B.McCoy asks “If you were a member of Eddie Long’s church, what would you do?”

What do you do when your pastor falls from grace? Do you stay and support or do you leave? Do you support from afar or do you stick beside him/her?

Pray and stay?

WHAT DO YOU DO??

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Egg sandwich and milk

Something I’ve never understood about the South is when the weatherman forecasts a “winter storm,” the grocery stores go into a frenzy. People begin arguing over their place in line, the milk, eggs and bread all disappear.

What exactly can you do with milk, eggs and bread if “snowed in?”

Milk lasts a good week, but is milk even a part of our daily diet? You can’t do much with eggs as a dinner food. I don’t get it.

I do understand buying bread, but wouldn’t it be better to buy meat, peanut butter and jelly to put on the bread?

Wouldn’t it be better to buy Kool-Aid and sugar to last throughout the storm?

I remember in 1993, a storm hit the South and left everyone snowed in for a week. I can remember walking on a main highway to the grocery store with my mom. Everyone was waiting on the egg truck.

I didn’t get it.

Good thing my family from New York was in town at the time and urged us to purchase some meat so we can “throw down.” My family from New York didn’t get it.

I don’t get it.

No milk for me. I’m lactose intolerant anyway.

Make your egg sandwiches and wash it down with a glass of milk, while I eat toast and steak for breakfast.

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Get some furniture this year!

Have you ever visited a friend and wondered what happened to the rest of the furniture, I do too. Send this video to those in need of some decorative therapy.

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Black leaders not supporting only African American candidate on state ballot

She has been endorsed by the AFL CIO, Birmingham’s New South Coalition and others. This candidate is also the only African American and is the youngest person on the state-wide election ballot in Alabama this year.

Do you know her?

Her name is Miranda Joseph, she is running for state auditor of Alabama. Her website reads that she graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with an MBA in 2007. She has thousands of followers on her social network pages on Youtube, Facebook and on her website.

So, why are the African American leaders not getting on board with this candidate? Looking at campaign commercials, as well as knowing this candidate’s “open door” platform, Democrats should be on board with her to show that the party is more diverse from the image of a liberal, 1960s- inspired candidate from Birmingham.

It seems that African American politicians lack support for those that do not fit into the mold that was set during the 1960s, mainly carrying the civil rights banner, easily landing into office with promotion of African American issues as the focus. She is taking a more moderate approach to issues, a position that is being shared with other young African American professionals.

Why are the African American leaders not supporting this candidate; it could be the fact that she has secured a spot on the statewide ballot without having to give in to the power-hungry pundits in Montgomery or hold $100 plate fundraisers.

Her online presence details her travels around the state for almost a year; speaking at church anniversaries, college student organization meetings and even at family reunions on her own dime and with little help. Yet, it is reported that African American Democrats in Alabama have asked her for thousands of dollars for them to support/formally endorse her campaign. Shouldn’t they be supporting her already, instead of lining their own pockets?

It is apparent that her grassroots campaign has hit the Republican Party’s incumbent Samantha Shaw, who recently began a campaign to maintain her seat as state auditor for a second term. We don’t even ask her questions of how important her role is in Montgomery or why is there little information coming out of the state auditor’s office or interaction with the citizens of Alabama.

Now is the time for African American leaders to stop being hypocritical and not only hope for young people to become involved in politics, but embrace them once they step their foot into the shark infested waters of politics. These leaders should open not only their arms, but their pockets to candidates as Joseph.

Candidates as Joseph do not only use their race as a ploy to garner votes, but show their heart and show the voters that they genuinely want to make the state a better place for our children. It’s time for our leaders to lead by example, humble themselves and reach down to lift their next generation of leaders up.

Seattle police officer punches teen; the African American response

The Seattle police officer that punched a 17-year old African American girl during a street altercation has gotten little reaction from the African American community. Much of the opinion is in favor of the officer just “doing his job.” This response leads me to ask this question; Have we lost our consciousness as African Americans? Do we still know who we are and where we stand as people in the United States? Watch the video below and comment how you feel about this situation.

Can Artur Davis still win the election after voting ‘no’ for healthcare reform?

Artur Davis voted ‘no’ on healthcare reform legislation that President Obama initiated to gain conservative voter support in the Alabama governor’s election. Can he still win Democrat Party votes in the primary election after straying from the Democrats’ platform of healthcare reform? Check this video out and comment with your thoughts.

A Bridge to Somewhere

It started on a brisk day in February of 2007, an ambitious proposal to the American people by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to consider hope and change over experience and the ordinary. This proposition ended on November 4^th 2008 with the American people, in a landslide, choosing hope that sets to heal a land that has been ailing by a failing economy, failing foreign policies and a negative international image. As an American, today I am filled with pride and joy that this nation has finally opened its eyes again to the belief that hope and faith is the answer to heal the land.

The saints sang it during the Civil Rights Movement, “We’ve come this far by faith, leaning on the Lord, trusting in his holy word. He’s never failed me yet.” It was this faith that led to the tearing down of Jim Crow across America during the 1960s. This faith led to equal services at lunch counters, on buses. It led to equality in education and for voting rights to be granted to those that had this small amount of faith but believed in its power. Today, with this same faith we can heal our economy, have fair health care for all Americans, fix our energy crisis and put people to work again.

Let us African-Americans have our historical moment, but it’s not about black or white. Obama has been elected as the people’s president. With resounding cheers across America, with the honking of horns in Houston, with the screaming of ‘Yes we can’ in Chicago and with even more celebrations across the world, we chose hope and faith over complacency and entitlement. Today marks a bridge to somewhere.