Last week we had to take a road trip (one of many to come) to Arkansas to pick up Michelle’s mom. She is starting to show the first signs of dementia at 86. In August…
Category: Society
Answer: Because You Are White
At this point I’ve listened to all the so-called logic and arguments on why you are voting for Trump. Let’s cut through the bullshit about inflation and illegal immigrants. Let’s stop pretending you understand the…
Shots Fired!
Recently on two consecutive days gun violence erupted in our neighborhood. Evanston, a place that is widely considered a safe suburban community. Evanston, a town now recognized nationally as one of the first cities to…
The Global Majority
I love the Olympics! Since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by the spectacle of the opening ceremony, the pageantry of the nations, some I’d never heard of entering the arena to engage in…
Rebuked
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus!” – Sonya Massey Sonya Massey saw a demon. Black Christians, no check that, the people from the cradle of civilization, home of original man (woman), can and…
Whose God is Winning
I’ve tried to write this many times, not sure if this is any better than previous iterations or a complete thought but based on current history and a recent discussion the question bubbled to the…
Guns and Babies
It should hit home with this one statistic – the leading cause of death for children 1-19 in America is gun violence. I don’t remember writing about mass shootings before and I don’t want to…
Reparations?
You’ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, run amok! Every time I hear about Evanston Reparations that exactly how I feel, there I said it! Until yesterday, I only vocalized my direct opposition to my close circle but…
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 certain segments of the community would be in an uproar, there…
Will Smith vs. Kanye West (+Hershel)
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, another Black man, in front of America. For that, for weeks and weeks he was excoriated in the media. People on all sides had an opinion, people wanted him punished,…