Embed from Getty Images — “My country tis of the sweet land of liberty of the I sing.” Kneeling to stand. What exactly do these words mean, are they simply someone’s idea of poetic lyrics, do they embrace and embody a nation or were they juxtaposed to make the writer feel good? The Statue of…
Looking for Her, I Found Myself
What did you bring to the table when you approached "the one"?
What did you bring to the table when you approached “the one”?
My Mother’s Bastard Son
His divorced, teen mom was expecting a girl. Here is what she got, instead.
His divorced, teen mom was expecting a girl. Here is what she got, instead.
Moving While Black
Former White House staffer Darren Martin accused of breaking into his own apartment
— One has to stop and take a deep breath coupled with a sarcastic “Lord have mercy, #MovingWhileBlack.” Former President Barak Obama’s White House staffer, Darren Martin, a native New Yorker (Bronx Borough), was actively moving into his new Upper West Side, New York apartment when, according to the New York TV news station WPIX-TV,…
Domestic Violence: Where and Why Does it Begin?
The entire world will be better served to address the injustices that befall women.
The entire world will be better served to address the injustices that befall women.
Muscle Heads = Student Athletes?
Embed from Getty Images — Do you hear…, what…, I…, hear….,? You only get one guess. No it is not a lyric from an endearing Christmas song. Time is up, no more guessing; one might say it is the quintessential oxymoronic statement of all times. Contrary to popular belief, research debunks the myth that the…
NFL Hall of Fame or Bust
Champions do not "fall back," they step forward.
Champions do not “fall back,” they step forward.
What Will You Do When the Crowd Stops Cheering?
The crowd will only cheer for so long.
The crowd will only cheer for so long.
Violence: Are We Victims or Perpetrators?
We can effectively assist neither those whom we fear nor those whom we hate.
We can effectively assist neither those whom we fear nor those whom we hate.