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.
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.
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
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.
I know it’s 2010, but I don’t have much to say at this point. It’s said that if you want a productive blog, you have to write new content weekly. But quite honestly, I haven’t had anything that I’ve been burning to write about.
This doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about what to write:
I had the opportunity to be interviewed (on 11/18/09) on the “Open” talk show, hosted by Daren Jaimes. It’s a local show on Bronxnet Community Television. We discussed my new book, Speedsuit Powers, and how it can help bring hope to urban youth. Here’s the update from my Speedsuit Powers book website.
Speedsuit Powers releases Tuesday December 1, 2009. You can purchase your copy at Amazon.com
Alright, here’s the first official Speedsuit Powers book trailer. The story follows a boy who has to deal with some major “bully drama”. If you have middle school/high school aged kids, or you work with youth, you’re going to want to get them a copy of this novel. You may even want a copy for yourself! (One adult read the book in 5 hours. She said she couldn’t put it down.)
The novel releases December 1, 2009 on Amazon.com, so save the date: Tuesday December 1st. Feel free to let me know what you think and also pass this video onto others!
I am holding in my hands for the first time, the very first copy of my new book, Speedsuit Powers . It’s a teen fiction novel where the main character, Curtis, is the new kid at a new school dealing with bully issues. It releases this December. My prayer, hope and desire is that this book will help to positively impact urban youth culture. That it will inspire, motivate and educate youth to see their lives differently and make new choices (or stand by decisions they’ve already made) which lead to true and lasting success.
A friend of mine emailed to check and see if I was doing alright. They had stopped by this blog and saw I hadn’t written in a while. I’m glad she did. It has been a while since my last post.
It doesn’t take a genius to mess up punctuation and grammar. But you can look like a genius by using them correctly…
It’s Wednesday April 15, 2009 and I’m sitting on a plane flying from New York to Texas: four months before Speedsuit Powers, my new book, is slated to be released (August 2009). And right now, I’m reading through a book my wife gave me on punctuation and grammar (she’s a reading and language arts teacher).
