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 [...]
Black History month is observed in the United States in order to give African American men, women, and children a more complete knowledge of their contributions to civilization. It is equally important for other races to make note of the accomplishments of our race as a means of reducing negative racial stereotypes. In week 1, [...]
For years, I have been asked what my political affiliation was. I am not a fan of Barack Obama – despite his African heritage. Nor am I a fan of the American Conservative disposition for reasons I will address later this week here. I vote for Third Party Candidates for lack of better options in [...]
“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 [...]
On April 24, Sudan declared war on its neighbor, South Sudan. The declaration of war comes less than one year after South Sudan separated from Sudan. From the U.K. Telegraph: On a visit to China, Salva Kiir, South Sudan’s president, told his counterpart, Hu Jintao, that, “[my visit] comes at a very critical moment … because our [...]
Many who are new to Black consciousness may not understand the true meaning behind the use of red, black, and green as our defining colors. The RBG are the red, white, and blue of Black conscousness, and have very specific meanings that every Black man, woman, and child should be knowledgeable of. The History of the [...]
Most of us see Marcus Garvey as a founding father of Pan-Africanism and a Black Moses, but he would have rather be seen as a Black Hitler. There’s a lot that says Marcus Garvey structured the United Negro Improvement Association after Hitler’s Nazi Party. Even his speaking style was modeled after Hitlers. Listen to this [...]
This is something you wont read about on any other Black blog. Starting in the beginning of the 20th Century, Communist leaders sought to establish an African American Communist controlled Republic in the American South. The plot failed, but their efforts ultimately led to the success of the civil rights movement. Unknown to most Black men and [...]
A look at Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line, Negro Factories Corporation, and Negro Word Newspaper from a 21st century financial and economic perspective. On Monday, one of our readers made the following comment: …We must study the movements from the past that found success among our people such as the Marcus Gravy UNIA, the Nation [...]
