Apr 23, 2021How 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 Kimberly Ann Potter. Officer Potter claimed to have mistaken her Taser X26P (which weighs 0.74 lbs. with a charged cartridge and 0.47 lbs. without) for her Glock 17…Black Lives Matter5 min readBlack Lives Matter5 min read
Jan 13, 2021You 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 adulthood in 1959, they witnessed a world where opportunities for African-Americans were far and few in between, but also where violence against blacks was plentiful…White Supremacy7 min readWhite Supremacy7 min read
Sep 24, 2018What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?The roots of love grow all around But for me they come a tumblin’ down. Every day heartaches grow a little stronger, I can’t stand this pain much longer! I walk in shadows, Searching for light. Cold and alone, No comfort in sight. Hoping and praying for someone who care, …Love5 min readLove5 min read
Feb 15, 2018‘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? Before a girl like me can move on Ooh, baby, tell me How long do I have to wait for you honey? Before I can say that you’re gone The opening verse to the late Sharon Jones 2005 song “How…Guns9 min readGuns9 min read
Nov 12, 2017The 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 acceptable reasoning for an unenlightened, disengaged electorate who is more aware of who the current contestants of “The Bachelor” are than the elements of the tax bill that removes…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
Oct 6, 2017I 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 Kenya-born father and white Kansas-born mother. This distinction is worth noting. President Obama is married to his (one and only) wife Michelle Obama, is the…Racism13 min readRacism13 min read
Jan 16, 2017John Lewis: American Hero, a Profile in CourageThe times we are about to live in… Rep. John Lewis is a Congressman representing the Georgia 5th District, which includes much of Atlanta, Fulton County, one of the most affluent African American communities in the country, next to Prince George’s County, Maryland. He has been a member of Congress…Civil Rights8 min readCivil Rights8 min read
Dec 30, 2016In Days of Auld Lang SyneShould auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days of auld lang syne? ~ Robert Burns, 1788 The Scottish poet Robert Burns set pen to paper and wrote the words to this classic poem in 1788. It would later be set to…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
Dec 21, 2016An 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 Nicholas to all children, everywhere. …Martin Luther King4 min readMartin Luther King4 min read
Nov 1, 2016We 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 January. I am proud that in my lifetime I had the opportunity to elect a President who not only looks like me but who looks like my…Black Lives Matter6 min readBlack Lives Matter6 min read
