Life Found A Way
Many centuries ago, a man and woman were in a tropical paradise when suddenly a shaking reverberated through the dense vegetation. The sound began emerging louder and louder and caused the hairs on the man’s back to rise in hot anxiety. Tiny feet of two frightened children ran to this adult couple, their parents. In … Continue reading
Endangered
In the 1980s, the Central Park Five, were a group of black teenagers falsely convicted in the rape of a white woman jogging in Central Park. In the 1990s, young black males were called “Super Predators.” In 2020 U.S. life expectancy fell. For Black Men, life expectancy fell the most, by nearly three years. Black … Continue reading
Can’t Stand the Pain
“Many people inaccurately believe that blacks literally have thicker skin than whites and experience less pain.” Remembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology February 7, 2017 It is not hard to extrapolate this belief to that of emotional pain. Just as the biological belief that blacks have thicker skin the figurative concept of … Continue reading
An American Tragedy
“If they had died of COVID-19 at the same actual rate as White Americans, about 21,200 Black, 10,000 Latino, 1,000 Indigenous, and 70 Pacific Islander Americans would still be alive. THE COLOR OF CORONAVIRUS: COVID-19 DEATHS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE U.S. by APM RESEARCH LAB STAFF | Nov. 12, 2020.” The life of … Continue reading
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
Rising above Oppression upon the Air we Breathe
Because of the heat, the supercell storm gives the American eagle rise. Left in the aftermath are social and health conditions that have left some too heavy for the flight.
America on Fire
Several years ago, in Columbus, Ohio, the Columbus Division of Fire responded to a structure on fire. This structure was a residence. Upon arrival, firefighters could see that it was fully involved with flames. As they began to advance the hose lines to the burning structure, they noticed a body lying on the residences’ walkway. … 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
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