Posted by Kevin Robinson on September 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment
A look up reveals a mysterious haze of the ordinarily clear blue early Autumn sky. The fires of western states expand a canopy of smoke over the nation. America is literally on fire, as the pathways of history blur in the face of an uncertain future fueled by an uncompleted past. Climate change and pestilence … Continue reading →
Category Black Lives Matter, Bridging us All, Chasing the Dusk, George Floyd, George Wallace, George Zimmerman, Minneapolis, Reconstruction, Strike A Chord, Strike a Match, Strike a Nerve, Strike a Pose, Sunshine, Systemic Racism, Uncategorized, Uncle Ben, Whiteness, xenophobia · Tagged with Black Lives Matter, Chain Reaction, COVID 19, George Floyd, Maya Angelou, white backlash, white supremacy, Xenophobia
Posted by Kevin Robinson on August 6, 2020 · 2 Comments
Don’t mistake this writing as an indictment of one person, but more of an open assessment of America. Those old ghosts of the past hidden under white hoods had found new homes under the rooftops of exurban homes, the cornfields of rural America, churches clothed in Norman Rockwell’s America, and in the xenophobic fear of “the others.”
Category A Nation Divided, Black Lives Matter, Bridging us All, cultural intelligence, Difference Makers, Everyday People, George Zimmerman, Government Shutdown, If Not now the When?, If not now, then when?, Living the Dream, reconciliation, Reimagine the American Dream, Social Justice, Strike a Balance, Strike A Chord, Strike a Match, Strike a Nerve, Uncategorized · Tagged with #blacklivesmatter, Ahmad Arbery, Donald Trump, economic downturn, George Floyd, Xenophobia
Posted by Kevin Robinson on July 24, 2020 · Leave a Comment
What is in a mask? Whose face is in the mask, and whose is not? Last week the discussion of symbols was front and center. The leading sentiment speaks of how monoliths communicate the unspoken. When revealed, we discover the actual thoughts and intents displayed. Scripture reminds us that there is an innermost being; our … Continue reading →
Category A Nation Divided, Black Lives Matter, Bridging us All, Chasing the Dusk, Conversations, COVID 19, cultural intelligence, Enough is Enough Revisited, Systemic Racism, Uncategorized · Tagged with #blacklivesmatter, Accord1, COVID 19, Health Discrepancies, Mask, Racial Discrimination, Systemic Racism, Xenophobia
Posted by Kevin Robinson on July 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment
America is approaching a significant fork in the road. The old saying says, “we have been down this road before.” In the past, a political chorus of rhetorical discourse veiled through the musings of political maneuvers. From George Wallace, Richard Nixon, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton to the present, both sides of the aisle echoed a … Continue reading →
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Posted by Kevin Robinson on July 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The city of Minneapolis Minnesota, is now considering replacing the currently standardized police Department model with something new. Some would ask, “have the so-called radical voices of the Left” prevailed in one of America’s major cities?” Many have echoed the need for C-change of how to break the never-ending cycle of police violence against the … Continue reading →
Posted by Kevin Robinson on June 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The founding fathers wrote an essential document in early July of 1776; it was called the Declaration of Independence. Some call it one of the most significant compositions in history. In irony, folklore suggests a slave handed the pen used for signatures to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. To let it be known, … Continue reading →
Category A Nation Divided, Better Together, Bridging us All, building the bridge, cultural intelligence, Difference Makers, Enough is Enough Revisited, ethnic unity, Everyday People, I Need You to Survive, massive ethnic change, Race, reconciliation
Posted by Kevin Robinson on February 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment
At the top of the February 18th International News Headlines The Pope has weighed in on the Donald and his bombastic (defined as: high sounding but with little meaning, inflated) rhetoric. The Pontiff said: “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is … Continue reading →
Category A Nation Divided, Better Together, Bridging us All, cultural intelligence, dog-eat-dog, Donald Trump, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Pope Francis, reconciliation, relationship with god, Social Justice, The Relationship with God, We were like those who dreamed, xenophobia · Tagged with American Dream, Building the Bridge Together, Christian faith, Cultural Intelligence, culture, Diversity, Donald Trump, Dream Act, human-rights, Martin Luther Kings Dream, Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa, my brother's keeper, Pope Francis, spirituality, Synergy, True Religion, unity in christ
Posted by Kevin Robinson on November 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment
One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of the status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. But today our very survival depends on our ability to … Continue reading →
Category A Nation Divided, Bridging us All, College Protest, Dr. Martin Luther King JR, Listen to the Children, Millennials, Paradigm Shift, Race, reconciliation, Synergy, Uncategorized, University of Missouri · Tagged with american anthropological association, Cultural Intelligence, current-events, Diversity, harmonious existence, Millennials, Missouri, NCAA Football, racial reconciliation, Reconciliation, social justice, Synergy, the ethnic cultural divide., Unity, University of Missouri
Posted by Kevin Robinson on October 13, 2015 · 2 Comments
Does Anything ever really touch? Can we really ever feel one anothers pain and can we truly let go enough to invest in each others struggles. In actuality, as proven by quantum physics on the subatomic level; two objects can never meet or touch. This is due to electrons in opposing atoms resisting one another. Their … Continue reading →
Category Baby Boomers, Bridging us All, building the bridge, chemistry, Difference Makers, I Need You to Survive, imagery in society, Millennials, Psychology Today, reconciliation, Social Justice, Synergy, The Human Diaspora, The Language of Reconciliation, The Lens on our World, Uncategorized, xenophobia · Tagged with american anthropological association, Baby Boomers, Cultural Intelligence, culture, current-events, Diversity, Gen-X ers, harmonious existence, Jesus and Ethics, Millennials, social networking, Synergy, Unity, Xenophobia
Posted by Kevin Robinson on October 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Why is the sky blue? Why does snow melt? Why do people die? Why is that man sleeping on the street? Why can’t I have ice cream? Why do I have to go to bed? -Lois Holzman, Ph.D. Our Children ask us these endless questions that we more times than not, have no absolute answers to. In … Continue reading →
Category Better Together, Bridging us All, building the bridge, Conversations, cultural intelligence, ideology, IF, imagery in society, reconciliation, Strike a Balance, Synergy, The Language of Reconciliation, True moral compass · Tagged with american anthropological association, Building the Bridge Together, Cultural Intelligence, current-events, harmonious existence, Love, Oregon shooting, racial solidarity and, Reconciliation, social justice, spirituality, Synergy
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