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Community is Culture
Knowing who we are is essential for growth as a community. Community is where the culture grows, which is why preserving our community is so important. When we gather, magic happens; and that's the beauty in Black culture. We are a great people, there is no doubt about that; but we, as a people, need to collectively realize and embody that more. This is why sharing information is important, having first hand knowledge about what's going on in our communities is crucial and not taking the word of outside sources is absolutely necessary. Those that are looking from the outside in want to...
Why Can't We...
Why is it that every time we choose to voice our opinion about something that directly affects our group, or demographic, it's suggested that we just be silent and do our job. Whether the world likes to admit it or not, we are a very talented and compassionate people. We, meaning Black people, people of African descent, descendants of the African diaspora (both voluntary and involuntary). We can be both passionate and have a purpose. And sometimes our purpose is bigger than our passion; so our purpose must be put at the forefront. When those of us who have a...
Proper Representation
Build, Don't Destroy
With so much constantly going on in and around the Black community, we automatically think those that have a platform should take on the role of being "our voice". When making this assumption, we must be conscious of the fact that not everyone has the same perspective, or are willing to speak on "our" behalf, or are even equipped to speak for us. There were negative opinions associated with Tiffany Haddish's respond to the reporter from People Magazine. Personally, I didn't expect that to come from her mouth, and was taken aback from her statement. If I were to put...
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