Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. −Matthew 5:11-12 (New American Standard Bible)
Jesus spoke these words during the Sermon on the Mount. They remain applicable.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright is being accused of selfishly stealing the limelight or enviously torpedoing the Barak Obama presidential campaign. In reality, he is doing what he has always done: preaching truth to power, as best he can.
What do you say about Hal Jackson? At 92, he is the oldest DJ in radio. With nearly 70 years in the industry, he is indeed a pioneer, and as a black man he has broken numerous barriers in the fields of broadcasting and entertainment and continues to be an inspiration to and encourager of young people. He is at once, a legend and an icon, a crusader and an American original. He has seen the changes in the fortunes of African Americans in the 20th Century–from lynchings and Jim Crow segregation to the possibility of a black man becoming President of the United States. His life story is the stuff authors wish they could dream up. In fact it has been chronicled in his autobiography The House That Jack Built, first published in 2001, and now out in paperback.
What do you say about Hal Jackson? At 92, he is the oldest DJ in radio. With nearly 70 years in the industry, he is indeed a pioneer, and as a black man he has broken numerous barriers in the fields of broadcasting and entertainment and continues to be an inspiration to and encourager of young people. He is at once, a legend and an icon, a crusader and an American original. He has seen the changes in the fortunes of African Americans in the 20th Century–from lynchings and Jim Crow segregation to the possibility of a black man becoming President of the United States. His life story is the stuff authors wish they could dream up. In fact it has been chronicled in his autobiography The House That Jack Built, first published in 2001, and now out in paperback.
