by La Vonda R. Staples

  ~ I can’t say that I’m against the death penalty.  I only know that I love my children so much that I feel that the person who should become so wrapped up in evil and carry out the act of ultimate theft, murder, should be called upon to surrender his ghost, after a trial, on a specific date, at a specific time.  May Allah the Merciful forgive me if I’m wrong. 

            What gives me pause is the number of times a man, generally a Black American man, has been selected to

Cairo is a vibrant, exhilarating, exotic, fascinating and welcoming city. Home to the best Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic sights in Egypt, this city is where you never know what incredible, half-forgotten monument you might stumble across while wandering around. There are also plenty of cinemas, theatres and modern malls. Go for an opera or enjoy oriental music dance shows. Good for short breaks and long stays; you’ll get to see the Giza Pyramids, thousands of ancient artifacts in the Egyptian Mu

Sailing the Nile along the lush Nile Valley surrounded by golden dunes and sightseeing Ancient Egyptian monuments such as Kom Ombo and Abu Simbel is tourism at its best. Wake to the soft light of the morning sun, take in the heat and cool off in the pool on the deck of a cruiser; watch fishermen cast their nets, farmers take to their fields, a flight of birds, and water buffalos staring back at you. Book a Nile cruise and you just might unravel another layer of the mystery that is Ancient Egypt.

Marvin X is on national tour with his book The Wisdom of Plato Negro, parables and fables, Black Bird Press, 2012. He is looking for venues in the following cities:

Sitentu Food is expected to become the largest dynamic food processing plant in Africa focused on engineering and processing agricultural produce, seafood, meat of all type, and frozen food products for the distribution to the whole of Africa and the world markets.

by M.C. K~Swift (Universal Zulu Nation/ New Rap Order) -

 - This is About the Black Ghettoes of the USA - 

  I'm writing this in the wake of the murder of Chicago rapper, Joseph Coleman aka Lil Jo Jo. I'm not going to go into the details of his murder, nor the circumstances surrounding it too much. I will say that there is an important intersection between youth (gang related) violence and the hyper-masculine values set that contemporary rap music underscores. As a Hip-Hop educator who works prima

By La Vonda R. Staples ~ 

  Note: I’m soliciting comments and critiques on this essay. I’ve left it in rough form. I would like for people everywhere to leave commentary. I believe that the person who has a story must be the one to tell his or her story. If you have a family name. If you have a strange name. Please tell me about your name at lrstaples@gmail.com. I would like to include your personal testimony in the finished product (“Notes From Nobody: Volume One”). I can't do this alone. Please

Annapurna Circuit Trekking is popular trekking trails in Annapurna region, lies to north of Pokhara valley. Annapurna Circuit Trekking is well known as also Annapurna Round Trekking which opened to foreign trekkers in 1977. Annapurna Circuit trekking trails offers to taste you vast different elevation you terrace field, rhododendron forest, diverse Himalayan culture, range of massif mountains and high pass of throung-la. Most spectacular mountain scenery, fascinating insight into the life of mid

Annapurna Ghorepani Poonhill with hot spring trek, lies in Annapurna area, western part of Nepal. Ghorepani  Poonhill with hotspring trekking  is an easy, short and popular trekking which one is  an ideal trek for those who have short holiday or for those who want to see Annapurana as well as experience the Magar, lifestyle and traditions.
Trekking to Poon Hill hot spring trek is a relatively easy walk meandering through villages and rhododendron forests and enjoy at Natural hot spring at Tatopan

I love you my Black American women. We got no daddies with shotguns. We got no big brothers to defend our honour. And sometimes it seems that our men don't appreciate the fact that we lay down on those tables to give them immortality in the form of our beautiful brown babies. There are far too few princes on the white horses coming to save us. We must save ourselves. We can't wait for a falling star for our star to shine. We make our own shine. And that's why, for better or worse, I am with you.

 by Lavonda R. Staples ~

  Shadow people, all of the humanity has either been removed or war really never there. Never developed. Never nurtured. Never guided into the beginnings of actualization. Only the shadow of what might be a person, remains. Mastering the art of daylight. I can stand the light. I am still immune to each day’s sounds.

Surrender? To what? Nothingness. Oblivion was the sweetest of verbs, the most welcome state of being. No feelings means no joy and no pain. The trade is so sim

FOOL ME ONCE SHAME ON YOU; FOOL ME TWICE…

I have been watching the Democratic National Convention for the re-election of President Obama, and I find it much like the one in 2008.  People are high on “words of promise”, tears are flowing, and there appears to be much belief in a “man”...AGAIN - that he will give everyone a fair chance at success and at the American Dream (not necessarily in those words, but something very much to that effect). 

So far the First Lady, Michele Obama, hit the ball o

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Trekking in Annapurna area, Jomsom Muktinath Trekking is one of the most popular holiday in Nepal, lies to northwest of Pokhara valley. Jomsom is known as windy valley after mid day strong wind blow. The Jomsom Muktinath trek is a part of the Annapurna Round and perhaps the single most popular trekking .The diverse landscapes and cultures to be found along the trail. It offers a marvelous insight into the rural life of Nepalese people, beautiful mountain scenery and pilgrims site. The main featu

Nepal is well known Himalaya country in The World. Kathmandu Valley is the capital of Nepal, situated at an altitude of 1,300 m above sea levels and covers an area of 218 square miles.It offers to see historic palace and cultural religeous temple in Nepal .It is known as the home of temples and rich newari cultural heritage .But It is attraction of its culture, historical and arechilogy.This is a short trip that gives explore ancient temples and religious shrines of the three medieval kingdoms,