Mar 06 – Mar 19, 2025
- It Took 63 Years to Meet the Classical 96–Year–Old Lola McCann
At 63, I was at First Baptist and finally met Dr. Paul A. Stephens' wife, Mrs. Lola Stephens McCann, age 96. As I finally chatted with her for this article about her now 98 years of Earth–bound experiences, her love for classical music kept finding its way into her story.
It's Not You, It's the System
It's the same work that took me across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to the lands my ancestors only dreamed of and earned me writing residencies. It's the same work that has been taught at some universities for over a decade. However, I have family members and friends who cannot read my novels because they cannot read our language.
Target Fast Until Good Friday with 40–Day Prayer Journal
We will end the Target Fast on Good Friday (Friday, April 18). Attached you will find the 40–Day Prayer Journal–a guide to keep us spiritually and strategically aligned during this season. Plus, POH Note: Who is Jamal Bryant? He grew to recognize the importance of inclusivity and acceptance.
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Feb 20 – Mar 05, 2025
- The Target Lenten Fast Starts Wednesday, March 5
Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia asks shoppers to fast from spending money at Target for the 40 days of Lent. The Target fast is from Wednesday, March 5 through Thursday, April 17.
Guyana–Venezuela Dispute Intensifies Over Oil–Rich Land
A lot of people are probably not aware that there are disputes going on all over the globe about territorial rights. The most public battles are between the Ukraine and Russia and Israel and Palestine over the Gaza Strip. But, did you know that right here down below us, in South America, there is an issue brewing between the Caribbean nations of Guyana and Venezuela?
Tobaksi2025 Itinerary
In the 16 times I have been to the Smiling Coast of Africa, I have been there for Tobaski only once, Tobaski 2019. I had the best time ever. I plan to return for Tobaski 2025 and you are welcome to join me. Here is the itinerary:
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Feb 06 – Feb 19, 2025
- GUAC – Meaningful Entertainment in DC
My initial interest in seeing GAUC at DC's innovative Woolly Mammoth Theater was to see how they would take the tragic story of a mass murder victim and mold it into a two–hour play that an audience would pay to see. As in the past, the succeeded on stage and added a complimentary attention–grabbing exhibit in its lobby.
Reviews: Books for Children
The ABCs of Democracy by Hakim Jefferies, Dear Black Boy by Martellus Bennett, Baking Up Love by Alan Page and Kamie Page, Allah Allah by Shirin Sharam, The Mischievous Mosquitoes of Banjul by Momodou Ndow, and more.
Readers' Trends
Since trump's return to the White House, there has been need for information on tariffs, resistance inspirations, and jokes. That has dominated our electronic platforms as our Instagram presence finally busts 500 followers.
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Jan 23 – Feb 05, 2025
- What To Know About Tariffs
Dele Ogun said that a commitment to the liquidation of the British Empire was the price American President Franklin Roosevelt extracted from Britain's wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, for American entry into World War II and that the Atlantic Charter of August 14, 1941, reflects the deal by which the two leaders pledged self-determination for all colonized peoples.
A Slightly Different Look at Colonialism and Slavery (Part II of II)
The African Union (AU) is the successor organization of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Whereas the OAU was centered around African leaders, the AU is organized around African people, with six regions, five on the continent and the sixth being the African diaspora.
Podcast with EJ Brock: King David, Trump, and More
Do you find yourself needing to pee right after getting home, even if you went just before you left? This phenomenon is referred to as latchkey incontinence
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Jan 09 – Jan 22, 2025
- HBCUs Must Band Themselves from Trump’s Inauguration
Trump's January 20, 2025 inauguration and the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's 96th birthday will mark a fork in the road for our nation; Trump's authoritarianism, guided by an alliance between corrupt plutocrats and super wealthy oligarchs, or Dr. King's call for equality, justice, and peace based on fundamental rights and democracy.
A Slightly Different Look at Colonialism and Slavery (Part I of II)
Francis Bisset Archer provides a roadway to the past in ”The Gambia Colony and Protectorate: An Official Handbook.” The book he wrote in 1906, along with that of explorer Mungo Park’s “Travels in the Interior of Africa,” helped POH publisher Wayne Young create a more balanced narrative on the Atlantic Slave Trade and provided historical context for contemporary issues facing Africans at home and abroad.
Do You Know The Early Signs Of A Brain Aneurysm?
If an aneurysm ruptures, it results in a hemorrhagic stroke, or blood leaking in the brain, and can quickly become very serious. “Most brain aneurysms don’t rupture,” explains Dr. Sudeepta Dandapat, an interventional neurologist at Aurora Health Care.
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