For You, The Powerful with the Extant Bully Pulpits, A Post- Mortem Challenge for a new legacy for Black Lives Matter = Brian Louis Mack, 1996-2021, Resting in Power
This is a Celebration of Life in the tradition of the Black Chruch before imperialist colonializaton.
Behold, I show you a mystery. They shall not all sleep. But we shall all be changed; in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
47. Accompagnato (bass) – “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet:” (I Corinthians 15, vv.51–52)
These were the words that I recalled as I became angry, nay, furious, at the wealthy white LGBTQIA+ fake inclusive communities' prolific eulogies for Brian Louis Mack ( male transgender). I will posthumously give him the honorific "He/ She/ We". These pronouns were coined by my icon, Flame Monroe. Every day, Flame is a talented comedienne, parent, and out and proud trans man who prefers women and only dresses as a fabulous black woman. Deal with any of your Flame Monroe confusion now-- thank me later.
And now, a word to James Finn and the eulogy team for Brian Louis Mack. The Black LGBTQIA+ community is watching while waiting to see how your lives will honor young B.L.M.s life and legacy. What you DO in your Metrons and the wider world matters more than your poignant scripts of praise and adoration.
It is as if you write from atop the Mount of Olives. You condescend to occupy the anointed " magic Black Trans Boi " space. In your redaction of a Black Life That Mattered Long Before You granted it Honorary White Status, you pat yourselves on the back for your discovery of the "curated FlavaFlave" of the epoch.
Well, I say you are all perennial underperformers. You have powerful underutilized, risk-averse pens. Move out of the white gay Medium.com ghetto and into the mainstream life! We expect BETTER! Instead of eulogies, search for and sponsor solutions. Stop selling out and or playing it safe. Now is the time to be Out, Loud and Proud.
Make "THEM!" HEAR YOU!
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I include the lyrics here to remove any lingering doubt about the ferocity of this message.
Make Them Hear You
Song by Brian Stokes Mitchell
From RAGTIME
Go out and tell our story
Let it echo far and wide
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
How Justice was our battle
And how Justice was denied
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
And say to those who blame us
For the way we chose to fight,
That sometimes there are battles
That are more than black or white
And I could not put down my sword
When Justice was my right
Make them hear you
Go out and tell our story to your daughters and your sons
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
And tell them, "In our struggle,
We were not the only ones"
Make them hear you
Make them hear you
Your sword could be a sermon
Or the power of the pen
Teach every child to raise his voice
And then my brothers, then
Will justice be demanded by ten million righteous men
Make them hear you-
When they hear you, I'll be near you
Again
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Lynn Ahrens / Stephen Flaherty
Make Them Hear You lyrics © Wb Music Corp., Pen And Perseverance, Inc., Hillsdale Music, Inc.
As I take my leave of you on this Super Duper Soul Sunday, consider these ancient words:
My dear, dear friends! I love you so much. I do want the very best for you. You make me feel such joy, fill me with such pride. Don’t waver. Stay on track, steady in God.I urge Euodia and Syntyche to iron out their differences and make up. God doesn’t want his children holding grudges.And, oh, yes, Syzygus, since you’re right there to help them work things out, do your best with them. These women worked for the Message hand in hand with Clement and me, and with the other veterans—worked as hard as any of us. Remember, their names are also in the Book of Life.Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies. - Philippians 4:1-4,6,8 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians4:1-4,6,8&version=MSG
This is a Celebration of Life in the tradition of the Black Chruch before imperialist colonializaton.
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