Poem: No Troublemakers

No Troublemakers

By Benita Blocker, 2022

There's no Troublemakers in my inventory.

So the slave Master says with pride.

I treat my slaves well so they don't get out of line.

Their clothes on their backs are clean so they are just fine.

They have church every Sunday. 

A large supper makes it a fun day.

No outside influences are permitted.

No secular music; only gospel music is the limit.

No movie theaters; no sports arena.

Just the prison of the plantation and their quiet demeanor.

Aren't you blessed to have Masters like us?

A mom and a dad that you can trust.

Remain a good little girl and just hush.

Carolinas Healthcare System and its Diversity Focus

So today, Carolinas Healthcare System is hosting its 12th Annual Diversity Symposium.  The interesting thing is that I had the pleasure of watching the movie "Belle" this week, and what I realized is that most, if not, all the "plantations" had diversity in the form of slaves or servants.

So Carolinas Healthcare System's focus on diversity without commitment to being an equal employment opportunity employer is not much different than the slavers' mentality of the past.

Most slaves were either house slaves or field slaves.  There was very little room for "transfer" in positions.  I would dare say most of the work on the plantations as far as the diverse worker population was concerned was just a "dead end."

I have written several articles regarding the extreme preferential treatment, nepotism, and cronyism at Carolinas Healthcare System.  The organization neither confirms nor denies the allegations.  It is what it is.

My question is was my mistreatment, failure to promote, and layoff - the standard or the exception as far as Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS) is concerned?

If my case was an exception, then I should be able to collect on my damages.  If my case is the CHS standard, then I would say that a class action complaint should be in order.

On that note, anyone interested in joining my cause to improve workforce relations at Carolinas Healthcare System, please feel free to contact me confidentially.  Comments are welcome below.

Corporate America: Modern Day Plantation

To:  Spike Lee 

The media is saying that you do not plan to see Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."  On the contrary,  you of all people should watch this film.  It reinforces the message that you were trying to send in the making of your "School Daze" movie.   People need to "wake up."  Sometimes our Black people need to see things from a "White" perspective to understand.  The point is:  as long as they get the message, then that is all that matters.  Please do not criticize the messenger.  Just watch the film with an open mind . . . respect the artistry.



To: the unemployed, the restless, and the openminded . . .

There are two movies that you need to see.  1) Beasts of the Southern Wild and 2) Django Unchained.

"Beast of the Southern Wild" will show you that all you need is food, shelter, and water.  You do not need a job. No.  You need to know how to fish, hunt, and farm.  You need to know how to build shelter. You need a water source.  No Louis Vuitton luggage.  No front load washing machine.  No artwork on the walls.

"Django Unchained"  will teach you about the plantation.  There are house slaves, field slaves, and free men.  Depending on the smoothness of your skin and the texture of your hair, you may qualify as a house slave.  Now, think about what I have said so far . . .  eventually, you may conclude . . . Corporate America is the modern day plantation.  Congress is fighting for job creation . . . plantation jobs.  The "house slaves" are already climbing the corporate ladder within limitations.  No one ever gets a higher position than the plantation owners.

So everyone is programmed to try to get skills to work in corporate America.  Imagine if you were in chains with no luggage.  Just the clothes on your back.  Now, imagine someone taking off your chains (unchained) -- you are freed.  What you are going to do?

Field slaves knew how to live off the land . . .  People need to stop looking for plantation jobs and find a way to get their "forty acres and a mule."

Get rid of these "homeowner associations" . . . they are not saving property values.  People need to learn how to be self sufficient.  They need to learn how to farm.  They need land.  They need to own their house and their land outright (no mortgages). The size of the shelter is irrelevant.

The elite live off their interest in the bank not their principal.  Their money saved within "savings accounts" makes them money without them having to work another day in their life.

Wake up everyone. The only people that you need to impress is your clientele and potential business partners . . . people that you are trying to sell something to.  Otherwise, you do not need a Range Rover, Bentley, Hummer, nor a Maybach.

As far as Charlotte, NC is concerned, the city is too small to have anyone to impress except your clients.  There are very few potential business partners here.  Visit a big city to see what the real definition of "foot traffic" looks like.


To:  President Obama  Can we get our "forty acres and a mule outright?"

From:  "Free wo-man" Benita Blocker