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The majority of the African American community is doing fine and has come a long way.  We even got the first African American president elected and reelected.  Hence, I am thankful to God and the sacrifies and leadership of some brave men and women, both black and white, for the great progression and upward mobility the African American community has experienced.   Notwithstanding this progression, there are pockets of the African American community that are suffering.  These inner-city and rural communities need...

Life crises can be good.  You read it right: crises can be good if you know how to handle them.  This statement doesn’t seem so unusual when you know the definition of crisis.  Meridian Webster’s dictionary defines crisis as a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. Hence, crises can force us to make necessary changes that benefit us in the long run.  Or we can ignore or mishandle a crisis and end up in a much worse state. Everyone...

Here I am again reminding you of the power of words.  In March of this year, I wrote a blog entitled Ten Confessions Every Christian Should Make Daily.  As the title says, I listed ten confessions Christians should make daily.  In this post, I compiled a list of confessions that business owners, executives or managers should make daily. But first let me explain again why our words are so powerful. We are citizens of the Kingdom of God if we...

Hello, beautiful young black sisters. YOU ROCK! And I love you and always try to lift you up! So in that spirit, I have a few suggestions, no a few pleas, for you. Here goes:   Education First First, young sisters please hit your books. Education is power. Our slave ancestors risked their lives for education. Plantation owners severely beat them for learning to read. They knew they could not enslave educated people.  Education is and always has been the biggest threat to white...