Are We There Yet?

Are we there yet? In a simple sorrowful response, “No.” “Together” is a dream, “Oneness” and unity are concepts in a nation deeply divided and looking for its collective conscience. Where is that to be found in the midnight of America? This America questions the validity of a life clothed in a darker hue, the … Continue reading

What’s in a Name?

I am pleased to announce a new concept set to debut by the end of the first quarter of 2021. It is a stand-alone small Magazine named Three-Fifths. Why the name “Three-Fifths?” The inspiration for the concept of three-fifths was spurned by a series of articles in the Accord1 Blog. The articles identify the constitutional … 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

Pierced to the Heart

Freedom of religion should never be compromised because the sword of fear and overreaction can cut two ways.

Every Generation

“Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” ― George Orwell Steven Colbert called it truthiness: “the tendency to accept propositions that one wishes to be true as true, ignoring the usual verification standards for facts.” The “Truthiness” of millennials, a … Continue reading

Why

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

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

The Art of Noise Part I

On a starry night of perfectly serene quiet in the month of October; with the harvest awaiting its reaping, lights flicker inside of the orange pumpkin shells and our world sighs In lieu of the approaching winter holiday season. The quietness of peace is stealthily replaced by the carefully crafted “Art of Noise.” Just turn on the radio … Continue reading

The Fundamental Right to be Wrong

“God created things which had free will. That means creatures which can go wrong or right. Some people think they can imagine a creature which was free but had no possibility of going wrong, but I can’t. If a thing is free to be good it’s also free to be bad. And free will is … Continue reading

The Fierce Urgency of Now Part 2: What Dose it All really Mean Today

“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always … Continue reading