Indigenous Garifuna of Guatamala   Being Black in America is an interesting journey enhanced only by our perceptions of ourselves and the stories that accompany our lives as denizens in the western hemisphere. What and who we are is to be determined by us, and how we view ourselves. And our perceptions of ourselves can drive beliefs and actions about how we live our daily lives. In part one I mentioned reading several books and attending lectures on our historical greatness and a... Read Full Story

"I'm starting with the man in the mirror..." Michael Jackson.   Nuff said Michael. Read Full Story

For most of my life I had been taught that the reason so many Black people had “Indian blood” or that one family member or the other was full blood Cherokee, was because the Black African slaves ran away from the plantation to live amongst the Indians. I remember a bitter argument I had with my previous wife when she told me her father’s mother (her paternal grandmother) was full blooded Blackfoot Indian. I argued her down that there was no such Indian “tribe” a... Read Full Story

    In the 1980’s, during the surge of Black “Afro-centric” authors and books, I became an avid reader of every angle of the history and legacy of Black people across space and time. From reading Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James to African Origin of Biological Psychiatry by Dr. Richard M. King to the Biography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton, and even Divine Horsemen by Maya Deren and Secrets of Voodoo by Milo Rigaud. My r... Read Full Story

  This post was to be about how too many of us continue to see ourselves through eyes of enslaved Africans. We continue to say how the white man stole or bought Black people in Africa and carried them packed like sardines in the holes of slaving vessels. And, how we continue to put ourselves into a bent over posture, because we are not aware we are giving the pale face way too much power.  This post was to be about how we make the pale face a god by believing he could transport, and... Read Full Story

Yesno weapon that form against I & I shall prosper, not when I'm in control...Luciano, the Messenjah   It’s difficult for me to believewhen people say “I don’t believe in conspiracy theories.” This says to me that these people don’t believe that groups, agencies, the government or big business could come together and create a plan for the purposes of meeting an end. I, for one, cannot believe they don’t come together tocreate plans within plan... Read Full Story

Warren Ballentine and Al Sharpton will be returning to the air waves here in the ATL.  WAOK 1380 AM, a CBS affiliate, have picked up the programs and will air them beginning Wednesday April 29.  At 10am will be Warren Ballentin and his Truthfighters and at 1pm comes Rev. Sharpton. Much, much more could be said about this transition, however at this time I will just be content with the fact that a radio staion in the Atlanta area will run the shows.    Read Full Story

  Its a wonder the country is suffering, or maybe We the People are only suffering or maybe, fact is, only big business is suffering from their business dealings that bring them unworldly profits and in turn cause all others to suffer.  The banking institutions continue to do underhanded back room deals.  The Wall Street Journalreports that big banks are finding a way to hire foreign graduates of U.S. universities to work in their overseas offices.  Th... Read Full Story

   This year is going to be a year of reading for me. Last year I mostly read blogs peppered with a couple books, but nothing to write home about. I have resolved within myself to make sure I read a minimum of 10 books. I’m sure I’ll surpass that goal, but none the less it’s a goal to be attained. I was a bit late in starting my reading, yet I did finish my first book for 2009, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. The Jungle was written in 1904, and by 1906 Upton Sinclai... Read Full Story

In a previous post, I espoused the idea that many of the young Black men that find themselves coming into contact with the justice system should be forced into a military service OF THEIR CHOICE as an alternative to being housed in the belly of the prison industrial complex. In my perspective, there is the possibility that they would have the opportunity to learn self discipline, learn a trade or skill of some sort, or just be a warrior if they so choose. But, most of all, travel and gain a ... Read Full Story