There was another mass shooting in America, again
It’s no longer just about the second amendment, anymore. What we need is thoughtful examination into why there is so much individual violence against our …
Toni Morrison had luggage
Once upon a time, there was a day when I carried Toni Morrison’s luggage! Beloved had just been published and she had been invited to …
America: Land of racism, misogyny and toxicity
As we celebrate another anniversary of the independence of the United States of America from its former colonizer, England, I am mindful of another celebration …
Race and women define
Sitting here just shaking my head. After another too short, and tumultuous Black History Month, we are now getting ready to celebrate women! I always …
Fix your mind on Truth
Advent is here! Usually it is the season that marks the beginning of Christmas celebrations; a time for healing and recalling the merriment of yore. …
The revolution is being televised and tweeted
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. That’s the sound of a recount. Slow. Measured. Painful. Necessary. Florida has long been pointed to as the harbinger …
Dreams deferred, killed: Go Vote!
Tis the season. We get to put on our various costumes and masks and go out for a little trick and treat, and in the …
Say her name, say her name! OMAROSA
In “UNHINGED: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House,” we read how folk in Omarosa’s wobbly orbit get burned by their proximity to her. …
If not us, then who?
Well, it has come to this: recent headlines indicate that the POTUS is twisting into a myriad of knots (re his story about the meetings …
Immigration is not slavery
Too many folk continue to conflate the slave trade, that holocaust experience of captured Africans, with the suffering of other immigrants. Every day, there is …