This year for Dr. King's Birthday, I want to share two things with you. A speech, and a Jeopardy game board. The speech is "Give Us the Ballot". I listen to it every election year and I'll share a quote to show you why I listen to it. Over 30...
Every day of Kwanzaa provides deep meaning, an opportunity to explore an aspect of our essence that is necessary for us to thrive as individuals and a community. But for some reason, Ujamaa is my favorite. I think that cooperative economics, the start, the growth, and the support of...
In 2024, the last of the Baby Boomers, including myself, will turn 60. As the American population of baby boomers becomes geriatric, we also have an aging population in our prisons. 15% of American prisoners are above 55 and 32% of those elderly prisoners are black men. They may...
While I was happily wasting some time playing Mahjong on the computer an "ad" came up that I couldn’t ignore. The first time it flashed in front of me, I saw the profile of a handsome young man and the words "High Blood Pressure". I made sure to read...
The 60 Minutes interview that Vice President Kamala Harris gave at the end of October coincided with a flurry of articles in an attempt by mainstream media to report on her existence. Yes, her existence. Because, in the eyes of many, VP Harris did not exist. Her efforts and...
I live just outside of Baltimore, MD, and over the years, as the crime rate has increased, I find myself less and less willing to set foot in the city. To paint a picture, there are over 300 homicides in the city per year, as well as more than...
I was reading a headline recently about the coup in Gabon and once again I noticed that Africa only seems to be in the news when there is violence. I then looked at CNN and saw articles about violence in Niger, Libya and Sudan. If that bothers me, I’m...