Is this the wave of the future, or not?
The Sun Is Raining and the Rain Is Shining
Embrace anomalies.
Embrace anomalies.
Grand Ma Grace’s Quips
Voice of wisdom.
— During my youthful exuberance’s coupled with my self-proclaimed “genius”, I would often find myself questioning Grand Ma Grace’s quips as being totally non-sensical. My youthful “wisdom” supported these assertions as I struggled to understand her comments: “you are going to have to pull your own little red wagon,” “you are going to have to…
Faces in a Crowd
What mask do you wear in the crowd?
What mask do you wear in the crowd?
The ‘Color’ Hoax: Humanity’s Historical Genocide
In what ways do we perpetuate the lie?
In what ways do we perpetuate the lie?
Stars, Raindrops, and Rainbows
— Midnight skies are often illuminated by trillions upon trillions of some of the most awe-inspiring, breathtaking and anticipated incandescent lights in our atmosphere; most, if not all of us, accept their existence as being miracles of nature, however; we simply refer to them as “stars.” Much like raindrops, their imminent beauty warms our hearts…
In the Shadows of Black Males
When a “civilized” society refuses to recognize Black men as men
When a “civilized” society refuses to recognize Black men as men
Let the Music of Others Play
Melvin Lars' poetic take on social justice.
Melvin Lars’ poetic take on social justice.
A Window Without Panes or a Relationship Undiscovered
Are we seeking light to enhance our psychological and physical visions or are we seeking to minimize our psychological and physical pains?
Are we seeking light to enhance our psychological and physical visions or are we seeking to minimize our psychological and physical pains?
Navigating the Storms of Parenthood
How can parents focus more on encouraging their child's development than how outsiders judge their parenting skills?
How can parents focus more on encouraging their child’s development than how outsiders judge their parenting skills?
Re-Evaluating Fathers Are Willing To Change
What can a man do to commit to a lifelong learning plan for his fathering?
What can a man do to commit to a lifelong learning plan for his fathering?
Who is Calling Our Names?
Do we respond or increase the volume of noise to drown out the cries for help?
Do we respond or increase the volume of noise to drown out the cries for help?
Perfect Fathers Do Not Exist – Many Fathers Do Reevaluate!
History has a propensity to repeat itself. Which legacy and what history are you creating?
History has a propensity to repeat itself. Which legacy and what history are you creating?
Inter-Generational Conversation
The "generation gap" may instead be a "communication gap".
Embed from Getty Images — Is age really “just a number”? Might there be a communication gap as opposed to a generation gap? Most of us revere, admire, respect, love, and embrace our immediate elders as well as those who came before them. Still, our world’s geography and our neighborhoods’ demographics make it is impossible for…
Do We Eat Our Young?
Our youth's signs of danger are in front of us if we open our eyes to their cries for guidance.
Our youth’s signs of danger are in front of us if we open our eyes to their cries for guidance.
Bank Beaters: What They Are Serving Is Not Free Lunch
— When I was a young man, my father and I would go fishing. He often used the term “bank beaters” to reference the small fish that would hover around the fishing piers searching for food. Those little bank beaters did not realize that what appeared to be a free banquet would be their demise…