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46 years ago today, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, aka Malcolm X, was assassinated. His wisdom is timeless.

The Selling of Jesus Part II: the view from a conscientious consumer

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Bible, Christianity, Critical Thinking, Culture, God, Islam, Jesus Christ, Knowledge, Life, Malcolm X, Project 21, Quran, Religion on June 29, 2010 | 10 Comments »

On commenting on the post, “The Selling of Jesus” by thefreeslave, my response got so long winded, as I am known to do, that it became a post in itself. Lubangakene, you made some valid points in your post and asked some stimulating questions. These questions, which have been asked throughout the ages, I have struggled with myself. I don’t [...]

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Happy Father’s Day

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Barack Obama, Black pride, Family, Fathers, Happy Father's Day, Life, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

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Happy Birthday El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black History, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Islam, Knowledge, Leadership, Life, Malcolm X, News on May 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »

84 years ago on this date… 19th May 1925… Malcolm Little aka Malcolm X aka El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was born. A commenter forwarded this article from Obit Magazine, penned by David Bradley on the life and legacy of Our Black Shining Prince: The Ever Evolving Malcolm X. It’s a timely and interesting read. Happy Birthday El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz!

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Our Own Black Shining Prince!

Posted in Activism, Black History, History, Leadership, Life, Malcolm X, News on February 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz: 19 May 1925 – 21 February 1965 Although I missed the anniversary of the death of Malcom X, I still feel obliged to pay him homage. Next to Jesus Christ and Rev. Martin Luther King, he influenced me in becoming the man I am today. I think I have read “The Autobiography of Malcolm [...]

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A Gentleman’s Agreement to Do The Right Thing

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSphere, Black pride, Blogging, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Justice, Life, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Movies, Music, Racism on February 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I recently watched 2 classic movie’s… one that I had never seen before, A Gentleman’s Agreement and one of my all time favourites, Do The Right Thing. Both deal with the subject of racism, but in certainly different ways. They were both ground breaking and hard hitting films which deals with issues surrounding the practice and [...]

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Consequences for the audacity of hope

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSphere, Black History, Education, Golf, History, Justice, Leadership, Life, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, News, Racism, Sports, Tiger Woods on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Nick Faldo: To take Tiger on, well, yeah, maybe they should just gang up for a while until… Kelly Tilghman: Lynch him in the back alley Nick Faldo: Yeah… that (laughter) A long time ago I made the conscious decision to not waste my time trying to explain the dynamics and effects of modern day racism [...]

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