Jamaican National Hero, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, founder of Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), as well as a major influence and inspiration to many of our African, African-American and Caribbean leaders and intellectuals, Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. was born on this date in 1887. Click on his image above to go to his official [...]
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Happy Birthday Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr.
Posted in Activism, Africa, African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black History, Black pride, Burning Spear, History, Leadership, Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., YouTube on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also” James 2:26
Posted in Activism, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Christianity, Critical Thinking, God, Jesus Christ, Life, Religion on July 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear” Krishnamurti Once a week I volunteer at an inner city mission. Interestingly, even though I had volunteered sporadically before with different organizations and missions, it was after reading Rick Warren’s “The Purpose Driven Life”, that I made a conscious decision to commit to volunteer on a consistent [...]
Imaginary Racism in La-La Land
Posted in Activism, African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Bob Parks, Civil Rights, Hallmark Cards, Hoops and Yoyo, Los Angeles, NAACP, News, Project 21, Racism, White Supremacy Ideology, YouTube on June 15, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Racism, or ”White Supremacy Ideology” as I like to refer to it as, is a syndrome that will never go away. Not in my lifetime at least… and I doubt very much in my son’s. It’s difficult enough combating the numerous legitimate cases of racism we face individually or as a community, whether blatant or systemic, that we don’t [...]
Should Black Women Stop Getting Abortions?
Posted in Abortion, Activism, Adoption, Africa, African Diaspora, African-Americans, African/Black Women Blogs, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black Issues, Critical Thinking on June 7, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Excellent article at The Black Love Speak Column. Although I am sharing it here, I encourage comments to be made also at the original article. If you live in Atlanta, Macon, or Augusta GA, you may have come across one of these signs. Black & Unwanted billboards are springing up in various areas of Georgia. The Radiance [...]
Project Prevention: Is this a form of eugenics?
Posted in Activism, BBC HARDtalk, Child Abuse, Drug Addiction, Health Care, Life, Project Prevention, Sterilization, Women on May 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I saw an interview with Barbara Harris of Project Prevention on BBC HARDtalk. Her organization offers cash incentives to women that are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol to use long-term or permanent birth control. See part of that interview here. Controversial issue no doubt. Also see her interview on CNN.
Tim Wise and The Privilege of White Guilt
Posted in Activism, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Life, News, Racism, Tim Wise, U.S. Politics, U.S.A, White Guilt on April 29, 2010 | 34 Comments »
Whenever I get the opportunity to address a group of black youths or counsel a black male one-on-one, I always impress upon them two truths in our society, which I tell them never to forget. The first is: you are not white. This may seem obvious, but we have come to think of ourselves as being “the same” [...]
Wangari Maathai, What a Warrior Looks Like pt2
Posted in Activism, African Women, Kenya, Nobel Peace Prize, Politics, Tree Planting, Women on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Wangari Maathai became very involved in politics, joining the boards of a number of organizations such as the National Council of Women of Kenya. She became the director of the Kenyan Red Cross Society and was a member of the Kenya Association of University Women. In addition she was also a member of the Environment Liason Center which worked [...]
Year 3 of the AfroSpear!
Posted in Activism, Africa, African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Culture, Knowledge, Leadership, Life on March 30, 2010 | 7 Comments »
YES! It’s been 3 years already… and counting! Much love and appreciation to all our contributors, commentators, visitors and supporters over these 3 years!
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