An Evening with Archbishop Desmond Tutu… On November 22, 2008, The Griot had the honor and pleasure of attending a special evening in support of The Tutu Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage, and The Bishop’s Initiative on Reconciliation at the historic St. Paul’s Church in Baltimore. Old St. Paul’s as the church is affectionately called, [...]
God heard our prayers. Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama. The saints of the Middle Passage, plantations of the south, Jim Crow and civil rights are rejoicing. I welcomed the words “Obama Wins Election” that exploded across TV screens at 11:00 p.m. EST on the evening of November 8 -celebrating with tears and shouts of joy, [...]
This post was orginally an article in The Village Griot, my online subscription newsletter. Recently, a young African-American coworker who is well educated and raised in the culture of colorblindness asked me if I was happy about the direction of the general election. My response was “only if I am able to exhale on November [...]
