1 day agoNormal Is HellI always believe in transparency, so here it is: for the last few years now, I haven’t been in a good place. Honestly, it’s been a struggle, and I’m not alone. Americans everywhere are barely making it. This is not a shot at the current administration, but… things suck right…Poverty3 min readPoverty3 min read
Jan 16A Dream DeferredAs we celebrate another MLK Day, we are still struggling with who we are, and grappling with what this nation represents. I beg to ask, have we come any closer to Dr. King’s Dream, or has the dream, like Dr. King stated, “turned into a nightmare”? I want to start…Civil Rights3 min readCivil Rights3 min read
Jun 30, 2022It Is What It Always Was (But It Won’t Always Be)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. …Civil Rights5 min readCivil Rights5 min read
Jun 1, 2022Where Are You Now?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…George Floyd5 min readGeorge Floyd5 min read
May 3, 2022Rome Is BurningRome Is Burning Too big to fail. We have heard this mantra many times in our daily lives. First popularized in the Eighties by Congressman Stewart McKinney, it was used to describe the theory that certain businesses were too big to crash. It’s now been used to describe businesses, institutions…Civil Rights5 min readCivil Rights5 min read
May 3, 2022An Old FoeAn 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…Civil Rights4 min readCivil Rights4 min read
Nov 23, 2021An Undue HarvestIn 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…Voting Rights4 min readVoting Rights4 min read
Sep 2, 2021While America SleepsWe 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…Civil Rights6 min readCivil Rights6 min read
May 12, 2021A Bitter PillHistory, 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…Civil Rights5 min readCivil Rights5 min read
May 5, 2021A Time To ChooseOne 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…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
