Recently, some members of South Florida's Caribbean media launched an effort to organize themselves and form a Media Association. This is a bold and commendable effort, considering that there are several obstacles that first must be overcome for any such association to be meaningful to its members and the community and to be successful as an organization. A couple years ago this attempt did not go beyond a few meetings and eventually that group disbanded without achieving any meaningful goal.

Too many Black people have been subconsciously conditioned and continue to perpetuate the notion that "White is right," as now in the case of Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who are jockeying for the presidency. Maybe it’s the "Willie Lynch" syndrome – whereby blacks from slavery were taught to distrust each other – and only believe in their masters. It was an effective way to control slaves and this has kept blacks divided for generations.

Often times, many African-Americans vote against their own interest. They will shout "Black Power" and "Equal Rights," then when a qualified black man steps up to the plate, they want to pull the rug from under him and say he is either not qualified or not black enough. If Oprah were running for president, they would say "she's not black enough" either.

The first week in January, the beginning of a new year and the end of the old is a time when most people reflect on the past year and make some evaluation on accomplishments or failures as a gauge to achieving their goals. It is also a time when new goals, popularly called New Year's Resolutions, are set. Somehow the slate is cleaned and a new set of goals are established for the New Year.

Topping the list is the resolution to lose weight, maybe guilt from all the overeating during the period between Thanksgiving and the end of the year is the cause for this. Those that make a living from selling diets, gym membership and other weight loss paraphernalia jump on the bandwagon and seize this opportunity to promote their services or products and make a bundle. Most research reveal that very few adhere to this resolution and so by mid-February they are back to their old habits of eating poorly and not exercising, so we continue to be a nation with a very high rate of obesity and all the other diseases caused by being overweight.