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After recently celebrating Juneteenth and diversity, what's next? With the reality that most people of color feel challenged by the ranking term 'powers that be,' it can be challenging in getting such mindsets to think differently. Sometimes the powers that be are actually non-existent, and simply negative thinking by others who we traditionally care about, and those we trust and mostly communicate with consistently. Are the majority of America's people-of-color thinking that slavery is our only existence in this country? Each time there is a new mishap, socially, or an advocative voice is truly heard, it seems to cause a delay, pause or ending of personal pursuits and social pursuits by such mindsets: "'I'm so frustrated, forget it.' Or, there is a habitual thinking that, well, so-and-so tried ..., and look what happened to them.  Are we being held back physically from being who we are purposed to be? If so, why? In my opinion, if we ever perform ...

Have you ever felt, going through your day, that you needed leadership guidance, leadership direction, or if nothing else a compass? It's important, in life, to remember and keep in mind the history of humankind and its actions and cultural traditions, and to learn from any such unproductive habits involving such as in the African slave trades or any form of the slave business mentality of keeping people in captivity. Most of you have heard or read my point-of-view of the historical events leading up to the African slave trade in America.  Europeans always knew that the Africa continent and its people existed: a strong work-ethic type of people that could endure warm weather conditions (perfect the new lands of America!). Europeans didn't want to live in Africa, they wanted to live in the North America continent. Other European whites, who committed crimes, were forced to live in our country by their religious and political leaders. The first thing Europeans did, once rel...

Copied with correction Please pass this on even if you do not have kids in school. Parents should know about this drug. There is a type of crystal meth going around that looks like strawberry pop rocks (Pop rocks are candy that sizzles and pops in your mouth.).  This is a new drug known as 'strawberry quick '. It also smells like strawberry, and it is being handed out to kids in schoolyards. They are calling it strawberry meth or strawberry quick. Kids are ingesting this thinking that it is candy, and being rushed off to the hospital in dire condition. It also comes in chocolate, peanut butter, cola, cherry, grape, and orange. Please instruct your children not to accept candy from strangers, and even not to accept candy that looks like this from a friend (who may have been given it with the belief that its candy), and to take any that they may have immediately to a teacher, principal, or someone they trust.

Have you ever heard this phrase "Well, you could be living outdoors!"? As a child, I 'often' heard adults saying this to each other, or to their own children.  So I learned such mannerisms from observing. So when a child was being punished and wanted to go outside, they were told "You can go outside and get some fresh air. Sure you can. Sit right there, on that step (usually the step of the main entrance leading into a home), and I dare you to leave off of it." When I would visit my great aunt (who recently passed away), who lived in West Baltimore, I was amazed that city parents said the same thing to their children. So I know that there are plenty of city children that know what I'm talking about today. I have actually said this to my children, too. I'm in my late 40s now, and I have personally experienced living in a variety of housing situations--so that my four children wouldn't have to experience separation anxiety (of the sibling bond...