Greater "Glory" Ministries

02/03/2026

WHERE IN THIS WORLD IS THERE ANY COMMON SENSE?

02/02/2026

We're WOKE NOW!!! We are aware of all of the derogatory in human things that you have done to us!!!

The systematic blockage of Black men in the United States refers to historical and contemporary, institutionalized barriers that restrict their access to resources, opportunities, and equality. This phenomenon is rooted in a history of slavery, Jim Crow laws, and ongoing,, often covert, policies that create racial disparities in the criminal justice system, economy, and healthcare, resulting in the "systematic destruction" of Black male agency and empowerment.

Core Areas of Systematic Blockage

The Criminal Justice and Policing: Black men are disproportionately targeted by the justice system, with roughly 1 in 3 expected to serve a prison sentence. This includes biased policing, over-criminalization, and higher rates of police brutality, creating a "school-to-prison pipeline" and a permanent stigma that restricts future opportunities. As well as prison leasing.

Economic Disenfranchisement:

Historical and modern practices, such as redlining and discriminatory hiring, have limited the ability of Black men to build wealth. Black men face higher unemployment rates compared to white counterparts and often earn less even with similar education.

Political Disempowerment:

Voter suppression, voter ID laws, and gerrymandering have historically, and continue to, restrict the ability of Black men to influence political, legal, and economic policies.

Social and Physical Safety:

The so called "War on Drugs" and other "tough on crime" policies (such as the 1994 Crime Bill) have systematically removed Black men from their communities, causing long-term damage to families.

Health and Environmental Injustice:

Systemic racism has led to higher rates of chronic disease due to stress, as well as exposure to environmental hazards in segregated communities.

Historical to Contemporary Evolution

Post-Slavery (1865-1950s): Following the 13th Amendment, Black Codes and vagrancy laws were used to criminalize Black men, forcing them into convict leasing—a form of coerced labor.

Modern Era (1970s–Present):

The shift from overtly racist laws to covert, seemingly race-neutral policies continues to produce inequitable outcomes.

Despite the Civil Rights Movement, institutional, systemic, and structural racism persists, with many institutions maintaining, wittingly or unwittingly, a racial hierarchy that disadvantages Black men.

Consequences

The cumulative effect of these barriers is profound, creating a "no-win" situation where success is often met with doubt rather than praise. It results in a "racial battle fatigue" and, in some cases, the "invisible struggle" of poor mental health and premature death.

Organizations like the NAACP and various researchers point to the need for comprehensive reform in the justice system, economic policy, and education to address these inequalities.

As soon as it seems like we get a foot in the door, they move the goal post!!!

02/02/2026

The Tulsa "Black Wall Street" (1921): A thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was destroyed by white supremacists, with reports suggesting up to 300 deaths and the destruction of over 1,000 homes and businesses.

CR Patterson & Sons (1915): This was the first, and only, Black-owned automobile company in American history, founded by Charles Richard Patterson, an escaped enslaved person.

Elizabeth Key Grinstead's Suit (1656): An enslaved woman of African and English descent sued for her freedom in Virginia based on her father being a free Englishman and her baptism as a Christian, setting a key legal precedent before later laws tightened slavery constraints.

Ocoee Election Day Massacre (1920): A deadly riot in Florida that occurred because Black residents attempted to vote, with the town's Black population entirely driven out.

Lewis Latimer's Lightbulb (1880s): Lewis Latimer, a Black inventor and son of runaway slaves, drafted the plans for the lightbulb for Alexander Graham Bell and invented a carbon filament that made bulbs last longer.

Pre-Rosa Parks Activism (1955): Teenager Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus nine months before Rosa Parks.

Safe Bus Company (1920s): In response to segregated, discriminatory transit, 13 Black men in Winston-Salem, NC, pooled their savings to start a successful, Black-owned bus company.

The Invention of Vaccinations: The technique of inoculation, which paved the way for vaccinations, was introduced to American colonists by an enslaved African man named Onesimus in the early 18th century.

Vanport Flood (1948): Oregon's second-largest city, Vanport, was a diverse, largely Black community that was destroyed by a flood after city officials failed to warn residents.

Black Wall Street Alternatives: Other thriving Black economic hubs, like Oscarville, GA, were destroyed or submerged (e.g., under Lake Lanier).

02/02/2026

Lest we forget!!!

Lesser-known Black history includes pivotal, often omitted, stories such as the 1921 destruction of Tulsa's "Black Wall Street",

The 1920 Ocoee Election Day massacre, and the successful 1656 freedom suit by Elizabeth Key.

Other overlooked facts include the 1920s Black-owned Safe Bus Company, Lewis Latimer's contribution to the lightbulb, and Claudette Colvin's refusal to yield a bus seat before Rosa Parks.

Happy Black History Month!

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Chords

09/30/2024

I Hear His Whisper...

I am your feast.

There is no need for another to satisfy you, my beloved, for I am your feast. I am the One who brings true satisfaction. I bring you contentment, yet even in your contentment, your hunger for me will grow. I told the woman at the well to take a satisfying drink and she would never thirst again. And yet, as she drank of my love, she thirsted for more of me. This is the type of feast I give you—one that both satisfies and creates a deeper hunger for my Word.



Nothing will satisfy you if you are not filled with me. In my presence, there is fullness of joy. Apart from me, you will find nothing but barrenness and brokenness. I will give you only what satisfies. If you seek my Spirit, I will not give you a counterfeit. If you seek my living bread, I will not give you poison. Fear will always pollute your soul and keep you from my feast. Come to me without fear. Come, eat, and drink of me. In me, you will find satisfaction like nowhere else.



I Hear His Whisper written by Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez

Song of Songs 6:2–3

The Passion Translation



My lover has gone down into his garden of delight, to the flowerbeds of spices to feast with those pure in heart. I am fully devoted to my beloved, and my beloved is fully devoted to me.