by Paul L. Grace-Neal 12/15/16 Washington D.C- – I was a little disconcerted today. I went to a doctor’s appointment … More
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Daily Prompt: Folly
via Daily Prompt: Folly by Akilah “Kiki” Monifa Stardate 12/15/16 Oakland–As principle blogger, co-founder/co-publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Arise 2.0, there … More
“Did Mary’s Voice Matter?”
By Michelle Freeman, M.Div. Houston–I grew up in a large Missionary Baptist Church in Austin, TX in the 70s and … More
Conjuring God Over Eggs Benedict
by MacArthur H. Flournoy Co-Publisher/Founder Arise 2.0 12/12/16 Oakland–Somewhere between coffee, pancakes and Eggs Benedict, my good friend Chuck Jones … More
BORN GIRL… BECOMING A MAN
At this awakening moment, I declared to stop living for others and start living freely for me.
Lessons Learned from my Father, Robert Eugene Thompson
by Akilah “Kiki” Monifa Stockholm, Sweden–My father, Robert Eugene Thompson is 84 years old. I am most definitely a “daddy’s … More
Lessons Learned From my Mother, Shirley Ann Thompson
by Akilah “Kiki” Monifa Stardate 12/10/16 Stockholm–My mother, Shirley Ann Thompson passed in 2013. I was born Elizabeth Ann Thompson. … More
#BlackinScandinavia: Where is home?
by Akilah “Kiki” Monifa Stardate 12/10/16 Stockholm– It’s Nobel Day and I have been here for 8 days. In addition … More
#BlackinScandinavia: 10 Things I Learned About the M/S Birger Jarl Hostel and Hotel
A hotel is not a hostile unless it’s both. M/S Jarl Hotel and Hostel is the bomb dot com according to Arise2ptoh