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#46 Don't Pull Back

Posted by Tarus on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, In : Brothas & Sistahs

This is a snippet of an email I sent to a female acquaintance and quite possibly a friend:

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Initially, I found your openness to be a breath of fresh air; I was literally smiling after reading your first letter. I've often told my sister that the strength of a women isn't so much in how well she can prove her forcefulness, it's in how soft she can make her voice; just like a gentle tongue that turns away wrath (Prov. 15:1), or one that can break a bone (Pr...

#29 Have a Vision

Posted by Tarus on Friday, October 29, 2010, In : Brothas & Sistahs

On our way home from Borders (A Local Bookstore) some nearly two years ago, my then-adolescent sister and I engaged an interesting conversation. I noted another teenager walking along the same path with his friends. "Look at this cat,"I mentioned with feigned disapproval,"he doesn't look like much does he?" His jeans were sagging with boxers showing. She agreed with casual disregard. "However," I said sounding conspiratorial with eye brows furrowed attempting to draw more of her interest,"wha...

#24 Fight for each other

Posted by Lamont Cranston on Friday, October 22, 2010, In : Brothas & Sistahs

I can recall a few times as a preteen listening and then laughing at the horrendous jokes told by the rest of us in the direction of newbie Haitian kids. Sure, I felt some guilt but many times I was just trying to stay out of the limelight myself; having returned from the continent of Africa, I too, had been the butt of similar jokes. Such is the nature of prepubescent kids. Quite frankly, I believe that to a certain extent, this sort of tussle is not only inevitable but essential for the hea...

#19 Stay Current

Posted by Tarus on Sunday, October 10, 2010, In : Brothas & Sistahs

In a church I no longer attend, one the preachers use to encourage us to read the news everyday. He said once,"How can you help save a world you know nothing about?" He's no longer there, unfortunately, but the lesson for me was reinforced nevertheless. In the 80's & 90's, most of us grew up with parents who were somewhat cognizant of the real issues at hand surrounding their communities and the globe at large. Today's news is racked with so much frivolity and entertainment that the general ...

#15 Greet each other

Posted by Tarus on Sunday, October 3, 2010, In : Brothas & Sistahs

Propaganda, under the guise of popular media has made the idea of looking at another black person (especially someone of the opposite sex) without some degree of mistrust or apprehension, wholly inconceivable to the average black person. The movies that come out of Hollywood portraying our people as shysters, cooning-clowns, or the trusty side-kick confidant cannot be numbered. For example: We've all become accustomed to seeing on-screen white romance go through the typical ups & downs of an...

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#46 Don't Pull Back

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#24 Fight for each other

#19 Stay Current

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