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At 2:07pm on November 8, 2009, Terra Merry said…: Hi Jayson,
I actually stumbled upon your Ning when I was looking for something else online. It's in line with my interests, so I figured I'd join.

Have a great day!
Terra

At 5:08am on October 28, 2009, Angela Montebello said…: Hi Jayson, thanks, found DAP through a search on Ning.com!

At 6:06pm on October 24, 2009, Gainus Wright, III said…: What a good looking guy that is on that "And a Child Shall Lead Them!" Now that feature should get you quite a few hits! LOL

At 1:41pm on October 21, 2009, benjamin said…: Hey I feel honored, I only hope we can have the impact we all know is possible. Thanks for the message

At 11:44am on August 3, 2009, Manuel Banks said…: Jayson

I can do that for you. Let me know if you need anything else.

Manny

At 4:49pm on May 26, 2009, Darrick Linton said…: Hi Jayson,
Long time, but I kind of keep up with you and Shaun silently. Just wanted to give you a shout out. Couldn't make it to April Pool's Day, but my future plans will be to attend. Will not keep you long, but keep up the phenominal job you and Shaun are doing. It makes me proud to call myself "yall's friend". Still no pool here in Prentiss, MS, but I still have the desire in the hands of The Almighty. Keep me in prayer, and I will reciprocate the same. Peace to you and yours. Darrick, aka dswimmerman

At 3:01pm on April 7, 2009, ERROL DUPLESSIS said…: Hi Jayson, I am sorry I did not personally meet you on Saturday at April Pool Day at NSU. I guess we all got too busy, maybe another time! I am enjoying your video interviews, and want to offer a suggestion or two, and please take no offense. Before the interview, script it by writing 5-10 questions before it begins. The questions will be based on info from a biography or resume or vitae, or an informal pre-interview. It will flow better, and the interviewee and you will have an expectation of what to say. Also, a simple edit later will help. Michael Johnson by the way is an excellent interviewer. He interviewed me a few weeks ago, and I was pleasantly surprised by his professional approach to his subject. Give it some thought, it does work. And thanks again for all you do - DAP is a terrific network, and it is growing.

At 12:04pm on April 6, 2009, Jennifer Galvin said…: Jayson,
Great to finally meet in person! Hope you had a safe trip home.

At 9:25pm on March 12, 2009, Lee pitts said…: Jayson, You the man. Please resend the Myspace friend request. I never got it.
Rage On!

Lee

At 9:57pm on March 11, 2009, Lee pitts said…: Jayson, I enjoyed Pop and Lock. How do you come up with those title I will never figure out:). Very creative. Much of the interview I didn't remember as we did it last year. I was curious to know why you used that title. It makes sense now. I didn't know I said that. Will this be on YOUTUBE?
Rage On!

Lee

At 11:48am on March 8, 2009, Lee pitts said…: Jayson
Please send me your e-mail address ASAP. Thanks

Lee leepittslive@gmail.com

At 3:32pm on March 5, 2009, ERROL DUPLESSIS said…: Sorry it has taken ao long to get back to you. I believe we need to get the attention of the African-American and swimming preparedness. You recently heard of the three professional football players who perished in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida, right? Very tragic. Also, when I was on the faculty at HU, the ROTC PMS (Army & Navy) were most concerned about the cadets and midshipment who could not pass the basic swim qual. They each came to me and asked my area to provide special training. We did, but with limited success. The problem was that the ROTC students were not required to take swim lessons, and most of these students waited until their junior year in college before they did anything about it - too late! I next encouraged the ROTC PMS to enroll the non-swimmers (about 75% of entering students) into the traditional swim classes, i.e. beginner swimming, intermediate, advanced, etc. They did, and the results were spectacular - 90+% passed. The message is: enroll your child in the learn to swim programs around the country. I developed a curriculum for our non-swimmers, and the basic stroke that I taught was the Wing-It stroke. Ever hear of it? Probably not, and we had great success, and fun, teaching the basics of swimming. The students were so entralled with learning to swim that most came back for the intermediate swimming course to learn strokes. So, I would like to hear your comments on getting to the basics of swimming. Take care.

At 3:46pm on March 4, 2009, Lee pitts said…: Jayson,
Thanks for taking the movement to the "NEXT LEVEL". I look forward to meeting you in the future.

Lee

At 10:47pm on February 25, 2009, Charles Lumpkin said…: Thanks for the help Jason and Shaun.

At 8:32pm on February 5, 2009, ERROL DUPLESSIS said…: Hi Jason, sorry for the delay in getting back to you - I have been busy prepping for our dive season at Lake Rawlings. Believe it or not, this is the time of year when we work the hardest, it seems. But . . . back on point! I believe that African Americans, more than any group of people in the world, carry too much baggage when it comes to water sport activities. Seriously! This statement is not a mere cliche, there are valid reasons why these attitudes exist. And I believe that the heart of the matter lies in the negative attitudes being carried from generation to generation. For example, I often created discussion forums when opportunity presented itself in my swim classes at Hampton University, especially the beginner swim classes. You would be surprised at what the students told me. I might hear, "Mr. D, my mother told me never to go in the water because I would drown and she would never see me again!" Or, "Mr. D, I have always wanted to take swimming lessons, but my aunt told me that I will drown in the water! She and my parents do not know that I am taking swimming lessons!" or from a student enrolled in the Honors program at Hampton University, at an Honors presentation discussing black hair: "I do not swim because my father told me that a woman's beauty is in her hair, and I do not want to mess up my hair! I want to stay beautiful!" Or, from a 14 year old girl who chided a boy whom she was interested at a discover scuba session: "Why do you want to do THAT? That's for white boys!" His response, "Because I want to!" Well, good for him, he had a mind and used it. But it goes deeper, these attitudes are but skin deep. Black folks will do better when WE (the collective "we") understand that it was not our fault. Stuff happened to us, and now we must undo the damage and get on with it. To me, swimming is just one phase of empowerment. My parents gave my sisters and I lectures about the importance of an education. They taught us that we must know how to read so that we can learn to figure things out and know things. We needed to know math so other people won't steal our money. We must speak well to defend ourselves. And you must know how to swim. My father would chime in with his off-the-wall remark that if the colored folks (we were colored back in the day) knew how to swim when they came to America, slavery would have ended before it got started. Really, now! But I now understand the metaphor. Don't let a river stand in the way of crossing it when you don't have a boat. And the beat goes on. Now, how do you deal with the sociological and psychological impact of negative attitudes created over many years towards swimming? That is the question. Michele gave a responsible answer. She makes it her objective to teach as many people as she can about the importance of knowing how to swim. She teaches! A good start, but is it enough? Jason, I have more questions than answer. Now it is your turn to help write the story.

At 9:35am on February 2, 2009, Jenny Levison said…: hi Jayson, I just tried to create a group for Parting the Waters, but the system told me Yikes! A problem occurred. Do you have any advice? thanks a lot, Jenny

At 8:17am on February 2, 2009, Douglas Carrington said…: thanks for the birthday Wishes!

At 8:35pm on January 29, 2009, ERROL DUPLESSIS said…: Hi Jayson. I just started a hot-button topic for discussion titled "Can African Americans Swim Well Enough to Save Themselves?" I would like to get some meaningful dialogue going about this topic, talking about the problems and ultimately leading to solutions. I favor your participation from time-to-time. Take care, talk to you soon.

At 7:38am on January 11, 2009, H.E. Ross said…: I would like to send the paper I have been writing and it is unedited but I thought it embodies what I am doing. I will be sending stuff that shows the direction of my concept, and to some degree the others' concept, of the Centre as soon as I can get away from this computer and back again. I feel like I am living within the damn thing.
Please let me know your personal email address to attach the document. Or a way of attaching the document.

Ross

At 10:13pm on August 27, 2008, Tameisha said…: She was taking a break for a while but she is about to start back up in September, so there will be more videos to see really soon.