There are definitely problems with beauty pageants and competitions, not the least of which is the objectification of women and girls. Recognizing that in contemporary times the organizers and sponsors…
Dr. T
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Richmond has a new statue outside the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on the newly named Arthur Ashe Boulevard. It’s called Rumors of War created by Kehinde Wiley and is…
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In 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus she was riding in segregated Montgomery, Alabama. This simple act of civil…
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When people refer to the mythology and the stories of the goodwill and partnership between the pilgrims of Plymouth Rock fame and the Indigenous people of North America as the…
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All of us have relatives. Some we have chosen and others have been chosen for us. All families have “issues” and family members who always seem to be smack dab…
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Since the Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States of America citizen soldiers of all races, nationalities, religions, genders and identities have fought, died and sacrificed for the…
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“I know I am but what are you!” This is an expression we’ve all heard at some point in our lives. Hopefully, if we are beyond middle school age, we…
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Ahhhh ‘tis the season for folks to dress up as characters and caricatures once again; that time of the year when the smell of apple cider and pumpkin spice fills…
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Another Black American shot to death in their own home one week after a police officer of another Texas community was convicted of shooting a Black man in his own…
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A lot of controversy arose last week when ex Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted and sentenced to just 10 years in prison for the shooting death of her…