- from T. Jones
Growing up as a teacher's son, I can only lend to the experiences of a partial summer vacation from school when it comes to discussing summers as a kid. Most summers until I was in high school, and even a couple during Henrico High, I was required to be in some sort of educational enrichment program sponsored by either Henrico or Richmond Public schools; along with my mothers' own educational assignments that I had to complete before I did anything else (except chores of course). This is not to say that I didn't have great times in Chamberlayne as a young boy 'cross county lines during my months off, but Mrs. Jones made it very clear that education was vital; coupled with the theme that the school systems' teaching is only 50% of the game. Because of this in the forefront of my thoughts, I see some advantages to most of the United States removing yet another traditional education staple.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
From T. Jones Ink Fruit - Believe There Will Be War
-from T. Jones
Something that has been pretty amusing to me over the last 4 or 5 years is the notion that Brooklyn-based MC Jay-Z is the devil, Illuminati, even the anti-Christ. The first humorous thing about this is that our people saw Jay-Z as that important. Another point of chuckle revealed to me is that it's obvious many people who hold this opinion haven't been listening to him over the past 15 years; and might be making these outrageous accusations based on his recent popularity and visual presence. Actually, Jay Z has been denouncing God and Christ since his first major release in 1996 titled Reasonable Doubt ("and even if Jehovah witness bet He'll never testify" - Da Evils) and every album since. Yet because he didn't have MTV and later BET fame, few people noticed or cared. Still with those lyrics and countless others, we can only assume he really feels that way, as there is a possibility that he may be referring to the millions who practice this lifestyle by actively refusing the Lord (those of and not of the church). But as the cliche's go, MCs are reporters of the affairs of the 'hood. And with the globalization of hip-hop, they are now reporters of the affairs of the planets' general public. And I think we have to give it to the New York native that nicknamed himself one of the names of the Lord (Jay Hova) for pointing out once again the spiritual struggles of mankind; black or white, rich or poor--even if he is talking about his own issue.
Something that has been pretty amusing to me over the last 4 or 5 years is the notion that Brooklyn-based MC Jay-Z is the devil, Illuminati, even the anti-Christ. The first humorous thing about this is that our people saw Jay-Z as that important. Another point of chuckle revealed to me is that it's obvious many people who hold this opinion haven't been listening to him over the past 15 years; and might be making these outrageous accusations based on his recent popularity and visual presence. Actually, Jay Z has been denouncing God and Christ since his first major release in 1996 titled Reasonable Doubt ("and even if Jehovah witness bet He'll never testify" - Da Evils) and every album since. Yet because he didn't have MTV and later BET fame, few people noticed or cared. Still with those lyrics and countless others, we can only assume he really feels that way, as there is a possibility that he may be referring to the millions who practice this lifestyle by actively refusing the Lord (those of and not of the church). But as the cliche's go, MCs are reporters of the affairs of the 'hood. And with the globalization of hip-hop, they are now reporters of the affairs of the planets' general public. And I think we have to give it to the New York native that nicknamed himself one of the names of the Lord (Jay Hova) for pointing out once again the spiritual struggles of mankind; black or white, rich or poor--even if he is talking about his own issue.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The Whole Whopper - from Ink Fruit
-from T. Jones' Ink Fruit blog
Convenience has reared it's ugly head again so I will keep this one short as possible (be quiet mom).
Many of you may have gotten an email (or a version of it) titled 'Calling All Prayer Warriors'. In a nutshell, its theme is suggesting that President Obama is getting verbally pummeled by Republican and Tea Party members and fans on an unprecedented basis because he is African-American. The email encourages all Christians to lift the President up in prayer to ask God to strengthen him in this matter, so that brother Barak may prevail through this, and that ultimately God's Will may be done. It lastly charges us to go into a period of fasting and prayer for the President in this extremely difficult period of his life. I fully agree that now is a good time to collectively intercede for the United States leader. Frankly, I don't remember when there wasn't a time to do this. But still, something is being left out.
Convenience has reared it's ugly head again so I will keep this one short as possible (be quiet mom).
Many of you may have gotten an email (or a version of it) titled 'Calling All Prayer Warriors'. In a nutshell, its theme is suggesting that President Obama is getting verbally pummeled by Republican and Tea Party members and fans on an unprecedented basis because he is African-American. The email encourages all Christians to lift the President up in prayer to ask God to strengthen him in this matter, so that brother Barak may prevail through this, and that ultimately God's Will may be done. It lastly charges us to go into a period of fasting and prayer for the President in this extremely difficult period of his life. I fully agree that now is a good time to collectively intercede for the United States leader. Frankly, I don't remember when there wasn't a time to do this. But still, something is being left out.
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