I have more perspective. Nothing beats perspective. If you haven’t lived long enough to have it, you just don’t. What this means is that I’m able to know what’s important and what’s not. Have you ever heard, if it won’t matter five years from now, then it’s not important? This…

I don’t know if these articles were viewed, and earned enough, to be classified as “going viral” but I was pleased with the results.

One thing that sometimes irritates me about an aspect of modern-day Black thought, or new blacks, as they are sometimes called, is the criticism of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It's short-sighted and downright disrespectful. King is criticized for wanting integration and voting rights for Black Americans — seriously…

I believe in the statement that you teach people how to treat you. I also believe that people who mistreat, misuse, or abuse others should be held accountable.This doesn’t mean something violent like a physical altercation or a verbal smackdown. But turning the other cheek is definitely not always the…

It happens every awards season like clockwork and sometimes even I’m guilty of giving into the frenzy. When a Black entertainer wins an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Tony, or some other prestigious award, I have to admit I feel proud of them. Yesterday, the divine Viola Davis became an EGOT. That’s…

I think everyone knows what inflation is. It’s when the dollar isn’t worth anything, or you can’t buy as much with your money as you could in the past. I remember when you could get four small bags of 1 oz chips for one dollar. Now, those same bags of…

I am not superhuman, and I’m certainly not subhuman. If you cut me, I bleed, If you hurt me, I cry. If you stab me, I die. I do not have super strength. I can’t kill you with my bare hands. My presence scares you, but that’s just your projection. …