Today’s Featured Blogger is good friend of The Block and active in social justice arena around the country. His tireless work for the community is why I reached out to him for some perspective on the Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act. Here is expert analysis from Abstraktmind. This week the United … Continue reading
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Road Map to Marriage: 15 Signs to Know You’re Ready (Part 1)
Today we are blessed with another feature a post from E. Joy Coker. Joy is Chi-Town native working on the front line in her community for her community. As a writer, future author, and speaker, she has a passion for encouraging, motivating, and transforming the lives of young girls and women. She is a strong woman, beautiful … Continue reading
Sankofa: History and Myth of Progress
Chris Haywood is back on The Block with another featured post. Chris Haywood, Founder of Injoymint.com, is Historian, Entreprenuer, Personal Trainer, Natural/Holistic Food Expert, and an all around knowledgeable cat. You can connect with Chris at his website http://www.injoymint.com, Twitter, or Facebook. For now check out his article and let us know what you think … Continue reading
Desdemona
Keeping with our highlighting writers theme on The Platform, I bring to you a poem from Ms. Cassandra Jones. A writer in ever sense of the word, and one of my bestest friends. Lover of poetry, song, essays, non-fiction, and even the occasional grant proposal, Cassandra has love and written them all. An English major, turned teacher, … Continue reading
The Breakthrough
The Block comes in contact with a lot of talented writers, individuals with the gift of the pen. We rarely see those writers get a platform where they can do more than be witty pop culture analyst or metronomes for adjusting cultural norms. Today, and every Friday in the month of July, we are going … Continue reading
Progress
The Block comes in contact with a lot of talented writers, individuals with the gift of the pen. We rarely see those writers get a platform where they can do more than be witty pop culture analyst or metronomes for adjusting cultural norms. Today, and every Friday in the month of July, we are going … Continue reading
The King has a Ring!
LeBron James has finally solidified his legacy in last night’s defeat of the OKC Thunder 121-106. All the criticism can come to an end. Or will it? Now he faces the challenges of hearing all the nay-sayers reasons on how the ‘Chosen Won.’ Miami did pull together a team of superstars, no argument there. Bosh, … Continue reading
I’m having a WHAT?…Quarter-Life Crisis
Today we are blessed to feature a post from E. Joy Coker. Joy is Chi-Town native working on the front line in her community for her community. As a writer, future author, and speaker, she has a passion for encouraging, motivating, and transforming the lives of young girls and women. She is a strong woman, beautiful wife, … Continue reading
Why Do We Work?
Have you ever wondered, “Why do we work?” This topic interest me because someone dear to me hates their job. When you ask people, “Why do they work”, some people say growth in their careers, the monetary reward, or for the cause. Did you know everything you want in your life demands the thinking styles … Continue reading
Ring Obsession
Today we are blessed to feature a post from E. Joy Coker. Joy is Chi-Town native working on the front line in her community for her community. As a writer, future author, and speaker, she has a passion for encouraging, motivating, and transforming the lives of young girls and women. She is a strong woman, beautiful wife, … Continue reading