The children with Mama Jean at the Mother of Peace Orphanage in Mutoko, Zimbabwe In 1989 a South African warrior woman was inspired to promote the setting up of orphanages that would care for children who had been abandoned due to the AIDS pandemic. In 1993 five people from Harare took up the challenge to open…
Month: September 2010
Today I Heard a Great Sermon
There’s something wonderful about the black church, or any church where a powerful, well preached sermon can be heard. It’s beautiful because the skill of the preacher stirs your emotions, the lesson teaches, and God’s Words convict and edify and strenghthen one’s heart. I love to hear the “Preached Word” coming from the lips and…
EDDIE LONG = THE ENTIRE BLACK CHURCH (if you don’t know, now you know)
OK. Here we go. It’s time to blast and lambaste the ENTIRE black church!! Here comes the smart ones who know every DAMNED thing about the black church. They say that every body in the church is gay; that the pastors are swinging their penises in front of everybody; that black women in the church are passive,…
Kanye Shrug, Kanye Stare?? WTH?
I consider myself to be a kinda cool chick. I make that judgement about me based on my son. He unknowingly affirms my cool momness by bothering to tell me about things going on in the hip hop world. So in this way I know a few things about hip hop beyond the Sugar Hill Gang. …
I Love The Culture Of The Black Church
In the past, I have attented a non-denominational church and a pentacostal church. I now attend a Black Baptist church which is Bible based and focused on social justice. I would like to declare right now that I totally love the culture within the black church! Yeah I said it! The Black church is such a beautiful place! Fellowship within the…
Hey Folks, I was tagged at The Electronic Village Blog!
Woo Hoo!!! Brother Villager at The Electronic Village is doing what he calls an Archive Meme. It’s about us black bloggers getting to know each other better! And it takes a Village to do that! Now that’s what I’M talkin’ about!! His Archive Meme is something that he has done in the past and is doing again. And what do…
CHOCQUIBTOWN: Somos Pacificos! Hip Hop Ain’t Dead in Colombia (not Columbia)
NO, THIS IS NOT ABOUT SHAKIRA, NOR HER HIPS, OK? Did I ever tell you all how much I love black culture? Allrightee then! So imagine my excitement to find this fantastic rapping group from Colombia! Thanks to my young friend, Sojourner Ahebee of Sojo’s Trumpet Blog! A few weeks back, I did a…
Haters Hate Because Hating is What Haters Love
I got pimp slapped, y’all!!! I probably deserved it. I was over at the Black Sista’s blog mouthing off and she set me straight! I was trying to subtly show how hating on black people is counter-productive. She didn’t get it. Well I tried, y’all! So I’ve decided to write this post about haters. This is my…
I’m A Runner When Love Gets Tough!
My running is based more on what he says than what he does. I’m sensitive to the way people talk to each other. What one says and how one says it means a lot to me. I read volumes into this type of thing. So when BNO says certain things in certain ways, I believe I…
Rachelle Ferrell–Simply Amazing!
You know who she is right? If you don’t, you better ask somebody, pronto!! Rachelle Ferrell has been around for quite a while, blessing us with the wonderful, God given gift that is her voice. And you thought Patti was talented!! Rachelle was born in 1961 and has been singing since the age of six. I…
WHEN EDUCATION MAKES YOU ASHAMED OF YOUR BACKGROUND
I was thinking about that black child who manages to make it to Harvard, or Stanford or one of those “Institutions of Higher Learning”. Oftentimes that child has grandma and Big daddy, Uncle Ray and Aunt Mabel pooling their meager resources together, so they can attend college. That black child may even have his or her church family taking offerings to…
Have You Ever Fallen For the Okey Doke Concerning Black Male Celebrities?
How often have you read that those damned black celebrities hate they black women? Those damned Ocho Cincos and Tiki Barbers and what not? Everytime you read about their antics, it makes you think that ALL black celebrities hate they black womenz, don’t it! (Except for Denzel, Will and Sam) And you went on…
You Are Leaders! 