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 Writing on the Wall, 2008, Keynote Speaker I grew up in the small southern town of Waynesboro, Mississippi. I was adopted by my maternal grandmother. I didn’t know it then but we didn’t have very much. It was like my grandmother had what Sinbad (the comedian) calls “Magic Money.” Whenever we needed something, she would come up with it—so, I didn’t realize that we were close to the poverty line. Whenever I needed something, she would come up with it. So as a child, I didn’t realize just how poor we were. Now that I’m older, I understand why she was always saving a little here and there. She was looking out for my future. As a matter of fact, my grandmother was always telling me how education would be my ticket out of Waynesboro, Mississippi. She was right. Education would indeed be my ticket to seeing the world. |
“At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being”- Friedrich Otto Hertz |
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Actions are visible, though motives are secret.---Samuel Johnson |
 "Splendid: A Contemporary Fairy Tale," 2009 My love for the arts was evident early on and my grandmother made sure that I had the tools to hone my skills. I believe that God gave me the arts to heal me. Growing up, I did not know my father and my birth mother lived in another town and honestly, I felt rejected. I felt like the black sheep of my family and my only escape was writing and music. I actually discuss this whole ordeal in my autobiographical CD, ""Be Inspired." |
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 "Be Inspired " Concert, 2006 I believe that my life experience has made me more sensitive to the hurts of others. I have also learned that although we may see our current circumstance as bad, there is always someone who is in a worse condition. One of my greatest traveling experiences was traveling to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I was part of a mission team that traveled to Honduras after the Hurricane of 1998 to assist Habitat for Humanity. It was an amazing experience that changed my life. The experience confirmed in me that people are people wherever you go. Basic needs such as food and shelter are the same. And although the people there had just lived through a hurricane where so many people died, they still wore smiles. What many of us in America consider poor doesn’t even compare to poverty in some countries. In comparison, how I grew up seems privileged. I believe that the issue of poverty and development is urgent and I want to be a part of efforts to enhance sustainable projects that will benefit families for a long time to come. . |
Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. ~Will Rogers |
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Life’s not always fair. Sometimes you
can get a splinter even sliding down a rainbow. |
 More from "Be Inspired." .Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." And I am so sick and tired of Republicans and Democrats fighting to saved their only party's face instead of really fighting the injustices in the world. In this fast paced society that we live in, it's so easy to get caught up in vanity and trivial things. I have found myself being worried about things that are so petty. But at some point, you have to snap back to reality and what's important. It is my hope that my writings present issues that are the heart of the matter. Enjoy your visit to my website. Please feel free to leave me a message. Wishing you the best,
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