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%
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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..