The end of summer is upon us. August has come around in the USA. School will be starting soon. Fall sports will once again take over TV’s across the country. Many people in the USA will spend the majority of their day focusing on issues, or events, that have nothing to do with their lives. People should focus on the one life that matters, their own. It is time for people to use … [Read more...] about Your beautiful life
Editorials and Opinions
Being loving champions for justice
For people whose hearts are broken by seeing news of parents, families, and children suffering anywhere, this has been a difficult week. It was an ideal moment to be buoyed by hopeful news like the messages the King Center in Atlanta shared during their celebration of Be Love Day on July 9, as they invited people to pledge to Be Love every day in order to create and strengthen … [Read more...] about Being loving champions for justice
Where would you go?
The USA is 249 years old. The countdown to US 250 is underway. The land of the free and home of the brave is growing older. Many citizens of the USA are divided on the direction the country has taken over the last few decades. There are a number of citizens who are dissatisfied with the country as a whole. A country is made up of its citizens. The citizens make the country. If … [Read more...] about Where would you go?
Following the facts on child well-being
Recently, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2025 edition of the KIDS COUNT® Data Book, an annual resource that measures national and state data on economic well-being, education, health, and family and community factors. As they sum up their latest findings: “This year’s trends paint a complex picture: steady progress in some areas, setbacks in others and persistent … [Read more...] about Following the facts on child well-being
Honoring Juneteenth
In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that had been passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and 415-14 in the House to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the jubilant day in 1865 when many of the more than 250,000 people who were enslaved in Texas finally learned they were legally free. This … [Read more...] about Honoring Juneteenth
Deadly fatigue
I was talking with an African American male and he mentioned "black fatigue." I listened to him as he talked about how this was a factor in the African American community. After talking with this gentleman I remembered something I had heard a few years back. It isn’t "black fatigue" African Americans need to worry about. The agent of African American demise is "white fatigue." … [Read more...] about Deadly fatigue
Gun Violence Awareness Day
The day after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was running for President, appeared at a Cleveland event and said instead of talking about politics he had to speak about the “mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives.” He said: “The victims of the violence are black and white, rich … [Read more...] about Gun Violence Awareness Day
Choose Freedom
“The land of the free…” I don’t have to tell you where the previous statement comes from. Any person in the USA who has attended any sporting event knows that this is a line from The Star Spangled Banner. Freedom is what every person on the planet claims to strive for. Yet, many people create their own form of slavery. Freedom is something that has different meanings to … [Read more...] about Choose Freedom
The party starts now
The 2024-25 school year is winding down. Students are preparing to exit school buildings for summer vacation. This year's fifth graders will be heading to middle school in the fall as sixth graders. The 2025 eighth graders will be heading to off to high school as ninth graders. The high school seniors will be leaving public education and heading into the big world. Class of … [Read more...] about The party starts now
White man’s burden 2025
There is a high number of African American females who are mental pawns of the white power structure. Many of these mental 'catspaws' are bitter and angry. In many instances the anger is directed to the one thing the white power structure hates above all, the African American male. In other cases African American female anger and frustration is directed inward. Since the white … [Read more...] about White man’s burden 2025