At family gatherings I’ve become the dedicated prayer giver before eating. Not long ago I offered a Protestant preface to my wife’s Catholic family before offering a blessing. “I’m the only person here who does not speak French and Haitian Creole...and for that I’m grateful.

“There has never been a better time to be young, gifted, and black. ...except for your cousins who helped elect Barack Obama President of the United States of America; ...and your Parents who saw the Williams Sisters, Tiger Woods, and Micheal Jordan change athletics forever; ...and