Hello, chirren! I won't be long today, as I have soon to strike a pose today. (Folks is playing with my money...and it ain't funny.) However, a dear friend of mine left me with some words of purpose and change that I would like to share with you.
Oftentimes, life gives us lemons and some of us (at least I do) make damn good lemonade. Actually I prefer to make lemon tarts with powdered sugar on top. But that's just me. And although we all feel the pain of rising gas prices and the war on terrorism and the war on blackness and the war on traditional family values and equal rights, and most importantly...the war between Remy Ma's bangs and the rest of her hair, it is still important to do our part to as Mahatma Ghandi says "be the change we wish to see in the world."
Well, my friend was telling me about how she helps the men in her community "find strength to own themselves and be centered." Profound as it may be, she told me that her aiding in the community helps her express and fulfill her womanity and it also empowers her. She has even been known to give out her cell phone number so that she can make urgent domestic visits in order to relieve these men of the mental anguish & fear that they face as black men in America. Once more, my friend adds to the bittersweet image of the nurturing black woman. She is selflessly giving to her black brothers.
So, during our soul-stirring conversation, my sistafriend left me with a new call to action:
"SUCK A DICK, SAVE A LIFE!"
That's right, booshkabibbles, my gurl is helping black men in her community release some tension.
By servicing her fellow man, she is helping the various wars we see occurring right before our very eyes.
She is aiding in the fight against terrorism because she has "saved" the life of many a soldier. She has aided in the fight for equal rights because she has yielded her services to Latinos, Caribbeannes, and even an Asian (Sega!). She does not discriminate. She has worked to end black-on-black crime by "saving" a great range of black men from professionals to thugs to professional thugs & Akon. She lays hands on many a tortured soul. My gurl is a saint if there ever was one.
In ending our conversation, she asked me to think about what I have done to help my community. I vote. I try to support black owned businesses when possible. I date white girls & I bought the latest Madonna album. But am I really effecting change as greatly as my friend?
Unfortunately, I am not.
So, lovehers and lovehims, I plead with you today to hold yourself accountable & think about how you are helping our community.
Whose life will you save today?
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