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"When you really love people, you can't stand the fact that they are treated unjustly." --Dr. Cornell West (from a sermon at Howard University Andrew Rankin Chapel service--April 2010) http://liber

Any relationship that's not built on truth is not a relationship. No exceptions. People are not who you want them to be, they are who they are... --Nona O

Thankful for the contribution and commitment of a multi-talented leader. Condolences to his wife of more than 50 years, Mrs. Frances Hooks, and daughter Patricia Gray. "There are a lot of ways an

Celebrating the life, history, and legacy of one of the greatest leaders of this century, Ms. Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010) http://www.ncnw.org/about/height.htm From: http://libertyip.blo

http://libertyip.blogspot.com One day as I stopped at a red light on a busy street, a middle aged man, a panhandler, approached my car holding a cup and asked for some money. I instinctively looke

I have had some time to reflect on the previously posted Wall Street Journal (WSJ) articles on why women mistreat each other in the work place. If you missed the previous blog with the articles, pleas

You were silent...Injustice metamorphose in silence. The unconscionable becomes not only justifiable, but allowable especially when the right price is paid for the silence. More at: http://liberty

When Elizabeth Cady married abolitionist Henry Brewster Stanton in 1840, she'd already observed enough about the legal relationships between men and women to insist that the word obey be dropped from

While reading the online edition of the Wall Street Journal, I ran across two articles on how women mistreat each other in the workplace. I found myself questioning the reasons why women engaged in t

http://libertyip.blogspot.com This is a sample spot (originally intended for radio) that Howard University alum Darryl Claggett and I put together several years to honor Dr. Charles Drew, a native

Click here for the original text with pictures: http://libertyip.blogspot.com The other day, I had the opportunity to attend a number of hearings on Capitol Hill. It's only after I left that I

Today I want to pay tribute to the first woman who showed me unconditional love. I grew up calling her Big Mama. Her name was Elmira Thompson. I was born in February of 1965 in Norman, Oklahoma and Bi

libertyip.blogspot.com Dr. King was a great man, not a perfect man but a great man. He risked his life to change the situation of his fellow human beings, not only the ones who believed in his pos

To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., please post a favorite quote TODAY on your Facebook page. His words made Obama's historic election possible.

I am sharing these quotes from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. because they are still relevant today some 50 years after he spoke them. Some philosophical sociologists suggest that morality is

http://libertyip.blogspot.com This blog is a tribute to my godson who turned 17 years old this week. One day several years ago when my godson was about seven years old, I happen to be visiting h

I grew up in church. In fact, you could say that I have been in church all my life. I remember back in the day when people would get up during the 'testimony service' and say, "...those who know the w

People will try to limit you because they are limited. Don't allow it! Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson, US essayist & p