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National Multicultural Writer Group
Join the group. Make contacts with people who have the same interest. Check out the new writers and become one yourself. Let me see your face in the place. lol looooool
A victim
Sometimes Black men fall victim to themselves. They give up the fight. They find the struggle too hard. The goal is too far away. They are impatient. But one would ask, how long do we have to wait? it
On Eventide #1
In the midst Of evening glow An image appears To take the show. Varying shades Of red and yellow Quiet, serene, subdued And mellow. Blades of grass Weed and cattails Off shore Baring no nai
frosty morn
I woke up to a frosty morn all dusted white with snow there was no breeze not even a flicker to disturb the serenity. among the lacy branches sat a family of birds of red a mama, a papa, a boy
The President is not Black
I had a conversation today that brought up the fact that Americans of color do not believe that the President is a "Black" man and that he does not have the so called African American on his agenda. W
What's Inside
Volumns can be written about what is inside, things we keep hidden, sometimes from ourselves. It is a protection, a cloak, but are we protectiong ourselves from US? It could be dangerous for us to pu
The Invisible Man
Is the book "The Invisible Man" written by Ralph Ellison revelent today. Some say that Ellison's ideas are old school and we have passed all of that. Men, I ask this question, when you walk down the s
Where are you?
Clark, David and Robert, Where are you? I miss you. Happy New Year.
Star Parker
You Go Girl. I have been saying just what you said since 1959. When the government gave women money for their children, the men had to go and in places like Arizona, they would come to your house at 3
Place in History
The capture of Osama Bin laden will go down in history as one of the all time life changing events. President Obama will be the man credited with finding and capturing The worlds most feared criminal
Black History celebration
There are some of us and they are on this site, who do not seem to understand the value of celebrating Black History Month. I, for one, do not believe that we, as a people can truly progress if we do
What They Never Told You in His-story
The slave trade destroyed entire Indian Nations. The first non white settlers in america were in North Carolina 1526. Beginning the story with the pilgrams, leaves out the Spanish, Dutch and the
Things they forgot to tell you.
Our-story is a bit different from His-story. Somehow some of the writers forgot to include some information. It wouldn't be history if it were not viewed from someone else's point of view. Well, since
Truth or Dare
Today's jews are descendents of Attila the Hun? Timbuctoo was the center of trade for the entire world while Europe was still occupied by barbarians. Spain was ruled by the moors in 710 AD. T
little Known Facts
According to Quintard Taylor in "America I Am..." Elias Neau a frenchman opened a school in New York City for African slaves in 1704. In 1708, slaves outnumbered whites in South Carolina. The f
Who do you think....
The tv show Who Do you think you are will be back on tonight for another season. Check it out.
NAME calling again?
It is unnecessary to CALL NAMES. Some people on this site decided to have some kicked off just for that very thing. What is going on here? I am disappointed with the way the site is headed. The first
Waiting for Superman
Mr. Canada hit the nail on the head. Instead of waiting for a savior, we need to save ourselves. Most educational systems have not kept up with the times nor have they taken into consideration the cha
Failure in Education pt III
The educational system was designed by John Cotton from Massachusetts in 1650. The purpose was to teach obedience. Do not disrupt the status quo. If we ccontinue to exclude the family, we will exclude
Power of the African Soil Middle Kingdom pt Iv
Upon the death of Hatshepsut, the power was transferred to Tuthmoses III which began the reign of the 18th dynasty. His kingdom included western Asia, islands of the eastern Mediterranean, such as Bab
Election Day
It is getting down to the wire. It is almost time for the American public to speak once again. Do we really want a lame duck President? That is something to think about. Our President cannot be effect
failures in Education Pt II
After 1957, and America's race to the moon, focus shifted in education, back to the basics. New Math, open classrooms, programmed instruction, and upgraged schools beame the trend. Behaviorism, whole
Earthquake
Oklahoma had an earthquake today 5.1, felt from Kanas to Texas. Including five states. What do you know. They re getting stronger and stronger.
Bondage
According to J.A. Rogers, the word slave" originally applied to eastern Europeans---Russians captured by Germans. The first slaves in the U. S. were Europeans, mostly British, who scaecely survived th
African Soil III Middle Kingdom
About 1500 BCE Hatshepsut declared herself a Pharaoh and became the personification of the legitimate monarchy. She ruled Egypt for 25 years. She was the only surviving daughter of Pharaoh Tuthmosis