A MUST READ: Rahiel’s Message on Success
Starting on Friday, September 28, 2012, I sent out a series of tweets related to success, purpose, fear and resilience that struck a chord with hundreds of people. These are those tweets with minor...
View ArticleStatement on the George Zimmerman verdict
Dear Urban Cusp community, As many of you know, we have continuously tried to use our platform and social media reach to seek justice for Trayvon Martin. We did that in solidarity with millions of...
View ArticleRomal Tune’s ‘God’s Graffiti’: A Spiritual Guidebook for Today’s Generation
In an era when millennials are being told that they are selfish and godless, Romal Tunes’s “God’s Graffiti” offers a timeless message of hope and affirmation. From the beginning, the author is...
View ArticleStatement on the Loss of Nelson Mandela
The world just lost a piece of its collective soul. No more could you possibly have done for humanity. You fought infinitely. You embodied sacrifice. Love poured out from your very breath. Your heart...
View ArticleWhat Is Your 2014 Theme?
I encourage you to come up with a 2014 personal theme (different from goals or resolutions). An annual personal theme is both an affirmation and declaration for next year. By identifying one, you...
View ArticleDeath of World Star Hip Hop (D.O.WSHH)
In 2009, Jay-Z released D.O.A. (“Death of Auto-tune), a song in which he takes certain hip-hop artists to task for diluting rap lyricism and creativity. The mogul declared that he was “drawing a line...
View ArticleLaunch of New Website Rahiel.com!
I am so excited to launch Rahiel.com today! I can’t tell you how excited I am that the space exists. It’s my way of inviting you into my world in hopes that something I write or share would serve to...
View Article10 Ways to Make Activism a Lifestyle and Not a Fad
We all know the million dollar question: where do we go from here. While I do not possess the answers, I do have over a decade of community organizing experience and a desire to see our generation...
View ArticleWake Up: For White Folks in Denial About Racism
An open letter from Urban Cusp’s founder and publisher to the “This Is Not About Race” trolls who have been flooding Urban Cusp’s comment threads and inbox, as well as to those who accuse Urban Cusp of...
View ArticleMy Experience of Racial Profiling at Chicago’s Congress Plaza Hotel
UPDATES SINCE POSTING: Since this article was posted, the hotel proceeded to delete all related comments and wall postings from their Facebook page. When they couldn’t keep up with the comment load,...
View ArticleA Theological Read on Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’
The damage that has historically been done and continues to be done to the psyche, spirits and bodies of black women is incomprehensible. There was nothing coincidental about the faces of the women you...
View ArticleRomal Tune’s ‘God’s Graffiti’: A Spiritual Guidebook for Today’s Generation
In an era when millennials are being told that they are selfish and godless, Romal Tunes’s “God’s Graffiti” offers a timeless message of hope and affirmation. From the beginning, the author is...
View ArticleStatement on the Loss of Nelson Mandela
The world just lost a piece of its collective soul. No more could you possibly have done for humanity. You fought infinitely. You embodied sacrifice. Love poured out from your very breath. Your heart...
View ArticleWhat Is Your 2014 Theme?
I encourage you to come up with a 2014 personal theme (different from goals or resolutions). An annual personal theme is both an affirmation and declaration for next year. By identifying one, you...
View ArticleDeath of World Star Hip Hop (D.O.WSHH)
In 2009, Jay-Z released D.O.A. (“Death of Auto-tune), a song in which he takes certain hip-hop artists to task for diluting rap lyricism and creativity. The mogul declared that he was “drawing a line...
View ArticleLaunch of New Website Rahiel.com!
I am so excited to launch Rahiel.com today! I can’t tell you how excited I am that the space exists. It’s my way of inviting you into my world in hopes that something I write or share would serve to...
View Article10 Ways to Make Activism a Lifestyle and Not a Fad
We all know the million dollar question: where do we go from here. While I do not possess the answers, I do have over a decade of community organizing experience and a desire to see our generation...
View ArticleWake Up: For White Folks in Denial About Racism
An open letter from Urban Cusp’s founder and publisher to the “This Is Not About Race” trolls who have been flooding Urban Cusp’s comment threads and inbox, as well as to those who accuse Urban Cusp of...
View ArticleMy Experience of Racial Profiling at Chicago’s Congress Plaza Hotel
UPDATES SINCE POSTING: Since this article was posted, the hotel proceeded to delete all related comments and wall postings from their Facebook page. When they couldn’t keep up with the comment load,...
View ArticleA Theological Read on Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’
The damage that has historically been done and continues to be done to the psyche, spirits and bodies of black women is incomprehensible. There was nothing coincidental about the faces of the women you...
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