Diversity

Last night I was made aware of recent comments by the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban. He was talking about the Donald Sterling situation, the present owner of the Los Angeles Clippers who may be forced to sell his team for racial statements about black people and, specifically, Magic Johnson. His positions were […]

We live in a diverse country as well as a diverse world. Often we think that others should speak like us and understand us and know what we’re talking about and, unfortunately, that’s not really the case. When you’re in a position of leadership it’s your responsibility to go that extra mile in trying to […]

It’s Black History Month once more, and I’m late into the month before writing anything about it. Truthfully, I wasn’t sure I wanted to start the month with a post on the subject as I did last year when I listed all my previous posts on the subject while writing anew on the topic, but […]

It’s two days after the United States celebrated Martin Luther King Jr day, and yet a lot of what I saw wasn’t celebratory at all. There seemed to be a lot more hate than I could stomach online, from Sarah Palin (who probably doesn’t realize her hate anymore) to what was being said about Richard […]

I’m going to tell a true story. I’m working out of town, and I went to drop off some shirts at the dry cleaners the other day. The woman behind the counter, a black woman, started talking to me like she normally does. She asked me if my wife missed me since I was out […]