<![CDATA[The Charge ]]>https://dmnorwood.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Gcn!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F94f7d13b-daa2-4d5e-b907-3213e8b24a98_400x400.pngThe Charge https://dmnorwood.substack.comSubstackFri, 04 Sep 2026 03:07:12 GMT<![CDATA[My Soul's Intact ]]>https://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/my-souls-intacthttps://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/my-souls-intactMon, 05 May 2025 11:10:42 GMTI’ve wanted to share this essay for quite some time. I had every intention for this essay to be the second essay published to “The Charge,” and it was to be released on the eve of my birthday. At the time, I couldn’t bring myself to declare, “my soul’s intact.” I felt so far away from myself. I had made it to see a new year, and I was grateful for that.…

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]]><![CDATA[Happy Birthday, W.E.B. DuBois!]]>https://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/happy-birthday-web-duboishttps://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/happy-birthday-web-duboisSun, 23 Feb 2025 18:08:38 GMTWhile there will be no new essay for The Charge! today, I want to acknowledge the man who provided the inspiration for this endeavor! W.E.B. DuBois was born on this day, in 1868. I honor his life, his legacy, and his tireless effort to the advancement of Black life, in study & in action.

My dear friends, may we always remember to keep his charge to live…

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]]><![CDATA[Turn To Your Neighbor]]>https://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/turn-to-your-neighborhttps://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/turn-to-your-neighborSun, 09 Feb 2025 17:06:36 GMT“We further engage to watch over, to pray for, to exhort and to stir up each other unto every good word and work…to participate in each other’s joys, and bear one another’s burdens and sorrows” – Covenant of the Baptist Church

Much of who I am as a person–my personality, speech pattern, creativity, humor, and perspectives on life and humanity–can be trac…

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]]><![CDATA[First Essay Available Now!]]>https://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/first-essay-available-nowhttps://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/first-essay-available-nowSun, 12 Jan 2025 16:05:26 GMTThe first essay of The Charge is available NOW! Welcome, and thank you for joining me on this journey!

Introducing The Charge:

  • New essays will be released on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month at 11AM.

  • Each Sunday essay will be accompanied by an audio voice over, giving you the choice to listen or read, or to listen as you read!

  • Occasionally, there will …

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]]><![CDATA[Welcome to The Charge!]]>https://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-chargehttps://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-chargeSun, 12 Jan 2025 16:02:17 GMTWhat is The Charge?

In June of 1957, W.E.B. DuBois penned a message “to be given to the world” upon his death. That day would come six years later on August 27th, 1963, the eve of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The Last Message was a short and reflective writing. A striking contrast to the long life he lived. Here, was a man born in the wa…

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]]><![CDATA[Coming soon]]>https://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/coming-soonhttps://dmnorwood.substack.com/p/coming-soonMon, 11 Nov 2024 21:53:47 GMTThis is The Charge .

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