Mr. President, looking for extremist Terrorism, look no further than White Supremacy

 

Dear Mr. President, history consistently points to not to the left, but to right wing extremists. I am sorry about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, no one deserves to murdered for the political beliefs. Now you are for a witch hunt of the left, but the right has killed more than any other group. I am not certain how you have missed the data. Allow me to help you find it. "This analysis makes several arguments. First, far-right terrorism has significantly outpaced terrorism from other types of perpetrators, including from far-left networks and individuals inspired by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Right-wing attacks and plots account for the majority of all terrorist incidents in the United States since 1994, and the total number of right-wing attacks and plots has grown significantly during the past six years. Right-wing extremists perpetrated two thirds of the attacks and plots in the past six years.  " > https://www.csis.org/analysis/escalating-terrorism-problem-united-states <

Mr. President as you cry bogeymen on the left, White Supremacist are planning the next murders. So, while you play outrage, we remember 4 little Black Girls in Birmingham, Alabama at church on September 15, 1963. You did not ask the nation to remember today, you did not fly any flags at half mass. A refresher link to tweet your memory > https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/sep/15 <

While you convincely forget, we remember. We say their names
Denise McNair (11),
Addie Mae Collins (14),
Carole Robertson (14), and
Cynthia Wesley (14).
We clearly remember it was White Supremacist Haters who took their lives in an act of terrorism. Justice did not move swiftly. More than a decade later in 1970 Ku Klux Klan leader Robert Chambliss was convicted of murder for participating in the church bombing and later died in prison. Several more decades later, in the early 2000s, Bobby Frank Cherry and Thomas Blanton were also convicted of murder for their roles in the bombing; both men were sentenced to life imprisonment.  Yes, justice is quick for the murder of White men, but four little Black Girls, well that takes decades. 

Mr. President,
we are not near broken,
We are not afraid,
We are determine,
We are fighting, and 
Our eyes are on the prize,
For we believe,
BELIEVE.  

 

If you like to listen to the song that inspired my morning walk this September 15, 2025, it is Rhiannon Giddens "Birmingham Sunday 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_T5KlTpvoM

Legacy Calls Us

  This past Friday, (09/12/25), I had the pleasure of interviewing the new CCSU Dean of Education, Dr. John Barile on my radio show Readman: Truth to Power 103.5 FM New Haven. He is (to my knowledge) the first dean at Central to openly challenge this idea that top down mandates/high states testing improve learning. John writes, in his recently released book Leading From The Core, how these top down reforms have harmed teachers, students, and school morale.

In a few weeks time we plan to meet up again, this time my plan is to share (with the newest dean), Central Connecticut State University's most esteemed graduate of 1853 Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett; the first Black graduate of any Connecticut College. At that time, down in New Haven at Yale University, they did admit their first Black student, who was not permitted speak in the classroom, or participate in any classroom discussions. And he could not graduate. Similarly, here at Trinity College in Hartford, the first black student could attend classes, but he could not register, or graduate. And yes, here in New Britain at Central Connecticut State University, Bassett was given full status, and equal rights as any other student. Bassett graduated head of his class. Later he then went on to become one of the most significant Black American historic figures of the 19th Century. Bassett was one of the most innovative educators of his time. He was America’s first Black diplomat, known as the Hero of Hispaniola. He was a major leader of recruiting Black soldiers into the Union Army.

The new dean at Central, Dean Barile, is rooted in personal narratives. He is a bottom up visionary builder, and just like me... has a love of history. My plan, when we meet in October (as a proud member of the original Bassett Community) is to share with John what I see as the benefit of stronger connections between the Bassett Legacy and The School Eduction at large. My ultimate goal is to ensure that Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett has a place in that new vision Dr. Barile is building. Legacy is easily lost in an era where Black History is being buried. The members of the Basset Community will not go gentle in that night. Read about the legacy of Don Carlos Bassett > https://afsa.org/ebenezer-bassett-legacy-americas-first-african-american-diplomat?fbclid=IwY2xjawMz5hVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpaWQLKfGsQEShX0rvYgOwItPvyrVAc4ckOW1aR_4-lYid407w49Nr99wm2e_aem_UTx7JIg4rWx5uwIL60Lykg  

Christopher Teal, Author of "The Hero of Hispaniola" & Brayan Anderson Great Grand Nephew of Ebenezer Bassett. 

Picture of the Bassett Community on the end of their 10 year battle to name a university building at Central Connecticut State University, (Bassett Alumni) 

If you like to listen to the tune that inspired my morning walk today it is One Last Time from Hamilton > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPgDZBADR3Y <

I am a Professor Emeritus retired and active member of the Basett Community determine to help preserve the Legacy of Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett, 

Jesse's Basic Radio Info

 

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If you are wondering what tune inspired my morning walk it Buck Owens "Act Naturally" > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__SMDtF_DsY&list=RD__SMDtF_DsY&start_radio=1 <