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The Complicity of Silence
View Points by Dr. T “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”...
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Systems, Structures and Culture
By Dr. T The United States Justice Department just issued a scathing report on the Baltimore Police Department that showed unequivocally that Baltimore Police routinely targeted and stopped Black...
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Is RAPE a Crime or NOT?
By Dr. T It appears that the answer is NOT. If the most recent high profile cases of acquaintance rape on university campuses are any indication, then rape is not the crime it is purported to be. And...
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Finish the race…and then we can protest
By Dr. T Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports Allyson Felix knew it wasn’t over for the U.S. Women’s 4x100m relay team. It appeared all had been lost after Felix botched the baton pass in the semi-final...
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The Biggest Lie
by Dr. T Is truth absolute? Is a lie just the opposite of the truth or can it be a gradation of the truth in shades of grey, just a little bit true or a little bit false? U.S. Olympic Champion Ryan...
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Race, Protest & Patriotism Are Not Mutually Exclusive!
By Dr. T When San Francisco 49er’s quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand with his hand over his heart for the playing of the national anthem – a ceremonial ritual that has for decades been...
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Deplorable is what it is!
by Dr. T Often when we find ourselves disagreeing, the cliché that is thrown out to cut the argument short is “We will just have to agree to disagree!” For some disagreements, that may be a perfectly...
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When Potential Becomes Pathetic
by Dr. T We tell our children and young people we can see the potential in them! We help them to see it in themselves and direct, encourage and support them along the way. But after years and years, if...
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Turning a blind eye…#WhiteChurchQuiet
by Dr. T Hear no evil…See no evil…Speak no evil. Really? Where does that leave, “the struggle against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this ‘dark world’ and against the...
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The “Normalization” of Rape Culture and Misogyny
by Dr. T When the first response to a woman or girl’s account of being touched, groped, or sexually bullied and demeaned, verbally or physically assaulted is to trivialize, deny or blame her for her...
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We Should Help, Not Hurt
By Dr. T Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. The Dalai Lama Basic civility is often missing in...
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HOPE Needs a Little Help!
by Dr. T “Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances we KNOW to be desperate.” —G.K. Chesterton Among those who are alternately devastated, disgusted, disillusioned and disenfranchised by...
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Unqualified Disqualification
By Dr. T To say, because you were born in a hospital, you are qualified to be a doctor is a ridiculous assertion and not one that any right-minded person would make. And yet, we find ourselves in a...
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What good is your life, IF you don’t use it?
By Dr. T ‘Tis the season when we all begin to reflect on the year that we just finished up, thinking about all the things we did or didn’t do, the people we lost or disappointed, the things that once...
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3 Steps Forward…2 Steps Back
By Dr. T The more things change…the more they stay the same is “a hard pill to swallow” and yet continues to be an inescapable reality in this country as we stand on the precipice of yet another...
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The First Amendment
By Dr. T “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people...
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Just plain decency…
By Dr. T Civility, graciousness, politeness, decorum, morality and dignity are all words that describe what is commonly known as just plain decency. It is certainly something one should strive to...
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WOMAN… SIT DOWN! And SHUT UP
By Dr. T During the Senate debate around the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be the nation’s next Attorney General, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, actually silenced Senator Elizabeth...
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TRUTH BE TOLD…
A little over a month after our 45th President was sworn into office, the country is still reeling from the consequences of one of the most significant elections in our history. The pundits and polls...
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THIS IS A JOURNEY … NOT A DESTINATION
“A journey is called such, because you do not know what you will find on the journey, or what you will do with what you find, or what you find will do to you.” This is not a direct quote, but rather...
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