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Stop Selling Your Sovereignty for Seasoned Scraps

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Let’s stop sugarcoating our economic reality: far too many of us are spiritually well-fed while remaining institutionally owned. We love the illusion of "making it." We love the shiny corporate perks, the frictionless one-click delivery, and the luxury goods financed on credit. But let’s call it what it is—a gilded feeding trough. We have traded our self-determination for seasoned cuts at a master’s table, operating under the dangerous delusion that convenience equals prosperity. The Malawian proverb strips away every excuse: “It is better to eat mushrooms in freedom than to eat meat in slavery.” Predatory systems don't need to put iron on your ankles when they can hook you on predictable comfort. They dangle the "meat"—steady rations, brand validation, and disposable distractions—in exchange for your sovereignty, your creative genius, and your labor. Then, like clockwork, we take the wealth generated by our sweat and dump it right back into corporate machines t...
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  Public Enemy #1 Great Kujichagulia during this week of Nia (Purpose): This article was sparked when I was reviewing one of my old videos. During the time I was thinking heavily about the plight of our people, and some of the road blocks that are in the way of us making progress. I remember that in all my time working in the community I have always heard about the plight of the Black man. I have seen millions of dollars in my lifetime, and have been paid thousands of dollars to work with Black Men & Boys. I had to step back and ask myself the question: what about Black women and girls. To my knowledge there has been no major funding or pushes to reach out and save her. Being a Gye-Nyame Man and being taught and teaching others to ask questions, I had to ask this question. I know that this is going to rub many the wrong way but, when my enemy is investing heavily into something I have to look ask why. In our culture women are very important. We can find African societies that a...
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