The ruminations of an ex- colored woman
Another day, another offense, to list them would elicit a lament. Another video surfaces and we want to push it back down. We turn up the television or the music to drown out the sound of her voice. But, our silence is deafening. The truth we try to deny, we want so desperately to hide […]
Read MoreWith the line of what is acceptable being crossed and then pushed back with each outlandish action from the current White House administration and decency being redefined to accommodate the indefensible behavior of President Donald Trump, it is hard not to become disgusted by the hypocrisy. I am well past feeling disappointed. What is acceptable, good and right is being […]
Read MoreA powerful public service announcement about police brutality was released a few days ago by Harry Belafonte’s sankofa.org. Notable faces are against the wall, reminding viewers that it can happen to any one. Let’s continue the conversation on police brutality and why we remain hard- pressed to find answers. Think about it as if you […]
Read MoreIn cases of police brutality, it is often commented that these police officers who abuse their power and exert force unwarranted, unmatched and unprovoked are a few bad apples. We are told that these are isolated incidents and not the norm. It is repeated that the majority of police officers are here “to serve and protect.” […]
Read MoreA recent Washington Post article titled “Why white people need to see the searing new African American Museum” featured the image of Mamie Till leaning over her fourteen year old son, Emmett Till’s casket. After he was kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered during a visit with relatives who lived in the South, Till decided to have an […]
Read MoreAfrican and European Americans, those socially colored black and white, have different perspectives. That’s not the problem or even a problem. The problem comes in when race is included in the conversation. Because race says that only one side of the story is credible. Race says, “White is right.” There have been lots of conversations […]
Read MoreSo, it’s not a bedtime story and it’s not a new story, which causes me to believe that somewhere and for some people it is true. I don’t think that you should tuck yourselves in with it and it certainly doesn’t warrant that warm glass a milk. Frankly, I never really understood this request. Still, […]
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