Kwanzaa

Happy Holidays and Kwanzaa y'all!  I was first introduced to this African American holiday in 1990 while in my first year at Merritt College in Oakland, California.  I was interested in African heritage and dis-satisfied with American holidays with no meaning.  I soon stopped celebrating Christmas because of it's materialism and the fact it is a pagan holiday in which Dec. 25th had nothing to do with Jesus's birth.  Kwanzaa was not meant to be a substitute for Christmas it was my personal choice, but this is not about Christmas it is about Kwanzaa!

Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 to "give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and African heritage, rather than only have the dominate society's holidays."  Kwanzaa is Swahili for "first fruits of the harvest" in which Africans celebrated their harvest. Swahili is a East African language widely used on the continent and embraced by the Pan-Africanism and Black Nationalist movement of the 1960's.

I encourage you to see the first film on Kwanzaa by Maya Angelou "The Black Candle".  Please visit the official Kwanzaa web site @ http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org

• Dec. 26th~Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
• Dec. 27th~Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves stand up.
• Dec. 28th~Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems, and to solve them together.
• Dec. 29th~Ujamaa (Cooperative economics): To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
• Dec. 30th~Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
• Dec. 31st~Kuumba (Creativity): To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
• Jan. 1st~Imani (Faith): To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

 These principles are celebrated each day with the lighting of a candle and discussion among family and the community on how to implement in our daily lives throughout the year.  The principles can be used by any person of any race, and have a positive effect on Blacks if we all participated daily, monthly, yearly throughout the generations for our upliftment in this country.

Peace, Love and Strength

T. Davis

 

Asses and Appendix

Upon finding out the male G spot is located in the butt, I wondered why our creator would put it there? I also began wondering about a lot human anatomy.  For instance, what is the purpose of the appendix?  For years it was thought to have little or no bodily function, it is still being studied and there are many theories.  It is the only organ we can live without so for me it is useless, but there has to be a reason God put it there.  This brings me to my topic of Assess and Appendix, the G spot being in the rectum seems useless since most men who are not gay don’t know it’s there or let alone will let someone probe the butt to find this G spot.  I now totally understand why men are gay;  they are getting the pleasure straight men don’t unless they too are getting anal penetration.  This brings me to another question, why are men so sensitive about their asses?  I strongly believe it you are comfortable with your sexuality you wouldn’t mind trying new things, most men I’ve talked to about it won’t even consider trying it even though they know it will give them stronger more intense orgasms.  That’s crazy to me, has our society been so shunned by homosexuality that straight men won’t even try to enhance sexual pleasure for themselves because they feel “gay” when it comes to their asses? 

I rarely question God,  but I wonder about assess and appendix, what is the purpose and will we ever know and understand the human body and the wonders it offers?   Just a random thought I wanted to share, please feel free to comment, especially men because I truly want to know why there is such a homophobic feel about anal penetration.

Peace, Love and Strength.

T. Davis

Sagattarius Season~ Happy Birthday to me!!!

Sagittarius sign is governed by Jupiter, a planet which is symbolically associated with temperate qualities which loosen, relax and expand. Sagittarius is also linked with the "element of fire," which represents outgoing, action-oriented energy that seeks spontaneous expression enjoys social contacts, meeting new people and exploring other cultures. We are said to be highly intelligent, broad-visioned, and tolerant in our views, mainly concerned with the "big picture" but with little patience for the details, enjoy social contacts, meeting new people and exploring other cultures. Sags are said to be highly intelligent, broad-visioned, and tolerant in their views, mainly concerned with the "big picture" but with little patience for the details, outwardly expressive, extrovert. These can lack in social graces and sometimes indicate coarseness and a poor appreciation for "niceties" and polite manners. They can also be a little inarticulate, caring more about making their point, than the elegance of the style in which it is made.   

Sweet Sagittarius, the archer sign and a fire sign we are tactless, the truth is the truth, with a combination of wit and intelligence, attracted to danger and fast living, frank and earnest with no malice, happy and generous but temper can flare, rebellion against authority and stuffy society, will never run from a fight...fears nothing.   It can't be denied that we are one of the most big-hearted signs of the zodiac.  Sags see the world and people for what it is, very independent, strong family ties, loyal, likes being chased but not hounded, will test you don't be weak, needs to be surrounded with beauty and cleanliness, BONUS my loyalty and trust are long-lasting whenever I give my love and friendship. DON'T EVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED!!