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By Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW

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Manning down (becoming selfless) is not a popular sentiment among members of the Black Diaspora.  It is considered a sign of weakness rather than strength.  But when we give credence to God the Father, ultimately accepting his son Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are better able to separate persons from their sinful behaviors.  Having this ability means we are less likely to respond violently to unenlightened white Americans who make us the targets of their prejudice and

By Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW

Visit me online @ www.practicalwritingeditingconsulting.com

Several months ago, I received my copy of Steve Perry’s book Man Up! Nobody Is Coming to Save Us (Note: Buy this book at http://www.manupbook.com/home.html. It will make you think.). The book is a quick read, taking a “hard-hitting, hip, introspective look into what the Black community must do to save itself.” As a black American male, I understand where Perry is coming from (we have to stop waiting on the next Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to arrive on the scene and lead us to the Promised

Why is everyone hating on Marion Jones?

She has only been accused of using anabolic steroids; she was never convicted. More specifically, the only positive test that she failed proved to be invalid, resulting from the negative results of a B sample. Marion Jones is still the greatest, womens sprinter competing today, and she is DRUG-FREE.

Florence Griffith-Joyner, God rest her soul, ran some amazing times (10.49 in the 100, 21.32 in the 200), Because she ran as fast as many men, you could easily build a case that she was on "the juice". While I enjoyed watching her compete, I still

Julian Bond, Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and others contend that we Christians use religious teachings to deny rights to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.  This contention was made public in a three-minute commercial posted on the National Black Justice Coalition’s (NBJC’s) YouTube page (www.youtube.com/NBJCDC).

The NBJC, America’s only nationwide Black Gay civil rights (but really choice) organization, asks, “Is using religious teachings to deny equal rights to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people