Be Informed…Be Engaged

~~~ Today, I attended an organizing event associated with the Obama 2012 campaign and other fellow democrats. Yes that is correct I am a very proud member of the Democratic Party. I am African American, however, that doesn’t automatically make me a card caring democrat. What makes me a democrat is my belief system, which […]

How Soon We Forget…

~~~ Today here in the United States we are honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr during an official federal holiday. But even with the election of an African American as President of the United States there is still much growth needed for this country. When I say growth, I mean the reduction or eradication of ignorance […]

1st Year Anniversary for PaisleyPerspective

~~~ You may have noticed that I didn’t mention the launch of PaisleyPerspective as a positive in the blog ‘2011 Recaps & 2012 Future Hopes’; however, I believe that mention deserves its own blog post. During the later part of 2010 the idea of PaisleyPerspective a blog dedicated to sharing opinions & ideas was born. […]

2011 Recap and 2012 Future Hopes

~~~ 2011 Recap-Negatives Each new year just as millions of people do, I reflect on the prior year and what were my best and worst moments. Looking back at 2011, I have decided that the worst moment of my year was on April 16th just after midnight when I discovered my mothers’ lifeless body. Death […]