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. ...
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A Day for Darfur Pt.2
7:11AM – racing down my street toward the main road. Yes – I’m a little above the speed limit and weaving a bit in and out of traffic, but I’m not driving recklessly. (I don’t think so anyway) I don’t drive crazy when I’m running behind schedule. I refuse to make hair-raising turns, ride...
A Day for Darfur Pt.1
By last night at around 6 or 7pm, I was thinking to myself, if my life were to end today, I’ve had a magnificent journey. I was so high off of the day’s activities that I was almost levitating. Let me explain. I woke up before the crack of dawn yesterday. I had to prepare...
US Airstrike in Somalia Murders 4 Year Old Boy
Now if that was the headline to the articles that detail yesterday’s airstrike by the United States in eastern African nation of Somalia; it just might get your attention. But because mainstream “journalists” are influenced by the will of the Administration; they put the label “terrorists” in the...
African American Pastors MUST find their Voice!
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...
Liberia: An Uncivil War
A couple of nights ago I watched Liberia: An Uncivil War; a documentary about the violence, unrest, and eventual and voluntary departure of President Charles Taylor from power in 2003. It really was an eye opening documentary. I realized while watching it that I missed this sad episode in human history because at the...
What are YOU doing on Tuesdays?
There were articles out some time ago asking “Where are the African Americans on the genocide in Darfur issue?” I’m glad to see that question fading away. We’re here. Inspired by the “Baltimore for Darfur” event that Young Clergy for Social Change organized with others, one of my younger brothers took the “Save Darfur”...
Blacks MIA at Darfur Rally
It is articles like this one that give me further motivation to raise awareness about genocide in Darfur particularly among people of African descent. Please do your best to attend this Wednesday night’s “Baltimore for Darfur“ event at Payne Memorial AME Church. We must do better – not because some article says so, but...
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