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THE GANTT REPORT by Lucius Gantt

Now is the time for Black men that loves God and hates the devil!
all Black males to
come to the aide of If our young men are not afraid to go across oceans
their families and their and deserts to fight Taliban in Afghanistan and to fight
communities. Now, the fiercest fighters in the Middle East, The Republican
more than ever, it is Guard of Iraq, then they shouldn’t be afraid to fight the
crucial for Black men Republicans in Florida and in other states in America.
to come together, to They shouldn’t be scared to fight conservative
stand up and to speak Democrats and any other political party, hate group,
out about the issues beast banker or individuals that seek to destroy the
that impact our lives Black family and the black community.
and the lives of our
loved ones! If you don’t want to stand up for fear of losing your
government job, your title or your imaginary status, at
Our beloved ancestors loved their families and their least support the Black men that stand up and speak
communities. We were once a people that were united out for you!
and harmonious. We loved to sing and dance. We took
pride in the well being and safety of our people and A lot of people are quiet as a mouse and slow as
we would fight to protect everything that we loved and a snail when things appear all right but as soon as
cherished. they get reprimanded, fired or laid off, they run to the
NAACP, run to the SCLC or run to the local newspaper
But over the long hard years of slavery, oppression or community activist and scream about how they have
and exploitation, we learned some bad habits. been mistreated.

The men of 2010 were not the first to seek to sleep I say if you supported each other, supported your
with multiple women, we were not the first ones to women and children, supported your community
abandon and deny our children and we were not the organizations and community activists all along, you
first ones to practice domestic violence by hitting and wouldn’t have to beg for help at the last minute.
beating our women and children.
Start today to change your lives. 2010 is an election
Many of the terrible things that Black men are often year and just like in every election year, Black people
accused of are things that they picked up from their will be running……for their lives!
kidnappers that brought your forefathers here from the
shores of Africa. This is the year of the ballot but it also may be a
year for the bullet. If Black men don’t begin to reinvent
But we are in a unique position to stop the vicious themselves, unite and take care of their families and
cycle of Black injustice, Black neglect and Black extended family members, believe in each other,
disrespect. We can pray together, join together and patronize each other’s businesses, respect each other
work together to collectively improve our communities and love each other, we might as well put the devil’s
and enhance our lives. gun to our heads and pull the trigger.

At one time or another, many Black men were afraid Together we will survive, divided and disgusted, we are
to take control of their destinies. They were afraid to dead! Become a fan of The Gantt report on Facebook.
attend a thousand man march, afraid to be seen in Buy Gantt’s book “Beast Too: Dead Man Writing” and
the presence of community activists or rebellious contact Lucius at www.allworldconsultants.net)
preachers. They were afraid to take responsibility and
to demand accountability. DISCLAIMER. The authors’ views expressed in this report
do not necessarily reflect the views of LifeLine Magazine.
Today, there is, or should be, a new generation of

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