Yesterday was my turn to share a message with the campus community, after our convocation last Thursday. I really spend time thinking how I am going to address the campus in a special way.

So we had our program as usual, with responsive readings, scripture, prayer and song.

After I was introduced, Public Enemy's classic "Fight the Power" blasted on the system. My title was, "To Do The Right Thing, You Must Fight The Power." This is the 20th anniversary of the Spike Lee classic, "Do The Right Thing," and coincidentally the 20th anniversary of my college graduation. So I used the movie as the structure for my talk.

My three points were that there are 3 powers the students need to fight, and our village elders (faculty and staff) have to be there to help them through the process. The powers are purposelessness, promiscuity, and pain (inflicted on themselves and each other).

It was real talk for a real talk generation.

The Prez