Closing The Divide During Black History Month
{A Somewhat Long Post…You’ve been warned…} “Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.” ― W.E.B. Du Bois To some, Black History Month always talks about the same thing—great heroes, adversity that people...Martin Luther King Jr. — A Game Changer
Just like that, we are so close to mid-January, and celebrating Martin Luther King’s Birthday. Even though we, as a nation, celebrate it next Monday (and actually falls on a Wednesday), I think that it’s so fitting that his birthday is in January. We talk about...Independence Day
This Thursday, we will be celebrating American’s Independence Day. 4th of July. While it is a great day for celebration, it is also a day of remembrance for me. I’ve written about the War On Drugs, and Stop and Frisk, but on Independence Day, topic like...Best Foot Forward
When we try out for something, or go on an interview, our first goal is to make sure that we are doing everything right. In essence–we put our best foot forward. But I am wondering here–Shouldn’t we put our best foot forward everyday? I recently had...A Heavy Burden to Carry
A man during difficult times stepped out of line and said, things has to change. He didn’t wait for someone to do it for him, but saw himself as a leader to lead the pack.
He knew the risks of stepping out of line, and speaking out of turn, but yet he did it. […]