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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The Daily Rundown, Oct. 1: “76 of 79 Football Players Posthumously Found Positive For Brain Disease”
A few years ago, when I was interviewing the SUPER-BAD Pam Grier about her memoir, she dropped some SERIOUS gems on me about keeping our sons out of these big leagues because they’re paying too high a price for the collateral damage they sustain after leaving. In her grim example, her younger brother is now… Continue reading The Daily Rundown, Oct. 1: “76 of 79 Football Players Posthumously Found Positive For Brain Disease”
Why She Stays Vs. Why He Strikes: The Faulty Focus Of Domestic Violence
In an early scene from Tyler Perry’s 2006 film, Madea’s Family Reunion, a mother and daughter meet for lunch and discuss the younger woman’s upcoming wedding. When Mom notices a lack of enthusiasm, she asks for details and learns that the prospective groom is regularly beating her. With barely an arch of an eyebrow, Whitfield’s… Continue reading Why She Stays Vs. Why He Strikes: The Faulty Focus Of Domestic Violence