They say every man needs a stiff (solid/nice), black, leather jacket… well…
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In lieu of “President’s Day,” I figured I’d promote mine…
‘Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.’
Deuteronomy 17:15 KJV
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With this weekend’s opening of Marvel’s Black Panther I am excited 😃 for my people’s jubilation for the awe inspiring, positive, visual representation of so called “black people” in a world that constantly feeds us a negative one. But at the same time we must be vigilant. Brothers and sisters… one’s STYLE should be a representation of one’s HERITAGE, TRADITIONS, & CULTURE and not merely an illustration of one’s fantasies.
“A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him. A man’s attire, and excessive laughter, and gait, shew what he is.” Ecclesiasticus 19:29-30 KJV 1611
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‘But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee. ‘
Deuteronomy 28:15,36-37 KJV
‘Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. For thus saith the Lord , Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. For thus saith the Lord God , My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord , that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord ; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that IAM he that doth speak: behold, it is I. ‘
Isaiah 52:1-6 KJV
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Today’s JPSKILLZ Style Tip is special because Le Amiche Studio jewelry designer Rachelle, my sister, and wife of my brother/best friend sent me a custom piece, that she new I had my eye on, from her new men’s jewelry line: “THE PROPHECY COLLECTION!” It’s reppin’ the entire family! That’s right, all 12 tribes!
Rueben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim, Mannessah, & Benjamin… heck DAN! LOL
English won’t do this thank you justice so forgive me, but I must speak in my native tongue: THAWADAH RACHAL MA-HA-MALAHYA NATHAN-KA WA YADI HA-AHAB-KA RAAB! SHALAWAM WA BARAK ATHA!