Step # 4 to Building the Black Community: Make Buying from Black Businesses a Thing I hope you enjoyed Professor Black Truth’s important video essay focused on Black people patronizing one another’s businesses. It is imperative for us as a community to do this if we are to be economically successful. I live near an …
The Prophetic Timeline Unfolds The summer of 2023 was insane, not just in the United States, but worldwide. Lots of saber rattling across the nations, colonist threats against Africa, and natural disasters. The Maui fires raged out of control – more than 100 confirmed deceased in the fire, over 2,000 acres burned, and nearly 5,000 …
For a while now, I’ve been seriously considering the possibility of relocating to Africa. I’d heard a mixed bag of good and bad experiences of Foundational Black Americans (FBAs) who have taken the plunge to move to Africa; everything from those who moved there with stars in their eyes, and within months, had to return …
Let’s work together! I’ve heard from a few of you about ideas for creating a successful Black community. One common idea I heard a lot was about creating a platform to find products and services by responsible and reliable Black businesses. Notice, I emphasized responsible and reliable. If you read my March 2003 blog post, …
If there is one thing I hate it’s when Black people speak ill against Black businesses and boast about only doing business with other racial groups. I am a strong proponent of Black-owned businesses, and I believe we should work with and support one another’s businesses. But I recently had a not so pleasant experience …
Step # 2 to Building the Black Community – Black People, Can We Talk? Read More »
Last November as I began looking ahead at 2023, my thoughts focused on the Black community. I have always seen great potential in our community. After my awakening in 2018 when I came to the realization that there has been a concerted effort towards keeping Black people in a continuous state of programmed thinking, I …
January is usually the time of year when many people (myself included) feel excited about a fresh start, a reset, sort of like rebooting your computer. Many people make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, get back to regular workouts at the gym, meeting a new significant other, etc. And by the time January is …
The Black Community’s Secret for a Successful 2023 Read More »
The heartbreaking story of Shanquella Robinson has been splashed all over the news for the last several weeks. Most of you are at least familiar with the story about the beautiful young woman from North Carolina who had already experienced a high level of success in her short 25 years, and whose life came to …
The Tragedy of Shanquella Robinson: Can We Really Know our Friends? Read More »
As I mentioned in my last blog post, there are more new things are on the horizon for Reverse the Slavery Curse and one of those new things is a new weekly podcast that I’m excited to announce. The podcast is called…wait for it…The Reverse the Slavery Curse Podcast! Each episode will focus on issues …
It’s been more than a year since my last blog post, and boy has a lot happened! You’ve probably noticed the new look of the website. As you can see, I’ve been a little busy. This is one of many changes that I’ve been working on, and there are more new things are on the …
