The Glover Report: Family, Schools and Churches:
Even more, his presentation before Associated Black Charities of Maryland at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on Wednesday afternoon went into what he believes are the three major anchors of the black community that must be re-engaged such that black America can be all that it is supposed to be. After all, with the election of President-elect Barack Obama, this is supposed to represent a new beginning.
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Meeting Morehouse College President Franklin Was An Inspirational Experience:
He, in fact, is a reminder – with all due respect to all of the black schools out there – why I first chose – at the urging of my high school counselors - to attend Morehouse. It was a vivid reminder of the three semesters I was blessed to be at – in my mind – the greatest institution on the planet with some of the greatest minds I have ever known. Morehouse students like Adam Scott, Leo Hyman and Robbie Scott from Baltimore and Steven Tolbert, the son of a Liberian president, come to mind.
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The Glover Report: What A Beautiful Time To Be Black:
Tonight, the Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce (GBBCC) has requested I give some closing comments at our monthly meeting. Being the first time this group has convened since the election of President-elect Barack Obama, it is painfully obvious that the efforts of people like GBBCC President Louis Fields and GBBCC Chair Raymond V. Haysbert ought share a sense of renewed optimism in both our country and ourselves.
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The Glover Report: The Era of Obama:
Today is already the greatest moment in American history. Separate from the annihilation of the indigenous peoples so fondly recognized as the Indians – the Chippewa, the Cherokee, the Cheyenne, the Apache and the Sioux – today, Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 will become the date known throughout that an African American – not quite white like the forty three presidents before him - will become President of the United States of America.
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The Glover Report: Checkmate and Back on the Map:
Today, a man we could also classify as mulatto is on the verge of stepping into history … and the White House. And with yesterday’s cosmic endorsement from retired General Colin Powell, Senator Barack Obama has all but sealed victory come November 4, 2008. Likened by pundits to Cicero, Obama gets it. Undeniably American, I think he is the realization of the hopes and dreams of countless freedom fighters like Attucks. As noted by right-winger Armstrong Williams, the hand of God is upon him.
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