Believe it or not, the norms of American society – alongside the slavery-adjacent laws instituted within the earliest American states and the widespread falsities of the constructs of race – once insisted that as little as one single drop of … Continue reading “MiscegeNATION: The One-Drop Rule Gone Awry”
Revolution. I see you, Gil Scott-Heron. You were right. You are still right in terms of everything you said about revolution. The United States of America was established as a direct effect of a revolution nearly 248 years ago. The … Continue reading “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – ‘Welcome to the Terrordome’… Brought to You Live From ‘The Matrix’”
Resilience. That word is a noun. According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, resilience means either “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to adversity or change” and/or “the human condition of enduring disasters – natural or unnatural.” The English … Continue reading “Resilience – We Shall Overcome Someday, Someway… Right?”
In a clear voice, I affirm and confirm that Blackness is beautiful. Blackness is bold. Blackness is brilliant. I say that loudly and proudly to you, even as I say that to myself. As a proud African American in general … Continue reading “In Clear Voice – the Enduring Resonance of Our Superpower”
Years ago, I was seated at a gate within the International Concourse at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. I was minding my own business, finishing my lunch, when a middle-aged White gentleman and his wife sat next to me. … Continue reading “The Model Minority Myth – or the Salt/Sugar Juxtaposition”
The third verse of the classic song “Imagine” by the great, late John Lennon offers this wisdom:“Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of man.”As an admirer of The Beatles in general – and … Continue reading “Peace on Earth – 8 Forms of What That Would Might Look Like”
“In a day of renown by some and mourning by others, the majority culture shared resources with new minority immigrant families, bettered their lives, and gave their sustenance and care a fighting chance. According to the online resource http://www.nativehope.com, “Thanksgiving … Continue reading “Of Thanksgiving and (the Lack of) Health Equity – a Rhapsody in B Flat”
Three-Fifths 