Black Consciousness

How To Escape The Matrix in 5 Minutes (#consciousculturefriday)

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One of the things that I appreciate about the Great Recession is that the rest of mainstream America now knows what we Black folks have always known: the system doesn’t give a damn about you and the world don’t owe you a living. Many African Americans have never had a mortgage. Many African Americans grew up without eating breakfast...

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The Most Important Video You Will Watch All Day (#consciousculturefriday)

NO-COMPROMISE

Black History Month is secondary to the history that we write today. Are our collective efforts building a brighter future for Africa and African Americans, or are we ensuring our permanent slavery? Remember: the Dark Ages lasted 400 years.

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Prince Hall #RealBlackHistory

A symbol from Prince Hall Masonry, South Carolina Temple

Originally this post was to be about the Occult History and Teaching of the Prince Hall Masons. I might do one later, but while I was doing the research on Prince Hall masonry I came across a story that I thought was more important; the story of the man behind the lodge – Prince Hall. I was blown away...

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So You Want To Go Natural? The Natural Hair Journey with Chris-Tia Donaldson

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This is a guest post for the ladies by Chris-Tia Donaldson – owner of Thank God It’s Natural; natural products for the hair, body and home. After our popular Salute to Natural Hair, she has been gracious enough to contribute to United Black America’s mission of promoting a positive and natural Black self image (via a natural hair journey)...

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Detox or Die: Change Your Diet to Save Your Life! #consciousculturefriday

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#consciousculturefriday is a weekly series that highlights Black conscious media, spirituality, food, and fashion. A 5-Step Body Cleansing Plan for 2012 This post will teach you both how to cleanse your body for the new year, and how to keep your body clean with new dietary practices. I’m not a vegan or vegetarian (I eat mercury-free fish), but this...

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The Twelve Jewels of ISLAM

Twelve Jewels of Islam

It should first be said that these Twelve Jewels are not just the foundation of Islam, they are the foundation of any legitimate civilization. With these jewels, we Black men and women in America must first civilize ourselves so that we may then civilize the rest of the world – leading Africa and all her lost children into a new global renaissance...

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The Birth, Bloodbath, and Death of the Black Power Movement

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#consciousculturefriday is a weekly series here at United Black America that highlights Black conscious media, spirituality, fashion, and the Black men and women behind it all. This weeks feature is the just released Black Power Mixtape, a documentary that covers the birth and death of the “Black Power” movement, and the physical and psychological bloodbath that ensued throughout.   The first...

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4 Keys to Getting it Done in 2012

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2012 is here. How many of your 2011 goals remain unaccomplished? How many times have you committed to making the same New Years resolutions, year after year. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results, so if you have been juggling multiple goals year after year then its time to stop....

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African Name and Renaming Ceremonies

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To destroy the sovereignty of a people, you  must destroy their name. A name is ones direct link to ones history, ones culture, and thus to ones psychological bearings – all three of the critical factors described by Cheik Anta Diop as essential to a peoples total cultural identity. It has always been tradition in original cultures to bestow...

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The 100 Best Black Websites, 2012 Edition!

httpwww.visualphotos

BOOKMARK THIS PAGE! YOU WILL WANT TO COME BACK TO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!  You wont find this list anywhere else on the web, because it is my personal list. I subscribe to each and every one of theses sites, and use them as reference points for what I do here – both online and offline. If you...

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