The Origins of the Crucifix

The image above will undoubtedly enrage some Black Christians, well, at least those who don’t know their own history. Those who don’t know that Jesus was a threat to the status quo of his day and was persecuted just like any African American in this...
“Paid” In Full

“Paid” In Full

Money… It truly makes the world go round. Not just for the acquisition of trinkets, but with general morality as well. The Americans before us used to mach, hold protests, and riot in the streets to get their points across. However did any of this truly make a...
The White Educational Complex

The White Educational Complex

For years African Americans have been used as complacent pawns to a failing system of American Education. I have been a student in Baltimore City Schools for years and the constricting structures of policing blackness has appalled me.  If we take a minute to analyse...
Uncle Tom Log’s Cabin

Uncle Tom Log’s Cabin

Uncle Tom History has not been kind to Uncle Tom, the hero of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and one of the most popular figures of nineteenth-century American fiction. After its initial burst of sensational popularity and influence, Uncle Tom’s Cabin fell into neglect. Its...
A Few Well Known Black “Facts”

A Few Well Known Black “Facts”

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...