“Although I wasn’t invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn’t invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.” -Jesse Owens Tweet
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These Are The Ads In Your Neighborhood: The Corruption Of Children
Why would a picture with a character that has been marketed to children for decades be captioned like this? SMH. Train station; Brooklyn, New York. Tweet
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After watching this are you still loving, Love & Hip Hop, Empire, and Basketball Wives?! These shows are nothing to shrug off or indulge in as mere entertainment. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote Of The Week: When Your Blessing Is Served To You On A Platter And You’re Still Hungry
“Bob put me through my workout paces and encouraged a lifestyle bullet around eating whole foods (long before I’d ever heard of the story that shares that name and mission). I resisted. But even as different diets came and went, his advise remained consistent and wise: Eat foods that make you thrive. A few years […]
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote Of The Week: Fighting A Pride
A tiger, when attacked, fights alone. Even when the imperiled tiger is surrounded by fellow tigers, the tigers that are not in imminent danger do nothing to help. Lions defend against attack as a pride. No tiger attacks a lion within sight of another lion. A single lion, however, had it the will to, could […]
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Rainbow. Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn, New York. Is it okay for our children to see this when they are walking down the street? What message does this send to the community where this store is located? Moreover, what does it say that this store remains in business with this type of storefront? Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote Of The Week: Are You Allowing Yourself To Be Lulled By Convenience, So You Can Easily Be Lead To Slaughter?
“One day, a sparrow flies into a stinking piggery where she watches a swine gobble down his food. Seeing his unexpected visitor, the swine starts boasting about his life. ‘I live like a king here. I don’t even have to lift a paw to get something to eat. Several times a day, someone comes to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote Of The Week: The Law of the Garbage Truck
“How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the Terminator, for an instant, you’re probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly she/he can get […]
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