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*In America, many of the most ignorant citizens pretend that African Americans came here as slaves and never contributed anything to the nation. Even as slaves, Africans contributed by literally building the new nation. This racist view leaves way for the lie that African descendants left slavery and became a burden on America, languishing in [...]
*No other people in the world have the ugly history with a nation as African descendants with America. We were once property and instead of becoming truly free, we allowed ourselves to be duped into a game of make believe, pretending to be free, but having none of the intrinsic mobility as a group that [...]
*There is no doubt that I am a black woman, I am probably what is considered to be a real black woman, kinky haired, so called now described type 4 with no real curl pattern with which to classify it as good hair. I am hearing this term again and again, not just from whites [...]
*Today I grieve. I grieve not for the passing of humanity into the ether, as defined divergently by many. I grieve not for those I have loved or those who have loved me who are now a part of the great beyond. I grieve for the death of reason. For some, the pursuit of [...]
*It has been said that he who laughs last, laughs best. When it comes to laughing at African Americans and ignorant Black comedy, we have to seriously ask ourselves: “Who’s laughing last? Who’s laughing best?” I’m not certain that it’s us. Let’s take, for example, Chris Rock’s famous quip: “There’s a difference between Black people [...]
Michele Bachmann *Well, the GOP has done it again. Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, recently signed a controversial marriage “pledge.” Part of the document alleges that the family situation of African-American children living under slavery is superior or preferential to today. Meaning, Black slave children had stronger families under slavery. Of course I was personally [...]
*Whatever you do, don’t make any references to Marvin Kingsland using such terms as “procurer” or a moniker infinitely unacceptable, “pimp.” Not even in jest. The mere implication raises his dander. “Would you refer to a waiter or a cab driver as a servant?” he asks rhetorically. “I am a businessman.” And what a business [...]
*Part of our Soul as a people can be found in what we can create when we come together. But with marriage on the decline and the genders nearly at war with each other using public propaganda, our proverbial Soul is now divided. For example, men once lead the Black community. Now, women have ostensibly [...]
*The nation’s decades long war on drugs and ‘tough on crime’ posture has failed to reduce crime rates and control the rising prison population. Additionally, our current crime fighting strategy puts us at a disadvantage in other critical sectors, namely education. Knowing what we now know, it is clear that it’s beyond time to take [...]
*For several years, ever since the No Child Left Behind Act took effect, students, teachers and school districts have felt the pressure that comes from living in a nation that uses standardized tests as its sole method for measuring student proficiency. When too many students at one school perform poorly on these tests, teachers can [...]
*After being urged by President Obama to invest in our nation’s students, you would think our federal lawmakers would do anything they could to preserve a program that sets the foundation for a lifetime of achievement, right? Wrong. Once again, Republicans are moving to cut a program that helps average Americans and, in this case, [...]
*In the name of the so-called “war against terror,” former President George Bush created an unjust, unfair system at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Under the rules devised by Bush and his advisors, alleged terrorists could be held at the prison indefinitely. They did not have to be charged with a specific [...]
*Dear Friends, As we come to the close of Black History Month, let us march into the future with boldness, determination and courage — honoring the sacrifices of our ancestors by fighting injustice, strengthening our families and communities, and using our intellect, discipline and industriousness to embrace the destiny of greatness which God has set [...]
*I am history buff and I tend to get intensely anger when I see or hear lies and frauds being pushed as “true” history. Sometimes I am left confused as to whether the people pushing these frauds, especially regarding Black history, are just ignorant of the truth or actually know the facts but deliberately try [...]
The Bridge: The Giving of Thanks
*“We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us.’ –Malcolm X The above quote from Malcolm X is in reference to the celebration of the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock in what they would call New England, ultimately creating the Mayflower Compact and laying the foundation for the United States. Malcolm used this [...]