Excellent article by Michael W. Waters My only son turned five years old last week. He is a handsome, articulate, energetic, intelligent, fun-loving and gentle young man. He is the apple of my eye! There’s only one problem: he is Black. And as his father, I am challenged to do for him what generations of [...]
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“A Painful (Yet Familiar) Ritual” by Michael W. Waters
Posted in African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black Family, Black Issues, Children, Critical Thinking, Life, Michael W. Waters, Racism on October 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
sat’day riddymz
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Dominican Republic, Exploitation, Racism, sat'day riddymz, YouTube on September 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Jasmine Revolution: An African Revolution Not For Black Africans
Posted in Africa, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Arabs, Colourism, Jasmine Revolution, Libya, News, Racism on September 5, 2011 | 7 Comments »
One of the illusions that Europeans and Arabs alike have successfully perpetrated for over a century, is that the northern part of Africa is not apart of the African continent. I have had discussions and arguments with so-called “highly educated people”… those with more than one grouping of letters behind their names, who are not aware [...]
elementary my dear Watson, elementary
Posted in Africa, African-Americans, AfroSphere, Black History, Culture, Education, History, Life, News, Politics, Racism, Science, Work on January 15, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Updated repost of one of my favorites. Thanks to Sister Anna for bringing it to my attention again after 3 years. I remember watching a couple of the Sherlock Holmes movies when I was a kid. I never thought much of them as the story lines didn’t really hold my interest, plus they were shown [...]
Racism in a place called “heaven”
Posted in African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Canada, News, Racism on November 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In the 19th century, when black American slaves were escaping north along the underground railroad, they would refer to their final destination Canada as “heaven” or “the promise land”. Although slavery had been abolished in the British colonies since 1834, upon arrival these newly freed black men and women faced the reality of legislative, systemic and [...]
KKK costume wins first prize at Halloween Party: Yes… this is Canada too!
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Canada, Halloween, Klu Klux Klan, Racism on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From CBC news: The Royal Canadian Legion ordered its Campbellford, Ontario chapter to close while police are investigating a complaint that a person in Ku Klux Klan robes led a man in blackface with a rope around his neck and won first prize at its Halloween party. Edward Pigeau, president of the legion’s Ontario branch, [...]
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