Happy New Year! Jeez, 2011 went fast, and the holidays went faster – or is it just me?

FAMU – The Rattlers have a crisis management/public relations firm, DKC, out of New York City that’s helped them put an independent committee together to deal with hazing in the 100. DKC is a big deal, with clients like Delta Airlines, Land Rover, and Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment. The company’s founder, Dan Klores, directed a great ESPN documentary called "Black Magic" that I saw about how HBCU basketball changed the game. But I’m still wondering if any Black Floridians are gonna be assisting in managing this crisis? Why do so many of ‘our’ dollars go into someone else’s pockets when we get in trouble? Seems like the Black Press could be of some help to FAMU, but to my knowledge, no Black media owner has been contacted by anyone from DKC...

On the way to Florida – Pretend I’m a Black Republican voting in the upcoming Florida GOP primary. Do I vote for Mitt "I’ll hire the best White man I can find" Romney? Rick "Give American Negroes jobs so they’ll work their way off welfare" Santorum? Ron "Young Black thieves are fleet afoot, and hard to catch" Paul? Newt "Make Black kids become janitors to teach them work ethics" Gingrich? Rick "Niggerhead Resort" Perry? Lemme think...

Black publisher Sam Logan, RIP – Owning and/or operating a Black media outlet is a contact sport, and Sam Logan was one of the best of the big Northern city Black publishers; and it’s a different ballgame up North. You can bet that his newspaper, the Michigan Chronicle, won’t miss an issue or a beat, though his shoes will never be filled...

‘Back to Africa’ – Going back to Ghana soon, for the third time in less than a year. Still writing about trip No. 1, but it’s so much drama that affects Black Floridians to keep track of these days I haven’t gotten back to it. We’ll get the ‘Back to Africa’ series done, pinky swear...

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