Category: The Skinny

POTUS & FLOTUS Official Portraits Unveiled

History was made today at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery with the unveiling of the official portraits for POTUS Barack and FLOTUS Michelle. As the first black artists to paint the first black US President and First Lady,  artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde [ke-HEN-day] Wiley—like their subjects —are the epitome of power, grace and cool.… Continue reading POTUS & FLOTUS Official Portraits Unveiled

~ #MyGivingStory ~ Asking for your VOTE

This coming Tuesday, November 28th is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving started in 2012. For America I think of it as a peaceful protest against the commercial gluttony of Black Friday and Cyber Monday and a powerful way to kick off the charitable season. I serve as Co-Founder and Exec. Director of our small family… Continue reading ~ #MyGivingStory ~ Asking for your VOTE

Hollywood, Washington and the Enablers (Republished from Bill Moyers)

  “This is about the people who let the louts get away with their behavior: the enablers. This is about how we live in a culture of enabling where people are increasingly complicit in letting power define values, which is a way of letting our values steadily erode.” ~ Neil Gabler Click to read the… Continue reading Hollywood, Washington and the Enablers (Republished from Bill Moyers)

Published
Categorized as The Skinny

“It’s Almost Like Praying” ~ New Music video for Puerto Rico Relief

Lin-Manuel Miranda knows what to do with a global platform. I love him for that. His new song, “Almost Like Praying” was written and recorded to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico with proceeds benefiting The Hispanic Federation’s Unidos Disaster Relief Fund. He brought together a bevy of stars for the effort ~ The… Continue reading “It’s Almost Like Praying” ~ New Music video for Puerto Rico Relief

Published
Categorized as The Skinny

President Jimmy Carter: “Become a dutiful giver”

The past two weeks I’ve been in my hometown, Albany, Georgia, and today marked the 96th anniversary of my late father’s birth. Most fittingly, I spent the morning in Plains, Georgia — a 45-minute drive from Albany — at the Maranatha Baptist Church; the home church of President Jimmy Carter and Former First Lady Rosalynn.… Continue reading President Jimmy Carter: “Become a dutiful giver”

Published
Categorized as The Skinny

Must-see Film ~ Screening in Albany, Georgia: Tuesday, 9/12/17

  Albany Civil Rights Institute Presents Award-Winning Civil Rights Documentary & Discussion Featuring Several Black Albanians, Filmmaker The Albany Civil Rights Institute will present an award-winning civil rights film, featuring multiple black Albanians, who fought on the front lines of the bloodiest campaign of the entire Civil Rights Movement.                   The Institute will present the hour-long… Continue reading Must-see Film ~ Screening in Albany, Georgia: Tuesday, 9/12/17

Wisconsin Skies

Greetings from the land of cheese, corn fields and restroom door art that looks nothing like me. Traveling along Hwy 29 into Chippewa Falls, we were mesmerized by the early September skies ~ like driving through a Renaissance painting. Delicious sandwiches at Marieke Gouda Farm in Thorp, Wisconsin.

Published
Categorized as The Skinny