Welcome to Phoenix
--The New internet magazine offering critical commentary on the historical and contemporary evolution of Black Men in America and around the world. This magazine examines black manhood from a holistic standpoint, thereby linking Spiritual dyanmics, mental/intellectual/psychological aspects, and physical and biological/bio-chemical facets.
The abiding philosophy behind the name of this magazine is found in the belief that black men the world over, like the ancient Phoenix bird, are rising from the ashes of their terror-filled past and constant public beraiting, denigration, and profiling; accepting responsibility to be spiritual and progressive men of African descent; determined to unite the broken bonds with varities of black men, painful divides with all black women and youth, and physical and cultural disassociation with Africa, the African Diaspora, and the entire world.
It is our goal to present, in their most honest, purest, and unfiltered realities, the minds and souls of black men as well as informed anaylsis of the historical challenges brought upon by the physical make-up of black men. We also interrogate the ills and oppression black men have internalized and levied upon one another, black women, as well as black children. We will get at the roots of the problems and provide viable solutions that will promote healing for all: healing for the mind, body, and spirit.
We offer cutting edge commentary and essays that are informed by historical accuracy as well as the presentism of current popular culture. Essays examine the need for a critical Black Men's Studies, a Black Men's Theology, a revitalization of Progessive Black men in leadership, Black Men's Role in Mysogyny and Homophobia, and the Holistic Reconstruction of Black Men, spanning from the African background to today, reaching the worldover in scope.
This magazine, although concentrated on experiences of Black Men in America, is transnational and international in scope and substance. Inside this magazine, in addition to commentaries and essays, you will also discover poetry, book reviews, photography, and other mediums of culturally creative expression designed to critique, portray, and represent black men from their varied and complex standpoints. At its essence, our mission is the complete and holistic healing of black men of all varieties, regardless of differing political philosophies, complexions, religions/spiritualities, sexualities, (etc) as well as the healing of black women and children and all people.
Future commentaries will offer critical examinations of important past and present books concerning the subject of black manhood. Among these commentaries will include an analysis of Mark Anthnoy Neal's important new book, New Black Man, published this year (2005) by Routledge Press followed by a book review of Neal's book and Ellis Cose's The Envy of the World: On Being a Black Man in America.
We invite dialogue and engagement. We welcome questions and comments. We also welcome interested contributors who would like to write for us.
Lastly, we ask for your support in order to develop the kind of quality magazine that all Black Men need at this important juncture in our history! We pledge to develop a magazine for Black Men that inspires and engages black men of all varieties into critical and healing conversation with one another, with black women, and men and women of all varieties. If you care about black men, black fathers, and black sons, our magazine is for you! Check us out and assist us in this very important movement.
We wish you peace and God's blessings!
Sincerely,
Dr. Zachery Williams
CEO, Publisher, and Executive Editor
--The New internet magazine offering critical commentary on the historical and contemporary evolution of Black Men in America and around the world. This magazine examines black manhood from a holistic standpoint, thereby linking Spiritual dyanmics, mental/intellectual/psychological aspects, and physical and biological/bio-chemical facets.
The abiding philosophy behind the name of this magazine is found in the belief that black men the world over, like the ancient Phoenix bird, are rising from the ashes of their terror-filled past and constant public beraiting, denigration, and profiling; accepting responsibility to be spiritual and progressive men of African descent; determined to unite the broken bonds with varities of black men, painful divides with all black women and youth, and physical and cultural disassociation with Africa, the African Diaspora, and the entire world.
It is our goal to present, in their most honest, purest, and unfiltered realities, the minds and souls of black men as well as informed anaylsis of the historical challenges brought upon by the physical make-up of black men. We also interrogate the ills and oppression black men have internalized and levied upon one another, black women, as well as black children. We will get at the roots of the problems and provide viable solutions that will promote healing for all: healing for the mind, body, and spirit.
We offer cutting edge commentary and essays that are informed by historical accuracy as well as the presentism of current popular culture. Essays examine the need for a critical Black Men's Studies, a Black Men's Theology, a revitalization of Progessive Black men in leadership, Black Men's Role in Mysogyny and Homophobia, and the Holistic Reconstruction of Black Men, spanning from the African background to today, reaching the worldover in scope.
This magazine, although concentrated on experiences of Black Men in America, is transnational and international in scope and substance. Inside this magazine, in addition to commentaries and essays, you will also discover poetry, book reviews, photography, and other mediums of culturally creative expression designed to critique, portray, and represent black men from their varied and complex standpoints. At its essence, our mission is the complete and holistic healing of black men of all varieties, regardless of differing political philosophies, complexions, religions/spiritualities, sexualities, (etc) as well as the healing of black women and children and all people.
Future commentaries will offer critical examinations of important past and present books concerning the subject of black manhood. Among these commentaries will include an analysis of Mark Anthnoy Neal's important new book, New Black Man, published this year (2005) by Routledge Press followed by a book review of Neal's book and Ellis Cose's The Envy of the World: On Being a Black Man in America.
We invite dialogue and engagement. We welcome questions and comments. We also welcome interested contributors who would like to write for us.
Lastly, we ask for your support in order to develop the kind of quality magazine that all Black Men need at this important juncture in our history! We pledge to develop a magazine for Black Men that inspires and engages black men of all varieties into critical and healing conversation with one another, with black women, and men and women of all varieties. If you care about black men, black fathers, and black sons, our magazine is for you! Check us out and assist us in this very important movement.
We wish you peace and God's blessings!
Sincerely,
Dr. Zachery Williams
CEO, Publisher, and Executive Editor
posted by Zach Williams at 5:53 PM
2 Comments:
Hey Brother Williams. This is a wonderful blog. I signed up and was able to see the Pheonix link. This is a great place to be intellectually active. Thanks for spearheading this genius work.
Baba
Babacar,
You also have access to post commentary on the actual site. I also sent you the same link for the Africana News Network (ANN) so please join it. Seneca has already contributed a number of commentaries. Let me know if you have any problems accessing them. You can access the ANN from the ACPSI website. It is the link that says, "We Blog." But first, respond to the link that I sent a few minutes ago to your email.
You can set up login info and then once you login you can post commentary. I'll call you this afternoon and see if you were able to access it.
Thanks brother!
In Struggle,
Zach
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