RECOVERY GOES WELL BEYOND THE STORM PASSING
By Richard Ray: Houston and much of Texas hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey are experiencing sunshine for the first time in days. This is not to say that the tragedy is over… far from it. Despite the present lull in rainfall, some are still not out of imminent danger as more flooding is expected […]
FROM TRAGEDY COMES A TRIUMPH (OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT)
By Richard Ray: Too often my features have started off talking about the divisiveness within the United States. Unfortunately the subject is all too real and needs to be discussed in context of talks of change, greater empathy and social justice for all within the US. However, when tragedy strikes America, like the one […]
ANTI-CLIMAX WINS OVER ANTICIPATION
By Richard Ray: This past weekend held two of the most highly anticipated events of the summer of 17 and by many accounts the results were anti-climatic compared to the hype and anticipation. The Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match was so highly hyped that the match was expected to gross over $650 million for […]
MAYWEATHER VS. MCGREGOR-EPILOGUE
By Richard Ray: Congratulations to Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Conor McGregor. Each woke up after their uber-hyped fight much, much, much richer men. I was extremely critical of the farce I believed the fight to be, but I never knock anyone’s hustle (as long as you are not literally hurting someone else in a […]
CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS REPRESENT IDEOLOGY NOT HISTORY
By Richard Ray: There is so much discussion about the removal (or not) of Confederacy symbols throughout the United States. I have weighed in a few times now, and felt the need to do so once again, because quite frankly the different and dissenting opinions against the removal of the symbols is really quite […]
ARGUING WITH IRRATIONAL PEOPLE IS A WASTE OF TIME
By Richard Ray: I have written before that “Racists are Immune to Logic and Reason.” However, even that generalization can be made to cover a broader spectrum of people. Calling someone a fool is completely subjective and rude. That label and other name calling should be refrained from whenever possible. However, (the perfect transition […]
Marcellus Williams
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 […]
FACEBOOK FRIENDS
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 […]
HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED?
By Richard Ray: I used to think about death far too often. When I was in college I remembered reading statistics that said roughly 1 in 4 Black males would be either killed or incarcerated before the age of 24. Even as I finished college and graduate school, I lived in an alternative universe […]
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
By Richard Ray: In a week that has been depressing and exhausting in its tumultuousness, I offer a respite. Even if just temporary, tune in to watch the Little League World Series this weekend. Reality is not going anywhere. Scandal in the White House surrounded by White Nationalist protesters and counter-protesters is real and […]
