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Antoine Dodson. He’s been the talk of the internet and various media outlets for the past week and a half. I will not post the video on this site. I think it’s gotten a little too much play as it is. Now I expect white media outlets to display this material. Of course they would. [...]
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The Price of Life. How much exactly is a human life worth? How can it be calculated? By breaths taken? Family? Employment? Health? How do you decide how much someone’s life is worth? We’d like to say that human life is priceless. You can’t determine an amount. Yet, we come from a history that says [...]
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Drama. We all experience it in our lives. As much as we don’t want it to be , it’s unavoidable at times. But what can you do to avoid it? Simple. Avoid people who warrant it. I’ve perfected the act of loving people from afar. I’m one of those who don’t want to be stressed [...]
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Police Brutality NEVER FORGET The men and women in blue are given a license to freely kill us without consequence. This must stop!
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The Pledge of Allegiance. This has got to quickly be the most controversial form of American “patriotism.” More and more schools are forbidding the use of the pledge in school or not requiring students to say it every morning any longer. I had to recite the Pledge everyday K-12. A lot has changed since those [...]
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Freedom of Speech. That used to be something Americans prided themselves in having. However, now it’s a luxury. The things I say on this blog can potentially get me fired from a job should my employer not agree with them. Just like the things General McChrystal said got him fired from his. Now if I’m [...]
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Hip-Hop Music. Higher Infinite Power Healing Our People- Professor Griff of Public Enemy You often hear that Hip-Hop is dead. Well, true and real Hip-Hop isn’t dead but it sure as hell is dying. You have the few groups out there such as Dead Prez and artists like Erykah Badu who are doin their damndest [...]
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Gay parents. I’ve been asked to give my opinion about this and I’m gonna let you know right now, some of yall will not like it. Someone asked me to talk about whether or not I believe gays should be allowed to adopt and be parents. First off I would like to ask, why would [...]
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My people, DO BETTER! KNOW YOUR WORTH, LIVE UP TO YOUR POTENTIAL AND THRIVE! CONSCIOUSNESS IS WITHIN REACH….GRAB A HOLD! -Steps Off Soap Box-
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This will hopefully be quick and straight to the point. Responsibility. People need to start taking it for their actions. My people, this means you. Believe me, I get the white power system and structure. I get white privilege and its negative effects on people of color. Believe me, I get it. But that does [...]
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