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Charles Barron, Cornell West, Raymond Dugue, Camille Yarbrough, Raymond Winbush, Kamau Kokayi, Barbara Justice, Burnett Gallman, Joyce Jones, Erica Ford, Shango... Blake, Betty Dopson, Bernard Creamer, Keith Hunter, Neema Hooker, Shadidi Kinsey and other Announcements 1A.Quotation Food For Thought: "The absence of Afrikan-American dolls, games, books, etc., may subtly help to alienate the child from its ethnic and cultural roots and identity. The child’s room and home should reflect a love for Afrocentric culture e.g., filled with Afrikan pictures, sculptures, picture books, music, and the like. Mass-market infant education programs are based on Eurocentric culture and are ultimately designed to serve Eurocentric sociocultural interests, a number of which are inimical to African liberation and prosperity. While the current infant education programs may maintain or accelerate the Afrikan child’s intellectual potential when executed outside of an Afrikan-centered cultural context, his/her intellectual growth and character may be alienated from their Afrikan origins. If such intellectual alienation continues into adulthood, the benefits of its intellectual potential will be lost to Afrikan culture and peoples. Dr. Amos Wilson Amos Wilson Awakening the Genius of Black Children +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. You are invited by Operation Power to a conversation between The Honorable Charles Barron and Dr. Cornell West on Black Radical Politics, Malcolm X and the Impact of the Biden Administration on the Black Community on Saturday February 20, 2021 at 12 Noon image (3).png ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. On Wednesday February 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM, Brother Raymond Dugue, The Second Assistant President Genera and High Chancellor of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League under the leadership of The Honorable Michael Duncan will join James McIntosh, M.D and Richardeanea Theodore, RN, CNS, MA, MPA on The MIND FIELD show on WBAI FM 99.5 NYC /wbai.org. The Topic is "The Psychology of Dr. Amos Wilson" whom Brother Dugue has termed "The Ultimate Garveyite." The half hour goes fast so tune it at 2pm sharp. amos Red.jpg Amos Black.jpg Amos Green.jpg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. On Saturday February 27th CEMOTAP NY and CEMOTAP OHIO are sponsoring a forum asking the question, " Is the Music Murdering Our Minds" The other questions implied in this title are Is the Music Murdering Our Youth and Our Future. Activist Kwabena Sadiki Jijaga Rasouli of the Clear the Airways Project says that the issue of Black youth murdering each other is at an all time high. He feels that rap music which promotes murder, disrespect and misogyny are not helping the issue and maybe encouraging the values that exacerbate the issue. At this forum Scholars, Activists and Community leaders with speak about the issue as well as actions that can address the issue. YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND ABOUT THE SPEAKERS BY TEXTING 347-907-0629 OR Emailing [email protected] Music Mind rsvp.jpg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 Women Hold Up Half The Sky Red.jpg Three Dynamic African Women Speak for CEMOTAP'S Black Women's Herstory Month Program on Zoom at 2:00 PM 3-27-21. Admission is Free but you must RSVP at call, text or message at347-907-0629, or by emailing [email protected] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5. If you asked your doctor. Have you taken the COVID 19 Vaccination you will get a different answer depending on whom you asked. The same is true if you ask the members of our panel in Part 3 of our ongoing discussion on Optimal Black Health Care During The COVID 19 pandemic. Find out why at this free forum sponsored by CEMOTAP NY AND CEMOTAP OHIO on Zoom on Saturday MARCH 28, 2021 AT 2 pm. RSVP by Calling or Texting 347-907-0629 or emailing [email protected] Optimal Red Part 3.jpg

Gloria Browne-Marshall, Joy Degruy, Camille Yarbrough, Ray Winbush, LaFrances Rogers Rose, Shango Blake, Raymond Dugue, Joyce Jones, Anthony Browder, Maulana Ka...renga, Kwabena Sadiki jijaga Rasuli, Bernard Rasouli, Betty Dopson, James McIntosh Quotation Food for Thought: America was built, understand By stolen labor on stolen land Take a second thought, as you clap and stamp Can you rock the house from inside the camp? As you’re moving to the beat 'til the early light This country’s moving too, moving to the right Prepare now, or get high and wait Cause it ain’t no party in a police state Brother D How You Going To Make The Black Nation Rise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-HQR2-s1J4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++1. Women Hold Up Half The Sky Green.jpg See Below Three Dynamic African Women Speak for CEMOTAP'S Black Women's Herstory Month Program on Zoom at 2:00 PM 3-27-21. Admission is Free but you must RSVP at call, text or message at347-907-0629, or by emailing [email protected] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Flyer Joy Black.jpg See Below Author, Researcher and Lecturer Dr. Joy DeGruy will be interviewed on Wednesday February 17, 2021 at 2:00PM on WBAI NY FM 99.5 and WBAI.ORG by MIND FIELD TEAM James McIntosh, MD and Richardeanea Theodore, RN, CNS, MA, MPA. WBAI Radio - NYC The topic will be "TRAUMA DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Music Mind rsvp.jpg See Below On Saturday February 27th CEMOTAP NY and CEMOTAP OHIO are sponsoring a forum asking the question, " Is the Music Murdering Our Minds" The other questions implied in this title are Is the Music Murdering Our Youth and Our Future. Activist Kwabena Sadiki Jijaga Rasouli of the Clear the Airways Project says that the issue of Black youth murdering each other is at an all time high. He feels that rap music which promotes murder, disrespect and misogyny are not helping the issue and maybe encouraging the values that exacerbate the issue. At this forum Scholars, Activists and Community leaders with speak about the issue as well as actions that can address the issue. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS DR SHANGO BLAKE Nationally known as the Hip Hop Principal, Dr. Shango A. Blake-CEO of TRU SK Consultants, LLC., is a sought after speaker about issues in urban education. This true renaissance educator has been involved with pioneering unique collaborations with students, teachers, parents and the community toward creating and sustaining a vibrant academic atmosphere. In September, an historic gathering took place on the campus of Borough Manhattan Community College (BMCC). Hundreds of Black Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Principals, and Superintendents turned out in force to network with each other and to discuss the plight of Black children. The event titled, A Gathering of Black Educators, was part of a networking event for Black educators primarily from New York City. The program consisted of powerful speeches that were centered around the social, emotional and academic challenges of Black children. Dr. Blake (aka Dr. Blizzy) set the tone for the program by reminding the audience of the pivotal historic role Black educators have played in educating black children. As a Principal, Dr. Blake saw a profound need to institute drastic and creative changes to improve his school’s failing health. Dr. Blake initiated a bold and daring self-created project to integrate a conceptualized Hip-Hop based educational program. This program led to the creation of a new curriculum model that included teacher development, parent involvement, and school/community collaboration. His school went from one of the lowest-performing schools in the district to number one in reading and math. Dr. Blake’s core belief and value is that the best and brightest of America’s students can be found in our inner cities. However, they often have to overcome social barriers that students in more affluent communities do not. This is why his work is grounded in supporting urban school districts leaders and school principals. JOYCE JONES Joyce Jones, producer and host of Suga’ In My Bowl, was introduced to volunteering with WBAI radio by answering the phones in the Tally Room during the membership drives. Before Joyce was granted this monthly music special, she had to learn how to operate the board, gather and edit sound from protests and varying community events that would be contributed to the WBAI Sunday Evening News and the morning news program Wake Up Call, as well as provide and pitch premiums for the membership drives. The first music special was on September 5, 2004, when Tony Ryan allowed Joyce to present a special on producer/arranger/composer Charles Stepney during the Soul Central Station time slot. In 2007, Joyce was granted a more regular monthly slot under the title of Suga’ In My Bowl (a name that was suggested by a friend named Andrew), where it’s been an honor to feature artists such as Nancy Wilson, Lou Donaldson, Patti Austin, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Yusef Lateef and many others. Joyce has hosted and provided many of the artists for the live performance segments during WBAI’s International Working Women’s Day programming, which airs every March 8. She has also contributed segments for WBAI’s Hip Hop Takeover. DR. RAY WINBUSH Ray is a research professor and the Director of the Institute for Urban Research. As a scholar and activist, he is known for his systems-thinking approaches to understanding the impact of racism/white supremacy on the global African community. His writings, consultations, and research have been instrumental in understanding developmental stages in Black males, public policy and its connection to compensatory justice, relationships between Black males and females, infusion of African studies into school curricula, and the impact of hip hop culture on the contemporary American landscape. He has served as a faculty member and administrator at a number of universities including: Oakwood University, Alabama A&M University, Vanderbilt University, and Fisk University. Over the last 40 years, Winbush established numerous projects to raise awareness of America's race relations and their impact upon the lives of Black people. He received grants to further his work from the National Science Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Job Training Partnership Act of 1982, West African Research Association, Pitney Bowes, Inc., the Ford Motor Company, and the Kellogg Foundation. In 2000, Dr. Winbush helped organize the first international conference of the National Council for Black Studies in Ghana, and in 2002 he aided in establishing the Global Afrikan Congress, the largest pan-African organization in the world. Dr. Winbush appeared as race relations expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005. His books, The Warrior Method: A Program for Rearing Healthy Black Boys and Should America Pay? Slavery and The Raging Debate on Reparations were published in 2001 and 2003 respectively. His latest book, Belinda's Petition: A Concise History of Reparations For The Transatlantic Slave Trade (is considered a "prequel" to Should America Pay? Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations, and provides an overview of how reparations for the TransAtlantic Slave Trade has been a consistent theme among African people for the past 500 years. BETTY DOPSON Betty J. Dopson Betty J. Dopson was born and raised in Hubbard, Ohio and attended the all white public schools in that small village, The few Blacks students who attended the Elementary and High Schools, mostly from her family, were constantly the subject of and subjected to racist remarks and actions. Marrying and moving to ew York City, she recalls, was like exiting from a long dark tunnel into the light. Obtaining employment at Sydenham Hospital in the early 60’s as an Emergency Room clerk marked the beginning of her work with and for her people. After passing a series of tests she began working as an administrative assistant at Harlem Hospital Center. In 1975 she earned a bachelors degree in Communications Arts and Sciences from Queens College. Shortly after, she was promoted to the position, director of Public Relations at the hospital. While serving in that position she won acclaim by founding Harlem Hospital Babies Day. The event brought international goodwill and financial support to the hospital. Babies from as far away as Japan and South America who were born in Harlem Hospital, returned for the celebration. Publishing the hospital’s newspaper Centerview, recording oral histories from the medical staff for the Schomburg Center Library and producing and hosting a cable TV program, Your Health is Your Responsibility were included in her accomplishments during her employment from 1975 to 1988. In 1975 she hired and worked closely with journalist, A. Peter Bailey to produce a 100 year history of the famous hospital. The truths that were unearthed during research of the hospital’s past were so disturbing to the hospital’s medical and administrative staff that the book was forbidden to be published. There was no desire by the administrative and medical staff to expose the hospital’s history of the use of black patients as guinea pigs. From 1992 to 2006 she served as the director of the SQPA,NY Beacon School, a community jewel created by Mayor David N. Dinkins that offered GED Prep, Computer training, after school math , science and reading for students, ESL for adults and recreational programs. She is proudest of her role as co-founder and co-chair of CEMOTAP, Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People, a 21 year old media watch organization created to monitor and confront offensive electronic and print media. As publisher of its newspaper the CEMOTAP Drum she is able to promote the research, opinions and ideas of the organization. CEMOTAP’s lecture series is shown each week on Cable TV, on Mat Program Series airing every Saturday on QPTV. She is a member of the Board for the Education of People of African Ancestry, The Needles Eye, Women’s Fellowship of St. Albans Congregational Church, The Sisterhood and the Imani Group. Since that bio: Betty has written a well received book called Shared Secrets of Elder Sisters. It was produced as a play also and had a well received run at Queens Black Spectrum Theater. Ms. Dopson now performs excerpts of her book in the form of a 1 woman show at her book signings. Ms. Dopson is a FORMER Co Chair of BEPAA. ERICA FORD Anti-Violence Activist, CEO and Founder, LIFE Camp, Inc. Photo of Erica Ford Back to pageWho We Are Articles Read articleThe 2018 McSilver Awards: Recognizing Vanguards for Social Justice Erica Ford is one of the most diligent and hard working activists of our generation. An internationally-recognized and widely-respected peacemaker, Erica Ford has been at the forefront of reducing youth and community violence in New York City and beyond for over 30 years. Believing in the power of partnership, Erica has championed personal and systemic approaches to conflict resolution worldwide. Through LIFE Camp, Inc.’s groundbreaking programs, Erica has empowered thousands of individuals and families to break the cycle of violence and promote peace. Erica’s concept for increasing safety has been adopted and implemented by New York City resulting in a 10% reduction in violence citywide. Through the years, Erica’s dedication to reducing violence among New Yorkers has garnered countless awards, accolades, and praise by notable public figures such as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Dr. Deepak Chopra, and Oprah Winfrey. Her recognized leadership has brought about extensive travel and speaking gigs in prisons, community centers, high schools, college campuses, and conferences throughout the world. BERNARD CREAMER Bernard Creamer is an author and educator. His book "Who Stole the Soul" is about the weaponization of Hip Hop. r. Creamer is a Former History Teacher at Texas Can Academy and Former History Department Chairperson at Urban Prep Academies in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Creamer Studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. KWABENA SADIKI JIJAGA RASOULI Brother Rasouli is and activist and organizer of the Clear the Airwaves Project.. He is the nephew of ancestor P.O.W. Geronimo Pratt. Brother Rasouli has worked at National Society of Black Engineers Studied at Southern University and The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Went to Dominguez High School /Gardena/Banning. He went to Phineas Banning High School He went to Morgan City High School He Lives in Gary, Indiana MODERATOR; DR JAMES MCINTOSH Dr. James C. McIntosh, is a retired Psychiatrist who over a 40 year career practiced in all 5 boroughs of New York. He is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, Hunter College of The City University of New York and New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Rutgers). He completed 3 years of internship and residency in the Columbia University Psychiatry Program at Harlem Hospital. He also completed a joint year of Fellowship and Residency in Public and Community Psychiatry at Montefiore Hospital of Einstein Medical School of Yeshiva University. Dr. McIntosh was the founder and owner of The Interns and Residents Licensing Review School which operated successfully between 1987 and 1991. He is the Past Executive Director and Medical Director of Upper Manhattan Health Center. He has also served as a Medical Director at Services for the Under Served and Fortune Society. He is the Co-Chair and Co-founder of CEMOTAP, the past Chairman of the Board for the Education of People of African Ancestry (John Henrik Clarke House) and a past two term president of The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), the nation’s largest union of salaried physicians Dr. McIntosh has made many appearances on TV and Radio including Gil Noble’s Like it Is program and Imhotep Gary Byrd’s Global Black Experience. Dr. McIntosh was co-host of the Cable TV series The CEMOTAP Drum and the co- host and co producer of a Radio program of the same name on WWRL. He is the author of several books, including The Unauthorized Psychoanalysis of Donald J. Trump, The Unauthorized Psychoanalysis of Rudolph Giuliani, That Which Cannot Be Destroyed, State Rape, Prosecutorial Misconduct, and The Artist Formerly Known as Imhotep. He currently writes for the Black Star Newspaper and CEMOTAP Drum. He is a frequent contributor to the Amsterdam News and is a former columnist for the Daily Challenge Newspaper, New York City's only Black Daily Newspaper. Dr. McIntosh served as Co-chair of the Queens Million Man March Coordinating Committee for the first Million Man March. He is a co-founder of United African Movement and was the first chairman of the U.A.M. Health Committee. He was the founder and first moderator of their famed speaker series at the Slave Theater. Dr. McIntosh was awarded The Malcolm X award from the New York Chapter of NAKO (National Association of Kawaida Organizations and was chosen as Health Activist of the Year by the Family and Friends of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. Dr. McIntosh has also received awards from numerous community and Civic organizations including, The UNIA -ACL, The Bed Stuy School of Martial Arts, The NAACP, The Coop City African American Association, The Science Skills Center, Mosque Number 7 of the Nation of Islam, Women in Support of The Million Man March, The Christian Times Newspaper, The Coalition to Elect a Black Mayor, CEMOTAP, and 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care. Dr. McIntosh is a proud husband, father and grandfather. He is a past winner of Father of The Year Award from a coalition of organizations including The Southern Queens Park Association and The Queens Million Man March Coordinating Committee. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mind Field weeks 2 through 8.jpg Attachments area Preview YouTube video Brother D - How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise?