Sunday Praise & Inspiration

The Board Room Weekend Topic

Welcome to THE BOARD ROOM weekend topic.
Topic this week
"DATING SOMEONE WITH DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS,CAN IT WORK?"

-First,my opinion
I don't think there is any possible way for it to succeed. Personally,I think if two people have different worship styles there is a possibilty of a conflict.
EXAMPLE: If I belong to a church where people like to dance and run around the church and you sit there with your arms folded telling me,"It don't take all of that",we got a problem.
*my bad just had a flashback* ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know everyone has their own way of worshipping but wouldn't you like to feel comfortable around your mate? I just feel religion is a MAJOR if not THE MAJOR part of a relationship. And if I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living GOD who died for my sins. If I believe he was raised from the dead and ascended to heaven to sit on the throne at the right hand of his Father and you don't believe "in all of that stuff",WE GOT A PROBLEM! Or if you are Muslim,Atheist or something else,then I don't care how attractive you are,or how well we vibe together,our relationship can't go any further. That's just MY opinion. Step to the mic and give me yours

The Board Room Jam Of The Week

Glenn Beck Attacks Malia Obama

"This is the type of education they come from?"

No Mr.Beck,THIS is the type of education they come from. Her dad graduated at the top of his class from Harvard. Her mom graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law School.I know it pains Mr.Beck and other conservatives to be reminded of that,but those are the facts. What you need to understand is people like Glenn Beck, the dumb people who listened to him everyday and MOST conservatives is this. They view educated Black people as a product of Affirmative Action.
"They only got their education because the professors HAD to pass them because of Affirmative Action."
That's REALLY how many of them think. That's why it's so hard to accept the Obamas.It has very little to do with his policies. Many conservatives would love the Obamas if Barack was dunking a basketball or Michelle was singing a song and shaking her behind like Beyonce. But they can't deal with an educated,"uppity","arrogant",man of color who is a married to a beautiful,educated,"uppity","arrogant" woman of color. I guess since all the personal attacks on him aren't working,they will start attacking his children.
What if people started talking about Glenn Beck's former substance abuse that caused his first wife to leave him? What if people start talking about his dad leaving his mom because SHE was an alcoholic? What if people started making fun of HIS daughter and calling her stupid because she has Cerebal Palsy? What would happen then? I'll tell you what would happen. Conservatives would lose their minds!!!
But we're suppose to just sit by silently and let them make fun of Malia Obama? Sorry,but it ain't happening!!!

Georgia Teacher Allows Students To Dress Up In KKK Robes

Ooooooh,OK,I see where this is going. Last week in my home state of Alabama,a teacher allowed his students to discuss angles to take in a possible assassination of the President. Now,a teacher in Lumpkin County,Georgia allows her students to wear Klan outfits as a "history lesson". REALLY!? Ok first of all, I need to do one of those ancestry things,because I'm sure my ancestors were slaves on the land Mr.Lumpkin owned. I did a little research for this blog and found out Mr. Wilson Lumpkin owned a lot of land and slaves in the early 1800s.Sooooo,cut that check bro, reparations are due. Just kidding,not interested in reparations.But I do find it interesting that this country can cut checks for up to $1.6 Billion(with a B) for Japanese Americans after World War II but act like African Americans are suppose to shut up and forget about the contributions we made and lives we lost building this country. You know what? On second thought,I'm NOT kidding. Someone needs to cut me a check or deed me my 40 acres and you can keep that doggone mule. I'll take a BMW 760-thank you.
Back to the blog
It's obvious,especially in rural counties across the south that the comfort zone for racism has reached an all time high. Many of these small town people probably sit around and watch FOX "NEWS" all day. They probably believe Glenn Beck is a prophet and Barack Obama is a terrorist waiting to blow himself up in the White House in an act of Jihad. SERIOUSLY,some people actually believe that. I guess THIS is what that crazy lady from Alaska with the annoying voice and IQ of a doorknob calls "REAL AMERICA". Look here small town educators,I don't care if you were trying to "re-enact an event for your history class" or "teach your geometry class about lines and angles",your blatant racism will not go unchallenged and un-noticed.

Wonder if their parents noticed anything missing from their closets?

Stop Domestic Violence!!!!!!

Had an eye opening conversation with an old friend this past weekend,who told me she was involved in an abusive marriage for the past 5 years. Sad thing is,looking at her marriage,you would have never known it. She's been slapped so many times she is deaf in her left ear. Her jaw has been broken twice.I could go into further detail but it sickens me too much to repeat what she told me.If you are a victim of domestic violence,please PLEASE get help and get out of that relationship.I repeat,GET OUT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP! If the person is controlling,extremely insecure,jealous or gets very upset at the least little thing you do,GET OUT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP! If you are afraid to speak or act a certain way because you don't want to "set them off".......GET OUT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP!!!
It's not worth losing your hearing.
It's not worth not being able to bear children.
It's not worth losing your life over.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT!!!
Get out before they carry you out.

Need a little motivation?

Check out this video from Sonya Renae.

I normally wouldn't post anything with foul language in it. But this video is too powerful for me not to share.
Offensive language(one word)occurs at 1:40 of this clip.

Teacher Used The Shooting Of Obama In Geometry Lesson

I tell anyone who will listen,Alabama is one of the most beautiful states in the country. The rolling hills with their tall oak trees is truly breath taking. I'm also quick to tell anyone who will listen Birmingham(my city) is about to become the new IT place to be in the south. In 2007,Birmingham was voted by Black Enterprise magazine as the 8th best city in the country for young black professionals to live. Many people who are....how can I say this.....(ok,I got it).Many people who are IGNORANT and NOT WELL TRAVELED think the state of Alabama is one big place with dirt roads where people stand on the side of the road picking cotton. They probably think the city of Birmingham still has KKK members walking down the streets in hooded robes. Come on people,those days are long gone. There are many coalitions consisting of blacks and whites trying to get the word out about this beautiful city and this beautiful state. But just as we begin to gain some traction,a certain segment of people reminds us what we're up against. Whether it's Gubernatorial candidate Tim James' commercials about "This is Alabama,we speak English,LEARN IT!" as he plays on the "fears" of the growing Hispanic population. Or the BIG(and I do mean BIG) Confederate flag that flies over interstate 65 near Montgomery on property owned by The Confederate Sons of America. There's always something we're up against when trying to convince people that we're not like the movie Sweet Home Alabama or Forest Gump. Now we can add yet another embarrassment to that list.
Last week GREGORY HARRISON, a math teacher at CORNER HIGH SCHOOL in Warrior,Al which is 15 miles north of Birmingham,was teaching his Geometry class when a student used the example of shooting the President. You would think any responsible teacher would have said,"That's inappropriate,use another example." But not Mr.Harrison,he continued right along with the student and even made the comment,"Ok,if you shoot off his ear,this would be the proper place of tangency". I think tangency has to do with a curve touching the line at an angle......or something like that.I haven't been in a geometry class in over 20 years.
But this is BIG news in Birmingham right now. I was hoping it would settle down after the secret service paid Mr.Harrison a visit and the board of education suspended him without pay. But of course,the "great people of the state of Alabama" aren't going to stand by and let that be the end of it. Some parents are making excuses for what he did,some don't see anything wrong with it at all and I heard on a local talk show today that some people are trying to get one of the gubernatorial candidates to come support him because "his freedom is under attack from liberals"....SMH!!!!
Malia Drummond,a tenth grader said,"What's the big deal? He was just talking about Obama.Everyone makes jokes about Obama. It's not like Mr.Harrison was seriously talking about assassinating him."
*And the parents of the year award goes to,Mr and Mrs. Drummond* UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!!
Y'all better come get ya daughter b4 Shameka n'nem put dey hands on her.

Stay tuned, because this has yet to hit the national media. But when it does and they start interviewing every toothless radical right wing conservative they can find in this state,please know that there is more to the state of Alabama than that.........PLEASE!!!???

The Board Room Weekend Topic

This past weekend,I started a new feature on The Board Room facebook fan page called "The Weekend Topic". I raise a topic on Friday,members comment on it over the weekend then I give my opinion on Sunday nights and we can discuss it.

This weekend's topic: Is It Possible To Fall In Or Out Of Love With Someone You're Not Physically Attracted To?

I don't know about you guys but it is impossible for me to date,let alone fall in love with someone I'm not attracted to. I was "scolded" for even bringing up this topic by someone who shall remain nameless. That person gave me a "lecture" on how shallow the question is and how many people fall in love with a person because of their personality. If you feel the same way,let me ask you what I asked her. Wasn't there something about their physical appearance that attracted you to them in the first place? Another thing,if you're not physically attracted to someone,can you really be 110% committed to that person? Can you really keep your eyes from roaming when the eye candy walks by? Yes ladies,I'm talking to you too. I know some of you are saying,"People shouldn't put so much emphasis on physical appearance." I can hear some of you saying through the computer screen,"It's the person on the inside that counts and not what they look like." Ummm,yea,OK!!!!
What you like may be different from the next person but NOBODY wants to date,marry and wake up to someone they can't stand to look at. I know several men and women who have ended their relationship or marriage because they were not attracted to their significant other.In most cases,that wasn't the main reason but it was right up there. That lack of attraction lead to infidelity. A few of them said the activity in the bedroom was suffering because of the lack of attraction. That's why I think it's impossible to seperate physical attraction and love. I'm sure some of you will disagree but I'm just giving my opinion.
I know,nobody wants to address these types of issues but that's what we do here in The Board Room. We discuss PUBLICLY what others discuss PRIVATELY. And privately,there are a lot of people who agree with me when I say a person's physcial appearance plays a major part in the relationship. So much so,that major decisions are made based on it.

*Next week,this will be done differently. I will blog about the topic on Friday so everyone can comment over the weekend.

Next Weekend's Topic: Dating Someone With Different Religious Beliefs,Can It Work?
-Some of you already know my take on that.

Sunday Praise & Inspiration

The Board Room Jam of The Week

This song is a couple of years old but it's still hot!

Is Hip Hop Holding Back Young African Americans?

Author Thomas Chatterton Williams, has a book,“Losing My Cool: How a Father’s Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture,” out where he claimed that hip-hop music is detrimental to African-Americans.
I haven't read the book,however,I think it's an interesting discussion and one that should take place. Many people don't want to deal with the negative influence of Hip Hop but it's real. Some rappers have made it cool to wear your pants hanging off your behind and to have visible tats all over your body. I would be doing a disservice to Hip Hop if I didn't point out the transformation of rappers like Jay-Z from "just a rapper" to Shawn Carter,the businessman. There are countless others I could name who has done great things within the world of Hip Hop. But THIS is a discussion worth having.Hopefully people can have it without accusing people who support this theory as being old,out of touch,selling out or hating.

For those of you that will choose to go that route,let me share this with you. The above rapper name is Plies. He is a self proclaimed "Goon"(GOON has replaced PIMP as the new "it" thing to be in Hip Hop).It was recently discovered that Plies was Valedictorian of his high school class. That sounds like something everyone should be proud of,right. "Not so fast my friend." It was such a "big deal" among some Hip Hop circles that Plies had to call into a radio station,defend his "Goon status" and "address" an article titled,"Plies & Other Smart Rappers EXPOSED". THAT in itself is enough to validate the point Mr.Williams is trying to make in his book.
We are in serious trouble when people have to "address" the "rumor" that they were smart. Sure,I understand the article was an effort to expose "studio gangstas". But the fact that they have to be 'studio gangstas" in the first place,is the tragedy in all of this.

Can You Be Healthy At Any Size?

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Americans are internationally known for being overweight, and it’s an especially big perception for African-American women. Seventy-nine percent of black women are overweight and 53 percent of all black women are considered obese. Those numbers represent a significant jump from ten years ago, when 39 percent of all black women were considered obese. Are these numbers the backlash of a rising fat acceptance movement?

Celebrities like Mo’Nique and Tyra Banks have been very vocal about their goals to expand the narrow perceptions of beauty ideals. Tyra Banks has incorporated plus size models in her popular reality show America’s Next Top Model. Her new mission is to cast a group of aspiring plus-sized models for the competition. "Plus-size is really the average American woman and that woman is healthy," Banks has said. Some doctors have supported this notion arguing that lifestyle and genetics are what determine health, not a woman’s dress size. Other experts, however, cringe at the thought of anyone associating being overweight with being healthy.

- Being "plus-size" is great if you're healthy. Please take care of your body.

Law & Order Canceled!!!!?????

*random blog*
HOLD UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Call the President,Rev.Al,Tavis,Jesse Jackson,SOMEBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LAW & ORDER HAS BEEN CANCELED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 20 years??????????

They are bringing my show to an end????????????

They better not replace it with a reality show,they better NOT replace it with a reality show!!!!!!!!!!!

What's next!?

CSI MIAMI!??

Teacher Beats 13 Year Old Student

You know,I WANT to be appalled and outraged at this video,I really do. But I have too many friends who work in the public school system. Some of the things they tell me about these kids and their aggressive behavior towards them,makes me look at this video a little different.I don't condone the beatdown. But if he said or did anything similar to some of the things I hear about,I can definitely understand.

DON'T CONDONE IT....but I understand!!


*I'm sure I'll get a lot of disagrees on this one*

Lawrence Taylor To Use "Masturbation Defense"

WHAT!?
Don't look at me like that!! I'm just reporting the news!!!!
I mean,there really is no good way to report this.But let's just say he does use this as his "defense". Are people to believe he paid $300 to only do that? Can we now finally admit that this dude has a SERIOUS problem? No,I'm talking about the drug problem.
Honestly,I could care less about what happens to Lawrence Taylor. What's lost in all of this is the sad story of a young girl forced into prostitution. Unfortunately,this is an all too familiar story. There are tens of thousands of young girls on the streets who are forced to "service" men(and women) who are not as famous as Lawrence Taylor. There is a great blog written by my friend Gaetane "G" Borders over at www.theparentingpundit.com that deals with Child Trafficking. Please check it out.

Good luck with your "Masturbation Defense" L.T.

SMH..............

One Woman Raises 36 Foster Kids

After spending 22 years of her life working in mortgage banking, Mollie Jelks admits she never found the sense of fulfillment she longed for. When her Citibank office relocated to St. Louis, Jelks wasn’t willing to follow. Instead, she picked up a temp job at the Children’s Bureau, a Southern California organization working with abused and neglected children, pairing them with loving foster and adoptive parents. She reflects, “I didn’t know what it meant to be a foster parent, I just wanted to help kids.”

Inspired by the children she saw daily at Children's Bureau, Jelks took in a foster child of her own. Jelks' biological children were grown, with the youngest finishing her last two years of high school. Jelks filled out an application, and before she knew it, she had a rambunctious five-year-old under her care. Jelks recalls, "Her name was Precious, but she was the opposite."

Despite Precious' best attempts to thwart her guardian's warmth, she soon found herself eager for her daily hugs from Jelks. A psychiatrist who worked with Precious was stunned at the difference. "What did you do to her? She's been in the system for 18 months. We thought she'd never give or receive love."

Jelks’ experience inspired her to keep going — over the last 16 years, she’s taken in 36 foster kids, many of whom came to her malnourished, scared by abuse or neglected by drug addicted parents. Four of the children that passed through Jelks’ doors never left — she adopted two boys and two girls.

To support her family, Jelks started a day care center on her property, based on the same principles she uses to raise her own children: "teaching love and sharing." Jelks now employs three staff members, each committed to her vision of fostering a "home away from home" for the youngsters.

*This story is courtesy of the Huffington Post*

The world could use more people like Mollie Jelks!!!!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to Mrs.Marian Shields Robinson,often referred to as "The First Granny". Mrs. Robinson who was born in 1937,only a generation removed from slavery,gave birth,raised and helped mold the woman who was and still is the backbone of the man who is now the leader of the free world. I think we all see some of our own mothers in Mrs. Robinson. I would like to wish her,First Lady Michelle Obama,MY MOTHER and the mother of my kids a Happy Mother's Day.
Also,Happy Mother's Day to all of you who has helped make THE BOARD ROOM one of the most talked about blogs in the blogasphere. I thank you and truly appreciate your support!!!!!!

Sunday Praise & Inspiration

May Is National Stroke Month

I know there are a diverse group of people who visit this blog on a daily basis.But I want to specifically address African Americans.

African Americans are twice as likely to die from stroke as Caucasians. The rate of first strokes in African Americans is almost double that of Caucasians, and strokes tend to occur earlier in life for African Americans than Caucasians. Additionally, African American stroke survivors are more likely to become disabled and experience difficulties with daily living and activities.
The statistics are staggering -- in fact, African Americans are more impacted by stroke than any other racial groups within the American population.

Not all of the reasons are clear why African Americans have an increased risk of stroke. Some risk factors play a major role. African Americans have a higher rate of:
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Smoking
Obesity
*These facts are courtesy of the National Stroke Association

I will be doing a weekly blog focused on health and fitness. You can also click on the Black Doctor link (on the side)to get more info about health issues.Hopefully everyone (of ALL races)will realize how important it is to take care of our bodies and maintain a healthy diet.

Denzel Washington,"MY MAN"

This past weekend at the 1st Annual Steve Harvey Foundation Gala,Denzel Wasington and his wife Pauletta donated ONE MILLION DOLLARS to Steve's foundation that mentors underpriviledged young men. Too often deeds like this gets overlooked in the media. But not here in The Board Room. We highlight and discuss things that won't get highlighted or discussed elsewhere.

This reminds me of something I heard a couple of weeks ago.The blessing isn't HAVING or MAKING a million dollars. The blessing is to be in a position to give it away.

Much respect to Steve Harvey for setting up the foundation and much respect to Denzel Washington for breaking out the checkbook.

Today In Racist Republican News

You know,if I had the time,I could probably post one of these everyday.
Last week,a newspaper ran a story about President Obama but "made a mistake" and inserted a picture of Malcolm X. CLEARLY,trying to say that the President was a "black radical",whatever THAT means.
This week, we have this

The picture is part of a "before and after" series of past Presidents.All of the other Presidents and First Ladies were depicted as they were then and are now. But when it came to the Obamas,instead of showing a picture of them when they were younger,they chose to run a picture of Barack depicted as Fred Sanford and Michelle depicted as Aunt Esther.
The publisher of Smithtown Messenger on Long Island,New York is defending the photo but said they will issue a "retraction" in tomorrow's paper.
A RETRACTION!!!???
Who cares about a RETRACTION!!!
The very fact that they would even CONSIDER posting this picture is so utterly disrespectful,that I literally have no words. And for ME,that's saying something.

 

*Just in case you were wondering*
Michael Steele has no comment on this story.

Men,Playtime Is Over!

Some of you only know me through this blog. Some of you know me through facebook or other various social networks.Some of you who have known me for years didn't know me as Mod Lumpkin,the blogger,writer and future best selling author.You only knew me as Moderick or "Mod-Dog",that's for the people that REALLY knew me.For those of you who didn't know the "Mod Dog",trust me......you don't know and you don't want to know. The latter person is someone who lived a lifestyle unworthy of being called a man. Yes,I was PHYSICALLY a man,but everything else about me was that of a boy. A couple of years ago,I began to go through a transformation. It started with a spiritual transformation,but the spiritual transformation meant nothing until I was able to transform my mind. Once I began to transform my mind,I began to understand that it was time to live a better life than the person I was for the first 37 years of my life. It was time to live a better life as a father. It was time to live better as a son,brother and friend. But more importantly,it was time to live a better life as a MAN.

Like many men,I spent the majority of my life chasing after a lifestyle. I wanted to be and WAS the life of the party. I was very popular.I had a lot of friends and a LOT of women "friends". But I also lost a lot of friends and ran a lot of women away. I was a player,a liar,a cheater,I was everything you hear "some" single black women complain about why they can't find a "good" black man today. Yes,I plead guilty as charged to every last thing I just said and then some. When I lived that life,I lived for the moment. But after that moment,I would experience a let down.Similiar to how a drug addict feels when he comes off a high. But I didn't get high,my drug of choice were women(and Bud Lights)oh and Crown Royal with a splash of coke(just enough to change the color).After coming off THAT high,the next night I would try to get higher by drinking more and "partying" with more women. But even after THAT high,I always felt like there was something else I was suppose to be doing,another way I was suppose to be living. And indeed there was.But I didn't get the revelation until I COMPLETELY transformed my mind and realized who I was and what I had been placed on this earth to do. After that happened,I began to see things in a different light. I began to try and live my life a certain way. It's still a struggle daily,but what I learned is when you start trying to live your life a different way,people who aren't on the same page with you will close the book on your friendship. People you have known for years won't be able to understand why the jokes they used to tell aren't funny anymore. The places you used to go don't interest you anymore.The women you used to date and sleep with don't "excite" you anymore. All of those things change,which brings me to the purpose of this blog.
Last Sunday,I had a conversation at church with this guy who has a beautiful wife and beautiful little baby. When I asked how things were going with him,he stated he was only in church to keep the peace at home and he was trying to "catch fire".(That's Birmingham talk for trying to "hit" as many women as possible.) First of all,if you attend MY church and your only purpose for coming every Sunday is to keep the peace at home,we need to talk anyway. So,me being ME responded by saying.........well nevermind I won't tell you what I said. But let's just say he didn't speak to me yesterday at church(like I care). But he is like so many other guys that I know......trying to "catch fire".

Fellas,what in the world are we doing?
Why are we STILL trying to "catch fire" like we're in our early 20s? Please don't misunderstand me,I'm not talking about ALL brothas. But I'm talking about the men who are still trying to do the same thing today,as they were doing 10 years ago,5 years ago,and last year.
Fellas,we are in a position to have any kind of woman we want.If we want a professional sister making six figures,we can have her. If we want the sister working 2-3 jobs to make ends meet,we can have her. We are in this position because the numbers are in our favor. But let me tell you something straight up.If you want to date these women out here now,you better be on point. You may not have it all together right now at this very moment,but you better have a plan that you're working on. And if you're trying to attract WIFEY material and not a "girlfriend" you better have it written down,mapped up and able to sell her on the fact that it WILL manifest,SOON! Because many of these women have dealt with too many guys who are like the boy I used to be and they are fed up. Are some of their standards too high,maybe.But I believe it's only because we've lowered ours. We will pass up a good woman for the first sister with a big butt and a pretty smile.......REAL TALK!
We will tolerate a pretty woman with low self esteem because she "looks" good. But we will walk away from the sister who cook for us,pray for us and gives us her undivided attention in EVERY way.
WHY?
Because we think the next Halle Berry is going to walk in the club and tell us she wants to take us home with her. Have you noticed that Halle Berry can't keep a man but Indie Arie can't get rid of hers if she tried?(let that marinate).
Fellas,it's timeout for the "games". It's time we get serious about who we are and what our PURPOSE is in life. If we don't,we will be the ones complaining about "white and latino men are taking all of our black women away from us". More power to my white and latino brothas because most of us don't realize what we have until she's gone and has dropped about 20lbs. And let me tell you what I KNOW and not what I HEARD! I KNOW that once you find out who you are and what your purpose is in life,the sky is literally the limit. You can sit down and write out everything you want in a woman and your SPIRIT will attract her to you. Then you can ask HER, "What is YOUR purpose? What is YOUR plan to manifest that purpose?" If she doesn't know her purpose,as her man,it is your obligation to help her realize her purpose. If she doesn't have a plan,as her man it is your obligation to help her with her plan. But in order to do that,we first have to make sure we create an atmosphere to attract the right type of woman. And not just a PHYSICAL atmosphere but a SPIRITUAL atmosphere. Once we do THAT,the sky is the limit. But,first we have to stop playing the games because playtime is over.

*DISCLAIMER*
I know some brothas won't like this blog. But if you have a problem with anything I wrote,9 times out of 10,you're still a boy trying to "catch fire".


My book,"Man Inside The Boy" is STILL Under Construction.

Inventory Check (re-post)

*re-post from a couple of months ago*

When was the last time you did an INVENTORY CHECK?

Are there PEOPLE in your life clouding your judgement?

Are there THINGS in your life cluttering your space?

If so,why...

Why do we hang onto THINGS we have out grown?

Why do we hang onto PEOPLE we have out grown?

Better yet.....

Why do we hang onto to people that REFUSE TO GROW?

So many people including yours truly apsire to go to a higher level in life. As painful as it is,I realize eveyone can't go. Some people are still judging me by what I USED to do and who I USED to be. When I inform them I'm trying to do things different from what I've done in the past,then all of a sudden there's something wrong with ME. I love being asked "Oh,you think you're better than me?". I always respond by saying,"No,YOU don't think they're better than you". Unfortunately,it's not always just your friends either. Sometimes it's your family members. I've learned from experience that family members don't always have your best interest at heart.

I challenge everyone reading this blog to do an INVENTORY CHECK.I recently had to do one. Some of it was painful and some of it wasn't. But it was something I HAD to do,so I could be the best person I could be without my judgement being clouded. As you do your INVENTORY CHECK ask yourself this question.

Is this person/situation/friendship/relationship ADDING TO or SUBTRACTING FROM my life?

There's no in between,it's either one or the other. If you have to think about it the answer is obvious,THEY'RE NOT!! The challenge then becomes,do you have the will to make the decision to remove them. Even if it's temporary,can you do it? The more room you have in your life,the more space you have to grow.I challenge you to do an INVENTORY CHECK. If you decide to do it,please let me how it turns out.

Sunday Praise and Inspiration

Board Room Jam of The Week

Thank You Dr.Dorothy Height

From Dr.Boyce Watkins
"The late Dorothy Height was a giant, an absolute beast in the world of civil rights. By saying she was a “beast,” I am giving you my raw perception of the depth of her impact and the power of her presence in the African American community. Even well into her 90s, Dr. Height could speak in a room with hundreds of people and make it so quiet that you could hear a mouse wiggle its butt in the bathroom. She had that kind of magical impact on those with whom she communicated."

R.I.P Dr. Height

A Photo Mix Up? Yeah,Right!

The ultra conservative Washington Post had a "photo mix up" this week. They ran a story about the President but used a photo of Malcolm X. Yes,THAT Malcolm X who has been dead for 45 years. It's obvious what they were trying to do. They wanted to make sure they portrayed the President as a "black radical". Of course they later apologized for the "mix up". But they can take that apology,turn it sideways and ........well you know the rest. Many conservatives have floated the theory that President Obama is the illegitimate son of Malcolm X who was raised to "put the white man in his place".
SMH..............these people are CRAZY!!!!!!

*just in case you were wondering*
Michael Steele wasn't available for comment.

Celebrities Adopting Black Babies

*random blog*
Is it me or does it appear many white celebrities are adopting black babies,and using them as photo ops? It seems like if you want attention in Hollywood,all you have to do is adopt a black baby. Don't get me wrong,I'm thankful that these kids are being adopted.I wonder why there aren't many black celebrities adopting more kids(black or white). But I was just curious to know if I was the only one who thought it was kind of weird that many celebrities jump through hoops and hurdles to protect their white children,but are quick to show off their adopted black children. Almost as if to say,"look at me,I'm doing something great,I adopted a BLACK baby".
Ok maybe it's just me.

Is Arizona Is Now The New Alabama?

Never in a million years did I ever think I would see a state more blatantly racist than my home state of Alabama. But congratulations to the "wonderful" state of Arizona for proving ignorance and BLATANT racism is not just confined to the south. By now I'm sure you have seen or heard of what the state of Arizona is doing with their "driving while Hispanic" law disguised as an "immigration law". I think we all agree that some kid of immigration reform is long overdue. But this isn't the route to go.
The state of Arizona has also decided to ban teachers with "accents" from teaching English classes. They don't want to "promote any classes that would promote the overthrow of the U.S.government".If any schools are caught with teachers who have "accents",those schools will lose state funding.
Not only have they passed this "Immigration Law". They also passed a law that requires future Presidential candidates to show their birth certificate in order to be on the ballot in the state of Arizona.
TRANSLATION:We don't believe Barack Obama is a natural born citizen of the U.S. so if he wants to be on the ballot in Arizona in 2012,he needs to show us his birth certificate.
That's right,not only have they managed to make racial profiling law in Arizona.They have also adopted the wacky philosophy of the "Birthers". WOW,and I thought Alabama was bad.