About Me:Gil Robertson IV is a journalist, bestselling author and lecturer. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Essence and Black Enterprise Magazine. To contact him, visit, www.gilspeaks.net.
A Black Man is President, so what are we going to do about it?
As Barack Obama assumes his role as the 44th President of the United States, huge expectations loom ahead for his barrier-breaking administration. With the economy in shambles, the global ecosystem on the verge of collapse and our military actively [...]
In observance of World AIDS Day, Urban Thought Collective brings you a week of a thought provoking series of excerpts from Gil Robertson’s best-selling collection of essays, “Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community.”
SWEET TEA ETHICS | EDWARD M. GARNES, JR.
There once was a Persian cat who had a tail worthy of [...]
In observance of World AIDS Day, Urban Thought Collective brings you a week of a thought provoking series of excerpts from Gil Robertson’s best-selling collection of essays, “Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community.”
GENERATIONS: BY REGINA R. ROBERTSON
My mother always says that you can determine a person’s age by simply asking them [...]
In honor of World AIDS Day on December 1, 2008, Urban Thought Collective brings you a thought provoking series of excerpts from Gil Robertson’s best-selling collection of essays, “Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community.”
Bodies collide as huge drops of hot sweat fall to the floor. Hearts are racing, thoughts are [...]
In honor of World AIDS Day on December 1, 2008, Urban Thought Collective brings you a thought provoking series of excerpts from Gil Robertson’s bestselling collection of essays, “Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community.”
I know the face of AIDS. I have touched it, kissed it, comforted it, listened to its [...]
Yesterday morning millions of Americans, especially African Americans woke up feeling like they landed in wonderland. Barack Hussein Obama has become president-elect of the United States of America. Imagine that… A black man is President of a country still considered by most to be the most important nation on earth. Amazing!!!
But what does [...]
Can America Move Beyond Catchphrases to Realize the True Meaning of Change?
I must admit to growing frustrations regarding the sincerity of most Americans, who during this election season, have professed a serious commitment to “change” in this country. Away from sign waving and wearing pins and buttons, I’ve seen no real effort put forth [...]
Will Black America’s unified efforts towards the Barack Obama campaign translate into the community mobilizing towards its “real problems?”
A change that much of the world never thought was possible is at long last on the horizon in American politics. Yes, it’s true that a black man is a legitimate contender for the US presidency. [...]
In refusing to withdraw from the democratic nomination, is Hillary Clinton exercising the only thing she has left to leverage – being a white woman?
How do you win a war when you know you can’t win? That’s a dilemma surely keeping the lights burning at Camp Hillary Clinton, as they try to figure out their [...]
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