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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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