For Love of Liberty

Often times when you go to a Black History exhibition  there are the typical facts...  maybe a poem and speech of some sort. Today I was presented with a film so unique that it had me hungry for more... Today I had the pleasure of meeting Frank Martin, the director of the film "For Love of Liberty".
Hosted by Halle Berry and voiced over by Ice-T, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, Bill Cosby and many many more, the film contains letters & stories of African American men and women that served their country selflessly in the pursuit of liberty. It is seldom that you will view this documentary on PBS, but if it does show please put it on your calendar.

I love history. I love documentaries. I love history documentaries.

Here is a clip: For Love of Liberty-Vietnam

For more information go to http://www.forloveofliberty.org

A New Egypt

I usually don't do this... but here is a picture that made me happy today.

Anti-government protesters form a human chain to prevent Egyptian Army tanks from clearing barricades, next to the Egyptian Museum at an entrance to Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011.

Black History Month

Where is OUR History Headed?

There are a lot of horrendous and beautiful aspects about Black History; all of which, I have come to accept as part of my heritage.  But now, now there is an epidemic sweeping through our communities like a retail hungry fashionista rummaging through a Carolina Herrera sample sale, HIV/AIDS.  HIV/AIDS will quickly become a part of our history forever, unless we begin to become accountable for our actions.

The more I speak out on issues such as sexually transmitted diseases, the more I encounter sexually active people who are oblivious to the risks.  Too many are having sex, of all sorts, and not using proper protection.  Too many are not speaking about their sexual history with their partner(s). Too many are sexually active and not getting tested... TOO MANY!

Time, life and history can deal us hands that are not preventable.  Fortunately, HIV/AIDS IS preventable.  So get educated, begin educating and know your status.

In 2008, the estimated number of AIDS diagnoses in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, by race or ethnicity was as follows:

Of the estimated number of AIDS diagnoses in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the distribution of ages at time of diagnosis was as follows:

*Charts provided by: http://www.cdc.gov/