In 1998 when I was planning my pilgrimage to West Africa, I was warned against visiting Mauritania. It was explained to me that slavery against the “Black” African population was still practised there by the “White” Arabs and I could therefore put my self at risk. The fear was not so much my abduction and enslavement, but certainly blatant [...]
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Modern Day Slavery in West Africa
Posted in Africa, African-Americans, Arabs, Black History, Economics, Education, Ghana, Islam, Life, Mauritania, News, Slavery, Sudan on March 12, 2008 | 15 Comments »
The influence of religion vs science on public opinion
Posted in Africa, African-Americans, Blogging, Christianity, God, Islam, Life, Religion, Science on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
VS Recently I have been contemplating if the church has any real significant and positive influence on the world today, especially in the beliefs and actions of western society in particular. There was a time when Christian ideology, through the church was very influential (good and bad) in shaping political, social, cultural and even personal beliefs and viewpoints. I [...]
“Poverty is the worst form of violence.” Mahatma Gandhi
Posted in Activism, Africa, African-Americans, AfroSphere, Blogging, Caribbean, Christianity, Education, Genocide, Geopolitics, God, Holocaust, Imperialism, Islam, Politics, Racism, Religion on February 21, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Don’t ask: “Why does God allow this to happen?” Pray: “God… give me the wisdom and strength to do what I must to stop this from happening?”
January Carnival: The True State of Humankind
Posted in Africa, African-Americans, AfroSphere, Blogging, Carnival, Christianity, Crime, Culture, Islam, Justice, Law, Life, News, Politics, Religion, Work on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over the holidays one of the books I read was “An Ordinary Man” by Paul Rusesabagina. His real life experience as the general manager of the Hotel Mille Collines during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, was the inspiration for the film “Hotel Rwanda“. One of the issues he discusses, which I found to be profound, was the [...]
November Carnival: “Reparations:what is the value of what we’re owed?”
Posted in Activism, Africa, African-Americans, Arabs, Black England, Black History, Black pride, Caribbean, Carnival, Economics, Education, Europe, History, Holocaust, Imperialism, Islam, Justice, Law, Life, News, Pan Africanism, Politics, Racism, Reparations, Slavery on October 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I have never been a strong supporter for the call for reparations. I find that I expend enough energy just trying to get what I am currently entitled to, while I am struggling to hold on to what little I already have. Therefore I have not been really interested in fighting to get an apology and/or monetary compensation from “white” [...]
The Second AfroSpear (October) Carnival: Religion and Negritude
Posted in Activism, Africa, African-Americans, Black History, Christianity, Culture, Geopolitics, God, History, Imperialism, Islam, Jews, Justice, Law, Life, Myanmar, Politics, Racism, Religion, Uncategorized on October 1, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Hello Everyone and welcome to the Second AfroSpear Carnival on Religion. Two brave souls so far have dipped into this subject with honesty and clarity. First, Femigog @Sable Eklectik lets loose with righteous truth in “Carnival of Faith.” Then, we have DJ Black Adam in counterpoint to Femigog, providing his analysis with “Is Christianity the [...]
The Second AfroSpear (October) Carnival: Religion and Negritude
Posted in African-Americans, Carnival, Christianity, Education, Islam, Life, Politics, Racism, Religion on September 19, 2007 | 16 Comments »
Religion as we in the West know and practice it is an outgrowth of imperialism. Careful study of Marimba Ani‘s masterwork, “Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior,” makes it clear that the intention and proselytizing usage of European religion was for control and conquest of other peoples. The diasporic African’s attachment [...]
The Talibanization of Catholicism
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Life, News, Religion on July 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Religious discourse can be very controversial. Although I am open to share and listen to the religious beliefs of others (or lack thereof), I have never been interested in debating the issue. How can one debate the issue of faith? I find it pointless. I have nothing to prove nor do I want to convert someone to my way [...]
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