I have A Dream.

In Honor of MLK Day, I've decided to share with my readers My Dreams for the Black Community.


*I HAVE A DREAM that more black men will continue to step up to the plate as a father figure, whether it is to their own children, or to another fatherless child. An absence of a father is more crucial to a child's mind than a person may think.


*I HAVE A DREAM that black women will discontinue to degrade themselves and exploit themselves sexually, and more will take on the challenge of what it really means to be a WOMEN, and set an example for the young women in the community.


*I HAVE A DREAM that the black community as a whole will come together to love one another, instead of finding ways to continue this long battle of self-hatred we have. I HAVE A DREAM that we will no longer divide ourselves in ways of skin color, hair texture, social status, etc, and come together as a race, and stand strong the way our ancestors have.


*I HAVE A DREAM that young men will no longer have to think that all they can measure up to are athletes and rappers. Although these careers can be very successful, I HAVE A DREAM that we can have more young men look up to the doctors, lawyers, and authors of today, and to be an example for the generation to come after.


*I HAVE A DREAM that the black community will continue to fight for our rights as we have in the past, and restore the bond that our ancestors have had for many years.


*I HAVE A DREAM that the Black Community continues to dream, life without dream is a life without meaning.


August 28, 1963.



LINES FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies
hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction....The chain reaction
of evil--hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars--must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of
annihilation.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength To Love, 1963


Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against
love.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967


To be a Negro in America is to hope against hope.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967.


QUOTES FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
"A man can't ride your back unless it's bent."


"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."


"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."


"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."




What's Your Dream?
XoXo,

Internet Hoaxes: What's to believe these days?

The Reddlipstick Blog was recently almost a victim of recent internet hoaxes. Which has brought to my attention of BIG of a problem it really is.

The latest to come to my attention and the reason that I am writing this blog post is the rumor that I've come across today: that the 1st lady Michelle Obama, was pregnant.

Excited, I quickly researched and posted the information, soon after realizing that it was indeed ANOTHER internet hoax.
SO I apologized gracefully for my mistake, and decided to blog about the problem at hand.

The most recent internet hoaxes are included but not limited to:


*Rapper, E40 dying.
*Singer Bobby Valentino dying in a car accident on Christmas Eve.
*R&B Legend Aretha Franklin dying of her recently diagnosed Pancreatic Cancer.
*Singer Keith Sweat dying of a stroke.
*Former CEO of Death Row Records Suge Knight being arrested for the death of the late rapper Tupac Shakur.

Just to name a few.

People have come to credit social-networking sites such as Twitter for the fast spreading of these hoaxes; the content "Tweeting" and "ReTweeting" of the questions asked, 'is the latest rumor true?' most coming from bogus internet sites who shall remain nameless.

These such rumors have taken light away from actual tragedies , such as Late R&B singer Teena Marie, "The Ivory Queen of Soul" recently passing away. "Tweeters" refused to believe it, saying "I won't believe it until I see a tweet from a verified Twitter Account."

Is technology making people gullible?

A lesson that I have learned as a blogger today, is to not to believe everything you read on the internet. The Internet is very customizable; any and everything can be put on the web for people to read and wonder about.

Make sure that the information comes from a reliable source; check the stats and other stories on the website. Make sure that the website is credible, and not a blogging site of "yellow journalism".

THE REDDLIPSTICK BLOG, however, credits itself on opinion based only off of core facts, along with poetry, fashion, etc.

Keep yourself safe, and strong-minded when it comes to the web. Don't fall for the internet hoaxes. CREDIBLE SITES ONLY. Watch the news on Television (CNN, MSNBC, etc)

Don't be a victim.

XOXO,