The Hare and The Tortoise

By Sicebise Msengana

Pic: Ultracycling

Once, a hare saw a tortoise walking slowly with a heavy shell on his back. The hare was very proud of himself and he asked the tortoise. “Shall we have a race?"
The tortoise agreed. They started the running race. The hare ran very fast. But the tortoise walked very slowly. The proud hair rested under a tree and soon slept off. But the tortoise walked very fast, slowly and steadily and reached the goal. At last, the tortoise won the race.

Moral : Pride goes before a fall. Our pride just like the hare's will come before a fall. Our pride will be the ultimate cause of our fall.

20 Interesting Facts About Our Universe

By Sicebise Msengana

1. The Universe is probably about 15 billion years old.

2. The brightest star in each constellation is called the Alpha Star, the next brightest Beta.

3.   All the stars, galaxies, and black holes in the universe only compose about 5% of its mass. The other 95% is unaccounted for. Scientists are still not sure of the nature of both the dark matter and dark energy. Dark matter, a mysterious form of matter that has been unidentified, accounts for 26.8%
of the contents.

African Fundamentalism

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By Marcus Garvey


The time has come for the Negro to forget and cast behind him his hero worship and adoration of other races, and to start out immediately, to create and emulate heroes of his own.

We must canonize our own saints,

Judge Me by the Color of My Skin

By Bomani Kyasa

Every time, We curse Our Sacred Features; i.e. hair, lips, nose, eye color, and skin color, these self-negating thoughts block the
development of our personal logic circuit. Consequently, We as a as People are blocked from authentic thoughts and concepts. We have been so traumatized by this Branch of Hell, called America, that the
mere mention of anything considered militant, radical, Pro-Black induces a panic attack.


The fear of white reprisal for independent, self-reliant thoughts and behaviors has trapped Us in a debilitating, intellectual l

DEATH WISH 101: Four (4) Reasons Black Men Should Avoid Drugs and Alcohol at all Cost

Dr Boyce Watkins

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You ever wonder why hip-hop music is the genre that is most uniquely focused on big, white corporations paying black men to
brag about how high and drunk they are You think this is a coincidence? Sorry, but it’s not. There is a reason why an artist
rapping about smoking and drinking will usually get a deal before a rapper who spits about being intelligent and hard-working. Much of this is because there are people who have a vested interest in seeing black men weak and easily built for incarceration or execution.

15 Interesting Fun Facts About Valentine's Day You Never Heard Of

By Sicebise Msengana

St. Valentine's Day falls on February 14th of each year.  Its origins are deeply rooted in Roman culture --  celebrations, religion, rituals, and way of life. However, it is also a time to celebrate love between lovers, husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, siblings, children and pets.
Here are some of the most interesting facts about Valentine's Day:

The Apology

By KhaYah (Aisha Williams)©

They beat me and I called you to save me ... but you couldn't.. so I
secretly resented you.
They took our babies and sold them, I begged you to save us.. but
you couldn't .. so I secretly blamed you..
They raped me, and I cried out for you to protect me... but you
couldn't.....So I stopped trusting you...
You were supposed to be my man.. my provider.. my protector but
when I needed you.. you couldn't be there... so I hated you...
How could I let you tell me what to do.
When massa could protect me more than you..

Interesting Facts About Africa And It's People

By Sicebise Msengana

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Africa is home to more than 3000 distinct ethnic groups and over 2000 languages. There are approximately 58 countries in Africa.

1. Much of Africa was colonised by European invaders, except Liberia and Ethiopia.

2. Africa is the world's second largest and second most populated continent, with about 1.1 billion people.

The Darker Side of The Roman Catholic Church

By Sicebise Msengana

Very few people fail to learn of the gruesome history of the Roman Catholic church. Most people are shocked to learn about the historical facts of the brutality of the Vatican.

Today, no person welds so much power and wealth as the Pope. It
has been estimated that Vatican owns vast properties, real estates
and riches of all kinds worth billions of dollars.

Black Revolution

By Malcom X

Pic: Wikipedia

Mr. Moderator, ladies and gentlemen, friends and enemies. Tonight I hope that we can have a little fireside chat with as few sparks as possible being tossed around. Especially because of the very explosive condition that the world is in today. Sometimes, when a person’s house is on fire and someone comes in yelling fire, instead of the person who is awakened by the yell being thankful, he makes

Kwaanza: First Fruits of Harvest

By Sicebise Msengana

Pic: Wikipedia

Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, celebrated from December 26 to January 1, created by the legendary professor of Africana
Studies , activist and author, Maulana Karenga. The sole purpose of this holiday was to help African-Americans to reconnect to their African roots. And served as a symbol of Pan-Africanism. It also reflects on the seven principles of
Kwanzaa, or Nguzo Saba (originally Nguzu Saba —the seven principles of African Heritage):

16 Quotes About The Benefits of Friendship

By Sicebise Msengana

Photo credit: psychologytoday.com

Life without friends is devoid of any happiness, warmth and comfort. The benefits of having people to lean on during tough times are many. Friendships teaches you more about yourself, about love
and about life in general. Human beings are social creatures and it could be argued that life without any social interaction is not anormal, but an abnormal life.