On July 4th, comedian/actor Chris Rock put this statement out on Twitter: “Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren’t free but I’m sure they enjoyed fireworks” He took a lot of heat for it from many corners, saying he was ruining a national holiday. Sorry folks, but not everyone feels the same about holidays. […]

A couple of weeks ago President Obama came around to say that he now fully embraced the idea of gay people being allowed to marry. For someone like me, I wondered what took so long. woodleywonderworks via Compfight For all the people I meet who think that I’m somewhat closed minded based on the few […]

Today is the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I have taken time out in the past to write some other articles on this day, which I want to share before I go any further. Last year I wrote a post comparing the lives of Dr. King & Thurgood Marshall. […]

It’s possible that the headline of this article might be controversial. There is a reality that almost no one will ever dispute; men and women are different. Not only physically, but mentally. via Flickr Most of it is learned behavior, as each of us grows into our defined societal roles. For most of thinking man’s […]

I once read an editorial printed in a local newspaper on the “racism” of diversity. I have to admit that I was stunned by the title, and as I read the article I got angry, then had to take a step back. The overall idea of diversity at its core is that every person gets […]