Sixteen and pregnant. No. Seventeen and pregnant. Yes, that was me.   Graduating high school with a bun in the oven or like most say "babies having babies."  As soon as that cat was out of the bag, so were all the untamed tongues.  Of course, being a pregnant teen wasn't right but people are so quick to make rash judgements.  They will write you off before the mustard seed has time to turn into a fetus.  I knew I was wrong, but just because I sinned differently than the next person didn't…

Did you comb your hair, AJ?  Cate, do you have your clothes on?  We always pick out clothes the night before, sometimes for the whole week.  This way we are prepared and I can make sure they match.  We don't have time for anyone coming into the kitchen with red leggings on, an orange and yellow plaid dress, blue socks, a sparkly headband and twinkle toes.  Maybe she'll be an artist one day, a very colorful one.  I go through this routine every morning as we are getting ready for school.  I…

Fred Shuttlesworth,(1922-2011), was the pastor of the Birmingham, Alabama First Baptist Church who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He organized the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in 1956 and also helped head the movement to integrate Birmingham's schools, offices, and public facilities.  This was my latest facebook status as I had declared to not only educate myself and family but all of my facebook world on the great African Americans in history throughout the…