November 25, 2015 Wednesday
To: The Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, New York
10017
From: Mr. Tracy Charles Gibson (God)
670 North 41st Street, Apartment B
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Dear Ford Foundation Associates:
In the spirit of Thanksgiving and at this time of
Thanksgiving, I Am at the end of my rope in writing People and organizations
and asking for money for the many worthwhile causes I Am associated with. I
have a private S corporation that was founded & incorporated on December 18th,
2006 to help Black youth determine and establish a better life for themselves
and to become responsible North American citizens – an asset to our Black
community, as opposed to a detriment to our nation. [I must mention that my late
mother, Mrs. Jessie Mae Gibson—an
educator & motivator -- determined
Thanksgiving as Her favorite Holiday as it brought together Her family for a
festive and elaborate meal, fellowship & good times. This year I will show
gratitude for what little I have by eating with homeless People [I like the
term Home Challenged Brothers & Sisters].
I have done an enormous amount of
work over the years, but have never received much money to maintain and advance
that work. We are not a 501c3. We are an
S corporation. [Frankly, I don’t want to be beholden to the grantors and prefer
to establish my work from money from the Black community itself.]
Unfortunately, these are such hard times that it has been almost impossible to
get much capital through this process of community building. [The financial
back-biting and the crabs-in-a-basket attitudes have been phenomenally
destructive to community progress.].
I Am sending you a copy of my Annual Report from this past
year (2015). You will understand what we do and How we do it with such a small
amount of money. At this point we have a bank account at United Bank – a Black
bank in Philadelphia -- but haven’t even
been able to establish and maintain a checking account. I have been able to pay
myself a small salary [from time to time] (see number one on the annual
report), but hit a problem with our payroll company. I Am an expert writer and a expert strategist
politically. I have supported the President on some issues and opposed Him on
some issues. Our company and I as an individual have friends on both sides of
the isle [I Am an independent voter] and have even written letters to both sides
in the Middle East conflict. I have a Peace Plan for the Middle East which I
have sent to many establishments since I first started writing it over seven
years ago. It has grown and developed, but has been largely ignored. It is
controversial, but will effectively put an end to the whole crisis there. I AM
sure of it. We are basically a Think
Tank called Bro. Tracy Gibson & Assoc., Inc. (Brother Tracy Gibson
& Associates, Incorporated) and we do writing, Education, Public
Relations, advertising, small but very effective Philanthropy, Black Community
Advocacy & Advocacy for Black youth and Black children, consultations for
individual problems, & have always been a determining factor in building
self esteem and better values in Black young People. We have requested
financial support from several Black celebrities, but to no avail. Out of
respect I will not mention their names. As you can see from our annual report,
we have received some financial support from the community and I have invested
in our company as my small disability money has allowed. We took a financial nose dive this year to
effectively reach out & help a 27-year-old Black man we hired and taught
many subjects this last summer. The experience was fantastically rewarding and
we were really able to help Him learn about Black community relations,
electronics, ethical values, good manners and Black history. We even helped Him
pay for the care of His two small children by giving Him a stipend of over
$300.00 ever two weeks as we could afford it. Recently, I Am a bit concerned
about my nephew who is a filmmaker living in Brazil. I think He is rather
embarrassed to tell His uncle –that would be me (who is Gay) that He is a man
who loves men also. This is only a
theory I have looking at the lack of women in His life. I will probably be an
important bridge for Him in relating with His parents, who will feel a real
disappointment in Him if this is true. [They
have their own issues.]. My nephew has been very quiet and aloof on the
subject. Tomorrow I will send Him an important e-mail on the subject to try to
get Him to reach a level of self acceptance in the face of a rather stern
father and mother on the subject of homosexuality. (I Am about to write this in a few moments
and put it on my travel drive to send Him tomorrow). During the summer of 2014 I helped a White
friend of mine battle some of the same demons as He wanted to be straight, but
found himself wanting a man as a lover. After spending a few months with me, He
is now living in Florida with a male lover, but He comes to Philadelphia (and I
assume sends checks here) to meet with and support his young male child. I have
had to battle my own demons as I Am dealing with being a bipolar Person with a
hint of schizophrenia. (I Am treated very professionally by a psychiatrist
(Doctor Chang) 215 748 8400 and psychologist (Ms. Sarah E. Johnson, LCSW (1 267
354 2797 – my outpatient therapist -- at
a place in West Philadelphia at 55th and Chestnut Street called The
Consortium Inc. (They desperately need
a grant themselves and probably do have their 501c3). The Consortium Inc.
provides very good services to the Black community here. (My
sister says if Black People ever got reparations, it would give us all, our
entire nation, great benefit if they were given in the form of mental health
services.) I have to agree. When I see
poor Black People spend $20.00 a day on lottery tickets and then agree with
their misguided leader that they can’t afford a $5.00 national Identification
card – and spend an entire election cycle fighting against the community taking
responsibility for that small worthwhile $5.00 investment, I cringe knowing
some of our Black leadership is just as misguided as the People He is trying to
lead. (Out of respect, I will not mention any names). If you need any information from me, please
contact me at the existing contact points below. (I Am giving you my home
address and my mailing address as well as my phone number and my business e-mail
address.) My sister is an up-and-coming artist in Wash D.C. who once received a
Ford Foundation grant. I hope you will contact Her again as well. (She
presently has a back injury that has temporarily put Her partially out of
commission. However, She is a determined Black woman who raised four children
with the help of an equally determined doctor / activist husband/ (Their
address and phone number is also listed below.)
I thank you for any consideration you can provide. My brother-in-law,
sister and myself have worked diligently to help our Black People with little
regard for financial reward and we have done so over a duration of about 35
years.
Peace & Blessings,
*GOD, Mr. Tracy Charles Gibson
*When I say I Am GOD, People always miss the second part of
this because I also say ``I Am no more GOD than anyone else. It is all a matter
of personal, spiritual, educational (not always formal), and other
development.’’ This s not a new concept. If you do the research you will find
professionally qualified and high-ranking
academicians who talk about humans being Gods when they develop in a
good and positive manner.
Founder (Disabled), CEO & President of
Brother Tracy Gibson & Associates., Incorporated
A growing concerned facing extinction unless we get funding
very soon.
Brother Tracy Gibson &
Associates, Incorporated
Post Office Box 42878
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
– 2878
Phone 215 823 9985
Home address:
Mr. Tracy Charles Gibson
670 North 41st Street
Apartment B
Philadelphia,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 19104
The Gibson Hunter
Residence
Doctor Keith Hunter
& Mrs. Claudia Aziza Gibson Hunter
4221 Argyle Avenue
Wash D.C. 20011
Phone : 1 202 723 9409
[Doctor Hunter, I Am
sure, has a private company and perhaps a 501c3 but Is entangled in some legal
matters that have been temporarily financially crippling. Perhaps you can
help.).
To Check out my older
sister’s art work log onto: www.ClaudiaAzizaGibsonHunter.com
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