My goal this year is to write and to publish! I have two projects about to emerge in terms of publications. I hope by the first half of the year I will be able to share them. And speaking of books—congratulations to James Morgan III,  for his new book, “The Lost Empire. Black Freemasonry in the Old West.” I am of course interested because I have family from the western frontier. But this is of interest to me, because I have ancestors who were masons. Many don’t know that the activities of the masconic groups were active leaders of the black community prior to the Civil Rights movement. These are groups of individuals who left their mark on the community. Those of us who know James, know that he can bring forth amazing proceedings from annual meetings. He has shared with me speeches made by one of my ancetors at a national meeting. He has a promising future and has really developed his niche! We should all do the same.