Words From The Wise: Ashra Kwesi

“The secret knowledge and the secret spiritual stories of Kemet has been a fear in the Western Church. The Catholic Church stole many spiritual ideals and wisdom and the salvation and understanding directly from Ancient Egypt. And people like Giordano Bruno, who equally said that ‘Ancient Egypt was the most spiritual place on the planet…

Spider-Man of the 18th

Greetings Folks, Given the times that we’re living in, it’s always a breath of fresh air to come across some good news. The following story is based out of Paris, France, by way of The New York Times. Meet Mamoudou Gassama. Gassama is a 22-year-old migrant from Mali who has made international news for saving…

It’s My Affair

Greetings All, I stated before in a previous post that I’ve recently came back to my stomping grounds (Charlotte, NC), and I plan on making a concerted effort to spotlight some of the amazing events, businesses, and news throughout the city. It’s definitely grown within the last 5 years that I’ve been away, but there are…

Going Dark

Greetings Good People, I came across an article from the Business Insider that advised that Toys R Us will be closing all of its U.S. stores this year due to liquidation. After getting over the initial shock of having an aspect of my childhood torn from me, I started to question whether this will happen to…

60 Second Docs: Joseph Keter

Greetings Folks, In a previous post, I made reference to the mistreatment of animals, as well as the extinction of them, and how we can work on healing our overall ecosystem. Well, I came across a 60 Second Documentary that seems to be a step in the right direction. Meet Joseph Keter. Keter is an…

Black Girls Code

Greetings Folks, For the past few years, I’ve been witnessing a movement happening with Black women. From Black Girls Rock to #BlackGirlMagic to the natural hair movement, Black women all over the world have taken it upon themselves to empower generations of young Black girls to not only love themselves but to aspire to be…

Words From The Wise: Dr. Myles Munroe

“A book is an idea container, it transmits ideas. The oppressor made sure that your parents could not read. That’s because books contain ideas, and the goal was, ‘you maintain oppression by the makings of ignorance.’” – Dr. Myles Munroe   Greetings Everyone, Divine Intervention must be working in my favor because I came across…

Re-Education

“The educational system of a country is worthless unless it [revolutionizes the social order]. Men of scholarship, and prophetic insight, must show us the right way and lead us into light which is shining brighter and brighter.” – Carter G. Woodson   For the past few years, I’ve been questioning the current conditions of our Public…

Domino Effect Productions

Greetings Good People, Independent media has been on the rise for the past decade now, and I’m extremely excited about this movement. Not only are creators given an opportunity to showcase their talent, but a new-age media hub is being anchored at the same time. Which is beneficial to someone like myself because the mainstream…

The Educated Lame

Greetings Ladies, Yes, this post is specifically for you. We need to discuss a few things, but before we do, take a look at the following clip for me. That was a scene from the 1998 film, Woo, starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Tommy Davidson. Its premise centered around a series of events that happens…

Survival

Greetings Folks, I was having a conversation with an elder earlier this week, discussing how spoiled and codependent my generation is in regards to materialism. The question of whether modern-day society could survive without all of the gadgets, electricity, accessible food and water then came about, and I simply replied, “no.” We’re too conditioned to…

Artist Spotlight

Greetings Everyone, For those of you who may not know, I’m a huge fan of artists. It might be due to the fact that I’m somewhat envious of their talent or that my daydreams typically consists of comic book sketches (don’t judge me), but I try to make sure I always support those independent artists…