Black Lives Matters! We Are Whole Human Beings! Change 10 Human & Civil Right Conditions!

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The Issue

#1. We Want Permanent Change!  Regarding, The Permanent Removal of the 3/5 Constitutional Clause. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise reached between the northern and southern states (U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787) Why does slavery still matter in 2012?  Because, people are still benefiting from it.  And people lives (people of color) are still being oppressed by it (due to laws, institutionalized racism, and white privilege, that was established since slavery).  Hence, The Three-Fifths Compromise established that slaves (who were black people) would be counted as three-fifths of a person, insofar as determining the total population of a state…counting slaves as free citizens (or, as a “full” person") would have resulted in an uneven distribution of power favoring planters in the south. Those districts contained large populations, but only a fraction of their population was permitted to have an influence on elections". We Want Permeant Change because, all People of African Diaspora & Color Are 100% Whole Human Beings Not 3/5th of a person. Forefathers/Politicians/People/Persons/, should never be able to define a person’s humanity.  Being conceived (being born) automatically makes you a 100 % Whole Human Being.  No human justification via mere words, thoughts, deed, devised, or “so-called” legal scribes should be able to automatically, nor permanently reduce a 100% Whole Human Being into “3/5 of a person” (it was wrong to do then and it needs to be corrected now). Remove the stated clause from the Constitution!  We deem the above to be an unfair, abusive, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizens. (further reading Three-Fifths Compromise - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes (legaldictionary.net).

#(2) We Want Permanent Change! Regarding, Police Brutality, and (3) Judicial Injustice; Which includes, Police Brutality and Judicial Injustice. "The Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (1974) and Qualified Immunity (1982) was both issued by the Supreme Court.. A significant amount of criticism contends that qualified immunity allows police brutality to go unpunished. Legal researchers say "qualified immunity permits law enforcement and other government officials to violate people's constitutional rights with virtual impunity". Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has noted a "disturbing trend" of siding with police officers using excessive force with qualified immunity, describing it as "sanctioning a 'shoot first, think later' approach to policing"… A 2020 Reuters report concurred with Sotomayor, concluding that "the Supreme Court has built qualified immunity into an often-insurmountable police defense by intervening in cases mostly to favor the police"…. plaintiffs have had a more difficult time moving their case past the qualified immunity stage … (2021 Wikipedia). The Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBR or LEOBoR) is intended to protect American law enforcement personnel from investigation and prosecution arising from conduct during official performance of their duties, and provides them with privileges based on due process additional to those normally provided to other citizens … "(2021 Wikipedia). We want permeant change, regarding all police abuse and brutality (from the beginning of slavery ... to Emmett Till, Dr King ... Malcolm X ....Yusef Hawkins ... to Rodney King ....to Abner Louima .... to Treyvon Martin, ....to Breyona Taylor,,, to Floyd George ... and to all others who have been killed, injured, racially profiled, crippled, robbed, assaulted, raped, slapped, hung, burnt, slain, shot, wounded and died, at the hands of bad cops and / or police conspiring's.  And we are against judicial injustices as it pertains to how people of color get longer sentences and get arrested at younger ages; opposed to the Caucasian races for the same crimes. We deem the above  to be an unfair, abusive, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizen

#4. We Want Permanent Change! Regarding, The Permanent Removal of “The Untied States, 13th Amendment, that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime" (Congress, January 31, 1865). We Want Permeant Change because, becoming a jailed inmate for committing a crime; makes you a jailed inmate.  A human person should never be made a “slave” or be “enslaved” by another human being; for any reason or cause. If a judicial system deems, you a criminal, how then do you become a slave? Remove the “slavery loop whole”, from the constitution. We deem the above to be an unfair, abusive, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizens. Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

#5. We Want Permanent Change! Regarding, Ending Voters Suppression.  Put a Permanent Voting Right Clause, on “The 15th Amendment Voters Right Act (VRA) a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States (1965). President Lydon B Johnson, signed VRA into law (1965).  Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections.  In 2006, President, Bush Jr signed amendments to the Act; lasting for “25 years” … until 2013 .. Coretta Scott King & others were present (Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia Voting). The ability for the above groups to vote freely, without fear nor interference should be permanent.  Voting should not be hinged on, a date or a political person’s signature.  Voting, should be a permanent constitutional right for the above groups; and with it eradicate Voters Suppression on all levels. We deem the above to be an unfair, abusive, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizens. We want permeant change because, all people of African Diaspora and all people of color, should (a) have a permanent constitutional right to Vote (b) all grassroots, political, and judicial tactics (post-Civil War) regarding Voters Suppression should be prohibited (c) and the above “people” votes, should always be counted (period).   

#6. We Want Permanent Change! Regarding, radically improving, updating and changing the entire umbrella of the United Stated school system. Brown vs Board of Education (1954) was a “land mark United States Supreme Court” decision. It fought to give, … “equal protect under the law”.  Through vast disparities, inequities and institutionalized racism; a structure of a “permanent underclass” and a “pipe line to prison”, exists within the American public- school systems.  All American citizens who become students in our school systems should have an education that prepares them to become self-sufficient, employment, career ready, and financially empowered.  Eradicate “permanent underclass” and a “pipe line to prison” via systematic-racial-structures, within the United States Board of Education (public, charter, private, colligate schools).  Schools are basically obsolete to match what is needed to obtain 21 Century employment, new job creations, economic empowerment, generational wealth, and technology demand. In addition, 10 major job sectors that middle class/poor people, and people of color hold will be permanently eradicated within 7 to 10 years; and is currently being shifted to an automation-robotic arm- technology process.  Furthermore, financial, colligate, and networking opportunities are vast within educational spaces held in poor and marginalized communities through-out the 50 States. We want permeant change because, permanent underclass, poverty, educational abuse, the pipe line to prison and institutionalized racism, needs to cease.  We deem the above to be an unfair, abusive, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizens; who are innocent minors (pre-k to 18) and tomorrow future leaders (Forbes, 2019 Tech Experts Predict 13 Jobs That Will Be Automated By 2030 (forbes.com) // Declining Industries Over the Next 10 Years... � Jobs Replaced by Robots! - Bing video // 10 Jobs That Won't Exist In 10 Years - Bing video // Seven reasons to worry about the American middle class (brookings.edu) //Middle Class: Winners or Losers in a Globalized World? | Center For Global Development (cgdev.org) // 10 Future Technology Jobs That Will Exist in 10 Years But Don’t Now (moneyinc.com) // Declining Industries Over the Next 10 Years... � Jobs Replaced by Robots! - Bing video // Declining Industries Over the Next 10 Years... � Jobs Replaced by Robots! - Bing video // 10 Jobs That Won't Exist In 10 Years - Bing video

#7. We Want Permanent Change! Regarding, Fair Housing Discrimination, #8 Homeownership, and #9. Economic Empowerment, "Tulsa race massacre …1921, mobs of white residents, many of them deputized and given weapons by city officials, attacked black residents and destroyed more than 35 square blocks of the district—the wealthiest black community in the United States, known as "Black Wall Street." About 10,000 black people were left homeless, property damage equivalent to $32.25 million in 2019. The massacre was largely omitted from local, state, and national histories. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a United States government agency founded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, created in part by the National Housing Act of 1934. The FHA was responsible for much of the housing discrimination in the US due to explicit racially discriminatory policies…. called Redlining …. the systematic denial utilized in the housing industry by mortgage companies to suppress minority populations from receiving mortgage insurance in other neighborhoods … home loans to buy homes … as well as to deny them the funds to improve their current homes … Fifteen state courts obeyed ordinances that enforced the denial of housing to African American and other minority groups in white-zoned areas (2021 Wikipedia). The GI bill (1944) allowed many veterans to become homeowners, leading to a housing boom… this bill did not support Black veterans ….  mortgages and loans were provided through private mortgage lenders who often discriminated through redlining (2021 Wikipedia) The Poor People's Campaign, or Poor People's March on Washington, a 1968 United States effort … organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and SCLC … the campaign demanded economic and human rights for poor Americans of diverse backgrounds" (2021 Wikipedia).  "In the US, white households have a median wealth of $134,230, while Black households have a median wealth of $11,030, demonstrating significant wealth disparities ….. Housing discrimination underpins the staggering wealth gap between blacks and whites … housing discrimination acts as a barrier to homeownership … African American homeowners and renters were exploited for profit as they often paid higher prices for their houses and apartments …. the "race tax" has contributed to wealth disparities as it hindered wealth accumulation…. credit constraints limit homeownership for people with low income. Housing discrimination that keeps families from affordable loans and nicer areas with increasing property values keep victims from accumulating wealth …. Residential segregation also leads to generational wealth disparities. Children often inherit wealth from their parents, and if parents were forced into poor-quality housing because of housing discrimination, then there is less wealth to hand down" (2021 Wikipedia).  We want permeant change because, we deem all housing discrimination, to be an unfair, abusive, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizens

#9a. Economic Empowerment, "In March 1968, the Kerner Commission … declaring white racism—not black anger—turned the key that unlocked urban American turmoil … Bad policing practices, a flawed justice system, unscrupulous consumer credit practices, poor or inadequate housing, high unemployment, voter suppression, …. facing police misconduct, economic inequality, segregated housing, and inferior educations” …. “the Kerner Commission warned, that the nation was so divided that the United States was poised to fracture into two radically unequal societies—one black, one white”.  Both the Kerner Commission and Newsweek proposed aggressive government spending to provide equal opportunities to African-Americans …. Even so, the president of the United States was not a fan. Blacks now have a louder voice in government, and yet, poverty and disenfranchisement remain… there have been only scattered efforts over the last 50 years to end America’s racial divide or to address the racial component of poverty in the United States (Alice George, 2018). The Negro in America: What Must Be Done.” This seems to characterize African-Americans as nothing more than “a subject to be analyzed and decisions made about and for …White response to the Kerner Commission helped to lay the foundation for the law-and-order campaign that elected Richard Nixon to the presidency later that year. Instead of considering the full weight of white prejudice, Americans endorsed rhetoric that called for arming police officers like soldiers and cracking down on crime in inner cities. When John F. Kennedy declared that an American would reach the moon by the end of the 1960s, even Republicans lined up behind him. In 1968, as they proposed an ambitious cure for racial inequality, Kerner Commission members probably heard echoes of JFK’s words: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.  “Indeed, the United States was prosperous enough to reach for the moon; nevertheless, Pretzer says, “The Johnson administration would not shift resources from the war in Vietnam to social reform … Ultimately, going to the moon was far easier than solving the nation’s racial issues. Politically, spending billions on space travel was more saleable than striving to correct racial inequality. Since the arrival of the first African slaves in North America early in the 17th-century, prejudice, often supported by law, has circumscribed the experiences of African-Americans". We want permeant change, because It’s now, 2021, and the Kerner Report still mirrors American society, like a two-sided-divided-mirror-with-its-countrymen and women-facing-deep-divides-in multi-faceted ways that were described in the above paragraphs.  Stop economic inequality, poverty, and oppression ... including not paying athletes and cheerleaders in colleges who are predominantly people of color for their work/labor; as managers/owners/companies/media industry become wealthy of off their names, hard work; talents, creativity and athletic abilities!  We deem the above to be an unfair, abusive, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizen.

And, #10, We Want Permanent Change!  Regarding, Media-Racial-Profiling. Day after day, the-news-media-industry-on-a-whole depicts people of color as violent criminals, animals, and thugs.  As if they are the only ones that commit crimes.  This creates hostility and fear in society towards people of color; and depicts people of color as untrusting, dangerous, vicious criminals (especially our black men).  Media Profiling, became marketable when slavery was ending and the infamous Klu Klux Klan movie, Birth of A Nation was aired (the movie indicated that a "free" black man, would reap havoc - criminal acts -  on white society and was not to be trusted).  In addition, there is a lack of positive imaging on the news concerning people of color, whereas other races are not portrayed as violent criminals (when they are reported by the Department of Justice, to commit more crimes then blacks).  Not only do we want the Presidents & CEOs of media companies to stop these harmful, profiling depictions, but we want Advertising Companies to request/demand that the media stop Racial Profiling as well.  We want media and advertising companies to stop the portrayal and business partnership of Racial Profiling; regarding; violent/negative/racist/sexual/substance abuse images: on the news, in music videos, on tv, and in the movies too (regarding people of color).  The media community needs to be fair, accurate, balanced, and responsible when reporting the news; and when etching depictions of people of color on permanent structures; which becomes history and documentation for people of all ages; to refer to and draw from.  It is widely known that people of color are treated harshly in the judicial system and in media (as depicted in the following article. The Dangerous Racialization of Crime in U.S. News Media - Center for American Progress and When the Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than Black Victims | HuffPost.  We want permeant change!  Stop all, bias, racial Media, Profiling and reporting!  We deem it to be an unfair, abusive, unprofessional, unconstitutional, criminal act, against its (own) American citizens,

People Of Color Are Whole Human Beings! Let's improve 10 Human Rights & Civil Rights Conditions!  When you sign the petition, we will present it to political and civil right organizations, judicial systems, companies; and other liked minded organizations that are fighting for: justice, restoration, human rights, civil rights, and equality, regarding all people of color; and all people of African Diaspora! 

Together, we can leave a better world for our children and the people that is coming behind us!  Now is the time ... keep the pressure on ... during this unprecedented 21 Century Revolution!  Be on the right side of history ... because, "Where there is people ... there is power"!  That power lies, within you and me!  Forge ahead ... the ancestors use to say ... "If you want to smell the sweet fragrance of SUCCESS, KEEP GOING!!

Love Always, Rhonda Michele!

I did not include Health & Medical, because those are human rights that extend to all races. The above 1 thru 10 are subject matters that are exclusive to people of color (and/or poor people). But even poor whites can will be treated better in any of these instances.

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Petition created on April 11, 2021