By Lucius Gantt – I love animals but I don’t really like pets. Only animals in my house are fish that live in aquariums. My dogs and cats are always outside unless the temperature gets way below freezing. Both my dogs and cats have to work to stay around me. My dogs keep people in […]
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Devils in the Pulpit
The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt Every Sheppard should love his flock but the leader of the sheep should not abuse the little lambs! By now, members of Atlanta’s New Birth church congregation should be over the initial shock of allegations of misconduct lodged against New Birth Bishop Eddie Long. I wasn’t shocked that a […]
Political Sheep
The Gantt Report – Boo hoo! Boo hoo! I’m a registered independent voter that wished I could vote for some candidates in Primary Elections. Jezebel lost, Jemima lost, Fidler lost. Sambo lost. Kingfish lost. Amos lost. Andy lost. All of the handkerchief-headed, boot licking Uncle Toms that disrespected and took Black voters for granted lost. […]
Rally For Knowledge, Not Degrees
The Gantt Report by Lucius Gantt – A good friend of mine, Rev. Greg James founded the “1000 Men Rally”, the Florida version of the Million Man March, three years ago and when he asked me to write a Gantt Report column for the event’s magazine. I was excited and happy to do it. Recently […]
Expect A Low Turnout
The Gantt Report – Are Black people insignificant to you? Well, to most political candidates, African Americans are the voters that no one seeks to court or influence. It’s true. Democratic and Republican candidates feel every ethnic group needs to be sought after but Blacks. Democrats feel Black voters are so politically backwards and unaware […]
Believe in the Truth
The Gantt Report – If you’ve got to believe in something, why not believe in me? All of my life I have felt that people didn’t believe in me. No one thought that a child that grew up in housing projects and in impoverished Atlanta neighborhoods could attend college, get multiple graduate degrees and work […]
Today’s Black Man
By Lucius Gantt – Now is the time for all Black males to come to the aide of their families and their communities. Now, more than ever, it is crucial for Black men to come together, to stand up and to speak out about the issues that impact our lives and the lives of our […]