Archive for the 'Blog for a Cause' Category
Bernie Mac
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Upon hearing of Bernie Mac’s death my heart sank. Many thoughts raced through my mind like:
He was so young,
he was so talented,
how could this be?
The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I became. Like everyone else, I was saddened by the news, but it affected me different because it hit home.
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If You Can READ This, You Can Make a Difference
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Back in the 80’s we were inundated with Reading Is Fundamental commercials. Today I’m wondering if they still make those.
I stopped by the Alma Reeves Woods Library in Watts and met with Carolyn Francis, the director of the literacy center. What was I doing in Watts when there is a library in Compton? [...]
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Domestic Violence Battered Men
Thursday, September 27th, 2007It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.—Proverbs 25:24
We hardly ever hear about men being battered by women, it doesn’t mean that its not happening.
According to the National Institute of Justice and the Center for Disease control approximately 1.3 million women and [...]
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Give the Gift of Life: Organ Donation Awareness
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007The BlogCatalog Community is calling bloggers to help increase awareness about the need for organ donors. This is a matter that touches me deeply and I am therefore happy to blog for the cause.
In 1997 I got a call that changed my life. I was living in Atlanta doing well working at FedEx. A call [...]
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