Gospel Rap as come a long way – from wack beats and corny lines to Da Truth – one of the baddest MC’s doing it. Aside from having crossover appeal; Da Truth has true lyrical skill and values theological integrity. His two previous CD’s made it to the favorites category on my ipod quick,...
Resurrection Sunday 2007 yesterday (also known as Easter Sunday to some) was amazingly relevant, real, and invigorating for me. As my notorious “Easter? Oh that again...” post from 2005 reveals; I was in a very challenging place a couple of years back when it came to Easter Sunday and most other religious holidays. In addition to...
According to this Examiner article that will be the headline by the end of the year. My question for every candidate for political office is: “What is your plan to address this problem?” This problem isn’t new to Baltimore. It’s been around for years (though it was quieted significantly during the last gubernatorial race). But,...
I read Dan Rodericks’ lastest piece in The Baltimore Sun and I had to stop. Dan wrote about Christopher Clarke – an 18 year old senior at Patterson Senior High School who was caught between a gun battle and shot in my old neighborhood. Police found his body under a car. Chris wasn’t a drug...
Published reports indicate that the presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, Bishop G.E. Patterson, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 of heart failure. Bishop Patterson has served the Church for many years and he is the reason why I would rush home after my radio show at 8AM. I loved hearing his...
I was blessed to be a participant in a powerful weekend of Faith and prayer for peace this past weekend in DC. The weekend’s events were organized by Christian Peace Witness - a coalition of Christian organizations calling for an end to the war, the redeployment of American soldiers, and the rebuilding of Iraq....
Joe Madison is testifying for the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. He drops stats, facts, and figures left and right. While half of my brain is listening to him – the other half is trying to organize my thoughts and sound half way intelligent while testifying. Madison is done and Walter Fauntroy goes next. ...
I have always been a proponent of Faith leaders getting involved in political issues in such a way that holds elected officials accountable and encourages the wider community to get politically active. While there are those that disagree with pastors being politically involved, the reality is that in the African American community the Black...
While violence between Israel and Hezbollah was unfolding I was vigorously reaching out to my elected officials and all others who would listen about the root causes to the violence and the unjust policies enacted by Israel that subjects their neighbors to stifling occupation. One day I turned on the television and started watching...
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