Confluence of Crisis

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

At Twilight’s last Gleaming? (A Nation at the inflection point)

No refuge could save the hireling & slave/ From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:/ And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave/ O’er the land of the free & the home of the brave. Francis Scott Key The forgotten lines of the national anthem present a clearer image of the … Continue reading

Don’t Cry He Has Risen

Why do you cry? He has risen, Why are you weeping? He’s not dead Why do you cry? He has risen, Why are you weeping? He’s not dead He paid it all on that lonely highway, And His anointing I can feel He shed His blood for my transgressions, And by His stripes we are healed Kirk Franklin – … Continue reading

The Art of Noise Part III: The Craft

< “Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive” Sir Walter Scott, 1808 In this season of late October the phrase “Trick or Treat” abounds from costume clad children and adults nationwide. Illusions are the characteristic of this season of celebration of pranks, tricks and darkness of the Craft. In … Continue reading

IF

The March on Washington is not the climax of  our struggle, but a new beginning not only for the Negro but for all Americans who thirst for freedom and a better life, When we leave, it will be to carry on the civil rights revolution home with us into every nook and cranny of the … Continue reading

Choosing Unity Over Division

Thank you for your listening ears with eager hearts that want to make a difference. Accord1 just had a very special day as a guest on Mixed Race Radio. It was a great opportunity to learn more about Accord1 and the vision right from the Executive Director. Take a listen and see where you might … Continue reading

Just an Illusion Part 2: The Dust of Our Diversity

Once again, we refer back to Just an Illusion Part1  and the familiar song “Life is a Dream and Heaven is Reality” by Anointed. Considering deeper consideration of the lyrics in relation to where we place our importance; be it in reality compared to Fantasy, Illusion, Delusion, and the relationship of existence between them all.  The Bible puts … Continue reading

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Re- coloring of America Auld Lang Syne is an extremely old Scottish song that was first written down in the 1700s by Robert Burns. This is the prime song  selection of every New Years Eve and  it means “out with the old and in with the new”. It is exemplified in the…

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              “Augusta National Golf Club admits first female members” We can celebrate Breaking the Glass Ceiling, achievements of the increasing diversity in this country, but in each breakthrough, we must not forget that it took all that time to recognize the obvious, that all people are created equal, “Imago Dei” (Image of God). The real … Continue reading

Who is an American Part III: People of the Corn

Bridging the silos of a diverse cultural landscape: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: another city in the heart of the Midwest in the middle of the corn belt and the Amber Waves of Grain. This highly ordinary city of the American heartland may define the undercurrent infecting the consensus of our nation.  To the South of Milwaukee between the … Continue reading