The Dream is Deferred
Today is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, and this upcoming August marks 51 years since he gave his famous I have…
Leadership lessons from the closet
I have an unusual example to share today, and it’s one everyone can relate to. Last weekend, I got around to doing something I’d been…
Roll Tears Roll
One hundred and nine yards. 109 yards! I couldn’t believe it. I jumped out of my seat in the Auburn Arena as I watched…
Why the Auburn Tigers deserve the SEC Championship
I was there. It was incredible. Auburn was on our 4th down at our own 27 yard line. We had an impossible 18 yards…
How you can be an astronaut (seriously!)
On September 5th, 2013, the second test flight of the world’s first private space-plane went off without a hitch. Starting in 2014, ticket holders…
How to kill the American Dream
You’ve probably seen it, and I’ve seen it too. Nick Selby‘s theme-music-enhanced convocation speech at Georgia Tech was one for the history books. It was…
Why Trayvon Martin (still) matters to the Black Community
I sat in the pew of a black Baptist church in Alabama. It was here, during the most segregated hour in America, that I anxiously…
Keynote Remarks – AU Preview Day 2012
Delivering the keynote address to prospective Auburn students and their families in the Ballroom of the Auburn University student center on August 17th, 2012….
HAFS Keynote Address 2011
Delivering the keynote address at the Harold A. Franklin Society induction ceremony in Shelby Center at Auburn University on 12/1/2011. Comments comments
Introduction of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
On January 15th, 2010, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery came to Auburn University to share his thoughts on “Inspiring The Strength to love”. I had…