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The Great Uncoupling: Why Umoja Requires a Machete, Not a Net

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The Great Uncoupling: Why Umoja Requires a Machete, Not a Net https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scrape-away-the-fake-the-subtractive-path-to-umoja--70540444 Family, we’ve got Umoja all wrong. We’ve been moving through life thinking that Unity means cramming more people onto our life’s lifeboat until the whole thing starts to sink. We say "yes" to every gathering, hold on to toxic kinfolk out of guilt, and exhaust ourselves trying to bridge gaps that were meant to be boundaries. But what if real connection isn't about adding more to your plate? What if the deepest sense of belonging happens only after you scrape away the people, places, and mindsets that keep you divided within yourself? On today’s episode of Tha Daily Spark, we are talking about dropping the heavy baggage of forced alliances. Call to Inaction: “A tree cannot grow healthy branches if it refuses to drop its dead leaves.” Do not go out today trying to build a new network. Do not reach out to force a connecti...

The Gina Gee Project- Graduation & Tea Bags

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Peace FAM: Ms. Gina Gee is at it again. Today she is celebrating the fact that she got to walk across the stage. Last year she missed her graduation, and some of her supporters at the school made sure she got to walk with the graduating kindergarten class this year. One of the reasons I like her doing this project is that she is motivated to do better in every aspect of her life. She is sharing her self, and her personal growth with the world. I know many adults may not agree with this, but unfortunately Gina chose me as her father, and since I believe that it takes a village to not only raise a child, but to move a child to greatness, I will allow her to continue exposing herself to her village. Since we are in the digital age her village is also digital, so welcome. Gina and Shasha also video taped themselves helping me make "That Ambroisa", by getting the tea bags ready, and you get to see Ms. Shasha in her fullness. So sit back watch, and share with other young people i...