Posted by Kevin Robinson on August 20, 2020 · Leave a Comment
“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 →
Category A Nation Divided, Belle the Movie, Black Lives Matter, Breaking the Glass Ceiling, building the bridge, Chasing the Dusk, Difference Makers, Everyday People, ideology, Police, Race, reconciliation, Synergy, Systemic Racism, Systemic Racism, Uncategorized, white privilege timeline, Whiteness · Tagged with #BlackGirlMagic, #blacklivesmatter, #Buildingthebridgetogether, Bargara Jordan, Condoleezza Rice, Kamala Harris, Madea, Michelle Obama, Oppression, racism, Sandra Bland, Serena Williams
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.”
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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 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 June 12, 2020 · 1 Comment
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 →
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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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