Old School Thoughts

Martha and I returned to the front porch to pay tribute to the generations of mothers who have nourished, sacrificed, endured, gave life, and everything else out of love. We acknowledged our respective mothers, children, relatives, friends, and all ancestral mothers whom we search for through genealogy. Happy Mother's Day to all of your relatives.

Tonight, Kenya and I went out on the front porch to Analyze how the actions of the president are creating distractions that are possibly keeping our eyes off of the prize progress and equality. We missed not having Martha available. How do you see the distractions?

We lose a lot of time evaluating and assessing where we are in the present and how we expect to be in the future. After having a conversation with Mr. Trenton Thompson (20 years old) last week, I saw myself in a mirror. Mr. Trenton approached me and asked, "Sir, what advice would you give to your 20-year-old self?" Then my son introduced me to the president of Burkino Faso, Ibrahim Traore'.

A homage to all the good things Easter brought to us in addition to bunnies and eggs

Kenya is celebrating her birthday, so Martha and I decided to go out on the front porch. Our goal was to recognize our incredible young people who are doing great things and pursuing their dreams. When we, as adults, are given the opportunity to talk to young people are we dropping the right seeds of knowledge? That is what Martha attempted to do tonight and what we did, yesterday, with two of our respective young relatives. If you see a young person doing great things, tell them and pray for their protection. We have to keep our eyes on the prize of the Promised Land. The Promised Land is a metaphor for achieving the equality that was promised per the Declaration of Independence.

It is great having Martha and Kenya back, as a team, to discuss another impromptu discussion that is impactful within the African American community. This is not to say that these issues only belong to African Americans, but the impact of slavery, forced migrations, lynchings, abductions, name changes, and more are isolated events that have had the greatest impact on the unity of African American families within the United States and other people of African descent throughout the Diaspora. As a family genealogist and lover of family, I am always assessing how deep is our love for searching for and reuniting families. What are your thoughts? How do you assess this topic?

Kenya was on a special assignment and left Martha and I to steer the ship. So, Martha and I decided to go out on the front porch to talk about the importance of people/groups participating in a meaningful dialogue. Martha and I had a mutual agreement that we lose a lot of momentum due to selfishness and the need to be greater than others. Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the succeeding leaders did not have a contingency plan to continue the impact and strategies of the battles won. Our organizations and communities are not collectively preparing a Project 2029. They are still talking 2025. What are your thoughts?

Evidence of a Crime? Against who.....? This Week's topic is based on a "good hair" and Black people's perpetration of European beauty standards. Who is the criminal? Our European ancestors or a crime we impose on our fellow African Americans?

Tonight , our inspiration comes from a Facebook post about African Americans returning to Africa. Someone responded, "they need to leave behind their dysfunction." What does Dysfunction actually mean?

I asked Martha and Kenya to join me in a discussion about how we should be prepared and trained to respond to issues that we consider to be insulting/offensive. We spent this time assessing the difference between affirmative actions, DEI, and DAR. It is important for us to use history and knowledge to pinpoint the cause and effect of discrimination and racism as a response to accusations pertaining to privileges, policies, laws, mentoring, and more.