Shelton… it only took me two days to draft this letter. :(=)
I will push my upcoming documentary and any other effort that I may find as best as I can to make sure that the voices of these farmers are properly heard, and until a resolution with their cases is properly establish.
So now I ask you Attorney General Eric Holder, are we a nation of cowards and/or just a nation of people that like to capitalize off of the backs and struggles of others?
P.S… Mr. Sharpton, Mr. Simelton and Mr. Shelton… it only took me two days to draft this letter. :(=)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Check out Festival Selections
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:31:03 -0500
Subject: Check out Festival Selections
see the below. this is what the old civil rights advocates do to bring about change.
there is more to come.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
BLACK FARMERS 28APR2009 NO 5 - YouTube
PRESS RELEASE: According to Lawrence Lucas and the information at hand in a April 2009
press conference, the USDA admits doing wrong(?) and no one has been held accountable to date
and as an American Tax payer I would ask why?
He also stated that the USDA has done these same things to Blacks, whites, women,other ethnic and
socially disadvantaged USDA Program Borrower's and the USDA employees that help them. These
also include the white farmer's who have been on the county committee and passed loans to the
farmers for his skin type or gender, of for going to a different church, club etc,
What else should be brought out id that some of the white farmers from predominately or only white
areas the USDA went after the land before the so called borrower's came to USDA m USDA came
after them....
It did not matter what color, the USDA had access to the US Geological Surveys from the late 1800's at least through 1907, which excluded many areas from being surveyed again because of the riches that lay
below the surface, while running over these peoples,civil and human rights they were giving loans to some
so that it would be easy to take the land from them keep them separated by skin and gender so we can be conquered more easily.
By standing together and comparing notes...just as America has also stood together United so should
the American Farmer stand together United no matter what race ie, Native American, Black, White, Hispanic,
weather you are a woman, man,able or disabled, we have not just had civil rights, but constitutional rights, human rights, and maybe even some of this could be criminal, and amazingly no one has been held accountable...
Pay the American Farmer's Hold Accountable the ones responsible!
We know about the Young Executive Report and the planned stealing of our lands!
Keep Standing and expanding the stand with the American Farmer!
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 23:21:17 -0500
Subject: Check out ? BLACK FARMERS 28APR2009 NO 5 - YouTube
press conference, the USDA admits doing wrong(?) and no one has been held accountable to date
and as an American Tax payer I would ask why?
He also stated that the USDA has done these same things to Blacks, whites, women,other ethnic and
socially disadvantaged USDA Program Borrower's and the USDA employees that help them. These
also include the white farmer's who have been on the county committee and passed loans to the
farmers for his skin type or gender, of for going to a different church, club etc,
What else should be brought out id that some of the white farmers from predominately or only white
areas the USDA went after the land before the so called borrower's came to USDA m USDA came
after them....
It did not matter what color, the USDA had access to the US Geological Surveys from the late 1800's at least through 1907, which excluded many areas from being surveyed again because of the riches that lay
below the surface, while running over these peoples,civil and human rights they were giving loans to some
so that it would be easy to take the land from them keep them separated by skin and gender so we can be conquered more easily.
By standing together and comparing notes...just as America has also stood together United so should
the American Farmer stand together United no matter what race ie, Native American, Black, White, Hispanic,
weather you are a woman, man,able or disabled, we have not just had civil rights, but constitutional rights, human rights, and maybe even some of this could be criminal, and amazingly no one has been held accountable...
Pay the American Farmer's Hold Accountable the ones responsible!
We know about the Young Executive Report and the planned stealing of our lands!
Keep Standing and expanding the stand with the American Farmer!
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 23:21:17 -0500
Subject: Check out ? BLACK FARMERS 28APR2009 NO 5 - YouTube
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Attorney: Plaintiffs will appeal dismissal of Iowa discrimination l
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:56:02 -0500
Subject: Re: Check out Attorney: Plaintiffs will appeal dismissal of Iowa discrimination l
Here they go with that "subconcious" bias babel again...these folks very often know what they are doing
6,000 Black employees file race discrimination while vilsack was iowa governor
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:40:29 -0500
Subject: 6,000 Black employees file race discrimination while vilsack was iowa governor
April 18th, 2012
03:49 PM ET
Attorney: Plaintiffs will appeal dismissal of Iowa discrimination lawsuit
By Stephanie Siek, CNN
(CNN) – The lawyer representing up to 6,000 African-American plaintiffs in anemployment discrimination lawsuit against the state of Iowa says he will appeal a judge's dismissal of the case.
"This was a step forward, but we're disappointed that it wasn't a bigger step forward from this judge," said Thomas Newkirk. "We will appeal it and keep fighting to expose the reality of how bias works in the system."
Iowa Fifth Judicial District Judge Robert J. Blink dismissed the case Tuesday, ruling that evidence presented by the plaintiffs did not prove hiring and promotion discrepancies between blacks and whites were caused by discrimination. But it also asked the state why it wasn't using existing tools and policies to see whether it was fulfilling its goals as an Equal Opportunity Employer.
In a press release, Iowa State Attorney General Tom Miller praised Blink's ruling, calling it a "thoughtful decision (that) is based on the law and the facts of the case."
"The plaintiffs had an expert who testified that even if the agencies didn't know the race of the applicants, that somehow in a subconscious way they did know and discriminated against African-Americans," Miller said in a press release. "Judge Blink has rejected this claim as clearly as he should have."
The case, Pippen v. State of Iowa, was filed in 2007. It is the first large-scale legal case to argue that subconscious biases held by whites against African-Americans influenced decisions about hiring and promotions. It included 32 named plaintiffs, three of whom have since died, who said they were rejected for promotions or jobs with the Iowa state government and agencies between July 1, 2003 and the date of the ruling. Newkirk said there are currently 30 individual claims on file.
As evidence, it cited the Implicit Association Test, created by researchers to measure subconscious bias. A meta-analysis of test results from several different studies showed that up to 70% of white test takers nationwide, regardless of age, gender or self-reported attitudes of tolerance, showed a measurable preference for whites over blacks. This was the case even for people who considered themselves non-racist or progressive.
Newkirk and his legal team argued that if the test were given to hiring managers within the state agencies of Iowa, it would show roughly the same results and stand as evidence of bias that could have resulted in discrimination against African-American employees and job applicants.
But Blink said that there wasn't enough evidence to support that assumption.
Newkirk said Wednesday he plans to ask the state of Iowa to allow its hiring managers to take the Implicit Association Test.
"This case was about trying to expose the reality of how established bias is and how it can affect the equality of certain groups," Newkirk said. "African-Americans in particular have a lot of discrimination in their past. I think most people, regardless of whether they are conservative or liberal, would agree that there are currents of past racism that flow forward to today, but not everyone admits that."
Beverly Couch, a plaintiff who said she was passed over after she applied for "hundreds" of positions and promotions within the state government, said she plans to be part of the appeal of Blink's ruling.
"I'm very disappointed, mainly because this is state government and state government should be an example for all – for the whole state," said Couch, who worked 16 years with three state agencies in Iowa. "Instead of being a good example, they're fighting it."
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
radio station silenced the truth...our freedom under attack
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 07:57:33 -0500
We Will Be Silent No More!!!!!!!
We Will Be Silent No More!!!!!!!
Subj: last night: radio station silenced the truth...our freedom under attack
now we really know how badly america want to keep our voices silent. last night with more than 20 minutes left to go on radio, we were abruptly cut off and told by the radio host, that the radio station owner (as i remember) told her..... the talk radio host, to shut us down because of the subject matter being discussed......."discrimination at the us department of agriculture".
this is an example as to how hostile america is....the news media in america....regarding the truth when it comes to people of color in this country, especially, Black people. our desire for freedom of speech, justice, dignity, and respect was attacked last night on that new jersey radio show and we must not be silent nor silenced.
this is a very serious matter that should generate a very serious response. what happened to us last night was an absolute insult.lawrence lucas, president
usda coalition of minority employees
good morning gentlemenBlack College Instructor Claims She Was Punished For Discussing Racism
The Huffington Post | By Tyler Kingkade Posted: 12/03/2013 3:47 pm ESTA black community college instructor in Minneapolis claims she was formally reprimanded over a discussion on racism in one of her classes.Shannon Gibney, an English faculty member at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, told MCTC student newspaper City College News in a video interview that three white students filed a complaint against her with the school after a discussion on structural racism in one of her communications classes.In the interview, which was posted by the college newspaper to YouTube, Gibney says a white student interrupted her lesson to ask "Why do we have to talk about this in every class?" Another white male in the class then chimed in, Gibney told the student paper, saying he didn't understand either. "It's like people are trying to say that white men are always the villains, the bad guys. Why do we have to say this?" the student asked, according to Gibney.Gibney said that when she told the students that they could file a complaint with the college's legal affairs department if they were so unhappy with the discussion, they took her up on her offer. That led to an official reprimand from the school in early November, she claims.Gibney told The Huffington Post she could not comment further because the case is in appeal.MCTC would not confirm that Gibney had been reprimanded after a student complaint, citing privacy laws. The school did, however, deny reprimanding her for leading a discussion on structural racism."The college has taken no steps to prohibit faculty members from teaching about racism, including structural racism," college spokeswoman Dawn Skelly told HuffPost. "MCTC has never disciplined a faculty member for teaching or discussing structural racism. Conversations about race, class and power are important and regular parts of many classes at MCTC and have been for years."City College News reported that after Gibney spoke with the student newspaper, she was told she risks further punishment for violating the unnamed white male students' privacy.MCTC noted in a statement that nearly one in four of the school's employees are minorities, and that "of the eight new full-time faculty hires the college made for fall 2012, six are people of color."More than half of the 13,874 students enrolled at MCTC in fall 2013 are persons of color, according to the college.The story was first reported last month by City College News, but was picked up by outlets like the Raw Story and Salon on Monday.Gibney is not filing a lawsuit against the school, but is submitting a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging workplace discrimination at MCTC, Minnesota Public Radio reported.ALSO ON HUFFPOST:
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