Outside the world: Since the current buffoon of a president is trying like hell to manufacture proxy wars one debacle at a time, I’d like to go back and give a checks and balance when President Obama was in office to lay a foundation of accountability:

Impediments:

-Referred to Baltimore residents as “criminals, thieves and thugs” following riots after the callous death of Freddie Gray

-Sanctioned the biggest arms deal in U.S. History, with Saudi Arabia via New York media/newspapers

-Created a personal ‘hit list’ to assassinate and/or remove third world country leaders for more agreeable puppet dictatorships

-Black unemployment rate double over any other group

-Wall Street consolidations w/specifically minimal lower totem pole-esque thieves incarcerated

-War crimes via drones (Yemen, Somalia, Sudan)

-Strengthened prison industrial complex

-Upheld environmentally harmful fracking laws (Gas Land 2 documentary)

-Kept Guantanamo Bay open after vowing its shutdown

-Voiced dissention against reparations, affirmative action and non apology for slavery

-Promised troops from Afghanistan to be removed in 12-24 months of his presidency

-Exterminated Mumar Ghadafi (Libya) after NATO pronounced they were going into the land for ‘humanitarian reasons’

-Executed pathetic solutions and follow up on cleaning up BP oil spill in Louisiana

-Denied presidential pardon for Assata Shakur, Kwame Kilpatrick, Mumia Abu Jamal

-Osama Bin Laden murder sham. Multiple reports surfaced that his passing was way before that reality show-esque sham his cabinet displayed. Nice try.

– Voiced token mourning after numerous high profile murders of innocent black people by the acquitted hands of white supremacist supported police officers

 

Building Blocks:

+Encouraged small business expansion ship post 2008 subprime mortgage depression

+Lowered gas prices in 2^nd term

+Opened dialogue, boarders between U.S. and Cuba

+Presidential pardon of several citizens including Chelsea Manning

Making the preceding president accountable is exactly what I’ll do with the current unhinged administration, but the theme I’d like to shed light on is every other ethnicity on earth is feeling the harsh pressure of what disenfranchised black people have primarily been experiencing for years and beyond.

Overall, the whirlwind of Hollyweird’s barrage of harassment scandals are quite the gift that keeps unveiling itself, environmental debacles in very quiet underpockets, tragic murders in Las Vegas and Egypt, multiple worldwide storming calamities, technology breakthroughs like the IPhone X and business acquisitions of Buffalo Wild Wings by Arby’s and Whole Foods by Amazon in a nutshell explain this year’s activities.

 

Inside My World: With several diverse focal points I’ve built to reveal that I’m already mentally into next year, 2017 was very extreme in terms of emotions – I mean I’m so happy I made it back home to feel the energy and reset myself so my head start doesn’t mean that I’m necessarily cheating……it’s just that I’ve I’m peeking into the next chapter without waiting on anyone. The holiday spree just doesn’t grab me like it once did – I really wasn’t pressed for Black Friday this year because I’m content with what I have and I’m somewhat anxious to encounter my next experience in terms of where or what should be my next life pursuit for a great piece of mind or extravagant contentment.

New unanswered questions for myself that might be answered by midyear 2018:

Question #1 – Should I look into crypto currencies deeper with the intent to invest?

Question #2 – Did this year’s accomplishments surpass my last 3-5 goal run?

Question #3 – Have any of my weaknesses been worked on?

 

Quote of The Bi-Month: ‘Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid’ ~ Franklin Jones

 

Local Events: After being invited by a long time Black Shopping Channel connect for what I thought was a random business seminar, I’d like to return to plug onto you: For interested, motivated entrepreneurial types, The Global Empowerment Ministries at The Evangel Christian Church (28491 Utica Road Roseville, MI 48066) invites you to attend either Tuesdays between 7 to 8:45PM for the business mentorship classes or Saturdays between 11AM to 1PM for the question/answer session. Enter with an open mind and great expectations because the resources are potentially in place to make you a millionaire.

 

Outside of box thought: I’m so damn close to completing my current poem that I may mess around and pull two all nighters to wrap this completely up. It may be a potential classic only if I end the last two sentences right!

 

The Last Hardcore Man Law of the Year #……….*Pause*……..Scratch that – Let’s me put you up on some transitional momentum into next year with a couple of my favorites: Eric Thomas and Les Brown

 

To wrap this up: C’est La Vie to 2017. It was a rough yet very rewarding year. Rest In Paradise, Momma Jacqueline Phillips Rowe, cousin Ernestine Harris several noteworthy celebrities (Robert Guillaume aka Benson, Bill Paxton, Bernie Casey, Adam West, Fats Domino, Della Reese) and finally the many loved ones who lost their lives in Houston, Puerto Rico St. Marteen and Florida due to natural disasters. For those who would like to continue donating, head to melanoidnation.org, noredcross.org and donatestuff.com for the ongoing humanitarian effort. Much love to you and family for your continued, gracious sustenance.

 

Keep staying ahead of the curve so you’ll be closer to 2020 more than anybody else,

Aquil H. Rowe