Detailed Breakdown Northern racism and Southern racism operate differently, even though both grow out of the same history of white supremacy. In the North the unwritten rule is that a Black person can rise professionally as long as they do not come physically close to white spaces. In other words you can be a Black […]
Understanding the Difference Between Northern and Southern Racism in America Read More »
Detailed Breakdown Being a well educated and nuanced Black man can feel like a surreal experience because the world often reacts as if your existence is unexpected. Many people look at you with surprise, as though they cannot believe someone like you could exist outside the assumptions they have been taught. They may say things
The Power of Defying Stereotypes as an Educated and Nuanced Black Man Read More »
Detailed Breakdown By 1801 Toussaint Louverture had accomplished something almost unimaginable after years of brutal warfare in Saint Domingue. He restored order to a colony that had been torn apart by revolution, foreign invasions, plantation destruction, and constant political instability. In only one year of relative peace he managed to return production to nearly two
Toussaint Louverture and the Threat of Black Leadership to Napoleon Read More »
Detailed Breakdown The theory of relativity teaches that everything in the universe tends to decline over time, which is why a room becomes dirtier if no one cleans it. Scientists have long been testing the boundaries of this idea through experiments in quantum physics and extreme conditions. Recently they created something called a time crystal,
Understanding Time Crystals and the Spiritual Meaning We Attach to Them Read More »
Detailed Breakdown I was working in a studio in College Park, Georgia when the producer Mr Hankey told me about a young kid who mixed records for only fifty dollars. The price sounded unbelievable because almost no one in the music industry worked that cheaply, but Mr Hankey insisted that this kid was the best
The Power of Seeing Potential in Unexpected Places Read More »
Detailed Breakdown I once went to a modernist play in Brooklyn with my wife, who is from Beirut and grew up in Lebanon. The play was very centered on Black experiences and dealt with the pain of Black people who have been harmed or killed by the police. The emotions onstage touched deep feelings related
Understanding the Value of All Black Healing Spaces Read More »
Detailed Breakdown Many young people grow up believing that holding a ball in their hand is the only path to success, but this belief becomes a problem when sports can no longer carry them. Parents often spend thousands of dollars and work long hours so their children can participate in AAU teams during the summer.
Investing in Academics with the Same Passion We Give Athletics Read More »
Detailed Breakdown Under slavery no Black person, whether man or woman, was allowed to testify in court against a white person, which meant their voices carried no legal weight. The law treated their words as meaningless, which allowed violence to continue without challenge or consequence. After the Civil War this finally changed when new Reconstruction
When Black Women’s Voices Entered the Courtroom Read More »
Detailed Breakdown Many people are told that the key to manifesting is believing they already have what they desire, yet almost no one explains how to actually believe it. This leaves people feeling confused because believing something you have never experienced can feel impossible. Beverly, the Chief Empowerment Officer and author of Create the Door,
How to Manifest by Using What You Already Have Read More »
Detailed Breakdown The administration has a gift for giving the country something new to laugh at, even when the comedy is completely unintentional. Today the entertainment arrives in the form of the Golden Age of Travel campaign, which boldly tells Americans to behave on airplanes even though the administration has never mastered that skill itself.
The Golden Age of Travel and the Comedy of Political Manners Read More »