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The call was a bit unnerving. On the other end of my cell phone was my high school daughter on her cell phone, which she knows is banned for her use during first-hour World Geography class or any other time during school hours.
During a 6 1/2 year enlistment in the U.S. Navy Reserve, I crossed the paths of many good people, both officers and enlisted, of different races and backgrounds. I don’t recall one person, no matter how he felt about the politics of the commander in chief at the time, who did not feel a sense of pride and honor wearing the uniform.
LSU will be celebrating another homecoming in two weeks. Within the university’s homecoming is another, very special homecoming, “Generations of Family, Black Alumni Reunion 2009,” spearheaded by the university’s Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Another census is nearly upon us. Data gathered in the 2010 Census, as in the past, will yield pictures of the racial and ethnic makeup of communities. The results of the 2010 Census will help determine where billions of dollars in federal funding will go and how legislative, congressional and other election districts will be drawn.
