My blog tackles current events mainly focusing on challenges facing the youth, education, society, and family.
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...
Read moreIn 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...
Read moreSeveral 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...
Read moreThis week the Supreme Court is reviewing whether President Obama's signature Affordable Health Care Act is constitutional. The outcome of this ruling will not only have political implications for the President but more importantly have a profound impact...
Read moreDear 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...
Read moreIt is crazy how life can take unexpected twist and turns and then be met by unfortunate fate. Trayvon Martin, who was a young African American teenager, was fatally shot on Feb 26th while walking from the store to buy candy for his little brother. The...
Read moreMalcom 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...
Read moreSaturday we lost one of the greatest talents in the R&B and Pop industry. I am sure looking back we will all remember where we were when we heard the news. I was on my sofa watching an old classic movie The Odd Couple when my wife told me that Whitney...
Read moreAbout 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...
Read moreWithout question the biggest story of the NFL season this year has been Tim Tebow. Despite whether one thinks that Tebow is a great NFL quarterback, it is without question that he is exciting to watch and has engineered some of the most dramatic last...
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