Title: Religion Fact or Fiction I was raised a Baptist in Atlanta, Georgia ‘’saved’’ and baptized by age 10. My grandmother required me to attend regular bible studies classes, become a member of the choir, and a member of the junior usher board. I was quite active in my church community as an impressionable child. [...]
Before there was a Malcolm X, a Kwame Nkrumah, a Marcus Garvey, or a George Padmore, there was Edward Wilmot Blyden, the Father of Pan Africanism. Edward Wilmot Blyden was born in 1832 in the territories now known as the Virgin Islands. Like most Black men of his day, Blyden’s parents were slaves and descendants of [...]
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by those whom they oppress.” - Frederick Douglass The above quote is powerful, and deserves some meditation. In short, it tells us that we can only be oppressed up to the point that we allow it. We can only be mis-educated, dis-empowered, disenfranchised, and destroyed to the point that we allow [...]
For nearly 40 years, the Organizations of African Unity, the OAU, stood as the best hope for a politically unified Africa. Founded on May 25, 1963 by Kwame Nkrumah, the Organization of African Unity promoted the unity and solidarity of the African states, defended the interests of independent African countries, and helped to liberate those nations which were still-colonised [...]
Nothing turns me off about Black Organizations (including Black Fraternities and Black Sororities) like being preached to as soon as I walk in the room, having to “worship” the organizational leadership without criticism, “falling out” over finger pointing, and then having con-artist “leaders” skip town with my dues money. Unfortunately, most Black organizations suffer from [...]
Should the Black community work with other races and non Black organizations to help our conditions?
Skin color does not an ally make. Just because a person shares our Black skin doesn’t mean that person shares our Black ideals.
