Phoenix Rising
See truly; look carefully—darkness blankets the earth; people all over are cloaked in darkness. But God will rise and shine on you; the Eternal’s bright glory will shine on you, a light for all to see. Isaiah 60:2 The Voice (VOICE) Amid dire circumstances and from out of the ashes, the Phoenix rises. Justice will always … Continue reading
“It’s Not Over Until I Win”
Les Brown’s words are an encouragement to work for good; however, the essence is lost when left to the twisted and weaponized for evil. Entering the third decade of the 21st century, things seem as though we are locked in a perpetual episode of the struggle. On one side, a new multiethnic nation presses forward … Continue reading
The Invisible People
The movie “12 Years a Slave” was a creative depiction of a true story in the antebellum south. In one of the movie’s most iconic scenes, the slave character named Patsey(Lupita Nyong’o) is brutally beaten with a whip. The beating was in response to violating the jealous slave master’s wife’s cruel objection to Patsey washing. … Continue reading
Three Fifths/a final argument on the importance of the vote.
Widely excused as a simple compromise of political apportionment, the answer became a clause of Article One of the U.S. constitution. Squarely baring this compromise’s load were thousands of nameless, faceless slaves trapped in this insensitive chest game of the powerful. The slave population declared three-fifths of a person as a whole by this clause … Continue reading
Weeping Willows
Its drooping boughs offer seclusion and shade in fields and near rivers and ponds. It’s no surprise that these trees are often prized specimen in yards or long-time friends of people who trek in the wild places of the world. How to Cure a Sick Weeping Willow By Doug Johnson Updated November 05, 2019 Wind … Continue reading
“Power concedes nothing without a demand.”
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or … Continue reading
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