I Am African American

Hey guys. I just wanted to share my story on accepting my natural hair. So I got my first relaxer when I was in the 5th grade. It was my graduation ceremony. I longed to look like the images of celebrities that I saw on tv, being to...

In English, we capitalize words that are important; for that, I am Black with a capital "B".

In elementary, middle, and high school, I did not fit in with the other Black students and most of my friends were White.  I...

I realise I have a 'filter' through which I view the world, based on my life and experiences as a black person. It was more difficult than some, much less difficult than others, still I have little patience with people who wish I would...

This one of the great sister of the civil rights movement who tends to get lost behind other black leaders of that era. She was a plan spoken, unschooled woman who spoke with a loud voice.  She give her life for the right of the...

Does caring about our civil rights mean that we cannot care as much about our planet Earth?
I know that its hard being black/African American (or any other minority) in America. We're constantly fighting for equality, equal rights and...

The events of last week are a tragedy, everyone can agree on this, but as an African American, my sympathy for the victims is always tempered by the question: What if most of the victims were black? I really wonder if the death of black...

Does it mean I should listen only to music made by Blacks or African Americans?
Should I play basketball, rap and dance?
How about where weave, braids, dreadlocks?
Should I be a gangster, or sassy with my fingers snapping?
Or should...

There I said it. I am into interracial relationships. It's not that I won't give black men a chance. Some are very attractive. But white men (and I'm sorry to say this) have priorty. Unless of course the black man is Tyrese Gibson...

As you might already know, the term AA depicts the words African American. What I've written about here is what I believe to be a main cause of African Americans problems. It particularly pertains to African American progress and the...

I'm proud to be an African American, but there is something that I am not proud of that we as a people do. The whole light skin, brown skin, dark skin battle is ridiculous. Why do we need to hate one another over skin tone? It's so...

It still women's history month. I will post the words of the most powerful females I can find. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjCibLwkOaw

I got this from a positivity email chain I'm on. It was deep to me. Check it out:

How do you react if your day doesn't go as you wish?

Well, at first you'll probably feel pain.

But what then? What do you do after the initial pain...

    Dolls can tell secrets. I know this sounds crazy, but its true. When I was a kid I had alot of barbie dolls, most of them were white. I would sit happily in my room for hours talking to them and brushing their...

Today is Wed May 8, 2013. The Dow Jones closes highest ever over 15,105.12. If the Kenyan, communist, socialist, anti capitalist dictator of the USA in the white house is so terrible for america, why is the stock market doing better...

Dear God, thank You for all that You do. For You know the things we need of before we ask. I pray that You will guide our footsteps and continue to bless our families, our friends, our finances, our home, our social lives, our...

It occurred to me sometime back I'm never conscience that I'm Black until someone brings it to my attention. And by attention I mean like a figurative baseball bat to the dome. Whether it's a wayward look, or a painfully faked smile...

Although there are times I feel alone, I accept who I am as an individual, independent of what others think of me. I am not ashamed of being African American simply because I AM NOT ASHAMED OF BEING ME!!
I am not ashamed of being...

This is something that I've never understood. I've been black all of my life and I've never gotten the huge distinction that people make with people of color with dark skin and light skin. I know that other races of people do it, but I...

My country, 'tis of thee,

Stronghold of slavery, of thee I sing;

Land where my fathers died,

Where men man’s rights deride,

From every mountainside thy deeds shall ring!

My native country, thee,

Where all...