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Trust but Verify
“Trust but verify” is the translation of a Russian proverb. Former President Ronald Reagan popularized it, in 1984-1987, during the talks with the Soviet Union about the nuclear arms race. It is...
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How Long Will Women Wait For Equality?
It was 1978, when we began to celebrate Women’s History Month in the United States while in the rest of the world, International Women’s Day goes all the way back to 1911. In the same manner as Black...
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Oh say can you see the “Change?”
A representative democracy is supposed to reflect the will of the people it represents. Isn’t it? In a government of the people, by the people and for the people, it would seem that the “people” are...
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Are WE in The Sunken Place?
When reality becomes increasingly unbelievable, when mis-information and outright falsehood is spoken as truth, something is happening. When the idea of compassion for others is considered a weakness...
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When April comes it’s time to…
Shake things up! Spring has arrived! Things are budding and blossoming all over the place. Winter has gone into retreat with its cold days and dry dead landscapes. The sun has begun to shine a little...
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It’s in the Blood
Most people do not consider the shedding of human blood to be a good thing. Just last week, we commemorated the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., our “Drum Major for...
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Courage is a journey
Courage is not something that most people have just hanging around. In fact, most of us don’t even realize we have courage or need it until we must face something or come to terms with a situation for...
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The FOX and the rest of the house…
There’s an old expression that speaks to someone with bad intentions. “I’d watch out for him if I were you—he walks around here like a fox in the henhouse.” Recently, a conservative cable news network...
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It’s THAT time of year
Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s teens and young adults. Although great strides have been made over the last decades regarding alcohol and substance abuse programs, education...
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Mental illness is colorblind
In many ways, mental illness no longer holds the same stigma as it once did just a few decades ago. There are more resources dedicated to mental health now than ever before, and employers, schools and...
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Moral Authority takes UNCONDITIONAL Courage
There are those who tout the statues, symbols and rhetoric of The Confederacy as “heritage not hate.” They vehemently reject any suggestion that those symbolic representations in the historic “making...
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EPIC FAILURE is NOT an Option
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” Elie Wiesel On the last Monday of May each year, we observe Memorial Day, a...
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Remembering Fathers Every Day
“No matter what happens, you can always come home.” — My Dad The older I get, the more appreciative I am for my...
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… and JUSTICE For ALL?
“People can cry much easier than they can change.” — James Baldwin Although Black Americans have grown accustomed to...
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When Opportunity Knocks…
When “Opportunity” knocks, because it will, you’re supposed to open the door but so many people miss their opportunity simply because they weren’t listening and didn’t hear the knocking. I heard...
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Have you even read the Constitution?
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the...
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A Family Inextricably Bound
Standing in a loosely formed clump was a group of people of varying ages, and sizes all dressed in purple t-shirts awaiting instructions from a woman who was clearly the leader of the pack. It was at...
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The Power of Grace
The dictionary defines Grace as politeness, generosity of spirit, polish, dignity, and a pleasing quality. All of these attributes are characteristics that we would like to see in our leaders. So,...
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A Sigh of Relief
The nation held its collective breath as the Affordable Care Act was at risk of deconstruction and repeal, by the U.S. Senate, late into the early morning hours last week. Not long after midnight EST...
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Why the Double Standard?
A Double Standard is a rule or principle that is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups. This standard has become the norm in these contemporary times. It has become so...
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