These Are The Times That Try Men’s Souls
This period is a crucial moment for America to see just what kind of nation it will be. We have banded together in all of the past tests of American Vigor such as World War One, World War Two, the Great Depression, and 911. Beyond its imperfections, the U.S. has held firm in the face … Continue reading
Two Different Directions, Never the twain shall meet?
We have all heard of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. Revere’s ride was iconized by the Longfellow poem self-titled as “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Some historical listings of the other Midnight Riders have no mention of Wentworth Cheswell, the son of a former slave Hopestill Cheswell. His mother was a white woman named Katherine Keniston. Paul Revere … Continue reading
Bone Collecting
A Paleontologist excavates layers of sediment to search for clues of the past to find the thrulines to today. Bible scholars comb the pages of scripture with a clear understanding of how past events of antiquity affect today. Last week the subject of Race Norming was discussed. Unfortunately, it is just another one of the many unearthed … Continue reading
“Just Shut up and Dribble”
NFL to halt ‘race-norming,’ review Black claims in $1 billion concussion settlement https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/ In the past, chattel slavery had many ways in which it was justified. The founding documents of America clearly Identify all men as created equal. But then arose the conundrum. “How do we justify slavery?” On the contrary, Scripture says: “A kidnapper must … Continue reading
Greenwood and the Face of Hate
It was a summer day in the central part of Oklahoma. Another day of money-making and good times for those on Black Wall Street (The Greenwood section of Tulsa Oklahoma.) Could this be the beginning of what the American dream realized black bodies brandishing the finest of clothes and living their best lives? Nothing could … Continue reading
Woke?
I started my day with a question as I literally woke up from my sleep. My thoughts eventually meandered to a place of many questions. Questions held my thoughts captive within narratives misplaced in reaction to a tribally splintered America. My curiosity moved me to discover why a phrase had bulwarked an impregnable position in … Continue reading
Daisys of Delusion, One Petal at a Time
On September 7, 1964, a political television advertisement entitled Peace, Little Girl (a.k.a. Daisy) was released. It was an extraordinarily controversial yet sobering commercial. The Black and white video showed a little white girl picking daisy petals from its flower while counting. Toward the end of the girl’s counting, the sound of an official countdown is softly … Continue reading
Broken
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety. And at such a moment, unable to see and not daring to imagine what the future will now bring forth, one clings to what one knew, or … Continue reading
The Invisible People II/”Oops I Did It Again”
A quote of unknown origin says: “Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a habit.” By measuring American history’s balance, one can plainly see that race relations’ current trajectory is no accident. The slippery slope is by design. Yet, the architects remain ambiguously in denial. “Nothing to see here as many … Continue reading
Endangered
In the 1980s, the Central Park Five, were a group of black teenagers falsely convicted in the rape of a white woman jogging in Central Park. In the 1990s, young black males were called “Super Predators.” In 2020 U.S. life expectancy fell. For Black Men, life expectancy fell the most, by nearly three years. Black … Continue reading
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