As long as so much is accepted in Black circles of crime and violence being culture and expression Blacks will be limited in reaching the vast potential. Doing better Black on Black business and ending internal crime and violence are rarely discussed
Read more…From the Browder File: 22 Essays on the African American Experience
by Anthony T. Browder, Zelma Peterson (Editor), Malcolm Aaron (Illustrator), Asa G. Hilliard III (Introduction)
We can be led to act in our own interest as a group if we tune into
Read more…From the Browder File Vol II: Survival Strategies for Africans in America: 13 Steps to Freedom Paperback – December 1, 1996
by Anthony T. Browder
We Africans in America have been socially engineered to reject our past, and far too many of us live i
Read more…Cultures that value and invest in intelligence, interests & insight tend to sort out real solutions to a wider variety of challenges than cultures that value acting out, ignorance and indifference.
Read more…This is one of my favorite songs ever. It is a powerful display of the depths of creativity and culture in the Motherland. I especially enjoy the commentary. This is one of the songs on my nightly playlist before retiring.
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This is one of the songs I listen to every night before bed. I hope to use it one day in one of my Sword and Soul stories. I listen to it when researchinga nd writing for my Sword and Soul world Ta Neteru Aakhu - Land of Gods and Spirits...enjoy!
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They Stole It But You Must Return It
by Richard Mathew Williams
This is an excellent manual for the Black community. It looks at black slavery in America, and how this experience has affected the family & health of Black Americans today. It offers
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"We had a lot of trouble with western mental health workers who came here immediately after the genocide and we had to ask some of them to leave.
They came and their practice did not involve being outside in the sun where you
Read more…One of THE most inspirational and powerful songs ever made. I cannot give enough praises to this prodigiously magnificent creation.
Written by a young, brilliantly creative and talented D'Angelo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Men_United
"You Will K
Read more…I come with a double treat which combines culture with inspiration for Sword and Soul/Afrofuturism.
The Hero With An African Face by Clyde Ford
For your edification:
http://www.amazon.com/Hero-African-Face-Mythic-Traditional/dp/0553105442/ref=tmm_hrd_sw
Read more…Friends, Lovers, and Soulmates: A Guide to Better Relationships Between Black Men and Women
By Dr. Darlene Powell Hopson and Derek S. Hopson
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Are you looking for a special companion? Frustrated because you can't seem to communicate with
Black Men, Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?:
The Afrikan American Family in Transition
By Haki Madhubuti
Gwynelle was a early member here and has since past on. She was a excellent mentor and practiced what she preached. Give this a read if you get the opportunity.
Practicing Kwanzaa Year Round: Affirmations and Activities Around the Seven Principles
Here is a book I found immensely enlightening I want to share.
Whether you take the WIllie Lynch letter literally or as an allegory the basic issues it brings up revolve around real issues we need to contend with as a community of civilized beings.
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