Resuscitation 40 Years Later

Just when I thought March would pass without me coming across a Touching, Truly Touching story. Then the rain woke me up to the Today Show. I stopped watching when Katie left for CBS. Not sure why. Perhaps, I could not let go of what was familiar: Matt and Katie.

While searching for the ‘Breaking News’ I ended up on NBC. Thank God because I needed a heartfelt story to get me out of the bed. Something about rain that keeps me bedridden. Comatose. In the need of resuscitation.

I surely did not need mouth to mouth like the baby pictured in the attached photo.

I will stop here. If I continue I will take away the article’s and video’s thunder. Somewhat like my son Judah. He is notorious for telling the movie.

Maybe the thunder will stop here. Another storm in Atlanta.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/12/40_years_worth_of_thanks/?page=1

Shared by Brian E. Payne.

*The Shadow has an installment for the The Shadow Series coming soon. Real soon. This weekend.

Below is a excerpt from the short commentary

(http://theshadowseries.blogspot.com/)

"...some men in this atrocious dating climate have decided to be less than what they really are so that they will not be expected to commit. Believe that, ladies! " -The Shadow

Jail Birds Getting Superstar Treatment

To REALLY have someone in your corner, on your side is a wonderful feeling of security and love.

The young men you about to meet via the video link below are in need of ongoing love and affection. While they cannot gain it in a 6x6 we must remember that one day we will be faced with an image of these boys in our communities, in our schools, and in our churches.

Are we ready for them?

Just think about it:

Many of us spent last two weeks emotionally distraught over offensive, and perhaps a misunderstood cartoon and joke. After watching the video four times (link below), I must admit that the ridiculousness of the New York Post animation and mayoral comedy was not worth the energy some put into it. A waste of time and effort in the total scope of the realities i.e. overwhelming number of young black men in prison, the care displayed by people who do not look like black kids, and most importantly the joy experienced by everyone involved in this gesture of compassion:

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=b6c7b995da9705f7695b&mui=2bdec59464b8ee093c326a2c7069781b

Shared by Brian E. Payne. Touched by The Jail Birds.

A Father Being a Father Even in Death

There are so many stories, or should I say tragedies, of black men not answering to their self-induced (making a baby) call to be a FATHER. The evidence is in every facet of the black American condition. All one has to do is go to a PTA meeting, stumble across a website dedicated to providing black male sociological statistics, or just by asking a random black female the dreaded question: ‘Where is your child’s father?’

It is rare, extremely rare, that a human can be responsible while six feet under. But, in this case of my first installment of Touching, Truly Touching a black man has been invisibly resurrected.

This solider is the father many of us have gone without:

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/WoodruffReports/story?id=6524894&page=1

Shared by Brian E. Payne. Touched by The Soldier.