"Accepting the vulnerabilities of life...moving with the ebb and flow of mother nature...Cause sometimes growing wildly can be a beautiful reality..." Osage Dior ©NEEMA
 By: Osage Dior
Truth. It hurts like fire being spit in your eye. It bleeds like a wound that doesn’t want to heal. I have seen this situation before, I am the sacrifice. The Joan of Arc, the one who is suppose to be tied and burnt for taking a stand for what I believe in at all times. I believe in truth. Excuse Me Sir… Your distorted image of me does not faze me, I am a lover of my black culture and though you want to put me in a box with the rest of the “black women” you know, fine! However, I cannot run, nor will I hide from you…Jesus was killed due to his own disciples…Malcom X followed Islam, but as soon he became conscious of something deviant-he could not spread that radical message…Trigger one. Trigger two. Trigger three.  By: Osage Dior
Alone… I walked in… Not expecting to see you… I… Sitting quite casually… Nothing extravagant… Just me… In… A black shirt, skinny jeans, and some shiny Steve Madden heels, Hair in some created on the spot, Whatever bobby pin would hold for my wayward natural hair… I heard poetry… Kanye West lyrics through the speakers… Sipping cranberry juice in the beginning… Because I don’t drink… Having a wonderful time… All by myself… Leaving the door to a happy evening… A bold evening… To say…I don’t need to have a crew to be happy… Becoming reacquainted to the awkwardness of my social ability…  By: Sasha King
http://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business/chaka-khan-goes-from-10-time-grammy-winner-to-serial-entrepreneur/ You can’t say legendary singer Chaka Khan doesn’t know how to throw a party. Celebrating her sixtieth birthday on March 23rd with soirees in New York, Miami *and* Los Angeles, the 10-time Grammy winner is not only preparing to mark another milestone, she’s celebrating a new chapter in her 40-year career — one that includes the expansion of her entrepreneurial empire.  By: DesiBjorn
http://theangriestblackmaninamerica.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/the-worry/ Writer/blogger for The Root, Lawrence D. Bobo, coined the phrase “The Worry” that so accurately describes the anxiety of Black Americans today. The Story Bobo describes “The Worry” as the aprehension the growing Black middle class has about the current economic situation and it’s detrimental affects on the Black community. I cannot think of a more accurate term for the silent purgatory of emotion that many Black Americans are feeling right now. However, Bobo and I part ways on the details of “the worry.” Bobo suggests that the Black middle class (he defines middle class as individuals with an income that is 2-4 times the poverty level) is afraid for the largest part of the Black community which makes up the “poor” “underclass” of American society. Perhaps this is true. I would not be so quick to believe that the Black middle class has concerns about the majority of the community (who are not “middle class”). "There's a new me coming out and I just had to live, And I wanna give, I'm completely positive..." ©NEEMA  It’s Going to Be A Good Day…
Sweat profuse out the pores on my skin…I was not even hot, quickly searching on the internet under tags like fasting and sweat-I found out that sweating can be a sign of danger. This was only my second day on water as my only consumption to renew me spiritually, emotionally, politically, and physically. I registered the warning signs of sweating and quickly took a couple of swigs of spring water to re-liquefy my body and fight off dehydration. Afterwards, I took a light 30 minute walk around the block of my blossoming neighborhood. For the first time, I saw the buds popping off the trees, the green leaves hanging confidently, and the colors of reds, blues, and yellows bursting on the landscaped yards that comes with living in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood-I found the beauty in the little things while listening to Pandora’s India Arie station on my smart phone. Ready to tackle the day, I came home turned on the sizzling water in the bath-it takes a while to get it to the scorching heat that I like…threw my clothes any type of way in my room…stripped and headed towards a shower that was going to hit my body just how I liked it as I adjusted the shower head. At that moment I would have a soapy intimate experience with Dove-while continuing to listen to meaningful R&B artists like Joe, Jill Scott, and Maxwell. “They can take a lot from you, but they cannot take your education. You are our future…We are looking for you to go farther than we have gone…” #StreetPreach ©NEEMA  I AM INSUBORDINATE TO PASSIVITY…
By: Osage Dior Extreme change works for me! In order for me to really transform a habit, a small jump will only have me going back to the diving board. African Americans are the most at risk to obesity. Data collected in 2007 from The Center for the Elimination of Disproportionationality and Disparity, stated that 75.3% of African American adults were overweight or obese. Another study done in 2008 researched the cause of life lost before the age of 65. African Americans had the highest death rate when it came to diabetes, heart disease, cerobrovascular disease (stroke), and malignant neoplasms (Cancer). All these maladies can be prevented or eased if we as a people can watch what we eat, right? Or is it deeper than that- is America killing us? Check out my friend Nikala’s post on this wonderful lady Chimamanda Adichie http://blackhomeschoolmom.com/2013/03/14/chimamanda-adichie-the-danger-of-a-single-story/ | AuthorMy objective is to promote Pan-African history, culture, and education that will emancipate the black community ©NEEMA. ArchivesCategoriesTous |
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