“There was once a beloved king whose castle was on a high hill, overlooking his shire. He was so popular that the nearby townspeople sent him gifts daily, and his birthday celebration was enjoyed throughout the kingdom. The people loved him for his renowned wisdom and fair judgments. One day, tragedy struck the town. The […]
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Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Seventh Child: A Family Memoir Of Malcolm X” By: Rodnell P. Collins
“Malcolm was led to his position by his vast knowledge of Black history in the United States. He constantly reminded us that the highly praised U.S. Constitution not only did not recognize human rights of Black people; it did not even acknowledge our ancestors as full human beings. To placate southern enslavers concerned about their […]
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote Of The Week: Timing Is Everything
“How long? Not long. Martin and Malcolm knew they didn’t have much time. In Benjamin Mays’ famous poem he illuminates how time is fleeting: ’60 seconds in a minute, a lifetime depends on it.’ In the average lifespan of 70 years, people will spend 23 years sleeping, 16 years working, 8 years watching television, 6 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 2, “The Spirituality of Success” By: Vincent Roazzi
“Personal energy limitations or personal energy use not only refers to our physical energy, but also applies to our mental and spiritual energy. Thomas Edison was once ridiculed for not being able to remember his own phone number. His reply was why should he clutter his mind with facts that could be easily accessed in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 1, “The Spirituality of Success” By: Vincent Roazzi
“There are no gurus, genies, or fairy godmothers that can touch you with a wand and change your life. There is no magic that I, or anyone else, can perform that will give you the success you desire. The Wizard of Oz is a metaphor for those of us ‘searching’ for success. Like Dorothy, we […]
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“She was Queen and General of Angola. She was a military genius. Her favorite strategies were surprise attacks and infiltrating enemy ranks. The Portuguese were trying to control Angola. They were effectively using the theory of divide and conquer and were pitting Africans against Africans. Queen Nzingha took advantage of this and literally had more […]
Read the rest of this entry »Definitions Better Than Webster’s: A False Problem
FALSE PROBLEM: “A ‘false’ problem is one that, on the surface, appears to be valid, but upon closer scrutiny is only a symptom of the true problem…When the underlying dynamic is exposed, analyzed and understood, it is possible to remedy the symptom (false problem). Only then can short-term and long-term tactics be developed. When the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week- Part 2: “Awakening The Natural Genius Of Black Children” By: Amos N. Wilson
“For a people to vote and pay taxes for weapons that are going to destroy their very lives and the future of their people, they have to be out of their minds. For physicists to build weapons that would end their lives and the lives of their children, they have to be out of their […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week- Part 1: “Awakening The Natural Genius Of Black Children” By: Amos N. Wilson
“The Afrikan American community cannot maximize its existence and quality of life unless and until it educates its parents, caregivers, and those who school its children, along lines appropriate to optimizing their mental and physical potential as well as their Afrikan consciousness, identity and common humanity. A significant part of the social chaos so typical […]
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I came across a book excerpt (included below), that states that the “Wheel of Fortune” was once the name of a slave ship. I wonder if the creators of the long-running game show of the same name are aware of this. The book excerpt is as follows: “Needing funds for his business, Nicholas Brown fitted […]
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