keithboykin.commain blog entries, archived individually, monthly and by categoryNew Beginnings- December 28, 2007 We made it. This is the last daily post I will make on the site. Of course I will continue to write on the blog during the next few months, especially about the presidential campaign. But you will notice that the site will begin to change starting today. The first change you will see is the URL address for this page. The new address will move from keithboykin.com to keithboykin.comblogarchives. The main address for the site will remain the same, but the keithboykin.com URL will soon point to a..http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/28/new_beginnings_1 The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto- December 27, 2007 The world has been on edge for months as it watches the elections in the U.S., Russia and Pakistan, three very different nuclear powers. This morning in Pakistan, the election campaign took a dramatic turn as former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the first female political leader of a modern Muslim nation, was assassinated at a campaign rally. Pakistan has been an ally to the United States in the war on terror, but some suspect that the Pakistani government has not done enough to rein in Al...http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/27/the_assassinati Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba- December 26, 2007 Kenneth Winfrey Reports As I think over the past year, I am glad to say that I feel that Ive had a wonderful year. Despite the disappointments, there were many precious moments of realization and countless others where I feel that I was blessed with the gifts that life on Earth has to offer. I feel that I have learned a great deal during this year, especially from writing on this site. And while I fancy myself as a writer, I am not able to describe fully my gratitude for the experience this...http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/26/kwanzaa_and_the_1 'Twas The Night Before Christmas- December 25, 2007 'Twas the night before Christmas And all through the site Not a person was posting Or starting a fight. The people were quiet with nothing to share, In hopes that the season would lighten the air. When out of the blue there arose such a chatter, I sprang from the couch to see what was the matter. Away to the keyboard I ran in a dash, Logged onto the net and suddenly it crashed. I returned to the tube my eyes all aglow And pushed the remote to the channels below. When, what to my wondering eyes..http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/24/twas_the_night_2 Remembering Tom Morgan- December 25, 2007 I am sad to report today that my colleague Tom Morgan, a legendary journalist, has passed away. Tom was a native of St. Louis and during his career he served as a reporter and editor at the New York Times, Washington Post and Miami Herald. He came to my attention in the 1990s after he had become the first openly gay president of the National Association of Black Journalists. I did not know Tom well, but I admired and respected him immensely. An attractive, well-built man with a serious...http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/24/remembering_tom McCain, Obama Rising In New Hampshire- December 23, 2007 After my election predictions last week, I just had to post this headline from today's Huffington Post. A few people wrote me directly who did not believe that McCain or Obama would win New Hampshire, so I thought it amusing when I clicked on the Internet this morning and stumbled upon this story. Of course, this doesn't mean that those candidates will win in New Hamsphire, and it doesn't mean my prediction will be right. A prediction is just an educated guess. Anything could happen between now.http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/23/mccain_obama_ri Jaded: A Lovely Diamond in the Rough For The Holidays- December 21, 2007 Reviews by Stanley Bennett Clay I confess. I am a sucker for a good love story. But Kevin E. Taylor's Jaded, a tender, life-affirming tale of romantic, committed, respectfully considerate, and passion-filled love, swept me off my feet! Proving that nice guys can finish first, Joshua Knight, an ad agency executive, and Elijah Monroe, a music producer, meet in a Harlem record store specializing in lost andor hard-to-find musical treasures, a fitting metaphor for the predicament these two handsome.http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/21/jaded_a_lovely Official 2008 Iowa and NH Predictions- December 20, 2007 Clinton and Huckabee Will Win Iowa Two weeks from today, voters in Iowa will cast the first votes in the 2008 presidential election cycle, and the race on both sides is still too close to call. At the moment, Obama and Huckabee are leading in the polls in Iowa, but the former frontrunners, Clinton and Romney, are right on their heels. It's a very tight race and the polls are all over the map, but I'm going to take a risk and make a prediction today. Looking at the trends and the momentum in the.http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/20/official_2008_i The Phony War on Christmas- December 19, 2007 I got a call this morning from a producer at a TV news show asking me if I would come on to talk about Mike Huckabee's new "Christmas ad" that features the Republican presidential candidate discussing "the birth of Christ" in front of what some believe to be a Christian cross in the background. The host wanted to use the ad as a segue to discuss whether it was still acceptable to say "Merry Christmas" anymore. Of course it's acceptable, I responded to the producer,.http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/19/the_phony_war_o Clash of the Choirs- December 18, 2007 It would have been easy to write about politics today. But with so much going on in the presidential campaign, I figure everybody else will be talking about that already. So today I decided to take a little pop culture diversion. Anybody who has ever read this website in January knows how much I love American Idol. Although the last two winners have disappointed me, the show itself continues to entertain every year. So last night when I turned on the television and decided not to go to the gym,.http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2007/12/18/clash_of_the_ch_1 |