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Unlocking the Power of Honor: A Guiding Light for Our Tribe's Future

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  Unlocking the Power of Honor: A Guiding Light for Our Tribe's Future In a world where words often lose their meaning amidst the noise, "Honor" stands tall, embodying a profound truth that resonates deeply within the soul of our community. As we navigate the complexities of modern existence, it's essential to return to the roots that define us, leveraging the timeless principles of Honor, Loyalty, and Sacrifice to forge a path forward. This exploration isn't just about understanding a concept; it's about redefining our collective destiny through the lens of integrity and truth. As a community committed to empowerment and personal growth, we dive deep into the essence of Honor—dissecting its impact on our lives and our interactions with each other. This isn't just an article; it's a manifesto for those ready to embody the true meaning of Honor in their lives, propelling our tribe towards unprecedented heights of unity and strength. The Core of Honor: H

GNJ Community Mall

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The market has always been a building block of nations throughout history. Come out and join us as we provide space for all of our communities entrepreneurs to show their products. We are offering booth space for $20 dollars, and inviting the community out to shop every last Kuumba of the month. Please come out and support our effforts as we strive to raise funds for our Warrior Training, and to support our Cultural Celebrations. If you want to vend click the link and get registered . We also will be viewing the movie "The First Purge" and having a dynamic discussion afterwards. You will not only be able to shop but engage your mind with other members of our Tribe. The Movie will start at 3pm, so come early to get some shopping in. We will also have Sister CLowe teaching about the African Heritage Diet as well as giving away free samples. So I hope to see your  face in the place.

GNJ Warrior Training

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FAM: It is time for us to takeover in 2019 so feel free to join for the first Warrior Training in this new year. All ages are welcome, we just ask for an open mind and a willingness to grow, learn, share and work. Unfortunately we will not have the martial parts part but we have more than enough on the agenda to cover from 2-6pm. Also those who have anme that they want discuss get your lesson ready!!! Also prepare yourself for the market we will be building and launching in February. The next movie night is also on the way. To stay in the loop text gnj to 77292

First Per Ankh Of 2019

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Unfortunately this event has been canceled. The snow caused the revolution to stall....... #Tawivillage

Kwanzaa 365 Contest

Kwanzaa is upon us, and I am hyped. It is time for us to reflect on our Principles, and come together to empower each other and our Culture. To help spread the excitment I have decided to have a contest, and if it is successful, extend it throughout the year. Anyone can enter, and the winner will be selected randomly from all those that answer the question correctly. The launch will be 12-25-18 @7pm all you have to do is text "Kwanzaa365" to 77292 once the contest begin. You will be sent a question that you can answer, and if you are correct you will be entered into a random selection process. The contest will cover the first 4 days of Kwanzaa. I hope that you will enter and demonstrate your knowledge of Kwanzaa. If you have any questions feel free to contact me, through the text number. I wish you Peace, Power, Joy, and 1hunidyears

Sign up For The Black Signal

Peace Fam: It has been a struggle but I have finally figured out how to restart the "Black Signal", So take a few moments and sign in so that we can have you linked into our data base. Click the link and fill in the form and Join us on the Journey.

Daily Toast

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Peace FAM: Daily we gather aroung the "virtual community fire" known as the internet to lift our glasse to salute those who came before us. I decided that we needed to create a ritual where we lift up our personal Ancetors. My personal favorite part of libations has always been where we salute those ancestors that we rose from, and I feel that often we overlook them for the bigger names that we learn in our classes. I wanted to set a space and a time where we focused exclusively on our persoanl ancestors. In my studies I have learned that "hell (at least the closest thing we had to a hell) for an African was being forgotten." That is why I am diligent about making sure that we mention there names every morning. What started as me celebrating my ancestors turned into building up a community list, and group of people that have introduced the concept of Toasting into their lives.  Through this process which has been going on everyday for the last 17 months we have i

Why #kwanzaa365 is on GNJ

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Peace Tribe: In GNJ we practice our principles 7 days a week. We are in a constant state of Nationbuilding. We have decided to take possesion of one of most important elements in this world, time. We have taken possession of our time, and using our principles we have structured our days into a weapon for liberation. Since days of the week are used, I figured we might as well put the principle of Kujichagulia to work, and define the days in a way that will empower us and our children. By taking possession of the days of the week, we symbolicly take control of our time, and with that our lives. We use the power to define to change  the titles of the days of the week into something that we can use to keep us grounded in our culture. Rather than calling on the names that have been given to us we use the Nguzo Saba. This plugs us into our principles which empowers us. For those of us who take this serious, the principles are more than something that we recite during the Kwanzaa. These pr

Join the Tribe "GNJ"

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Peace FAM It is a pleasure to sit  down and struggle through a post, I have not been posting on my blog because of all the shows and other activities. I stay busy building a legacy, it is my responsibility to leave a foundation for those that come behind me. I am striving to blaze a trail. I believe that we owe it to our personal Ancestors to celebrate them daily, and this is why I have chosen to start the "Daily Toast". For those that have Ancestors that they would like to add to our list feel free to send your list to us by texting #dailytoast to 614-300-1875. You will receive a form that will allow you to add yourself to GNJ's phonebook. You also be able to put yourself on our various list and I will take some time to explain the list here: *Our #gnj list is the #dailytoaster list. These are Family members that receive all information about what is going in with GNJ as well as within the Conscious Community here in Columbus. This group recieve text for all shows and

Belonging To A Conscious Community (Tribing Up)

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Peace FAM: I spend a lot of time thinking about our communtiy, and how to best structure it so that we can build something that is lasting. I truly believe in legacy, and understand that I am responsible for the next 7 generations at least. This is why I get up and do my show, because I am trying to add value to my community and build it. For me this is a lifestyle and as uncomfortable as it can be sometimes I know that it is my responsibilty. I have to reach out and build with like minded folks, as well as battle with some that disagree, but the conversation must be waged. I believe that if we do nothing we are condeming our futre generations to continues servitude to a system that will always put their needs last. We must develop structures that will defend our future, and demand from the powers that be, what is owed to us. We must build instituitons that are for us, and controled by us if not, we will end up as a foot note in history. Human beings are social creatures, and that is

The Path Of The Warrior

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Peace FAM:  Sitting here on this beautiful Holy Day that has been set aside for one of our Ancestor Martin Luther King, I can't help but to reflect on the warrior path. There are many misconception about this concept, and many people are probably confused on why I would write an article talking about the warrior path & mentioning MLK. For me personally The Honorable Martin Luther King is a perfect example of  a person on the warrior path. Most of us define the idea of warrior by what we can do, but the warrior path is about what we won't do. I have been quoting Amos Wilson for the last few weeks, and I ran across a definition that he gave for manhood, but this definition is not limited to men. This idea that he puts out is good for warriorship as well. He states that "being a man is the mastery of impulses", I believe that this is the key to warriorship as well. Being able to face pain, and a ability to suffer are all good traits for a  warrior, but all of them

Folktales As Tools Of Liberation

Peace FAM: I'm sitting at my computer preparing for my presentation to the village and I just need to get a few thoughts down, and figured I was over due for another post on my blog. It has been a long time since I have sat down to actually write, I am use to talking to the cameras as I stream my thoughts, but at this moment I need to organize my thoughts, and prepare to talk to my larger family. It is always a humbling thing for me to be invited to share my perspective. In order to get my thoughts across in the proper way I want to use this platform to construct a discussion about the power of tales, myths and legends, and their importance to our freedom struggle and personal growth. Folktales are just stories that have moved beyond the first teller of the tale. Folktales are born when a story grows beyond the original teller. The tell and the characters of the story grow and move into the pantheon of the people from which the tell was told. These stories act as conduit of info

Daily Toast- Kujichagulia 95171

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Fermented Cabbage Stew

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This week I focused on showing you how to ferment some foods. I chose to start with cabbage, because it is easy and very healthy. I decided to add other food to it just to create a stew like feel. I was planning to use this food to help me break my fast, as well as give you some useful information that you can use to take some control of the food you eat. Even if you do not grow your oen food you can take charge of the nutrients you get from your food. If you cannot afford frsh vegitables, and only can get canned they can be fermented as well. I love the fermenting process because it gives the consumer some power. You get to decide what flavor you want to bring out, how long you want it to last, and etc.. Check out the video and take some time to do some of your own experiments, and feel free to share. I am always looking for tips and ideas to try.

The Hidden Power Of Fermented Food

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Peace FAM: Y'all know that I am in love with the fermenting process. I actually believe that this the true practice of alchemy. So it is a pleasure to share this process with you. So checkout the video and learn, and if you have some information to share please do because our community is in need of this art. This is right about the time I started really losing weight during the fast, but we made it.

Let's Talk About Quiona

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Quoina pronounced (ken-wah), is a gluten free, high protein, that contains all nine essential amino acids. This wondrous seed is easy to cook and can be added to your daily diet for any meal. I have eaten it in a like cream of wheat, I have and it in soup, and as just plain side.