Decoding the Myth of American Exceptionalism!
Nathaniel X. Arnold Published on: 31/01/2025
Deception is a state of “being” and an agreement to abide in that state.
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Decoding Daniel, Revelation, and America’s Destiny
Nathaniel X. Arnold Published on: 17/01/2025
Book Two of the My Story, His Glory series should be published in a few weeks.
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I Know My Name!
Nathaniel X. Arnold Published on: 06/01/2025
I will soon be seventy years old, and in that span of time, my countrymen have called me by several names. I was called 'Colored and 'Negro' growing up in the South. Later, I became 'Black' and finally 'African American' as I made my home in the North. Each name was sent in an epoch denoted by cultural and political agendas not of my choice for making. However, the connotation of those names was stubbornly consistent. The connotation was embodied in a single curse, "Nigga." Nigga conveyed my eternal American caste; I was useless and useful at the same time.
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Fame or Shame, You Choose!
Nathaniel X. Arnold Published on: 03/01/2025
Irene Cara died last month. I remembered her best from the movie Fame and the soundtrack of the same name. The impressions they both left in my mind are still strong even though forty-two years have elapsed. As the tributes and remembrances flowed in through the news, one in particular caught my attention. It was Irene speaking about herself and the feeling shed always had. She said that from the earliest time she could remember, she felt destined to be famous.
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