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Dr. Frances Cress Welsing On The Negative Media Images Of Black People & The Power Of Self-Respect

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Did Nina Simone Know Dr. Frances Cress Welsing?

In the acknowledgements section of her autobiography, Nina Simone thanks a “Frances Welsing.” I wonder if Nina Simone was referring to the great psychologist and author of “The Isis Papers,” Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. Nina Simone was a political activist who had friendships with a lot of scholars and great thinkers. It wouldn’t be too […]

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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 […]

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