!TODAY Black Leaders & Liberators Virtual Children Workshop on MALCOLM X

Children’s Online Workshops

Black Power: Great Black Leaders & Liberators (1) Virtual Children Workshops

Starting Sunday 9 January 2022

Today!!!

What a wonderful man Malcolm X is; and in this time when kids are being so brain washed truth and knowledge are even more powerful.

I hope this will be packed; and I hope the content good, it should be as it is with no other than x

As noted on the above link:

Make History come to life with these Sankofa Sunday ‘Black Power: Great Black Leaders & Liberators’ children workshops led by Charmaine Simpson of Black History Studies.

With its emphasis on Black racial identity, pride and self-determination, Black Power influenced everything from popular culture to education to politics. These workshops will inspire young people to learn about great leaders and liberators who contributed to world history.

Each workshop will last 1.5 hours from 12:00 to 13:30 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

The workshops are aimed at young people aged 8 – 16 years old.

These workshops will be online using Zoom webinar. Please ensure that your device can support Zoom.

We like to keep the workshops interactive so ask if you can put your camera on.

The Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

Tickets for each workshop cost £5.00.

The zoom link will be sent to you for each session.

To book via bank transfer, please contact us on info@blackhistorystudies.com

All workshops are non-refundable and non-transferable. Non attendance does not entitle you to a refund.

Spaces are limited. Book today, don’t delay.

To book all six workshops, click on the button below:

Video-Black Mental Health Matters- Black Male Speaks Out & Talks About Mental Illness Project

This is a VERY IMPORTANT video…. I hope you will watch it; this Black man tells his story, he was diagnosed with Major Depression, Trauma, …. please, please help stop the stigma in the Black community…and please listen to this man who is so brave to get up and share his story…

There is no shame in mental illness. It usually stems from trauma, and it can lead to physical illnesses that can and do kill like heart disease, high blood pressure and more.

For now, please listen… Or check out his program, HERE, where he is teaching barbers to be mental health advocates as well as helping them to connect with therapists to assist these Black men who need some help, even further, he is seeking and working to help Black children and women; the family system, in the Black community… His projects and ideas are so on point; I hope you will listen…

And there is nothing but PRIDE in that.

Please, check him out.

A Brief Apology Before Carrying Onwards

Before I begin with my next post, I feel I need to explain and apologize, for I have failed-if no one else- I have failed myself. I do fear I have also let down others as well due to my lack of consistent posts. I understand that I am nothing ‘special’ but nevertheless, I want to create a page of knowledge that is consistent and dependable. Therefore, from here on out I’ve decided to make this page a top priority in my life. The knowledge I want it continuously overflow with, the resources, the awareness…all of it matters. I truly, truly hope that the research I have already, and that to come, will help or inform even one soul; for that one soul may be the one in a position to use it…

I can only hope it will get into the hands of far more than one as we truly have a lot of unspoken traumas, injustices and more occurring far too often. I surely am not doing all that I desire, but I hope to at least offer some form of assistance to issues ignored tragically by mainstream society. With a little bit of luck and hard work, maybe somehow the knowledge shared may even help to raise further awareness; even, again, if it is only that one person.. (though I hope it will be more, of course 🙂

With that said, previous projects are coming up and I want to organize this site; I am seriously considering also starting a podcast, for there is so much information that people need to know it is a bit much to cram into even the longest of reads.

So once again, for what it means to anyone who may be reading this… last month was very chaotic and harsh, but I’m back on solid ground now, which is going to see massive changes in positive, consistent ways.

I feel guilty for losing a month, or being a month behind; thus I felt this apology was due. The future I have decided will be held as a part of life I am going to dedicate myself to with all of my heart, and hope to reach others out there…

Thank you for reading; sorry, I’m sure this was the most boring post most of you have ever read lol. ❤ New changes on the way, as well as knowledge of all sorts… A change is starting, and it will be as such from now until…..until it is no longer needed 🙂

Introduction # 2 , Hmm…

I’m going to call this my second introduction post 🙂 When I first began this blog, I was going to post results I found as I studied the development of the fetus and infant brain in relationship to society and other… But since then, my book has expanded in so many ways, thus so has my research.

I plan on being a lot more active now that I have a place I can go and share my findings, ‘vent’ my thoughts and frustrations and maybe even get some feed back 🙂

Currently, I am working on a project that has proven so big I am going to have to break it down into chunks, otherwise I’ll be posting a true novel on here… Either that or I’ll be away researching so much I’ll be forgotten. So again:

Yes I am going to be writing about the same things before, and a lot more often. However, now I am expanding how different situations are impacting people, such as racism, mental health and so forth in adults, and what we can do for both children and adults alike.

I also will more likely than not be writing reviews here on books and documentaries from time to time, so be prepared for that 🙂

Thank you to all of you who have stayed with me; I am about to make this blog what I should have made it from the start!

Dare 2 Struggle- Short Vent Session

I write this early on the first of December as I am at a loss. I have not lost hope in the fight against racism, police brutality or other atrocities, but there are moments when I step back and examine all the work I’m doing and what all we are up against…. It all hits me as hard as a wave made of concrete; literally, it takes my breath away.

Thoughts that make no sense and that are not true start to wander in…

Wondering why share things; no one is listening and if they are they don’t care… Why do any of this work, why make videos, why write, why painstakingly do all of this if no one cares… But I am always reminded people do care, and there is a reason.

As I sat here in an anguished mindset, desperately trying to figure out what is the best method(s) to use in approach to sharing this vast information of corruption- exceptionally evil corruption- I have and what it means to do so, a blessing came to me.

I believe in synchronicity; that is, more or less there are no coincidences and everything happens for a reason. I am in the process of moving and in the past I have worked with and done a lot of volunteer work for one of my most positive mentors; a revolutionist and friend, Dr. Mutulu Shakur. This was laying out on a desk in front of me but suddenly became the only focal point in the room.

One of these projects was working on a music album in memory of the man I deem my father, Tupac Shakur… I even have my name in the booklet, I am honored to say… The CD is a tribute to Tupac, and it is called “Dare to Struggle”…

That made me stop.

Think,…..

Now you think on that concept…

Dare to struggle . . . 

If fighting against evil, cruelty and oppressors in this world were easy we’d have a wonderful place to live for everyone would be involved… It is so hard and extremely enraging at times not because there is no hope, not because the war has been lost, not because we can’t win a battle; instead, it is this very reason, because it is hard doing what we do especially 24-7-365, it is a struggle some days to remember it all matters, that the struggle is for something good and until that good comes, that change comes; I could never, ever rest knowing I did nothing about it.

Currently some people in my life seem to think my work is selfish of me because it takes away from them… But to that I can’t help but feel dumbfounded. How can they not see the fragility; the horrific, tragedy being played, still in the same key, by Amerikkka? How can they see and know yet still go on about their lives as though it doesn’t matter? And if it doesn’t matter to them, who are they to try and guilt or bring down those of us who stand and fight?

I am not sure of my point in this post other than to say… No matter what it is you teach, what it is you fight for or against, whenever you feel tired, whenever you feel like you aren’t being heard or whatever the case may be… Remember you are daring to struggle… And in doing so, while yes it complicates life, it only does so because a wrong is being committed and clashing with the truth you and I bring forth.

Dare to struggle. And dare to struggle I have for the cause since 14, and dare to struggle I shall until we get some changes made. A lot, of changes made.

Keep doing what you do. Each voice matters, far more than we probably realize. All of this may seem trivial to you, or so obvious it shouldn’t have been written. That’s fair enough; but sometimes we all need reminders. I sure as hell did.

Procrastination & the Guilty Mindset

This may be a bit personal but I feel it is a tiny piece much needed by more of us than we may think. I struggle with feeling great guilt over not spending time on the remaining projects I am working on anytime I sit down to focus on just the one.

I feel guilt because from every angle I am supposed to be there for someone or please them in some way; and I am realizing I can’t do it all. But I feel I should be able to…

That and a lot more guilt, and fear, even more so, has caused great delay on projects, books and other… But I try to remember that people who truly love me will support me & understand; the same is true for all of us seeking our dreams.

Let us not forget the most vital guilt problem for many, myself included…the guilt of having procrastinated already…

I post this as hope that not only myself but anyone else struggling with guilt procrastination will find the self love and dedication needed to go after their purpose in life…and not feel guilty about it.

Let this apply not only to students but all of us who are artists and creatives of all sort, as well anyone else who struggles with this…

Regarding the study:

The key finding was that students who’d forgiven themselves for their initial bout of procrastination subsequently showed less negative affect in the intermediate period between exams and were less likely to procrastinate before the second round of exams. Crucially, self-forgiveness wasn’t related to performance in the first set of exams but it did predict better performance in the second set.

‘Forgiveness allows the individual to move past maladaptive behaviour and focus on the upcoming examination without the burden of past acts to hinder studying,’ the researchers said. ‘By realising that procrastination was a transgression against the self and letting go of negative affect associated with the transgression via self-forgiveness, the student is able to constructively approach studying for the next exam.’

You can find the study in completion by clicking here.