New Beginnings
By Keith Boykin
Friday, December 28 2007, 12:34PM
We made it. This is the last daily post I will make on the site. Of course I will continue to write on the blog during the next few months, especially about the presidential campaign. But you will notice that the site will begin to change starting today.
The first change you will see is the URL address for this page. The new address will move from keithboykin.com to keithboykin.com/blog2. The main address for the site will remain the same, but the keithboykin.com URL will soon point to a different entry page. We are also in the process of redoing the other pages of the site, including the bio page, the media page, speaking page, books page and contacts page. It's a work in progress, and it all begins right now.
I don't have all the answers to how this will work, and some of it will evolve by trial and error. This blog page should still be available and accessible for months (although under a different URL address), and the plan is to permanently preserve the articles and comments written here.
If you have any suggestions on how to make it work, please feel free to let me know. I am open to constructive ideas.
And don't worry about the future. I still have plenty of new content to offer. I have interviews I've never finished writing and guest articles that I've never published that are ready to be posted in the coming weeks.
If you would like to stay in touch with me or stay posted on new developments with the site, I urge you to sign up for the mailing list today. It is the best mechanism to stay informed about the changes with the site. Simply go to keithboykin.com/contact, enter your email address, and follow the instructions from there.
In the meantime, I want to take a moment to reflect on where we've been. It has been a wonderful journey the past 5 years, and I couldn't have done it without you. So as we celebrate the end of the year, I also celebrate the end of the site as it once existed. I know deep in my heart that when one door closes, another door opens. And I am confident that the new doors will be even more exciting and rewarding than the ones that are closing.
Thank you once again for your support.
Happy new year!
Comments conceal
Chet
December 28 2007, 2:28PM
Best wishes, and Happy New Year. The daily blog you provided us with will truly be missed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
slim
December 28 2007, 3:31PM
So long keith, this website was one of a kind. Good luck on future ventures.
Billy
December 28 2007, 3:38PM
God bless.
Ms. Toni
December 28 2007, 4:17PM
This is my first time on this site and it seems great.I've been looking everywhere for info but can't find the theater in DC playing the Dirty Laundry movie HELP!!! I really want to see this and pass along the info. God Bless
James
December 28 2007, 4:35PM
Peace, love and blessings, Keith in ALL you do, desire and dream!!!!!!!!
QueerKidofColor
December 28 2007, 5:49PM
I love you Keith. You inspire me. Thank you.
O. Tobe Gaye
December 28 2007, 5:54PM
I haven't been a regular reader or contributor to this site but it was nice having it around. Many rich blessing for your future. I can't help but wonder if another Clinton in the White House means another Boykin in White House?
KB
December 28 2007, 6:08PM
I wish you all the best in 2008. I look forward to seeing what's up your sleeve...
bubba
December 28 2007, 6:57PM
I hope that for the next phase of your internet presence, you address the reality of gentrification and the way it is displacing people of color. By that I mean the way WE are coping with this phenomenon, not just some harsh words Andrew Sullivan hears in the hood. Most of us will never survive the overhaul of our communities, even though you and Nathan have made it to the big time.
Keith Boykin
December 28 2007, 10:21PM
Thanks for all your support guys. We still have a few bugs to work out in integrating the old site with the new version of the site. We hope to have it all fixed in the coming days.
Keith
Bernie
December 31 2007, 2:19AM
I read your web site religiously and thank God for all the wonderful linkage (especially hoods world and most proper :) ... We all need a diversion here and there to help forget all the serious challenges we face day to day ... good luck to you and Happy New Year!
Ostend Street
January 2 2008, 1:20PM
I'm eagerly waiting for the new site. So far, I have seen some projected information about your new site and I am truly happy with what I see. You have my support with all of your new challenges. 'Have a great New Year Keith and I wish the same to all of your readers.
Leslie