Locs, Heels, and the Bible

Lately, I've been wondering a lot whether ignorance can be cauterized. Ignorance, in its most insidious form, is the willful rejection of knowledge and growth. It is a seething wound, that is festering beneath layers of propaganda, fear, and historical amnesia. And today, in the shadow of a regime that echoes some of the most terrifying chapters of human history, have been asking: Can ignorance be cauterized? Can it be seared shut, burned away like diseased flesh to prevent further infection, or are we already too far gone, consumed by a sickness we refuse to diagnose? Because, the way some people are acting as if any of the nonsense is defensible, I am shuddering as if somebody just dropped ice cubes down my drawers. The current state of this nation is not the result of a single election, a single figure, or even a single party. It is the product of a slow, deliberate erosion of basic decency. Decades of revisionist history, corporate-controlled media, and an education system g...

  Kendrick Lamar turned the Superbowl halftime show into full Sunday experience of reckoning! Liss’n! I always loved English Lit and I have been real good at it too. Let me tell you how I had a grand time with the masterclass in storytelling, history, and the urgent rhythms of now that Mr. Lamar brought to the stage on Sunday February 09th. Admittedly, I was not even aware that it was Superbowl Sunday. I am not a football fan, and I only tuned in to previous Superbowls for the commercials and the halftime shows. When my friend told me that Kendrick Lamar would be performing at halftime, I knew it was about to be on. I am a Kendrick Lamar fan. Now that that is out of the way, let’s talk about halftime. We had a WHOLE time at halftime! The lights dimmed and the first beats dropped as a 1987 Buick GNX was revealed. It was personal. It was Kendrick’s birth year, and an echo of the Buick Regal his father drove. It represented power and defiance. To me, it was also a symbol and a rem...

I n a move that has sent shockwaves through the international community, the Trump administration has effectively pressed a hard stop for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), freezing foreign aid and initiating a rapid shutdown of its operations. This decision, spearheaded by Elon Musk and executed with warped speed, has left thousands of employees worldwide in a state of uncertainty and has jeopardized critical humanitarian and development programs across the globe. My teeth are still chattering at the speed at which we arrived here. And my noggin is still puzzled at the slow pace at which we are moving towards sensible gun laws. Are we still wondering about the US value system? The Human Cost USAID has been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for over six decades, channeling billions of dollars into health, education, and economic development initiatives in more than 120 countries. The abrupt cessation of its activities means that thousands of employees, many of wh...