The G-HAMP Movement

Recently the movie, “Obsessed” came out starring Beyonce, Idris Elba, and Eli Larter. I haven’t seen the movie, but I’ve read what the movie is about and saw the trailers for the movie. To sum up what the movie seems like its all about to me; successful black man is stalked by ‘black-man loving’ white [...]

Are you a product or a person? (I’m not an ATM and you’re not a hoe) You ever notice in the black community, we have a way of dehumanizing each other, the way we use the n-word, the b-word or the hoe word in our speech toward one another? There is a lot of productizing [...]

(Oldie but a goodie) This seems to be a topic that’s not spoken about often and I wanted to really touch the subject of single family homes. A single parent seems to be such a common thing in household now a days that I’m always asked how’s my mother doing, but never my father. I [...]

The New York Times report the other week that the situation in Darfur has worsened as Sudan has expelled major foreign aid organizations. This is making an already bad situation worse. Many people in refugee camps are going with out food and any form of medical attention. But what is going on over there and why should [...]

Why is it that we are just hunting down Al Qaeda, but avoiding another group terrorized America? The KKK has been terrorizing this nation way before Al Qaeda for more than half a century. After watching a documentary on the KKK I’ve come to believe their belief isn’t too far from Qur’an. I want to [...]

Definition of persevere: To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement. My favorite movie right now is the “Pursuit of Happyness”, based on the true story of Chris Gardner’s life. Watching this movie reminded me of average, hard working people trying to keep their [...]

After watching this video I had to really sit back and reflect. Could this be true, 70% of black women are single? The number seems ridiculous and unbelievable, but when I sat down reflected and I thought that it may actually be possible.  A majority of my female friends and relatives are single. The reason [...]

“Never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe We’re all hard workers striving to make ends meet in our lives. Working 9 to 5 jobs while maintaining a stable family or building a business on the side. All that we do on a [...]

I was sitting a few days ago watching the news and watching the latest breaking news on a missing child. My heart really does go out for the family and I could only imagine the grief that they are going through at the moment. Something about the newscast bothered me though. The problem I had [...]

As I browse the web I come across a lot of great sites that are all about making REAL change happen. Here are a few that I have come across recently. If you have any of your own please post them in the comments! Whitehouse.gov: If you haven’t checked it out already website of the [...]