…Tavis Smiley!

Saturday, February 28th, I attended the State of the Black Union, 10th Anniversary forum.

IF YOU MISSED IT, SEARCH C-SPAN for the next showing.

Tavis, you and Tom Joyner and all the speakers truly made us (attendees) proud. And inspired.

Some people think that the “discussions” that take place from elegant and intelligent
Speakers are just “talk.” But when asked tough questions, each speaker supplied
well-thought out, eloquent answers that “brought it all home.”

No one had to be reminded to “make it plain.”

Black Intelligensia:

Moderator: N.J. Attorney Raymond Brown, Jr.,
Congresswoman. Maxine Waters, Rev’s Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, National Urban League President Marc Morial, Writers and Motivational Speakers Les Brown and Iyanla Vanzant, Washington Post finance journalist Michelle Singletary, Professors Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Lani Guinier, CA Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Bennett College President Julianne Malveaux, , L.A. Sentinel publisher Danny Bakewell, Sr., Psychologist Na’im Akbar, Environmentalist Van Jones, California State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Obama youth organizer Erica Williams, Trans Africa Founder Randall Robinson and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Any speakers that I have missed: please blame the head and not the heart.

I love you all. You left us fired up and ready to serve.

Thank you again.