Rebellious Sacrifice

  Her beauty is astonishing! It makes you stop and do a triple take. This black woman (pictured above) is more than beauty walking. She is REMARKABLE. Deliberately placing oneself in dangerous territory can easily be tagged as stupid. In this case, Kimberly Motley is not among the stupid. She is a Rebel sacrificing. Not many of us have her courage. Her beautiful story! http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-17/kim-motley-the-go-to-lawyer-in-kabul/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/10/22/GA2010102204523.html The Black Rebel

A Seed of Rebellion produces a Rebel No need for me to comment. This young man is everything many us wish were. http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Boy-walking-across-America-for-homeless-awareness-stops-in-Dallas-94792489.html -The Black Rebel

The video below captures the people of Gaza in their most vulnerable state. It is something the world should be reminded of when speaking of the Gaza strip. Instead of hearing and reading what the Jew controlled media wants you to be fed, LIES! The men and women of Palestine are survivors. They will make it out from under the bondage of Israel – and free of the overwhelming but not surprising sideline support given to Israel by the United States one day. While they are suffering now, let’s keep in mind that they are Rebels. They have Sacrificed. I honor them! The suffering continues in Gaza: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#37581018 -The Black Rebel

Picked up my expensive gourmet coffee this morning. Headed over to get some cheap gas. Pulled up to pump – and it happened: a man creeped-up on me and asked me for some money. “Hey, sir, I am not a drunk. I actually work, but…I have been a foreign car mechanic for years. Fell on some hard times. I am 61. Too old to be out here needing money for some gas. I will have to do something else now. Don’t know what. All I know how to do is fix cars. Do you have a couple of dollars to give me?” A 58 year old man forcefully admonished me one day during a ReInvent Oneself seminar, “Would you please stop talking about that reinventing yourself crap. I am a brick layer. Have been since I was 14. I don’t know how to do anything but lay brick. What am I to do now that the construction business is down? I need answers. Not some fancy talking-to from you. You have a job!” I hear this sad commentary almost every day from men and women that are well over 50 years old. The message is simple – but new

Egos are deadly. Toxic. Destructive. Al has a big one and Tavis has a gigantic one! Both men are good at what they do. Al is the last of the Frontline Go Getters and Tavis is still evolving. Tavis actually despite popular opinion has worked hard to help black people get to where they need to be: Over the Hump. His State of the Black Union ran its course thus the reason he “abandoned” it. I don’t too much plan him. He did his part. He re-started the dialogue. Challenged us to address our self-induced problems and encouraged us to defeat the American system-generated barriers. Al speaks the conscious of countless blacks. He is relentless in his efforts. Tough in his approach – more than likely not ‘bought’. Owned by an unseen force. He is criticized by many – but no one can take away from what he has done and doing. Unfortunately, both black men are now doing what The Powers can appreciate: Division Sadly, the beef is really over differences of opinion pertaining to President Barack Obam

I shall not forget this man. I shall not move away from his truth. He was one of the first men I learn to respect. The first book I read was his autobiography. As a matter of fact, I did not read this FIRST book until I was a sophomore at High Point University. Malcolm X, no matter where we 'stand' in our psyche, speaks our soul. Many of us have moved away from that place: The Authentic Self . Living a double life that keeps us ashamed of our reflections. Our authenticity is REBELLION . We did not come to the shores of this dreadful place peacefully. Some were brave enough to kill themselves to avoid what many of us (New Blacks) have endured. After experiencing what we have suffered I am thankful we 'came through'. But, I do not have any ill words for those who stood on Devil's Bridge in Antigua, and threw themselves in the rough waters of the Atlantic with hopes to meet The Creator via suicide. I honor these suicides because those Africans trusted their 'gut

I am so thankful for the struggle I witnessed and experienced growing up. Wondering if the light bill would be paid. The constant disconnection of telephone service. The water getting turned off. Having to open up the stove's oven to heat the two bedroom rented homed that housed five adults and three children. Eating the same meals (healthy) every week e.g. liver, rice, onions, and gravy on Tuesday. Enduring the barrage of jokes because the Chevy Nova we rode in did not have a muffler for the longest time. Having to share Levi jeans with my brother. I can go on. As I typed I got sentimental. I did not tear-up because I have regrets or have psychological troubles with my poverty infected past. Nope. Not at all! I am happy. Content. Because I know what struggle is and can be. I know how to adapt while many basically lose it. Go crazy as a result of the poor economy and received rejection letters for employment. Life is tough for so many. I will not begin to draw comparisons to the li

For the next few weeks I commit to searching for information e.g. articles, video, etc. that documents how African Americans are helping the people of Haiti. I humbly encourage you to assist me in discovering what our brothers and sisters are doing – and then share it. If not, dynamic accounts may go unpublicized. Let’s be the Black I-Reporters! It is obvious we cannot depend on NBC, ABC, CBS, and definitely not Fox to highlight the small or large contributions we are making. Yes, all the networks will show us entertaining to raise money - which is a wonderful gesture on the part of the musicians – but if we want to ‘push’ our efforts, and not be seen as the porch monkey during this time of Haiti's peril we have to be The Media. If you did not notice be informed: the Fox News Network was the ONLY news outlet that did not air Hope for Haiti. Interesting – and BOLD. These good ole boys just don’t care what type of fallout they may create. Or, is it that they are fully confident th