By Richard Ray: Many of you have heard the saying, Everyone has an opinion. The question becomes, is your formulated opinion an educated one. By educated I am not referring to whether you have a GED or Ivy League degree. I am talking about taking the time to formulate an opinion based on gathering […]
By: Richard Ray As someone who decided to have a residence in Miami based solely on the feelings from a past vacation in February that featured sunny skies and temperatures around 85, I should hardly act surprised at how significant a part the weather plays in our moods daily. Yet, I was recently reminded […]
Harvard is offering a new course: free of charge to all prospective students: Accountability #when life gets real. As reported by the university’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, at least 10 newly admitted students had their admissions revoked in April. The individuals, who were initially part of a newly admitted Harvard student Facebook group, broke […]
On May 24th the body of United States Federal Prosecutor Beranton Whisenant, Jr. was found dead floating in the waters along the beach in Hollywood, Florida. The 37 year old father of 3 was found fully clothed, seemingly with all his personal effects still on him when we was pulled from the shallows, deceased with […]
I know the official start of summer isn’t until June 21st, but everyone in the United States knows that Memorial Day Weekend is the real, if not unofficial, start of summer. The North and Midwest have thawed out by now with their harsh winters a distant memories at least for the next three months. So […]
Congratulations to Dr. Myron Rolle. The former Florida State University Seminole all-American at safety, who graduated in 2.5 years from college and skipped a year before eventually being drafted in the 6th round by the Tennessee Titans, to continue his educational pursuits at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar winner. Your accomplishments need to be […]
The apparent suicide bombing in Manchester at the site of a Arianna Grande concert resulted in a present death toll of 22 with nearly 60 others injured in the explosion. My offering of my deepest sympathies and condolences, while genuine, seem so empty in light of yet another senseless terroristic attack, this time targeting an […]
The screenplay begins: A humid spring afternoon masks the chaotic scene playing out front of a row house in West Philadelphia. Police, in riot gear surround a particular house and fire trucks are seen nearby. A Philadelphia police lieutenant gives the order to drop a bomb on the top of the house after being informed […]
So the rapper YG apparently made an uncensored video that have many comparing it to Nelly’s infamous “Tip Drill” that used to be shown at 3am Eastern time on BET uncut, before the moral police shut the whole program down. YG featuring DJ Mustard’s song and video for “Pop it, Shake it” is eliciting […]
The NFL draft was held in Philadelphia and over 70,000 fans booed NFL Comissoner Roger Godell early loudly and often. This should hardly come as a surprise since Goddell is often booed in public, but Philly Fans have a special relationship with bad behavior. When it comes to who has the worst behaving fans in […]
