Why I refuse to see “The Help”
For much of the history of America, the reality of Black American women is that they have worked the fields, nursed the children, prepared the meals, and maintained the household while standing beside...
View ArticleIs it Me or is Racism Coming Out of the Wood Work?
I love my president even when I don’t agree with everything he proposes. In all of the years I have been on this earth, I have never experienced such blatant disrespect for the office of the...
View ArticleFreedom…..?
Ahhh gotcha! I bet you thought this was going to be another political militant Black power, power to the people and up with women blog! Well I’m going to talk about the freedom of being a baby boomer....
View ArticleGetting Back to Grassroots
I had a most interesting conversation the other day with a young Black man at Wal-Mart (I say young because he was about 13 years younger than me, I asked as we continued our conversation). We both...
View ArticleRemember What the Holidays Are About
As we are in the midst of the holiday season, I hope everyone will remember, “Good Will Towards Men” and carry that thought and action throughout the coming year. It doesn’t matter if you celebrate...
View ArticleAn American Speaks Out
Our whole society must first be brought to a consensus that it wants to close the socioeconomic gap between the races. It must accept that the gap derives from the social depredations of slavery....
View ArticleFrom Hoods to Hoodies
As I sit at my computer pondering the tragic death of Trayvon Martin, it brings to mind the terrorism that Black people have faced in this country since being brought here 500 years ago. It never...
View ArticleWar on Women?…..For Real?
Apparently the war on women is beginning to rear its ugly head. It seems to have started when the Republicans wanted to decrease or end a woman’s right to choose to what happens to their bodies. Now...
View ArticleI”m tired but am not giving up
I have not blogged in a long time due to being bogged down with all of the tragedies hitting the Black communities. Today, the straw broke the camel’s back when the first thing that greeted me this...
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