Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

Michael Jackson, An Incredible Human Being!

Michael Jackson was the kind of man who transcended the color line with his music. He connected with  people of different ethnicity and culture . A few people have the capacity to do that.
Michael was a  reconciler through his music. His music demonstrates the artist’s  tolerance for diversity and differences.  He was indeed an  Incredible human being. May [...]

Why Preach the Gospel (Part I) ?

In attempt to articulate  a few propositions on the necessity of  preaching  the Gospel, we must first ask : What is the Gospel? What is the nature of the news we proclaim?
To put it succintly  and simply: the Gospel is [about] God’s story.  It is God’s story as it is the Humanity’s story. The Gospel [...]

World Demographies

This is striking!!!

Source: Grace and Truth

The first Modern European

The first European: Created from fragments of fossil, the face of our forbears 35,000 years ago By David Derbyshire
“Dressed in a suit, this person would not look out of place in a busy street in a modern city. The clay sculpture, however, portrays the face of the earliest known modern European – a man or [...]

CPA: Paper Proposal Accepted

I just received word that my paper proposal for the upcoming annual conference of the Caribbean Philosophical Association has been accepted. The conference will take place  in August (12-15, 2009) at the beautiful campus of the University of Miami . Yes , I’m going to Miami:)
Paper Abstract
The Haitian Revolution: The Poetics of Memory and Representation in Cesairian [...]

The Law and Human Dignity or Civil Law and Civil Rights

Things like that happen everyday in America, and this particular incident should not be  considered a “casaulty.” Why? Because  in our society some people are still viewed as “the other” and treated as if they belong to another human species or category. One of the promises of a democratic state is that people should be treated with dignity [...]

In Praise of Books

What we need are books that hit us like a most painful misfortune,
like the death of someone we loved more than we love ourselves, that
make us feel as though we had been banished to the woods, far from
any human presence, like a suicide. A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.
– [...]

Guest Post: A Thought on Self Respect by Charles Amisial

It becomes quite obvious how respect is precious to a man. It is like a battleground when a man feels that his respect has transgressed. Sometimes, we refer to it as manhood or dignity. My take on that matter is the element conducive to it. How can a man secure his respect? I believe there [...]