Back in 2015, like many of us, I watched with a dismissive smirk as Donald Trump rode down the escalator and announced that he would run for President. After a few months, that smirk became a curious raised eyebrow as … Continue reading Why I don’t hate Donald Trump
“God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice…, for they will be satisfied…”(Jesus) “Don’t let your mouth write a check your ass can’t cash, son…” (Charles Portis) The Civil Rights Movement was led by a generation of marginalized and exploited … Continue reading To Hunger and Thirst for Justice…
All of us are more than the worse thing we ever did, None of us are as innocent as we think we are. All of us have some prejudice we cannot justify, None of us live free from unwarranted judgement. All … Continue reading Salt, Light…& Leaven
This line from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet often brings to mind a dear friend and Mentor of mine who is now in his 90’s. Over the years, when I visited him, he would often call me Tom, which was … Continue reading A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet…
I used to look at middle class people with some disdain. I would think these privileged people are insulated from the “real world”. They live in the suburbs, shop at Specialty Grocery Stores, drive hybrid SUVs, go skiing in Vail, … Continue reading We are all Structurally Trapped…
It’s likely that we’ve all heard someone say something like, “We don’t have all these races. There’s only one race… the human race.” While that may, in essence, be true, American values and social norms have established structures that sort … Continue reading Yes, there is only one Race, the Human Race, but…
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