On Friday's List:
Book to Read
A Flash Back in History
Lesson learned form death of Steve McNair
Chris Brown's tributes to MJ
1. I hope that you are still increasing the amount of books that you are reading. I just finished reading Fall On You Knees, by Ann-Marie MacDonald.
The Piper family is steeped in secrets, lies, and unspoken truths. At the eye of the storm is one secret that threatens to shake their lives...even destroy them. Set on stormy Cape Breton Island off Nova Scotia, "Fall on Your Knees" is an internationally acclaimed multigenerational saga that chronicles the lives of four unforgettable sisters. Theirs is a world filled with driving ambition, inescapable family bonds, and forbidden love. Compellingly written, by turns menacingly dark and hilariously funny, this an epic tale of five generations of sin, guilt, and redemption.
This is a very long read, but will have you feeling like you are watching a motion picture. The author paints vivid pictures, but somehow allows your imagination to run wild!
2. A Flash Back in History: In this day and age there is still much discrimination going on, and it is not just towards black people. Many people come up with intense arguments on why certain people should be discriminated against. Sadly we do it too! Let's take a look at the arguments that were made against us. It is always important to know as much about your history as possible!
Following are some arguments supporting slavery:
It was biblical. Proslavery proponents noted the many instances of slavery in the Bible. For them, the "curse of Ham" (more accurately the "curse of Canaan"), when Noah punished Ham's son Canaan to life as a servant, was immediate proof of God's intention that African Americans, then often referenced as the "children of Ham," be enslaved. Jesus, according to proslavery supporters, never specifically denounced slavery.
It allowed American advancement. According to Edward Brown in Notes on the Origin and Necessity of Slavery (1826), "slavery has ever been the stepping ladder by which countries have passed from barbarism to civilization." South Carolina Governor and one-time U.S. Senator James Henry Hammond added, in his 1858 address to the U.S. Senator James Henry Hammond added, in his 1858 address to the U.S. Senate, that "In all social systems there must be class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life."
It ensured the security of the nation. Proslavery forces contended that slavery helped maintain the social order. Without it, they argued, violence would erupt and white people, especially white women, would be unsafe. Slavery, in their assessment, was a positive good.
African American Hisotry for Dummies by Ronda Racha Penrice
3. Watch who you date and deal with. It has been a sad time to witness the tragic death of Steve McNair. It is like a crazy drama that we wish could have just been on an episode of Law and Order. However, this is a real story, and we we will not be lucky to hear the sounds of the famous Law and Order beat.
I keep telling these athletes and entertainers that having sex with all of these random females across the country can come back to haunt you. What many write off as fun times can lead to a not so happy moment. While most of their situations will not end up in a tragic death, it could end up in STD's, wives leaving them, rape cases, and more.
Keeping Up would be thinking about the choices you make and who you have sex with! It just isn't worth all of the drama.
May you RIP Steve McNair
Steve McNair and Wife (She deserves respect at this time)
4. I know a lot of people were pretty upset that Chris Brown still hasn't been allowed to do a tribute to MJ...so I decided to pull up some pass clips of Chris imitating MJ. (Although his performance was not missed by me. I think that he is a young black man that is in the process of learning his lesson. I wish sometimes people would let God work so that people can become greater than they already are)
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The boy is good tho!
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