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My path to “legitimacy” continues with my pen…
Earlier this month, I was confirmed as the Baltimore Times’ newest freelance writer. I thank God for yet another platform to share, inspire, inform, and mobilize. It doesn’t hurt that I’m being compensated to “write what I like” either. (Five bucks to the first person who can tell me where I pulled that phrase...
Sunday for Darfur!
Hey folks. As a reminder to some and an announcement to others, this Sunday there will be a major rally for Darfur in Washington, DC. The rally will be from 2-4pm and will feature an impressive list of national and international speakers. For more information visit: www.savedarfur.org I’m really excited about it and I’m...
Shout out to my boy, Hassan Allen-Giordano!
A passion for getting out the vote Out of jail and into politics, activist makes it his mission to get young people to the polls By Nicole Fuller Sun Reporter Originally published April 21, 2006 Hassan Allen-Giordano isn’t one of those political types in a three-piece suit, with a fancy degree, plotting strategies on...
The Immigration issue and Black Folk in the U.S.
I was driving to work last week and listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show that just recently came to our region. Steve had his normal crew with him and a special guest – comedian, Sheryl Underwood – you know her…the new host of BET Comic View. Steve and Sheryl were going back and...
Tell me about the time you met Harry Belafonte, Grandpa
I can hear my grandkids now. Me sitting in my favorite chair on the porch and them reclining on my lap or somewhere around my feet…and boy will I have a story to tell. It started two Sundays ago at 3pm when thee Harry Belafonte spoke on “Life, Race, and Nonviolence” at the Brown...
Faith In Action Podcast (NAACP Night)
Listen to my latest podcast about my participation in the “passing the torch” panel organized by the Baltimore Branch NAACP and hosted by the historic Union Baptist Church. (Click the title of this post to listen. It’s 6min. 16sec. long)
Good Darfur Article
Black Americans quiet on Darfur crisis Organizers puzzle over getting more involvement Monday, April 10, 2006 By Ervin Dyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A few days ago, Anna Thorpe sat in a packed University of Pittsburgh auditorium and caught a glimpse of hell on earth. The photos of charred bodies, some of the sickening number of...
A few events this week
The posting has slowed down a bit because my DSL is acting up at home. Cavalier is about to get the boot for real if they don’t start acting right. Be that as it may, let me give you a few events that might spark your interest especially if you’re in the Bmore area....
Great Post-Sunday Reading
I highly recommend this reading to anyone who has some pressing concerns about the direction of the church. Gayraud Wilmore is a religious icon and in this excerpt from his book, The Secular Relevance of the Church, he sheds light on the true purpose of the church, identifies barriers that prohibit the true expression...
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