I’m not sure if you heard the news yet about the passing of Julian Bond. As someone who loved history and who had grandparents, aunts & uncles that were active members of the NAACP, I grew admiring people like Julian Bond, Andrew Young and John Lewis. During my recent frequent trips to D.C., advocating for […]
Last night while leaving my hotel, I saw a man that looked a lot like a man that I have admired, pretty much my entire life, Rev./Congressman/Ambassador/Mayor Andrew Young. But he’s from Atlanta and I was in Washington DC, so there was no way it could’ve been the civil rights leader. But he looked sooo […]
Today is the great Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday and since Hippo’s birth we have always celebrated it with reflection on his teachings, the growth of the movement and how we can continue to progress within the movement. We read stories, we re-watch speeches and talk about moments in the civil rights movement. Yes, I […]
Dearest Dr. King, Happy Birthday, sir. We’ve come to another year of celebrating you and all that you did and stood for. Once a year we take a moment to reflect on the progress and celebrate it. Once a year we take a beat to exhale, reflect and gear up for the continued fight for […]
Today we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March On Washington. For the past few days the television, newspapers and social media sites have been buzzing with the ringing of freedom. Historic images of a time not so long ago have stirred conversation, emotions & questions that leave us looking for answers. People have been […]
On April 15, 1947, Jack Roosevelt Robinson change the world through Baseball when he bravely made Baseball a truly ALL American sport. Sometimes I wonder if I could ever have that courage to just do what I know is right and what is my divine right to fulfill my dreams in spite of persecution and […]
