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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Obama vs. McCain -- 19 days to go. Running to the finish line.

Usain BoltVery much like Usain Bolt, who broke two world recods at the recent Olympics, we must run all the way to the finish line to ecure this victory for Barack Obama.  Unlike the primaries, where there were many contests to build a commanding lead, this comes down to one race to the finish -- Winner take all. 

I went to the Obama Campaign Office today and volunteered to help get out the vote in Columbus, Ohio. 

I committed to make phone calls to people in this urban community, even though I live in a suburban community.  I joined others who are making hundreds of phone calls to encourage people to support Obama, and vote.  More volunteers are still needed to get out the vote.

Over the course of the next 19 days, we will make thousands of calls, and transport many voters to their voting locations.  Even though the opinion polls suggest that Obama is building a commanding lead, we must carry on this urgent appeal to voters right up to election day.  Any support that you can give will get us one step closer to the victory, but we need our best effort all the way to the finish line.

It is not too late to volunteer your support.  Click here to find the volunteer opportunities in your community.