Let a New Earth Rise…
Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. Let a bloody peace be written in the sky. Let a second generation full of courage issue forth; let a people loving freedom come to growth. Margaret Walker I…
Category: Social Commentary
The Way the Blood Beats
You have to go the way the blood beats, if you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live another life; you won’t live any life at all. James Baldwin It is often said that discussions of religion…
I am not Perfect
Recently, after a period of reflection and thoughtful preparation, I launched this blog site. With subdued fanfare, I contacted a circle of family, friends and colleagues to announce this new venture and to invite them to visit and engage. The…
A Sage Reflection on Life…
This, my inaugural blog submission, is dedicated to my dear friend, UT Saunders. He was one of the wisest and most elegant persons I have ever known. He had a grace and certainty about life and always appeared, even as…
Ordinary Heroes
I am in awe of the power of images in the cultural imagination to shape our perception of the world as we know and experience it. The daily doses of wreckage and deprivation that depict the lives of African Americans…
The Value of a Good Reputation
There are those little items in life that we often overlook but which have a tremendous influence on the quality of our lives and telegraph the content of our character. We are regularly overwhelmed by the bigger issues that face…
Living Single
It is better to travel alone than to travel with a bad companion -African Proverb The couple moved with a comfort and ease that spoke of their years together. They walked to the dance floor and began a slow, intimate…