tjsthings
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A hundred million just doesn’t go as far as it used to.
Monday, ground was broken on the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial on the national mall. It is a momentous occasion for Americans in general and African Americans in particular. All of that said, am I the only one who thinks a hundred million dollars is a lot of money for an outdoor monument? If they… Read more
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This stuff should be marketed as an antidepressant.
This past weekend, I was headed for a real funk. I was dealing with the whole Ed Bradley and Gerald Levert thing and pondering what in the world my purpose was on earth. I’ve accomplished some good things, and I am working to achieve a lot more and help a lot of people and all… Read more
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Gerald Levert 1966-2006
Dang. I just got off the phone with my sister, and she just got off of the phone with Punkin*. And Gerald Levert died of a massive heart attack in his sleep at his home in Newbury, Ohio. I was asking her, “Do you mean Eddie Levert?” and she was like, “No, Gerald Levert. The… Read more
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Ed Bradley (June 22, 1941 – November 9, 2006)
He was wounded while on assignment covering the Vietnam War. In 1976, he became the first black white house correspondent. His accolades are way too numerous for me to go into right now. He was one of the reasons that I pursued journalism in college, and he died today of leukemia. Read more
