I remember my writing workshop professor saying, "If you're not going to tell the whole truth, don't be a writer because your lies would begin to have holes you can't plug".  This episode reveals without plan my bottled up emotions about living in America and how the system is set up to make black people fail and how we keep rising in spite of the challenges. 

"We have been the backbone of the democratic party. We supported you 96% in every election, it's time for a black woman to get a strong position," said my long time friend and mentor Deborah Pointer joining me on the this episode. 

Deborah Pointer is a Peabody award winner and an NAACP image award winner for Russell Simmons Def Poetry which she co-founded and executive produced on HBO. She has spent most of her career in higher education as Associate Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Cornell University, Director of Admissions at Columbia University School of Engineering and Director of Financial Aid at Downstate Medical Center. Deb is committed to access and opportunities for low income students and creating opportunities in the performing arts.