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Nu Black We

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He failed me in my worst hour He never showed though he knew I was melting  He never appeared to remold what had been softened and weakened into a red clay pulp He chose to cower He used his "craftsmanship" skills to assist the enemies in destroying the unique creations, rather than to build them into something more special He craved more what was in the "ivory tower" Leaving me to wonder if he ever really knew the original course... Black Power Nevertheless, YOU came along and did what I thought was impossible You guided my soul on a course of healing You rejuvenated my spirit and supported its claim of worth You allowed me to see myself through your eyes and I saw in them what I had been looking for At times in the dark on my knees meditating and kneeling I saw the Nu l/EyE I saw the goddess risen again I saw myself in ALL forms I see truth, love, life  I see US in your eyes My Heru The best of the best My Nu love The one f...

Marcus Mosiah Garvey-Reloaded

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Black Avenger Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Marcus Mosiah Garvey I am a couple of days late but still sure the ancestor appreciates it, never the less. Happy belated, elder Garvey. * Marcus Garvey Written by  The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica Marcus Garvey ,  in full  Marcus Moziah Garvey    (born  August 17, 1887 , St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica —died  June 10, 1940 ,  London , England ), charismatic  black  leader who organized the first important American black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York City’s  Harlem . Largely self-taught, Garvey attended school in Jamaica until he was 14. After traveling in Central America  and living in London from 1912 to 1914, he returned to Jamaica, where, wi...