My blog tackles current events mainly focusing on challenges facing the youth, education, society, and family.
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...
Read moreFive 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...
Read moreWe 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...
Read moreAnybody 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...
Read moreHip 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...
Read moreOn 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....
Read more“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...
Read moreLast week President Obama made the announcement that he personally supports Gay Marriage. He did stop short by stating that he still thinks the matter of legalizing same sex marriage still falls to the states. It is unclear how this will play out politically,...
Read moreEight 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....
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