Dr Flavius Akerele III's The E Team Education blog

This is social media, so I am fully aware it is not really “social”. I am fully aware that some people behave differently in the online format than they do in person. However, some of you have proved to me that you believe in “selective justice”, you believe that the constitution does not protect all people just those who agree with you, and some of you so-called Christians have shown you do not believe in Christianity. George Floyd is a symbol, really, he should be a symbol for all who love freedom from oppression, and obviously many of you have never experienced “over policing”   and true fear of the police like others have had, most minorities are not criminals (different topic). I am not sure how much is true, but is possible George Floyd was a felon and did time? Yes, but guess what? He did his time and had been living a righteous life by all accounts. Does being a past felon mean you get the death penalty for a so-called crime you have not been convicted of? Doe...

·          Step one: bad communication and lack of communication ·          Step two: create cliques and surround yourself with those loyal to you. Freeze out those you arbitrarily do not like and never give credit or acknowledge any work they have done for you. It does not take much to not do this, so why do educational institutions who teach these simple things keep making the same mistakes? 

I will preface by saying I will be using the term “black”, “black people”, etc., for reference purposes only. Are you aware that there are more black people outside of the United States than within? Are you aware of the fact that there is no “black race” nor such thing as “black culture? Some of you are puzzled at this point, so let me break down a few things for you: ·          United States culture does have a huge impact on how black people around the world are perceived, but it is not representative of all black people around the world; not even close ·          Contrary to popular beliefs, skin color does not make a culture ·          Identifying oneself as “black’ is a western concept and popularized and solidified into western culture ·          Most people with black skin around the worl...

Occasionally I put out a few simple facts on social media, especially when it comes to law enforcement overreach. It is no secret I am not a fan of the double standard of police overreach and community abuse, but I try and express it a logical manner (most of the time). Anyway, I digress. How does a discussion of police overreach and victimless crimes get diverted into a discussion of illegal immigration when that had nothing to do with it? How do you believe in justice for some but not for all, especially simply because of skin color? How do you get to cherry pick who is subject to the protection of the constitution? How do you put out statistics that even a 6 th grader can prove wrong and call it fact? Memes are not a political discussion, and neither is name calling. It is very difficult to have healthy and positive discussions with people right now, and almost impossible on social media. How did we come so far with rudeness? How did we sink so low? This i...

This is not a political post; this is not anti-gun or pro-gun. These are just some quick and dirty facts that anyone can look up and everyone should be concerned about. I will start by giving you two numbers: 388 and 5959; and I will also tell you that these numbers are from the year 2014 until now. Mass shooting affect more than just the victims, it leaves a scar, it makes us afraid and wonder how this can be happening in places we consider safe. Churches, schools, shopping malls, movie theaters, etc. The thing is, terrorism (and mass shooters are terrorist by the very definition of the word) is something we have not experienced at the same level many other countries or continents have. I know right there has set some people off, but it is simple fact and we should be thankful for it. No one wishes regular terrorism on anybody. The two numbers should concern us, because they are both numbers of people killed in this country (wounded would double each number). 388 ...

There was a time at the local level, that all elections were non-partisan, political parties were not included at all, and quite frankly not needed. We have seen that creep away quickly over the last 15 years, and we need to go back to that. Let’s take it a step further and suggest that we do that at more national levels of politics as well because party affiliations have simply divided people into three tribe, with two of the tribes on the verge of civil war and the third (really mixed smaller tribes) wondering what the heck is going?! Between 1861 to 1865 we have had tribes fighting, and it led to a huge number of deaths, and we still have not reconciled that fight it seems.   There are still actual children of soldiers from that fight still alive today, collecting VA benefits. Anyway, I digress, so let me put it in simple terms. I am tired of political parties going at each other in the way we are seeing now, nothing is getting accomplished, and remember the par...

“Santería, also known as Regla de Ocha, La Regla de Ifá, or Lucumí, is an Afro-American religion of Yoruba origin that developed in Cuba among West African descendants. Santería is a Spanish word that means the "worship of saints". Santería is influenced by and syncretized with Roman Catholicism” “Voodoo is a religion that originates in West Africa. In the Americas and the Caribbean, it is thought to be a combination of various African, Catholic and Native Ameri can traditions. It is practiced around the world but there is no accurate count of how many people are Voodooists” “Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition, practiced mainly in Brazil by the povo de santo. Candomblé originated in Salvador, Bahia at the beginning of the 19th century, when the first temple was founded” Common thread of these religions is that they are all of Yoruba origin because of the people an the descendants who practice it, and like all religions, don’t believe all the nega...