Another Black History Month is getting close to the end. I hate saying or thinking this, but it feels like a lot of the energy it used to have has diminished over the last 10 years or so; possibly much longer than that… and I don’t like it. Victoria Pickering via Compfight We’re in the […]

Years ago I was in an airport, trying to get to my next destination. It turned out that the weather was bad all up and down the East Coast, and many flights were being canceled, including mine. However, mine hadn’t yet been canceled as I sat in the area waiting to be called to board […]

Tough title; I know. It needed to be because I need everyone’s attention as I tell a couple of tales and then try my best to offer a little bit of advice to those who say “I’m not racist”, “I don’t see color”, or “I don’t know what to do to help”… or something along […]

The weather in the Syracuse area has been beautiful for a few days now. Instead of staying in the house walking, which I have to do all winter, or driving to the mall for a different scene, I enjoy going out and walking in the fresh air. Sometimes I go to Onondaga Lake Park, and […]

I read an article which said that what some political pundits had given as a reason why people who might have originally voted for President Obama switched to vote for the candidate in the other party in 2016 was wrong. The study showed that the reason for the switch was wholly tied to racism. The […]