November 2014

Public Speaking 101: Overcoming Nervousness

It is often said there are two things in life that are an absolute certainty and they are death and taxes. Of equal anecdotal prevalence is the notion that next to the fear of death; public speaking ranks [...]

No Excuses! The Power of Self-Discipline

The Self Help and Personal Development industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. Some critics of the industry will say that it is racket of pop psychology that basically preys on people’s weaknesses [...]

Black Prophetic Fire: Book Review *****

It is safe to say that Dr. Cornell West is a brilliant man. There are learned men, men acquainted with facts, men with high degrees of education, but brilliance and genius represent higher order cognitive [...]

The Untold History of the United States: Book Review *****

Oliver Stone along with Peter Kuznick have done a tremendous service in enhancing our understanding of American history in their documentary and accompanying book “The Untold History of the United [...]

John Henrik Clarke: The Essential Selfishness of Survival

I am often reminded by something I heard the late great historian and Pan Africanist John Henrik Clarke say that informs allot of my independent research to this day. He was speaking about how he as a young [...]

A Peoples History of the United States: Book Review *****

While many have heard of this book, seen it pictured in popular culture even on an episode of the HBO series the Soprano’s, it is beyond safe to say that few people have read it in its entirety, and [...]

Cyber War – Cyber Terror: The New Battlefield

In warfare using the latest and greatest technology to do combat with an enemy is as old as human history itself. From the beginning of time, advances in technology have been utilized in warfare; [...]

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