A white Caribbean Realtor / Community activist, and a white graduating college senior continue to blur the color lines of our world.
History was made last week as Jim Walberg - a Caribbean Realtor was inducted into the Diablo Black Men’s Group, and Joshua Packwood - a U-Tube Link, was chosen as the Valedictorian of Morehouse College - the all-black men’s college outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Both of these men are white and both realize that color lines are drawn by everyone, and they hoped that it would not prevent them from making a difference in worlds in which they live and serve. Both of these men live by the value statement that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave us years ago, “We are prone to judge success by the index of our salary or the size of our automobile, rather than by the quality of our service to others and our relationship to humanity.”
The Diablo Black Men’s Group
The Diablo Black Men’s Group began in the mid 1990’s as an outlet for Diablo Valley African American men. By 1999, the group had evolved into an organization of men who wanted to see their collective influence to enhance the lives of their members and families as well as make significant contributions to the community in which they live. They 
encourage each member to appreciate liberty and all that it encompasses, including embracing community involvement.
DBMG is committed to support activities with the goal of improving the health and welfare of their citizenry. In addition, DBMG is actively involved in promoting the education of the impact on heart disease, prostate cancer awareness, and health screening of African American men in collaboration with the Alta Bates Summit Ethnic Health Institute, Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, and the American Cancer Society with support from the ChevronTexaco Corporation. Additionally, DBMG helps socially and economically challenged Bay Area youth pursue cultural and educational opportunities through their college scholarship programs.
Moorehouse College 2008 
Valedictorian
Founded over 144 years ago in Atlanta, Georgia, Morehouse College has focused on the mission to develop men with disciplined minds who will lead lives of leadership and service. A private historically black liberal arts college for men, Morehouse realizes this mission by emphasizing the intellectual and character development of its students. In addition, the College assumes special responsibility for teaching the history and culture of black people. Founded in 1867 and located in Atlanta, Georgia, Morehouse is an academic community dedicated to teaching, scholarship, and service, and the continuing search for truth as a liberating force.
Editors Note: Some of the Morehouse College graduates who have made a significant difference in our lives and the world: Martin Luther King Jr. led the country through one of its most transforming civic movements; David Satcher resuscitated the issues of health care disparity and access; Maynard Jackson taught the world the value of diversity and equal access as the first African American mayor of Atlanta; Donn Clenendon scored in the history annals and was part of a miracle when he was named a World Series MVP; and Shelton “Spike” Lee continues to challenge how the world views blacks in life with critically acclaimed films. These are just some of the Morehouse Men.
In 2004 Joshua Packwood became one of the “Morehouse Men”. The 22-year-old from Kansas City, Mo., graduated on May 18th with a perfect 4.0 GPA and a degree in economics. He could have gone elsewhere, to a school like Columbia, Stanford or Yale, but his four-year journey through Morehouse has taught him a few things that they could not have learned at any other university, and he makes it clear that he has no regrets. The Morehouse College professors chose the Valedictorian, and he was their candidate of choice because of his academic accomplishments and his contribution to the college. He graduated as a Rhodes Scholar finalist, and will be joining Goldman Sachs in New York City. “I’ve been forced to see the world in a different perspective, that I don’t think I could’ve gotten anywhere else,” he said. “None of the ‘Ivies’, no matter how large their enrollment is, no matter how many Nobel laureates they have on their faculty … none of them could’ve provided me with the perspective I have now.”
It is important for all of us to make a positive difference in worlds we live in everyday. Now it is your turn. Let us know what you are doing with the legacy you are leaving behind…