I’m Just Sayin’

As we officially begin the month of February and the national celebration of Black History Month, we find ourselves once again recognizing the profound place and significance that the history…

“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main…” is the opening line of a poem by John…

America is standing on the precipice of a moral moment. It is not unlike the moral moment the nation faced when the roll was called on Capitol Hill in 1964…

Since its founding, the United States of America has been a “work-in-progress”. As a nation, we have been attempting to become a representative democracy since our founding, wherein all Americans…

Welp! Here we are in the new year 2022! It remains astounding to me each time we move into a new year, especially as we go further into the 21st…

What do children need to be happy? According to many child psychologists, children need both affection and structure to develop into secure, happy adults. But if parents can only provide one,…

What does it cost you to be kind to someone? Not because someone “deserves” your kindness or because you want a reciprocal act of kindness from them. No. What does…

With all of the noise, the chaos, and the current events of these turbulent times in which we live, life sometimes becomes overwhelming, overbearing, and much too intense. We often…

When someone says they are “pro-life”, what do they really mean?  Because from what individual people have said, particularly those representing organizations and institutions who claim to be “pro-life”, in…

We all held our collective breath as the “Breaking News” banner scrolled across television screens all over the United States read that “We have a verdict in the trial of…