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 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 →
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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 January 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Freedom of religion should never be compromised because the sword of fear and overreaction can cut two ways.
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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
Posted by Kevin Robinson on September 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The autumn comes just in time for many; to the heat weary survivors of the blistering Dog Days of Summer. To sports fans, it provides another hopeful beginning for their favorite team on the grid iron. And to many the autumn simply provides a time for simple reflection. The warm days and cool nights provide … Continue reading →
Category Bridging us All, building the bridge, cultural intelligence, Difference Makers, reconciliation, Synergy, The Human Diaspora, Won't you be My Neighbor · Tagged with american anthropological association, Building the Bridge Together, Cultural Intelligence, Diversity, Harmony, Mega trends, racial reconciliation, Reconciliation, social justice, spirituality, Synergy, the ethnic cultural divide., Unity
Posted by Kevin Robinson on February 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment
One night, when everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. Mathew 13:25 Good News Translation (GNT) While asleep, have our voices become silent to the cries of the Disenfranchised. Are we too mesmerized by the voices of hyperbole? Do we understand the real realities of Americans who … Continue reading →
Category A Nation Divided, Better Together, Blind Spot, Bridging us All, building the bridge, cultural intelligence, dog-eat-dog, I Need You to Survive, Lost Horizon, reconciliation, Social Justice, Strike a Balance, Strike A Chord, Strike a Match, Strike a Nerve, Strike a Pose, Synergy, The Fierce Urgency of Now, The Human Diaspora, The Lens on our World, Tsunami of Change, When Doves Cry, xenophobia · Tagged with Blackish, Cultural Intelligence, Disenfranchised, Diversity, Division, Economic Recovery, Ethnicity, Fresh Off The Boat, Healthcare, Jobs, Mathew 13:25, Middle Class, Reconciliation, social justice, Synergy, Unity, Xenophobia
Posted by Kevin Robinson on June 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment
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 →
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Posted by Kevin Robinson on June 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence. And there are so many silences to be broken.” Audre Lorde
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