An impassioned voice is enough to awaken hearts and encourage others. Together, they will serve to amplify a message and rally the masses. In a democracy, where both hardened and enlightened hearts exist; can silence ever be golden?
Hearts and Minds
Shit happens. Don't immortalize it. If we survive it, internalize what it is left; LOVE. Inspiration Source: Journaling: Out with The Cold
Pay to Play
You are a talented programmer. You've created a new video game called, My Life. Yes, My Life is a virtual game based on the life you're living right now. Would you pay to play it? Could your game generate $2 Million in its first week? Or would My Life become a certified flop? By July... Continue Reading →
A Mystery Awaits
Each day is a gift. It’s amazing how easy we forget. We wake-up to our present. We push it aside and, look back on the past. We sneak a peek at our neighbor’s present. We try to guess the future. Before we drift off, we take one last glimpse at our present. We promise to... Continue Reading →
An ISM-Free Zone?
Blitter, a new social networking app created by Patrick Francis, made its debut on October 5, 2017. The Blitter profile listed in the iTunes Store indicates: "Blitter is a social network built on love, passion, and empathy. Blitter does not condone racism, sexism, harassment, bots, or hate speech whatsoever. We are 100% independent from any investors... Continue Reading →
Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Till It’s Gone
In 2016, there were 156 million non-Hispanic and 70 million racial/ethnic minority eligible voters. Of those 70 million racial/ethnic eligible voters; 27,338 were black eligible voters (roughly 12,019,000 black men and 15,319,283* black women) 16,400,000 black eligible voters (Men and Women) cast a ballot in Election 2016. 60% (or 9,191,570) black women reported they voted. ... Continue Reading →
Course Correction?
We must begin to pay closer attention to our natural laws, such as cause and effect. It's nipping at our heels while showing it doesn't discriminate. We'll all fall victim even if we didn't contribute because we did nothing to change our course. Sow love, reap love...
Amid Hurricane destruction, School is Open
In Virgin Gorda, The British Virgin Islands, a 13-year-old girl started her own a school despite the once beautiful island, where she lives, is now in ruins. She wants the younger children to be prepared to advance in their grades when the island returns to normal. In other parts of the island, many remind onlookers they... Continue Reading →
Leading with Love
Leading, teaching and expressing yourself is contingent upon one thing; intimacy. Before you can lead, you must know how to teach. Before you can teach you must know how to express yourself. All these actions require developing a solid relationship with your audience. Once a relationship is established; leading becomes a community affair instead of... Continue Reading →
Right to Drive? Women and girls, HIV and AIDS
Women are often vulnerable to HIV due to unequal gender relations which affects their ability to negotiate condom use. Great, women in Saudi Arabia are "allowed" to drive. In West Africa, girls and women (10-24 years old) account for 64% of all new HIV cases. In East and South Africa, it's about 50% because, wait... Continue Reading →
Programming Change
The difference between self-publishing and trade-book publishing is formula. Just like blockbuster movies that feature “Beautiful WASPs having sex”, trade-book publications follow a format, a safe comfortable, format. One that programs and conditions us to perform a certain way and keeps us “wanting” so that we remain consumers. Some self-published books simply tell a story... Continue Reading →
There's a surefire way to fight against evil and win. Let it end with you.
