( “Embracing the Whole of Life” digital painting of James Baldwin by Aberjhani ©2024 modeled after original photography by Sedat Pakay ) The centennial celebration of the birth of author-activist James Baldwin in 2024 offers a unique opportunity for educators, students, advocates, and various groups to delve into the profound sociopolitical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of Baldwin's life and work. Of particular use in this endeavor may be this observation made by author-poet-artist Aberjhani: Please CLICK HERE FOR FULL FREE ACCESS to read entire article .

For the more sensitive souls among us, the notion of monetizing and exporting racism is too obscene to think about, especially in today’s unceasingly polarized social and political environment. It is painful to acknowledge that some human beings have it in their character to behave with such callously predatory disregard. But it is every bit as much a growing trend as fake news and movies featuring characters from the Marvel Universe or DC Comics. So what does that even mean? Very possibly that an already-volatile situation in #America and elsewhere in our otherwise magnificent Global Village is on its way to becoming worse before it gets better.  I will contend that one of the benefits of having had an African-American president in the White House for the past eight years has been his calming influence upon other Blacks as #videos continued to accumulate showing one black man, woman, or child after another shot and killed by someone under highly-questionable (or pain...