America on Fire II, Breaking the Chain Reaction

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

Black Girl Magic

“Black Girl Magic” developed by CaShawn Thompson in 2013, As she told The Los Angeles Times in 2015 about her use of “Black Girls Are Magic” since 2013, “I say ‘magic’ because it’s something that people don’t always understand,” she said. “Sometimes our accomplishments might seem to come out of thin air, because a lot of times, … Continue reading

Soliloquy Two, Racism: Unmasked in America

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

Soliloquy of Racism in America

The cross is excepted as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, regardless of one’s level of belief in it. It personifies the language of love. The Eagle is a symbol that identifies America. America exists as a grand experiment forged out of abstract thought in a quest for a more perfect union.

Leading The Conversation – Accord1

Remember the horror from which we come. Never forget the greatness of a nation that has overcome its division. Let us never descend into destructive divisiveness – Nelson Mandela On June 9th 2014 in Las Vegas, two persons fatally shot two unsuspecting Police officers along with a third innocent victim before turning the Guns on … Continue reading

“We are One”

  God overlooked the times when people didn’t know any better. But now he commands everyone everywhere to turn to him and change the way they think and act. Acts 17:30 Names of God Bible (NOG) “We are One“ in the sense of our value to our creator and to one another. Any person or group … Continue reading

Chasing the Dusk

The telephone survey of 500 Durham, N.C. residents included 160 whites, 151 blacks, and 167 Latinos, with a margin of sampling error of about plus or minus 8 percentage points for each group. The above information was originally published By THE NEW YORK TIMES |  Paula McClain, The Journal of Politics Dusk: The state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight. As we … Continue reading