What are you gonna do about it?
I was surprised to learn about President Obama’s Nobel Peace prize award on Facebook this morning. My first thought? “Wow! That’s cool!” I didn’t give any thought to whether he deserved it or not. “Cause see, I wasn’t on the committee. My opinion didn’t count because I didn’t have a vote. I wanted to hear [...]
What’s Possible Now?
Big dreams. Impossible odds. Unwavering belief in your own purpose. For several weeks since November, I found myself wondering if the election of Barack Obama was just a dream that I would soon wake up from. It wasn’t until he got out of the limo on the way to the White House today, that it [...]
Thank You, Alice Walker
I can’t believe that it’s been some 14 days since the election and I have yet to write about it. Truth is, I’m not sure if I have the words. But Alice Walker, the award winning author of The Color Purple, voiced many of the thoughts I’ve been having about the Obamas since the election. [...]
White Privilege – Part 1
Many of you know of my previous work as an internal diversity consultant in a conservative Fortune 50 company. Few concepts moved me as deeply during my training as the concept of “white privilege”. Having grown up in a predominately white environment in NW Ohio, I was all too aware as a child of how [...]
A question of agenda
I began this post a couple of days ago and I must admit, it’s toned down a bit. The original title was,”Are you fuckin’ kidding me?” I’ve grown a bit. =========================================================== The last thing I want to get into is a political debate. My new mantra is “I allow others their experience” because quite frankly, [...]
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