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A Letter From Your Grave To You
It's gut check time again. Same rules: If you are not ready to explore your inner feelings and beliefs...leave now...don't read another word! AS ALWAYS YOU'VE BEEN WARNED ------ Part XV- I Choos
UPDATE: Dr. Ahmad’s 1st Annual BIA-Take Back Our School Initiative!
Who: You, your friends, your siblings, your parents, your co-workers and/or your neighbors What: ***ORGANIZE AND PLAN YOUR LOCAL VERSION OF THE EVENT.*** Post the specifics here at BIA.com. St
Reading is Fundamental…But…Understanding What You Read is Powerful!
FACT VERSUS ASSUMPTION As BIA is my first time Blogging (reading or writing), I am amazed at the number of folks who read between the lines of a Blog to find statements or suggestions that the writ
Please Don't Let Them be Black!
Do you ever hear stories like the one below and secretly pray...God please don't let these folks be Black? http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/06/flight.diverted/index.html?iref=mpstoryview Why do w
The Power Within Us
I was reading a post about Black Wall Street and I wanted to share a few personal stories with you all: http://www.blackwallstreet.freeservers.com/The%20Story.htm Although the media would have us b
I Got The Magic Stick
It's gut check time again. Same rules: If you are not ready to explore your inner feelings and beliefs...leave now...don't read another word! AS ALWAYS YOU'VE BEEN WARNED ------ Part XIV- Magic
That's Right I Said Yo Momma
It's that time again...time for me to talk about your flat head, no cooking, one eyed momma. Calling all takers...bring it! Ladies...don't be scared...yo momma can get it too :(
What Did You Do With The Rent Money?
It's gut check time again. Same rules: If you are not ready to explore your inner feelings and beliefs...leave now...don't read another word! AS ALWAYS YOU'VE BEEN WARNED ------ Part XI Priorit
The Truth Shall Make You Free or Broke
It's gut check time again. Same rules: If you are not ready to explore your inner feelings and beliefs...leave now...don't read another word! AS ALWAYS YOU'VE BEEN WARNED ------ Part X The 10% T
Mad Props to Barack!
As I watched the lead up to Barack’s speech, I was struck by an unintended (or maybe intended) side effect of Barack’s candidacy for president of the USA. Of all the Black folks interviewed in the str
REMIX-You Have Got to Be Kidding....right?
REMIX Originally posted on August 9th. Last night (Aug 9, 2008 ~ 8:00pm EST) I was having a conversation with a noted world-travelled, African American physician. Politics, marriage, education, chi
Dr. Ahmad’s 1st Annual BIA-Take Back Our School Initiative!
I was reading an article from Noland Martin titled Don't whine, get involved in kids' education: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/20/roland.martin/index.html It struck me that Roland and others have b
You Better Not Tell!
I was talking with one of my partners and the conversation made its way to snitching. That’s right…I said snitching. Ya’ll know what I mean…telling on folks. This can be in the form of telling an auth
Do you Know Who You Are?
From the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
I Can't Believe He Gone!
It's gut check time again. Same rules: If you are not ready to explore your inner feelings and beliefs...leave now...don't read another word! AS ALWAYS YOU'VE BEEN WARNED ------ Part IX- Insura
Elected Officials
Some time back I posted a survey about the US flag. Surprising, some Americans (VETERANS) said they wouldn’t fly the US Flag. Never mind the fact, that they are free to leave (but choose to stay)…I wo
Hurray...Who Kares If We Caint Spel
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832104,00.html?cnn=yes Thoughts?
Do Animals Go To Heaven?
I was talking with a non-African American friend and our conversation turned to something that I have never heard Black folks talk about: Do pets and other animals go to heaven? What are your thoug
Some People Will Fall For Anything
Is religion used as a tool to divide Black folks in America (or world-wide)? Are people (our people) used as pawns to promote political agends in the name of religion? Can we come together as a
Someday We Shall Overcome - But Not Today
Reparations -What are you people talking about? Over the years I’ve heard so many folks talk about reparations. It never ceases to amaze me just how unknowledgeable about our government folks can be.
Black Folks and Astrology
Do you believe in astrology? Does astrology go against religion... NOTE: I use Christanity as the example because I assume most members of this site are Christian. http://www.stariq.com/Main/Ar
Love and Happiness. Make you come home early...Make you stay out all night long...
I have posted a few Blogs on Love. I’ve talked about my life lessons with this powerful emotion. An emotion that can: make you gain and loss weight, stay away from a good job or take a bad job t
Why Did YOU Do This To Your Babies?
It's gut check time again. Same rules: If you are not ready to explore your inner feelings and beliefs...leave now...don't read another word! AS ALWAYS YOU'VE BEEN WARNED ------ Part VII- GANGS
Yo Daddy So...
Okay...ya'll are "making making me a head ache" with all this religious debate. Let's take a break. Last week we did yo momma jokes...so let's get off yo momma this week and talk about yo stankin Dadd