aharris47, Author at African American Facts Not Taught in Public Schools

When the Body Speaks in Fire: Understanding Inflammation as Protection, Not Failure

The Wisdom Behind InflammationInflammation is often misunderstood as a problem to eliminate, but at its core it is a signal of intelligence, not malfunction. It is one of the body’s oldest and most reliable ways of communicating that something needs attention. When a virus enters the system, when tissue is strained, or when irritants disrupt

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When Renewal Requires Release

Health, Spiritual Awareness, Uncategorized / aharris47

The Body’s Rhythm of Letting Go No matter how healthy our habits are, our bodies move according to the natural cycles of life. Growth is never constant without pause, and renewal rarely happens without release. Just as trees must shed their leaves before new ones can grow, the body must let go of what no

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When They Don’t Know Who You Are

Finding Peace, Life Lessons, Uncategorized / aharris47

The Silence That Comes From Ignorance There are moments when you realize that if people truly understood who you are, they would speak very differently to you. The disrespect, the arrogance, and the casual dismissal are not signs of superiority; they are signs of ignorance. People often talk the loudest when they have no real

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The Man France Couldn’t Fit Into Its Story

Black History, Uncategorized / aharris47

The Version We Were Taught Most of us learned about the French Resistance through a narrow lens. The images were familiar and comfortable: white men in berets, cigarettes hanging from their lips, quiet bravery framed as a purely European uprising. It was taught as a clean story of national pride and unity. What rarely entered

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When the Cheat Codes Get Deleted

Politics & Current Events, Uncategorized / aharris47

The Shock That Isn’t Really Shock Every so often, a claim shows up that is so upside down it almost feels like satire. The idea that civil rights somehow resulted in white people being treated “very badly” is one of those claims. It sounds less like history and more like performance art. When you hear

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Media Power, Platform Control, and the Fear Behind the Headlines

Uncategorized / aharris47

What’s Actually Been Announced First, on the Meta point: yes, Meta announced on January 12, 2026 that Dina Powell McCormick is joining the company as President and Vice Chairman, and that has been widely reported. That part is real and worth paying attention to because leadership changes at major platforms can shape policy priorities, moderation

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The Man Behind “The Blacker the Berry”

Black History, Uncategorized / aharris47

A Phrase Older Than Hip Hop When Kendrick Lamar or Tupac Shakur invoked the phrase “the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice,” they were not creating something new. They were reaching back nearly a century to a writer whose name has been quietly pushed to the margins of American literary memory. That man was

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Mitochondria: Where Energy, Stress, and Vitality Begin

Health, Uncategorized / aharris47

The Quiet Intelligence of Cellular Energy Mitochondria are tiny structures that live inside nearly every cell in your body, yet they influence almost everything you do. They convert oxygen and nutrients into usable energy, making it possible for you to think clearly, move your body, heal from injury, and stay emotionally steady. Without them, even

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When Attraction Is Easy but Stability Is Not

Life Lessons, Marriage & Relationships, Uncategorized / aharris47

A Conversation That Stopped Me Cold I just finished a conversation with a close female friend who said something that stayed with me. She told me it is very easy for her to get a boyfriend, but increasingly difficult to keep one. I paused before responding because honesty in moments like that carries weight. When

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The Truth About Change That Most People Avoid

Finding Peace, Life Lessons, Uncategorized / aharris47

Why Nothing Changes Until You Do This is the part nobody wants to admit: you cannot change your life unless you change something. No amount of wishing, hoping, or planning will override repeated behavior. If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always gotten. That pattern is

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