By Richard Ray May 19 should be a worldwide holiday. It will never happen in the United States, but the day needs to be more celebrated as the birth day of one of the greatest men in our history. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little) and later known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz was born on […]
Once a year, collectively as a nation, we designate a day to give thanks. Regardless of the history behind the holiday’s formation, whether it was Pilgrims giving thanks for their first harvest or George Washington and the nation’s new Congress proclaiming often 3 or 4 days of thanks in celebration of military or other victories. […]
By Richard Ray: Happy Veterans Day. 9/11 has totally ensured that America respectfully embraces and honors the commitment of its men and women that have served in the armed services. That honor and respect has not always been given to those in the armed services and as many men can attest after serving in […]
By Richard Ray: Do you believe that women are given the same legal protections as men?… Think again. Social injustices are not just limited to and against People Of Color (POC). Women as well as Transgender or Gay) people are often not protected within the full scope of America’s laws. By in large the […]
By Richard Ray: Waking up to the news of more than 50 dead and over 500 others injured by a lone gunman in Las Vegas is disheartening. Of course my heart goes out to anyone that was hurt or killed in this senseless tragedy as well as to their families. Unfortunately mass shooting or […]
By Richard Ray: In 2012 Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old from Miami, visiting Sanford, FL with his father was killed by George Zimmerman. The self professed neighborhood watchman spotted Trayvon walking in the community and called police to report him as a suspicious person. He was advised by 911 operators to wait for […]
By Richard Ray: For the past month catastrophic natural disasters have dominated the headlines for most of North America and the Caribbean. Hurricane Harvey deluged parts of Texas including Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city, with torrential rains that saw devastating flooding much of the non-coastal areas had never seen before. Over 70 confirmed deaths […]
By Richard Ray: UPDATE: Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has issued a stay to the scheduled execution based on the new DNA evidence. Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed tomorrow in Missouri. In 1998 he was convicted in the death of former St. Louis Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle, 42. She was murdered in her […]
By Richard Ray: Some of you may really want to look at your timeline on Facebook and Twitter and make sure that the people you list as friends are really not foes. I understand that talks of politics and religion amongst casual friends is never recommended, but in the world of social media where […]
By Richard Ray In July 2014, Conrad Roy, 18, killed himself. He was found dead in a Massachusetts parking lot of carbon Monoxide poisoning. Michelle Carter, then 17 was eventually charged with his death after she made incriminating statements to a classmate that she was responsible for his death and could have stopped it. […]
