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Coming soon is a series of 104 Plus things I need to understand. These series of questions seeking understanding along with the accompanying narratives are substantive. Real life issues pertaining to politics, religion, economics, male/female relationships, historical Afrocentric perspectives, and other realities are begging for constructive, honest analysis. Some individuals may feel the questions posed as empirical, but that is …
January 11, 2020PM CDT Black female DA’s are speaking out on the Lamar Johnson case, because he didn’t commit the crime. Two other felons have admitted to the crime Lamar has always pleading his innocence. There is an evident last gasp effort to maintain white dominance. The judiciary, the executive branch, and the legislative branches are in sync systemically. Your …
January 10, 2020 PM CDT Evangelicals are being raked over the theological coals by the anti-Trump Republican group; The Lincoln Project. The MAGA Church is metaphoric, but describes the cultist devotion bestowed upon Trump. The well documented supporter profile of the present oval office regime will drink the kool-aid even with dead canaries laying everywhere. If Jesus returned today standing …
Refusing to be boxed up in my music, this Ricky Dillard “I’ve Got the Victory” is a spirit filled declaration put to song. The uplifting, upbeat theme of this piece is spiritually dynamic and inspiring. Life has a way of beating you down to such seemingly low ebbs that you can’t subpoena a smile. Thank God for this song exhorting …
January 9, 2020 PM Late last year Trump and Zuckerburg had a private White House lunch. The resulting conversation has yet to be divulged and seems to be cloaked in secrecy. Now just days after this supposed impromptu lunch Facebook and its upper-management have a divergent narrative as opposed to the replies and promises made to congress earlier. In a …
Dr. Joy DeGruy’s Groundbreaking Work on Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome For years, I have followed the work of Dr. Joy DeGruy, a scholar who is deeply studied and apologetically committed to the Black experience. Her research sheds light on the lived reality of Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS), a concept that resonates with many African Americans who experience its lingering effects daily. …
Please excuse me as I drift into a little creative trolling. Onward Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus, Going on before. With that exercise in artful rhetoric, the greatest moral failing of the liberal Christian church was its refusal, justified in the name of tolerance and dialogue, to denounce the followers of the Christian right …
Texas councilman who declared a ‘Black State of Emergency‘ could face recall election. Now let’s put on the brakes for a moment. There definitely is some kind of an emergency in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. On top of the white cops killing innocent at home Black Texans, two were killed at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas. …
The time has again arrived for African-American communities and others, that celebrate the culture to re-energize the dedication propelling the tenets of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a seven-day, non-religious holiday observed in the US, meant to honor African Americans’ ancestral roots. The celebration lasts until January 1, but the Kwanzaa mindset is an actionable set of on-going conscious priorities. The name …
The state of Kansas is falsely accusing exoneree Lamonte McIntyre all over again. The facts haven’t changed. The only thing linking then-17-year-old McIntyre to the April 1994 broad-daylight murder of two men he did not even know was the detective who worked the case, Roger Golubski. McIntyre’s mother has accused the detective of forcing her to have sex with him, …
