by Patrick Irvine | Sep 17, 2013 | Blog, Culture
So yesterday we covered The War on Drugs which basically is the part where black men exit stage left. But It’s time for the final War of the series so lets get into it. 5. The War on Black Culture and consciousness This is an unofficial war that is...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 16, 2013 | Blog
Yesterday we basically discussed the war on the black male and female, I figured more then a few of you would have something to say about that post and that’s fine, I will address those issues in due time don’t worry, but for now lets move on to the next...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 14, 2013 | Blog, Culture
Last week we talked about the War on Poverty and it’s role in the Destruction of the black family. What this war did was remove the black workforce and since at the time most of the workers where male, it removed the black male from the workforce. From that...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 13, 2013 | Blog, History
A couple months ago I wrote a blog called, A Few Well Known Black “Facts.” In this article I laid out 3 black “facts” of Black America that weren’t based on any real numbers. Regardless of whatever circumstantial situations that may arise to make these statements...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 12, 2013 | Culture, History
Whenever I am in a discussion group, think tank, or mastermind for the black community the question always comes up: What are the challenges holding the black community back? Answers normally range from lack of education to lack of resources, but the one thing that...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 12, 2013 | Culture
So after sitting through Django, a movie that I admittedly went into with the wrong mindset (I was expecting something more historical considering all the people that I have heard from that said they learned something). I realized something, not only was this country...
by Patrick Irvine | Aug 29, 2013 | Blog
This report came out a while back and since then people everywhere both black and white have come out of the wood-works proclaiming the evilness of meat despite it being a staple in human diet for. . . ever. So I decided to look over that report that can be seen by...
by Patrick Irvine | Jul 23, 2013 | Blog
So as I watch the protest and the marches which seem to be becoming more and more about getting George Zimmerman and less and less about address the series of circumstances that cause and allowed this tragedy to take place to begin with. I am forced to ask myself...
by Patrick Irvine | Jul 19, 2013 | Blog
I wasn’t even going to write this but in light of the recent events surrounding Florida I feel that it is necessary for us to critically look at some of the intricacies of the black civil rights movement in America. Something has been lost in this fight, we continue...
by Patrick Irvine | May 19, 2013 | Blog, History
I figured it was time to begin looking at some of the facts of the black community and analyzing them. Not only has this spawned my black fact series of video blogs, but it has also caused me to develop an even deeper passion for my community; the Black American...