Tiffney’s Journal

Tiffney T. Laing

Are you tired of oppression? I believe that if we change our mindset and invest in our youth we will experience abundant freedom. Tiffney’s Journal is love letters to the Global African ( Black) community. Here I share my thoughts, ideas, concerns, gratitude, hopes and vision for my people. It is not our destiny to stay oppressed. Let’s foster a positive self-identity and give the next generation the gift of knowing their self-worth. read less

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Tiffney’s Journal

Tiffney’s Journal

Tiffney’s journal is a podcast of love letters to the global African (Black) community. Here I share my thoughts and offer solutions for us as a people. tiffneytlaing.com and bevyanddave.com

Episodes

Children are the key to Implementing long term solutions . Instill the principles of Kwanzaa in your children, it’s a reflection of our values.

African Proverbs

African Proverbs

Teach Black children African Proverbs.

The Black Family

The Black Family

Families are the foundation of any society. The marketing today is attacking the Black family.

Eat all of your food!

Eat all of your food!

Eat all of your food, there are children starving in Africa? We must end this ridiculous narrative.

Our problems are opportunities

Our problems are opportunities

Solutions are right in front of us if we can just see that our problems are opportunities.

Cultural Identity Crisis

Cultural Identity Crisis

Give the next generation knowledge of self, pride and self-worth. Black children need Africa.

We pass down fear and shame as a community every time we share history with our children through the lens of oppressors.

Fear has been passed down to each generation. This has limited our collective imaginations and progress as a people. It’s time to be aware of our thought patterns and protect the next generation.

Calling all HBCU’s

Calling all HBCU’s

African and African American history should be mandatory for all students as a requirement for graduation. Education must meet our cultural needs.

Owning our narrative

Owning our narrative

We can no longer wait for somebody else to do for us what we should do for ourselves." “Yɛrentumi ntwɛn obi biom, gye sɛ ɔyɛ nea ɛtwa sɛ yɛyɛ ma yɛnho no ma yɛn." Rev. Bernice King Twi translation by Twi learning center Ghana www.twilearningcentergh

Uplifting us and facing my fears

Uplifting us and facing my fears

I will be sharing on the Bevy and Dave platform. Listen on YouTube and social media at @bevyanddave

African Centered Education

African Centered Education

If we want to prosper, invest in the youth and provide Black children with African Centered Education plus foundational skills in agriculture, investing, money management, carpentry work , etc. let’s redefine education for our community needs.

Libraries to Detention Centers

Libraries to Detention Centers

The state of Texas will take over Houston’s public school district and remove the libraries. The school district has a high Black student population. Our children’s literacy is at risk. Our future is at risk.

Florida’s textbooks propaganda

Florida’s textbooks propaganda

History is such a powerful tool that there is a consistent effort to change and or remove our stories. We must hone in on our responsibility to teach our children our history and connect them to their heritage and culture.

Our Poverty Benefits Others

Our Poverty Benefits Others

Often people in poverty make decisions out of desperation because of a lack of opportunities. Black people must know their value and think as a community and with vision instead of having an individualistic mindset with short-term thinking if we want to rise out of oppression.

Value your natural hair

Value your natural hair

My experience at the braiding salon

Self hate is killing us!

Self hate is killing us!

Develop self love and instill that into the next generation. All hands on deck , do your part to help us achieve as a people.

We are all educators

We are all educators

Whether you know it or not, you are an educator. You are teaching the next generation through your words and actions. Get the book “to educate a people by Baruti”

Juneteenth forgot the children

Juneteenth forgot the children

I attended a Juneteenth event and there was no activities for the children and nothing there to connect children to our history. In this episode I share my experience and offer ways to push us forward.

Black & Brown books by White Authors

Black & Brown books by White Authors

While curating books for my daughters elementary school library I was surprised to see that many books about Black and Brown people are written by White authors. It was also difficult to find books that were not focused on struggle. Why is this?