By E. Faye Williams
The Philadelphia Tribune
https://www.phillytrib.com/
My first wish is for Minnesotans to not be discouraged from protesting for justice and human rights causes. I believe in nonviolent protest and work to protect it. This White House has gone so far beyond testing the limits of the law and decency.
A White House official just misused artificial intelligence to totally change a Black woman’s appearance in an effort to show a bad image of Nekima Levy Armstrong, a sister doing what I would be doing in Minnesota if I were there. She was protesting the illegal ICE tactics against people exercising their right to freely protest violations of ICE! If you haven’t seen someone take her actual photograph and make her look like something she was not doing while protesting.
ICE agents have no respect for the law. They’re taking orders from Trump. He sets no positive image or remarks about anybody who is doing the right thing. Minnesotans have firmly taken a stance against him, and they show no sign of yielding to his demands.
In reference to Greenland, Trump continued to embarrass himself a few days ago, calling out Iceland when he meant Greenland, is an embarrassment to every young child who studies and learns world geography, now being confused by a president who doesn’t know better and doesn’t care about what he is doing to the image of American schools. It’s the same man who demolishes the U.S. Department of Education for no apparent reason.
NATO allies who sent their sons and daughters to fight for liberty with the USA, must be in pain for what Trump is doing to divide the alliance. The prime minister of Britain said, “Trump’s remarks are insulting and appalling.” Greenland’s prime minister does not know what the deal is for their country. A lot of damage has already been done.
Our traditional allies are saying about his Board of Peace that they don’t believe it, aren’t signing on to it and not participating. Trump’s idea of peace is whether he’s in control, and it’s obvious he means if you agree to allow him to control everything. I feel sorry for the woman who gave up her Nobel Peace Prize to this man who has no conception of what peace is or what the award means.
There is no question that Trump is underwater on so many issues like immigration, the economy, COLA, foreign relations, Israel-Gaza, Ukraine or Epstein! Most of those items definitely impact Black people, so we should be paying attention as to where we go from here.
One of the things hurting us is what we do and don’t do with our own people. An unbelievable number of our people don’t vote or vote against their own best interests. We’ve got a teaching job ahead of us! I pray that our brown brothers and sisters are seeing Trump cares no more about their well-being than he cares about that of Black people.
Look at what ICE agents just did to that 5-year-old boy in Minnesota! Look at what they did to Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Look at how local officials are being disrespected in cities where ICE agents are sent to take illegal actions against the people and make life miserable for them.
I listened to Rep. Mike Lawler of New York recently, and hang my head in shame for him, but I’m doing that about a lot of people these days. What happened to the good Republicans who once cared about the people they represent?
It bothers me when I hear people dismiss us while we protest as wrong or just being far left or outside agitators as we’re standing up for justice and constitutional rights.
I’m truly concerned about the future of America. On my wish list I’ve put hopes for silent people to stand up and join us for righteousness under our flag and our God?
E. Faye Williams is a civil and human rights activist, attorney, entrepreneur, former president and CEO of the National Congress of Black Women and founder/president of the Dick Gregory Society. She is also host of WPFW-FM’s “Wake Up and Stay Woke!”
