"National Civil Rights Museum Responds To MLK Day 2014 Bullying Allegations By Penis Removal Victim Baby Ashton's Mom: Sis. Faith Morris Interview" 1/27/2014

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W.E. A.L.L. B..E TV: "National Civil Rights Museum Responds To MLK Day 2014 Bullying Allegations By Penis Removal Victim Baby Ashton's Mom: Sis. Faith Morris Interview" 1/27/2014

WATCH NOW:

http://youtu.be/1bUVOAF9J3Q

NCRM Spokesperson Sis. Faith Morris

About The Interview

by Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."~Elie Wiesel

"In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story."~Walter Cronkite

"Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either."~Aesop

The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) has responded to the bullying and harassment allegations on MLK Day 2014 put forth by Sis.Maggie Rhodes, the mother of penis mutilation victim Baby Ashton Rhodes...In an exclusive interview with W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News Sis. Maggie Rhodes alleged that she was a victim of bullying and harassment by the security team at the NCRM as well as by the Memphis Police...And now in this exclusive W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News interview Sis. Faith Morris, the NCRM Spokesperson and the person whom Sis. Maggie Rhodes told me that she talked to about the situation that fateful day, responds...Sis. Faith Morris is The National Civil Rights Museum Director of Marketing, Governmental & Community Affairs...This interview represents the NCRM's

side of the story on what allegedly happened...

SEE ALSO:

"A Civil Rights Disgrace: Penis Mutilation Victim Baby Ashton Rhodes' Mom & Supporters Assaulted & Harassed By Security & MPD On MLK Day @ National Civil Rights Museum" 1/20/2014

***W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Interview With Sis. Maggie Rhodes About Incident***
WATCH NOW:
http://youtu.be/fuTkwEYueEc

READ ARTICLE:
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-civil-rights-disgrace-penis.html

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: "The Down Low Truth On The HIV/AIDS Conspiracy: Baba Dick Gregory Speaks Again!!!" (Sun. 2/2/2014 @ 2pm e/1pm c/11am p)

    

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: "The Down Low Truth On The HIV/AIDS Conspiracy: Baba Dick Gregory Speaks Again!!!" 

 W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: Resurrecting Black Radio One Podcast At A Time!!!

Date: Sunday Feb. 2, 2014

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 A meeting of 2 artivists: The Honorable Bro. Dick Gregory & Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist (6/14/2012)

2.) Dr. Stephen (Steve) F. Minkin

Stephen F. Minkin, a National Magazine Award Winner for Excellence in Reporting, has more than 40 years of experience working on international health and environmental issues. He was Chief of the UNICEF Nutrition Program in Bangladesh and advisor to the World Health Organization’s Global Program on AIDS. He was a consultant to the United Nations on the linkages between Environment and Health. Mr. Minkin has training in Epidemiology and Biostatics’ from the University of Massachusetts and in Anthropology from Cambridge University in England. He has numerous publications to his credit. He was twice awarded the position of Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Iowa Center for International and Comparative Studies.

His landmark work “Depo-Provera – A Critical Analysis” in 1980 was the first to identify serious health problems associated with the contraceptive that were confirmed in subsequent decades by medical researchers and the FDA.

He is currently completing book entitled White Plague: Blood, War and the Missing History of AIDS.

3.) You!!!

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If You Don't BElieve Then Just Check Out Last Week's Show!!!

"Surviving The Times: Baba Dick Gregory Speaks!!!" 1/26/2014 WATCH NOW:

http://youtu.be/ZtQYcXqILtk

***

Dick Gregory Gone Wild I Mean Viral…

'Nigger' Happened!!!~Bro. Dick Gregory

In January 2013, an interview W.E. A.L.L. B.E. did with venerable comic legend, author, nutritional guru and civil rights activist Bro. Dick Gregory went viral…The interview, which was uploaded on the W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV YouTube Channel deals with his endorsement of the controversial award winning film “Django Unchained” and his criticisms of Spike Lee as ‘a punk’ and ‘a thug’ for offering a negative review of the film without even seeing it…The video has caused a firestorm of controversy, debate and was even picked up by respected and popular national media outlets such as The Huffington Post, Bossip, NewsOne, The Root, and Black Enterprise magazine just to name a few…The comments made on the YouTube video range from the profane to the profound…I also enjoy reading the insightful comments and blog posts it has generated on social media forums and other internet outlets…I have also received phone calls from folks all over the USA thanking me for the video and sharing their own insights on why hearing the interview was such an affirming learning experience for them…The literally tens of thousands of responses it generated could actually probably make for a great foundation for a decent dissertation on the topic…I was glad that the moment W.E. A.L.L. B.E. captured and shared for posterity also became a true teaching moment for the rest of the world too…

You can view the actual interview and video that was created at the following link:

 W.E. A.L.L. B.E.: Bro. Dick Gregory On 'Django Unchained': "Spike Lee Is A Thug & A Punk." (1/13/2013)

http://youtu.be/CS34OiuNmG0

As a matter of fact  full interviews the master teacher did with W.E. A.L.L. B.E. last year have gone viral!!! Please listen and/or view at your leisure via the following links...And remember to share with your networks:


Watch It Now:

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 1 (1/13/2013)

http://youtu.be/PuQQSsSpYPE 


W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 2 (1/16/2013)

http://youtu.be/jCpmwm8TmFY


W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 3 (2/22/2013)

http://youtu.be/c165Gj_rGgQ


W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 4 (4/14/2013)

http://youtu.be/KCEtvgglFiw

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Make It Plain 2013 (5/16/2013)

http://youtu.be/ooBoSeGe2_c


W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Beyond the Hoodie: Bro. Dick Gregory Speaks!!!" 8/11/2013

http://youtu.be/i_wLMlKdvkY 


W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Confessions Of A Thought Provocateur: Bro. Dick Gregory LIVE!!!" 1/17/2013

http://youtu.be/R-Ism0yOexA


W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Who Shot Ya??? Bro. Dick Gregory Talks JFK Assassination." 11/24/2013

http://youtu.be/yRVH-7gTFBU


For More Bro. Dick Gregory Episodes Please Visit 
The Official W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV Channels: 

http://www.youtube.com/weallbetv 


http://www.youtube.com/weallbetv2


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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: "Surviving The Times: Baba Dick Gregory Speaks!!!" (Sun. 1/26/2014 @ 4pm e/3pm c/1pm p)

    

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: Surviving The Times: Baba Dick Gregory Speaks!!!

 W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: Resurrecting Black Radio one podcast at a time!!!

Date: Sunday Jan. 26, 2014

Showtime:

4pm Eastern/3pm Central/1pm Pacific

 This is a 2 hour show/discussion

Listen Live!!! 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/weallbe/2014/01/26/we-all-be-radio-surviving-the-times-baba-dick-gregory-speaks

***All Shows Are Recorded & Archived & Available For Listens & Downloads 24/7 @ The Same Links Of Their LIVE Airing***

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1.)  The Honorable Bro. Dick Gregory

 A meeting of 2 artivists: The Honorable Bro. Dick Gregory & Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist (6/14/2012)

2.) You!!!

The call in Phone Number: (646) 652-4593

***The show will be archived and available for listens/downloads 24/7 after live airing @ same link...***

***

"Last Year Was Incredible...But This Year Is Going To Be Phenomenal...The Best is Yet To Come!!!" #R2c2h2Says

Dick Gregory Gone Wild I Mean Viral…

'Nigger' Happened!!!~Bro. Dick Gregory

In January 2013, an interview W.E. A.L.L. B.E. did with venerable comic legend, author, nutritional guru and civil rights activist Bro. Dick Gregory went viral…The interview, which was uploaded on the W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV YouTube Channel deals with his endorsement of the controversial award winning film “Django Unchained” and his criticisms of Spike Lee as ‘a punk’ and ‘a thug’ for offering a negative review of the film without even seeing it…The video has caused a firestorm of controversy, debate and was even picked up by respected and popular national media outlets such as The Huffington Post, Bossip, NewsOne, The Root, and Black Enterprise magazine just to name a few…The comments made on the YouTube video range from the profane to the profound…I also enjoy reading the insightful comments and blog posts it has generated on social media forums and other internet outlets…I have also received phone calls from folks all over the USA thanking me for the video and sharing their own insights on why hearing the interview was such an affirming learning experience for them…The literally tens of thousands of responses it generated could actually probably make for a great foundation for a decent dissertation on the topic…I was glad that the moment W.E. A.L.L. B.E. captured and shared for posterity also became a true teaching moment for the rest of the world too…

You can view the actual interview and video that was created at the following link:

 W.E. A.L.L. B.E.: Bro. Dick Gregory On 'Django Unchained': "Spike Lee Is A Thug & A Punk." (1/13/2013)

http://youtu.be/CS34OiuNmG0

As a matter of fact  full interviews the master teacher did with W.E. A.L.L. B.E. last year have gone viral!!! Please listen and/or view at your leisure via the following links...And remember to share with your networks:

Watch It Now:
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 1 (1/13/2013)
http://youtu.be/PuQQSsSpYPE 


W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 2 (1/16/2013)
http://youtu.be/jCpmwm8TmFY

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 3 (2/22/2013)
http://youtu.be/c165Gj_rGgQ

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Unchained Part 4 (4/14/2013)

http://youtu.be/KCEtvgglFiw

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Bro. Dick Gregory Make It Plain 2013 (5/16/2013)
http://youtu.be/ooBoSeGe2_c

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Beyond the Hoodie: Bro. Dick Gregory Speaks!!!" 8/11/2013
http://youtu.be/i_wLMlKdvkY 

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Confessions Of A Thought Provocateur: Bro. Dick Gregory LIVE!!!" 1/17/2013
http://youtu.be/R-Ism0yOexA

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Who Shot Ya??? Bro. Dick Gregory Talks JFK Assassination." 11/24/2013
http://youtu.be/yRVH-7gTFBU

For More Bro. Dick Gregory Episodes Please Visit 
The Official W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV Channels: 
http://www.youtube.com/weallbetv 

http://www.youtube.com/weallbetv2

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A Civil Rights Disgrace: Penis Mutilation Victim Baby Ashton Rhodes' Mom and Supporters Assaulted & Harassed By Security & MPD On MLK Day @ National Civil Rights Museum 1/20/2014

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"A Civil Rights Disgrace: Penis Mutilation Victim Baby Ashton Rhodes' Mom & Supporters Assaulted & Harassed By Security & MPD On MLK Day @ National Civil Rights Museum" 1/20/2014

***W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: Interview With Sis. Maggie Rhodes About Incident***
WATCH NOW:
http://youtu.be/fuTkwEYueEc

"Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way."

"The time is always right to do the right thing."
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Bro. Ron aka r2c2h2 tha artivist
1/22/2014

During the Baby Ashton Rhodes Rally at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, on MLK Day 2014 (1/20/2014), Sis. Maggie Rhodes and her supporters were allegedly harassed and assaulted by security and the Memphis Police Department…According to Sis Maggie Rhodes, the Black security officers that approached her and her supporters used a plethora of cuss words and other expletives directed at them, many of whom were young children…Allegedly the security officers, along with the Memphis Police Department, threatened to physically remove her and her supporters from the premises even though they all paid the $3 admissions fee to get into the museum…This incident happened around 4:00pm central at the site where Dr. King was assassinated for fighting for the rights of people who were neglected and disrespected by the dominant White society at large…Although W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News was present at the rally and museum earlier that day, we left the premises around 3pm central and was alerted about this unfortunate incident in the 5pm central hour by Sis. Maggie Rhodes who we interviewed for the story…To have this happen at the site of Dr. King’s Martyrdom and on his national birthday observance no less is an insult to Dr. King’s legacy and to decent freedom loving and justice seeking people everywhere…Do any of us think that Dr. King, if he was alive today, would turn his back on a Black baby who was basically butchered by the medical establishment??? This issue needs to be addressed both at the grassroots and institutional levels…Listen to Sis. Maggie Rhodes in her own words via the video…Please spread this incident throughout your networks…Also please alert the National Civil Rights Museum and let them know your disgust in the treatment of Sis. Maggie Rhodes by their authorities and representatives…

Express Your Outrage: The following is the contact information for the National Civil Rights Museum:

National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry Street
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 521-9699
Fax: (901) 527-1229
E-Mail: cdyson@civilrightsmuseum.org

***Media Inquiries & Donations***

Please Send All Donations For Baby Ashton And His Family To Sis. Maggie Rhodes Via Her Official PayPal Account

Email address:

MaggieRhodes47@yahoo.com

For Interview Requests Please Contact Sis. Maggie Rhodes Directly

Phone: (901) 592-7466

Or Her Lawyer Bro. Dennis Sweet

Phone: (601) 750-0510

***

See also:

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "Penis Removal Victim Baby Ashton and Family In Near Fatal Car Accident~Sis. Maggie Rhodes Interview" 12/10/2013

PLEASE WATCH:
http://youtu.be/W-mUtr8bvcc

;"Sis. Maggie Rhodes Talks With Bro. Dick Gregory About Son's Castration" 11/17/2013

PLEASE WATCH: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq8FZdlLOh4

"They Cut Off My Baby's Penis!!! The Story Of Baby Ashton: Maggie Rhodes' Interview (With Her Lawyer Dennis Sweet III)" 11/17/2013

 PLEASE WATCH:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edFUOpUaLXI

Baby Castration Nightmare: The Baby Ashton Story...Make Viral!!!

http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2013/11/baby-castration-nightmare-baby-ashton.html

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Today on W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: "Baby Ashton Update & Lynne Stewart FREE & LIVE!!!" (Sunday, 1/19/2014) 12 pm e/ 11 am c/ 9 am p

    

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: "Baby Ashton Update & Lynne Stewart FREE & LIVE!!!"

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio: Resurrecting Black Radio one podcast at a time!!!

Date: Sunday January 19, 2014

Showtime:

12 pm Eastern/11 am Central/9 am Pacific

 This is a 2 hour show/discussion

Listen Live!!! 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/weallbe/2014/01/19/we-all-be-radio-baby-ashton-update-lynne-stewart-free--live

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***Note: Miss A Live Show??? No Worries!!! All Shows Are Recorded & Archived & Available For Downloads & Listens @ The Same Link 24/7!!!***

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Featured Topics & Guests...

1.) Baby Ashton Update

Guests...
A.) Sis. Maggie Rhodes (The Mother of Baby Ashton Rhodes)

B.) Representative from Intact Memphis
https://www.facebook.com/IntactMemphis

C.) Mother of another botched circumcision victim from Christ Community Health Center

***Justice For Baby Ashton Protest Rally @ The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis,TN, on MLK Day, Monday, 1/20/2014, from 9 am c-5 pm c ***

Also Check More Baby Ashton Updates On W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News:
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Breaking News: "Penis Removal Victim Baby Ashton and Family In Near Fatal Car Accident~Sis. Maggie Rhodes Interview" 12/10/2013
WATCH NOW @ THE LINK BELOW:
http://youtu.be/W-mUtr8bvcc

"Sis. Maggie Rhodes Talks With Bro. Dick Gregory About Son's Castration" 11/17/2013

PLEASE WATCH: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq8FZdlLOh4

"They Cut Off My Baby's Penis!!! The Story Of Baby Ashton: Maggie Rhodes' Interview (With Her Lawyer Dennis Sweet III)" 11/17/2013

 PLEASE WATCH:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edFUOpUaLXI

Baby Castration Nightmare: The Baby Ashton Story...Make Viral!!!

http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2013/11/baby-castration-nightmare-baby-ashton.html

***

2.)  Lynne Stewart FREE & LIVE!!!

Guests...

A.) 2013 W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Lifetime Achievement Awardees The Honorable Sis. Lynne Stewart & Bro. Ralph Poynter

Who is Lynne Stewart?

Lynne Stewart is a radical human rights attorney who has devoted her life to the oppressed – a constant advocate for the countless many deprived in the United States of their freedom and their rights. Lynne has been falsely accused of helping terrorists in an obvious attempt by the U.S. government to silence dissent, curtail vigorous defense lawyers, and install fear in those who would fight against the U.S. government’s racism, seek to help Arabs and Muslims being prosecuted for free speech and defend the rights of all oppressed people. She was arrested in April 2002 and arraigned before Manhattan federal Judge John Koeltl, who also presided over her trial in 2004. She was convicted, and received a 28-month sentence in October 2006. However she was free on bail until 2009, when the government appealed the sentence. In late 2009 Lynne was re-sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

Lynne was freed from prison on December 31, 2013 and is now home with her family!

Justice For Lynne Stewart: 

Official website: 
http://www.lynnestewart.org

Facebook Page: 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-for-Lynne-Stewart/113306425405940

Also Check Out:

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio:"JUSTICE FOR LYNNE STEWART!!!"
6/16/2013
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/weallbe/2013/06/16/we-all-be-radio

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W.E. A.L.L.B.E. TV: "He Died A Week Before MLK: Larry Payne, Forgotten Civil Rights Martyr..." (Please Watch & Share With Networks)

***For Immediate Release***

Contact:

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E-mail: r2c2h2@gmail.com

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W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "He Died A Week Before MLK: Larry Payne, Forgotten Civil Rights Martyr..."  (2 Part Documentary)

"I was in my living room watching 'As the World Turns.' A lady ran in and told me Larry had been shot by the police. I ran out. I ran to touch him. The police would not let me touch him. He said, 'Get back, nigger.' He put the barrel of the gun right into my stomach. I could feel it."
~Lizzie Payne, Larry Payne's Mother

  

W.E. A.L.L.B.E. TV: "He Died A Week Before MLK: Larry Payne, Forgotten Civil Rights Martyr..." 

Part 1 (Interview With Mother, Lizzie Payne, & Brother,Calvin Payne) 12/19/2010

WATCH NOW:

http://youtu.be/RxRbItaeKaE

W.E. A.L.L. B.E. TV: "He Died A Week Before MLK: Larry Payne, Forgotten Civil Rights Martyr..."

Part 2 (Interview With Sister, Carolyn Payne) 12/19/2010

WATCH NOW:

http://youtu.be/hsjanrj77ag

***

About The Larry Payne Story

Larry Payne, 16, died March 28, 1968, the only fatality in a day of riots and looting which erupted during a Memphis sanitation workers' march led by Dr. King. 60 people were injured. King would later telephone Lizzie Payne to comfort her. He planned to visit her at her residence in the Fowler Homes housing projects. Before he could visit, he too was dead exactly a week later on April 4, 1968. King's assassination overshadowed Larry Payne's tragic death and turned the 16-year-old into an almost forgotten historical footnote except to his family.

Officer L.D. Jones stated that he and a fellow officer, Charles F. Williams, followed a group of Black youths carrying television sets from the Sears store at 903 S. Third to a basement in Fowler Homes. Jones later testified that he demanded anyone in the basement to surrender. Jones claimed that Payne came out with his left hand in the air and the right hand holding a knife. Officer Jones then fired a shotgun blast into Payne's abdomen. However, witnesses including Larry's mother said that Larry didn't have a knife. As a matter of fact a knife was never recovered from the scene although police officials claimed that the knife was mistakenly dumped into the Mississippi River along with other weapons from their evidence room.

The Officer Who Shot Larry Payne, Memphis Police Officer L.D. Jones, Was Never Charged & Is Reportedly Still Alive.

For More On Story Check Out The Following Links:

Mother Grieves Son's Death, Overshadowed By King Slaying:

http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2010/11/mother-grieves-sons-death-overshadowed.html

Family Still Mourning Sole Victim Of Violence After 1968 King March:

http://web.commercialappeal.com/newgo/mlk/28payne.shtml

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