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Dear Son I am writing this letter to you with hope that you have a better understanding of this crazy world around you. You probably have lots of questions on how a young African American named Trayvon Martin lost his life so young to the hands of a man...
Several years ago my wife and I took a summer trip to Las Vegas. One morning we went to breakfast at Denny’s and ended up meeting a lady from the Caribbean who was visiting Las Vegas with her husband. She was pleasant and sociable but behind it all there...
In 1992 Ian Moore and Tyrone Sinkler, who were both in high school at the time, had a fall out with a buddy Khali Sumpter. They started hurling insults and making threats at Khali. Eventually things exploded when a threatened Khali brought a .38 caliber...
On May 16, 2006 Sawyer Rostein was punched in the abdomen and was dropped to his knees by a boy who had been bullying him for months. When he came home he had complained to his parents that he had experienced some pain in his back. Two days later he was...
Eight million jobs lost in the Great Recession, four dollar gas, and talk show intellectuals stoking fear in Americans that this country is in decline. We see it on TV from MSNBC to Fox news with many so called experts predicting calamity for our country....
“Daddy guess what, I want to be a police officer when I grow up”. My three year old revealed this to me a few weeks ago. My daughter is not unlike many other small children who often desire to be firemen, doctors, or even super heroes with the motive...
Hip Hop has had profound influence in our culture and has dictated fashion trends, movies, slang, hair styles among other things. Like many Gen Xers who have grown up listening to hip hop, I have always loved it as an art form despite the fact that my...
Anybody who has been in a dark crowded theater in the last 72 hours has probably pondered what if that were me who would have been a victim or someone who was part of my family. Friday’s tragic incident in Colorado leaves a solemn reminder of the fragility...
We are now entering the second week of the Chicago teacher's strike with the threat of litigation to force an end by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel. Some of the issues that are on the table are job security, pay increase, and teacher’s evaluations. Let me...
When I had the opportunity to visit with a few inmates during a prison ministry at the Pendleton Correctional facility last fall I had some intriguing conversations with some very intelligent dudes that were serving time. Many of these inmates are now...
“Do you know that word is offensive” said Matt Lauer during his interview with Paula Dean on The Today show. “I don’t know” responded Paula Dean. Now I am paraphrasing a bit but there are few words in the American culture that will sink a public figure...
About a month ago a Republican elected official chastised Michelle Obama's charge on healthy eating by stating that she had a large posterior. His point was that she doesn't seem to be practicing what she preaches. Anyone who has a clue on health and...
After the shocking tragedy at Newton several months back society is still littered with too much gunfire erupting and lives being lost at heartbreaking frequency. We all were stunned as we witnessed live events play out with Chris Dorner who went on cop...
We are in the midst of the election season and candidates running for various political offices desperately rely on surrogates and endorsements to improve their chances of election. Christians are often a targeted voting bloc based on stances on social...
A woman from Turlock California was fired from her job and is being investigated by Secret Service after posting a racial slur about President Barack Obama. She had called the President the N word and then expressed her hopes that he would be assassinated...
Five hundred and forty five individuals is the number of people who have the authority to pass legislation in this country that affects over 350 million people. This number includes Congress, Supreme Court Justices, and the POTUS. It goes without saying...
Malcom Gladswell outlines in his book The Tipping Point how small things added up set off social epidemics that profoundly alter a culture. Some of the intriguing things outlined in his book are that human beings are profoundly social beings influenced...
Americans witnessing the unspeakable and horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook which is now among the worst school shootings on Friday hit so close to home for parents with younger children. Most of you like me probably went home and hugged your kids a little...
We enjoy many great freedoms in this country one of them being the freedom of speech; which often times carries the possibility of controversy especially if they come from high profile individuals. The latest controversy came from Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan...
Thanks to Miley Cyrus, Oxford now has officially recognized Twerk as an English word. Well I can’t say that I am not surprised at what took place at the VMAs this past weekend. MTV has been known to push the buttons in terms of decency. It also decided...
I guess I am on the wrong side of history. At least that is what some will say as the Defense of Marriage Act makes its way through the Supreme Court. This issue has many layers to it with the debate over separation of church and the role of government...
On Thursday the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision and voted 5-4 to uphold The Affordable Health Care act better known as Obama Care. My personal conviction is that in the world's richest nation we should cover 50 million Americans who are uninsured....
The heinous act surrounding Javon Belcher who murdered his girlfriend in front of her own mother and then drove to the Kansas City Chief’s facility to kill himself is yet another tragic case of the ugly nature of domestic violence. One third of homicides...
Whenever I witness Black Friday shoppers storming into stores and behaving badly, I am reminded of the Nobel Prize novel Lord of the Flies. The plot in the book featured a group of British boys stuck on a deserted island trying to govern themselves. Eventually...
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