Time Magazine released a provocative yearbook picture of Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada. It was taken at a costume party for teachers college, in Vancouver. He dressed up as Aladdin...
I was given an opportunity to be featured on the "Reality Gurus" Channel. I touch on what Pan-Afrikanism should look like, speaking from my experience as a community organizer. Pan-Afrikanism is what I practice daily in my community and not just social media. I also give some thoughts on the growing political movement ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves) as well. I've been a listener of Reality Gurus for several months already, so like, comment, share and subscribe. They deal with a wide range of topics dealing with Black...
I read this post a while back, Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White People. I thought it'd be crucial to reiterate and double down on the need for Black people of melanated Afrikan and descent to organize, collaborate and study together on a regular basis. It may look like I'm piggy backing off this article but I've spoken about the blueprint for these concepts when I first started my blog, in what feels like an ancient time. The Pan-Africanist at the most basic level. In my experience,...
I did an opinion episode at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The exhibit was called Femme Noires by Mickalene Thomas. Check out my YouTube episode below. Fair Dealing is an exception in the CanadianCopyright Act that permits the use of other people's copyright protected work without permission or payment for the purpose of research, private study, education, satire, parody, criticism, review or news reporting. ...
With the scale of Ma'at, let's put feelings, emotions and fandom aside and weigh the legacies of 2 giants of music history respectably. Ma'at represents justice and truth. MJ was never accused of harming the Black community. The Pied Piper has notoriously been followed by allegations of sexual, verbal and mental abuse over Black girls and women for decades. MJ used his music to inspire and reach the people in a positive way i.e. " They Don't Care About Us" His "Do You Remember The Time" Video is the ONLY depiction...
Umar Johnson has reached a pivotal point on how his legacy will be written down in history books. There're only 3 possibilities when it comes to his long time, crowd funded FDMG (Frederick Douglas - Marcus Garvey) Academy for boys. He'll either succeed, fail or bamboozle us all. This is not a piece analyzing the viability of his school. This piece is a response to the announcement of the acquisition of the property. A lot of people, mainly his supporters are in high hopes that this will advance the liberation...
Black is a complex word that is usually used to connect an array of cultures, experiences and history into one singular nation of people with an ongoing story of liberation. It's not perfect and almost does the trick of unifying us completely in name. The word Black has it's grievances with several critical minded "identities". Black Vs Afrikans & Moors & Hebrews. "Black is not a country. We're not crayons, we're people. Black means death in law. Black is a curse. We're not Black, we Afrikan" -The Black Grammar Police 2...
Check out this Podcast I was invited to Speak my mind on. A few dope people and perspectives coming together on a important issue in the Black community. Follow us on Instagram @jeffissuave @tracey_kayy @whathappensincuba https://m.soundcloud.com/jeff-suave/to-catch-a-predator ...
This is merely some raw research on the controversy and legacy behind the creator of Kwanzaa. Blog post articles, some NY and LA times information and even a journal. There is a lot of information to look through. Quick breakdown: How Kwanzaa is modeled after HanukkaHis organization feuding with Black PanthersEarl Anthony and Louis E Tackwood are informants who implicate Karenga.What happened the night 2 Black Panthers were killed on UCLA cmpus by members of Karenga's organization.How he was charged for torturing 2 Black women.Ph.D level Journal on the...
This is probably the first time I didn't go ahead with a post. The vision I had for my final blog post for the holidays was set on discussing different Biblical characters and who they possibly can be based off of in history. The reason why I won't go ahead as planned is because I'll need to do more research before putting out the information. I rather put out the right information the first time instead of correcting possible mistakes down the line. To be honest, I bit...