April 29, 2025 Desegregation vs. Integration — Part II When Desegregation Disguises Itself as Integration Desegregation without real integration wasn’t just a missed opportunity. It was a wound — one that never properly…
April 27, 2025 Desegregation vs. Integration — Part I Unlocking Doors vs. Building New Homes What is the difference between desegregation and integration? A question asked to a panel at a symposium on…
April 21, 2025 Lighthouse This Easter morning, I dropped Michelle and her mom off at Mass, then headed to church. Like most Easters in my life, I didn’t…
April 16, 2025 Commandments This is an excerpt from my book BLACK, please leave a comment and share your opinion. I used to watch The Ten Commandments every…
April 13, 2025 What Color Is God? Last night, I was flipping through channels and landed on ABC. They were airing The Ten Commandments — for the 52nd consecutive year. In…
April 11, 2025 Black Bodies Built the Game Before we were athletes, we were warriors, healers, scholars, and artists. We came from kingdoms and kinships that celebrated our bodies not for labor…
April 9, 2025 From Participation Trophies to WEI I guess in a sense, the concept of a “trophy for everyone” isn’t entirely new. At the professional level, when a team wins a…