What It Says… (Authentically Black)

I believe deeply in our democratic process and the need we, as Americans, have to participate in our electoral process. I’ve written about this current presidential more than most. This, I think, is the most important election of my relatively brief life (34-years). That’s why I thought what Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) said Sunday morning [...]

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An Open Letter to the President (Part 1)

In anticipation of the coming Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debate, and without any knowledge of what the questions and answers will be, I post the following. I wrote this late one night while watching far too much cable news. It is an open letter to whomever our country selects on November 4. It highlights the issues [...]

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Authentically Black # (Whatever)

It’s been a while since I’ve done an “Authentically Black” commentary, but today and this week deserve it. It deserves it because of the 45th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, not the Democratic National Convention.
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It was said of Jackie Robinson, “Everyone knew Jackie Robinson could hit, but he could [...]

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Donald Miller Words, Indeed

The text of Donald Miller’s closing benediction from Monday night at the Democratic National Convention.
 
“Father God,
This week, as the world looks on, help the leaders in this room create a civil dialogue about our future.
We need you, God, as individuals and also as a nation.
We need you to protect us from our enemies, but also [...]

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In & Out

A strange thing happens when you’re not blogging: You keep coming up with blog ideas! When I’m actively blogging I spend traffic time and shaving time thinking about the blog, but when there is no blog to write, there are ideas aplenty.
For instance, here are some blog ideas that nevere turned into blogs because of [...]

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The Sufferer

There’s a an old saying: “Women sit at a restaurant and fight over who can pay the check while blacks can’t even get in the restaurant.”
The statement is intended to highlight the disparity some see between the cause of women’s right and equality in the U.S. and that of African-American’s (we’ve had this conversation in [...]

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