On November 6, 2008 I had the opportunity to give a keynote talk to one of my important volunteer groups - Wake County Human Services Business Advisory Council.
It felt more like more about how my dad spoke about artistry or writing. It chooses you. The person who was supposed to speak was called out because North Carolina State University had to handle some racial tension after the election on November 4th.
So the keynote to this great group called me. Actually Janny Flynt called me and I answered the call.
I just wanted to share this article with you. It’s part of what formed my dad’s opinion on people.
We were brought up by my parents to see people’s unique qualities not their differences.
In this talk I also added two other stories - my brother’s Canada Man story and my son’s reaction of What are white and black people? I will explain these stories in another blog. This is the background foundation of what I read in this talk:
It’s a real glimpse into what formed my dad and how we viewed others.