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Planting Seeds for a Forest We May Never Sit Under

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  Purpose is the silent engine of progress. On this day of Nia , we focus on the color Yellow —the color of the sun and the intellect. We are challenged to look at our lives not as a series of random events, but as a purposeful construction project. In our community, Nia is the commitment to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our people. It is the realization that we are the answers to the prayers of our ancestors. When we live with Nia, we stop working for a paycheck and start working for a legacy. But how do we stay aligned when the world tries to pull us off course? How do we find the "forward-lean" required to lead our families and tribes? I dive deep into these questions in today's episode of Tha Daily Spark . Listen to the full episode here to sharpen your vision: Listen to "Nia: The Architecture of Our Collective Destiny" on Spreaker.

Facing my ignorance

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First off I must apologize to those Black men who have received a felony in life. I know that I did not help you commit the crime that you are now serving time for in and out of prison, but I must take my responsibility for my view of your Journey. For a long time I have blamed you exclusively for your actions, but do to some new information that I have received, I have to apologize. I like may people in America has sat by silently while you have been shuffled into a 2nd and 3rd class citizenship. Here is where my ignorance forced on me by fear comes in. I have been suckered into the belief that you alone are responsible for your station in life. After listening to the “New Jim Crow”, I can see the traps that were laid for you and that I have overlooked not because I couldn't see it, but because it was convient to look the other way. Although I have been active in my community locally and nationally I have never sounded the alarm that you were under attack. I have n...