To Escape Self-persisted Captivity: Emphasis on Black History & Action is Essential

February 2nd, 2012

by H. Lewis Smith

 

On February 13, 2012, renowned actor Laurence Fishburne will narrate a PBS documentary, Slavery By Another Name. The documentary will show that slavery in America did not end in 1865 with the Emancipation Proclamation as the majority of people have been led to believe. Rather, with the federal government’s quiet… Continue reading

CHARACTER, ETHICS, MORALS AND VALUES…

January 31st, 2012

by H. Lewis Smith

 

What is Character? It’s the action you take to carry out the values, ethics and morals that you believe in. Consistency between what you say you will do, and what you [actually] do; putting your ethics INTO action. Moral strength, it takes moral courage to do what is right when… Continue reading

The Song Title “N-word in Paris” is Insulting And Contemptible

December 1st, 2011

by H. Lewis Smith

The silent majority can no longer afford to remain mild, meek and quiet.

The n-word is not just a word, as so many casually and nonchalantly try to make it out to be. The black community’s praising, worshiping and glorification of it makes it more than just a… Continue reading

Another Layer of the Veil Lifted: Laurence Fishburne’s PBS Documentary

November 1st, 2011

by H. Lewis Smith

Laurence Fishburne – Narrator

Laurence Fishburne will be the narrator of an upcoming PBS documentary about black workers in the post-slavery South. The film, titled “Slavery by Another Name,” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon. Blackmon’s composition is a powerful account of how America… Continue reading

The N-word & The View: Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters

October 6th, 2011

by H. Lewis Smith

Monday, October 03, 2011, on ABC’s The View, much to Barbara Walters’ surprise, Sherri Shepherd does not like to hear the n-word flow from her or any other white person’s mouth. Barbara Walters was a bit taken back in that in reporting news happenings that involve use of the n-word, Sherri would be… Continue reading

President Obama’s Mission Impossible

September 22nd, 2011

by H. Lewis Smith

President Barack Obama

Upon Barack Obama’s election to President of the United States, euphoria, jubilation and an aura of disbelief simultaneously enveloped the Black African-American community. Perhaps, it could even be said that many saw him as a Messiah and the primary power-holder to make life and living better… Continue reading