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Historical Observations

February is Black History Month Carter G Woodson, author of The Miseducation of the Negro, started it as a week in February 1926 on this day, 2/7/1926 as Negro History Week We celebrate and honor all those of African descent and in the African Diaspora Black History is US History. Black History is British History.Continue reading “Historical Observations”

When will it stop?

Good news, it MUST continue Growth and progressive change is a process that continues. The little things matter. Keep up the small habits. Enough of the little things and small habits will accumulate big things and grand habits for a GREAT OUTCOME! Good things can not stop but must continue. Yes, you will get tiredContinue reading “When will it stop?”

Choices, choices, choices

The choices you make, make a difference and have a lasting impact. Be wise with the choices your make. Be committed to the choices you make. You are your biggest commitment. When the choice is made, it is a serious matter. All choices have consequences. Some have a lesser impact than others. Some have aContinue reading “Choices, choices, choices”

It’s MLK Day, but why a “day of service” and not a day of “civil protest for justice”?

Originally posted on The Southern Miss School of Social Work:
I feel annoyed every time I see a reference to “service” in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. Why? Certainly not because King himself was not a servant of justice. Indeed, just like the figure King followed, it was a service of ultimate sacrifice,…

In the zone

Getting out of the #comfort zone can be so many things but it is what we make it. Are we scared of failure or lack motivation to face the challenge? Either way, the comfort zone can be a dead zone. something must change What must change is perspective, attitude, outlook, connections, circle, network, and whateverContinue reading “In the zone”