This is still the season when many of us are celebrating graduating seniors and cheering young people on as they chart their next steps. What kind of world will their generation create? Sixty years ago, as President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke to college students at Ohio University and the University of Michigan in May 1964, he spoke publicly for the first time about the idea of a … [Read more...] about Building a “Great Society”
Editorials and Opinions
Hold your head up
African Americans hold your heads up and be proud of who and what you are. There is no shame in your existence on planet Earth. African Americans have been tortured mentally, physically and spiritually for centuries. Hold your head up, African Americans, and stand tall in the fact that you are still here. I saw a teenage African American female walking with her head down. … [Read more...] about Hold your head up
Juneteenth Day and Freedom
Juneteenth Day is the celebration of the ending of slavery in the USA. In 1865, US Army troops arrived in Texas and officially announced that slaves were free by executive decree. Texas was the last of the Confederate states to grant slaves their freedom. Texas was also the first state to make Juneteenth Day an official holiday. African Americans, it is time to take freedom to … [Read more...] about Juneteenth Day and Freedom
Juneteenth Day resolutions
Juneteenth Day takes place Wednesday June 19, 2024 in the USA. The ending of slavery in the USA in 1865 is celebrated in many cities around the country. In 2024 let’s add a new tradition to celebrating Juneteenth Day. African Americans should make Juneteenth Day resolutions in the same manner people do New Years resolutions. “Free at last. Free at last. Thank God almighty … [Read more...] about Juneteenth Day resolutions
Lessons for young graduates
This is the joyous time of year when families, friends, and teachers are cheering on graduates of all ages who have worked so hard and made them all so proud. I hope many of today’s high school and university graduates will wander off the beaten career path and help redefine success in our culture, asking not “How much can I get?” but “How much can I do without and share?” … [Read more...] about Lessons for young graduates
Dating Willie Lynch
There is a problem in the African American community. There is the crazed relationship dance between African American females and males. On various media platforms you have both genders complaining about the faults of the other. This embarrassing situation will go on forever unless the African American community realizes one thing. The 2024 African American is still living with … [Read more...] about Dating Willie Lynch
Appreciating teachers
May 6-10 was Teacher Appreciation Week this year, but in an era of headlines and concern about burnout and stress, I join many others who believe teachers should be applauded and deeply appreciated all year long. We know teachers are not sufficiently valued in our society if we measure their worth by money— yet after parents, teachers are probably the greatest influencers and … [Read more...] about Appreciating teachers
The best medicine
In 2024 many people are walking around with mental states that cause them anguish. There are millions of people who are angry about something. You have a vast number of people who are walking around depressed. You have a high percentage of the population that are living with some form of fear. All these mental trials can be helped, maybe even cured, with one simple act. … [Read more...] about The best medicine
Breaking Earth’s stillness
Earth Day and the month of April are commemorated across the world as a time to celebrate our planet and focus on action to protect it. During this month I often remember the poem “Keeping Quiet” by Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, which urged the world “to count to twelve and all keep still, for once on the face of the earth.”: “It would be an exotic moment without rush, … [Read more...] about Breaking Earth’s stillness
The parenting solution
Parenting skills in the US seem to be on the decline in 2024. The problem of declining parenting skills can be solved with one easy solution. There needs to be a new law passed or amendment added to The Constitution. The new law should state that in order to reproduce in the USA you have to pass an intelligence test. There have always been parents who did foolish things in … [Read more...] about The parenting solution