June 21, 2023 June 20th (1865) Yesterday Juneteenth was celebrated as a national holiday. I’ve been contemplating this question – What did the formerly enslaved Black people do on the…
December 12, 2022 Baby Seals This was an old post from 10 years ago that I forgot about… Food for thought – If we were talking about baby seals…
September 21, 2022 Why Are We Still Dreaming? Dreaming – 1.experience dreams during sleep. 2.indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired. Every year since his assassination, we honor the life,…
September 2, 2022 The 4th Or the 5th? “I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high…
September 2, 2022 A Funny (not) Thing Happened on the Road to Arkansas Shannon Sharpe said something that Black people have been saying for a long time, “…if you say, “I got black friends” and you can’t…
September 2, 2022 An Abusive Relationship Originally featured as a guest essay on the Michael Smerconish website. Black America is in an abusive relationship. A relationship where everybody knows about…
August 14, 2022 Why didn’t they shoot? Since the January 6th insurrection, and let’s make no mistake it was an insurrection. I’ve been asking the question, “why didn’t they shoot?”, they…
May 15, 2022 The Saplings The saplings of the strange fruit trees are now maturing in Evanston, these saplings have been nurtured in the secret gardens of north Evanston…
November 11, 2021 This Is What Hypocrisy Looks Like We will not stand for removal of statues of our great confederate heroes, changing the names of schools named after our historical Southern leaders,…
September 6, 2021 Can You Imagine Doobie In Your Funk? Last night I went to the George Clinton Concert at Temperance Brewing Co. hosted by Outer Space in Evanston. At 80, George still brings…