Hunger in America

I have recently seen this lens, Hungry in America.

One in six Americans are at risk for hunger. There has been a dramatic rise - 50% - in the number of children at risk for hunger in America. Click here to read more.

I suspect that the percentage is higher for African Americans.

Obviously, in other countries, the figure is much higher.

In Haiti, in 2008 - before the earthquake - mud pies had become the staple diet for many people. Click here to read more.

When I say we can turn this around, the message is actually much more urgent than this. We need globsl prosperity, and it is achievable. We MUST turn this around.

To read more, see We Can Turn This Around.

See also: How Affirmations Work.

We need to turn this around - for everyone.

Students to March Again Today

Students will be marching again today in London and other cities around Britain, in protest against the proposed rise in tuition fees. School children may be joining the protests.

It seems at last the youth of the majority population are becoming politicised.

The coalition government plans to remove the current cap on tuition fees of £3,000 per year.

This is something that affects everyone. It affects the entire future of this country. It could put the cost of education out of reach of most people.

Many commentators have predicted there will be a lot more protests and a lot more violence, similar to what has been seen in France, as the coalition government's plans kick in over the next few months.

I don't disagree, as people are angry, anxious and worried about the future. But it doesn't have to be this way. See also: We Can Turn This Around

The Maya Angelou Collection

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's Director, Howard Dodson, and New York Public Library President Paul LeClerc announced on October 29, 2010 the acquisition of the personal and professional papers of Dr. Maya Angelou, who is regarded globally as one of the greatest voices of contemporary literature.

We congratulate them on acquiring this important collection.

For more events at the Schomburg, and to watch a video of Maya Angelou, see Black History International.

To watch a trailer of The Black Candle, a video about Kwanzaa narrated by Maya Angelou, see African American Holiday Shopping.

Don't Freak Out

Affirmations are positive statements which we can use to help us achieve our goals.

The problem with affirmations is that we don't get instant results. We can't just start doing affirmations and immediately see the kinds of results we want to see. So we get discouraged.

As soon as we start moving in a positive direction, we immediately become more aware of our negative thoughts, tendencies, habits and beliefs. They come up for us BIG TIME. But don't freak out. This is just part of the process.

You can use affirmations to improve your money situation, work and career, health, or in fact, any area of your life.

You are in charge. Your future is in your hands.

To read more, see How Affirmations Work.

Still not getting the results you need? Sometimes you have to go deeper. To read more, see Change Your Life with Core Conditioning.

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Here's to your success!

Your Future Is in Your Hands

Affirmations are positive statements which we can use to help us achieve our goals.

You are in charge. Your future is in your hands.

To read more, see How Affirmations Work.

Still not getting the results you need? Sometimes you have to go deeper. To read more, see Change Your Life with Core Conditioning.

Click here for a brilliant gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa.

Click here for my Amazon Author Page.

Here's to your success!

We Are Spending 1 Trillion Dollars

That's right, African Americans are on course to spend $1 Trillion next year (2011).

Where are we spending it? Not in our own communities. We are lining everybody else's pockets.

For more thoughts about this, listen to the recording of this month's What U Need to Know.

I recently met this lovely sister, Naomi, from Nubian Heights, which is a website that promotes Black-owned businesses for free. She was one of our guests on the show. Click here for her site.

Blacktastic News is another great site helping to promote Black businesses. The owner was also on the show. Click here for her site.

We regularly publish free advice for Black-owned businesses in More Black Success, so grab your copy now!

For more articles to support your success and help you achieve your unlimited possibilities, see: Black Success.

See also: Making a Quantum Leap Part 2.

Do Black Consumers Buy Black? Tomorrow (Saturday)

Ujamaa, or Co-Operative Economics, is one of the principles of Kwanzaa.

This month, as Kwanzaa and the holiday season approach, What U Need to Know asks, Do Black Consumers Buy Black?

Click here to listen or to join us in the chatroom. The show starts at 2 p.m. EST, 7 p.m. UK time:

I hope you will join us.

Plus click here to downlod the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide. With gifts that reflect African American history and culture - books, music and more - plus crafts, activities, and recipes for Kwanzaa and the holiday season

Why Do We Never Talk about This?

People from Africa often talk about the corruption in their countries, the corrupt governments. But they rarely mention the fact that it was European intervention that allowed corrupt governments to rise and flourish.

People from the Diaspora talk about slavery and the effects of Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome. But we are often unaware of what happened in Africa.

How many people know that the first German death camp was built in Namibia in 1905?

Or that the British in Kenya slaughtered thousands of people, stole their land, and relegated the remaining Kenyans to menial jobs? Or that Teddy Roosevelt said that the same people who did well in the old West would do well in Kenya?

How many people know that people in Nigeria were enslaved and forced to work for the British armed forces during the Second World War?

To read more, see Naij: A Film History of Nigeria

The Number One Fundraising Tool for Your Business

All of the contributors to More Black Success are experts.

What is the number one tool for you to raise funds for your business? Check out the article by Yvonne Witter in MBS 8.

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