I just finished reading Clarence Thomas: My Grandfather’s Son and now feel that Justice Thomas could be the most misunderstood brother in America. Grandfather Myers Anderson’s story could have been the story of any southern striving Black man before 1970 and reading the parts of this book about him was like reading about my father’s [...]
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Clarence Thomas: Good Brother
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Clarence Thomas, Conservatives, Georgia, Obama, sanford bishop, savannah, Sowell on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Obama vs. Cain, the Black Women with White Men List and Other Insults
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Bill Clinton, Black college, Black women, Blacks, Congress, Fox News, Georgia, GOP, Herman Cain, hip hop, Michelle Obama, Obama, youth on November 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
People get and give insults in the South all day every day. If you have thin skin, you should move. These insults come to mind. The Michael Basiden Show’s list “8 Reasons Black Women Should Date White Men: First, Black Women should date whoever makes them happy and treats them well. But, the list from Basiden’s [...]
Brainwashed: Herman Cain And Me (Luke 6:42)
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, CNN, Conservatives, democrats, Fox News, Herman Cain, msnbc on October 1, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Herman Cain said Black Democrats are brainwashed and he is right. Also, he is brainwashed and I am brainwashed. Hell, everyone I know is brainwashed to a certain degree by someone or something—some negative and some positive. My dictionary tells me that brainwashing is an intensive indoctrination, usually political, aimed at changing a person’s basic [...]
Uncle Sam and Rev. Wright
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Conservatives, Herman Cain, Michelle Obama, Obama, youth on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For me, being an uncle is an important role and we should all know our roles. Avuncular is an adjective that means “of or pertaining to an uncle.” Uncles and aunts serve as part-time parents like the Parents Reserves—one weekend a month and two weeks per year. A kid may hangout with good old uncle [...]
The Entitlement Mentality: Unlikely Allies Project
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, hip hop, Newt Gingrich, youth on September 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
An entertainer called Chapter recently released the satirical video “It’s Free, Swipe Yo EBT.” I was ticked off until I realized the song was a poor attempt at parody. But, the bigger questions are the social responsibility of so-called artists and the direct effect they have on the entitlement mentality. Warning: strong language If you [...]
Crystal Ball: Georgia Reapportionment and 2012 Elections
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, democrats, Macon, Michael Steele, Obama, republicans, sanford bishop on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If crystal balls were real, I would look into one and tell Georgia what will happen with congress reapportionment and the 2012 elections (no need to state the obvious in safe seats.) Georgia 2nd District: Macon, Columbus and Albany will again be in this district and it will be Dem for the next ten years. [...]
Spike Lee vs. Tyler Perry/Thug Life vs. Conservatism: A House Divided
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, politics, spike lee, Tyler Perry on April 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
During a Q and A forum at the Albany, GA Black Expo, I asked actor Allen Payne to speak about the ongoing drama between Spike Lee and Tyler Perry. Spike feels that his work is positive art that uplifts the community while Perry’s productions are modern-day buffoonery to some degree. Tyler recently recommended a fiery [...]
Black Elite: HistoryMakers and Who’s Next
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Boehner, Michelle Obama, Newt Gingrich, sanford bishop, zell on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The HistoryMakers oral history videos on Rep. Sanford Bishop and Howard University Medical School professor Dr. LaSalle Leffall reminded me of the road Black America has travelled. This history series, which chronicles the “struggle,” provides useful insight on those shoulders we are standing. A young person watching these stories should feel guilt-ridden if they aren’t striving for [...]
Recruiting Options for Black Male Teachers
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Arne Duncan, Blacks, crime, education, Georgia, spike lee, youth on February 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In Georgia, we spend too much money on criminal justice after spending cash for 12 years to education whose who would become criminals. New Governor and former congressman Nathan Deal was alarmed by the crime-related items in the state budget. To me, it’s like that old Fram oil filter commercial: “You can pay me now [...]
Clever: Egypt, Conservatism, Obama and Reagan
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Conservatives, Egypt, Obama, oil, Reagan on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, please help me understand the word clever. Does it have a negative connotation? I think the positive side of being clever involves using one’s noggin to find logical solutions to pressing matters. It’s not rocket science to think that people in an oil-producing region want leadership that market and handle natural resources to the [...]
President Obama, Hill Harper and Bill Cosby On Family and Full Grown Men
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, family, Michelle Obama, Obama, parenting, youth on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Solving the pressing family crisis in our community could start with some simple solutions. President Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope, Hill Harper’s books “Letters to a Young Brother” and “Letters to a Young Sister,” and Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint’s “Come On People” all contain a central theme on the family. To me, the theme [...]
Better Days: FLOTUS Michelle Obama and Essence Magazine
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Essence, Michelle Obama, Obama on December 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The last few weeks of a year are times for reflection and preparation. I am personally battle-weary from politics and yearning for a 2011 that focuses more on positive public policy and better leadership. Our southern heritage should push us toward a mindset based on personal choices, decisions and consequences rather than waiting for the [...]
Blacks and the 72% Unwed Mothers Rate
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Congress, Obama on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the article that I first saw in the Albany Herald that everyone is reading and discussing. Frankly, addressing this subject should be priority one for the CBC. Much governmental money is spent dealing with drama that is rooted in this article. As the Chuck D said, “When there is a man in the house, the [...]
Vote or We are Toast
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, democrats, Georgia, Michelle Obama, Obama on September 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Grown folks knew what is happening was going to happen when we elected President Obama. They said that the same people who cheered and jumped up and down would be the same people who did vote in the midterm elections. I can see it in the First Lady’s face; a face that looks like mine. She [...]
George C. Fraser: Economic Empowerment over Political Power
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Congress, Conservatives, politics, youth on September 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In his book “Success Runs In Our Race,” George Fraser convinced me that networking was vital to professional and social success. On Tavis Smiley’s Covenant With Black America, Fraser asserted that African-Americans were the only Americans who sought political power before economic power upon arriving in this country or what would become this country. [...]
Election Night: Worst-Case Scenarios
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, Blacks, blue dogs, Conservatives, democrats, Georgia, Jim Marshall, Michelle Obama, republicans, sanford bishop, tea party on September 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was in a discussion this weekend about the worst-case scenarios for election night in November; the situations and outcomes that should have been debated and considered now. Lately, the GOP in Georgia has been taking heat in my community because African American (AA) candidates Dr. Deborah Honeycutt and Melvin Everson couldn’t make it out [...]
10 Questions for 2010: Political Slates, Candidate Relativity
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, cbc, politics on September 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
9. Political slates: anachronisms or useful tools? In the time of new media and 24-hour news channels, we don’t need political parties telling us to vote for a block of candidates. While that dated process is easier (and unfortunately very effective) for the party, sharp voters can decide which candidates to support based on the [...]
10 Questions for 2010: Blue Dogs, GOP candidates, Political Journalism
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, blue dogs, CNN, democrats, Fox News, msnbc, Obama, republicans on September 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
3. Are some Blue Dogs sidestepping the political heat? First, I have an original Blue Dog pin and will never sell it on Ebay. Blue Dogs are a unique breed of moderate to conservative Democrats, but they aren’t Republicans. If you think about it, the Democrat Party looks like America with diverse groups at the [...]
Henrietta Lacks: Unwitting Medical Pioneer
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, black history, Blacks, cancer, education, healthcare, Henrietta Lacks on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Henrietta Lacks’ contributions to medical research are amazing but were unknown to her when she died in Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951. Taken without her permission, her cancer cells or HeLa cells have growth in lab settings better than any cell lines and are central to many medical breakthroughs while her family is uninsured. “The [...]
Obama and Cameo: Don’t Be Lonely
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, albany, Black college, Blacks, blue dogs, Cameo, Conservatives, Georgia, healthcare, Martha’s Vineyard, Obama on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama should listen to the jam band Cameo during his Martha’s Vineyard vacation. Of course, he must hit the Black Dog Tavern and cop a t-shirt and cap. An old friend sent me a Black Dog hat and people in south Georgia wonder if the “Black Dog” is an African-American sub-group inside the Blue [...]
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