Black Men, White Women and Self-Hate OpEd by Adeeba Folami In 1998, the poem “Sportin’ Your White Girl” was written as a commentary on a phenomena seen often in Denver, Colorado: Black male/White female couples. At the time, the topic of interracial relationships was one the author, (me), could get very upset about. Fourteen years ...
I have to say I love the logo designed by Stephen Wicks Internet Development Company – not just a business that does quality work at affordable prices but just so happens to be Black owned and operated. Thanks Stephen! Here’s the logo: Yes, those are swords represented as the t’s in “Battling”, just to re-emphasize ...
The importance of learning to listen to the “still small voice” within by Adeeba Folami Many years ago, in living with a Christian family, I first came across the writing “Tyranny of the Urgent,” by Charles Hummel and because the theme meant much to me, I typed it up and have kept it in my ...
Just wanted to officially announce the change in the blog name here from “The Black House” to “Building Heaven, Battling Hell”. The BH theme remains the same but time and circumstances dictate a name change. Reflecting over the deaths of several relatives caused me to take more seriously the concept of making heaven for myself ...
Make the most of your life now by Adeeba Folami Anytime a relative or friend dies or a discussion of death/afterlife comes up, I find myself keeping silence in deference to the many who speak so assuredly about how the recently departed one is “in heaven now” or “looking down on us,” or “will be ...
Every year, just love getting out in the yard, putting in the sweat and hard work to make the miracle of a beautiful garden come to life. Here are photos of my first ever flower garden and my veggie garden for this season, which didn’t produce as much as in previous years but still brought ...
Parents Behind Bars Leave Adolescents Emotionally Scarred by Adeeba Folami “Every night, approximately three million children go to bed with a parent in prison or jail,” reads the cover of “What Will Happen to Me?” by Howard Zehr and Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, (2011, Good Books). The duo wrote the book to shine a spotlight on ...
“…The compromise of 1877 is arguably the most devastating single event in the history of Blacks in America…” – Min. Louis Farrakhan – Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke the above words, Feb. 27, in Rosemont, Illinois at the conclusion of the Nation of Islam’s annual Saviours’ Day convention. His address was nearly 4 hours long but ...
February 21, 1965 – the date Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom, New York City. The date was also my mother’s 25th birthday and she was 8 months pregnant with her 4th child from my father …. ME. I’d sometimes wondered, as an adult, what effects that tragic event ...
- op ed by Adeeba Folami – (originally published Dec. 2006; republished 2008; revised 2011) It’s [2011] – the start of a new calendar year but it won’t be such a “happy” one for thousands of innocents who will become victims of CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. No, it won’t be such a “happy new year” for ...