Hindsight is “2020”
There will be many articles, essays, and columns written about the year we have had as it comes to an end. Twenty-twenty, more accurately the year two thousand twenty, was one which began with the promise of vision. It sounded like you got an eye exam and heard results you liked. It was an election […]
Do Your Part
Two days before 2020 ends, here’s what’s on my mind. I’m praying for better, planning for better, positioning myself and mine for better but, I’m also buttressing myself for worse. Why? The reasons are evident. Lines at food banks, antics in congress, the virus continues, and the people are confused. To see so many people […]
ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY
Today we are witnessing an assault on America, an assault on democracy. We are witnessing America take several steps back as a leader of the “free world”. I’ve seen a lot in my well over six decades of life. I’ve seen a lot of things change since my birth in 1952, my awareness about life […]
Civil Unrest: The Threat From Within
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, our partisan divide among elected officials has spilled over into society. We are now into identity politics and have formed tribes. It’s not just about disagreeing over policy, direction, this law, this version, this amendment, or the others. No, we’ve allowed our differences of opinions to […]
Aggrieved
ag·grieved /əˈɡrēvd/ adjective, feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated ~ Google dictionary I heard a news report Tuesday, January 19th, that described the people who invaded the US Capitol as “aggrieved.” I’ve also heard that word aggrieved associated with many of the Trump supporters. As I thought about it, that word accurately describes so […]
Be the Lead, Example, and the Change Agent
When you know something must be done, do not expect someone else to do it. Now that’s a philosophy for life that works. All too often, we wait for someone else to do the things we know need to be done, things we should be doing ourselves. Whether it’s raising our children, cleaning up our […]
“You Can’t Handle the Truth!”
“…black hands, black minds, and black talent have shaped this country and impacted every thread of this American fabric.” As I was thinking about my blog for this week, I obviously considered the fact that this is February, the month we study black history. It occurred to me that I saw something on social and […]
The A G Gaston Conference Seeks to Elevate Black Entrepreneurship
A.G. Gaston, the embodiment of Birmingham’s rich black business history, will once again be celebrated at the annual conference hosted in his honor. The conference organizers have adopted the theme “One Vision One Cause: Elevating African American Entrepreneurship, as the focal point of the conference, understanding that blacks can achieve a more significant measure of […]
Inequality Hurts Economic Growth
Over the past 40 years, the American economy funneled wealth and income from pockets of the bottom 99% to bank accounts of the top 1%. This has obviously created a massive concentration of wealth and income among the rich, but it has always put this country in a precarious position. Now this problem is a […]
Our Own Worst Enemy
Well, this is unfortunate. On the heels of Black History Month, when we celebrate heroes and where I took the opportunity on several occasions to highlight giants in our business community, stark reality hit me. One of our problems, one of our biggest problems, is us. One issue I think we, as Black people, have […]