Reach - Then Teach

Dear Hannah, Families hold together. Peace and love forever.  We are one. Heart to heart, we're family ... one to one. Heart to heart, we're family ... all for one. Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, My songs help me talk to "me" about "me". They teach, train, correct, rebuke, encourage, inspire, restore, and motivate me. I don't like being exploited, marginalized, disrespected, and overlooked. I get that a lot ... too much. I don't like to be used. I get that a lot ... too much. I don't like to waste time on empty, one-sided relationships. I get that a lot ... too much. I don't l...

Dear Hannah, "Watch Me" is a phrase with several important meanings. It can describe surveillance & suppression ("who's that peekin' through my window"). It can describe determination ("I *will* make it"). It can describe discipleship ("may I show you me transparently"). It can describe accountability ("please don't let me fall"). Make sure you "watch me" the right way. Love, Daddy (Author of...

Dear Hannah, Make your dreams come true through direct, strategic action. Move your character towards faith and love through humility and confidence. Move with coordination and balance. Move those you influence through thought leadership. Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, every now and then i look back i'm checking for my shadow and the direction of my reflection so i can see where i'm headed and get out of my own way feel me? these are my reflections (and corrections) Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, Sometimes things happen that upset us. We have to feel what we feel, take the time to heal, remember what is real, and keep moving forward ... As I lay me down to sleep I kiss my wife and ponder deep I wonder why, and that's OK Answers tomorrow are questions today Then I kneel and start to pray Ask the Lord to have His way Stay focused on a future day Hope to keep all harm at bay So m...

Dear Hannah, My life is but an instrument Singing songs in many keys Wisdom earned through lessons learned From mistakes of several degrees Do not mistake activity for achievement Arriving on time means you're late To be on time arrive early Fall seven times - get up eight One time is an accident Two times is a trend Three times might be a problem But forgiveness is your friend The race is not to...

Dear Hannah, You can make a whole new song - that speaks to our present-day plight - out of song & movie titles from albums & CDs that you have "sitting in the crates". Let's give it a try ... Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, my joy comes from  understanding why i was born and what i need to do before i die and that even when things are shaky and folk are real "fakey" i know who my  folk are listen ... Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, I love your mother (Keisha). For our 10th anniversary, I told the world. Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, we can both reach the finish line by helping each other  train and pace to run our own race but to run it right we need to both pack light to push some major freight and pull our own weight so hang in there when it  doesn't go your way hang in there when you have  to say "bye bye" sometimes to people, places, habits,  and ideas that hinder more than they help sometimes you have to  se...

Dear Hannah, I was assigned a role in this life before I was born ... ... but was then cast (thrown forcefully) into a cast (the actors in a play) according to caste ("social status or position conferred by a system based on class") ... ... hear me now ... ... my "truth" is "living in a daily lie" ... ... but the show must go on ... Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Resp...

Dear Hannah, Stick to the Master Plan (#MasterPlan) - even when current events make it feel like the world is out of control. Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, The road to reconciliation starts with ... realization (of both the might and the plight), respect (both spiritual essence and natural function), reassurance (of commitment to the corrective plan and path - don't ask for trust ... EARN IT), and REAL relationship (dealing with each other as EQUALS). We've got a long way to go ... ... because we keep trying to start at the finish line ....

Dear Hannah, Mistakes are great teachers because they grab your undivided attention. Trees are great teachers, too. You see all their majesty and might ... and their mistakes. You see that ... even in their might (right?) ... they can still fall ... timber(!). Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, Keep your peace ... ... through doubt and uncertainty ... through headache ... through heartache Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah,   i'm the brother from another planet I travel each day far, far away ... hear what they say ... ... then try to make sense of it ... ... lemme tell you what I have LEarned ... i ain't ya ... Love, Daddy (Author of "A Long Walk … Towards Care, Concern, Respect, and Advocacy" )

Dear Hannah, You will live, love, win, lose, and LEarn while you are alive. You will uplift and dignify. You will win friends and influence people. You will also disturb the status quo. You will speak truth to power. You will tell your own story. Not everyone will read it. Not everyone will believe it. Not everyone will like it. They may tell a different version. What people think of you is none o...

Dear Hannah ... If you are wondering ... "What do you DO with all these songs ...?" Thanks for asking. I have a catalog of 45 of these #Autoethnographies (self-reflective "studies") that anchor a yearlong (two-semester) course I developed called #TheSeeSayShow . Sharing them lets me see which ones "slap" (resonate with unprompted, diverse audiences). #TheSeeSayShow is my holistic response to what...

Dear Hannah, Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where someone makes another person doubt their own judgment, perception, or sanity. It is heinous (wicked), pernicious (harmful), prevalent, and *effective*. How do you combat something so powerful? How do you resist (refuse to accept or comply ... not be affected)? I can " see " the lies when I believe and respect the truth. I can "...

In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history ( https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT ) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia fami...

In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history ( https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT ) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia fami...

In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history ( https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT ) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia fami...

In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history ( https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT ) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia fami...

In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history ( https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT ) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished and redistributed 1500+ computers to Georgia fami...