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Is your "no" strong enough to be a shield?

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  Is your "no" strong enough to be a shield? Podcast episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/wielding-the-shield-the-subtractive-power-of-kujichagulia--72294159 Family, we are dealing with a critical tension on this day of Kujichagulia. We love talking about self-determination like it’s a badge of honor we put on by building more, working harder, and hustling faster. But what if real self-determination isn't about what you build, but what you are willing to tear down? In this episode of *Tha Daily Spark*, we confront the historical trapping of the Black experience in America—the reality that our "no" was stripped away by a system that demanded absolute compliance. We look at the chilling narrative of *The Godfather* to explore what happens when you finally decide to throw up your shield against toxic external demands. We aren't giving you a checklist of things to add to your schedule today. We are exploring the friction that happens when your boundary dist...
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An interview with Umar Ben Hassan on spreaker

For those of you that don't know who Umar Ben Hassan is maybe you heard of the group he was part of "The Last Poets". I had a chance to chop it with this Elder and listen to him tell me how he hooked up with "The Last Poets". His story covers every part of the heroes Journey, so I didn't need to ask questions. He laid the truth out and even discussed with us how he developed his most famous piece.
After listening to him, I could do nothing but laugh because he showed me how the universe works to get us where it wants us to go, and how small of a world we really live in. So take a few minutes and get acquainted with an Elder on the Journey.
Nuff said
Peace & 1hunidyears

Interview with Umar Ben Hassan

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