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.
I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.
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.
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,...
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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Annetta Powell
Reconnecting with the past and embracing ourselves is essential if we are to move forward especially within a society that has been historically anti-black. Over the centuries, Africans within the…
Wednesday March 20
Bipartisanship is Dead! It is a relic from the days of the "White Old Boys Club." Yesterday we flipped the script. In the days when the Congress was only white men, they spoke…
Wednesday November 07
I have a different take on that question. "Does the African American community take the Democratic Party for granted?" The reason I ask that question is that I have voted…
Tuesday October 23
It is my experience after living and working on 4 continents that whites fully understand that they occupy a position of privilege. The flaw in the current generation of whites is…
Thursday November 30
I was asked this question some time ago in another forum. I hadn't thought about it for a while. But it seems that the economy and other frustrations of Blacks…
Friday July 07
This is where I stand. To me, our 45th President, his people taking positions of authority in his Cabinet and administration, and the majority of Republicans in Congress are a…
Saturday February 25
In this video I talk about how you can get more media coverage for yourself and your business. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdJ71cnegEgThis video will provide you with some easy to use PR tips…
Wednesday January 04
The strategy we need begins with identifying where our political strength lies -- such as it is. There is only one game in town, Dems vs. Reps. Any flirtation with…
Sunday December 11
Today I feel like I have been punched in the gut by a bully. There is a pain in my belly that is diverting my attention from everything else I…
Wednesday November 09
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