Cliff's Crib

Rest in Peace Coretta Scott King It's a quite a statement when the Senate confirms a judge like Mr. Alito on the same day Mrs. King pass...

Well I am back in New Orleans working. I don't want to say too much yet since it's only been a day. I can honestly say that allot is...

I wanted to share this piece that was written by my friend Jennifer now living in Memphis. I think she speaks for all of us. Sometimes...i w...

Where does strength come from? Are you born with it or is it something you can draw on when you really need it? I had some alone time last n...

The other night I had a conversation with a friend of mine about going home. He made the following comment, "Man, I just hope that thos...

Last night I went to sleep expecting to have numerous dreams about my grandmother. I slept all night, didn't have one and I am not surpr...

Geraldine Louvier died on August 29 2005 due to floodwaters that covered her home when the levee broke in the Lower Ninth Ward. She is survi...

Where do I sign up for the bad levee design law suit? Nothing puts material things into perspective more than seeing your home gutted. Nothi...

I went to New Orleans yesterday and I have to ask the question. Does anyone care about the neighborhoods where my people lived? The research...

Expert: Post-Katrina flooding would have been less severe if levees held up 08:33 AM CST on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 Dave McNamara / WW...

" Our nettlesome task is to discover how to organize our strength into compelling power." " If a man is called to be a street...

Saturday morning I got up and saw an ad in the paper about a car I wanted to check out. I got dressed and drove over to the dealership in qu...

The city of New Orleans' Bring Back New Orleans Committee presented it's rebuilding plan today. You can read about it here. I must...

I have to buy a second car before the end of the month to make my New Orleans voyage every week. My budget is tight so my options are kind o...

I sit here today getting ready for the next chapter of the life recovery process. In the next week or two I will be heading back to New Orle...

Thoughts from a Sober Mind When I first started out after high school I had a plan A and maybe a plan B if things didn't work out. I am ...

On this day in 1950, Clifton Joseph Harris Sr. was born to Walter and Mildred Harris. He is named after his great uncle Clifton Jones. After...

I remember one day me and my friend Lisa were having a discussion about Tupac. She couldn't understand how he could sound so inspired an...

Well '06 is here and it couldn't have come any sooner. I wish that just changing the calendar from one year to the next would solve ...

There will not be another sad, sentimental post about the holidays. Anyone that reads this blog knows what has went on in my life for 2005 a...