On Monday night, we had our third largest Bless the Mic in the 4 year history of the series. CNN, Tom Joyner Morning Show, and Essence Magazine's Roland Martin hit town to speak to some 700 people (and I found out some had to be turned away because of capacity). I was excited to book him nine months ago because I didn't know what would happen with this election, but I knew he would be in the mix.

So we were treated to a great analysis of the election and the current state of American politics by the realest commentator today. He also made time to talk about supporting HBCUs, addressing disparity in media coverage, and getting past the psychological chains weighing down Black folks as seen during this election. He stated so clearly that before the Iowa Caucus, most Blacks supported Hillary Clinton. After he won, the tide turned. He suggested that whites had to validate Obama before Blacks would support him.

He really engaged the audience even though I know he was tired as he has been all over the country lately. My only \disappointment was that the local daily newspaper refused to cover this lecture. They also refused to cover James Carville. I still don't understand why this wasn't news here but has been everywhere else he has been.

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