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Unpacking Dark Matter: Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Black Community (Part 2)

Unpacking Dark Matter: Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Black Community ~ Confronting the 10-Ton Elephant in the Room! In this second installment of Unpacking Dark Matter: Childhood Sexual Abuse, we delve deeper into the force and destruction levied against sexual abuse victims and the Black collective, as a whole, when …

Restoring What has Been Destroyed: The Black Family Nucleus

Restoring What has Been Destroyed: The Black Family Nucleus It is my belief that the restoration of the black family nucleus is essential to the elevation and empowerment of the black race. I shared the following written statement on a social media thread where the discussion was focused on the importance …

Serial Forced Displacement of Blacks and the Negative Repercussions

Serial Forced Displacement of Blacks and the Negative Repercussions Updated Sunday, July 9, 2023, 10:30 a.m. CST Over the past 30-plus years, I have invested a great deal of time and effort into understanding the plight of African Americans, with the intent of devising a comprehensive strategy that can be …

Lavar Ball vs Donald Trump ~ Escaping the Eurocentric Idea!

Support the Black Men Lead rite of passage program for young Black males! Lavar Ball vs Donald Trump ~ Escaping the Eurocentric Idea! Everyone seems to be talking about the CNN interview that Lavar Ball did where he downplayed the importance of the role that Donald Trump played in getting …

Serena Williams Wedding and The Absence of Her Father ~ What’s Really Going On!

Serena Williams Wedding and The Absence of Her Father ~ What’s Really Going On! (Update) Serena Williams Wedding and The Absence of Her Father It seems that Twitter and Social media, in general, has erupted behind the news of Serena’s lavish wedding to her husband, who happens to be non-black. …

Rape Culture, Silent Condonation, and the Suffocation of Black Progress!

Rape Culture, Silent Condonation, and the Suffocation of Black Progress! I am no stranger to the fight to bring awareness of the presence of an unchecked rape culture that is wreaking havoc on the healing process of the Black collective. I have written volumes on the topic of Childhood Sexual …

Black Father Kills Son Because He is Gay!

Black Father Kills Son Because He is Gay!   Black Father Kills Son Because He is Gay I have been aware of this story since it first hit the airwaves, and I must first say that it is sad and it speaks to the level of dysfunction in our community. …

Hip-Hop Reacts To Meek Mill’s 2-to-4 Year Prison Sentence ~The Game is Rigged

Hip-Hop Reacts To Meek Mill’s 2-to-4 Year Prison Sentence ~The Game is Rigged I just came across the following story published by BET, and it set off a cascade of thoughts and memories that demands that I speak and speak lucidly and boldly on this topic.   Hip-Hop Reacts To …

Devin Kelly: 26 Killed & 20 Wounded in Texas Church Shooting ~ What You Need to Know!

  Devin Kelly: 26 Killed & 20 Wounded in Texas Church Shooting   The narrative has been written and spoken many times in the recent past in this country. There is a rush to classify anyone who is not White as a terrorist when multiple people are randomly killed in …

Why Black Men Deride Russell Wilson and Despise Ciara ~ The Projection of Black Inferiority

Why Black Men Deride Russell Wilson and Despise Ciara ~ The Projection of Black Inferiority Addressing the Hatred of Ciara and the Deriding of Russell Wilson I recently came across a friend’s post on social media that asked why so many Black men hated Ciara (singer & entertainer). Another common …