Imagine the gut-wrenching pain and unbridled sorrow you experience after yet another unarmed black boy is killed by a policeman. Imagine the conversation you must have with your young daughters in your efforts to keep them safe when they leave…
Let him speak who has seen with his eyes. African Proverb It seems these days that everyone has an opinion about black colleges. An avalanche has come with the UNCF’s recent – and quite controversial –…
“There are no good times to be black in America, but some times are worse than others” David Bradley It was a restless and troubling time and this nation was facing a profound crisis of national identity. Would it be,…
Nothing. I have nothing I want to say. Nothing. My thoughts are as empty as the space between a buffoon’s ears. The dramatic narrative of life is unfolding around the world and nothing has compelled me to write. This feeling…
Immediately, at first glance, I can tell a messy person a mile away and I respond accordingly. I am not talking messy as in disheveled, unorganized or unclean. I am talking about those people who bring nothing but bad news,…
This is dedicated to Winnie, Mama Virgie, Aunt Mattie and Mary. These were the women who loved me unconditionally and affirmed my worth as a little black boy growing up in Miami, Florida. They were domestics and worked far away…
Mother. She is the universal archetype of life, recognized by every living thing. At the moment of our conception, we draw from her life-source and nurturance to begin our journey to existence. At our birth, our very being is dependent…
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…
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…
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…