Today I give thanks. One of my favorite quotes is, "I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.

Now that I have your attention with that title...you know the rest of that saying.

I had a conversation with someone today about the unfortunate killing of a homeless person on a New York City subway. The death was ruled a

When you child calls you on Mother's Day to tell you that you have been his inspiration for "grace under pressure" it hits hard.

Let's face it... we all get old. There is no ticket out of aging. There's no influencing that can keep us young. Youthfulness has been cele

The iconic James Baldwin once said, "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." I have...

In an instant, on that call, I realized that my ego was doing exactly what it always does…

As a non-traditional educator, I colored outside the lines. I also taught in inner city, urban schools.

But there are times when we need to take the road less traveled. The road that can help us recharge and think about those things that matter

This New Year is significant considering the year we are leaving behind us. As the clock moved from 11:59 to midnight to mark the New Year,

A culture shift? A culture shift that we are enduring in the middle of a culture shock.

For all that is going wrong, it took a group of nine-year old kids, to remind me that no amount of fear, anger, hate, injustice, or racism,

I had gotten to the place where Fannie Lou Hammer once described as being sick and tired of being sick and tired.

I cranked up the music in my car with Teena Marie belting out Square Biz and found myself loudly singing the chorus.

Perhaps on the other side…we can find our why.

It seems as if this past week has been the longest one in an awfully long time. In a year filled with long weeks for one reason or another,

"what I hear everyone saying is that in order for us to change the world...we must be brave."

Culture crisis. I overheard that term the other day, standing in a check out line.

So, what does ‘resilience’ really mean? Have we so watered down the word that it no longer has any value?

“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that