Teachable Moments: A Letter in Love
Dear Nancy Lee Grahn, I am saddened that so much attention has been given to your statements and less to Viola Davis’ historical win. I...
It's not good to be Black anywhere...
It’s not good to be Black anywhere. It seems like a statement out of left field, but it’s not. It’s a statement that’s etched on my soul....
Real Happiness
As humans, we all struggle with our own baggage. We all wrestle with our own unhappiness. But when does one truly recognize a state of...
Freedom Day
Today is Juneteenth. Today is the anniversary of the day that the announcement was made in Texas that there was an end to slavery. Today...
Dear Mr. Arrogant,
So what else can I write about Colombia? Oh, I know. I’ll write about tourists. I won’t last long on this high horse. I’m keenly aware of...
All Lives Matter
In concluding this series on Baltimore and other recent racial injustices and protests, I want to address the “All lives matter” comment...
This is not just about Baltimore Part 3 of 3
In this last installment (barring the conclusion to be posted next week) of my response to Baltimore and the #Blacklivesmatter campaign,...
This is not just about Baltimore Part 2 of 3
Today I continue to respond to the many statements that take away from the intentions of the #BlackLivesMatter campaign. Many of these...
This is not just about Baltimore Part 1 of 3
For the past few years, #BlackLivesMatter has been a hashtag circulating the net and reverberating in the hearts of people around the...
Your story is my story
In one of the first blog posts I wrote, I noted the graffiti here. I remarked that it attempts to write their existence and tell their...
