Lena, Claire, Sylvie, the twins – Isabel and Izabal, and Evening live among the trees, eat from the land, and are mindful of the terror that accompanies being free from slavery. Death has enveloped them with the exception of a song coming from the Ozark Mountains. The sound is actually anguish and grief from a mother who lost her child, another former slave whose residence was once Culver Tusk. Everyone can hear it. For some it’s melodic and for others it’s evidence of a ghost. Read the Full Rev

PART 1

By James C. McIntosh, M.D.

Prologue

Section 7 of the American Psychiatric Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics of 1973 reads as follows:

“On occasion psychiatrists are asked for an opinion about an individual who is in the light of public attention or who has disclosed information about himself/herself through public media. In such circumstances, a psychiatrist may share with the public his or her expertise about psychiatric issues in general. However, it is unethical for a psychiatris

Does forgiveness exist in the workplace in today’s highly disrupted and fast changing world? CEO of Verztec Consulting Pte Ltd, Nicholas Goh, offers a tip sheet on how forgiveness can be a powerful business tool.

Amongst the many challenges facing leaders today is the war on talent, and developing transformational leaders to drive innovation and growth for their business. Does forgiveness exist in the workplace in today’s highly disrupted and fast changing world?
Would a business truly benefit fr

The Klu Klux Klan grabs a lot of headlines, but they are not to be feared. After all they are basically a powerless group of poor, un-educated white guys most of whom have no health insurance and struggle with minimum wage or other low paying jobs. They are overtly racist which is stupid and only generates hostility against them. Besides, they are relatively few in number.

On the other hand, the covert racists are abundant. Many are well educated, rich and powerful. They admit their racism only a

NOT A POT TO PISS IN

NOR A THICKET TO THROW IT IN

AND LOOK AT WHAT DESCENDANTS OF SLAVES WANT

Blacks sleep in the streets, eat out of garbage, attend the worst of the most inferior schools in the country, live in the Ghettoes of urban cities, endure racial profiling, are denied justice, have no genuine representation in Congress, and vote every four years and get absolutely nothing out of it.  And what do Blacks want these days?

Descendants of Slaves who are yet captives in another man’s land have g

Groups of white supremacists displaying Confederate flags and white nationalist banners have been roving through Charlottesville all day. They have launched physical attacks on people, and one of them even rammed a car into a crowd of people, killing one person and seriously injuring a number of others. Trump’s response to these horrors was to condemn hatred, bigotry, and violence “on many sides,” and to say we need to love our country, our God, our flag, and our history.

This is double-barreled.

Everest and Gokyo Lakes Trekking, a mesmerizing adventure of a lifetime experience, where you will be rewarded with breathtaking views of world’s highest peaks at one super glance, with ever present Mt. Everest on this magnificent walk to Everest and Gokyo Valley covered with pristine can crystal clear glacial lakes with towering Mt. Cho-Oyu, world’s 6th highest peaks.
Actually the area around Gokyo lakes in earlier days was a summer pasture and grazing areas for Yaks and other cattle, due to fl

If Obama was a busboy, Trump and the Republican Party would not have hated him. But, Obama, did not “know his place”. The nerve of him, running for and winning  President of the United States! Some of America was justifiably proud of this historic accomplishment. But another side of America was seething with anger, rage  and resentment. The Republican Party plugged into this hatred  and brought the government to gridlock in fighting Obama’s every move except of course warmongering.  To generate

Reading powers imagination and imagination deepens creativity, and together the world of possibilities opens up especially for our children. Daily, young people are bombarded with negative images, limiting opportunities and behaviors that create regression instead of progression. The need to redirect negative energy, to eliminate self-hate, and to increase opportunities for healthy expression as well as to increase literacy is the motivating force for the Kuumba Family Institute, Inc. (KFII) to

First, I do not hate White people. I do view with disdain their collective actions/oppression of African Americans in the past. I also am strongly opposed to the beliefs of the KKK, Neo-Nazis, Fascists, and other groups that align with them. But, this essay is not about that, not exactly. Racism and bigotry are part of the American fabric. They have been around and have thrived since the beginnings of this country starting with the massacre of Native Americans. Globally, they have even earlier r

Jackie Aina, for sho, is the latest modern-day slave catcher. Gathering up a portion of the black community's trillion-dollar spending power to prop up a white owned cosmetics company like the pied piper, leading our coins further and further away from our block.... We need to stop letting these brands think they are doing us a favor by creating products for black people. Read more... 

One young lady is making it easier for us to rock African designs without the couture wait. Abiye-Yvonne Dede has always had fascination with fashion. Her interest turned into full blown obsession, her ready-to wear online fashion boutique, L’AVIYE.   Read more...

Black As a Mug is the dopest (I say dope, a lot) thing I have seen all year. Yeah, we have mugs with catchy statements that wash off after you've forgotten they are not dishwasher friendly, but nothing quite compares to drinking rich Colombian coffee out President Obama's dome! That's sure to piss off someone at the staff meeting that could have been an email and earn a head-nod from your only Black co-worker from down the hall. I am already putting in my bid for an Assta Shakur mug! Read more..

President Nana Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s new president, Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is, undoubtedly, one of the most resilient politician in the land. There is also no question that he was among the most qualified to ever sought the high office. The determination of this scion of one of Ghana’s most illustrious families, son of a former president, was also never in doubt, as he doggedly sought the presidency three times before he won in last December elections.

The 72-year president, a very astute and exper

Project 21 Members Say Stunt "Only Serves to Racially Fracture Our National Psyche"

 
- The NAACP recently issued a "travel advisory" for the state of Missouri that suggests a "looming danger" exists there.  Members of the Project 21 black leadership network who live in Missouri see this as an unproductive publicity stunt ignoring the real problems affecting black residents in the Show Me State – particularly in the city of St. Louis. 

Originating with the Missouri NAACP State Conference and rec