Tuesday, December 9, 2008 5:01
African descendants have a long history of being under extreme stress in America; it has become a regular part of our existence in this country. The extreme stress leads to hypertension and many other diseases that attack our bodies. I’m not going to begin to list all of the ways that we are under stress in this country, the list is too long to deal with in this post; instead, I’m going to focus on ways to overcome the stress we deal with on a daily basis. Generally speaking, stress speeds up aging, if you want to live a long abundant life here are some ways to reduce some of your stress: Continue…
Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:18
Presidential candidate Barack Obama should be seen as an American illusion - a false hope for Black people and an American impostor to the freedom lovers of the democratic free world. Obama is paraded before the world in order to make other governments of the world, and Black people, think that the United States of America has changed its policies and is no longer a hypocrite to the fundamental principals of civil liberty. But my people, and governments of the world, the truth is America’s “paramount issue” exists still! Continue…
Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:18
This month the United Nations Headquarters is honoring the ratification of the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the crime of Genocide (CPPCG) established 60 years ago. A definition is given in the CPPCG on genocide, any act perpetrated with the intention of destroying a national, ethic, racial or religious group. The term genocide was termed by a prominent Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin who wrote the publication, Axis Rule in Occupied Europe. In 1933 he presented his works to the League of Nations. Lemkin’s ideas were an innovation for his time; CPPCG approved his draft in 1948. Continue…
Saturday, December 13, 2008 6:13
Marcus Rediker subtitles “The Slave Ship” as “A Human History”, and that is an accurate description of its focus and method — and its strengths and most evident weakness. The book has as its primary focus British and American slave ships of the 18th century (when the transAtlantic slave trade was at its height and before it was outlawed), and how it shaped and warped those who sailed, voluntarily or involuntarily, aboard those vessels. Redicker constructs his history by drawing upon first-hand accounts, mostly written by seamen and ships’ captains, but also some from merchants and even a few slaves. Continue…
Saturday, December 13, 2008 5:34
After he experienced back pain and urinating problems, Jerry Hardy decided to see his physician. During his visit, his doctor tested his blood, then recommended a biopsy. That’s when Hardy suspected he could have prostate cancer.
“It was in the back of my mind,” says Hardy of Detroit, who had his prostate removed in 2000.
Hardy, 53, is one of many Black men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Fortunately, his cancer was treatable. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Continue…
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 20:52
This study on the affect of deliberate and contrived impoverishment of people on their brain development and as a consequence their cognitive abilities, has appeared in many periodicals.
It once again demonstrates the direct correlation between the systematic impoverishment and consequent destruction of the brain and impairment of the affected individual’s cognitive abilities and skills, with the devastating social, economic, and general consequences we see all around us. A reality that not only destroys individuals and families, but indeed handicaps whole national groups, nations and cultures in the world. Continue…
