by emctab | Dec 30, 2015 | Children, Community, From BW Writes, Men, Politics, Women
So here’s the thing, the media has conditioned us over the years to believe that a grand jury is the epitome of justice. They make it seem as if they hold value intrinsic to equalizing the deployment of justice when justice may go un-served, but the reality of the...
by emctab | Nov 27, 2015 | Children, Community, From BW Writes, Men, Politics, Women
Over the past few years I’ve heard an echo growing stronger and getting louder every time a Black man is shot by a police officer, and its not what you think. It’s not #HandsUpDontShoot, it’s not #JusticeOrElse, and it’s not #BlackLivesMatter, it’s “if we don’t stop...
by emctab | Jul 23, 2015 | Children, Community, From BW Writes, Men, Politics, Religion, Women
For some time I’ve considered writing a post about this but never found the motivation to actually sit down and start writing, but the other day after addressing a post on Facebook and getting the typical response from so called “conscious” black dudes, I decided to...
by emctab | Jan 27, 2015 | Children, Community, From BW Writes, Men, Politics, Religion, Women
So I ran across this post in my feed (pictured ) and I was thinking, why do we champion this understanding and embrace it wholeheartedly, because the average African-American will see this meme and feel as if it’s on point! We tend to act as if every house negro...
by emctab | Jan 21, 2015 | Children, Community, From BW Writes, Men, Women
And I say that with the best of intentions. I recently read an article on Medium written by one of the dopest emcees of all time, Talib Kweli! He spoke on why he left major labels alone and struck out on his own independently. Great long form blog post, very...
by emctab | Aug 9, 2014 | Children, Community, From BW Writes, Men, Politics, Religion, Women
Average Black people don’t care about the past, are afraid of the future and live expressly for Right NOW! It’s evident in how they think the past holds no solutions for whats happening NOW and that things will only stay the same or get worse in the future. So whats...
