Back in January of this year, I received a flyer from the Baltimore Jewish Council for their 2012 Advocacy Day in Annapolis. Many groups conduct “Advocacy Days” during the Maryland General Assembly in order to articulate their political desires,sure up legislative support, and demonstrate their strength in the halls of state legislative/economic power. The...
If Monday’s rally for C. Anthony Muse had to be described in one word, that word would be “historic”…or maybe “unprecedented.” Both words would be fitting, but perhaps the latter would be more appropriate for very rarely (if ever!) does such a pronounced and diverse group of clergy, business professionals, and community leaders come...
Do you think ONE Jewish Synagogue or Jewish Organization will donate dollars to the Senator C. Anthony Muse campaign? Do you think ONE Jewish Rabbi or Rabbi Alliance will contact the local Jewish media outlets to tell them they’re putting their support behind someone outside of their community? Do you think that if the...
Two nights in a row of staying up well past my bedtime. Sunday night it was for the Grammys and I probably could’ve gone to bed without feeling like much was missed. But last night, it was for something FAR more substantive and important to my history and American history. I watched the award-winning...
Press Advisory: For Immediate Release For media queries, please contact the Schools Not Jails Media Team: (410) 849-9626 | schoolsnotjails@gmail.com JANUARY 17: SCHOOLS NOT JAILS ORGANIZERS WILL RETURN TO SITE, DESPITE ARRESTS Organizers of today’s Schools Not Jails Occupation kickoff rally and action say that they have no plans to cancel the program of...
Even as many around the world are honoring the life of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. today; it need be known that celebrating him outside of context amounts to a dangerous narrowing of the Black Freedom Movement tradition in the United States. Dr. King didn’t work alone, but in concert with and propelled by...
Who knows if I can still kick it, but I used to back on the school bus. In fact, a little known Black History Fact about me was that I was the Battle Rap Champ among my peers. Punch lines for days. Those days are gone, but my love for Hip Hop remains (After...
Habari Gani? Ujamma – Cooperative Economics To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. It was a little more than three years ago when I giving particular attention to the development of the early Christian church as described in the book of Acts. Scripture says...
Habari Gani? Ujima – Collective Work & Responsibility To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together. While preparing to write today’s reflection on Ujima, my eyes zoned in on the word “problems” in the description of this sacred value. I began...
Habari Gani? Kujichagulia! which means Self Determination – To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. Self-Determination is such a beautiful principle which speaks to the freedom that all individuals and people-groups should be able to rightly exercise. Though not always using the term, I have been writing about “kujichagulia”...
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