On the 52nd Anniversary of Dr. King’s “Dream” Speech, A Nation with the DT’s
Those who believe in the Law of Attraction say the more attention you give a subject, the larger it gets. In one of his many programs on public television, Dr. ...
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Two Apologies: Julian Bond’s “Slave Mistress” Ancestor & Dr. Dre
On August 21, 2015, two apologies appeared in the New York Times, which at first glance do not seem related, but in fact are. The first was from the Times’ ...
How Julian Bond Became the Heroic Icon Whose Passing Is Now Mourned
This is the photograph of Julian Bond I like best. It is January 10, 1966. Everyone but Julian is standing, their right hands raised as they take the oath of ...
Interred with Their Bones: How the Cosby Revelations Add Death to the Heinous Allegations of Rape
There will be a feeding frenzy now. The Big Fish has begun to bleed. When the sharks have finished anything once thought good and honorable and right will be interred ...
How Juneteenth Is Linked to July Fourth & the Tragedy at Emanuel AME Church
As I write this, the pillorying of Rachel Dolezal has been wiped from the front pages by the tragic murder of nine innocents at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, ...
Movin’ On
I am on my way somewhere. I think I have an idea of the destination but really I'm unsure. I'm the type that likes to hold onto things. As a ...
Defining Writing Success
Now that I've been active in the pursuit of writing and publishing, I've had some friends approach me about helping them write some significant aspect of their life. Since I ...
