According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution among others, the 28-foot statue planned for the Martin Luther King Jr. national memorial won approval on Thursday from the U.S. Commission of Fine Art. You may remember that very commission rejected sculptor Lei Yixin‘s previous submission, comparing to Eastern Bloc statues of the...
It did my heart good on yesterday to see so much national discussion around Juneteenth. Check out some of these blogs that decided to share their thoughts. Black Perspective – D.Yobachi Boswell Eddie Griffin’s Blog Electronic Village – Wayne Hicks Fort Wayne African-American Independent Woman The Jose Vilson MartyBlogs Problem...
“I Won’t Complain” was one of my favorite gospel songs (solo) growing up. My mom was the musician/choir director/Minister of Music out our church, so I’ve got a pretty good catalogue. When I came across this video, it made me think about all of the 3 o’clock services I attended...
I’m moving the final three parts of the “Why” series to next week. My editor (me) wanted short posts but I wasn’t able to deliver, so I got bumped (by me).
I’d like to start by thanking the family for keeping me up to speed on what’s going on out there. I received an email today that’s apparently been going around the web regarding Arizona Sweet Tea. Here are some of the contents of the email I received. FW: Arizona Sweet...
Washington, DC – (Thursday, June 19, 2008) – On Thursday, June 19, 2008, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson met with 75 South Oak Cliif High School students and their administrators on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The students are in town touring universities and gaining insight on applying for and...
Christopher Bean from Slate.com has a mock email that he suggests should be used by the Obama campaign to deal with the negative emails that have floated around the net for months. Bean’s post on Slate is so funny I have to share it in its entirety. From: [Redacted] To:...
I must have missed this story over the weekend, but apparently a vendor at the Texas GOP convention was showing their true colors by reminding Barack Obama of his. The Dallas Morning News who first wrote a story last weekend on the campaign button to the left reports the vendor...
According to CNN.com the famous “Yes We Can” video that spliced together clips of Barack Obama’s New Hampshire primary night speech and set it to music with celebrities singing along has won an Emmy award. Click here to see the full report, watch the video, and and read words from...
