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Kwanzaa Reflection 2011: Today’s Principle is Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics

December 29, 2011
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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...

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Kwanzaa Reflections 2011: Today’s Principle is Kujichagulia – Self-Determination

December 27, 2011
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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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Kwanzaa Reflections 2011: Today’s Principle is Umoja – Unity

December 26, 2011
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So off the top let me say that yes – I am a follower of Christ and yes – I celebrate Kwanzaa. Some may see these affirmations as incompatible and polar opposites, however, there is no incongruity with me. I am thankful for Kwanzaa and truly appreciate the fact that the day after I...

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PLM 4th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration (Baltimore, MD)

December 26, 2011
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You Can Do Something To Help Maryland’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner Today: FREE MARSHALL “EDDIE” CONWAY!

October 30, 2011
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You Can Do Something To Help Maryland’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner Today: FREE MARSHALL “EDDIE” CONWAY!

Mr. Marshall “Eddie” Conway is a true servant of his community. Imprisoned for more than four decades for the crime of murdering a Baltimore City Police Officer – a crime for which he maintains his innocence – Mr. Conway has not allowed the prison cell to suppress his spirit and will to organize his...

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Kathleen Cleaver in Baltimore for “Cointelpro 101″ Event: Morgan State, November 2, 2011 6PM

October 27, 2011
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The first time I met Kathleen Cleaver was a November 2007 Black Panther Rank & File Symposium that the Maryland Institute College of Art put on. As my blog article from that day reveals; I was touched by the continuing flame of Cleaver’s passion for the same issues she put her body on the...

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In Search Of New Paths For My People: Reflections on the LBS Freedom Forum Part 2

April 18, 2011
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So on that faithful Saturday – at that forum – I finally had to promote the exploration of a new path for my people. Instead of the usual song and lyrics, I offered up for the consideration of the crowd possibilities that are enveloped in practical philosophies that are less popular in this city....

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In Search Of New Paths For My People: Reflection on the LBS Freedom Forum Part 1

April 15, 2011
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I was asked to serve as a panelist at the first Freedom Forum hosted by the think tank focused on policy analysis and community change. The theme of the event was Baltimore’s Youth Movement: Are They Ready To Lead? And it’s funny because I remember when I was squarely included in the crowd of...

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Marcus Garvey: Pan Africanist, Revolutionary, and yes…Christian

February 14, 2011
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Tributes, websites, songs, poems, and scholarships dedicated to The Honorable Marcus Garvey can be found all over the internet – and deservedly so. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, (August 18, 1887 – June 10, 1940) the Jamaican-born, Pan Africanist organizer made tremendous impact in this world – the reverbs of which many of us are still...

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Book Drive For Incarcerated Youth: The Autobiography of Malcolm X

January 24, 2011
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One of the joys of my life currently involves the privilege I have been afforded to mentor incarcerated youth. Twice per week I am blessed to connect with young men who have been charged as adults for various crimes. For me, they truly represent what I like to call “brilliance behind bars.” Though some...

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