Rhemawrd Youngest son graduating high school this week. Time sure does fly by. Counting more gray hairs these days. - June 03, 2011 add/view comments (0)

Today, I take my oldest son to college. I can't tell you how proud I am of him as a father. This is seeing all of my hard work pay off, and all of my prayers being answered. This might not seem like much to some, but when you live in a city with the highest teenaged pregnacy rate, the highest high school drop out rate, and the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the nation, watching a young, Black man defy the odds and avoid becoming a statistic makes you feel good inside.

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I ask the question, what have we come to as a people? This question, due to the observances I've made not only on this site, but within the Black community in general.

First, I called myself making the transition back to Black Planet after a lengthy migration over to Black Voices. After watching the serious decline of the BV environment since it's aquisition by AOL, I thought that BP might be a beter experience. Though I know how the internet can be, and expected a few... (continue reading)