Acting troupe N*gger Wetb*ack Ch*nk (The Race Play) at 2007 Community Investment Network Conference, Durham, North Carolina. ...
Posted Friday, August 15th 2008 at 6:20PM
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Recently, it was brought to my attention that a select group of white Blogtalkradio (BTR) hosts have been critical of the new "Black Talk Radio Network" (www.blacktalkradio.ning.com) This ning.com network was created to provide a meeting place for bl ...
Posted Thursday, August 14th 2008 at 3:13PM
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Last night, I got a chance to participate in an online debate about black people and homosexuality. The blog by the same name was posted by E Private. I enjoyed reading E Private's quick comments and those of others. However, I kept asking myself, ...
Posted Wednesday, August 13th 2008 at 4:14PM
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Originally published in 2007 in the online publication www.keepingfamilyfirst.org.
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), America’s only nationwide Black Gay civil rights organization, poses a very poignant question in a three-minute commerc ...
Posted Tuesday, August 12th 2008 at 4:11PM
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This morning (Monday, August 11, 2008), I woke up with a smile on my face. Not just because God allowed me to arise from my slumber to experience another day, but because of last night's "FIRM...but fair" segment.
I wanted to focus this discuss ...
Posted Monday, August 11th 2008 at 8:13AM
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As the parent of a four-year-old boy, I am constantly on the look-out for television programming that features black cartoon characters. When we watch television, our preferred channels are PBS Kids, Noggin and Disney. Yes, we have watched episodes ...
Posted Friday, August 8th 2008 at 9:17AM
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Throughout my career as a social worker, I have worked with a number of youths whose only concern seemed to be the bling-bling. Bling-bling to them was the material possessions one accumulates during his or her journey through life. But their preoc ...
Posted Thursday, August 7th 2008 at 8:00AM
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Viewing CNN's "Black in America" was a very confirming experience for me. Prior to the telecast, I was telling parents during my Active Parenting workshops that functional families equal functional societies. And I was asking myself, "Is better par ...
Posted Thursday, August 7th 2008 at 7:33AM
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On Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. EST, I plan on focusing this discussion about being black in America on the one topic that usually doesn't receive a lot of attention. During my weekly "FIRM...but fair" talk show (http://www.blogtalkradio.com ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 3:02PM
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BLOGGER'S NOTE: This essay originally appeared in my new book "Raising My V.O.I.C.E. (Verbalizing Orderly Impressions through Creative Endeavors)".
August 2005
I am my wife’s biggest fan.
I rooted for her during her playing days at the Un ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 9:29AM
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Several weeks ago, I hosted a show entitled "OUT OF BOUNDS: Former Black Athletes Speak on the Realities of Sport" (www.blogtalkradio.com/firmbutfair/. During the conversation, I interviewed two former NFL players, as well as an author and sportswri ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 8:42AM
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