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Note: Originally posted on September 1, 2008 to the "Black in America" Social Network (www.blackinamerica.com).

On Monday, September 1st, I received word that Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is five-months pregnant. To say that this news caught me off guard would be an understatement. How much more drama can John McCain's bid for the American presidency withstand? But when I learned that McCain knew about the younger Palin's condition but still choose the elder Palin over more qualified Republican candidates, I questioned his judgement.

Truth be told, I

Note: Originally posted to Jeffery A. Faulkerson's blog, A POSITIVE LIGHT: Discovering the Good within the Black Diaspora (http://apositivelight.blogspot.com/). 

No one ever said being black in America would be easy. And on Monday, August 25th, I discovered just how true this statement can be.
 
Five days earlier, I had received two wristbands from a representative with the "i am the black community" company (http://www.myspace.com/iatbc/).  The wristband is nothing more than a piece of black plastic, with "i am the black community" written across it in white lettering, but I have only removed

Note: Originally posted August 15, 2008 on www.blackinamerica.com.

Earlier today, I was shopping at Wal-Mart with my son when I ran across a white Jesus doll. After taking a few moments to look it over, I just shook my head. I then asked myself, "How are they (the manufacturers) going to explain this to black, brown, yellow and red children and their parents?" Do they plan on making black, brown, yellow and red Jesus dolls?

Don't count on it.

I have been a born-again Christian since 1977, when I was nine years of age, and I am accustomed to seeing white images of Jesus Christ. I remember being

Note: Originally posted August 14, 2008 on www.blackinamerica.com

Recently, it was brought to my attention that a select group of white Blogtalkradio (BTR) hosts have been critical of the new "Black Talk Radio Network" (www.blacktalkradio.ning.com).  This ning.com network was created by BTR host One Black Man to provide a meeting place for black BTR hosts and give listeners one-stop accessibility to the shows of their favorite black Blogtalkradio hosts. It also allows black BTR hosts to submit blogs for reading and videos for viewing.

I'm sure there are a number of white Americans who are

Note: Originally posted on August 13, 2008 on Black in America (www.blackinamerica.com).

Last night, I got a chance to participate in an online debate about black people and homosexuality. The blog by the same name was posted by E Private. I enjoyed reading E Private's quick comments and those of others. However, I kept asking myself, "Should we be doing more to protect the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman?"

As most of you know, I am a happily married man. It has been this way for over 15 years. My wife means everything to me. But I am concerned about prospects for my now

Originally published in 2007 in the online publication Keeping Family First ( http://www.keepingfamilyfirst.org./ ).

The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), America's only nationwide Black Gay civil rights organization, poses a very poignant question in a three-minute commercial posted on its YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/NBJCDC. The video prominently features Julian Bond, a black man who just so happens to be the Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and his white wife Pamela. Another interracial couple (a white male and Native

 

On Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. EST, I will be hosting another roundtable discussion on my Internet talk radio show "FIRM...but fair" with Jeffery A. Faulkerson.  The question that I will be posing to my listening audience is, "Should parents be held responsible for the sexual activity of their children?" 

I have always heard that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.  If this is the case, then we parents play a significant role in the decisions our children make in the area of sexual activity, right?  I know; most decisions that people make are made independently.  But let's be

Excerpt from "Raising My V.O.I.C.E. (Verbalizing Orderly Impressions through Creative Endeavors)" by Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW

Published July 2007 by Infinity Publishing.com

March 2007

On February 10^th, I had the privilege of traveling to Virginia to attend television and radio personality Tavis Smiley's State of the Black Union 2007.  This event, held annually in different cities across the country to commemorate Black History Month, was significant for those persons in attendance.  Four hundred years ago, in 1607, the first Africans had been brought to Jamestown against their will to do