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"Where is the Black Church?" This question informs Marquisha Lawrence Scott's article "Functions of the Black Church in a Global Society: A Du Boisian Approach," another piece published in the special issue, WEB DuBois: Religion and Social Inequality, of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, co-edited by me (Editor-in-Chief) and my esteemed colleagues and leading scholars of social inquality and religion, Sandra Barnes and Cheryl Townsend Gilkes. You can check out the video abstract here. https://lnkd.in/gDt2_Gbt

This on India and its black kingship history -- includes present and past (Ethiopian King Malik Ambar):

https://lnkd.in/eiu-pvbE The Heroic Ideal solidifies upon the very fabric, and manifesting culturally, the human Ideal through the ages and History of The World.

Thanks Mūtūrū B Mwangi for sharing this important video: One of our human coping mechanisms when too many issues crop up is to reject true warning signs, ie. this video as "Conspiracy Theories" The bucket of Conspiracy Theories comprise Fictitious issues and True Observations. So how to discern? One of them is to remove all crap around the conspiracy theory and gather some people together to discuss if the observations (of wrongdoing) are actually true. If the wrongdoings are factual, then next step is causality. If cause/effect cannot be established then track/trace if particular benefits from the wrongdoing goes to those controlling the wrongdoing. This is why I recommend the #GenZ's to do forensic audit of government spending by use of an army of professional accountants. A track/trace software for multiple simultaneous cooperating forensic audit can be made within a day or two of work with Kenyan developers (I volunteer as architect). Do not make any mistakes here. Indeed someone sit with long reaching consequences and scheme like the guy in this video is saying. Thanks for sharing. Though. I was surprised, to learn that the Coptics came some 7,000 years ago from the area "Lado", which is in the Nile basin surrounding Lake Victoria, encompassing 7 current "Western divided countries" (Kenya, Sudan, Congo, etc.). The language Lado is spoken up till todays date in that region by around 2.2 million people. Well. Christians did not really do a good job learning from the Coptics. But, that is how I have learned it. Do you know something different? Do you know about the Lado people? I met their king in Denmark some 30 years ago. A very very learned man.

Truth matters. In my working life, we live and breathe data integrity. We ask: is every word and number we put down true to the best of our knowledge? We obsess over “source” documents, and we sometimes take weeks/months to hash out wording or a particular number so that it cannot be construed as “misleading”. I love my work and I think my team is a shining example of truth tellers to the max. It is very disappointing when other so-called truth tellers (mainstream media) cannot or have no interest in upholding this simple but sometimes difficult standard. Journalism is not what it used to be, for the exception of a very few independent media outlets. Being the first one out the gate is not sysnonymous with excellence for me. If anything, it makes me and other free thinkers deeply suspicious of your methods, selective omissions, and intentions (looking at you, NY Times-Breaking News, BBC News). When blame is heaped on Israel at every turn, only for the truth to emerge some hours, days or weeks later that: Israel was not at fault. It is highly suspicious. I am sure many excellent investigative journalists would agree that most “journalism” these days resembles mediocre creative writing with low journalistic integrity. If you can’t susbtantiate something, you shouldn’t say it. Your headlines may be eye-catching, but if they are so often misleading, then that’s a disservice to your readers and it is a disgrace to your own profession. End rant. Shavua tov! Have a great week to all the truth tellers. 🇮🇱🇺🇸🥰

#EthicalCommentary Too few believe me, when I comment on it, so, let someone else tell the Story. "Black History Month does not teach Real History; it only teaches what happened in the United States America - and skips over the Atrocities, Slavery & Genocide. There is more to History than the USA, that is the essence of a True Story. #TheFoundersDesk #EvolveYourEthics #EducatingEthics #EthicalEducating #EthicalSovialDevelopment #EthosOfEthics #EndBigotry #TheRealStory ☆The Real Story: Black History Month (an USA concoction). The month that promotes Bigotry, Lies and blatant Misinformation. ▪︎ What is the true History of the Nubian Cultures? Let's start with a more accurate details of the Nubian Past. ▪︎ Though the Start Date is inaccurate, the Storyline tells of a People that had crossed the Sahara Desert during the Exodus out of the lower African Continent; the 1st Civilization; the 1st to have a written Language; the 1st to Innovate. ▪︎ They started on the Top, now they are down here! What really happened ... to Egypt? #HistoryUnlocked #TrueHistory #InstagramReel https://lnkd.in/gCcu_bSV

Bussaja, J. (2024). Shackled Spirits: Historical Origins For Black Lives (Don't) Matter (to white supremacists) & Christianity's Role In Perpetuating Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome. Available at SSRN 4775476. Abstract: This research paper examines the enduring impact of the Trans-Atlantic war & slavery on Black people by focusing on the inhuman treatment & spiritual dimension of their experience. Drawing from the concept of Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS), the study explores how the legacy of slavery continues to shape the religious and spiritual beliefs, practices, and experiences of Black individuals. The research seeks to understand the role of Christianity in either perpetuating or challenging the spiritual enslavement experienced by African descendants, as well as the ways in which the legacy of mistreatment & denial of basic human rights have persisted today. By examining these aspects, this paper aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the multifaceted impact of the war and slavery on Black people and inform strategies for addressing its ongoing legacies. Keywords: Christianity, White Supremacy, Systemic Racism, Spirituality, Activism Suggested Citation: Breckenridge, Jason, Shackled Spirits: Historical Origins For Black Lives (Don't) Matter (to white supremacists) & Christianity's Role In Perpetuating Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome (March 27, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://lnkd.in/gSmcyhiB or https://lnkd.in/gbpSGnTm

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥. We are hardwired to aspire, dream, and reach for the stars. Whether deep friendships, true love, higher mastery, or greater impact, this longing makes us feel fully alive. The Declaration of Independence marks the birth of America with an iconic statement that channels this longing as the ethos of a new nation: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." by Thomas Jefferson More about this on Chapter 10 (Sneak peak): Little Book of Big Reasons to Love America Link in the comments… #AmericasIndependence #Independence #America

"I have said that science is impossible without faith. But this I do not mean that faith on which science depends depends is religion in nature or involves the acceptance of any of the dogmas of the ordinary religious creed, yet without faith that nature is subject to law there can be no science. No amount of demonstration can ever prove that nature is subject to law. For all we know, the world from the next moment on might be something like the croquet game in Alice in Wonderland, where the balls are hedgehogs which walk off, the hoops are soldiers who march to other parts of the field to other parts of the field to other parts of the field, the rules of the game are made from instance to instance by the arbitrary decree of the Queen. It is to a world like this that the scientist must conform in totalitarian countries, no matter whether they be those on the right or of the left. The Marxist Queen is very arbitrary indeed, and the fascist Queen is a good match for her." Norbert Wiener (Author) 1950 - 1954 The Human Use of Human Beings - Cybernetics and Society page 193 #SARMAI #Cybernetics #CYBERMARX Artwork and PHOTOGRAPHY by Clive Burgess Digital Artwork by digital creator Clive Burgess 19th September 2024