Black Tie Lounge

Here I am again. It's always going to be some time until I sit down and do a meaningful blog. I may not even really finish my thought on this one but here is the deal: I'm in Atlanta. I'm out here with a few friends meeting up with some more friends going to celebrate New Years in a really fun way. As I look back on this year, as much as I complain, as much as I've probably to some played the angry black man in the VT Comm Department, as much as life has been unfair at times, I'm so freakin' blessed. God brought me to a point this year that I had to shut my mouth because of all of the opportunities that have come my way this year. Here I am angry because I don't want to write a paper. Man please!! I went from knowing no one in the PR field to making crazy connections in one night, to professors that have really gunned for me, and people in high positions that speak highly of me, and I'm upset because of the times I sit at home by myself. NEGRO PLEASE!!

About two nights ago I decided to leave my corner of campus and attend the Brotherhood Forum hosted by the Student African American Brotherhood and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Both are organizations that I have come to respect because of the quality of men that are produced within each collectivity; however I am not a part of either. I attended the forum last year and was very impressed. This year however, I had no intention of going. My plans changed because my previous dinner plans had gotten cancelled, and the food in my refrigerator was non existence. I figured I could at least go and get a good meal out of it. I showed up half an hour late because, generally speaking some organizations have a reputation of not starting on time. I have pretty much adjusted to the culture. Any how, I arrived just in time greet a couple of colleagues and take a seat. I don't know what it is. No I don't know every black male student, faculty or affiliate of Tech. I also admit that lately