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The Emasculation of the Black Male Image ~ Building a Better Black Man

Updated Wednesday, July 10, 2019 The Emasculation of the Black Male Image ~ Building a Better Black Man The image of the Black man has been marginalized and emasculated to the point in which his impact is negligible at best. This has not been accomplished without his participation at a …

Dick Gregory, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey ~ Wasted Legacies

Dick Gregory, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey ~ Wasted Legacies Dick Gregory, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey ~ Wasted Legacies When I first heard the news of the transitioning of Baba Dick Gregory, I experienced sadness — not due to his transitioning in and of itself, he had lived his life and …

Silence From Black Pulpits Concerning the Philando Castille Case

Silence From Black Pulpits Concerning the Philando Castille Case     Silence From Black Pulpits Concerning the Philando Castille Case is absolutely unacceptable. It has been more than a week since officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of any wrong-doing in the shooting death of Philando Castile — a man who …

Seattle Police Shoot & Kill 30-Year-Old Black Pregnant Woman

Seattle Police Shoot & Kill 30-Year-Old Black Pregnant Woman ~ Charleena Lyles Not even a week after a jury acquitted officer Jeronimo Yanez for the fatal shooting of Philando Castille, another Black person is dead at the hands of a police officer. This time it is a young Black 30-year-old …

Why Yvette Carnell is Wrong About Being Locked Out of the Economy

Why Yvette Carnell is Wrong About Being Locked Out of the Economy Well, I guess you are reading this article to discover why Yvette Carnell is wrong, at least from my perspective, about being locked out of the economy. Several people have come to me and asked that I watch Yvette …

Blacks Seeing Beyond Media Distractions

The Importance of Blacks Seeing Beyond Media Distractions There following commentary was forwarded to me by a close friend who is very active in the Black community, as well as a very successful business person. For a number of reasons, they asked me to publish the follow treatise under my …

What’s Driving Your Commitment to the Black Struggle?

What’s Driving Your Commitment to the Black Struggle? You cannot completely explain commitment from a place of reason and rationale, because there will be times when commitment does not make sense. So, what’s driving your commitment to the Black Struggle? I have learned that it is impossible to explain commitment, …

The African American Holocaust & Mis-education of Black Youth

The African American Holocaust & Mis-education of Black Youth  The African American Holocaust & Mis-education of Black Youth “The History of American education abounds with themes that represent the inextricable ties between citizenship in a democratic society and popular education.” — James D. Anderson   When I agreed to write The …

When Black Lives Matter (I Can’t Breath)

When Black Lives Matter (I Can’t Breath) The black race is in peril; more than any other time in history. As the vast majority of our people continue their perpetual slumber, we are being systematically destroyed. The recent killing of several unarmed black youth at the hands of white police …

What Will it Take?

What Will it Take?   Dr. Rick Wallace, Ph.D. is a champion of the cause of black men reclaiming their positions as leaders, protectors, providers, and coverings for their families and others. He believes that although women, as a whole, have adapted to the fact that men — in some …