Cliff's Crib

On the way in to work this morning I was listening to a discussion on the radio about private sector jobs versus government jobs. According ...

I’ ve been following the debt ceiling debate and I keep hearing everyone talking about all the spending we are doing as a country. It’s sup...

A young man who I consider a brother and friend was just became principal of his own school in Mississippi. He’s coming a long way from the ...

For the past few weeks at the intersection of Downman Road and Chef Mentuer Highway in New Orleans there’s an old school sight. A young man ...

It might be an understatement to say that so far 2011 has been my best year from an attitude standpoint. I haven’t been a happy person. I th...

The feeling of not wanting to be around people can hit me at the wrong times. The latest episode of that came this weekend which is messed u...

First Line Charter Schools is taking over my alma mater Joseph S. Clark Senior High School. It will now be the Joseph S. Clark Preparatory H...

I was thinking about buying my former mayor Ray Nagin’s book. The title pulled me in. There are some secrets from Katrina that I wouldn’t mi...

According to an article on the front page of the Times Picayune this morning, men in New Orleans have one of the lowest life expectancies in...

At last year’s Rising Tide Conference I brought my little brother from the mentoring program to hang out with me and to show him another sid...

Vacation is the bomb. I have no idea why I don’t stay home more often but I am going to. I really don’t want to work at all. I think it woul...

Being born with less I must confess Only adds on to the stress Two gunshots to my homie ’s head Died in his vest Shot him to death and left ...

I was going to name this post “All the things we could do with all the land we cleared in the middle of the city for a hospital that only ne...

I’m sitting outside today trying to enjoy my 37th birthday and the start of my vacation. When I left work yesterday I gave my coworker a lis...

Yesterday I went to the J.S Clark alumni picnic. It felt like the temperature was 1000 degrees outside but everyone had a good time. I had b...

The work grind has been pretty hectic for yours truly. I’ve been on the “do more with less” agenda for a minute and it’s starting to take it...

Rest in peace...

I just left a nice even at KIPP Central City Primary school to celebrate the first year of the CP3 Afterschool Zone. It’s a good program and...

On November 6, 2009 I wrote a blog post about Greg Meffert and the new face of city corruption. Since the City Hall bribery trial of Mark S...

Monday mornings are always the worst time of the week. It takes a minute to get going. Nevertheless I am feeling alright today. Yesterday ...