● What they call you is one thing…
WACs relaxing after a day’s work *
What you answer to is something else.
– Lucille Clifton
Citizen
Ratified in 1868, three years after the abolishment of slavery, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Category: Kwanzaa Principle
● No One Thing Lasts Forever
… except our memories.
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on, Brother, Friend
He was loved by many in his short time on this earth. After 50 years we miss him, still.
● Always There, Pt 2
T
here is power in choosing one’s reaction to events instead of being a victim.
Baadaye
Shirley J ♥️👣
● Move with dignity
Dr Martin Luther King At RAI in Amsterdam, August 16, 1964.
Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press for justice, be sure to move with … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
🌸 Noire Henro-san: On The Threshold 2
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.
Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● No Hiding History
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oday was an overcast day – a little rain, a lot of fog. The bridge looked slippery. I felt a strange sensation that the river was waiting in … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● A Resolution to Keep
These words have many meanings.
Growth
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n my early life I used to cherish a feeling of ill will toward any one who spoke in bitter terms against … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● A Seat on the Bus
We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Black Madonna
When I was on my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, I had an intention to see a Black Madonna. There are over five hundred of them in … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 Noire Pilgrim: Speak to Me, Too
Although I am far from home, I am aware of the changes that are impacting the fabric of our nation. It is both horrifying and exciting.
May we consider … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● African Roots – Anchoring
This is part 2 of a 2 part series regarding the world’s African roots.
• Anchoring: a concept in behavioral economics, which states that people often make decisions based … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● African Roots – Absorption
This is part 1 of a 2 part series regarding the world’s African roots.
• Absorption – a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞