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Good dads change your diaper when it’s messy.

Good dads buy you a basketball or football even before you’re six months old.

Good dads pick you up from your first day of kindergarten.

Good dads take off of work to see your first-grade Thanksgiving play.

Good dads read your favorite story to you, even though you’ve heard it 77 times before.

Good dads coach your soccer team even if he doesn’t   like soccer.

Good…

A while back I attended a college graduation ceremony and observed something that verified something I already knew, but hadn’t actually thought about.  Seated in front of me was a young mother and next to her was her newborn baby.  The infant couldn’t have been more than two weeks old as it sat in the plastic car carrier oblivious to the world.  What I observed was this mother’s constant and deliberate attention to this new person.  Every few seconds…

SILENCE

There comes times

when nothing needs to said

and silence fills…

Young Black Love

Is different from any other.

For the young lady, the young man,

It’s a different sense.

A feeling only some really experience.

Young Black Love is natural,

It’s not planned or pre-arranged.

It happens at moment’s notice,

And at times, ends just as fast.

But still the experience to love

A Black young man for a Black…

Years from now History will recall that February, 2013 was the first Black History Month celebrated after the United States had re-elected its first Black president.  February, 2009 was also significant, but the re-election may hold more historical significance.

Black History Month is always an opportunity to reflect on what has been, and is the Black Experience in America.  It has been a turbulent existence; yet it is an existence rooted in resilience and…

What do Tamara Jones, Taraji P. Henson, Kerry Washington and Megan Good all have in common?  All are actors of African-American decent who currently star or co-star in network (ABC, CBS, NBC) television series.  And we’re talking about drama series, not sitcoms.  I don’t believe that’s ever happened in the history of television.

We know Hollywood has difficulty creating original, positive roles for minorities, and it is rare for there to be so many opportunities at the same…

In its infancy, the lawmakers in the United States of America only granted the right to vote to a privileged few.  Males of European descent who had wealth were the only ones allowed to elect government representatives.  It took nearly two hundred years for the country to grow up and realize that a true democracy required that all of its citizens have the right to vote.  The Voting Rights Act of 1965 guarantees that right; that all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or financial…

When it comes to choosing those to represent us in government, I believe Trust is the most important characteristic of any candidate.  Beyond charisma, experience, knowledge, likability, or positions on issues, the people you send to Washington, the city council, the state legislature, or the school board, have to be people that you can trust. Trust trumps all other qualifications.

In order for a candidate to be considered trustworthy they must exhibit the following…

On November 6, 2012, citizens of the United States will get the distinct honor of choosing their government representatives.  Millions will participate in the democratic process that will determine the future of this country.

While some proclaim that this election is about going back, the nature of life, as created by the Master, only has one direction…Forward.  You don’t get a “do-over” for yesterday.  Once born, you can’t return to infancy.  The clock doesn’t move backwards.  The…

The United States embodies the definition of diversity.  From race, to ethnicity, to gender, to religion, to age, the U.S. provides a context where diverse groups can function within a common society.

And yet with all of the diversity, there are some basic needs that Maslow says binds us together. We all require clean air to breathe.  We need food for nutrition and water for hydration.  We all want to be safe, and we all need love and affection.  These are what we call the Human…

There is a lot of discussion about the role of Government in creating jobs in the United States.  Some say that the Government should relax regulations so that private companies and small businesses can have more flexibility in creating jobs.  Others argue that the Government should do more to create jobs in the various governmental entities.

But no one states the reality, and that reality is that much of the business that corporations and small businesses do is with…

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I once attended a panel discussion with African-American entrepreneurs and learned some interesting things.  I learned that a business lunch has nothing to do with eating, and everything to do with listening.  I also learned that borrowing money from an institution should be a last resort.  But the most important thing I learned is that entrepreneurs have serious egos; and that is not a bad thing.

Entrepreneurs are self-confident,…

Don Cornelius:  Visionary; Entrepreneur, and Businessman.

Watch Mr. Cornelius explain to James Brown who’s the boss: …

Getting married?  Before you say “I do”, you’ve got to see “The Marriage Contract”.  http://youtu.be/SORnM_xSJv4

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Good dads change your diaper when it’s messy.

Good dads buy you a basketball or football even before you’re six months old.

Good dads pick you up from your first day of kindergarten.

Good dads take off of work to see your first-grade Thanksgiving play.

Good dads read your favorite story to you, even though you’ve heard it 77 times before.

Good dads coach your soccer team even if he doesn’t like soccer.

Good…

Spend some time with the women of "Never Going to Give Him UP!"…

For the last decade the Wedding has been the “thing”.  Marriage has become a byproduct of the pomp and circumstances of outlandish vow trading ceremonies.  We all know about the Kim K. /K. Humphries televised event.  Recently a newsmagazine did a story about an 800 pound bride who was getting the final fitting for her wedding dress.  And there was the story about the couples in China who got married underwater in a marine museum.

It…

Two years ago when President Obama signed the healthcare reform bill, you would have thought the debate would have been done, and Americans would appreciate the prospect of having irrevocable healthcare.  However some polls indicate that two out of three respondents want the bill repealed.  I will suggest to you that the majority of those who oppose the healthcare bill are working class people of European decent.  And I will suggest to you that their only motive for opposing the bill is that…