Just when I finally figured out how to create a Facebook Page for this blog, folks are up in arms, quitting the site and criticizing its privacy policies. I can’t say that I haven’t considered it myself. But I’ve decided to respond by adjusting my settings, removing tags and captions, and deleting unnecessary profile information. [...]
Archive for the ‘current events’ Category
9 May
The Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need
While I was working on last week’s post about my financial woes, I had the pleasure of reading to my daughter, for the first time, Dr. Seuss’s book The Lorax. It was always one of my favorite books as a child and its message of conservation and love for all living things has stayed with [...]
15 Jan
Haiti Earthquake Relief
We would like to express our deep sadness and sympathy for the people of Haiti after this week’s terrible earthquake. Like many of you, we have been desperately searching for the best way to help. Frieda has several associates who are working directly with Konbit Pou Edikasyon, an educational non-profit that is on the ground [...]
24 Dec
A Holiday Wish: “You Cannot Step Twice Into the Same River”
One of the most cherished memories that Frieda and I shared as kids was of my grandmother’s beautiful white Christmas tree, adorned with silver and crystal ornaments and small diamond-shaped mirrors that tinkled like chimes when you walked nearby. No one else we knew had a tree so brilliant. Visitors to the house oohed and [...]
29 Aug
August 29, 2005
They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God. – Zora Neale Hurston
31 Jul
Lost & Found: The Gates Keepers
* By now we can all agree that there is only so much wisdom that can be gleaned from a sound bite, a blurry photo, or a 911 phone call. Teachable Moment. Stupidly. Beer Summit. I’ll see your mama outside! My own emotional response to the controversy surrounding the arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates, [...]
18 Jun
New Orleans For Sale?
“If y’all keep paying your money to see it, should we rebuild it?” * * Please take a moment to view this public service announcement that was produced by a local New Orleans production company, 2-Cent Entertainment. It really gave me pause. Shortly after Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005, you could ride through [...]
25 Feb
“We Are Not Quitters”
“…And I think about Ty’Sheoma Bethea, the young girl from that school I visited in Dillon, South Carolina – a place where the ceilings leak, the paint peels off the walls, and they have to stop teaching six times a day because the train barrels by their classroom. She has been told that her school [...]
19 Feb
Eric Holder’s Call to Action
Don’t be satisfied with the soundbites and media frenzy over U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent speech at the Department of Justice. Instead, take just five minutes to read his prepared remarks in full. It is a thoughtful and stirring call, and it makes me consider Black History Month with a new sense of purpose. [...]
16 Jan
Take A Break, People!
Plenty of well-meaning voices will tell us in the days to come that Barack Obama’s presidential victory, while historic and worthy of praise, means that the work of racial justice and equality has only just begun. To guard against complacency, the watchful and wounded will be full of meaningful warnings, counseling caution, and with the [...]
3 Dec
The Thought That Counts
“It was crazy,” said a worker in the electronics department who was in the store during the stampede. “The deals weren’t even that good.” ~ New York Times, November 29, 2008 Frieda and I were together after Thanksgiving when we heard the tragic news about Jdimytai Damour, a Wal-Mart employee who was trampled to death [...]
4 Nov
Witness History on TV One
Take a break from CNN, MSNBC, and FOX tonight and check out the election coverage on TV One. Our good friend, James Hill, will be a special correspondent in the channel’s newsroom beginning at 7 PM!
