The old BH blog ran for several years as “The Black House” and many articles remain in the archive there. Site stats show the following are still commonly searched for and accessed topics: Lady Guitarist Lives Her Musical Dreams – 2007 Feature about Beyonce’s female guitarist Bibi McGill Photo Gallery from the 2009 State ...
I gotta say No, no, no! OpEd by Adeeba Folami Lessons in life come in unexpected ways and, most times, accompanied by pain or disappointment. Recently, such a lesson came to me involving a trashed vacant unit of rental property owned by my parents, and someone I’d recommended to rehab the residence. I ...
Christianity/Judaism vs Islam (Some) Christians choose, and are taught, to embrace and esteem Jews as “the chosen people,” special to God. This, even though Jews, of the Judaic faith, reject the Biblical Jesus and do not recognize him as the Messiah. Meanwhile, these same Christians are taught to demonize and think less of Muslims ...
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 ...