Kweeny Set Apart

"I have no doubt the people in this room are going to succeed. The question is: Are you going to..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:14:03 -0400

““I have no doubt the people in this room are going to succeed. The question is: Are you going to matter?””

- Seth Godin

"Die from street violence and you may be remembered by a wooden cross and a few teddy bears set to..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:50:00 -0400

“Die from street violence and you may be remembered by a wooden cross and a few teddy bears set to rest on the sidewalk by your neighbors. You may get a t-shirt printed with your name. Die in a terror attack and there will be stone, marble and speeches to remember you with.”

- When Does Street Violence Become Domestic Terrorism?

whitehouse: Five Presidents. I would love to get in on this...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:52:33 -0400

whitehouse:

Five Presidents.

I would love to get in on this conversation.

What is this greatness that I’ve been missing? Lord, grant...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:30:11 -0400

What is this greatness that I’ve been missing? Lord, grant me this man or a least a man with this spirit/swag/vibe/whatever you call it

ilovecharts: Installing Spring

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:54:20 -0400

ilovecharts:

Installing Spring

motherjones: White People Almost Kissing, a book by Nicholas...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:45:53 -0400

motherjones:

White People Almost Kissing, a book by Nicholas Sparks - Imgur

An extremely successful niche.

good: ‘What Good Shall I Do This Day?’ Asked Benjamin Franklin...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:27:31 -0500

good:

‘What Good Shall I Do This Day?’ Asked Benjamin Franklin Every Single Morning
- Yasha Wallin wrote in Living, Creativity and Lifestyle

We all have different ways of working. Some make lists of their day ahead, others charge right in and see where that takes them. Benjamin Franklin, inventor of the lighting rod and the odometer to name a couple, not to mention his work as a author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat, was a list man. How he managed to get everything done in 24 hours still seems like a miracle, but clues to his productivity lie in looking at his daily schedule.

Continue reading on good.is

Everyday Love by Deena Jeaux

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:08:49 -0500

Everyday Love by Deena Jeaux:

Might give Carlitta Durand some competition in my underrated soul playlist…get em gul!

littlethingsaboutgod: “My times are in Your hand…” (Psalm...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:06:31 -0500

littlethingsaboutgod:

“My times are in Your hand…” (Psalm 31:15, NASB)

You may be going through some difficulty today, but be encouraged because your times are in God’s hands. Trust that He has your best interest at heart. He wants to pour out His favor. He wants to take you further than you dreamed possible and work in your life in ways beyond what you have ever imagined.

blackcontemporaryart: briannamccarthy: New ladies Greer, Ruth...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:52:54 -0500

blackcontemporaryart:

briannamccarthy:

New ladies
Greer, Ruth + Zoya.

Brianna McCarthy

"You must think only of loving Me! I will think of everything else, even to the smallest details!"

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:04:37 -0500

“You must think only of loving Me! I will think of everything else, even to the smallest details!”

- Jesus to the Servant of God Sr. Consolata Betrone (via littlethingsaboutgod)

Today was ridiculousness transformatively beautiful. Today, I...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:50:06 -0500

Today was ridiculousness transformatively beautiful.

Today, I saw myself how God wants me to see myself, how I want to see myself, and how I truly am.

Today, I was cheerful. Today, I was smart. Today, I was funny and enthusiastic about life and sweet and loving and genuine and vulnerable and a comforter and a caretaker. Today, I gained people’s trust, I made people laugh, and I encouraged others. Today I could not stop thinking about how many times I had tried to hide who I was and who God made me to be to make others more comfortable. And today God told me that’s why I had been hurting.

“God wants us to be whole, the enemy wants us to be fractured and compartmentalized.”

NCC Sermon 2.10.2013

Biblical Dating: How It's Different From Modern Dating

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:48:32 -0500

Biblical Dating: How It's Different From Modern Dating:

littlethingsaboutgod:

Basically, we can make three general statements about modern dating vs. biblical dating in terms of their respective philosophies:

Modern dating seems to be about “finding” the right person for me (as my friend Michael Lawrence has written on this site, “Stop Test-Driving Your Girlfriend”); biblical dating is more about “being” the right person to serve my future spouse’s needs and be a God-glorifying husband or wife.

In modern dating, intimacy precedes commitment. In biblical dating, commitment precedes intimacy.

The modern dating approach tells us that the way to figure out whether I want to marry someone is to act like we are married. If we like it, we make it official. If we don’t, then we go through something emotionally — and probably physically — like a divorce. In biblical dating, Scripture guides us as to how to find a mate and marry, and the Bible teaches, among other things, that we should act in such a way so as not to imply a marriage-level commitment until that commitment exists before the Lord.

When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:39:23 -0500

When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back

Jam of the Night: Raphael Saadiq, “I Love Her”

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:20:39 -0500

Jam of the Night: Raphael Saadiq, “I Love Her”

Jam of the Night: Not Tonight by Elle Varner newest songstress...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:28:45 -0400

Jam of the Night: Not Tonight by Elle Varner

newest songstress on my repeat cycle… I love this girl…

jalwhite: Tamon Robinson’s Mother, Laverne Dobbinson, Owes...

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:08:02 -0400

jalwhite:

Tamon Robinson’s Mother, Laverne Dobbinson, Owes NYPD $710 For Damages To Police Car That Killed Son

In April 2012, Tamon Robinson was struck and killed by an NYPD police car after Robinson was allegedly caught stealing cobblestones from a public housing complex.

Six months later, Robinson’s mother says the city is ordering the family to pay $710 to pay for the damages on the very car that killed her 27-year-old son.

45-year-old Laverne Dobbinson told The Daily News, “We’re still grieving, and this is like a slap in the face. They want my son to pay for damage to the vehicle that killed him. It’s crazy.”

An attorney for the family filed an intent to sue the city and hopes to prevent the department from issuing any repairs to the vehicle as the case is still under investigation. “In my 40 years of practicing law in this city I have never seen anything as heartless as this,” the lawyer told The News, referring to the bill sent to Tamon’s family.

According to police, the car was stopped when Robinson ran into it. Witnesses, however, maintain the car hit Robinson directly.

A witness described the incident, claiming, “They hit him. He flew up and he came down. They backed the car up, and they told him to get up. People were yelling out their windows screaming at the cops, ‘We saw what you did.’ ”

Robinson was rushed to a nearby hospital where he fell into a coma. While unconscious, cops kept him handcuffed to the hospital bed. Six days later, he was declared brain dead and his family made the decision to take him off the respirator.

Rev. Al Sharpton held a rally in honor of Robinson and demanded an investigation, which is still in process, to look into any criminal wrongdoing in the young man’s death.

An NYPD spokesman declined to comment on the $710 bill.

this is why i always walk the long way when i see a cop car. always

adventuresofbeingfamous: Yeah that’s real… (Taken with...

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:50:06 -0400

adventuresofbeingfamous:

Yeah that’s real… (Taken with Instagram)

love every part of this…can’t wait till i get a...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:24:19 -0400

love every part of this…can’t wait till i get a paycheck so i can duplicate

Oh what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes to climb...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:12:35 -0400

Oh what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I’m in onto the crashing waves. To step out of my comfort zone into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is and He’s holding out His hand.

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me reminding me of all the times I’ve tried before and failed. The waves they keep on telling me time and time again. “You’ll never win!” ”You’ll never win!”

But the voice of truth tells me a different story. The voice of truth says, “Do not be afraid!” The voice of truth says, “This is for My glory” Out of all the voices calling out to me, I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth.