The first comes from the Huffington Post and is called "Gays, God and Gospel music." This piece is a review of sorts, about an essay called "The Fan Who Knew Too Much" in a book of essays on the role gays have played in the world of Gospel music. "He considers much of the music coming from today's gospel performers…
"For the songs, rituals and folklore that were lost in slavery's middle passage, his plays are those forgotten songs remixed for the struggles of adapting to these shores" Playwright/director/actor Chadwick Boseman, who recently portrayed Jackie Robinson in the movie 42, wrote an article for the LA Times about the playwright August Wilson. Wilson's legacy, the thing he set out to…
"As a Morehouse graduate you now wield the power of something more powerful than the diploma you're about to accept. You wield the power of your example." "It portrays a problem of ambition if you think more about what you can buy than what you can do." "Inspire those who look up to you to expect more of themselves." "A…
Sexual assault in the military has been the overflowing pot of hot, boiling water on the stove of America's socio-political issues. It has been a quietly boiling pot, but since President Obama and New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand spoke out on the issue, the pot is whistling. The Department of Defense has promised reform and organizations such as the…