: About Me

May 14, 1987: Born in Tampa, Florida

1994: Vice-President, Gospel Assembly Clubhouse, Inc.

1994-96: President & CEO, Gospel Assembly Clubhouse, Inc.

2005: Graduated from home-school; 1st in class

2006-present: Owner, President & CEO, Mickens Consultation Group (MCG)

2007-present: Vice-President & COO, Creations by Mick, LLC

My passion is ...

football and politics

I know too much about ...

football and politics

My childhood ambition ...

to be President of the United States

My favorite memory ...

my grandpa

Why I write ...

because I like to

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading White Like Me by Tim Wise; I am watching the first season of The West Wing on dvd; and I am listening to Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveSounds.

My first job ...

working as a cook at Chick-Fil-A

Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders Heroes with blemishes: Martin Luther King, Jr. and more

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All heroes have blemishes. Why? Because they are human. We as human beings tend to lift individuals that have accomplished great things to a level of perfection. They become a symbolism of what we ourselves think we ought to be. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a hero not only because of the things that he accomplished and the doors he opened but also because he articulated in a way never heard before the thoughts and ideas and dreams that freedom loving people around the country thought about. It is ironic that in order to reach the perfection of harmony (something that has not been reache...

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