In the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a public statement about the America that they lived in, loved and competed for. After winning the gold and bronze medal respectively, Smith and Carlos bowed their heads and...
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On Sunday evening, television star and activist Jesse Williams gave a riveting speech at the BET Awards on racial equality that set all media outlets ablaze. It was a thoughtful, poetic and heartfelt treatise of the frustration that people of color feel in light of...
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What a great day of celebration at The Heights! Today we celebrated my 4th Pastoral Anniversary at First Baptist. What a great day to reflect on God’s faithfulness over the past four years. I am so amazed by the journey that LaVera and I have experienced over...
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I received this e-mail early this morning with the tagline, "So sad, but so true." I must agree that it is sad, but a simple Google search reveals that much of it is untrue. I couldn't resist a returned e-mail to the person who forwarded to...
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