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I cried tears tonight for a number of reasons.

You can say it was sparked by the live showing of the Grammys this evening, January 31st, Sunday night.

After heaps of black people went to go shout and rejoice in church pews this morning, they tuned their televisions into another form of mental slavery.

Blacks. African-Americans. Niggas. Coons. Slaves. The President of the United States of America. Africans. Negroes........

Never represented well, and we gave right back into… Continue

And I dare to ask, are HBCU’s a Luxury or Necessity? Should they still be in existence? Are they still relevant?



Many scholars have argued that blacks have advanced and the need for these schools have either declined or are no longer needed. Things like Affirmative Action allow blacks to advance in “Corporate America,” so “they” say.

Historically black colleges were started, historically, to educate blacks who would otherwise,… Continue

Gimme my

Soul Back

Sold crack, at first

But now it hurts

I can feel the wounds of a thousand men

I feel rejected yet pregnant within

Pregnant with possibility, in the words of Assata

Sisters like that, brothers like this

Make me meditate on my chakras

Put it in a rhyme

Watch me from behind

Watch it, so sublime

Call me anytime



My Soul Evolution was caused by an intrusion

Forced me to come to my own conclusions

And… Continue

I've been through it all when it comes to love. Call me a soldier 'cause I been fighting for a while now. I should have some stripes. Let me start by saying, this post was inspired by the beautiful, multi-talented Goddess Sade.



Understand, when I speak of being a soldier of love, I'm not just talking about reationships dealing with men that I have loved. I am talking about friends that I have loved and lost, love for my family that sometimes dissapointed me, and the ultimate love for… Continue