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WRITER’S NOTE: This piece was written in December of 2003 and presented to my dad as a birthday gift on January 3, 2004. I have never lived in Detroit. I have never even been there on vacation.. I’m sure that within my lifetime I will more than likely take that vacation, hopefully for the first time with my dad. But should I never make the trip, that will be okay…

The following video tells a story of Erica Garner and explains who she believes is best fit to be the next president of the United States of America. Erica Garner is not a famous person making her celebrity endorsement. Rather, she is an ordinary American. Why then (you might ask) should I care who Erica is endorsing for president? Well, Erica is an ordinary American who happens to also have…

On Tuesday, January 5, 2016, President Obama addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House to announce commonsense gun reform measures that he is taking through executive action. Because of President Obama’s leadership, the United States will now require more gun sellers to get licenses and more gun buyers to undergo background checks. Contrary to the message that the NRA is spending millions of dollars propagandizing their…

On Thursday, October 1, 2015, President Obama was forced to give yet another statement on yet another mass shooting. The President’s remarks came in response to the horrific news early in the day out of Roseburg, Oregon that a gunman had opened fire at Umpqua Community College. The attack resulted in ten people (including the gunman) dead and several others injured. President Obama delivered his statement from the James S….

On Friday, June 26, 2015, President Obama gave a eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney and the eight other victims of the Emanuel AME church shootings in Charleston, South Carolina. President Obama delivered his address inside the TD Arena at the College of Charleston. He gave an eloquent address that honored the victims and their families, and cited their faith as an example of how the power of love and grace…

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I have held off for some time from putting these thoughts out there for the entire world to see, as I fear it may upset certain people. But the time has come the open up this particular can of worms, if only to work through my own thoughts, and maybe help others in the same situation to work through theirs. I recently read an article about ending friendships over differing…

President Obama made an impromptu statement today in the White House briefing room reflecting on the Trayvon Martin case.   #JusticeForTrayvon Source: The White House on YouTube

Lights Out, Guerrilla Radio – It was two minutes into the third quarter when Dwight Howard, well, went all Dwight Howard and got himself ejected from Game 4 of the Los Angeles Lakers first round series with the San Antonio Spurs last night, effectively ending one of the worst experiments of throwing team chemistry out the window to chase the allure of superstar talent melding in NBA history. After Howard’s…

In a thrilling addition to an already amazing first weekend of Fiesta, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers this afternoon 91 to 79 at the AT&T Center. There is no place quite like San Antonio for this time of year. Can’t nobody check the city right now. ¡Viva la fiesta! …from the top of the world.                 #BlackAndSilver #GoSpursGo

theLeftAhead extends our best wishes for a happy and productive new year to all of our readers. Please enjoy this moving look back at 2012 by Jean-Louis Nguyen.     Video Source: Jean-Louis Nguyen on YouTube Featured Image Source: Vintontech

You only live once, vote Obama. #YOLOVO     Video Source: Barack Obama on YouTube Featured Image Source: Barack Obama on YouTube