I am still hers. I am still hers. Its best to receive our African Ancestors as they appear. I’ve learned it’s best not to try to control how the memories of my mother show up, or what emotions they are wearing when they enter. This one is dressed in a rare crossbreed of inconsolable laughter Read More…
Tag: Perspective
Misguided Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm can be misguided in life, however, who’s qualified to pass judgement on matters such as this? For example: Rev. Jason D. Thompson, Ph.D., Contributing Writer Nearly everyone has an idea about what the church is and why it exists. Yet, due to our limited grasp of how the Kingdom of God looks, we find ourselves Read More…
Millennials Aren’t Skipping Church, Black Churches are Skipping Millenials
While we may not be going to church in the traditional sense, we are gathering together in unique spaces, both in person and online. -Meagan Jordan TWEET THIS Washington Post columnist, Christine Emba, published a piece on Oct. 27, titled Why millenials are skipping church and not going back. Emba declared millennials were interested in gaming, ambitiously Read More…
The Gantt Report – The SWIFT solution
The Gantt Report By – Lucius Gantt Oh, Mary don’t you weep. Tell Martha not to mourn! It is easy for Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine but if his army does not retreat, the consequences for Russia’s most wealthy individuals and businesses will be devastating. SWIFT is necessary for all of the world’s Read More…
The Gantt Report – Political Paladins
The Gantt Report: By Lucius Gantt Once upon a time, there was an American television show called “Have Gun, Will Travel”. It was about a gringo gunslinger named Paladin that went from town to town in the Wild West helping people solve problems that a gunslinger could solve. In my mind, Paladin was more than Read More…
AVA’S PERSPECTIVE- WORDS HAVE POWER
By Ava Johnson The words you speak can create or destroy. Your mouth holds more power than you think. Ancient cultures, including the: African, Greek, and Roman cultures, believed that to utter a curse verbally was extremely powerful. Our ancestors felt that creation comes forth from sound and vibration. Their consensus was, “to say the thought out Read More…