How Long Must We Wait?Daunte Wright, 20, Brooklyn Center, MN, was killed during a routine traffic stop on April 11, 2021, by Brooklyn Center Police Officer…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
You Can’t Do What Your White Friends Do, You Ain’t the Same As Them!My parents grew up in the segregated South during the 1940s and 50s. As young children who passed into adolescence and on through to early…Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
‘Thoughts and Prayers’ are for your Dying Aunt; Action and Resolve is required for Everyday LivingHow long do I have to wait for you, honey?Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
The Liars that Lie and the Consequences of their Moral AmbiguityChildren tell lies. Poker players refer to it as bluffing. Politicians disguise their lies by simply saying “I mispoke,” a perfectly…Nov 12, 2017Nov 12, 2017
I am Not a Nigger: A Rant About This Nation’s Race-based HateFor eight years the United States of America was led by its first black President of African descent. Obama is the product of a black…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
John Lewis: American Hero, a Profile in CourageThe times we are about to live in…Jan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017
An All Christmas StoryThe holiday season is in swing, full of hustle and bustle. We rush to get presents wrapped with great care and play the role of Saint…Dec 21, 2016Dec 21, 2016
We Cannot Walk AloneI will truly be saddened when the term of President Barack Obama, the nation’s first president of African descent, is over this coming…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Be Not Proud…The English poet John Donne was also an Anglican minister who succumbed to an early death, well perhaps for his times, 59 was not exactly…Oct 16, 2016Oct 16, 2016
It was not just a bad week for Trump, It was a bad week for menThe Atlantic came out with only its third endorsement of a Presidential candidate ever, the first in more than 50 years (Lyndon B. Johnson…Oct 9, 2016Oct 9, 2016
You’re Not So Good with People Anymore….Breaking Beyond Aloneness and Despair“You’re not so good with people anymore, are you?”Oct 6, 2016Oct 6, 2016
The Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Closing of a…President Barack Obama gave a powerful and emotionally stirring speech Saturday, September 24, 2016, as he proclaimed the opening of the…Sep 26, 2016Sep 26, 2016
Is Suicide Painless? Leaving Las Vegas, Suicide, and the Tragic End to LifeAsk many authors and they will tell you that one of the greatest fulfillment of their literary labors is having one of their books turned…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016
Men Don’t Feel Pain (But Maybe Let’s Acknowledge that it Exists)Men don’t feel pain. We don’t feel pain because we do not acknowledge pain’s existence. We cannot acknowledge such a thing because we were…Aug 28, 2016Aug 28, 2016
A Loving StoryMildred and Richard Loving lived a simple life. They reared three beautiful children, Peggy, Donald, and Sidney. Richard worked as a…Aug 18, 2016Aug 18, 2016
Is Brexit the Wake-Up Call Needed to Make America ‘Sane’ Again?The results of last Thursday’s historic vote to leave the European Union (EU) continues to reverberate around the world. The British…Jun 28, 2016Jun 28, 2016
