Welcome to my personal blog.  “It’s 2012. Time to live life by choice - not by chance. What will you accomplish this year? How will you use all of your gifts and talents to make a significant impact in your community and the world?

Here are some of my musings on King’s impact. This is not polished and not complete, but they are my thoughts.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY

Today is a federal holiday - more than a day off from work - but a celebration of the life, work and impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a preacher/teacher/speaker, civil rights leader, author, father and husband who helped to change the course of American society at a volatile time in our history. As I sit here thinking about his life and looking at my 15 month-old son playing on the floor, King’s legacy comes to mind. It’s been 44 years since King’s assassination in 1968, and we as a national and international community are still talking about his ability to galvanize and polarize a nation around civil rights issues and the true meaning of humanity, equality and justice.

Hey Everyone. It’s been a long time since I wrote a post for this site. A lot has been going on. I’ve really been focusing a lot of time on my Speedsuit Powers novel and film. You can see the 1st sample preview trailer below. The footage & audio are not final, but this gives you an idea of where we’re going. And you can follow our movie production blog at: SpeedsuitPowers.com .

Have you ever had to look in a bag while you were busy doing something else? You can’t see, so you put your hand in and feel around for the object you need. In essense you are “seeing with your hands”.

I think we need to do more “seeing” with our hands. We spend so much time merely viewing the world with our eyes - looking hurriedly at things from the vicarious distance. But when we take the time to feel texture with our hands… to explore and even create with our sense of touch - we begin to “see” in a new way.

I mentioned on my Facebook page that I recently “accidentally” found out about the untimely loss of writer, artist, producer Dwayne McDuffie - one of the founders of Milestone Media. He was only 49 years old.  Even though he has worked in various capacities for Marvel and DC comics, I mention Milestone Media first because that’s when I discovered him.

FRESHMAN DISCOVERY

Is there such a thing as coincidence?
 
This morning I was listening to music on my ipod during my commute to work. As I went to put a song on repeat I accidentally hit “shuffle”. A new song came on. In trying to turn off “shuffle” I accidentally hit it again. What came up was an 11 minute talk from Jim Rohn, an expert on personal development. I had gotten his audio from a CD in Success magazine about a year ago.

October is National Bullying Prevention and Awareness month and we must use this time to raise awareness about what happens all year long—every year—in our schools.  Asher Brown and Phoebe Prince lost their lives to bullying. Because of the increased frequency of this type of tragic outcome, the official term is bullycide: when a person commits suicide because of bullying.

WAKE UP!
I’m sure Asher and Phoebe are not the only youth to die within the past year, but their stories were covered by national media. So in a sense, they are the “faces” of a growing epidemic in our country. And their deaths beg the question: How many children have to die before we take bullying seriously?

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. It wasn’t deliberate… it was just I didn’t have anything that I thought needed to be said.  Oh, and there’s also me being busy with my job, church, marriage, Speedsuit Powers novel and a baby on the way.  And I just returned from a 10 day trip in Ghana, West Africa and spent over a week being sick.  That gives a person a lot of time to think about life -although I think it may be impossible to think clearly while congested

I wanted to let you know that we have a Father’s Day special running for African American boys (ages 11-18) who are being raised without their fathers.  They can receive a copy of Speedsuit Powers , my teen fiction novel for free.  This offer ends June 13th. Only while supplies last and for USA residents.  Check out the video for more information and then go to www.speedsuitpowers.com/book-gifting . Thanks.

Here’s my interview on the Open show, hosted by Daren Jaime.  In the interview, we talk about my new book, Speedsuit Powers.  Enjoy and let me know what you think.