'Everywhere one finds Whites and Blacks in close proximity to each other, the Whites are in Control. Yet Blacks rarely question this extraordinary universal phenomenon which defies every known statistical law of probability.' [MORE]  Neely Fuller says there are 2 Classes of People; The Powerful Class (white supremacists/racists) and the Powerless Class (all non-white people and those white people who are not white supremacists). 

From [PanAfricanNews] Federal Judge Stephen Rhodes heard closing arguments in the largest municipal bankruptcy trial in United States history on November 8. The City of Detroit being unjustly represented by the law firm of the imposed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, Jones Day, attempted to make a case for forcing the majority African American municipality into insolvency where pensioners may get as little as sixteen cents on the dollar.

During the course of the preliminary hearings in federal court, over 23,000 retirees received letters from Orr’s office saying that their healthcare plans would be terminated by the end of this year. Subsequent announcements indicate that the deadline has been extended to the end of February 2014.

You're in charge brother, do what you're told. Racists/white supremacists never accept blame for Blacks environmental conditions which are clearly the result of White oppression. On the contrary, Blacks are held responsible for the deterioration of their communities even though all of the property is White controlled.[MORE]  

The judge will issue a ruling on whether the city is insolvent and whether the state-imposed emergency manager conducted “good faith” negotiations with the unions and other creditors prior to filing for bankruptcy. Attorneys for the unions say that the actions of Orr and his team has been shrouded in secrecy and that a decision was already made prior to any efforts to discuss these issues with the labor leaders and pensioners.

According to Sharon Levine, the attorney representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in the bankruptcy trial, “You don’t know how or what is going to be cut. How could you make a counterproposal without the very basic, simple facts?” (NYT, November 8)

Additional hearings will be held on the emergency management plans to pay off a swap deal with Bank of America and United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) which, if given the go ahead, will drive the city further into financial ruin. The Detroit City Council, where a majority of members have voted consistently with the banks, unanimously rejected the swap deal on October 21 that would be refinanced by Barclays, later sending a resolution to the bankruptcy court explaining why the arrangement was no good for Detroit workers, retirees and taxpayers. [MORE]