club hate

I hate the club. With a passion. When I go it’s because:

  1. Someone has called me begging for company for the evening, and I get in free
  2. Favorite DJ is spinning, and I get in free
  3. There is a concert and I get in free
  4. It’s someone’s bday and I get in free (not even all the time with this one)
  5. I’m bored and I get in free (Not that often. I’d rather sit on my couch and watch reruns of Law and Order SVU)

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inquiring minds

I know I’ve been away for awhile, I’m trying to get better at this, I promise!

So, I was chillin on the stoop and Dre said he didn’t think most people would be willing to die for their faith.

I got to thinking, most people are afraid to die, just in general. I personally am not. I of course don’t want to and think of my family not having me around and the pain they would endure but still, not afraid.

Are you? why or why not? This doesn’t have to be in the context of faith or religion. Are you willing to die for anything?

slavery was good for us

This is what some would have you to believe about Africans and African thought…

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This is kind of old (Aug 08) but I feel that most of you probably never read this so please allow me to enlighten you. This ran in a Jamaican newspaper. He’s so serious y’all.

Slavery Was Good For The Black Man

by Michael Dingwall

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it’s not that hard

Despite all of the education and statistics out there, black people, women particularly, still top the charts regarding sexually transmitted infections. Why? Let’s take a walk.

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here we go…

Well, who would have ever thought I’d have one of these? We’ll see how this goes.

Follow me as I share my thoughts about various subjects under the umbrella of health and history. How does that mix? I don’t know. It’s important to be healthy and it’s important to know the history behind why some things are the way they are, as well as knowing upon whose shoulders you stand. Be patient with me.

I hope you enjoy.

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this is how they viewed view us. SMH. more on this later.