The Movie of " Roots " ?

On this Memorial Day, Lifetime will be showing the remake of Alex Haley's " Roots " ? I remember when I first watched " Roots ", I am sure I was only about 7 or 9 years old but I was glued to the television. My Parents thought I was sleeping in my room but I was watching it sitting on my bunk bed and peering through the crack of my door. I could not hear the television but I sat there and watched and I was crying because I was watching the brutality going on with the people who looked liked me ! I may not understood the whole story then but my heart surely was in pain. As I got older a feeling of shame came over me every time in " History "
class when they talked about slavery and the civil war, because usually I was the only " Black " in class and I could feel eyes watching me, waiting to see if i have a emotional reaction which I did not ! I sat there stoned faced heart hurt because at that particular time, I felt like less then a human, a second class citizen and human being. I remember hatred building in my heart of not " European Americans " but being taught in school that all us African Americans were nothing more then that ! I was so wrong, because when I started to learn about " Black History, " and I did not have a " Black History " Class. but I read every book I could about us " African Americans " at Libraries ! James Baldwin, Elaine Brown, Fredrick Douglas, Eldrige Cleaver, Malcom X, George Jackson, Martin Luther King, Huey Newton, Assata Shakur, Elijah Muhammad ( Message To The BlackMan ) and so many more great books about " Knowledge Of Self " It opened up a new world on who I and my people really are, I learned to look at my self different and carry my self with more respect. And now when I watch " Roots " I tear up because of the love in my heart for my ancestors sacrifice for my " Freedom " ! Roots is really about a story about Kings and Queens sold in to slavery by there own, but by our God's grace had touched the hearts of not only the " Harriet Tubman's but also of " Good " European Americans " who also shed there blood for our " Freedom " ( Civil War ) ! Like Brother Malcom X said " We Are More Then Black, We Are African American Royalty " so I will continue to smile, keep my head raised, and teach our kids true identity is one of " Kings " and " Queens  " !

The Power of Our Tongues ?

Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. ( James 1-19: 20 ) ! Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. ( James 1: 26 ) ! The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. ( James 3:6 ) ! With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God's likeness. Out
of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. ( James 3- 9:10 ) !