diversifiedminds

Growing up the oldest of seven in Brooklyn I always envisioned a life that was very different than what was around me. I grew up with a considerable amount of responsibility. I was lucky to have a strong support system that included my mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. They instilled in me values that have made me the kind of man I am today. Unfortunately the positive male influences that I needed from my family was not always present. I internalized this and continued to strive to be the male influence that I wanted to see around me and needed in my life. I did not see strong male leaders, so I became one. I did not see academically successful men, I became one. I did not see men who were actively involved in making the world a more equal and just place, so again I became one. I did this not only for myself, but also for my siblings and family. I studied the lives of successful black male leaders. Men like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey and Thurgood Marshall j...

Tomorrow marks the culmination of the longest presidential campaign ever in the United States. It is imperative that after 726 days, countless debates, rallies, primaries and efforts that everyone exercises their constitutional right to vote. This election will be remembered as the most important election of this generation, no matter the outcome. If you are not involved in the process then your complaints will fall on deaf ears. Especially as this election, which has garnered the most passion of any in recent memory. Join me and everyone who will be lining up in the dark of night to wait for our chance to vote. Too many died before us fighting for the simple right to cast their vote. And I will stand for as long as I have to stand in honor of them. YES WE CAN!

One of my favorite shows is Rick Sanchez' program that comes on CNN at 3pm. He uses Facebook , Myspace , Twitter and other social networks to make it truly interactive. He had McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb on today. The topic was Senator Obama's ties to Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University professor and controversial figure with ties to the Palestinian Leadership Organization.) When asked by Rick Sanchez to name another person that Obama has ties to that is also anti- semitic the spokesman after a long pause said "I think we all know who we are talking about." See video here I was completely shocked at this comment. He never offered a name, and left the suggestion completely open-ended that there is a possibility that Obama has ties to anti- semitic people. What makes things even more interesting is that McCain has ties to Khalidi himself! During the 1990's McCain donated money to Khalidi to study voting patterns in Palestine. I suppose in McCain's min...