Tea at Trianon: Investing in Black Communities

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Investing in Black Communities

From David Harris, Jr:

Although those things are certainly very important, the mainstream media continues to conveniently overlook or downplay some really great things that have taken place, and we know from experience that they seem to care about things that will paint the Trump administration in a bad light rather than to report the news about the good things on which he’s put his signature of approval. One such item that certainly deserves more attention is the Opportunity and Revitalization Council, a $100 billion initiative to deliver growth in urban communities. President Trump put his signature on the order back in December, but we’ve heard very little about it....

We can easily point to historic unemployment lows across the board, 400% growth of black-owned businesses, the formation of BLEXIT and Jexodus, and most recently, the huge gathering of blacks at the White House celebrating African American History Month as evidence to the contrary. Donald Trump is the most pro-American president we’ve seen for decades, especially if you take a good hard look at what has gone on behind the scenes and under the radar. He is completely color blind and giving Americans a reason to be proud to be a citizen of this country again. (Read more.)