Throughout next week, some of us will celebrate a real American hero – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Loved and hated, venerated and vilified – an icon to some – a pariah to others,  he was a man that I did not know or really understand. (continue reading…)

The Florida Family Association objects to “All American Muslim,” a reality show on TLC which depicts several Islamic families living in Dearborn, Michigan.  The problem?  The absence of terrorists – those “whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.” (Entertainment Weekly)  Claiming to be both conservative and Christian – the FFA practices a kind of cultural Nazism, a vicious sectarian bigotry far from the essential Jesus.

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There is broad consensus that the Internet is changing the way we behave.  What is not often understood is how we respond to those changes especially as we create cross generational content that is web friendly.  In this context, let me offer 5 things to avoid.

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Moses Chung

I’ve connected with a new coaching client – the Christian Reformed Home Missions Agency – directed by Korean born Moses Chung.  There’s something about an Asian named Moses that has rocked my Euro-centric paradigm in the best possible way.  This is a Moses I like.

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So much has been written about the iconic visionary that was Steve Jobs – but to really understand his genius and the gift he gave – you have to hear Apple stories.  Let me tell you mine – how Steve Jobs really did change my life.

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I want to show you two video clips.  The first – School Kills Creativity -  is an animated TED talk from Sir Ken Robinson who is very passionate about changing educational paradigms – the second is an i-pad commercial from Apple.  Connect them  – and you’ll see there has “NEVER been a better time to learn!” (continue reading…)

The discussion questions on NPR’s ever topical “Talk of the Nation” were intriguing – What is the mission and purpose of “Ethnic” media outlets in the United States?  But I had a question about the question – just what is “ethnic media?”

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“The Help” a novel by Kathryn Stockett and the film based upon it have both generated a lot of controversy – opinions within communities of color are heated and divisive.  On a personal level, the book and film helped me understand what I didn’t know related to my own life story. (continue reading…)

It’s a subtle form of racism – unseen but deadly.  It’s powerful, painful and destructive – it’s the soft bigotry of lowered expectations.  This is how it works.

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“A child born into slavery in 1860 was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA’s first African-American president.”  Really?  That’s what a group in Iowa – “The Family Leader” – said in a pledge called the “Marriage Vow.”  This kind of revisionism is baseless, idiotic and profoundly racist. (continue reading…)