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Monday, December 3, 2007

Don't give up on black America Yet

I wrote this article for Blacknews.com a while back. I figured i'd share it with you folks.


Don't Give Up on Black America Yet!
Social Experiment Asks "What Would You Do To Change Black America?"

Washington, DC (http://www.BlackNews.com) - Finding the solutions to the issues of African Americans or should we say "Black America" has somewhat been viewed as a lost cause. However, a single parent from Alexandria, Virginia seems to disagree. Shelly Bell, African American Author (All Women are Stupid Sometimes) and elementary school teacher introduces "The LMPG Experiment."

"LMPG" stands for "Let My People Go" and is an attempt to free the minds of Black America by simply asking the question "What would you do to change Black America?" This question has never been so bluntly asked to African Americans of various socioeconomic classes. "The purpose is to get the media and the black community to get their focus off of the problems and generate some solutions," Shelly comments.

Everyone has their own excuses for not doing more in the Black Community such as finances, time, opportunity, etc. The LMPG Experiment puts an end to those excuses by challenging African Americans to ponder upon solutions to our issues. The question will be posed to families from the wealthiest communities to middle class families and low income developments. Will the pool of responses spark Black America as a whole to begin to work together? Send in your response and see!

For an outline of the project and information about how to participate visit http://www.imanisbookshelf.com or email shelly@imanisbookshelf.com


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Dec 26...

So the holiday spirit is almost over, the bills will be rolling in, you log into your bank account and you notice that you’ve exhausted all your funds, you log into your credit cards account and you’re grimacing at your bills and all the money you just blew.

I know you’re probably reading this and saying to yourself, what is the big deal? Well, January first is right around the corner, so that means the rent is due, the car and insurance payments, the cell phone and the gas bill is due, and don’t forget the electricity. Oh the beauty of the holidays??? To me, the holidays are just extra spending days that someone high power designated to break the pockets of poor people. The poor gets poorer while the rich, well, they get richer.

Unfortunately for me and probably for you too, everyone wants something. The girlfriend, the kids, the parents, they all want to be honored on that day. It’s like a simple phone call or an e-mail better yet an e-card doesn’t do it anymore. See, I am guess I am partially lucky. It’s been a while since I’ve had a girlfriend during the holidays, it seems like we break up right before thanksgiving and hook back up right after Valentines Day. Lol. The thing is most women simply could not stand the "embarrassment" of being humiliated, hearing their female-friends brag about the toys they got for x-mas. Of course, the children would never mentally survive in this day and time. So the poor black man feels that he MUST submit to the myth that you need to buy a gift for the kids.
So last week, I called some of my family members who might be expecting a gift from me, especially my little sisters Erminah and Emma(she’s my god-daughter, she big bro got her something nice for her first x-mas. I asked them all what they were getting me for xmas, couldn’t ask Emma since she’s just now starting to crawl, but they all said they didn’t need to give me a gift because they have no money. So I said ok, would it be alright if didn't give you guys any gifts this year? And they all started to whine” why Blake, why?” so I said because I don’t have any money. Well, I finally convinced Erminah but she did say not to forget her birthday. So, I guess I am off the hook for now. But here me out folks, I think it’s extremely important to talk to our kids and educate them about money. Most kids are skilled and quite educated on consuming, but the science of money is much more complex than the several thousand ways one can spend it.

But if you are one who cares about the gifts and the glitz, by all means, do your thing. I am not saying that you shouldn’t. If you have it, flaunt it, ain’t that what they say these days. Well, even if you’re going to spend all of next year struggling again, because instead of using your assets to empower you, you much rather spent what little money you might have had on I-Phones and X-Box 360s and made their already bad credit worse. So please, don’t worry about my little blog entry, just go crazy with the holiday shopping.

Last I check though, Merry Christmas was still acceptable.

Sunday, December 2, 2007

All good she was...

So here I am sitting on this flight, plane ready for lift up and deep within I want to get off this aircraft for I have unfinished business in this city. Purpose of my flight: a faceless user whom I met on a very windy day in the nation’s capital while making a pit stop. A mysterious face that was able to capture my attention like few of her predecessors. Different, she was; Meticulous, oh yeah; Beautiful, no doubt. She reminded me of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess. In deed, she had it all. A pit stop led to two to three month’s exchange of deep and intellectual questions ranging from sex to politics to life and afterlife. There were no boundaries, attracted to her, I was. For in a very long time, someone was able to keep my attention for more than a second, at last, I was challenged. It felt good to be challenged by this mysterious woman. It was enchanting. Her answers were out the ordinary, nevertheless, they made sense. It was a new perspective which I had thirst for, it was new to me, never thought it existed until I met her. She stood out like no other yet I had my reservations.

They say truth is a great flirt; well, this woman was a great flirt. I finally managed the nerves to send her my mathematics and while she downplayed this momentous exchange yet she was nervous about the possibilities of not having to type away her answers anymore. At last, she would have me on the phone where she can analyze my every breath, the pauses in between answers, and of course, she gets to hear my sexy voice. So first the night she called, I was upset. I don’t pick up private calls and here comes this chick thinking that I should change my ways just because she feels like she special. Heck, what was she thinking? Who in the world told her she was special? Just because she was pretty and possessed many good qualities, I wasn’t going to change my philosophy. So I picked up her call and told her to call me when she was ready to call me without blocking her digits.

A couple of days later, she finally got up the nerves to call. We spent a few minutes on the phone and I came away impress. I wanted more yet I didn’t know what exactly. I am sure many of you have had this feeling, this empty feeling where you feel like this person is sent to fill this void yet you aren’t sure what role this person should play. Nevertheless, we kept on talking until one day she requested that I pay a visit to the windy city. I hadn’t been there in ages. This city, the home of some of the world’s greatest figures, and here I am touching down on a very wintry day. As I made way to my hotel, all I could think about was the very first encounter. I’ve been meeting women since birth so you can say I am a pro at this but this particular woman had me nervous. The way I felt about this encounter reminded me of another blast from the past. A very unique and beautiful blast who had my attention till the very end when she digged a hole in me. While I was praying for better results this time yet I am not naïve to think that she was going to be perfect. Such exist not.

Finally, we linked up for a late night dinner. She came off Broadway and the minute I saw her, it was all good. Indeed, she was everything I anticipated. She had on this bright yellow T-shirt and a pair of tight ice-blue jeans. The jeans stretched on her legs up to half-a-foot above her toes, leaving the rest of her tanned legs revealed and followed by a pair of blue sandals with a slightly raised heel. She was laughing all the way to the car, her eyes shone like two twinkling stars. Her every smile increased her beauty by many times. I did not realize how much I was enjoying those moments until I got on this flight. So we made our way to the restaurant and we were pretty much in synch the whole time. Hold up; there was one little problem though, she was too loud. I actually had to tell her that she was loud. It was no big deal but then again I didn’t want everyone at the place to hear our conversation, so I kindly asked to tone the hell down. And she did beautifully. We ended up spending hours together, talking about everything humanly possible. The vibe was there; the connection? Undeniable. it was indeed a Haitian connection.

So we made way to my hotel room. Little did she know, I had a surprise waiting for her. Candle lights were set, bath was drawn and the only thing missing was my slow jams. At last, we found our jam, we grooved till we couldn’t groove no more. It was on.

So I drove her home and here I am now sitting on this plane thinking about getting off and extending my stay for an extra night for I have unfinished business. Should I stay or should I go? I’ll see her again, soon, and very soon.

10-10-03

Dang.

Can’t sleep. My mind is racing. Going crazy. Dang, I can’t even think straight. I’ve been betrayed. Again. Dang.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Check your Status...

In a recent published research, it was reported that 1 out of 20 Washington DC residents are living with the HIV virus and 80% of those victims are African American. It was also reported that the HIV virus was brought to America by Haitians. Now while I will not comment on the ladder yet I feel like it’s not ime for the world to start accusing anyone nation of this horrific disease that have claimed the lives of so many world leaders, young prominent African Americans and many of our loved ones.

As the world celebrate International Aids day, I truly want to encourage all of fellow brothers and sisters to check their status. The virus is circulating at an all time high and many of those who are living with it will not tell you before engaging in sexual relationship with you, so you need to make sure you force your partner to use a condom. I know there are times where you cannot control the urges; you just want to quickly get in and get out. But think about those world leaders who have suffered at the hand of this disease, imagine the urged they had that night after meeting that shawty, imagine the feeling of penetrating her without a condom, and now imagine the pain, humiliation and ridicule they suffered at the hands of their friends and family. It’s ok to take your time and strap up and ladies, please don’t worry about being labeled a ‘fast one’ for having condoms in your purse. If you don’t protect yourself then who will. Strap up before you reck yourself.

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