Growing Bolder Community

Did you know that less than half of all African-American households have broadband access to the Internet, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project? As one of a small number of African-American baby boomers who is active online, I have to say the internet has opened doors that might have, otherwise, been closed to me. It has connected me with people I would've probably never met...

Christmas is approaching with the speed of a runaway train, and this year I've made up my mind that if anyone wishes me *Happy Holiday* they will get no response. I'm tired of this nonsense of pussyfooting around the reason for the season, in case it offends someone. Well I'm offended by this Happy Holiday thing. Last year there were even *Holiday Parties* instead of *Christmas...

I made a fool of myself when I was 9 years old. (It has happened many times since then.) Here’s my story: I was at 4H camp in Ocala, Florida for a week. The counselors decided that we would have a talent show that everyone (as in several hundred campers if I remember correctly, but it was probably more like 50) would attend. Anyway, eager to put my talents on display, I said yes right away when...

Ever since I was a little kid, I could spot a hair on my plate. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see it if it was halfway buried under the food. They were usually from cats or dogs, since we always had some sort of menagerie running around the house. In the early 80s, when I owned a restaurant in New Jersey, there were a couple of provision houses where I bought food...