Today's Thought: God

 

Coming Back Into Your Life/Uncle Tom

By then, it would be too late because once someone leaves my life, they're x'ed out for good; never allowed back in.

Black people, we MUST stop using Uncle Tom as an insult. Uncle Tom was a man who refused to beat black women.

Uncle Tom was a man who refused to tell on other slaves.

Uncle tom was a man who would put cotton in other slaves’ bags at night, so that they wouldn’t get beat!

Uncle Tom was a man who helped 100 slaves get free long before the underground railroad.

Uncle Tom was a man, that once free, established the 1st Laborers school for other fugitive slaves!

His name? Josiah Henson! Josiah Henson was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer’s school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden, in Kent County, Upper Canada, of British Canada.

So stop calling these sell-outs Uncle tom! That’s a compliment! Its Sambo that was the sell-out, who would do anything for his slave masters’ approval!

Tell me, what's so bad about being an Uncle Tom? I'll wait.

 

Art Imitates Life

 

Shout out to this wonderful painting by the artist. Whoever this artist is, he nailed it. The artist painted himself how he grew up with each TV black dad. You have a variety of TV fathers from all education/socioeconomic backgrounds: Ghetto/Inner City, middle/working class, professional/upper class, etc. I like this painting.

Throwback Thursday: When They See Us

 I'd like to share a Throwback Thursday post I made on 7/17/2019 about When They See Us produced by Ava Duvernay. Even though this is a throwback post, it's still relevant today because blacks are STILL fighting for basic equality.

Mom vs. Wife: Who Comes First

 

Biblically, the poster is correct because Genesis 2:24 does say a man is to leave his parents and cling to his wife, but...not everyone is a Christian so would Genesis 2:24 really apply to a mainstream audience? Let's be real, a man's first example of womanhood is his mom; she gave him life and if she raised him right, she has no problem stepping back when her son gets married. A responsible, God-fearing mom will instruct her son to put his wife first; that's not to say he shouldn't take care of his mom when necessary, but that a son understands that he has a family to look after, so mom shouldn't expect him to jump when she asks how high. Some men feel as though their mom is just as important as his wife, which I understand because mom was the first woman in his life & if they were close, why wouldn't the wife understand that? God forbid a wife leaves her husband, then mom will always have her son's back. I can understand a wife coming before a man's mother if she's a good woman: Why wouldn't a man that has a good woman want to make sure his woman is straight? If a man is unsure of his wife, then I get his reluctancy to put his wife first, but...maybe he should've vetted his spouse before tying the knot.

Today's Thought: Avoiding Fake People & Drama

 

I see why some people are "antisocial", because as much drama that many people involve themselves in, it's not worth it.

No Credit: Behind The Scenes

 

I get it, we all want credit for how we've helped others reach a certain level, but as I've gotten older, I've learned that not everyone will give you credit for helping them shine, and that's fine. You know they wouldn't be where they are if it wasn't for your help, so charge it to the game and move on. I'm a different breed because I've never cared about getting credit for helping someone come up. Watching the recipient shine is credit enough for me, especially if me & that person have history together.