Racism in Britain - Protests over Leeds University Lecturer Claims that Black People have Inferior Intelligence
Frank Ellis, lecturer at Leeds University, has stated publicly that Black people are of inferior intelligence. Why is this man still employed? Why has he not been arrested under the Race Relations Act? I want everyone to be able to live peacefully, in harmony with one another. I am sure you do too. This is why I am practicing Creative Communication (NVC). - Zhana
The University of Leeds announced yesterday that the Russian and Slavonic Studies lecturer Frank Ellis, who said that black people have low intelligence, is to face disciplinary action. The move follows relentless pressure from students and staff on campus as well as anti-racist, anti-fascist and black pressure groups across the country. Click here for more info.
Now Leeds University are holding a diversity conference. Can you say ‘English hypocrisy’? - Zhana
Simon Woolley, a regular Black Britain columnist, submitted an editorial yesterday which we published, telling of his shock and disbelief that the University of Leeds had invited him to a conference in July called: Democracy and Diversity, amidst the growing protests over their failure to sack Frank Ellis. The conference, an all-day event organised by Audrey Osler, aimed to bring together African American guests and other black leaders in regards to delivering a multi-cultural education. Click here to read more.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Left to Die - Justice for Nuur Saeed Demonstration
As we all know, there are many people in the NHS doing excellent work providing healthcare for all communities. Yet, another Black man lies dead because he did not receive the care he needed. - Zhana
The community will mount another peaceful protest this Saturday 1st of April @ 1.30 outside Plumstead Police station.
JUSTICE FOR 'NUUR SAEED' CAMPAIGN- DEMONSTRATION
THE FAMILY of a young man who died hours after paramedics refused him
assistance have called for the ambulance workers to be suspended. (see
below)
http://www.blink.org.uk/pdescription.asp?key=11096&grp=2&cat=400
Stay blessed
Matilda MacAttram* *
Senior Race Relations Health Consultant
The 1990 Trust
Suite 12 Winchester House
9 Cranmer Road
London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 020 7582 1990
Fax: 020 7793 8269
Mobile: 07908 750 283
E-mail: <mailto:matildam@blink.org.uk
Blink: http://www.blink.org.uk <http://www.blink.org.uk/
See also: Racism in Britain
The community will mount another peaceful protest this Saturday 1st of April @ 1.30 outside Plumstead Police station.
JUSTICE FOR 'NUUR SAEED' CAMPAIGN- DEMONSTRATION
THE FAMILY of a young man who died hours after paramedics refused him
assistance have called for the ambulance workers to be suspended. (see
below)
http://www.blink.org.uk/pdescription.asp?key=11096&grp=2&cat=400
Stay blessed
Matilda MacAttram* *
Senior Race Relations Health Consultant
The 1990 Trust
Suite 12 Winchester House
9 Cranmer Road
London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 020 7582 1990
Fax: 020 7793 8269
Mobile: 07908 750 283
E-mail: <mailto:matildam@blink.org.uk
Blink: http://www.blink.org.uk <http://www.blink.org.uk/
See also: Racism in Britain
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
The Future for Black Men
What is the future for Black men in the UK? Do they have a future here at all?
At the beginning of her lecture on Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome, Joy DeGruy-Leary said that people of African heritage share the same legacy, no matter where in the world they happen to be today.
I don’t agree with the statement that U.S. Black males are heading for destruction faster than Black men in the UK.
Click here to check out this feature.
See also: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Keywords: Slavery, history, Black psychology, African American, African Caribbean, UK
At the beginning of her lecture on Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome, Joy DeGruy-Leary said that people of African heritage share the same legacy, no matter where in the world they happen to be today.
I don’t agree with the statement that U.S. Black males are heading for destruction faster than Black men in the UK.
Click here to check out this feature.
See also: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Keywords: Slavery, history, Black psychology, African American, African Caribbean, UK
Monday, March 20, 2006
Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary - Healing African People
I am so glad Dr. DeGruy Leary gave this lecture. She has said the same things I have been saying for many years. Click here to check out the feature on Black Britain.
We must heal the past. We must heal the internalised racism and oppression, i.e. self-hatred, that has been passed down within Black families for many generations since the enslavement of African people by Europeans began.
This is why I do the work I do. See my book, Success Strategies for Black People, for positive cultural reinforcement for Black parents and families - for all of us.
http://www.blacksuccess1.com/achieveyourgoals.htm
This is why I compiled Black Success Stories (the first in the series).
http://www.blacksuccess1.com/blacksuccessstories.htm
This is why I started the arts project commemorating the transatlantic trade in African people, looking towards the 2007 commemoration - to explore the effects of mental enslavement and to create and celebrate positive images of African people.
http://groups.msn.com/BlackBooksStuff/2007commemoration.msnw
This is why I am putting together my new project on Empowering Black Parents.
These resources are for you to learn from, enjoy and share. Our healing is in our hands. The future is in our hands.
See also: The Roots of the Atlantic Slave Trade,
2007 Commemoration,
Rendezvous of Victory
Keywords: Healing African people, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Black history, arts, culture
We must heal the past. We must heal the internalised racism and oppression, i.e. self-hatred, that has been passed down within Black families for many generations since the enslavement of African people by Europeans began.
This is why I do the work I do. See my book, Success Strategies for Black People, for positive cultural reinforcement for Black parents and families - for all of us.
http://www.blacksuccess1.com/achieveyourgoals.htm
This is why I compiled Black Success Stories (the first in the series).
http://www.blacksuccess1.com/blacksuccessstories.htm
This is why I started the arts project commemorating the transatlantic trade in African people, looking towards the 2007 commemoration - to explore the effects of mental enslavement and to create and celebrate positive images of African people.
http://groups.msn.com/BlackBooksStuff/2007commemoration.msnw
This is why I am putting together my new project on Empowering Black Parents.
These resources are for you to learn from, enjoy and share. Our healing is in our hands. The future is in our hands.
See also: The Roots of the Atlantic Slave Trade,
2007 Commemoration,
Rendezvous of Victory
Keywords: Healing African people, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Black history, arts, culture
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Giving Up the Weed
Actor and rapper J Rock of Big Brovas fame has been smoking marijuana for 14 years and is desperate to give up.
This blog has moved to:
http://ancestralhealing.blogspot.com/2006/02/giving-up-weed_20.html
This blog has moved to:
http://ancestralhealing.blogspot.com/2006/02/giving-up-weed_20.html
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Black History Films
100 Black Men of London are holding several film screenings including:
- Black History Films on Wednesday 15th February
- The Marcus Garvey Story on Saturday 18th February
- The Olaudah Equiano Story on Saturday March 4th
For more details, click here.
See also: Black History: AntiSlavery Resources
Cross-Community Forum + Rendezvous of Victory
Keywords: Black Film, Black History, African Caribbean UK
Friday, February 10, 2006
BLACK ENTERPRISE ANNOUNCES LIST OF 50 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS
By Delroy Constantine-Simms
Two Chairwomen and 11 CEOs Highlight List, But Playing Field Still Not Level
In February's Black Enterprise, "The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business." Featured are Starcom MediaVest Group CEO Renetta McCann; Verizon Senior VP Jerri DeVard; and BET Chairwoman, President and CEO Debra L. Lee.
BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) President & CEO Earl "Butch" Graves Jr. has announced the publication's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, as featured in the magazine's February 2006 cover story. The list includes two chairwomen, 11 CEOs and 13 presidents, representing the top echelon of women in business. The final tally was culled from hundreds of potential candidates across numerous industries-including the finance, food/beverage, media, entertainment, communications, and government sectors. The final 50 have authority over budgets totaling billions of dollars and control subsidiaries, divisions, or departments that affect the fiscal health and direction of their businesses. They range from senior managers of multinational corporations to founders of some of the nation's largest black-owned businesses.
While the complete list totals 50 women - the largest number to appear on similar lists compiled by BE in 1991 and 1997 - there remains a lack of African American women in the C-suite. Despite the progress women executives have made, recent data finds that an abysmal 1.1% of black female executives reach corporate officer or top-earner status (Source: Catalyst, 2005). "While we're glad to see our list nearly double since 1991, the fact that there remain few African American women in the C-suite shows that corporate America can do much more to help close the gaps," said Graves. "The powerful women on our list, including cover subjects Jerri DeVard, Renetta McCann, and Debra L. Lee, clearly demonstrate that American businesses need contributions from a diverse group to remain a vital, competitive force in the global economy."
About the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business List:
Over a six-month period, editors from BE reviewed biographies, resumés, and conducted interviews with hundreds of potential candidates. All candidates were judged based on the following criteria: the extent to which her clout inside the company has a direct impact on revenues, profitability, product development, and brand position; the scope of her career; her ability to influence the direction of major corporations, nonprofits, and institutions through board membership; her unfettered access to the CEO, top management, and corporate board; and her industry-wide reputation. Women who hold positions in diversity, human resources, legal affairs, corporate communications, and other staff management areas were not eligible.
Delroy Constantine-Simms Think Doctor Psychology Assessments
Tel: 44 (0) 870 1619825Cell: 44 (0) 7946 836 305
SERVICES OFFERED
1)Diversity and Equality Training
2)Cultural and Organizational Climate Auditing/Surveys
3)Diversity Management Surveys
4)Work Place Investigations (Harassment and Bullying)
5)Psychometric Testing
6)Personality Profiling
Two Chairwomen and 11 CEOs Highlight List, But Playing Field Still Not Level
In February's Black Enterprise, "The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business." Featured are Starcom MediaVest Group CEO Renetta McCann; Verizon Senior VP Jerri DeVard; and BET Chairwoman, President and CEO Debra L. Lee.
BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) President & CEO Earl "Butch" Graves Jr. has announced the publication's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, as featured in the magazine's February 2006 cover story. The list includes two chairwomen, 11 CEOs and 13 presidents, representing the top echelon of women in business. The final tally was culled from hundreds of potential candidates across numerous industries-including the finance, food/beverage, media, entertainment, communications, and government sectors. The final 50 have authority over budgets totaling billions of dollars and control subsidiaries, divisions, or departments that affect the fiscal health and direction of their businesses. They range from senior managers of multinational corporations to founders of some of the nation's largest black-owned businesses.
While the complete list totals 50 women - the largest number to appear on similar lists compiled by BE in 1991 and 1997 - there remains a lack of African American women in the C-suite. Despite the progress women executives have made, recent data finds that an abysmal 1.1% of black female executives reach corporate officer or top-earner status (Source: Catalyst, 2005). "While we're glad to see our list nearly double since 1991, the fact that there remain few African American women in the C-suite shows that corporate America can do much more to help close the gaps," said Graves. "The powerful women on our list, including cover subjects Jerri DeVard, Renetta McCann, and Debra L. Lee, clearly demonstrate that American businesses need contributions from a diverse group to remain a vital, competitive force in the global economy."
About the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business List:
Over a six-month period, editors from BE reviewed biographies, resumés, and conducted interviews with hundreds of potential candidates. All candidates were judged based on the following criteria: the extent to which her clout inside the company has a direct impact on revenues, profitability, product development, and brand position; the scope of her career; her ability to influence the direction of major corporations, nonprofits, and institutions through board membership; her unfettered access to the CEO, top management, and corporate board; and her industry-wide reputation. Women who hold positions in diversity, human resources, legal affairs, corporate communications, and other staff management areas were not eligible.
Delroy Constantine-Simms Think Doctor Psychology Assessments
Tel: 44 (0) 870 1619825Cell: 44 (0) 7946 836 305
SERVICES OFFERED
1)Diversity and Equality Training
2)Cultural and Organizational Climate Auditing/Surveys
3)Diversity Management Surveys
4)Work Place Investigations (Harassment and Bullying)
5)Psychometric Testing
6)Personality Profiling
Copyright 2006 Delroy Constantine-Simms
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Download Black Success Stories today: www.black-success.com
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Black Progress: The Best Kept Secret in America
Actually, although I am glad to see this progress happening, it is no more than we deserve - Zhana
By Delroy Constantine-Simms
Over the 1990s, there was a 30 percent decline in the black poverty rate, and, in 2000, the black poverty rate reached its lowest point ever recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau. Along with the decline in the numbers of blacks in poverty, there were significant increases in the numbers of blacks in the middle and upper classes. For example, between 1994 and 2004, the number of black households earning $100,000 or more a year tripled.
The decline in black poverty and the growth of the black middle class has been missed by many. The black legal scholar Derrick Bell, for example, claims that today there is a large racial underclass and precious few blacks in the middle and upper classes. The important black public intellectual, Henry Louis Gates Jr., argues, The 60's generation now seems to be presiding over the permanent entrenchment of a vast black underclass.
The current issue of the Thora Institute's Black Directions report on The Size and Politics of the Black Middle Class shows conclusively that the assertions by Bell and Gates are false. Although black public intellectuals are repeatedly claiming that there is a crisis of bad values and behaviors in black America, there is little evidence to support these claims.
In addition to the positive news about black poverty and the black middle class, the current issue of Black Directions discusses other positive developments in black America around out-of-wedlock births, teenage pregnancy and crime over the 1990s that have been missed by the black pundits.
Contact www.thorainstitute.com
Delroy Constantine-Simms Think Doctor Psychology Assessments
Tel: 44 (0) 870 1619825 Cell: 44 (0) 7946 836 305
SERVICES OFFERED
1)Diversity and Equality Training
2)Cultural and Organizational Climate Auditing/Surveys
3)Diversity Management Surveys
4)Work Place Investigations (Harassment and Bullying)
5)Psychometric Testing
6)Personality Profiling
By Delroy Constantine-Simms
Over the 1990s, there was a 30 percent decline in the black poverty rate, and, in 2000, the black poverty rate reached its lowest point ever recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau. Along with the decline in the numbers of blacks in poverty, there were significant increases in the numbers of blacks in the middle and upper classes. For example, between 1994 and 2004, the number of black households earning $100,000 or more a year tripled.
The decline in black poverty and the growth of the black middle class has been missed by many. The black legal scholar Derrick Bell, for example, claims that today there is a large racial underclass and precious few blacks in the middle and upper classes. The important black public intellectual, Henry Louis Gates Jr., argues, The 60's generation now seems to be presiding over the permanent entrenchment of a vast black underclass.
The current issue of the Thora Institute's Black Directions report on The Size and Politics of the Black Middle Class shows conclusively that the assertions by Bell and Gates are false. Although black public intellectuals are repeatedly claiming that there is a crisis of bad values and behaviors in black America, there is little evidence to support these claims.
In addition to the positive news about black poverty and the black middle class, the current issue of Black Directions discusses other positive developments in black America around out-of-wedlock births, teenage pregnancy and crime over the 1990s that have been missed by the black pundits.
Contact www.thorainstitute.com
Delroy Constantine-Simms Think Doctor Psychology Assessments
Tel: 44 (0) 870 1619825 Cell: 44 (0) 7946 836 305
SERVICES OFFERED
1)Diversity and Equality Training
2)Cultural and Organizational Climate Auditing/Surveys
3)Diversity Management Surveys
4)Work Place Investigations (Harassment and Bullying)
5)Psychometric Testing
6)Personality Profiling
Copyright 2006 Delroy Constantine-Simms
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Download Black Success Stories today: www.black-success.com
Thursday, January 26, 2006
African Americans above the Norm
Great advice from African Americans at the top of their occupations. This article aboout survivors of corporate America gives suggestions on how to survive and thrive within an organisation and thus is of interest to anyone - not just those wishing to join the corporate world.
Click here to read it.
See also:
Click here to read it.
See also:
Black Success Stories.
Sell Black Success Stories.
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/sell-black-success-stories.html
Success in Black America
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/success-in-black-america.html
Key words: African American, corporate America, Black Success Stories, careers, business
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Martin Luther King + Black History Links
Here is an article about Martin Luther King and living your dreams: http://upscalebrothers.com/article_read.asp?id=28
Here is a new site that celebrates Black history:
Black History Pages
http://www.black-history-pages.org.uk/
Here is an article about Celebrating Black Heroes and Sheroes:
http://www.redbridgereview.co.uk/bhp/html/zhana.html
Here is a new site that celebrates Black history:
Black History Pages
http://www.black-history-pages.org.uk/
Here is an article about Celebrating Black Heroes and Sheroes:
http://www.redbridgereview.co.uk/bhp/html/zhana.html
Friday, January 06, 2006
The Blood - The Artist and the Legacy of Enslavement and Emancipation
Enslavement has affected people of African heritage emotionally and psychologically. What are the implications of this for our artistic and creative expression?
We will be holding this event to examine the relationship between Black/African Diasporic history and the arts at Yaa Asantewa Arts Centre.
Saturday 29th April 2006.
This event will include:
- Speakers
- Panel discussion
- Film
- Poetry/Spoken Word
- Music
For more info, click here.
To read the poem The Blood, click here.Funded by the Arts Council of England.
See also: 2007 Commemoration, The Roots of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Keywords: Black Arts, Black History, Enslavement, Emancipation, 2007 Commemoration
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
The African American Apprentice
Donald Trump Hires African-American Randal Pinkett as the Next Apprentice
BY DELROY CONSTANTINE-SIMMS
Seasoned entrepreneur and new reality-TV star trumps the competition for the Donald's Trump's latest gigA lifelong entrepreneur, Randall Pinkett, at just 34, has gone from running nickel lemonade stands to a multimillion-dollar consulting firm, BCT Partners, a multi-million dollar management, technology and policy consulting firm based in Newark, N.J., that works with corporations, government agencies, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. Pinkett discussed his decision to apply for NBC's The Apprentice, and shared some success stories and advice.
To read this interview, visit: http://www.blacksuccess1.com/randalpinkett.htm
Click here to read an article about success in Black America.
Or visit:
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/success-in-black-america.html
Keywords: Black Success Stories, African American, The Apprentice
BY DELROY CONSTANTINE-SIMMS
Seasoned entrepreneur and new reality-TV star trumps the competition for the Donald's Trump's latest gigA lifelong entrepreneur, Randall Pinkett, at just 34, has gone from running nickel lemonade stands to a multimillion-dollar consulting firm, BCT Partners, a multi-million dollar management, technology and policy consulting firm based in Newark, N.J., that works with corporations, government agencies, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. Pinkett discussed his decision to apply for NBC's The Apprentice, and shared some success stories and advice.
To read this interview, visit: http://www.blacksuccess1.com/randalpinkett.htm
Click here to read an article about success in Black America.
Or visit:
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/success-in-black-america.html
Keywords: Black Success Stories, African American, The Apprentice
Monday, December 19, 2005
NVC – How to Get our Needs Met
Many of us think “I shouldn’t use hurtful language” because “nice people don’t say or think these things”. Some of us may even think, “I am a bad person because I say/think these things”.
Marshall Rosenberg, the creator of Creative Communication/NVC, says, and I truly believe, that everything we do is done in order to try to get our needs met.
Everything anybody does is done in order to try to get their needs met. Or, to use Marshall’s definition of “needs”, everything we do and everything anybody does, is done in order to connect with life.
The problem is that the strategies people use to get their needs met are often not life-affirming.
To read more about NVC, visit: Nonviolent Communication. For workshops for Black parents, visit Improving Communication.
To order your copy, visit: Nonviolent Communication.
To read about EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), visit: http://ancestralhealing.blogspot.com/
For lots more information about life-affirming methods to help you ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS and TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE, order Success Strategies for Black People.
If you are beating yourself up, giving yourself a hard time, or not achieving your goals, you need this book.
For ongoing support and advice, join Nurture Success - for ALL people of African heritage.
Click here to read more about Creative Communication.
See also NVC vs. Anger Management and Self-Love, Self-Respect.
Monday, December 12, 2005
Kwanzaa Listings
I am going to be listing Kwanzaas here. I will keep updating this list, so please come back!
Books make an excellent gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa for all the family. We have loads of books about Kwanzaa, inspiration and spirituality.
For more details, click here or visit:http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/black-books-for-xmas-and-kwanzaa.html
Keywords: Kwanzaa, gifts, Black books
If you want to find out more about Kwanzaa, click on the "Ancestral Energies" link on the left.
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This year is our 10th Anniversary of hosting Kwanzaa!
AUAF’s 2005 Kwanzaa Celebration
LONDON
Monday 26th December (Umoja)
5 p.m. to 11 p.m,
African Caribbean Cultural Centre,
9 Clarendon Road, London N.8
(junction of Wightman Road and Turnpike Lane)
Nearest tube Turnpike Lane (Piccadilly Line).
Buses: 144A, 41, W2.
Bristol
Wednesday 28th December (Ujima)
Malcolm X, Centre, 141 City Rd, St Pauls, Bristol BS2
3:00pm.
Info: 0117 951 6836/07747 462 404
Birmingham
Thursday 29th December (Kujichagulia)
12:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
47-50 Hockley Hill
Birmingham B18 5AR
(0121) 554 2747
Wolverhampton
Friday 30th December (Nia)
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Dunstall Hill Community Centre
Dunstall Ave.
Wolverhaptom
Whitmore, REANF
(07956) 447 576
Manchester
Sunday 1st January 2006 (Imani)
4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
West Indian Centre
74 Carmoor Rd.
Manchester M13 0FB
(07988) 20918
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« COMING SOON « COMING SOON « COMING SOON « COMING SOON «
The BIGGEST Kwanzaa in the UK:
Alkebu-Lan Kwanzaa
Tues 27th December ‘05
3pm-10pm
@
York Hall, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2
Admission: FREE (Contributions welcome)
Info: 020 8539 2154 / 07957 376 328 / soulforce@yahoo.co.uk
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Da Chillout Spot Kwanza Special…
Saturday 07/01/06 @ The Nub
Excellent performances in Poetry and Songs
Great Food and excellent music
Beautiful people with positive vibes
Only £5
More Info: www.thenub.org.uk/chillOut00.htm
www.ticketweb.co.uk
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Books make an excellent gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa for all the family. We have loads of books about Kwanzaa, inspiration and spirituality.
For more details, click here or visit:http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/black-books-for-xmas-and-kwanzaa.html
Keywords: Kwanzaa, gifts, Black books
Monday, December 05, 2005
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is one of the best-loved African American poets and writers. Her autobiographies have inspired millions of readers.
“Still I Rise” is one of my favourite poems of hers.
Still I Rise
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
To buy poetry books by Maya Angelou, click here.
See also, Black Books.
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/black-books-for-xmas-and-kwanzaa.html
Keywords: Maya Angelou, Poetry, African American, Xmas, Kwanzaa, Gifts, Black Books
“Still I Rise” is one of my favourite poems of hers.
Still I Rise
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
To buy poetry books by Maya Angelou, click here.
See also, Black Books.
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/black-books-for-xmas-and-kwanzaa.html
Keywords: Maya Angelou, Poetry, African American, Xmas, Kwanzaa, Gifts, Black Books
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Healing and Transformation through Using EFT
I have recently discovered Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), a technique which is meant to help with healing or eliminating a wide range of physical and psychoemotional difficulties. This blog has moved to http://ancestralhealing.blogspot.com/
For details of more techniques for emotional, physical and financial healing, send an e-mail to: info@blacksuccess1.com
For details of more techniques for emotional, physical and financial healing, send an e-mail to: info@blacksuccess1.com
Friday, November 25, 2005
Racial Equality + Education
Educationalists call for racial equality to be part of the education system.
Racial equality should become part of the curriculum in schools or universities, in order for the race relation policy to become effective, say Ofsted.
Click here for details.
Racial equality should become part of the curriculum in schools or universities, in order for the race relation policy to become effective, say Ofsted.
Click here for details.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Black Books for Xmas and Kwanzaa
Books make an excellent gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa for all the family.
We have inspirational books such as My Soul Is a Witness.
We have inspirational books such as My Soul Is a Witness.
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/my-soul-is-witness.html
We also have lots of poetry for you to enjoy and to share with your loved ones. We have poetry by some of the best-loved African American authors including Alice Walker, Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. Click here to visit the shop now.
We have books about Kwanzaa if you or your family want to learn more about this traditional African American festival. Click here to order.
See also:
http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/poetry-of-langston-hughes.html
Dreaming Me http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/11/dreaming-me.html
Alice Walker http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/12/alice-walker.html
Maya Angelou http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/12/maya-angelou.html
Black Success Stories is also a brilliant gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa. Click here to download your copy now. www.black-success.com
For Kwanzaa listings, click here or visit http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.com/2005/12/kwanzaa-listings.html
Keywords: African American poetry, Langston Hughes, Xmas, Kwanzaa, Gifts, Black Success Stories
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The Poetry of Langston Hughes
THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS
I've known rivers:
I've known rivers ancient as the world older than
the flow of
human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to
sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids
above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe
Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its
muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset.
I've known rivers:
Ancient, dusky rivers.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
Langston Hughes
Langston was one of the poets in the forefront of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s.
Get a free copy of an e-book of Langston Hughes poetry when you order your copy of Black Success Stories. An excellent gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa.
Click here to order your copy today.
See also Black Books
Keywords: African American poetry, Langston Hughes, Xmas, Kwanzaa, Black Success Stories, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou
I've known rivers:
I've known rivers ancient as the world older than
the flow of
human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to
sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids
above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe
Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its
muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset.
I've known rivers:
Ancient, dusky rivers.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
Langston Hughes
Langston was one of the poets in the forefront of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s.
Get a free copy of an e-book of Langston Hughes poetry when you order your copy of Black Success Stories. An excellent gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa.
Click here to order your copy today.
See also Black Books
Keywords: African American poetry, Langston Hughes, Xmas, Kwanzaa, Black Success Stories, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou
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