On Wednesday, July 23rd and Thursday, July 24th, America got an opportunity to take a closer look at the failures and successes of its black citizens. I, for one, found Cable News Network’s (CNN’s) “Black in America” report refreshing.
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Posted Monday, July 28th 2008 at 11:11AM
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This morning, I watched Barack Obama on CNN as he addressed questions about his stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Because he is a bi-racial American (but considered by most a black one), I think most people assumed that he would shy away f ...
Posted Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 at 5:09PM
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Back in the late 1990’s, Oregon-based sneaker manufacturer Nike had a slogan that resonates with me even today. It was nothing more than a new take on the word “play”, but it was intended to be a call to action for those adults who are so cons ...
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 at 3:34PM
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Raising My V.O.I.C.E. is a collection of writings that chronicles Jeffery A. Faulkerson's sixteen-year quest to understand why Americans focus so much on their differences, not enough on their similarities. It is a book that pulls from the headlines ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2008 at 5:48PM
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Listen to live streams of "FIRM...but fair" with Jeffery A. Faulkerson every Sunday at 9:00 p.m. EST at www.blogtalkradio.com/firmbutfair.
Guest call-in number: (646) 716-5918.
"FIRM...but fair" with Jeffery A. Faulkerson, the podcast that prid ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2008 at 5:08PM
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During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ‘60s, the Black Panther Party encouraged black Americans to take up arms against White America. Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X even made a promise to white Americans that black Americans would ob ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2008 at 4:36PM
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As a young child, I was a hard-core comic book fan. Superman and Batman. Spiderman and the Black Panther. I never came across an X-Men title that I didn't enjoy reading. But it was Marvel Comic's "What If?" series that interested me the most.
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Posted Monday, July 21st 2008 at 4:32PM
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A drawing of the Golden family from the "IT'S GOOD TO BE GOLDEN" Children's Picture Book Series, written and illustrated by Jeffery A. Faulkerson. Get to know this black American family at www.jefferyafaulkerson.com (Product tab). ...
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Characters from my new "IT'S GOOD TO BE GOLDEN" children's book series. Check the previews out at www.lulu.com (Author keyword search: Faulkerson). ...
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