Occupy Movement: The Beautiful Side of Ugly
It looks as if America's patience with the Occupy Wall Street movement is growing thinner by the day as police officers are being ordered to dismantle their occupy camps on all coasts. It has been a...
View ArticleTaking Things for Granted
This past week I had the opportunity to have dinner with a special group of individuals. One gentleman at the table was visiting from out of town along with his wife. In the past, we would all be...
View ArticleMuslim School Elevating Students to Build a Nation
If you drive down Cliffdale Street, in Missouri City, Texas, to the cul-de-sac, you will see a humble two-story home to your left. From the outside it appears to be just a normal family residence but...
View ArticleThe Lost Principles of Kwanzaa
All rituals have a principle that is to be extracted and applied, but sometimes the principles get lost, overlooked or outright ignored in the midst of us celebrating our respective "holidays" in the...
View ArticleR.I.P. to Dr. King’s Dream (1963-2012)?
I don't really think Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would hardly care about a monument being erected in his honor on the Washington Mall. He probably would have rather that money be spent helping the...
View ArticleThe Gift and The Curse: How will Whitney Houston be remembered?
Whitney won over 400 music awards, sold over 200 million albums, had seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, starred in multiple movies, and is credited by many popular female artists as being...
View ArticleSaviours’ Day, Farrakhan and possible assassination plots on Pres. Obama
Minister Farrakhan’s message was a masterpiece of warning and guidance that I would invite all to watch and study. It hasn’t taken much time for the usual political pundits, bloggers, mainstream mental...
View ArticleMen sending a message to would-be rapists in Houston
A group of Black men from various organizations sent a clear message to those preying on women in the Houston community: We’re not going to stand for it! It is ultimately our responsibility to protect...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: What is Black life worth in America?
There is no way to sugarcoat it. Everyone should be upset about this. This is not an isolated incident. Profiling Black men and boys is American as NCAA March Madness. However, this is the real...
View ArticleRefusing to Compromise: Parting Ways with Houston Belief
I would be fabricating if I told you I have been thinking “long” and “hard” about this decision to step away from blogging for Houston Belief under the umbrella of the Houston Chronicle. It really...
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