Articles and Stories
All We Have is Hope: A Letter to a Reporter Travelling with the Obama Campaign(Author's Note: This is a copy of an email I sent to Kim Chipman of Bloomberg.net, who is a reporter travelling with the Obama Campaign.
The Writing that Got Me Blacklisted!DOING THE RIGHT THING(This is the letter that got me blacklisted from the local NYT regional newspaper)
Heritage not Hate? Our Heritage IS Hate.It was in the paper just recently: an all white school in Kentucky that has rebel flags all over the place. And very proud of it.
Selma, Alabama at 4 A.M. on Dr. King's Birthday, 1999.
LET'S PLAY FAME! Then Work to Elect ObamaOK,Let's play the fame game for a change:You can be Elvis,But I'll take Martin.OK, Roll the dice....
OBAMA! His Future Depends on Us And Our Future Depends on Him!I had this month's column all written out and ready to send to the editor, when I realized something: No matter what bitter local battles are being fought here where we live for equality a ...
A GIFT OF HOPE: What A Woman Gave Me... And What Obama Offers Us...(Writer's Note: It is with great pride that I tell you that this column was proof-read and edited by my eleven year old daughter, Nikki, who desires someday to be a good writer - inspite of the ...
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA: Putting My Money Where My Mouth is To Stop Hillary's Last Charge.(Author's note: This column for the most part was written March 9, 2008)You know you are thinking about politics way too much when you start dreaming about delegates. T ...
FIGHT THE LIES! Stand Up To The People Who Smear Obama.I keep getting the emails smearing Obama. Even from a member of my own family. And from a close personal friend. When I wrote back telling them the truth...