"North is 90 Miles Southeast of Due West"

South Carolina Geography Lesson with Bill Cosby

Asking for directions in South Carolina could get tricky!

Carl Tate

A New Kind of Young Leader

This Story in our Local Paper caught my attention. Carl Tate is one young person who thinks for himself and is willing to take some flack for doing so. Like Larry Elder, he goes against the conventional wisdom in political thought. In fact it is such thinking that seems to be reinvigorating our political dialogue.

Bill Cosby has also taken on conventional wisdom. When our ancestors arrived in this land they siezed opportunity and taught their children to as well. The torch of opportunity has been grasped by Cosby, Elder and Carl Tate. May they run well and pass it firmly to generations to come!

Reaching for the Stars

Bill Cosby's Challenge to Real Greatness

I saw This Piece by Myron Magnet in City Journal that references Bill Cosby's 2004 speech where he challenged a lot of people's cultural assumptions. I've enjoyed Bill Cosby from my youth and still can recall some of his stand-up routines [Noah!!!!] with great clarity. Cosby has always seen himself as an educator and takes that role seriously.

As we laughed at 'Fat Albert' and 'The Chicken Heart that Ate New York,' Cosby gave us a window into his own youth and the culture he was raised in. Bill Cosby began a wonderful dialogue for a lot of us and helped a lot of Americans to relate to one another. Now he speaks from the heart and shares the dream we all share for our children. It is a dream that requires articulation, for it is sadly not a reality for so many youth today.

May we take his message seriously and strive to reach the next generation with his message of hope and personal responsibility.