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Scrape the Paint, Reveal the Wood: The Path of Kujichagulia

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   Scrape the Paint, Reveal the Wood: The Path of Kujichagulia https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scrape-the-paint-reveal-the-wood-the-path-of-kujichagulia--70825642 You’ve spent your whole life trying to "find yourself" by accumulating more. More degrees, more hustle, more titles, more aesthetic changes. But what if the "you" that you are looking for is buried underneath all that extra weight? Today, we sit in the indigo energy of Kujichagulia, Self-Determination. But in the Gye-Nyame Tribe, we look at this differently. We realize that society has painted heavy, suffocating narratives onto the canvas of Black men and women. So, instead of trying to figure out what new habit to pick up to become your "best self," we need to ask a much harder question: What are you willing to put down? We discuss the raw reality of this on today's episode. It’s time to stop wearing clothes that don’t fit just because the world told you they were your size. Call to Inactio...
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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...
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