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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
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“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
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"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.
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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.
Cherralea Morgen
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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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