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I take great pride in knowing that on this day in 1963, my Maternal Grandparents, Willie C. and Fannie Louella Barwick, heard Dr. King deliver the I Have A Dream speech firsthand, and were among those marching on Washington in demand of their Civil Rights. Both my Grandparents survived EXTREME poverty while growing-up, and though [...]
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Dear Wyclef, Believe it or not, before the rumors began that you might run for president of Haiti, I counted myself a fan of your music, and an admirer of what appeared to be, your humanitarian heart. But if I’m being honest, had I ever gone beyond your music or random press clippings, to delve [...]
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On August 26th the nation will observe Women’s Equality Day, in commemoration of the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. 90 years?! That’s how long American women have been granted the right to participate in the Democratic process — 90 years! Ironically, the 19th Amendment is [...]
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Though you may not be able to tell, I’m 1 year into the battle of my life — supporting my Mom as more of her disappears daily into the brain fog known as Alzheimer’s Disease. I usually do a decent job compartmentalizing the grief I feel for Mom away from the rest of my life. [...]
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If based solely on one angle of the “lens” I view the world through, I could easily give in to pessimism and just stop believing in the innate goodness of the human spirit. Stop believing that EVERYONE possesses a core of good — whether they choose to manifest it or not. Stop believing that someday [...]
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I’ll admit — I’m angry and disappointed by what I read in the New York Times feature this morning (Star’s Candidacy in Haiti Puts Focus on Charity). Among other things, NYT is clearly accusing Wyclef and Yéle Haiti of mismanagement in respect to Internal Displacement Camp (IDC) support. Now there may be some assumptions made [...]
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Charity: Water has just announced their 2010 September Campaign! In celebration of their 4 year Anniversary, Charity: Water is asking folks celebrating a birthday in September to give the gift of clean water to the Bayaka people of Central African Republic (C.A.R.). It’s a good deed that’s easy to do — in lieu of presents, [...]
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Since the election of President Obama, the nation has witnessed a rebirth of blatant racial intolerance fueled by dedicated activists, high-profile media personalities, agenda-driven politicos and a legion of unified people willing to listen [and report on] their rhetoric. I can hear my Great Grandmother, Annie Carter Jackson, now. If she were living to witness [...]
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Without question, we’re in the throes of a popular [albeit disgusting] new media trend — crafting the most racially offensive, bigoted, commentary possible and publicizing it to a mainstream audience. Seems like we’re participants in an involuntary, tug-o-war with media outlets everywhere. While we (the sane ones) unsuccessfully lobby for media objectivity and honesty in [...]
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I dig Shug Avery. Always have… cause Shug is Feminist. Womanist. Divine. Shug lives FREE. Shug’s Beatitudes… HELPED are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant. HELPED are those who love the entire cosmos rather than their own tiny [...]
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