*Fearless environmental activist Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Ph.D., recounts her bold stand against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) corrupt and racist policies in her forthcoming memoir, No Fear: A Whistleblower’s Triumph Over Corruption and Retaliation at the EPA (Lawrence Hill Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2011, 454 pages).
Dr. Coleman-Adebayo
As a young black Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-educated scientist, Coleman-Adebayo landed her dream job at the EPA, working with former Vice President Al Gore’s special commission to assist post-apartheid South Africa. But when she tried to get the government to investigate allegations that a multi-national corporation was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of South Africans mining vanadium – a vital metallic mineral – the agency stonewalled, and Coleman-Adebayo blew the whistle.
Little did she know however, that the EPA would retaliate using every racist and sexist trick in their playbook. Coleman-Adebayo tells the story of telephone threats like a graphic message on what she thought was her secure cell phone line: “I am going to f**k you so hard that I will break off my d**k in your p***y.” Two callers made insinuations about her children, noting how they were being observed playing in front of her house. She made a calculated decision to keep the phone threats from her husband, and sought the counsel of her pastor. This book is about her harrowing and inspiring story.
Despite the looming danger to her family, Coleman-Adebayo knew that the EPA continued to sacrifice more lives in the vanadium mines of South Africa. Her relentless fight against the injustice eventually brought about an upwelling of support from others in federal bureaucracies who were fed up with the EPA’s crushing repression. It also brought support from activists like Reverend Al Sharpton and actor Danny Glover, with Sharpton leading No FEAR Coalition leaders in a march on Senator Joseph Lieberman’s office to solicit his support. The result of the author’s courageous undertaking waged a two-year-long battle with Congress over the need to protect whistleblowers, and legislated the “Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002. In short, the No FEAR Act.
Upon prevailing in court, Coleman-Adebayo organized a grassroots movement to bring protection to all federal employees (I certainly understand and appreciate the significance of the movement…the No Fear Act could have protected me some 30 years ago when I faced similar threats and retaliation as an employee of the Department of Defense [Dennis Moore v. Susan Tsui Grundman]). Federal government agencies tend to circle the wagons when their policies and guidelines are questioned or challenged as in this case and others like Diane R. Williams v. Gene L. Dodaro.
It is ironic that Carol Browner, former head of the EPA during the Clinton administration, and the named defendant in Adebayo v. Browner, was appointed to the position of Climate Czar by President Barack Obama. President Obama stated in his introduction of her: “This time it has to be different. This time we cannot fail, nor can we be lulled into complacency…that’s why I’m naming Carol Browner to a new position in the White House to coordinate energy and climate policy. She brings the unmatched experience of being a successful and longest-serving administrator of the EPA. She will be indispensable in implementing an ambitious and complex energy policy. We can’t afford complacency nor accept more broken promises.” This book by Coleman-Adebayo certainly begs to differ!
In a telephone interview with Coleman-Adebayo, she states in regard to Carol Browner and the federal government: “Nothing is going to change. It doesn’t matter if you break the law, it doesn’t matter if you are roundly condemned by Congress.” She further stated in her book: “The very woman I prevailed against in court is being elevated to a White House decision[making]-level position.”
About the book, TIME Magazine said, “Inside Marsha Coleman-Adebayo there’s a streak of Rosa Parks. Certainly, her decade-long struggle to clean up the racially toxic atmosphere at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could make history.”
The author tells a compelling story of corruption and retaliation in government. It is a must read that I highly recommend.
Dennis Moore is a member of the San Diego Writers/Editors Guild and a former employee of the Department of Defense. He can be reached at damien_brandy@yahoo.com, or on twitter at @DennisMoore8.
Dennis Moore
This fascinating book by Marsha Coleman-Adebayo is much more than about the plight of federal employees – it is also about the plight of South African workers in the vanadium mines. In a telephone conversation with the author last night, she informed me of an open letter to the American public from South African activist Jacob Ngakane. He wants us to know what our policies are doing to the people of his country.
In further regard to my reference of Moore v. Susan Tsui Grundmann, this is a lawsuit against the Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, currently being heard in San Diego. It goes back some 30 years and involves threats and retaliation surrounding my being terminated as an employee with the Department of Defense (DLA). The central theme of this current lawsuit involves “Harmful Procedural Error” and my earlier being told while an employee to fire an employee that was not warranted. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently indicated to me that the initial Notice of Proposed Removal to me from the Department of Defense was improper when they (DLA) added an amendment to it after I had already responded to the initial notice. OPM indicated to me that if the Agency were to amend the initial notice and add new and additional charges, they would be obligated to rescind the initial notice and start the initial termination process anew. This is supported by 5 U.S.C.A. 7513-74 amendment and by Walter S. Shelton v. EEOC.
Thank you, Dennis Moore, for such a great review! What an insightful book written by a No Fear, courageous woman-activist Marsha Coleman-Adebayo!
This book review makes the potential buyer eager and curious for details, the stories of victims, corruption and the fight for truth. Good job!
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Thank you Iolanda, Dr. Coleman-Adebayo’s book is a lot more than meets the eye. This book and her courageous experience that brought it about, will be the catalyst for a movement to reveal the truth about corruption in government and the complicity of our government in the South African vanadium mines.
This is a wonderful review of a very timely book. Dr. Coleman-Adebayo’s story sheds some light on a very dark side of the Federal government – how it treats people simple trying to speak up for those who need a voice. Unfortunately the Environmental Protection Agency is not the only Federal agency that abuses Whistleblowers or those who simple question federal officials’ who appear to compromise the interest of the public. From the Food and Drug Administration’s retaliating and firing Doctors who question the agency’s practices to the Department of Defense disrespecting the remains of military service men and women and disciplining employees who spoke out against the practice, there appears to be no one to protect the public or employees. Senior Federal officials retaliate with impunity, While Dr. Coleman-Adebayo was successful in proving her case, she is an exception to the rule. Most employees suffer without restitution or a viable avenue of redress. Thank you Dennis for brining to our attention a book that is a must read for anyone who cares about the people of our country – not just their not so secure Federal JOB.
I find it an amazing thing in this present age with all the liberties and freedoms we all have, especially people of color, that we are still acting like the epitome of the Field Slave or Uncle Tom when it comes to putting down our foot in numbers and standing for the right. We are not dead from the neck up people and this curageous lady has shown us this.
Being a former military man myself i know what its like to be in an enviroment where you are surrounded by many who hold rank and position above you. Especially when you catch them doing wrong. Once you do this and they are aware of your knowledge, a character assasination action begins to take place if you don’t “Cowtow” and show your support or quiet alligiance to them.
It is not a simple thing Mrs. Adebayo has undertaken and alone at that. We must take her lead and form an alliance or force of integrity amongst our peers so strong and unshakable that the “Powers-that-be” will not even attempt to “GO THERE” when doing wrong. Many thanks and strong support to you sister Adebayo. May you book become the new asetic and avante gard for us all to follow.
Thank you Mr. Moore for your insitefull and complete coverage and commentary on her book. It is inspiring and hopeful to know that there are people out there who actually read what we as writers write and can do so much to open the eyes and ears of those who would follow. Thank you and god bless.
Thank you for your coverage of this important issue!
Coverage of this very important subject is also in ParentAdvocates.org.
Tanya, you and your “The Coalition For Change (C4C)” promoting the petition drive for “Mandate discipline for public officials who discriminate against federal employees or the public they are to serve” is directly related to the issues in the book by Marsha Coleman-Adebayo. I have signed your petition, and I trust that everyone else will also.
Regards,
Dennis Moore
Thank you again Mr. Moore for covering this important topic of federal workplace abuse. Protections are needed for civil servants who are entrusted in upholding the public good. Managers who engage in discrimination against employees, applicants or the public need to be held accountable through discipline.
Tanya Ward Jordan, Founder
The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C)
Having been sent a YouTube video by Dr. Coleman-Adebayo in regard to the seriousness of the vanadium in South Africa, is all the more reason why everyone should read this book. The YouTube video actually shows interviews with various mine workers in South Africa with serious illnesses after being exposed to vanadium. The video also features actor and activist Danny Glover talking about a forthcoming movie on the subject.
Dennis, you always give a good read and great depiction in your book reviews. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the compliment Dorothy, coming from an accomplished author yourself, it is appreciated. This book by Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, in which Time Magazine references her to “Rosa Parks,” can be an inspiration to all. There is an associated YouTube video of Dr. Coleman-Adebayo’s “No FEAR” book, in which President Obama and actor Danny Glover speaks on the central issue of the book, vanadium. I have been informed by the author that she is working with Danny Glover on a movie of her story and book.
I have been informed by the author that her book has been submitted to receive a Pulitzer Prize. From what I have read and written in my book review, it is certainly deserving.
Dennis Moore, you did it again. Another outstanding book review. Your book review of Marsha Coleman-Abebayo “No Fear” compels this author to want to drop everything and run out to buy a copy this book. I can’t wait to see the movie.As a prior federal employee, thank you Ms. Coleman-Abebayofor having the courage to “blow the whistle.” Mr. Moore, local San Diego Authors are lucky we can claim you as one of our own.
Debra Roberts , author of “Negroes, Flies and Wet Toilet Paper-Confessions of a Preacher’s Daughter: Losing My Religion and Finding God”
I appreciate the comments from Debra Roberts on my review, for this former AUSA in San Diego is quite the accomplished author herself! She has actually given me the pleasure and honor to review her book; “Negroes, Flies and Wet Toilet Paper” for SDWriteway, which is an online newsletter for writers in San Diego. A lot of what she writes about resonates with me, as I also grew up in a similar environment. A particular passage in her book is poignant and noteworthy, as she states: “While most Negroes were fighting for equal rights and education, standing up for equal access to drinking fountains, and struggling for equal choices in bus and restaurant seating, I was preparing for the end of the world. What difference did it make to me where I sat on the bus or where I ate my food? Jesus was coming soon, at which point, the world, along with all of its busses and restaurants and drinking fountains and schools, would be destroyed. I completely missed out on the black power movement and on the civil rights marches, as well as the notorious messages spread far and wide by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was somewhat aware of the Vietnam war, but only because several members of our church had a son or a spouse stationed there. Nor did I get to enjoy Motown or the Beatles or any other worldly music. As a Pentecostal, I was to ‘be apartfrom the world and separated from sinners.’ A sinner, of course, was anybody who disagreed with our interpretation of the Bible and did not belong to a Pentecostal church.”
The author, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, had a very significant statement in her book: “The Department of Justice, recognizing the complexity of race and gender in America, usually assigned a black AUSA when defending against the complaint of a black or Hispanic plaintiff against a white supervisor. My case was no different. Wyneva Johnson was African American and her job was to defend federal managers of violating laws and to win a verdict on behalf of the government.”
As Debra Roberts, the author of “Negroes, Flies and Wet Toilet Paper,” is a former AUSA here in San Diego, it would be interesting to get her take on this statement in Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo’s “No FEAR” book in regard to Wyneva Johnson: “Black AUSAs were statistically nonexistent before the civil rights movement had forced the Department of Justice to hire African Americans and other people of color. Ironically, all those years later, black AUSAs in the Civil Division rountinely defended accused discriminators in the federal government and shredded victims of discrimination. One might think that people who had gained their foothold in society on the backs and through the blood of the heroes of civil rights movements would have troubled consciences defending discriminators. Yet, had Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., or Walter Fauntroy filed a complaint of discrimination against the federal government, Wyneva and her cohorts would have vigorously defended the government against their charges.”
C4C members attended the discrimination trial against HHS today (Holmes-Martin v Sebelius). It was most disconcerting on so many levels. The Black Assistant United States Attorney (Wyneva Johnson) is the very one DOJ used unsucessfully to shoot down Dr. Coleman-Adebayo’s claims of unlawful discrimination by EPA officials Now Johnson is defending the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services against the discrimination claims of another highly educated African-American female. The plaintiff in the case is Ms. Arthuretta Holmes-Martin. Holmes-Martin, v. Sebelius, Civil Action No. 07-2128.
Ms. Holmes-Martin had served as the HHS Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Deputy Director before she was terminated from the Department. Ms. Holmes-Martin asserts that “Debbie Ridgely,” former Director of HHS’s OSDBU, discriminated against her on the basis of her race and retaliated against her for her involvement in protected equal employment opportunity (EEO) activity by transferring her deputy director duties to Clarence Randall (Caucasian male), awarding Randall the title of “Special Advisor,” reassigning many of her projects, and terminating her employment.
This case, like Dr. Coleman-Adebayo’s, exposes why many educated and high performing Black people are unemployed. Today’s proceedings exposed how HHS failed to provide contracting dollars to small businesses. We heard testimony today about the depressive culture as evidenced by a “climate survey”, how Debbie Ridgely, the former OSDBU Director, did not want agency officials even to use the word Historically Black Colleges and Universities in her presence and how employees felt HHS’s leadership was disingenuous in advocating for small minority businesses.
We have an expression in Chicago, coined by the late Lu Palmer, in regard to the referenced Wyneva Johnson defending the government against racist and discriminatory actions: “It is enough to make a Negro turn Black!”
I am thrilled to finally have my say about the United States Attorneys Office located here in San Diego, California. I first applied to the United States Attorneys Office in 1990 and was sent a boiler plate rejection letter. God would have it, I got hired by the USA’s Office in the Southern District of California in 1991 , because one woman – Mario Arroyo – sought out to diversify the San Diego office. She hired several African American attorneys and gave us a chance. However, she couldn’t do it all – once hired we still had to fight and claw our way for better opportunities with in the office but we could never quite fight the bill. In 1993, when Alan Bersin took over – he was appointed by Bill Clinton as a Friend of Bill’s – Bersin and his adminstration sought to get rid of diversification. Not only was there race discrimination but age discrimination as well. His administration sought to force out African Americans and the more senior attorneys. At its height, the USAO had approximately 5 African American attorneys out of 150 white attorneys. In fact, the second in command at the U.S. Attorney’s office, Chuck LaBella had a Christmas party and only invited one “African American” attorney to attend his party. Talk about feeling like Cinderalla. LaBella and Bersin hand selected certain white attorneys for advancement while trying to force the rest of us to quit by making life at the office miserable. We were not afforded the same opportunities and mentoring as our white counter-parts and we were limited in our opportunity to advance. I was even told by the next acting United States Attoney that my supervisor did not like me. After ten years of working at the USAO, I quit because of the discriminatory treatment. I filed a suit but dropped it as futile. As far as I can tell, there is only one african american attorney still hanging in there. So far, none of the African Armerican who apply for a position at the United States Attorney Office in San Diego can meet the requirements of working for our Federal Government in San Diego, California. Kudos again to Mr.Moore for gettting the dialog started on this very tough issue. It is good to see that I was not the only ex-Federal Goverment employee who left under less than favaroble terms.
We will not support the president (obama) on anything until he addresses Civil Rights for Black People and reforms same. We want the resignation of Jacqueline Berrien EEOC chair immediately or he will hear from US Black People at the election. NO more passes for the president because he looks Black and has a Black wife and daughters. We will march, call for a government work slow-down, boycott corporation/companies, businesses and the government. Civil disobedience if necessary. This is a promise. Ricardo Jones Former Senior Federal Investigator EEOC-NYDO (917) 803-0583
I Ricardo E. Jones Sr, former Senior Federal Investigator of EEOC-NYDO from 4/9/01 to 4/1/10 have direct and indirect knowledge of Federal Investigators, Federal Trial attorneys and managers of the EEOC who have taken money/gifts and/or positions with law firms to fix and throw investigation for personal gain or on orders from Comissioners of the EEOC (Vice Chair Leslie Silverman,Esq). Neomi Earp-campbell while Acting Chair of the EEOC had cases fixed for friends at law firms. This information was given to me by Federal Investigator Sean Oliveria formerly of the EEOC-NYDO. Former Vice Chair Leslie Silverman Esq, fixed decisions for her present employer Proskauer Rose law firm while she was a commissioner at the EEOC. This information was given to my by Nancy Boyd then Deputy Director of the EEOC-NYDO and Nora Curtin Trial attorney/former regional attorney miami-EEOC. Ms. Silverman was a former staff member of the senate sub-committee that over-saw the EEOC. She currently is using her contacts to fix complaints and issues at the EEOC of Proskauer Rose law firm Washington DC. Assistant General Counsel for the EEOC James Lee is a sexual preditor who has sexually harassed many females at the EEOC over his tenure. This information was given to me by Lois Bramble legal clerk at the EEOC-NYDO. Luis Graziano Trial Attorney at EEOC-NYDO has taken money to fix decisions and conciliation at the EEOC. He’s a close friend of Assistant General Counsel James Lee of EEOC-Hq’s and is also on the take with Graziano. Nancy Boyd fixed decisions for Leslie Silverman at the EEOC. Nancy Boyd is also a close friend of and ex-subordenate of Enforcement Manager Electra Yourke of EEOC-NYDO who worked for Elleanor Holmes-Norton former head of EEOC and NY City Commission of human rights. Ms. Yourke is a racist bigot known by all in NYC and Washington DC. This information was given to me by Ricardo Cuevas Esq and admin judge at the EEOC-NYDO. Clyde Lo-chin Mediator EEOC-Tampa FL, received a bribe from Paul Salvator Esq for Proskauer Rose law firm representing Ralph Loren Polo and now working with former EEOC vice chair Leslie Silverman in Washington DC. This information was given to me by my friend Clyde Lo-cin Mediator at Tampa FL EEOC.
This information is just the tip of the iceberg. The above information was in my sealed law suit. Please google Ricardo Jones EEOC to read more on the above.
Ricardo Jones Sr, Former Senior Federal Investigator for the EEOC-NYDO cell 917-803-0583
It seems obvious from the various comments, particularly those of Ricardo Jones, that there are some serious issues in federal government employment. It took a book like “No FEAR” to generate this type of conversation.
The mission of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is to eradicate employment discrimination at the workplace. However, it has been reported that the EEOC fails to investigate the complaints of Black people who file race discriminaton complaints. According to former EEOC investigator (Mr. Ricardo Jones, Sr.) and the EEOC stats, the EEOC dismisses the majority of its race complaint workload. EEOC found reasonable cause that discrimination occurred only 3.5% of the time in FY 2010. See link/stat’s at EEOC Dismisses The Majority of Race Based Complaints.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (www.EEOC.gov) has the
power to investigate discrimination in the workplace. Most of these workplace
complaints are filed on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or
age. Yet this organization has failed its mission miserably when it involves cases
affecting African Americans.
To be clear, when someone makes an official complaint to the EEOC a professional
investigation is supposed to be conducted, where investigators look into claims of
discrimination at that particular workplace. After 180 days of investigation, the EEOC
tells the complainant in writing whether or not their case has any merit and they are
issued a ‘Right to Sue’ letter, which allows them to officially sue their employer in federal
court.
Ricardo Jones claims none of that took place. According to Jones, an EEOC insider
and Whistleblower, who was employed by the New York City Branch Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission for nine years, “only 1% of the complaints made to the EEOC
get investigated and others (typically those made by African Americans) are thrown into
the garbage or labeled ‘unfounded.’” Instead of conducting proper investigations, the
EEOC was just handing out ‘Right to Sue’ letters.”
Jones, whose job was to investigate mostly private sector workplace complaints, was
the only investigator in his office who refused to dismiss all Black complaints as ordered
by his managers and supervisors and this is one of the reasons that he was fired.
EEOC Classification System
According to Jones the EEOC has a classification system that they give all complaints
that enter into their offices. They are as follows:
An “A” means that EEOC found that there is a high probability that there was
discrimination and the government will take your case to court.
A “B” means there is a good probability that there was discrimination but your
case will be transferred to another office and mediated through an Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR).
A “C” means an automatic “DISMISSAL” and the case or file is thrown into the
garbage.
Jones asserts that any complaint filed by an African American–no matter if they were
employed by the city, state, federal or private sector–was labeled a “C” and thrown into
the garbage. Not only did EEOC label ALL complaints by African Americans a “C” –
they also violated their own policies and procedures to issue a (PDI) pre-determination
interview, when they failed to notify African American complainants that no findings of
discrimination were found in their cases. On top of that, ‘Right to Sue’ your employer
letters were only issued after 180 days but most of the time African American
complainants never received any type of pre-determination notices before their cases
were dismissed by the EEOC. Jones stated “since the EEOC is not going to investigate
your case anyway, all African Americans and others should always just ask for a ‘Right
to Sue’ letter –a few days after filing a complaint with EEOC, which is well in their
rights.”
Given Jones’ assertions, now we understand why the EEOC HAS ALWAYS had a
backlog of complaints. This was “lazy investigative work” on their part. How can the
EEOC say that workplace discrimination did not occur simply because the complainants
were African Americans and then not even bother to inform complainants of their
findings?
Jones claims that “the worse offices for throwing away complaints by African Americans
are New York, then Atlanta, followed by Los Angeles,” mentioning that “everyone in the
Atlanta office of EEOC was trained by the New York office.”
This “Preacher’s Daughter,” Debra Roberts, will be an attendee with her book, “Negroes, Flies and Wet Toilet Paper,” at The San Diego Public Library 46th Annual Local Authors Exhibit. She will also have a book signing for her book during Black History month at the Malcolm X Library in San Diego, at 2:00PM on February 23, 2012.
One of America’s deep and darkest secrets is employment discrimination in the workplace.
Individuals all across the country are complaining about employment discrimination by going to the EEOC and filing charges of discrimination. Mr. Ishimaru then acting chair of EEOC shouldn’t be worried about how the Agency will handle race (Black) charges in the future. EEOC’s statistical data shows that it is doing a miserable job in the present to eradicate employment discrimination in the workplace. During the past 13 years from FY 1997 through FY 2009 race and sex charges represents most of the charges filed with the EEOC. An analysis of the EEOC’s all statutes enforced by the Agency (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, & EPA) shows that for the period FY 1997 to 2009, it received approximately 1,066,225 charges of which it issued 683,803 (64.1) “No Reasonable Cause” findings and 68,028 (6.4%) “Reasonable Cause” findings. The statistics just for FY 2009 shows that EEOC received 93.277 charges of discrimination. Of these figures it issued 52,360 (69.9%) “No Reasonable Cause” findings and 3,904 (4.5%) “Reasonable Cause” findings. EEOC for FY-2010 received 99.922 charges of which it issued 67,520 (64.3%) “No Reasonable Cause” findings and 4,981 (4.7%) “Reasonable Cause” findings. EEOC would like to make the general public believe it is “slamming” and “jamming,” when it comes to protecting the civil rights of aggrieved individuals. However, its statistics tells a different story. The statistical data are available on the Agency’s website. Ms. Berrien the current chair of EEOC answer to the above??? Each investigator dismiss 50 extra complaints on top of what investigators were dismissing anyway.
EEOC is a advocate for corporate america. There’s a conspiracy between government lawyers and respondent law firms ie: Jackson Lewis/Proskauer Rose and many others.
“…this is not a joke. Document everything after you file a complaint with EEOC.”
While this is a serious admonition that should be respected, it does not go far in guaranteeing that anything fruitful will come out of EEOC or any other government bureaucracy. There is an overly corrupt, gangster-like, systemic arrangement that takes on its own form of life, though started by the thoughts and acts of an evil-minded few taking undue advantage of many.
At the second tier level, you have a layer of self-appointed leaders who only go around shouting to the rooftops about being interested in protecting the masses, while many of these despicable folks seek only the protection of their own daily bread. They shout themselves hoarse in the day and crawl to their masters at night to hobnob and seek favor with same corporatists whose nefarious activities and practices they pretend to condemn in the day! Talk about stinking hypocrisy. Re-read King Saul’s experience and remember how he thought he was playing God by first disobeying Him and then turning around to sacrifice the fattest of lambs which he coveted as spoils of war. Saul was grossly mistaken; as grossly mistaken as misguided self-styled leaders who invariably perceive the people as spoils of war! They will burn here on earth as a prelude to their fate in the life hereafter.
So, you wonder, what is the solution, a solution or a number of solutions? Scrutinize and secure leaders who will be accountable and remain accountable to you and respect that power belongs to you and ultimately to God. How would you know these people? By their works, ye shall know them. Look at what they do, not what they claim. Look at someone like Paul and you do not have to vote for him if you do not believe in him, for whatever reason. The fact remains that the Ron Paul type fits my depiction here. Ron Paul is an example that perfectly fits my characterization of how you know people who are potentially worthy of your choice. This man declined to participate or share in all the opportunistic benefits and arrangements, including cushioned retirements, that legislators reserve for themselves, but never the people who elected them! He has never taken medicare nor medicaid and does not plan to, though he is 76! He is a medical doctor and has served this country in the Air Force. He does not play all the dirty games that the likes of Gingrich and his companions take for granted in politics. How many in this forum are seeking to save this country from a definite path of perdition, but never entertained the idea of looking at examples such as Ron Paul’s in their immediate neighborhoods? I am not saying vote for him or his type; I am just seeking to know how many have not even averred their minds to examining what such people have to offer? If you are one of such, you should look at yourself in the mirror and begin to wonder if you really, truly love yourself, your children and unborn children who are guaranteed vulnerable to these indignities long after you are gone, gone, gone!
God does not come down and exercise His Power. He does so through people; some angels. Be honored to be an instrument in God’s Hands to do His bidding. Remember the story of King Saul, his disobedience to the Word of God, and how he thought he could come around and bribe God! He ended up knowing better, albeit too late. Remember Nebuchadnezzar.
Most suddenly, the judgment of God shall pounce on those who pretend to be protecting the people but commoditize them with corporatists for their personal aggrandizement. They are worse than harlots who sell their bodies for lucre. Only fools pretend not to be concerned with what is currently not afflicting them, but others. Simply fools!
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Our president doesn’t care about Justice for working class people who look like himself or his wife and daughters. The president appointed his wife’s friend (Jacqueline Berrien) to head the corrupt EEOC. Berrien is a black attorney from the NAACP legal defence fund of NYC but she for Bad employers who discriminate against Black people IE:corporations, companies, Bad government agencies like her own (EEOC) and others to include state and local governments. This is the best a black looking president will do for Black people. I tried to fight for all people but Berrien’s fired me for not dismissing Black complaints. Many Black attorneys and investigators at the EEOC along with the others are just dismissing all Black complaints. This is what the president wants. They think we all are just playing the RACE card. The judges in federal …court feel the same way along with most attorneys in this country
This trial is proof that the current adminstration is no better then the prior ones:
Ms. Arthuretta Holmes-Martin trial ended : Friday-Dec.9, 2011. Arthuretta Holmes-Martin against race discrimination at HHS. At this time I also invite you to read the article regarding Assistant United States Attorney-Wyneva Johnson, an African-American, who is defending the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/She-s-At-it-Again-Wyneva-by-Ward-Jordan-111204-628.html
This trial is an injustice against all Black people. White racist Bigots at HHS contracting deverting 30% of set a side ear marked contracts from Traditional Historic Black colleges to others they friends and non-Black colleges. Contact the adminstration and Katheen Sebelius head of HHS an Obama appointee to answer How, Why and to account for all funds deverted from THBC’s and to reinstate Holms-Martin with all pay and benefits immediately.
Ricardo Jones
Attended the Kangaroo Trial…
In June 2008, Plaintiff (Ricardo Jones) former Senior Federal Investigator EEOC-NYDO was assigned a charge of discrimination to investigate filed by Charging Party, Robert Johnson, a black male custodian, against the New Rochelle City School District. The majority of the students enrolled at the site of the charge are African-Americans and Hispanics. The majority of the staff belongs to the same ethnic. When Mr. Johnson transferred from the administrative office where he held the position of custodian, to the school; he notice three hangman’s knots (Nooses) with a brown monkey (curse george) in the one of the nooses. Mr. Johnson made a complaint to the Acting Superintendent, a black male, but nothing was done initially to resolve it. Mr. Johnson continued protest the hangman’s knots (Nooses) and he removed them himself; however, The White male supervisor put two more nooses up again in public view for everyone to see. Mr. Johnson took pictures of the hangman’s knots (Nooses) and gave them to Jones. Jones conducted an on-site investigation for two days.
In interviewing employees, Jones discovered that other discriminatory practices had occurred at the Middle School and that the hangman’s knots had been on display for a period of seven (7) years. The Acting Superintendent Frank Smith (Black Ph’d) told Jones that an investigation was conducted, but it was not done by him; plus he did not sign-off on the report. He also told Jones that he didn’t know who place his signature on the investigative report. The Acting Superintendent promised plaintiff, when he returned from his honeymoon, he would provide an affidavit. However, when he returned, he was promoted to Superintendent at the Sleep Hollow school district in NY (Westchester County) and failed to submit an affidavit. Dr. Frank Smith who’s father was a lawyer involved in Brown v. Broad of ED. Dr. Smith who graduated from Howard University.
On June 26, 2008, Nancy Boyd, Deputy District Director, informed Jones that he was being investigated for misconduct. Respondent’s attorney wanted Jones taken off the case because he knew the evidence that Jones discovered during the course of the investigation was going to be damaging to his client. Ricardo Jones was terminated for protecting Black and Hispanic childrens lives and civil rights.
THIS LETTER(SIGNED)WAS EMAILED TO THE LIST BELOW:
February 22, 2011
Jacqueline A. Berrien
Chairwoman
EEOC Headquarters
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
131 M Street
Washington, DC 20507
Re: DIRECTION OF EEOC AND
LOST OF PUBLIC TRUST
Dear Chairwoman Berrien:
Congratulations on your confirmation in December 2010 as Chairwoman of EEOC. I was delighted in reading the news that President Barack Obama had appointed you as the fourteenth Chairperson to head the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission). Indeed, your background as a litigator and your association with the NAACP should definitely help you reshape the direction the agency will travel in the 21st century in fulfilling its mission to eradicate employment discrimination in America’s workplace, both public and private. I believe you have a difficult, but not impossible task, to accomplish your mandate.
I write this letter to express my concerns about how the EEOC is currently enforcing the federal anti-discrimination laws which are under its jurisdiction. In particular, I am greatly disturbed about how cases are being processed and investigated because discrimination in the federal sector is just as bad as in the private sector. I hope you will push more aggressively to bring change about within the EEOC’s field offices, including dealing with management officials and investigators who engage in prohibited personnel practices.
However, thus far, I have seen very little that you have done in issuing directives to District Directors and other personnel to swiftly reverse the Commission’s reputation as being inefficient in keeping track of the claims filed by aggrieved individuals; and to make sure the cases are properly processed and investigated; and that their civil rights are protected which is guaranteed by the Constitution.
I will begin with my concerns with the FEDERAL SECTOR. I am sure you are fully aware, the federal government is the largest employer in America and should lead the way in being a “model” employer in creating a diverse and honorable workplace. The EEOC’s annual report for 2009 for the federal government clearly shows that there is something wrong with this employer as it relates to the laws administered by the EEOC. As of July 2009, the EEOC employed approximately 110 Attorney Examiners of which 24 of them failed to maintain an “active” status in the bars they were admitted to practice law. On or about July 29, 2010, the EEOC employed the same the same number of Attorney Examiners of which 15 failed to maintain an “active” status in the bars they were admitted to practice. Furthermore, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, there is no true position for Attorney Examiners-
Administrate Judges. Congress did not create such positions to impartially adjudicate claims arising under 29 C.F.R. § 1614.19. Congress created the position of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to adjudicate claims under 29 C.F.R. § 1614.19. I am requesting that your Attorney Examiners/Administrative Judges be converted to Administrative Law Judges; and that there be a cease and desist on Attorney Examiners/Administrative Judges conducting hearings who have failed to maintain an “active” status in the bars they were admitted to practice law.
In 1990, the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (ADRA) was implemented which required each federal agency to adopt a policy on the use of ADA. There are no real advantages for complainants to participate in the ARD program to resolve complaints based on my analysis of the statistical data. Complainants participating in the program face retaliation based on my review of grievances and arbitrations.
Until management officials throughout the federal government, including but not limited to EEOC, are held more accountable by being disciplined and/or terminated for not complying with the regulations there will be no change in this environment. For example in your own “shop”, I reviewed the lawsuit filed by Mr. Ricardo Jones, a former Investigator who was employed in your New York District Office, before your lawyers filed a motion to have it sealed, and was quite frankly appalled at what he had experienced. It appears based on the lawsuit that Mr. Jones was retaliated against by being denied a Within Grade Increase (WIGI), placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), and terminated for whistle blowing activities protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA); specifically, when he disclosed incidents of gross mismanagement, abuse of authority, and violations of laws, rules, and regulations which happen in his office. These acts were happening in his office and he attempted to correct the matter and as a result was terminated. Management officials in other filed offices have engaged in gross mismanagement, abuse of authority, and violations of laws, rules, and regulations.
As for the PRIVATE SECTOR, information that I have been given from various sources reveals that your field office staff in the intake process continue to engage in one or all of the following behavioral deficiencies: (1) refuse to take charges based on race, Black; (2) refuse to allow charging parties to file a class-action charge based on race, black; (3) refuse to allow charging parties to check more than one box and/or name an employment agency; (4) refuse to allow charging parties to mention events outside 180 days even though, the alleged discriminatory events are still timely; (5) telling charging parties that they need more detail information before taking a charge; (6) failing to tell charging parties during the intake process about the agency’s A, B, & C classification system; (7) failing to contact and interview witnesses identified by charging parties; (8) failing to give charging parties pre-determination interviews before cases are dismissed as a “not cause” finding; (9) refusing to give charging parties a status update in a timely manner; (10) refusing to give charging parties and/or their attorneys a copy of respondent’s position statement; (11) failing to make a adverse inference “reasonable cause” finding after respondents have failed to provide a position statement; (12) dismissing cases without respondent’s position statement; (13) lack of coordination among EEOC personnel (e.g., different investigators assigned to charges against the same respondent involving the same allegations and discriminatory practice; (14) investigators telling charging parties during the intake process that they can not file a charge because they do not have direct evidence; (15) when charging parties request a copy of the investigative file they find no in-depth investigation was conducted; (16) investigators are dismissing cases solely on respondent’s position statement without giving charging parties an opportunity to refute what respondent has said; (17) investigators during the intake process tell charging parties there is no merit to their charge; (18) investigators giving charging parties legal advice during the intake process; (19) investigators not seeing retaliation when it is right in front of their face; (20) intake investigators not knowing and/or understanding elementary principles of discrimination cases; and (21) Directors refusing to reopen cases after charging parties in a timely a manner have provided additional evidence to support their case. It does not take an increase in the agency’s budget to correct the above problems.
I and members of my executive board listened very carefully to the questions posed
to Commissioners Victoria Lipnic, Chai Feldblum, and General Counsel, P. David Lopez and you during the confirmation hearings last year. Democratic Senator, Tom Harkin, asked you two very important questions. He asked you (1) how much money you needed and (2) how were you going to handle the large backlog of cases. You responded by telling him that you could not provide him with an answer at the time. You also told him that after you were confirmed and given an opportunity to review the agency’s operation, you would be better prepared to give him a report. However, I have not seen such a report in the media. Instead, it appears that you relied on inaccurate and/or missing key documents in case processing provided to you by your staff, specifically, Nicholas Inzeo, Director, and Office of Field Programs. You increased the performance goals for District Directors for Federal and private sector complaint processing thereby, placing an unnecessary increase of performance goals on the bargaining unit employees without justification, which resulted in the Union filing fifty-three (53) Unfair Labor Practice Charges (ULPs).
EEOC is the only federal agency with the most responsibility in enforcing more anti-discrimination laws with the least amount of employees than any other agency. The AFGE Council 216 should be lobbying Congress to raise the agency’s authorized ceiling 4,000 full time employees rather than 3,000 and increase the budget to $478 million. Civil rights organizations would be on the front lines helping the agency to convince the Congress that such appropriations are needed to enforce the civil rights laws, which protect against discrimination on the job, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability and genetics. Unfortunately, EEOC has mishandled the appropriations already granted by Congress, leaving aggrieved individuals who filed charges or complaints suffering the consequences.
In FY 2009, Congress made sure the agency received an extra $23 million dollars to help reduce backlog of cases. All this money did not go to hiring 200 or more investigators. How was the money spent to help tackle the growing backlog of cases? On November 15, 2010, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) issued a decision which indicated the agency violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by requiring employees to request compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation. The agency is aware that it has an outstanding bill of approximately $7 million dollars or more for intentionally and willfully violating the FLSA. Nevertheless, the agency has failed to put in its budget funding to compensate investigators, mediators, and paralegals for working overtime. I believe the AFGE Council 216 has done very little in requesting that the agency put in its budget the funding to compensate the employees for working overtime. The agency and union have engaged in “featherbedding” which has prevented the employees from being compensated for working overtime. I am going to ask Congress to follow the money.
As a civil rights advocate as well as a stakeholder, I am obligated to ferret out “injustice” throughout the federal government and assist in correcting any misconception or misinformation concerning the public’s civil rights; and what action is being taken to protect them from discrimination. I am deeply disturbed after reviewing the EEOC’s Charge and All Statues Statistical Data for FY 1997 through FY 2010, when comparing “no reasonable cause” findings to “reasonable cause” findings. How will the agency effectively process and investigate charges filed under Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, when the agency’s own statistical data clearly shows that it is having a difficult time in eradicating discrimination in the workforce with the anti-discriminations laws it enforces before the aforementioned law was passed? I know oftentimes the decision to eradicate discrimination is not pleasantly received by respondents; however, the agency must be a much better job in fulfilling its mission because the public has lost confidence.
I want a written response within fifteen (15) days of receipt of letter answers to the following questions. (1) Why are cases with a “reasonable cause” determination transferred to ADR for conciliation and held there for six months or longer until conciliation efforts fail, and no lawsuits filed? (2) Why was the charge filed Charging Party, William F. Keck, a White male, (Charge No. 520-2008-02765) and Charging Party, Ann Judith Yancey, a White female, (Charge No. 520-2008-0221) against Atrium Staffing, LLC. was transferred to the EEOC’s Newark Area Office, and the charging parties issued a “no cause” finding on September 30, 2009, when they both provided sufficient evidence to show that respondent had engaged in lawful employment practices against African Americans? (3) Has there been an independent investigation conducted regarding the racial remarks made by Ms. Electra Yourke, a White female, when she states “that no matter how much experience and/or education a Black person has they don’t qualify for anything.” Ms. Yourke as a public official is liable for her actions. In fact, her remarks were outside of her sworn official duties. Therefore, she has no official immunity under Title 42 § 1983.
I am prayerful that the above information will be acted upon immediately in order to gain the public’s trust back “with all deliberate speed”. I hope you will make a difference in combating discrimination more effectively in the workplace. EEOC is not in the business of giving respondents a safe haven to hide when they engaged in unlawful employment practices. The public’s demands are too important to be overlooked. Indeed, you have been given the opportunity to reshape the direction of the agency.
I wish you the very best traveling down this road. I hope you will be motivated by the dreams that former civil rights advocates had that equal justice under law might be a reality in the workplace during your tenure. “Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I you have any questions regarding this letter; please contact me at (602) 252-4064.
Sincerely,
Rev. Oscar S. Tillman
President/National Board of Directors
NAACP
cc: Stuart Ishimaru
Constance S. Barker
Victoria Lipnic
Chai R. Feldblum
P. David Lopez
Roslyn M. Brock
Benjamin T. Jealous
Margaret Morgan
Sen. Jon Kyl
Sen. John McCain
Tom Harkin
Sen. Barbara Boxer
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Barbara Milulski
Sen. Johnny Isakson
Sen. John Corny
Sen. Charles Schumer
Rep. Darrell Issa
Rep. Ed Pastor
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Latasha Brown
Ricardo Jones
Walker Harman
Randell Pittman
Donald Winfield
Regina Murry
None of the current Black leaders are concerned about civil rights corruption at the feral level because they’re all taking some form of kickbacks. Maxine Water Representative from Compton Ca, was interviewed by Donald Winkfield of Black Star News this month (December) and she said the EEOC is not investigating Black complaints because of the lack of Budget. This is a lie to cover-up for the corruption at the EEOC. Mr. Winkfield told Maxine Waters that the EEOC is dismissing all Black complaints and he has a Senior Federal Investigator who has evidence and witnessed same. Maxine Waters didn’t ask to speak to Ricardo Jones. All of the Black politicians are in on the gaming of Black people. Many of the Black elite accept the corruption against their own people and benefit from same. See Fear does different things to different people. Elite Blacks earn a well paid living from white bigots. Elite Blacks will never bite the hand that feeds them. When the elite Blacks are finally forced to confront racism and lose they cave-in totally and just accept the condition that has feed them all the time. Our real enemy are the elite Blacks. Don’t take me wrong we as Black people need to unite under Pan-Africanism which means: African Americans, Blacks from Caribian and South America, All Blacks from Africa must vote as a block just like other ethnic groups ie: Jews, Irish, Italians, Asians, latins and others. We must force obama to include a PLANK in his re-election platform which addresses our concerns “JOBS and a RIGHT TO WORK IN A HOSTILE FREE WORK ENVIRONMENT and enforce all current laws reference same and update/reform same.
If obama doesn’t then we will vote against him (obama) and any politician who supports him (obama). None of this the devil I know verse the Devil I don’t know BS. We don’t have much time to do this or it will be four more years of YES WE CAN which lead to what???
Comment by Ricardo Jones just now
The Black community will not survive as little corrupt white people . This is the position of the Black elite. Once again if you replace a Bad white COP with a Bad Black COP we accomplish nothing. Because they both beat heads for the same reasons??? Steve Biecko a GREAT Black Leader of South Africians said this and was killed for it and for standing up of his peoples (Blacks) rights. For the those who don’t know who Steve Beicko is Danzel Washington played Steve Beicko in the GREAT GREAT movie “CRY FREEDOM” which was made to show the conversion of a White liberal editor from South Africa Donald Woods. Look it up.
Power of the people.
Promoting Change in the Federal Sector Through Advocacy, Activism and Accountability
By Tanya Ward Jordan
From a race relations outlook, government has advanced beyond the segregated offices of the Woodrow Wilson Presidency and the overt bigotry practiced during the Jim Crow era. In 2009, America inaugurated its first African-American President, Barack Obama, to head the executive branch of government and to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Despite this milestone in America’s racial history, the majority of highly qualified and educated African-Americans await opportunities to “fairly” compete for, obtain, and excel in federal government jobs.
Many blacks hired by the federal government, our nation’s largest employer, suffer reprisal, including termination after challenging workplace civil rights violations. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that black unemployment surged to 16.7% in August 2011, its highest level since 1984. In the same month,white unemployment was 8%, an improvement from the 8.8% level of a year earlier.
Most blacks, who have managed to hold on to their federal positions, remain wedged in low-level non-supervisory jobs. According to the Office of Personnel Management’s FY 2010 Federal Employment Opportunity Recruitment Plan, only 6.7% of blacks served at senior pay levels. By contrast, 81.7% of whites served at senior pay levels.
A Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) report issued in 2009 entitled Fair and Equitable Treatment Progress Made and Challenges Remaining disclosed that the median salary of black and white employees has widened significantly over the last decades. According to MSPB, “minorities have lower pay grades even after controlling for education, experience another advancement related factors” (p.60).
Despite the passage of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (NOFEAR) Act of 2002, a federal law that seeks to discourage federal managers and supervisors from engaging in unlawful discrimination and retaliation, discrimination persists. The statistics disclose it. The studies expose it. The Obama administration, which dodges the topic of managerial accountability and “institutional racism” within in its own ranks, knows it. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) FY2010 Annual Report on the Federal Workforce, black employees remain below the average government pay grade. During fiscal 2010, 17,583 federal employees and job applicants filed discrimination complaints, a 3.8% increase from the previous year. Most glaring was the fact that Black/African-American led the “race” basis for employment complaints filed.
Civil rights groups are seeking more transparency with regard to how effectively agency officials resolve employment claims. To spur federal managerial accountability, initiatives are underway to expose public officials who fail to resolve agency complaint activity expeditiously, at the lowest level of the administrative level and in the best interest of the taxpayer. One such initiative is the creation of a Responsible Management Officials (RMO) page. The RMO page lists persons “named” in employment discrimination court proceedings, published articles, or administrative case proceedings. It is key to note that not all management officials cited on the RMO page have been proven guilty of alleged acts of discrimination or reprisal. However, complaints referenced had withstood agency attempts to quash them at the administrative level or in court, and were considered to have merit.
The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) — C4C is a volunteer non-pro
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This is my approach to fighting the EEOC. 157 Congressmen voted not to fund the EEOC. I’m writing a bill and my intent is to give it to one of them. We did it in college and lobbyist do it all the time. I will get the support of laid off teachers, policemen, and others who lost their jobs while the government funds an agency that not only hinders enforcement but is corrupt and unnecessary. I have asked churches to allow the use of their billboards because the American press, print and electronic is complicit in this abuse and refuses to inform the American people.An Act:To repeal SEC. 2000e-4. [Section 705](a) of the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” and all subchapters related to this section. TO: confer jurisdiction from the EEOC and upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations. TO: Authorize individual and classes to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education. TO: Change Rules of Evidence to comply with federal and state rules of civil procedure. To: Create a commission to investigate charges made against the EEOC. TO: make restitutions to all victims whose rights were violate by the EEOC.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “Civil Rights Act of 1964”.Challenging people is what makes a group strong. I welcome insults because I know Ignorance is the biggest problem Black people have. Not ignorance because a person is stupid but ignorance because they have been mislead. We need to know who will cling to something and refuse to change their minds regardless of the evidence. This is the weeding out process. Believe me; those who are here for the wrong will crash and burn. And, the rest of us will be stronger.My enemy is the EEOC. I’m not motivated to end their abuse because they are corrupt and morally bankrupt. I do so because people seeking justice at the EEOC have been blindsided and their lives have been wrecked. People have lost everything including their lives. In addition to that, men, women and children have sacrificed their lives to give us an EEOC. I am very aware that some of those making the sacrifices are still coming home in body bags. If I am to have the strength to take on this moral crusade, history must be right. I take nothing away from Dr. King. But, Hyperbole should not create history. Those of us who were part of the Nationalist movement believe we were right; and the inability of the masses of Blacks to pull themselves up by their bootstraps proves us right; history proves us right. By Jimmy Pratt
Thank you Rico, we need to take heed to this valuable insight.
Dennis
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Marsha Coleman-Adebayo’s book will be profiled today, January 21st, on C-SPAN2 Book TV, at 4:30PM (ET).
BlogTalk Radio show on : Civil Rights fraud and corruption.
Your show is set for Wednesday 02/08/2012 at 12pm Eastern Standard Time, same call in number if you have anyone that wants to call in.
For your show I will be calling you directly from my phone and patch you directly into the dashboard.
The link for your show is: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chik_chat_with_annemarie_karen_and_barbie/2012/02/08/wednesday-02082012-12pm-est-civil-rights-corruption
The Black elite are still supporters of the president no matter what he doesn’t do for Black people. We’re still in denial about the gaming of our own people by our own people. How much money is enough to sellout ourselves? How many pieces of silver does it take to sellout our own RACE? This is just what happened in Nazi germany to the Jews. Half Jew’s were giving some privilages also and then that was changed in the end. Corruption rules the day in the Obama adminstration no different then the Bush adminstration. We made the worse mistake possible in not thinking about the CON’s of a Black looking president who has low or no Moral courage. We must make the president to his job on civil rights reform today. Our grand children and great grand children will paid the bill for the presidents lack of Moral courage and corruption. The Black elite are fleecing the public both Black and White because its there turn to steal.
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Harry Belafonte on Obama: ‘He Plays the Game” – Democracy NOW!
OBAMA’S EEOC (1) AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BLACK AMERICAN …
MR. RICARDO JONES, SR. is a veteran and the former Senior Federal Investigator for the new York District of the EEOC from 2001 to 2010. He describes how …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyrvRaY4Ks – Cached
I, too, have been a bit concerned about some questionable moves/appointments on the part of our President, but I would not go so far as to imply that he is abandoning us as a people. Being from Chicago, as is President Obama, and President Obama once giving a Father’s Day speech at my former Church on the Southside of Chicago, the Apostolic Church Of God, I have reason to believe and have more faith in him if given a 2nd term. I truly do believe that this President is the best thing for this world, not just our own private agendas. I recall once being at a political campaign meeting on the southside of Chicago, which was attended by many of the liberal and progressive grass-root organizers in the City, which well could have included Barack Obama. Sure, a lot was expected of the President in his first term, but given a 2nd term, I truly do believe that he will make far-reaching changes that we will be proud of.
Very well said one and all. Great review Dennis, keep up the awesome work!
Laura M. Parks
Under the Broken Halo
http://www.amazon.com/author/lauramparks
MR. RICARDO JONES, SR. is a veteran and the former Senior Federal Investigator for the new York District of the EEOC from 2001 to 2010. He describes how the EEOC is a cesspool of corruption and racism. Blacks working in the United States have any protection from racial discrimination, because the EEOC unfairly rejects almost 97% of all cases filed by Blacks. Sellout Blacks in the EEOC and racist white workers in the government agency accept bribes and do their jobs in a sexually charged environment where sexual availability and tolerance of racial injustice places folks on the fast track. Jones was fired for refusing to play ball and accept bribes.
The price of moral courage among Black people. There are many of US Blacks who are as guilty as the whites who oppressed US. The truth let it be known to all that color discrimination among the different shades of Black skin is still a problem. The America that I fought for and defended for over twenty year in many foreign countries at risk of my life can accept all people as equals. Today we blame the Mexicans for our lack of Jobs and poor economy. I’ve heard many Black’s talk about the Mexicans like the whites did US before the civil rights act of 1964. I will stand by the Mexicans because they are good hard working people who just want to feed the families and send money back to Mexico where it is needed the most. Many among US Blacks want to step on the necks of the Mexicans because they do day labor from the corners of this so called great country. My Mother came to this so called great country illegally to start a new life and family as the Mexicans did. My Mother’s first language was Spanish also. My Mother and Father were born in Panama and my Great Parents born in Jamaica West Indies. My Great Grand Mother was a White Irish woman who had courage to married a Black Man as many White women did at the time. I have Syrians on my Fathers side of the family. On both sides of my family originally came from Black Africa the source of my families beginnings. I was born in Brooklyn NYC a Black Male and will remain that till the day I die. Many in my family use the status of Black Latinos to their benefit. I have never used same and never will. I could call myself a Black Latino because of my Mother and Father and my name (Ricardo Enrique Jones Sr.). I grew-up in the Hood’s of NYC and SE/NE Washington DC and proud of that. Went to public schools in the aforementioned and Maryland (PG county). The phony president never had and/or learned any of what the Hood taught me about life. I’m a Proud Black Man from SE Washington DC and will remain same till the day I die. Im darker than a paper bag also. Truth to Word if you can take it.
Skin color among Black people: http://youtu.be/VFLiDyKRlAo
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Harry Belafonte on president obama: http://youtu.be/AwdlpdCcXZo
Blogtalk interview of Ricardo Jones former EEOC Senior Federal Investigator exposes corruption at the EEOC with Chit chat (Barbie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyrvRaY4Ks
TO ALL WHOM SUPPORTED PRESIDENT OBAMA: BY NOW YOU REALIZE THAT WE HAVE MADE A BIG MISTAKE. DENIAL OF THIS MISTAKE CAN’T MAKE THE SITUATION ANY BETTER. THE PRESIDENT MUST BE FORCED TO REFORM CIVIL RIGHTS IMMEDIATELY OR WE WILL BE RETURNED TO JIM CROW AS THE PRESIDENT HAS PLANNED. IF YOU THINK THAT JIM CROW WON’T AFFECT YOU PLEASE ASK THE JEW’S ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING AND JUST BEFORE WORLD WAR II. WE ALL MISSED JUDGED WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS AND IS AND HIS PLANS FOR THE COUNTRY. JIM CROW FOR BLACK PEOPLE EXCEPT FOR THE BLACK ELITE AND HALF WHITES.
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Let me tell you I really had to read over your article that was found posted at http://www.eurweb.com on Sunday.
I had been employed with the Federal Govt. for a total of 28 years. Starting with the Dept. of Defense, Navy, and ending last April at the U.S. Dept. of State, Voice of America in NYC. When I first employed by the Feds I thought that I was just as protected as Mz.Adebayo was initially, but damn that situation seemed to change so fast my head spun. I thought that being a “Senior Executive” level at an agency it must certainly be better than the “Grunt” level that I served. There is seemingly no protection ( outside of union membership) for competent workers within the federal system.
This information is more powerful than “Watergate of the 1970′s”. Thats why many are trying to make this about Ricardo Jones. The public has been lied to by obama and his handlers. The right to work in a hostile free work environment is a fundamental right and the bedrock of this country. Once the president engages in this corruption and fraud against the public this raises to level of high crimes and misdemeanors? Which means what? The president did appoint his wife’s friend (Ms. Berrien) from Harvard law school to head the corrupt and/or rogue EEOC correct? The president when he was the only Black/White looking senator was on the Subcommittee on Employment an Workplace Safety correct? The president is a Harvard Law Professor correct? The EEOC is a Rogues agency correct? Whom benefits from this corruption? Attorneys and Bad employers correct?
How many executives orders have the president signed reference to the Rogue EEOC. The key to EPA is the hiden salaries which the government has Federal and/or State taxes and (W-2 forms) correct? Did the president’s executive order for Ms. ledetter state the aforementioned NO!
Has Tavis Smiley or Ph’d (Dr) Cornel West ever pointed out the above? NO. This is too important to all Americans to make fun of it correct?
REFORM CIVIL RIGHTS NOW AND FIRE JACQUELINE BERRIEN TODAY IF WE LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY OR IS THIS A DICTATORSHIP???
Ricardo E. Jones Sr.
Former Senior Federal Investigator EEOC-NYDO
US Army Retired, MSG/RA Bronze Star Medal
POWER OF THE PEOPLE
Perhaps the President should have a better vetting process, so as for appointees such as Jacqueline Berrien, Lisa jackson at the EPA, and Susan Grundmann and Anne M. Wagner at the MSPB would be more fully scrutinized before there appointment. If not Obama, whom would you prefer in that office?
The problem is how many passes can we give obama? If we continue to make excuses for his bad judgement what does that say about US? Too many of US think this is our turn at the seat of corruption. Are we just a bad imitation obama of bush? In my day we Blacks were raised to be better not as corrupt as others. Have our standards changed? What about our future and our childrens futures? If we don’t hold obama accountable what will the next president think and/or do for the Black agenda? Sure we like a Black family in the masters house. But seating in the seat doesn’t mean change!
To answer your question: At this point anyone would be better for US because we have drunk the cool-aid and have gone to sleep.
Ricardo Jones Sr.
To whom it may concern: Its clear that you are involved in the conspiracy to allow the current administration to steal and commit fraud against the public to make up for past injustices against Black people. The Black elitist and/or others are being allowed to steal from the public without fear of the rule of law applying to them. This is to notify you we will expose you also.
Power of the People
Ricardo E. Jones SR.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/She-s-At-it-Again-Wyneva-by-Ward-Jordan-111204-628.html
This trial is an injustice against all Black people. White racist Bigots at HHS contracting deverting 30% of set a side ear marked contracts from Historic Black colleges and universities to others they friends and non-Black colleges. Contact the adminstration and Katheen Sebelius head of HHS an Obama appointee to answer How, Why and to account for all funds deverted from HBCU’s and to reinstate Holms-Martin with all pay and benefits immediately.
Ricardo Jones
Ikalean,
Please forgive me for getting into this discussion so late, but I only recently received membership and I couldn’t keep quiet as I consider the situation in our country to be quite serious. I hear you and I understand your concerns about what Tavis and Doctor West are doing, especially as they are considered to be his traditional “base” of supporters. But I think a larger issue is getting lost here.
While there can be short-term damage to President Obama to have criticism thrown at him from his own presumed constituency, it is also important to recognize that as our President, he is an elected official, and has accountability. The process of election comes from making promises, taking positions, and expressing an agenda, so that voters know what to expect from him if he wins. I’m stating this obvious fact because often in our enthusiasm and passion for having a black family in the White House we forget that Democracy remains healthy and intact only when we question and challenge our elected officials. To defend or support our leaders unconditionally leads to a recipe for unchecked power, which will corrupt anyone.
The other problem we face is that Obama is surrounded by and hit with criticism from the Right constantly and it makes us defensive of him, rightly so. But it also means he is forced to compromise and cater to interests who have not elected him. Defending him does not ensure he will defend our rights or the programs that bring minorities and poor people to a level playing field with the privileged classes in this country. Washington is an ugly place. Just ask Jack Abramoff. I am assuming you voted for Obama not because of his color, but because his stated agenda was sympathetic to your concerns.
In reality, the agenda that he laid out hasn’t been enacted, and in some ways we have lost more civil rights and economic power under Obama than under Bush. No one should expect 100% return on campaign promises, even amorphous ones like hope and change. But look at the NDAA, the continuance of the Patriot Act, the pardoning of AT&T for illegal wire-tapping, the assasination and detention of U.S Citizens, the refusal to prosecute Wall Street criminals or any Bush administation official for their war crimes and you will see how the state of our democracy is under attack. You could view this as the nature of politics. But even Obama stated on election day that change could be made only by all of us pulling together and creating the change we want to see. You bring about change in your life in your way, and Tavis and Doctor West take another strategy by raising issues in the public sphere that would otherwise go ignored in this contentious political climate.
What they are doing, IMHO, is changing the tone of the conversation by pointing to issues that American citizens, regardless of color, deal with, i.e. speaking truth to power.
Right now the mainstream media has its lens continually focused on the agenda of right wing adherents who claim entitlement programs, terrorist threats, debt, and immigrants are ruining this country. Nothing could be further from the truth, I think you could agree with that. However, the establishment and its media would choose to focus strictly on these issues because it makes the Obama Administration look weak and “wrong”.
If he caves in to the calls for cutting the social safety net, ramping up the war machine for more attacks in the Middle East, giving corporations, religious institutions and the rich even more rights and powers than they already have, how will that help you? Will he even be your President anymore?
There is already ample evidence that his is not “our” president, but the official who serves the banks and financial services industry, who want as little change as possible. Only when he serves OUR interests can we truly say he is our president. Money is a powerful motivator, but speech can be just a powerful. Numbers count. If you rally people for your cause and call attention to the numerous crises this country actually faces, that is not “bothering” or attacking the President, it is our responsibility and duty as citizens in a democracy. This fight is bigger than black on black issues. The Health Care Program was a massive cave-in to the Pharmaceutical and Health Insurance industries and they will profit immensely from it, while the Public Option will remain anemic and largely underfunded if it even gets implemented. The tax incentive is a short term solution that will damage us long-term since the payroll tax is how we fund Social Security.
The real battle we face, as you have discussed is for the future of our children. If you love them, please understand that unflinching support of someone who is betraying your interests will NOT bode well for that future. If Tavis and Dr. West didn’t bring the issues of poverty and income inequality to the national discussion, who would have done it? If we still supported the President, and under pressure from the Right and its faithful media (i.e. Fox News), he dismantled our much needed social programs, defunded education, ratched up the War Machine to an even higher level, and violated our Civil Liberties in the name of “National Security” who benefits? Only the Right, and only the richest among them.
Please ask yourself, “When I or my loved ones become homeless and lose access to healthcare, when education becomes so dismal that my children can barely read or write, when our comunities become so impoverished that criminal activity is the number one economic market that rules my streets, can I still in good faith support my President since he is black?” Community work is vital, but we have enough sense to understand we should be doing that regardless. This shouldn’t let the President off the hook for his responsibilities.
Obama can handle the criticism. He’s an adult and understands the problems of being the highest profiled and most powerful official in the world. But the office he holds must be examined for its use and abuse of power. Other officials are there because they also represent powerful interests who want things to continue to go their way – or else. Without the voice of the vulnerable and weaker members of society being represented in Washington and on the National scene, who do you think he will be forced to listen to?
This is a war for the future of our country, and we won’t win by leaving Obama alone. He challenged us to bother him on election day, he asked that we hold him accountable, because the other side will certainly do worse. Public discourse is a largely misunderstood and underused tool that the mainstream media uses to great affect, partially because they downplay its significance. But we are all affected by it. It must be challenged and changed, because winning hearts and minds is what politics and power is all about. Too often we forget that and that is exactly what those in power want us to do.
Please step back for a moment and remember that this game is a winner-take-all situation. We can’t let up on Obama any more than the thousands of corporate and big money lobbyists in Washington are letting up on him – and they never will.
Reply by Bennetta 3 hours ago
When I clicked on that ABC story that referenced Sharpton, near the bottom of the article it infers something else too that I really HOPE is not true of Sharpton.
BACK TO OBAMA….
To be clear, Obama has been a disaster for Civil Rights, Civil Liberties and in part the Economy. He not only retained most of Bush’s REPUBLICAN policies but actually expanded and/or extended them hence the Patriot Act, warrantless wiretapping, Drones, unauthorized Wars (Libya), NDAA….who knew he loved militancy so much?! As a Democrat, I certainly did not which is why I voted for him back in 2008 bc I thought he was a DEMOCRAT with democratic values and hence a democratic agenda to include democratic policies for ALL and yes that includes minorities and specifically BLACK communities & THEIR concerns too. Nonetheless, it appears I and so many other millions of democratic constituents were simply WRONG or shall I say “mislead” to believe that Obama would represent the Left view once in the WH, whereas he instead, shifted from Left to CENTRIST to now appearing to lean Right…certainly not what Democratic voters voted for in 2008….he should NOW be running on the Republican ticket along with the rest because truth be told Obama scares me just as much as those Republicans do!
So to ALL who say FOUR MORE YEARS, my response is “ok but this time tell me EXACTLY how will such a vote benefit ME and MY COMMUNITY and OUR concerns?”
Cosign 100%
… he should NOW be running on the Republican ticket along with the rest because truth be told Obama scares me just as much as those Republicans do!
We may actually be worse off with Obama than with a Republican. At least with a Republican president, the Democrats would oppose his radical agenda. No one stood up to oppose the NDA Act once Obama signaled that he would sign it.
With Obama, we are indeed screwed. White politicians are afraid to oppose him out of fear of being called racists, and blacks, out of fear of being called haters like Tavis.
Subject: A Southern Black Educator Can Only Dream so Much?
http://www.blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/8010/2012-03-09.html
We all must contact the Senate Committee Headed by Senator Tom Harkin Democrate from (IA) and Subcommettee Chair Patty Murray from Washington State (Democrate) Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about the corruption, misconduct, Fraud and illegal relationship with the Law Firms of Proskauer Rose LLP, Jackson Lewis LLP and other law firms. The dismissal of valid workplace discrimination complaints as ordered by EEOC Chair Jacqueline Berrien. (SEE Topics by Ricohenry7) The above have been commited by EEOC, OSC, MSPB, FLRA, DOL and DOJ office of civil rights. We the people need a Civi Rights Zar who the people trust and who has the power to terminate the above individuals who committed prohibited practices and illegal acts of corruption and reform the above.
428 Senate Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5375
Tom Harkin told Jacqueline Berrien to do something about the backlog of complaints against small businesses!!!
List of Committee members all Senators:
Democrats by Rank
Tom Harkin (IA)
Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Patty Murray (WA)
Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA)
Kay R. Hagan (NC)
Jeff Merkley (OR)
Al Franken (MN)
Michael F. Bennet (CO)
Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Richard Blumenthal (CT)
Republicans by Rank
Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Lamar Alexander (TN)
Richard Burr (NC)
Johnny Isakson (GA)
Rand Paul (KY)
Orrin G. Hatch (UT)
John McCain (AZ)
Pat Roberts (KS)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Mark Kirk (IL)
With much appreciation, I submit this blog comment. Your book review of Dr. Coleman-Adebayo is so relevant and critical to the issues facing Black public servants who are entrusted with the duties of keeping our nation safe. As founder of the Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C) I recently wrote to the Attorney General Eric Holder with our memberships concerns and recommendations. Our recommendations are as follows:
RECOMMENDATION ONE: DOJ’s Civil Division should applymerit-based criteria before deciding to represent managers named as ResponsibleManagement Officials (RMOs) in employment discrimination and retaliation casesbrought by federal employees.
RECOMMENDATION TWO: Mandate through executive order that executive branch agencies comply with Federa lCivil Rights laws and that agency officials found guilty of violations be disciplined.
The entire letter can be viewed at —
http://www.scribd.com/doc/84730970/C4C-Letter-to-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder
Tanya Ward Jordan, C4C Founder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIk5XqQ_uvU&feature=youtube_gdata
Corruption at the EEOC NY Knicks vs Anucha BrownBy thinkiq| 1 video
OBAMA IS THE PRODUCT OF THE DALY MECHINE AND LASALLE STREET BUSINESS MEN NOT A COMMUNITY ORIGANIZNER OF CHICARGO BLACK’S. HE MARRIED INTO THE ROBERSON FAMILY (Michelle Roberson-Obama) who maybe in-laws of the Jesse Jackson Family. The Roberson and Jackson families are precinct Bosses in Chicargo (Real Estate). Ph. D West know’s this and has only been telling us what he wants. The question is why wher we lied to by the Black Elite, Media both Black and White, and are leaders both Black and White???
WE WANT REFORM OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR BLACK PEOPLE AND THE IMMEDIATE FIRING OF JACQUELINE BERRIEN CHAIR OF THE ROGUE AND/OR CORRUPT EEOC .
As a proud member of the Coalition for Change (C4C), and the author of this book review, I trust that we can also address our President’s appointment of Susan Grundmann as Chair of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and Anne M. Wagner’s appointment as the Vice-Chair, especially as it relates to Anne M. Wagner that initiated the proposal letter to fire Diane Williams of our C4C, and Anne M. Williams indicating to a Senate confirmation hearing for her appointment that there was no conflict of interest. It may be all well and good that we generate a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder expressing C4C’s concerns about discrimination and our civil rights, but we should also look into the appointments of Susan Grundmann and Anne M. Wagner, who are charged with adjudicating claims of discrimination and civil rights brought before them and the MSPB.
The real concerns of who we are as a ethnic group (Black people) revolves around the exploitation and manipulation of the Black poor and/or the Black working class. The Black middle class have become what they believe to be the Black Elite by titles. The Black Intellectuals have been around from and before reconstruction. We all evolved from the Black poor as a result of some form of Slavery. During Slavery there was the House Negro’s and the Field Negro’s.
Today we still have the same groups the Black Elitist and Black Intellectuals are the House Negro’s and Black poor and Black working class are the Field Negro’s. The House Negro’s have forgotten where they come from originally the Black poor.
Many of the House Negro’s pretend to be concern about the Field Negro’s but this is just smoke and mirrors. The question is where and/or whom are the Field Negro’s and are they moving up to become House Negro’s? Are the Field Negro’s just being eliminated and replaced with others?
The issues that affect us as Black Americans are accountability for all to include the Black Elite and/or Black Intellectuals and the president. If were going to make exceptions for the Black Elite and/or Black Intellectuals then we have only copied and accepted the white racist system. Then we must find someone to oppress to be true little racist bigots. Whom will that be? Corruption, Racism and Bigotry all go with the system we’re inheriting from our oppressors. Is this what we inherited from our grand parents and pass on to our grand children?
Ricardo
Confusion in the Black Community.
First we must identify the different social levels in the Black community.
1. Black Poor
2. Black working class
3. Black elitist and/or the former middle class
4. Black intellectuals
Second we must identify Pan-Africa.
1. Blacks from/born in Africa
2. Blacks from/born in south American and Caribbean
3. Blacks from/born in north American
The above shows just a few of the social economical differences among Black people. Some of the other dividing factors are age, color, mixture of white blood and language abilities. The most important issue in the Black community is social status, not Job’s, education and/or equal protection under the law. We have reached a point where titles and/or degree’s and position are our driving force in life. Some of US Black people were raised to be the best at what ever we aspired to be. Others among US have accepted to be just as corrupt as our oppressor. Today we hold positions of status not true power because power has corrupted US as it did our oppressor. Power in the hands of a child is dangerous as our oppressor believe. This is why today’s decisions are similar to our oppressors. Today we oppress ourselves out of fear of what our former and present oppressor may think. The laws of the country no longer apply to US Black people made clear by the lack of enforcement by the local, state and federal government. Today we fear to hold the president accountable for anything to avoid the criticism of the far right. What lies can we tell ourselves to believe this can lead to a prosperous future for our children and grand children.
The Coalition For Cbange, Inc. (C4C) seeks to hold those who violate the civil rights of others and those who engage in practices that cost the taxpayers in the millions —accountable. Visiit the C4C’s RMO Wall of Shame. It lists “responsible management officials” like Carol Browner–who discriminated against Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo-ACCOUNTABLE See http://www.coalition4change.net/?page_id=46
Federal managers seemingly have “No FEAR” because too many who engage in questionable practices are given free DOj attorneys, rewarded and offered anonymity. We must lift the veil of obscurity and expose those who impair the safety of our public servant and /or negatively impairs the safety of our citizens.
Other RMO’s listed on C4C’s include: Jana Brooks, David Duke,
EEOC Class Action Backfires; 8th Circuit Sides with Defendant Facing ‘Moving Target’ of Discovery
A federal appeals court ruling has made it more difficult for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to pursue large discrimination cases in the Midwest.
The ruling by the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals criticized the agency for waiting until discovery to investigate sexual harassment claims on behalf of 67 women in its class action against a trucking company. According to the Associated Press, the EEOC suit “has backfired and put the agency on trial.”
The story quotes management side lawyer Gerald Maatman Jr. The opinion is “incredibly significant,” he said. “It is a signal by the federal courts that the tactics the EEOC has been using over the last several years may be improper.”
The EEOC filed the suit against interstate trucking company CRST Van Expedited Inc. after receiving a complaint from Monika Starke of Azle, Texas, who claimed one of her trainers made inappropriate comments and another forced her to have sex to get a passing grade.
The EEOC first sued on behalf of 270 women, but U.S. District Judge Linda Reade of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, said the agency used “a ‘sue first, ask questions later’ litigation strategy” and barred many of the claims. The EEOC appealed the dismissal of claims on behalf of 107 women, including 67 claims dismissed for failure to investigate and conciliate.
The appeals court opinion upheld most of Reade’s decision, but reinstated claims by Starke and and one other woman who said her trainer entered the cab wearing only his underwear, according to the AP account.
“There was a clear and present danger that this case would drag on for years as the EEOC conducted wide-ranging discovery and continued to identify allegedly aggrieved persons,” the appeals court said, quoting from Reade’s opinion. “The EEOC’s litigation strategy was untenable: CRST faced a continuously moving target of allegedly aggrieved persons, the risk of never-ending discovery and indefinite continuance of trial.”
via EEOC Class Action Backfires; 8th Circuit Sides with Defendant Facing ‘Moving Target’ of Discovery – News – ABA Journal.
I commend you and C4C for your stance and commitment to civil rights and equality!
Regards,
Dennis
The mission of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is to eradicate employment discrimination at the workplace. However, it has been reported that the EEOC fails to investigate the complaints of Black people who file race discriminaton complaints. According to former EEOC investigator (Mr. Ricardo Jones, Sr.) and the EEOC stats, the EEOC dismisses the majority of its race complaint workload. EEOC found reasonable cause that discrimination occurred only 3.5% of the time in FY 2010 and 3.1% for FY 2011. Great job obama . See link at EEOC Dismisses The Majority of Race Based Complaints. Also see press release EEOC Veteran Investigator and Whistleblower Exposes…
Obama camp tries to diversify
By: Jonathan Allen and Joseph Williams
April 18, 2012 06:29 PM EDT
President Barack Obama’s team is looking to hire more African-Americans, a search that has stirred a debate among black Democrats about Obama’s record on diversity and its implications for his reelection.
Stefanie Brown, director of the campaign’s African American Vote program, wrote in an “urgent” March 21 email to contacts in the black community that “The Obama for America campaign is in the process of really staffing up in states around the country, and I need your help to find qualified, African American candidates for some of these positions.” The email, a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO, notes that “this is a fast moving process and your (quick) support is greatly appreciated.”
(Also on POLITICO: ‘Esta Eleccion Si Importa’)
Campaign manager Jim Messina created and runs a working group “dedicated to ensuring that we are looking at a diverse pool of applicants for jobs” — both African-Americans and members of other minority groups — a campaign official told POLITICO, and Latinos for Obama was launched on Wednesday.
The diversity push — and specifically the effort to hire African-Americans — isn’t just on the campaign side: In Washington, four officials from the White House personnel office and lobbying shop met Monday with chiefs of staff for members of the Congressional Black Caucus to discuss building a better pipeline for black staffers to move from the Capitol to the White House. An administration official emphasized that the White House reached out to the CBC, not the other way around, and said the meeting was coincidental to the campaign’s efforts.
The race to stock up on black talent is a welcome development among Washington’s African-American power elite — and one that critics say is three years late in coming. The cynical take, offered up by black Democratic sources outside Obama’s camp: The president and his aides have focused their attention on hiring more African-Americans because they are worried about black turnout on Election Day.
It’s not that anyone expects black voters to suddenly rush to Mitt Romney — they won’t — but African-American turnout could be pivotal in several swing states Obama won in 2008 that show signs of being more competitive in 2010 because of shifts among white independents. Florida, North Carolina and Virginia rank in the top 10 states in total African-American population; and Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan are in the top 15.
Exit polls show that roughly 1 million African Americans voted in the presidential election in North Carolina in 2008. Obama’s margin of victory: 14,000 votes.
“There’s a significant amount of concern,” one chief of staff to a black member of Congress told POLITICO. The excitement of the 2008 campaign is gone, this aide said, and African-American voters haven’t seen much improvement on issues such as an unemployment rate about double that for whites. The Obama campaign has time to reignite the enthusiasm, the aide said, “if they adjust and expand their message.”
The bar may be higher for Obama than for other presidents.
“I think this administration is expected to have the greatest diversity program just given the fact that President Obama is the first African-American president, and he’s not run from issues of diversity,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.). “The question would be ‘What do the facts say about it?’ and I think they would be the best judge of those numbers. You can always do better. And this administration is no different. You can talk diversity, which is good, but a better barometer is whatever the facts say.”
At Monday’s meeting, Angela Rye, executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus, asked two White House personnel officials, Priority Placement Director Ryan Ramsey and Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel Teresa Chaurand, for statistics on diversity within the ranks of government officials appointed by the president, according to a source in the room. The White House officials responded by saying they don’t keep that data, the source said.
White House spokesman Eric Schultz declined to comment on the exchange or to provide statistics on the racial and ethnic breakdown of the president’s appointees.
The White House rejects the idea that opportunities have been scarce for African-Americans inside the White House during the first three-plus years of the administration. After all, the president, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, Attorney General Eric Holder, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and legislative affairs chief Rob Nabors are all black. There are at least two minorities in the upper echelon of the campaign: political director Katherine Archuleta and Michael Blake, who is deputy director of Operation Vote, the campaign’s effort to target demographic groups to expand the electorate. And Patrick Gaspard, the executive director at the Democratic National Committee, is black.
“From Day One, the president made clear his commitment to building a diverse administration, one that reflects the changing face of the nation,” Schultz said. “He has always believed that different backgrounds make for stronger decision making, as reflected in his current administration, his staff as a United States senator and his historic appointments to the federal bench — which have profoundly expanded the racial, gender and experiential diversity of the men and women serving on our judiciary.”
Some campaign officials readily acknowledge the connection between hiring African-Americans and courting the black vote — a dynamic that is also reflected in the hiring of campaign staff who reach out to Hispanic, gay and lesbian, and female voters.
“Jim Messina launched the drive to get more minorities hired for the reelection campaign, with a goal of getting the best person available. Jim knows that the way you win is to take advantage of the best staff possible to contact the voters in every community you are trying to persuade,” a senior Democratic official said.
That official said it’s “very, very early in the campaign season” and that the team will become more diverse as the staff grows.
An Obama campaign photograph of the Chicago headquarters last week had black Democrats buzzing about diversity — or lack of it. The picture, saturated with white faces, was reposted on the news site Buzzfeed and made the rounds of other well-trafficked sites, including The Drudge Report. It was a piece in the Washington Free Beacon about the picture and its suggestion of a lack of diversity in the campaign office that earned the Drudge link.
Brown is still looking for a deputy, according to the Obama campaign website, which lists the ideal candidate as someone who has “strong writing, communication and personal skills, significant African American outreach experience, and a substantial field organizing background.” Responsibilities include supporting state-level African-American vote directors, managing and training staff for the black-voters arm of the campaign and working with surrogates in the black community.
“I am specifically interested in getting résumés for experienced organizers interested in working on African American and/or Youth outreach in the field,” Brown wrote in her solicitation for job seekers.
Jamal Simmons, a veteran of Bill Clinton’s 1996 reelection campaign, said that Obama, during his days in the Senate, was behind an initiative to increase minority hiring on political campaigns. But, Simmons said, “what I would like to see is African-Americans who are working both in jobs that target African-American [voters] and in mainstream jobs — communications, fundraising, media, targeting.”
Another prominent African-American with ties to the White House told POLITICO that it won’t be easy for the administration or the campaign to pluck top talent from secure jobs on Capitol Hill and in other places around the country for a stint that could last only as long as the campaign or, if the president loses reelection, only through Jan. 20, 2013.
“At the beginning of the administration, they could have cherry-picked the best from members’ offices. Now, facing reelection and with nine months left, it’s a hard sell to convince folks to make a jump,” the source said. “I hope the president’s team was listening when he said that if he had a son, he’d look like Trayvon Martin and that they make it a reality, not a priority, to have more senior staff [not just one or two people] around the president who look like Trayvon Martin. Right now, it is nonexistent, and you rarely see more than one African-American, male or female, anywhere around or advising the president unless he is at an African-American gathering of some kind.”
Several black Democrats told POLITICO that if more African-Americans don’t get jobs in this administration or campaign, they won’t be at the top of the applicant pool for the next Democratic president’s staff.
Simmons suggested that presidents and national campaigns borrow the “Rooney rule” from the National Football League, which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate before hiring a new coach.
“Doing the jobs that have to do with money and numbers — that’s how you move up in this business,” Simmons said.
Highest levels of unemployment for Black people and obama adminstration supports discrimination against Black people at the EEOC.
The mission of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is to eradicate employment discrimination at the workplace. However, it has been reported that the EEOC fails to investigate the complaints of Black people who file race discriminaton complaints. According to former EEOC investigator (Mr. Ricardo Jones, Sr.) and the EEOC stats, the EEOC dismisses the majority of its race complaint workload. EEOC found reasonable cause that discrimination occurred only 3.5% of the time in FY 2010 and 3.1% for FY 2011. Great job obama. See link/stat’s at EEOC Dismisses The Majority of Race Based Complaints.
The problem is too many people accept the CORRUPTION at the ROGUE EEOC. What this shows is the Government is allowing and/or involved in illegal acts by their officials and attorneys. The Government must be above the rule of LAW? The current adminstration is as guilt as the last adminstration. The president maybe smarter than Bush but he’s also more corrupt. The presidents wife’s Harvard Law School friend (Jacqueline Berrien) run’s the Rogue EEOC. This is just one example of the corruption and mis-management of the government.
EEOC Corruption: http://youtu.be/SqLDTGND3VE
This is how White Bigots took over the EEOC from Black Bigots. Bigots v. Bogots at the EEOC.
Joseph Ray Terry had all the right credentials: as a lawyer, he had spent many years fighting discrimination against minorities. His employer, the EEOC, had consistently given Mr. Terry “superior” and “excellent” performance reviews. But Mr. Terry was white, and he was forced to repeatedly sue the EEOC in order to win a promotion for which he had been applying for over 10 years!
Mr. Terry is a white, Louisiana-trained lawyer. In 1984 he submitted his first application within EEOC to become a district director for EEOC. Over the next 10 years EEOC repeatedly turned Terry down because he is white, and EEOC promoted many “disadvantaged minorites” ahead of Mr. Terry, one of whom did not even have a high school diploma
Dr Umar Abdullah Johnson on the fraud of Obama http://youtu.be/v66JsZDnBAM
MR. RICARDO JONES, SR. is a veteran and the former Senior Federal Investigator for the new York District of the EEOC from 2001 to 2010. He describes how the EEOC is a cesspool of corruption and racism. Blacks working in the United States have any protection from racial discrimination, because the EEOC unfairly rejects almost 97% of all cases filed by Blacks. Sellout Blacks in the EEOC and racist white workers in the government agency accept bribes and do their jobs in a sexually charged environment where sexual availability and tolerance of racial injustice places folks on the fast track. Jones was fired for refusing to play ball and accept bribes. If you want to file an EEOC complaint please watch this film. http://youtu.be/qqyrvRaY4Ks
This is the get out of jail free card which allows the EEOC to commit crimes, frauds and take bribes. The president can correct this with an executive order if he’s honest.
When individuals file lawsuits against the EEOC for alleged fraud, neglience, and other impropriety in processing their respective discrimination charges, the court has ruled against the plaintiff asserting the following: Congress has not authorized, either expressly or impliedly, a cause of action against the EEOC for the EEOC’s alleged negligence or other malfeasance in processing an employment discrimination. See Smith v. Casella, 119 F. 3d.
Obama pick for NLRB was top lawyer for union tainted by mob ties, history of corruption:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/22/obama-pick-for-nlrb-union-tainted-by-mob-ties-criminal-past/#ixzz1z1Qzwwog
Its clear to me that after reviewing Michelle Robinson-obama Bio that she was a member of the Daley crew. I mean she apart of the most politically corrupt family in this country (The Daley’s). Once a member of the Daley’s always a member of the Daley’s gang. Look at all the positions she had from harvard law school and the salaries she recieved. Involved with Americorp to funnel money. Worked at U of Chicago along with her husband. Involved with an intern when she was a member of sibley & austin’s managerment. Check out her families estate holdings.
I actually worked in the Daley administration also, around the same time that Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett worked there, as Specification Engineer for the City of Chicago Department of Aviation. It was an interesting time, to say the least.
Dennis thats very interesting. Were you a special assistant to Richard Daley and did you and your wife if you had one recieve any special benefits from the Daley’s? Michelle Robinson-Obama and her husband both may have recieved special treatment and/or privilages from the Daley’s. Please explain how Richard Daley’s brother became chief of staff at the whitehouse? Please explain the corruption in the city of chicago during the Daley adminstration? Was Michelle just another city worker? Many from chicago fail to explain the Robinson-obama’s position in chicago’s corrupt Daley adminstration. If your not with Daley then you don’t have corrupt power of the Daley adminstration. Sounds like Nazi Germany during Hilter’s time. Being a city worker is one thing but being the right hand of the poet master of corruption as far as Black are concerned is another. Many Black people have brought into excepting corruption as away of life. Many of US have become little corrupt white people. My goals in life isn’t to copy my oppressors or to become an oppressor of anyone. This is why we still have house negro’s. What good is it to gain the world and lose your SOUL? I question the president’s judgement of selecting his friends and his wife friends to head this country’s government. We maybe too proud of the wrong people? All Black’s aren’t GOOD and All white’s aren’t BAD. The EEOC is corrupt and headed by Michelle-Robinson-Obama’s Harvard Law School friend (Jacqueline Berrien). Many Harvard friends of the obama’s are now running this bad government. Black unemployment is never talked about by the obama’s. But if your their friend or went to Harvard your good to go. I don’t want my country run by friend’s of the president who may not be the best. I don’t want this country to be a BIG chicago and/or a DALEYVILLE! Dennis please explain your statements about chicago’s corrupt mayor richard daley and the obama’s relationship to the corruption in chicago?
Richard J. Daley, politician and self-promoter extraordinaire, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago’s South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as mayor and boss of the Democratic Party machine. A bare-all account of Daley’s cardinal sins as well as his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life the most powerful political figure of his time: his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, his unique brand of public relations, and the widespread influence that earned him the epithet of “king maker.” The politician, the machine, the city—Royko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, in this incredible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars.
Its clear to me that after reviewing Michelle Robinson-obama Bio that she was a member of the Daley crew. I mean she apart of the most politically corrupt family in this country (The Daley’s). Once a member of the Daley’s always a member of the Daley’s gang. Look at all the positions she had from harvard law school and the salaries she recieved. Involved with Americorp to funnel money. Worked at U of Chicago along with her husband. Involved with an intern when she was a member of sibley & austin’s managerment. Check out her families estate holdings.
Following law school, Michelle worked as an associate in the Chicago branch of the law firm Sidley Austin in the area of marketing and intellectual property. There in 1989, she met her future husband, Barack Obama, a summer intern whom she was assigned as an adviser. “I went to Harvard and he went to Harvard, and the firm thought, ‘Oh, we’ll hook these two people up,’” Michelle said. “So, you know, there was a little intrigue, but I must say after about a month, Barack…asked me out, and I thought no way. This is completely tacky.” Initially, she refused to date Obama, believing that their work relationship would make the romance improper. Eventually she relented, and the couple soon fell in love.
After two years of dating, Barack proposed. “We were at a restaurant having dinner to celebrate the fact that he had finished the bar,” Michelle remembers. “Then the waiter came over with the dessert and a tray. And there was the ring. And I was completely shocked.” The couple married at Trinity United Church of Christ on October 18, 1992.
High-Profile Work in Chicago
Michelle soon left her job to launch a career in public service, serving as an assistant to Mayor Daley and then as the assistant commissioner of planning and development for the City of Chicago.
In 1993, she became Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies, a non-profit leadership-training program that helped young adults develop skills for future careers in the public sector.
Michelle joined the University of Chicago in 1996 as associate dean of student services, developing the University’s first community service program. She then worked for the University of Chicago Hospitals beginning in 2002, as executive director of community relations and external affairs.
In May 2005, she was appointed vice president of community relations and external affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she continues to work part-time. She also manages the business diversity program and sits on six boards, including the prestigious Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
This is the response from the White House when informed of the FRAUD and CORRUPTION at the EEOC:
July 30, 2012
Dear Ricardo:
Thank you for writing. I have heard from many Americans about ways we can fundamentally rethink, reform, and remake our Government so it meets the demands of our times, and I appreciate your perspective.
My Administration is committed to reform that ensures Government serves the public interest rather than special interests. The day after my inauguration, I signed my first Presidential Memorandum, “Transparency and Open Government,” calling for a more transparent, participatory, and collaborative Government that engages with the American people. That same day, I signed an Executive Order that imposes tougher ethics standards on this Administration than any in history. For too long, lobbyists have wielded undue influence, and this Executive Order helps close the “revolving door” between lobbying firms and Government.
We have continued to deliver on our promise of leading an open and accountable Government by launching Ethics.gov—a centralized online database of lobbying reports, ethics information, and campaign finance filings that gives the public unprecedented access to information about how our Government works. In a single, user-friendly format, anyone can access and search millions of records detailing campaign contributions, White House visitor records, and lobbying registrations and reports. Ethics.gov builds on other resources we have implemented to cut down on fraud, waste, and abuse by tracking Government spending, including Data.gov, Recovery.gov, USASpending.gov, and StopFraud.gov.
Additionally, I established the Campaign to Cut Waste in June 2011, which is aggressively rooting out misspent tax dollars, and sent Congress the Consolidating and Reforming Government Act to reinstate the authority past presidents have had to streamline the Executive Branch and create a leaner, more efficient Federal Government. There are currently six major departments and agencies in the Federal Government that focus primarily on business and trade. Consolidating these agencies along with other related programs would improve efficiency and save money. I will continue to develop proposals to make programs more effective and eliminate duplication, overlap, and excess overhead across our Government—improving services for America’s families and businesses and saving billions of taxpayer dollars.
I am also doing everything in my power to help fight the destructive influence of money in politics and rebuild the trust between Washington and the American people. In April 2012, I was proud to sign the historic STOCK Act into law, which prevents Members of Congress from trading stocks based on nonpublic information obtained from their jobs. While this is a step in the right direction, much work remains. The American people also deserve to know who is spending money to influence their votes, so special interests do not drown out the voices of ordinary Americans. And we should limit any elected official from owning stocks in industries they have the power to influence, and make sure people who raise and bundle campaign contributions for Congress are prevented from lobbying Congress.
I am confident that if we continue to join together in pursuit of a fairer society, our Government can uphold our Nation’s founding principles while meeting the demands of the 21st century. To learn more about how we are bringing change to Washington, please visit http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/21stCenturyGov. Thank you, again, for writing.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
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Working while Black today at 10PM-12
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In the shadow of Americas first Presidency of color revel’s the ugly head of racism, colorism and classism. Why are so many so called Black intellectuals and media allowing the Obama administration to getaway with corruption and cronyism in its name? Harvard Law School Crony’s of the President and First Lady riddle this corrupt administration. Is this administration just a copy of the Grant presidencies? Where’s the accountable of the first President of color? Now we’re asked to re-elect a failed Presidency. Unemployment is out of control especially among people of color. Excuses made daily for the presidents lack of moral courage. We’re living a lie that Racism and colorism have vanished because of the election of a person of color who knows very little and/or has no experience of racial indifferences towards Blacks in America. The government is failing to insure the Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for Blacks. President of color and Attorney General of color are both ignoring gross discriminations based on Race covered by the Executive branch. Why other than the devil we know verses the devil we don’t know should anyone re-elect the failed presidency of the Obama’s?
To all the so called Black intellectuals ie: Dr. Malveaux, Dr. West, Dr. Dyson and others please explain what plank addressed the Black Working Class and their issues in the re-elect campaign and re-election of President OBAMA?
1. Black Middle Class has been destroyed by the lack of enforcement of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 13, 14, 15 Amendments of the Constitution to include civil rights acts of 1964 and/or 1965 for the protection of BLACK PEOPLE’S so called RIGHT’S!
2. Black unemployment is double what white unemployment is under President OBAMA.
3. EEOC, DOL and DOJ are being used to enslave Black people by not enforcing any of the above rights of citzenship for Black people. The President appointee’s are engaged in the adminstration plan to hold Black PEOPLE DOWN to further white people.
Evelynn Brown, Chief Executive Officer for the Brown Center for Policy, A/K/A Whistlewatch.org, just wrote an Amicus Brief supporting the provisions of the referenced “No FEAR” Act.