I’m Just Sayin’

We have often heard people say when talking about the state of policing in America, and the steady rise in the number of complaints, and disturbing criminal cases alleged and…

Keeping hope alive has become increasingly difficult over the past decade as we (in the Black community) continue to wrestle with the concept and perception of justice and injustice in…

Anyone who has played the three-card monte, knows that it’s just a big set up to distract, deflect and ultimately, to detach you from your money. It’s a swindle and…

“Guilt and Shame” have always been the bookends of oppression. What are bookends designed to do? They are designed to keep the books in place, to keep them on the…

“The Killing of George Floyd” is prominently in the headlines this week as the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd by kneeling…

The United States of America is one of the greatest countries in the world. And it most certainly has been a significant example for democracy and the democratic process around…

Was The Boston Tea Party a protest or an insurrection? Most Americans believe it was an act of protest.  Historically, it was seen as an act of rebellion because the…

If you took that expression “you’re cutting off your nose to spite your face” literally, not only would you have a severely disfigured face, but you would also not be…

The assertion that we just need “unity” to move forward is fundamentally flawed. We so often do a “performance” of unity or a demonstration of unity without actually embracing the…

There’s a need to grieve for those we have lost. This is true no matter the age of our loved one and no matter the cause of their death. Whether…