Category Archive: Black Awareness

When it rains, it pours!

ShareLife isn’t short.  Life is long, especially if you make bad decisions! One of the most crippling decisions our community consistently makes is the decision to sacrifice long term happiness for today’s pleasures. And then tomorrow comes. When we live today like it’s our last, we over-spend our money on things that we don’t need. …

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“We Need More!” Black History…That Is

Share    This great country of America is seen as a success story for many people. So, why are some of the stories which have constructed the fabric of the nation not fully shared? In other words, why is African American history only stressed or taught in the month of February and not part of …

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She Can Be Your Motivation

Share      Women who are empowered should motivate more men to become strong-willed and strong-minded. Let’s take African American women, for example, who in my perspective are the most powerful and influential species in the world. Not to mention they outweigh African American men in college degrees by more than 50 percent. However, we …

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Love My Nigg@s But…

ShareGrowing up amongst the new generation, the word “nigga” is a term that is commonly used.  Older individuals frown upon the use of this word, mainly because they have lived in a time filled with racism. They have not only experienced segregation and been subject to stereotypes, they have also witnessed all of the malicious …

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