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The Black Collective

Let’s Be Truthful;

We the Diaspora of dark-skinned people whose journey and fate was condemned to eternal damnation lament for the Black collective..  We are forever disconnected from the Motherland of Africa just as Africa herself is disconnected from us due to the incursion of a European race of rapacious parasitical vermin. A vandalous lot whose wanton destructive behavior desecrated, ravaged, and plundered her earth and sold her children into bondage far across the oceans which in effect condemned them to a life of horrific hell on earth for centuries. They would be forever changed and damaged with their identity lost and buried from a period of slavery.

There can never be one person, body or organization that can work for the greater interest of the Black collective. The Black collective is much too fragmented and compromised from within.. We are an assembly of many different black and brown people of the Diaspora who have different aspirations, hopes and dreams. We will always be a divided people unable to organize within the confines of this nation for there are insurmountable challenges and dynamics that prevent our solidarity. Both within and without as Marcus Garvey has spoken so eloquently about during his tenure as the president of UNIA in the early 1900’s. A clash of beliefs, ideas and egos between the NAACP and the UNIA  as well as white intervention during that period prevented the upward growth of the Black collective,..During that era of post reconstruction there existed a pervasive cloud of destructive contradictions in dynamics;

the forces or properties that stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process.”the dynamics of changing social relations

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as it pertained to the Black populace.  The prominent and highly venerated W.E.B. DuBois labeled Garvey as the most dangerous man to the Negro people.. Garvey in turn said of DuBois who heads that “Negro-hating organization known as the Association for the Advancement of “Colored” People are the greatest enemies the black people have in the world. One leader is Black as the night and one leader could pass for white…One advocates a repatriation to Africa, the other advocates the absorption into white society for those lighter skinned Negroes. .Hmmm.

The greatest and most highly acclaimed Black leaders couldn’t work in the best interest of the Black collective then and they sure as hell can’t do it now..

We’ve always hampered by Black intellectuals , activists, politicians, teachers,  preachers and proletariats ( ordinary working folks ) who are incapable of setting aside differences long enough to find common ground that would yield viable and constructive solutions.. We are a petty and egotistical people who are too self-absorbed, arrogant and morally challenged who consistently sabotage and demean one other. ie; coon, uncle tom, sell outs. We have developed a propensity for pretentiousness and have many conflicting perceptions of success for the Black populace. We suffer immensely from the perpetuity of internal and external degradation of our Blackness as well as always questioning the authentication of Blackness.ie Black enough!!!

Look folks, there are different classes of black people, we are not all the same just because we wear the same colored skin. . What we do have in common is a shared history both past and present of enslavement, oppression, injustice and unequal rights as a Black collective in America. It defines and binds us to a degree but does not necessarily represent who we are completely.  We must acknowledge and respect one another because of that and in the same respect acknowledge our individualism and uniqueness’s…Now if we could just set our differences aside and work for a common good, that would be beautiful..However…

We have adapted the ways of our European oppressors and are unable to separate ourselves from who they want us to be as opposed to who we were born to be. Lacking the knowledge of our history and personal identity we are always struggling for our place in society and the world…Please understand that anything that has been suppressed and controlled by a dominant force over an extended period of time will eventually  take on or mimic some of the characteristics of that force. ie;Hybrid

We aspire to achieve individual accomplishments, success and stature for the acquisition of  meaningless trinkets. We strive to distance ourselves from those of the lesser black class in order assimilate into the accomplished and successful Black and white populace. We bask in the intoxicating euphoria of recognition from our white counterparts and peers. We swim in the ocean of  virtue and bathe in the showers of reverence.  We are conflicted and confused and we will forever be quarrelsome among one another. We fail to understand that we are all black in skin but don’t  necessarily embrace the same principles, ideals, standards and aspirations . In every society and ethnic group a hierarchy will always exist. History substantiates that as a prerequisite for any governing body in a civilization.. We of the Black populace are ignorant of this and expect that all will and should be granted the same. Not happening!!!

Unless there is a huge paradigm shift within the Black populace that brings forth solidarity which in turn elevates the Black collective it will remain business as usual…   The dominant species will always oppress the weaker one and there will always be an underclass no matter the color of skin. It is the law of nature or just the nature of the beast regardless of how contentious it may sound. We will always yearn for better than what we have,,, Question is can we achieve it collectively? Others have but I have my doubts about us…..

The show will play out on center stage and everyone will play a role no matter how significant or insignificant. But what about the Black collective you ask?

 “The leadership of the past has been a leadership more destructive than constructive—a leadership that misrepresented the true desires, the true hopes of this struggling race of ours.”   Garvey, Marcus 

When the day dawns where the sun rises on a colorblind world, the day’s sun will set in that world and class-ism will still exist.. The Black Collective is non-existent…It always has been and always will be about class…Color is just a means of lumping us all together…Be about that knowledge and be about that change….

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Washing of the Black Mind II

Let’s Be Truthful;

We are continuously bombarded with images of white people portrayed as heroic,  compassionate humanitarians or the saviors of the world while Black people are always depicted with  negative images of incivility, savagery, angry, uneducated, lazy and ignorant folks..Granted we do have in our midst those who fall into that category but so does the white population. However he has the entire world including  a lot of us buying into that same rhetoric. A lot of us just don’t know who or what we are because we have been so thoroughly mind f—ked over the centuries that any remnants of our true identity has just about been washed away…So as a consequence of this  perpetual campaign of negative propaganda we have begun to hate ourselves.

We are constantly fed negative images of our people both here and abroad. To add insult to the hype some of us are all to willing to contribute to this campaign of negative propaganda ( mind conditioning )… Just about every form of the media whether it is news programs,  television programs or motion picture, the majority of it is controlled by the white man. We have become so conditioned to accept what we see and hear as the norm because we are spoon fed this crap every single day. We have allowed someone else to dictate how we should process our thoughts. We think that we are in control of our thoughts but in actuality we are not. This is a classic illustration of someone who has been mind washed.

Every aspect of our lives has been manipulated and dominated to the point that we have become the darker version of our en-slavers, our manipulators, our traducers,  our very own oppressors.. Yes, my brother and sisters over the course of time we have been molded into dark-skinned Europeans and we don’t even realize it. Yeah, I know some of you will say that man, I ain’t no European, I’m black and yes that may be true to an extent.. We are Black, just Black Europeans and if you just take a moment to step back and  think about it you just may be able see exactly where I’m coming from. We have been Europeanized  not Africanized because had we been Africanized we would speak, dress, eat and act more like Africans than Europeans….

Who do you think gave us the English language because it damn sure isn’t our Ancestors native tongue. Where do you think our clothing comes from, food, who makes the money we spend, provides the jobs for our employment, banking and finance, education, housing, hospitalization, makers of auto mobiles, law enforcement, government and who controls the economy etc.?  Who has given you Christianity and told you that the ( so-called son of man ) Jesus and his father are white? Black folks have built thousands of churches all across America and abroad with the image of him on the cross overlooking the congregation..Most of the Black populace have come to speak of him as their savior..Get down on their knees and pray to him for deliverance and forgiveness of transgressions. I was there myself until I began to educate myself beyond the scope of white mis-information and lies. Today I pray not to any white man nor white God for deliverance…My creator or creators are much Greater!!
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Just who do you think colonized our black asses in the first place and  gave us this so-called freedom. Yeah, that’s right the white man who has stolen and credited himself with everything of significance our people have given to ancient and modern civilization. . He has attempted to re-write our history with his name and face all over it. He gives us just enough freedom to emulate and serve him but doesn’t allow us enough that would jeopardize his dominance…What we are witnessing being played out on the streets of America is a direct result of the mind conditioning intended to keep us subservient to insure his position as supreme ruler. We are gunning each other down indiscriminately and at the same time being gunned down and jacked up by his goon squad of enforcers ( POLICE ) who are given complete impunity. These cowardly and oppressive actions by police are no different from the overseer on the slave plantations who astride horse with whip and rifle in hand beat down the black slave to reinforce his superiority. Just another form of a beat down to show who’s boss and who’s subservient. Every violation of our rights and every murder by police that’s exonerated is meant to serve as a constant reminder to us that we are just Niggers who are less than animals in the eyes of the  white populace. They’re not going to punish the overseer ( police ) because he is the tool that is used to inflict fear and pain. We do not matter.. Our freedom, rights and lives are inconsequential and insignificant to these wretched parasites…

As long as you concede to this systematic and systemic form of oppression and mind manipulation and are reluctant to resist nor educate yourselves to liberate your minds, you will continue to function as the negro-bots that white America conditions you to be. 

Learn and grow or continue to exist in an oppressed and stagnated environment of lies and deceit. You are what you consume and digest..

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Babies making babies..

Let’s Be Truthful; A whole lot of brothers are extremely weak-minded , undisciplined and lack any form of structure in their life. So how can we expect them to be fathers to the babies that they help bring into this world? Why should we place that responsibility on them when we allow our little girls to become teenage mothers? Neither are ready for parenthood but hey, they’re just babies making babies so what’s the big deal, right?

Most men are driven by the force that is between their legs instead of the force that is between their ears. And then they are dumbfounded when they end up in family court for child support payments. Man that b—ch want me to pay child support, I ain’t got no money for that. Really!!!
Well I’m sorry brother, this is something that you should have given some serious thought to before you decided that you were going to slam that booty. Think!~!

So what happens now?  Well, you either get a job and take care of your child or like many others continue to dodge your responsibilities and go to jail for non-payment of child support. Which ever of the aforementioned you decide the child ends up on the short end of the stick. The child now has an absentee father and the relationship between the two of you becomes strained and most times non existent. Usually, the mother starts seeing someone else and that just gets you all fired up. Man, I don’t want no other man raising my child. Now it’s your child and all of a sudden you are concerned with who is in her life? Maybe you’re just more concerned with who the mother is humping now. Most men aren’t concerned with raising another mans child anyway. They just wanna piece of that ass also..You see the sad thing about all of this is that it could have easily been avoided. Now we have teenage girls walking around with multiple children before they reach twenty with multiple baby daddy’s.

Number one is to abstain. But you can’t do that because that ass is just looking to good and you just gotta hit it. (Weak minded men are always chasing after the kitty cat). If they would devote or commit just half of the energy working their brain towards something positive as they do trying to sweet talk their way into those panties, just maybe we would begin to see a slow upward trend out of this abyss of ignorance, decadence and immorality.

Number two, the responsible thing to have done is to use protection but no you just gotta feel that skin. Hey, I have been there so  I know it very well. Irresponsibility and a complete disregard for the consequences factor in when precautions are ignored. The mere fact that a child could be brought into this world which will need parents and require certain necessities does not enter the equation. There is something inherently wrong with this. To completely disregard the potential consequences of this act is a massive derelict in responsibility. Just think about this for a minute.

We brothers actually throw caution to the wind when we want to get into that kitty. Don’t get me wrong here because both parties are culpable in this behavior. Neither one takes a second to pause and discuss what the ramifications of this irresponsible behavior will yield. The action and lack there of both speak volumes toward the psyche and absence of thinking by the two individuals. Usually women have some reservations about engaging in sex without protection because they  understand what it can produce (baby or disease) however she allows herself to be manipulated into performing an act that she has some reservations about. Sometimes this is because she is pressured into doing so or forced. Other times the situation has reached such heights of feverish passion and lust that there is no turning back for either of them. But there is always the opportunity to stop and put the brakes on but we all know that this is something that rarely happens.

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We hardly ever take the time to plan responsibly. We have a propensity to act first and think later. 
How about taking a moment to contemplate just where we are? How did we get to this point where it is acceptable for young black women (whom have yet to finish school) become pregnant? The rate of pregnancy among black teenagers has declined but nevertheless it is twice that of whites and remains a challenging social issue.  

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These young men have no intentions whatsoever of being a responsible father or partner.. The young women know absolutely nothing about being mothers, Most of them have come from the same situation, so how can we expect them to be any different? This is a behavior that has been learned and permitted to perpetuate  within the black culture unabated. If we are to begin to make any upward progress we must change this behavior among our young and we must lead by example. This is one issue that we can address and also begin to change the narrative.. Think!

Each one, Reach one and Teach one. We gotta start or this will continue generation after generation..Written by; Al DeVeaux Jr, Africafifth

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The Buffet Table of Life

Let’s be truthful; We are all very familiar ( at least most of us ) with the buffet table. Most of us have dined at some of these establishments that offer a variety of  all you can eat foods for one price and there are those who make sure they get their moneys worth and then some…I’ve seen people just eat and eat until they can eat no more and then try to sneak some out in their bags….. These are the folks that will gorge themselves on just about everything in sight. The tummies have been filled to capacity but they will stretch it beyond it’s designed limit and continue to force it to expand. What transpires in the aftermath is a tummy that now requires more and more to fill it up and the appetite for food develops into a ravenous and insatiable one. Unbeknownst to them at the time is that eventually there’s a price  to pay for these episodes of overindulgence. You see my friends, everything in life costs something and aside from the listed price what  additional costs are you willing  to pay?


Most of us would be ecstatic if life only mirrored the buffet table concept. Oh man, I can visualize it now this sort of like a wild bonanza of delirium and intoxicating endless display of greed and over indulgence. Oh well as it is unfortunately or fortunately one price for everything does not apply here.. Not only is there not one price for all you want but the ache that you’ll get from overindulging in the buffet table of life is a bit more painful, damaging and longer lasting.. Big Ouch!!!

On the buffet table of life there is a massive abundance of merchandise available for us to adorn ourselves with and beautiful sexy automobiles to parade around in and show off as well as lots and lots of different and splendid toys for us to play with for our enjoyment or just to occupy our time with.. There is something for every one, whatever you may fancy. Yep, on the buffet table of life you can get just about anything you want . Only difference is that it  all comes with a price tag not to mention those unforeseeable costs that we incur depending on how careless or irresponsible we are., ie;Financial Aches and Pain…. Hey but that’s ok, it don’t matter, we want all that we can get and more even if we don’t necessarily need it and more importantly, can’t afford it… There’s a misconception that a lot of folks have about buying things.  The fact that you can purchase it does not mean you can afford it,,A lot of us will place ourselves in precarious situations simply because we don’t know how to put the brakes on nor factor in the ramifications of our careless actions.. We continuously make every conceivable effort to keep up appearances in order to project a certain image ( a false one at that ) of someone and something that we are not. We will go out and shop for the most expensive things, drive up that credit card bill and then sit back and wonder why we can’t pay the  electricity or the phone bill. We’re not that concerned about food shopping because McDonald’s one dollar meal special will do the trick.. I have seen lots of folks pulling up to that drive-up window in these high-end expensive cars… Why is it that Black folks are continuously trying to buy the illusion of success instead of building real success?

I know folks who are driving BMW’s, Mercedes, Cadillac’s, Audis, Lexus, Jaquars and Range Rovers and don’t even own their home. They have their nails and hair done  at the salon, wear the latest in fashion and have the most expensive bags on their arms (some real and some not ) and act as though their you know what don’t stank.. .  Brothers are hitting the clubs and making it rain but eventually it dries up and now they are delinquent on their payments but you wouldn’t know it by the way they carry themselves. ..Perception is paramount I guess. Man the money that is spent on the illusion of success does not serve us well at all. It simply does not yield a substantive or positive return on the investment as let’s say a home or some other type of financial investment would. But most aren’t concern with building up equity in a home or anything else for that matter as much as they are consumed with building up the perceptional image of success. Hey I may not have any type of viable net worth but I sure as hell look good baby. If that isn’t asinine I don’t know what the heck is..

You probably know a few folks who are just like this. Maybe even have a relative or two who fall right into this category.

So, let’s  fast forward to about 60 or 65 years old and take a peek at how successful they have been.
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Oops, unable to retire due to the enormous amount of outstanding debt and not a single penny in savings or some type of retirement account… No preparation whatsoever and still paying someone else’s mortgage.. Yep, you guessed it, still  paying rent. I would say that these are some of most misguided and disillusioned Negros on the planet but they aren’t and hey, if you don’t know well, you just don’t know. I have been down that same road at the exact same spot so I get it.. Due to the absence of teaching and positive role models we are more likely to emulate what we see as passing for success because we aren’t taught what real success is.  But wait a minute and let’s slow down for a second. Does this really excuse us because I mean we must know at some point in time that what we are doing is not conducive  to establishing  financial security for the future? No matter for we will continue to ignore the warning signs and give way to that most common of destructive rationales and mindset. It’s that old trap that a lot of us all fall into. You know that attitude we have when we someone starts to talk about preparing for the future..

Live for today man because tomorrow ain’t promised to ya..

Sort of like the O’Jays song-Living For The Weekend.. Yeah baby cause that’s when I party down….Party, party hey party down..

What the heck does thinking about 30 or 40 years  down the road man gonna do for me now? I got to get my party on now dog.. I might not live to see 60 years old man, might not even see fifty..So therefore the concept of doing things in moderation never enters the mind because it’s all you can eat no matter what the cost…Screw the future man cause it ain’t in my plans and I ain’t thinking about it at this conjuncture in my life….. I hate to be the one to tell ya brothers and sisters, but you need to lend an ear to this here. Just because the future does not factor into your plans you sure as heck can bet that you most definitely factor into the future’s plan…. You can bank on it…. Now I’m not saying that you can’t eat at the buffet table of life I’m just cautioning you about the over indulgence, that’s all.. Know your limitations and don’t attempt to live beyond your means..

Hey eat all you want folks and enjoy yourselves but just remember,          ( Eat Responsibly )… or else….

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Saboteurs

Saboteurs, who are they and how do they  disrupt and impede the progress of others?

Some of these folks are unconsciously sabotaging our progress, while others are very much aware of what they are doing and why they are doing it. As to why they do it the answer is a complex one. There are many contributing factors why someone who has experienced nothing but oppression would work earnestly to knock down the progression of others. There is something deeply psychologically twisted and rooted in the minds of those who are complicit in this regard.

Some of these folks believe implicitly that we will always be brainwashed and mentally chained. They will vigorously attempt to thwart all and any efforts made by people who want nothing more than to enlighten others so that they can free themselves from a life of anguish and the agony of mental slavery. They will repeatedly spew poisonous rhetoric of how powerless we are. They will whisper untruths in the ears of others to turn people against each other in an effort to create conflict and dissension. They are the Judists who will betray their brethren for a few coins of silver and much, much less…

They will disguise themselves as your ally, professing to embrace the  same ideologies and sense of purpose.. They will sit at your table, break bread with you and sip from the same cup all the while attempting to illicit trust and lull you into a false sense of security. They will wear the skin of the chameleon and give you the impression that you both are one in the same. They will conceal  their nefarious motives behind this well constructed camouflage and in times of conflict and controversy suddenly abandon you and leaving you to fend for yourself. They will organize along side you while conspiring with your enemies behind your back….

These folks want nothing more than to be the purveyor of malice and the cause of your failure. Your demise is what they seek and all that you attempt to build is at risk because these folks can not stomach the possibility of you being successful. The uplifting and empowerment that you incite and infuse into others poses for them a genuine threat as it is an illustration of constructive change. There are a great number of folks who have a natural innate tendency to relish in the agony of others. Some just  don’t want anything upsetting the status quo and are reluctant to embrace change and are extremely resistant and combatant to those who present it. The concept of preservation and conservation is not unique to just  white folks. We have many folks of color who feel the same way and will work against you to maintain the current structure…..You may ask yourself why and I will answer by saying that change makes people uncomfortable and it usually means taking them out of their comfort zone. Henceforth the saboteurs..

Some of these folks are just malicious, spiteful, hateful and plain old evil…Some are just uneducated, lack knowledge and vision. Some are just insentient beings and have no desire to grow. Some are naysayers and non believers for positive and constructive change and some are just plain old lazy… That’s just the way they are. It is the cloth that they are cut from and there is absolutely nothing on this earth that will change that for most. Everyone was not meant to go where it you are going and they will attempt to sabotage your plans. You have to learn who you can trust and who you can not. That in and of itself is the greatest challenge to us all..

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Invisible

When you have no one to stand up for you or to help you fight your battles, who does one look to for support and reassurance during those periods of peril, turmoil and misdirected aggression that greets you at every turn? When you yearn for a quiet and peaceful place of solitude away from all of the conflict, who is there to teach you how to embrace the adversity and to press on and press through?  What does one do when one is at the complete mercy of whomever is governing ones  life and possesses an unmitigated control over every miniscule aspect of that life? What are the thoughts that flow through ones mind and what are the options? Invisible…

One would more than likely be encapsulated with an enormous amount of self-doubt, internal conflict, a defeatist mentality and lack of self-identity that would lend itself to an extreme disconnect from reality. Ones vision and reasoning becomes completely obscured and decisions now become irresponsible and reckless. There would undoubtedly be an overwhelming feeling of exasperation and hopelessness that would ultimately envelop the soul and hold captive the spirit of dreams. All that one is surrounded with are indicators of failure, confinement and restrictions with nothing that offers up possibilities for potential opportunities of change. Inside of you there stirs a constant desire and need for something more palatable than this seemingly meaningless existence and shell of a life but the doors of welcomed passage appear to be sealed indefinitely. This was a mindset and seemingly inescapable reality for me during a time in my life and currently appears to be the reality and aimless journey for a multitude of others in today’s society. Invisible…

One should take just a moment to ponder the hopelessness that one would feel if one were to be subjected to a life of obscurity, where our presence was meaningless. A life that presently reflects no semblance of promise and for all practical purposes is illustrative of defeat and void of meaning. How would one feel knowing that there was something more tangible in life for others but for you an elusive and ostensibly  unattainable reality? Invisible….

As a nation of so many diverse ethnic groups we all at one time or another throughout the course of history til present day have experienced some form of discrimination or prejudice. We are extremely familiar with injustice and subjective bias. We offer no empathy or compassion towards our fellow being and are much to consumed with selfishness.  We continue to treat each other with dis-respect, dis-courteousness and vitriol infused with a virulent antagonistic behavior. We reluctantly if ever take time to acknowledge the truth and the harshness of its reality unless of course it benefits our own agendas.

I can’t even begin to imagine what a life of absolute subjugation would feel like but I do have an idea of what imprisonment feels like. There are some similarities since both are forms of incarceration but not quite the same as living in the free world and watching that freedom and liberty being enjoyed by others on a daily basis. In prison there are walls that lock you in, guards and other forms of security to insure that there is no escape. In this world that we live in we often times become completely exasperated and full of self doubt because of walls that lock us in.. Walls erected of systemic oppression and discrimination and walls that some of us unknowingly create…Invisible

Granted, there are many obstacles in life that one must overcome but it is not as though the opportunities are not there. Exactly what is it that stands in the way and prevents a person from making progress in today’s free world? Could it be  fear, lack of confidence or a lack of desire and a clear-cut method by which to achieve something of significance? This is the question that I struggle with constantly every single day to find an answer too.

Have we become imprisoned by our own doings or non-doings? We must honestly ask ourselves where does the real and absolute responsibility lay? Who and what are the roots of our problems and issues that somehow never seem to warrant our immediate attention or solutions for correction. Is it through eyes of fear that we gaze upon the improprieties of mankind and take no action? Why are we not able to separate ourselves from that segment of Black and white America that is rife with negativity, low standards and principles and declare our independence of it? Would not a pride of lions expel from their community that one culprit or culprits that reaps havoc, discourse and disruption for the sake of pride. Are we that afraid to take action for fear of being labeled a sellout or tom or even a snitch? Something is inherently wrong with this type of mindset…. Invisible…

Could it be that because there is a lack of real suffrage today people are without a driving force? Is it because we have allowed ourselves to lower our standards and expectations which in retrospect and coincidentally have compromised our morals and principles? It appears that this has in effect all but diminished our pursuit of excellence and the desire for outstanding accomplishments.. So with all that said, where does the answer lie?

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It is my belief that the answer lies within all of us. We as individuals and hopefully collectively can accomplish great things. First and foremost there has to be a raw evaluation of self. A truthful and honest look into what one as an individual must improve on or change in order to effectively make a difference not just in their life but in the lives of others whom they  impact..

I may not possess much in the way of fortune but I can offer you an ear, a shoulder and a kind word. I can show you a smile and look at you with eyes of hope and share with you a heart full of compassion and empathy. I’m unable to erase your pain completely but I can help to make the moment lighter. I can share with you my struggles in life and offer you comfort in letting you know that the fight is not only yours. In this regard, just maybe we can forge a bond with a commitment of hope and determination in an effort to make a difference. We can pave the way and lay down the path with bricks to success….You are not invisible to me…

If this is accomplished we will move away from the realm of invisibility into the realm of visibility…

Written By Al DeVeaux Jr.

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