“A child cannot be taught by anyone that despises him.” – James Baldwin As a member of Generation X, I moved from Ohio to Texas with my family in the late 1970s. To hear my parents tell it, the decision was made to leave our hometown of Cleveland, a city facing a steady decline of… Continue reading Pressed Against Progress: Desegregating Solves Nothing, Sabotages Much
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“Not Like Us,” But Still a Part of You
Whether you’re proudly wearing green in celebration of the Philadelphia Eagles or balling up your Kansas City Chiefs jersey in disgust, the consensus is clear: Sunday’s Super Bowl game was a memorable one. Philadelphia’s offense and defense were impenetrable, the Chiefs ran out of the magic juice to conjure up the historic ‘three-peat’ they were… Continue reading “Not Like Us,” But Still a Part of You
More Than a Woman: Put Some Respect On Coretta’s Legacy
Here’s what Jonathan Majors misunderstands about Coretta Scott King Truly great men don’t treat women as props https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/13/jonathan-majors-misunderstands-coretta-scott-king/ If ever a couple embodied the saying, “Beside every great man is a great woman,” it would be Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. In his brief 39 years, the Georgia native and Morehouse College… Continue reading More Than a Woman: Put Some Respect On Coretta’s Legacy