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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.
Unbeknownst to many, Joseph Walker, an otherwise seemingly healthy 22-year-old Southern University mathematics graduate and former marching band member, dealt with sometimes painful sickle cell anemia episodes during his marches on football fields with the Human Jukebox.
We often gravitate to the words of successful people because by reason of their success we believe they have something valuable to say. Their words, we believe, have a wisdom forged from the fires of the experiences that helped them get to the top.
