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“The True worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.” Mother Mary McCloud Bethune Before I go any further, I must insert this disclaimer. When I told my girlfriend the title of this post, she said, “You can’t call women nappy headed ho’s,” and she was correct. I would …
There is a very old adage among Black African Americans, which says, “If you want to keep something hidden from Black people, all you have to do is put it in a book.” Several years ago, a client told me someone had broken into his car, after he had just cashed his paycheck and bought …
Today is the thirty-second National Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, which President Ronald Reagan (As in all of my posts, underlined words are links.) signed into law on November 2, 1983. Last Saturday my girlfriend and I attended Augusta’s Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and as I do every time I go, I wondered how …
I received the quote below, along with the “Open Letter To Charles Barkley…” in an email from my dearest friend Charlotte M., which completely shocked all of my sensibilities. For those of you who have not read it, I am sharing it with you in hopes that you will also share it with others. Reading this confirms my …
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Just the other day, my girlfriend and I was discussing superstition and it’s impact on Black African Americans. A few days later, I was reviewing some of my ancient emails on my external hard drive and came upon this one and decided to share it with my readers. Initially I did not know the origin of …
“My parents told me about Common Sense (As in all of my posts, underlined words are links.) early in my life and told me I would do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he was always around in my early years but less and less as time passed by. Today I read …
Nannie Helen Burroughs was an African American educator, orator, religious leader and businesswoman. She was born on May 2, 1879 in Orange, Virginia to John and Jennie Burroughs, who were both ex-slaves. Her father was a farmer and itinerant Baptist preacher, and her mother was a cook. Her father died when Nannie was five years …
Many Black African American Christians engage in ritualistic behaviors that are based solely on unknown traditions. Watch Night Service (As in all of my posts, underlined words are links.) is one such ritualistic tradition. In the Minds of many Black African American Christians, they go to church on New Year’s Eve for the express purpose of …
Historically, nothing causes White American males to go into a lynching frenzy (All underlined words are links.) more than the mere thought of Black African American males having sex with White women. Back in “their” day, several counties of White males, accompanied by women and children would gather at a designated place and time to …
HABARI GANI is a Swahili (As in all of my posts, underlined words are links.) phrase, which mean, “What’s the news?” We ask this question at the start of each of the seven days of Kwanzaa. HABARI GANI- What’s the news? We must loudly proclaim that beginning today, we as a people will embrace the …