Moments in Time with BLisB (B.lack L.ife is S.imply B.eautiful)

At the age of 17 Assata was finished with school (unofficially) and ready to make her own money and live her life on her own terms; figuring out what ‘on her own terms’ actually meant, turned out to be a real challenge though...

What happens when a political prisoner, specifically a member of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, goes into labor/gives birth?

Assata’s middle school years fully exposed her to the stark socioeconomic differences that exist (to this very day) along racial lines in America...

Assata shares the trials and tribulations of her impossibly possible pregnancy...

Assata provides a raw, unfiltered, retelling of her days as a naive young runaway in the dirtiest streets of New York City...

To Assata’s complete surprise, one of her many criminal trials begins and in the midst of it all she finds love and a lover...

Assata’s dangerous preteen search for identity in ‘the city that never sleeps’...

Assata’s torturous days and nights in the American prison system awaiting her trial...

Allow yourself to be a vessel for higher forces. The time has come to use every power, every gift, every vision that you have been given...No doubt. No fear. No negativity. No distraction. No nonsense. This is a different day. This is a different time. This is a different season. ~James Weeks

Our (Ifa’) tradition is a path for growth— it is not a path for instant gratification. Spiritual development is not a race nor a competition. What is meant to be, will be, in divine time.

...while you can pay people for their services , you can never pay for their Spirit. Either Spirit is present and engaged or it is not. You know it when you feel it...~James Weeks

We have to change our attitude. Everything is connected. We have to chip in together. Nature doesn’t need us. We need nature. We have to take care of the earth. We don’t have a choice.~James Weeks

It’s one thing to understand the historical forces that led to our widespread economic crisis as a people , but it’s quite another to identify cultural or spiritual practices that help keep us poor...Spiritual growth must be balanced with financial growth. What good is it if money comes our way, only to have it slip away because we fail to manage it well or properly invest so it can grow? ...Build...

Opening up to spirit can cause a ripple effect throughout the universe if we accept and honor our unique gifts...I always tell clients it’s important to be open to the ancestors who step forward to assist us. Just because our ancestors might have made mistakes in their own lives does not mean they can’t help us. By working with us as a team, they can help heal and lift the legacy of our family. An...

...our code is the foundation of the digital technology that runs the world, a technology that most of the world would never think to associate with Africa...data is being streamed from today’s satellites back to earth via a code that originated in African spiritual systems...

Otito Kora-truth is bitter-and many people don’t want to hear the truth, but that’s part of the sacrifice, to deal with the truth.~Baba Afolabi Epega... As the demographics of America change, and the population becomes less White and more multicultural, White supremacists fear the reality that they will soon be outnumbered, and that their season of domination will eventually come to an end. They c...

...there are many things we can all do to improve our physical, mental and spiritual health. Letting go of anger, guilt, blame, negativity, fear and toxic relationships are steps in the right direction. We all have a role to play in our own healing...

We think we have more time on earth than we do and we take way too much for granted. Often reluctant or unable to forgive or to express what we truly feel, we end up crippling ourselves emotionally and spiritually. Then, we wonder why we can’t find the energy to move forward with our lives...Spirit communication is our birthright. Our ancestors are trying to get through to all of us, but we must l...

Without ongoing spiritual maintenance, it’s difficult to function at peak levels and the weight of the world can rob us of the clarity we need to move forward. We shouldn’t let a day slip by without nurturing our spirit in some way.

The cuisine of the ancestors does more than soothes our bodies — it reminds us who we are, where we’ve been and where we yearn to go.

The energy of Osun Osgobo not only cools and uplifts— it transports you into another dimension if you’re willing to go...Osun is a warrior as well as a peacemaker...Osun is a fierce defender. She carries a cooling brass fan in one hand and a brass cutlass in the other...

Healing comes in many ways... to my friends in Guadeloupe, healing also means reclaiming African culture and spirituality without apology. It’s time to take back all we lost.

Empower Your Mind-See the World Through African Eyes

Inspiration is a gift from the Other World. It’s an invitation to live with passion and purpose.

Information is power, but power is nothing without control.