“Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment, you have been many things to one another; acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner, even teacher, for you have learned much from one another these past few years. Shortly you shall say a few words that will take you across a threshold […]
Category: Living for the Weekend
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
It was an evening of elegance as The Baltimore Times celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Reginald Lewis Museum on Oct. 22. Dr. Joanne Martin of Great Blacks in Wax unveiled the beginning of a wax stature of Baltimore Times founder Joy Bramble to a crowd of about 300 people. The gala’s hosts were Baltimore’s […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Come gather ’round people wherever you roam and admit that the waters around you have grown. Accept it soon, you’ll be drenched to the bone if your time to you is worth saving then you better start swimming you could sink like a stone. For the times, they are a-changing. Come mothers and fathers throughout […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Hearts of fire creates love desire take you high and higher to the world you belong. Hearts of fire creates love desire high and higher to your place on the throne. We come together on this special day sing our message loud and clear. Looking back, we’ve touched on sorrowful days, future pass, they disappear. […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“See the curtains hangin’ in the window, in the evenin’ on a Friday night. A little light a-shinin’ through the window, lets me know everything is alright. Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind. See the paper layin’ in the sidewalk, a little music from the house next door. […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“The Black slave after receiving this indoctrination shall carry on and will become self-re-fueling and self-generating for hundreds of years, maybe thousands. Don’t forget you must pitch the old Black males. the young Black male, and the young Black male against the old Black male. You must use the dark skin slaves vs. the light […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Maybe I didn’t love you quite as often as I could have; maybe I didn’t treat you quite as good as I should have. If I made you feel second best girl I’m sorry I was blind. But, you were always on my mind, you were always on my mind. Maybe I didn’t hold you […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky, then let your heart say in awe, “God moves in passion.” And since you are a breath in God’s sphere, and a leaf in God’s forest, you too should rest in reason and […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“They held their hard-boiled eggs in one hand and a piece of bread and butter in the other, munching happily. There was a dish of salt for everyone to dip their eggs into; I don’t know why, but the meals we have on picnics always taste so much nicer than the ones we have indoors…” […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“Mother, mother, there’s too many of you crying. Brother, brother, brother there’s far too many of you dying. You know we’ve got to find a way to bring some lovin’ here today, yea. Father, father we don’t need to escalate. You see, war is not the answer for only love can conquer hate…Picket lines and […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“As the church, we are in community together trying to fulfill this Great Commission that Jesus left us with. As we gently press into each other, we form one united thing, His church. As we work together, sharing the space God gives us to do His work, we all become shaped a little different. We […]
LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND
“I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick; I’m so mean I make medicine sick.”-Muhammad Ali The greatest, Muhammad Ali, lost his final fight to Parkinson and the world mourned. His death […]

