Creating a Coalition Among African/Black People Across America

I really need to create a more effective schedule that will allow me to update my blog more often. I really have so much I want to say but it is so difficult to find the time. Right now I am at the 5th Annual African Black Coalition at UC Irvine in Orange County, CA. Yup over 700 African/Black people in Orange County for an entire weekend! They are not ready! I know the man is freaking out right now seeing all these fine brothas and sistas down here in the sunny OC! See contrary to popular belief African/Black people are not afraid of water! I absolutely love this conference! It is definitely the best conference of the year and every year when I come here I feel so inspired, uplifted, enlightened, and supported. I truly feel like there is a purpose for my life and the work that I am doing is not in vain. Honestly, I feel at utter peace and bliss with my life and with my identity.

This conference reaffirms the fact that I actually do know and accept who I am and solidifies in me why I am truly and deeply proud of my heritage and culture. I cannot thank my parents enough for instilling in me solid beliefs, values, ethics, and morals that have allowed me to become the incredible black man that I am today. I am so proud of my family, my community, my people, and my ancestors who came before me and allow me to be so privileged today. Although I've said in the past and I will definitely say again, Black people definitely have a long way to go but this conference reassures me that the movement of the 60s and 70s are not dead, they are just in slow down and they are undoubtedly resurfacing at an unprecedented rate. And America, I intend to play a very instrumental role in ushering the return of that movement. It is not just my desire, it my obligation, and it is my birthright.