We have all read the stories of coups d’état and governments falling in the dead of night. Forces of evil look to seize power and suppress democracy when people are asleep and vigilant eyes aren’t watching. Now our nation is at an impasse where it is in a different slumber…

One thing I’ve learned from sports is that you can’t play to not lose. You must always play to win without thinking about the risk of losing. While the Democratic victories of the past year helped save this nation, we cannot take those gains or voters’ efforts for granted. We…

The scriptures say that men without vision perish. Today, our nation stands void of vision… direction… and values. We are left to then deal with the disease of addiction. Addiction to violence. Addiction to hate. Addiction to dominance. Addiction to guns. Addiction to whiteness. We are enthralled and drunk off…

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. - Desmond Tutu It is hard to believe…

An Old Foe “To those who say, this civil rights program is an infringement on states’ rights, I say this: the time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states’ rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights!” As…

In this season of Thanksgiving, let us be mindful of those less fortunate, those who are without an advocate, and those whose voices cry out, but most often are never heard. As I stood outside the White House last Wednesday I could not help but think to myself, “Why should…

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou Last week I read the horrifying news that South Carolina brought back the firing squad as an option for capital punishment. They are also considering bringing back the barbaric…

I think we can all agree that 2020 was a year we want to but can’t forget. It has brought with it pain and chaos, both for my family and for our nation. But, one positive thing that came from it was, it caused those who were previously disengaged to…

James Baldwin said, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” For many, there might be a fit of new anger that came with the viewing of the Ahmaud Arbery tape, but for black people, it’s…