Anxiety is the drug of choice for 90 percent of the population. The media creates anxiety and fear in the masses by dosing them with problems from all over the globe. Because of this media blitz the masses transform the created anxiety and fear into worry. The media has created a need in people to worry. Since worry has never solved a problem why worry about anything? Better … [Read more...] about Media created misery
Perspective
Let’s get it right
It cannot be said enough. In order for change to occur all of us must participate in the process and create the reality we seek and so deserve. Every step we take and every opportunity we have to make our collective voices to be heard... everyone must be engaged to ensure that outcome. We can’t wait or depend on others to understand, appreciate or embrace our values, culture, … [Read more...] about Let’s get it right
It’s time to do some house cleaning (part 2)
Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/CEO of Universal Companies, a community development and education management company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Follow Rahim Islam on FaceBook(Rahim Islam) & Twitter (@RahimIslamUC) Last week I tried to describe the state of the Black community in peril … [Read more...] about It’s time to do some house cleaning (part 2)
The new normal
We all know that it continues to happen... no one should be surprise by it. But each time it happens... something else in the narrative just seems unthinkable. In a nutshell, gun violence in America should be officially labeled as a disease and treated as such. We need to find a cure for this new disease that is affecting our quality of life and certainly plaguing our … [Read more...] about The new normal
Our paralysis is tied to our hopelessness (Part 1)
Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/CEO of Universal Companies, a community development and education management company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Follow Rahim Islam on FaceBook(Rahim Islam) & Twitter (@RahimIslamUC) Given the downward spiraling out of control of every negative demographic … [Read more...] about Our paralysis is tied to our hopelessness (Part 1)
The good ole USA
The Fourth of July is one of the most revered holidays in the United States. The day is a celebration of the creation of the country that rules the world. The USA was created to be a melting pot of all nationalities in order to form one country. Many say the United States' impact on the earth is over rated, but where would the world be without the USA? If one looks at the … [Read more...] about The good ole USA
Closing the gaps
It is hard to believe that in the 21st century that there are still too many “gaps” in our society to count and with each passing day, they continue to get wider, deeper and more dangerous. Many of these “gaps” are historical, generational and systemic. The listing of “gaps” continues to grow especially in terms of gender, education, livable wage employment, affordable housing, … [Read more...] about Closing the gaps
What did I tell you!
My mother predicted this many years ago… and you know… she was right. She said in the 1970’s after the court ordered the integration of the school system in our county and small town in Tennessee, that within 40-50 years we would be back to the same old system…again. My mother when on to say, that it may not reappear the same way as it had before, but in the end, we will see … [Read more...] about What did I tell you!
60 years later, reflections on Brown vs. Board of Education
By Marsha Rose Joyner "Life is not what one lived, but what one remembers and how one remembers in order to recount it." - Gabriel García Márquez I was born at the end of the Great Depression during Jim Crow and came of age in Baltimore during the civil rights movement. Throughout my childhood, everything was segregated, but as a little girl I didn't realize there was … [Read more...] about 60 years later, reflections on Brown vs. Board of Education
Integration is dead
Milwaukee Public Schools have reverted to segregation. The majority of black students in Milwaukee attend a school that is over 90 percent black. From this statistic many people are screaming racism is the culprit. Why are blacks so desperate to go to school with whites? Does it really matter that there are no whites in a school? Will white students make blacks read better? In … [Read more...] about Integration is dead