This past Wednesday, Susan L. Taylor came to town to Bless the Mic. There was lots of excitement. The pre-lecture reception hosted students, faculty and staff, as well as some great women in the community. Members of The Links as well as Jack and Jill also attended the event. This group was hard to control! But we finally made it to the lecture.

Susan Taylor was on poin with so many issues. This was the first time I heard her do a keynote, but she was so deep. For the women's history month lecture, my wife introduces the speaker. She tore it up, quoting Talib Kweli's "Black Girl Pain."

That was an excellent segue into Taylor who talked a lot about pain, and the difference between it and suffering. She really shared the choices that we can make to improve our lives. I really wish every woman on my campus could have heard her because she was simply phenomenal.

Unfortunately, too many of us don't love ourselves and she really hit on that as well, about having your own stuff, about delaying gratification and making sacrifices.

If you ever have a chance to hear her speak, don't miss out.

The Prez