My word for the New Year? Peace
It’s a loaded word. Full of promise and yet, disturbingly charged with challenge. Peace: It usually means lack of war. Being devoid of conflict. Acting …
This revolution is being tweeted!
Paraphrasing a popular Salt n Pepa Let’s talk about race baby Let’s talk about you and me Let’s talk about all the good things And …
Black art in Miami: Version 5.0
Five years ago, I was lamenting the dearth of the black art experience during the Miami Art Basel international show, now in its twelfth year. …
NPR’s Click and Clack ……
For many years, one of my cheapest forms of pleasure has been to listen to the NPR radio program, “Car Talk”, featuring “Click and Clack, …
What’s the power in words?
The Holocaust. Genocide. The Diaspora. Human trafficking. Slavery. Human Chattel. Bullying. Bashing, etc. Civil Rights? I acknowledge that my individual rights are guaranteed by the …
Reaching out, reaching back, reaching down
Are we simply victims of time and place? Or are we really Captains of our fate? I just spent a lovely four days on the …
Domestic violence includes physical and mental abuse
“Once upon a time, a Princess was born. One day, her Prince came along, and they lived happily ever after.” Those words variably fed my …
Television series portraying Jesus as black filled with today’s realism
The world is imploding. The Middle East is like a pit of snakes feeding on one another; licenses to kill black males have been taken …
Reality cop shows are false portrait of justice
I confess. My favorite shows on television are Law and Order (all of the franchises), Criminal Minds,NCIS (the original with Mark Harmon), The Closer and, …