Actually it was on Friday but I thought two posts was enough for one day! I can’t believe I’ve made it thus far and I have so many of you lovely readers, lurkers, passersby and participants to thank. Thank you for the encouragement and the challenges. I have learned a lot about myself through this [...]
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We Are All Looking for “Home” I had to get away from all computers for a few hours yesterday. So I went for a walk and on a whim decided to see the movie Away We Go. Directed by Sam Mendes it stars Maya Rudolph and John Kransinksi. I admit I was curious to see [...] A Beautiful Birth To A New Mindset For all of those that can’t withstand the mere mention of the dysfunction in SOME black men without losing it you might want to change the channel. There is no way of sweetening the bitterness so that SOME of you may deign to read and comprehend. I can’t [...] What! you may be thinking. You may still be in denial or grieving your moment after getting out of the This Is What the Black Community Used to Be But Is No More Matrix. Whether you’re contemplating taking the pill, want to be put back in or are ready to take on some agents you [...] Leave and don’t look back! After my “lovely” exchange yesterday with a group of poison pen bullies and their supporters it dawned on me I fell for the okey doke. I saw the abnormal, caustic, dysfunctional behavior of several black men up close and did not immediately turn away. I thought I could have a [...] I’ve noticed how the terms independence and freedom are used interchangeably by people living in the United States (particularly in relation to the 4th of July) as if they mean the same thing. They may appear to be equals of each other but I don’t think they are per se. I think one may be [...] Watch this video. Actually listen to the video because the message of the song is what’s important. I don’t wanna be anything other than what I’ve been trying to be latelyAll I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mindI’m tired of looking around rooms wondering what I gotta doOr [...] Have you ever been on a “diet” and found yourself eating junk food you’d never bought before? Do you claim to be broke but can’t put down the credit card? Do you decry racism that personally touches you but say nothing about the sexism you personally engage in? Is it normal for you to say [...] Some would argue there is truly no non-conformity only pockets of rebellion that may lie within each of us. I remember being in my twenties and hearing staunch declarations of how some friends were so “different” from the norm. They wore it like a badge of honor. Yet often these same people were in fact [...] I really want to know. When the majority image you see of us beamed around the world shows: 1. Criminals 2. Anti-Intellectuals 3. Overbearing, loud people of both genders 4. Children that can’t make it until they’re inspired by a great white father (or mother) 5. Overweight people 6. Schemers 7. Lack of morals 8. [...]  |
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