(REAL TIMES MEDIA)—Earlier this year one of the most momentous occasions in sports history occurred. Not the Giants winning a world series, Tiger recovering from his domestic squabbles or even the Saints beating the overrated Colts in the Super bowl. The most critical sports event of 2010 was LeBron James’ infamous “Decision” wherein he held a one-hour live interview on ESPN to announce what team he would go to in free agency. In one simple sentence “I’m taking my talents to South Beach” he changed the sports world forever, and brought forth a torrent of racial and cultural venom from Cleveland Cavalier fans who felt betrayed and abandoned. On Dec. 2, LeBron and his new team the Miami Heat return to Cleveland for his first time and perhaps re-evaluate the cultural significance of the “Decision” and what came from it.

The refusals by House Minority Leader John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to accept President Barack Obama’s invitation to the White House are troubling on several levels.

First and foremost, it’s disrespectful. Both Republican leaders claimed they had scheduling conflicts, ignoring the long held Washington credo that when the president calls you drop everything and respond promptly. If he invites you to the White House, you go.

(NNPA)—Remember the great Black mayors of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s? What happened to them? Chicago had one of the greatest in Harold Washington. Among others there were Carl Stokes, Michael White, Wellington Webb, Coleman Young, Thomas Bradley, Marion Barry and the greatest of all, the Honorable Maynard Jackson. The measuring tool to grade these mayors is the economic development created by their platforms and their ability to get through White opposition and political machines trying to fight against any progress. These leaders made Black millionaires and that created hundreds of thousands of jobs within our communities.

This week’s column will focus on complete positiveness. My birthday is Nov. 26 and my Lord promised me three score plus 10 and I assure you I have exceeded that. The news has story after story about the number of Blacks incarcerated, and percentage-wise it is highly disturbing, but we should be thankful for the overwhelming majority of Blacks who have never been arrested.

Those who would highlight the negative statistics that focus on the numbers of Black males who drop out of high school, we must reverse those horrific statistics. However we should be thankful that the numbers of Black males in advance education is at an all time high.