15. Caution: Content May Be Offensive

   Minstrel [min-struhl] –noun: one of a troupe of comedians, usually white men made up as black performers, presenting songs, jokes, etc.   I recently attended a dance competition at Georgia Tech where my daughter Dominique performed with her dance company.  Anybody that has attended these kind of competitions know that they can be quite [...]

14. A note from Candice Sanders

Dearest FF Readers, Thank you tremendously for reading my interview regarding my participation in author Damon Duncan’s, upcoming book, Daddy, Am I Pretty?  I am honored and grateful for the wonderful emails and feedback I’ve received from so many of you.  It is YOUR encouragement that lends hope, to so many people who have had similar experiences [...]

13. Daddy’s Little Woman – The Candice Sanders Story

  Candice Marie Sanders (born February 21, 1977) is a former beauty pageant contestant from Brownsville, Tennessee.   Sanders first competed in the Miss USA pageant system in 2000 when she placed first runner-up in the Miss Tennessee USA pageant. In 2002, after moving to California to attend Pepperdine University, Sanders competed in California as [...]

12. Is Black Pride Lost in 2009?

  On the morning of October 16, 1968, U.S. athlete Tommie Smith won the 200 meter race in a then-world-record time of 19.83 seconds, with Australia’s Peter Norman second with a time of 20.07 seconds, and the U.S.’s John Carlos in third place with a time of 20.10 seconds. After the race was completed, the [...]

11. A Talk with Cynda Williams

“…And since my sweetie left me, Harlem, well, it ain’t the same old place Though a thousand dandies smile right in my face I think I’ll mooch some homemade hooch and go out for a lark Just to drive off these mean ole Harlem Blues…” (lyrics from Mo’Better Blues soundtrack) Cynda Williams was born in [...]

10. A Brief Note To- And About “Today’s Ministers”

      The following is an excerpt from a book entitled “Wishful Thinking“ by the great theologian, Frederick Buechner.   “Ministers are nice people.  They’ll take a drink if you offer them one, and when it comes to racy stories, they can tell a few right along with the best of them.  They preach good [...]

9. Living with the Invisible Disability

  The following is an article written by Sabin Duncan, educator, philosopher, leader.  This article was previously published by “Written” Magazine (Michelle Gipson, Editor in Chief).   “Hunh?” “What you say?” “I’m sorry, can you repeat that?”   “These and other requests for repetition are recurrent lines in my everyday conversation.  I’ve been called self-centered, [...]