Dr. Quintessa Hathaway

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

That is why I continue to speak to the mandate of the Democratic Party unlocking it's bastion of hope. Without the Black vote and a Black agenda, the Party and the nation is in dangerous decline. And, the door of the American Age as a superpower will close.

Republican power grabs are not a new topic. It is more prevalent in the South. The majority of the African American population has historically and presently lives in the region. The South is our kingdom and political power base.

Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP v. Lee was a court challenge to the racial gerrymander of Davidson County, Tennessee when the county was "cracked" into three (3) congressional districts, TN-05, TN-06, and TN-07.

We must swell the ground and build the movement for their passage. Combined, we will be a beacon of light for suffrage globally and democracy will shine brighter than any time in recent history.

The new political litmus test is based on current elected officials or aspirants support and vote in favor of the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (#JRLVRAA), the Freedom to Vote Act, and the reauthorization of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (#VRA).

Create the strategy to reach your constituency even if you do it in solidarity or with a couple volunteers. That type of grassroots work, block by block, is the most rewarding and the most necessary in this present era.

My response to every political phone call, text message, and email asking for a donation, "Mass voter registration and citizenship education." That ought to be what every elected official and aspirant should be focused.

ongoing mass voter registration, and a socioeconomic agenda for black America on the frontline. Therein, we will find equity, positive disruption of norms, a demand for freedom, and the creation of an inclusive and fairer democracy. #VRA #JRLVRAA #SecondCivilRightsMovement

The South is the new political battleground. The Democratic Party must place civil rights activism, state and federal litigation, citizenship education, voter confidence in the ballot, passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act,

I present these statistical data points as a reminder to the #DemocraticParty to greater agitate and advocate wholeheartedly for this constituency. Because, this country is blackening, browning, reddening, yellowing, and becoming less white! It is in the Party's interest!

In 2022, over five hundred African American women sought elected offices at every level of government. That trend nearly doubled in 2024 to over nine hundred. Ninety-two percent of the same population voted Democrat in the General Election. And, over eighty percent of African American men did, too.

That must be central to our imagination and vision moving towards a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and free nation and world.

The Democratic Party can combat that by winning over the southern states and the national popular vote and executing on the interest of its most loyal constituencies, African Americans and urban communities.

On any day, forty-five percent (45%) will vote for the opposition party no matter the stakes, lack of morality or respect for the rule of law.

America must tell itself hard and historical truths. In a sophisticated and simple way we can answer the questions to our problems. The acts of the Grand Old Party (GOP)are propped up by the ideology of white nationalism and economic inequality.

Now, I charge all activists to demand reparations and for sociopolitical representation in every level aspect of human endeavor.
Therein lies our power, prosperity, and progress for the present generation and our posterity.

There is a constant drum beat on police brutality and individuals dying while in police custody. I have fought and organized in those similar trenches. We must expand the scope of the fight.

On this day in 1966, Stokely Carmichael called for 'Black Power' On this day in 1966, Stokely Carmichael called for “Black Power” at a rally in Greenwood, Mississippi..

#OnThisDay in 1966, Stokely Carmichael told a rally in Greenwood MS, “We been saying freedom for 6 years & we ain’t got nothin’. What we got to start saying now is Black Power!” The slogan became a movement promoting Black identity, pride & self-determination.
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On this day in 1961: John Lewis was released from Parchman prison Mississippi Today On this day in 1961, Freedom Rider and future U.S. Rep. John Lewis was released from the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

#OnThisDay in 1961, John Lewis was released after 40 days in Parchman prison. Two years later, he delivered a fiery speech at the March on Washington. In 1965, he led the demonstrations in Selma, which propelled passage of the Voting Rights Act. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/07/o...

There will come a day when our richest and most storied culture will respect one's ideology and practices around decorum, privacy, and boundaries. Therein lies our humanist perspective instead of unjustly trampling over them.

The mass media and the some political powers that be are pumping and priming for former First Lady Obama to have a public mental breakdown. The insensitivity to the fact she has buried both of her parents (her mother's transition is fresh), and now claims of martial division is unfair.

It is mandatory for this country to create a New Deal-style healthcare system where we build world class medical facilities, every state college and university has a medical school and hospital, and we are inspiring and providing financial aid for the youth to become doctors and specialists.

Let us always remember he is a genocider, and that over one million Americans died from the coronavirus. Furthermore, millions are suffering from post-COVID conditions. The baby boomers are aging and need additional healthcare and resources.

The same energy #Americans employed to learn about Project 2025 needs to be exerted on the John R. Lewis #Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. Therein lies our answer to judicial activism and legislative backsliding. #SCOTUS

And, a new #Constitution must be written as a declaration to the birth of a new nation.

Only radically progressive change and limitless opportunities for all its inhabitants is how the American Age continues. If not, a Second American Revolution, Second Civil War, and a Second Civil Rights Movement will take root and flourish.

An unhealthy mood of global scale is on display today. It incubated not nine (9) years ago, but late August four hundred six (406) years ago when the weight of imperialism docked in what would become the American colonies. Presently, this country is facing a threat to popular sovereignty.

Mass organization and #voter registration, and divestiture is how a nation creates a titanic sociopolitical and economic conscience and develops a pathos to motivate an entire generation to respond to the call to action during the Second Civil Rights Movement.