On the backs of our people On the backs of our people On the backs of our people On the backs of our people When we stand up you fall off When we stand up…
Our Backs
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Why Are We Still Dreaming?
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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, legacy and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Through speech,…
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 independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us.” Fredrick Douglas Did…
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 empathize with the plight that black people are going through right…
An Abusive Relationship
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Originally featured as a guest essay on the Michael Smerconish website. Black America is in an abusive relationship. A relationship where everybody knows about it but, our friends, neighbors, and even family refuse to talk…
Highland Park
Let America be America again – Langston Hughes What to the Slave is the 4th of July – Fredrick Douglas How can someone be anti-abortion and pro death penalty? Can you be pro-life and pro…
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 for longer than anyone cares to remember by those who believe…
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, and lose our right to display and preserve our cultural heritage…
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 the funk! Or deeper still, the p-funk, uncut funk, the bomb.…
Gun Buyback
Here is the reality; the people who would turn in a gun for $100 are not the people that use them! Grandma or Grandpa may have found a gun in their house that their little…