In our home, even after Darius’ graduation, three students remain—-Layla, Nia and myself. Every morning, after our daughters are dropped off at school, I’m pushing though my own set of online classes. One of them is “Multicultural Perspectives.” As I opened the file for Chap. Two this week, the assignment:”Watch the included video links about… Continue reading When The NFL Supports Cancer & Poverty, But Ignores Racism
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Kicking It Old (& New) School, Generation Next
Every summer, a month before school begins, it happens like clockwork: Nia and Layla wander over to the school supply section, pick up the generalized school district supply lists and question their parents as if we were educated in a distant place and time far, far away: “Mom/Dad, what stuff did you use when you… Continue reading Kicking It Old (& New) School, Generation Next
Fantasia’s “The Definition of….,” CD Preview/Review Link
Soulful, fiesty, rough-around-the-edges and more brash than a hot pink dress at an all-white dinner party. No one was prepared for a 20-year-old High Point, NC native to make it through the rounds of the nation’s top talent competition known as American Idol, much less win the top prize. But despite the odds, Fantasia Barrino… Continue reading Fantasia’s “The Definition of….,” CD Preview/Review Link
Shaking It Up, Shutting It Down: A Chat With Sheila E.
Family, faith, working hard and giving back: on one hand, she’s a woman navigating through life just like the rest of us, balancing her hustle and humanitarian endeavors while sharing personal ups and downs with the world at large. On the other hand, she’s not like anyone else…..because this particular woman is Sheila Escovedo, better… Continue reading Shaking It Up, Shutting It Down: A Chat With Sheila E.
The Evil, The Fly, The Bizarre & The Basic: An Inventory of 2016
2016, like every year before it, has featured both positive and negative aspects. Some events have been blips that barely moved the needle of conscious thought while others, no matter our differences, have rocked us to our collective cores as individuals and as a society. For many, this election year cycle’s brought forth game-changing candidates:… Continue reading The Evil, The Fly, The Bizarre & The Basic: An Inventory of 2016