As of this writing, it has been more than two weeks since the verdict in the trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin and I am still sad and shocked. The entire way the case was handled, from the 40 plus days it took to arrest the accuser, to the way the case unfolded in court, was disheartening to me. A 17 year old African American boy was murdered because he lookedREAD MORE
One week after the trial, President Obama Speaks on Trayvon Martin. President Obama lays out the context for how African Americans view the case. Anyone who does not understand the African American context after this unscripted speech may be a lost cause. I’m sure President Obama’s opponents will only use this speech to block him from accomplishing some of his second term goals.
Throughout history women have had to deal with gender and sexuality issues that have led to a struggle and fight to be seen as equal in society. Women’s movements have existed to gain rights in business, politics, education, and so on. Much progress has been made to give women opportunities that those before them did not have. For women in the church, there has been progress but struggles still avail. While thereREAD MORE
The infamous drug dealer. Some of us may know one. Some of us may have dabbled in dealing/pitching ourselves. Often this devious character is glorified by movies such as Scarface, Blow or even television shows such as The Wire. It’s rare that the average church goer will engage the dealer, instead we usually march, yell, demand justice and scream for the banishment of the individuals who are killing or destroying the community.READ MORE
Yup, shaved it all off. I’ve been asked why and if something was wrong among other responses. All responses were comical and somewhat rude, to me. People can’t seem to understand why an attractive person with all that hair would get rid of it. Something must be wrong. Well it was. My hair has always been a place of contention for me. It’s extremely thick, curly, frizzy, kinda straight,soft, kinky and thickREAD MORE