In my wayward youth, which I still remember as if it were only yesterday, I knew an assorted cast of characters. One of them, 5’9” and 420 lbs. on a slim day, would frequently tell me he was crime and “Crime don’t pay”. The sophomoric line would have otherwise been intolerable but his delivery was […]
Let me give the biggest shout out… Much respect due… to all the ladies and gentlemen who serve as hospice workers. For the uninitiated, hospice care generally involves the palliative care of patients most associated with serious and often terminal illnesses (essentially the focus of providing patients relief from pain as well as mental and […]
I am neither the anointed nor self-appointed Voice of African Americans. My opinions are varied and constantly evolving, because life is ever changing. However, one subject has remained fundamentally the same during my lifetime and far proceeding it: the need for self-sufficiency and self-empowerment in the African American community. I have been to many cities […]
Our society, and America in particular, is moving further and further away from what used to be deemed nuclear or traditional relationships. I realize I may be a king of oversimplification but by traditional I mean a mother, father and children residing in the same household. Society has changed significantly and gone are the days […]
