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So Why Can’t a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?

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I think ABC News’ “Nightline” is gonna ride this train until the wheels fall off…Back in December, a reporter interviewed several black women about the shortage of marriageable black men…Apparently,  Atlanta is the epicenter of this shortage and so several black women from the A were polled…If you haven’t seen the now infamous video of the interview, you can view it here. This interview ignited a firestorm of opinions all over the Blogosphere, Facebook, radio and on and on…My mom was even compelled to discuss the interview with me after seeing the video. (Her analysis. “I feel sorry for you and other young women who are dating now…” I just rolled my eyes and kept my mouth shut.) Newly-appointed relationship guru Steve Harvey was also a part of the interview and lent his commentary to the discourse….

Well, on Friday, this dilemma will again be the focus of discussion at ABC News’ Nightline “Why Can’t a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?” as a part of its “Nightline: Face Off” series. And guess what? The city is coming to the country…ABC News’ “Nightline” is hosting the debate right here in Atlanta….below are the details…

What:

“Nightline” Face-Off : Why can’t a successful black woman find a man? Moderated by correspondent Vicki Mabrey and radio talk show host Steve Harvey

Who:

Sherri Shepherd: Co-Host of ABC’s “The View”

Jacque Reid, VH1’s “Let’s Talk About Pep”

Hill Harper, CSI-NY actor and author of “The Conversation”

Jimi Izrael, NPR correspondent and author of “The Denzel Principle”

When:

April 9 from 7-9 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the first 600 attendees will be seated.

Where:

Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center, 3181 Rainbow Dr., Decatur, Ga.

I will be in the house covering the event for After the Altar Call…If you’re not among the 600 that make it in, that’s okay…I will be bringing you all of the details and will post them here on Sunday…

So why do you think a successful black woman can’t find a man….Or is that even true? Is this part of a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point? Give me some questions that I can ask Steve Harvey, Sherri Shepherd, Hill Harper etc.

Any thoughts?

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A New Thing…It’s Easter Sunday Y’all!

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As I listen to the birds chirping outside my window and see the dark of night fade to blue, my spirit feels lighter…One of the reasons that I love Easter is that it officially ushers the world into spring…Winter has finally packed his bags and gone away for a few months, and Spring, with her flirty self, is here…And everything is blooming too…I can tell because my throat is itchy and my eyes are watering…Even nature knows that new things are on the horizon…that is The Promise of Easter…

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:19

Jesus is doing a “new thing!” He made a way out of no way!  He is making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland…Can’t you tell? I overheard my mother talking to my uncle yesterday as she was making something good to eat for today (Yep, I will be all up my momma’s house eating today after church…) I wanted to say something, but you know how it is sometimes – even though I’m grown now, sometimes you can’t interrupt grown folks’ conversation…and my momma and uncle are still more grown than me…My momma said to my uncle that sometimes we Christians give ourselves such a hard time sometimes and that we will never be perfect right here on earth…And that’s why Jesus died…Let’s face it, we will never be perfect, but Jesus is…and today, we can revel in His sacrifice for us and remember that absolutely nothing can “separate us from the love of God.” (Romans 8:38-39) Not that we should act a fool, do wrong on purpose and use our imperfections as an excuse – naw, that’s not what His sacrifice is about…It’s about trying to do our best while realizing that we can never be perfect…

Happy Easter!

Any thoughts?

P.S. Listen to Tramaine Hawkins tear up the song “Changed!”

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Holy, Holy, Holy…

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A week from today, we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ…and so today is the first day of Holy Week…And we are commanded in His Word to be holy…

1 Peter 1:15-19 (New International Version)

15But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a]

 17Since you call on a Father who judges each man’s work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear. 18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, 19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

As I go throughout the week in the hustle and bustle of daily living, I pray that I will pause and take time to thank God for His sacrifice for me…Sometimes I am stunned that I even call myself a Christian…Not because I don’t feel love for the Lord in my heart, but because I am a person that is ever so prone to anxiety and fear…You would think with all of the verses in the Bible about not having fear and anxiety, I would not be this way…but it is what it is sometimes…And yet as I type these words, I know that the Lord loves me — an anxious and fearful sinner…

And I so as I revel in His love for me, I have to offer my praise….And we are commanded to praise the Lord in His Word…

Psalm 150 (New International Version)

Psalm 150

 1 Praise the LORD. [a]
       Praise God in his sanctuary;
       praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power;
       praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
       praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
       praise him with the strings and flute, 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
       praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
       Praise the LORD.

In Jesus’ name, amen, amen and amen…