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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Bernie and Isaac died. We all will face death one day too...

At least I can say about them both is that they lived. And that they did the best they could with the talent God gave them and found a measure of success. They didn't waste their time on earth. They had impact.

Where they are right now is determined by what they believed. Since I don't know their personal belief system, I can't speak on that. I personally hope that they are in heaven because they both brought so many people joy.

What we should do in honor of them? Live. Live life to the fullest. Use the gifts and talents that god gave us and leave a legacy behind. And don't stop until you have done all that you can do. So when you are gone, people will mourn your loss because you have touched their life. Like we are mourning right now for Benie and Isaac.

Time. Time waits for no one to get their act together. Time keeps going whether you do something or not with what you have available to you. It is up to you to handle your business.

Remember, in all things, God is in control. Take comfort in the fact that he cares about you and for you and will help you succeed.

Stay blessed!

: )
Lady Charmaine Day