DISCIPLINE: “Discipline is having the courage to do what needs to be done before you are forced to do it.” -From, “One Day My Soul Just Opened Up” By: Iyanla Vanzant Tweet
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Definitions Better Than Webster’s: Factory
“The word ‘factory’ came into usage in the late sixteenth century as global trade expanded. Its root word was ‘factor,’ a synonym at the time for ‘merchant.’ A factory was therefore ‘an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country.’ It was a merchant’s trading station.” -From, “The Slave Ship” By: Marcus Rediker […]
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“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” -Khalil Gibran Tweet
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“Income requires that you continue to work either for someone or yourself.” -From, “Black Economics: Solutions for Economic and Community Empowerment” By: Jawanza Kunjufu Tweet
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OPPRESSED: “To be oppressed is by definition to have one’s thought processes disturbed; emotions impaired; motives and values inverted; and one’s body functions imbalanced.” -From, “The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness” By: Amos N. Wilson Tweet
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JUSTICE: “Justice requires not only the ceasing and desisting of injustice but also requires either punishment or reparation for injuries and damages inflicted for prior wrongdoing. The essence of justice is the redistribution of gains earned through the perpetration of injustice. If restitution is not made and reparations not instituted to compensate for prior injustices, […]
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“All people have prejudices; this may be considered to be one of humankind’s great failings. However, for a group to be legitimately classified as racist, it must possess the power to impose its prejudices on members of other ethnic groups. Power transforms a ‘pre-judged belief’ into an ideology that is popularized, legitimized, and finally, incorporated […]
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“The following definition is provided by a former Director of Psychological Operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense: ‘Psychological operations may be defined broadly as the planned use of communications to influence human attitudes and behavior…conducted to create in target groups behavior, emotions, and attitudes that support the attainment of national objectives.’ Psychological […]
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COURAGE “Courage is not, of course, the absence of fear in the face of danger. The absence of fear under such circumstances would be symptomatic of a mental disorder of one variety or another. Courage, rather, has to do with how one manages fear in the face of danger. Courage, further, is that sensitive, raw […]
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HISTORY: “History is what creates a shared identity in a people. It is based on that shared identity that they act collectively. To take away a people’s history, to degrade their history is to degrade their sense of shared identity, is to remove the basis upon which they must behave collectively and reach their goals […]
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