Published in An Injustice!·Jun 22Black Rights and LGBTQ Rights Should Be Fought For In TandemMay 2002: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Charlene Dorsey was gay, vegan, and white, perhaps the most confounding and interesting individual I had come to know twenty years ago. …Civil Rights7 min read
Published in Perceive More!·Jun 8I’d Probably Choose A White Supremacist Over Clarence ThomasPart 1: I’m Accused of Being a Racist One of the worst moments of my professional life, when I began questioning my worth and character as a black man, came when I was teaching English Language acquisition at an elementary school some years ago. …Supreme Court8 min read
May 27I Let Her Run All Over MeA couple of years ago, my attitude was akin to that of The Joker, the one played by the late Heath Ledger in the Dark Knight movie. Like this iteration of the Clown Prince of Crime, I was standing in the middle of the empty roadway — metaphorically, of course…Memoir8 min read
Published in Pop Off·May 10Too Much Personality?Do you want to know when I was completely sold on Moon Knight, the latest superhero themed streaming show produced by Marvel Studios, the entity considered by some DC (Detective Comics) aficionados as the new evil empire? It was near the end of an extraordinary first episode, when Steven Grant…Television5 min read
Published in Pop Off·Apr 29The Abbott Elementary Television Show Has Me Rethinking My Worst DecisionI have reached the age for constructive and productive ruminations (45), a time to look back at, learn from, and sometimes lament the decisions I’ve made on my way to becoming a erudite, slightly irascible, middle-aged man. …Education7 min read
Published in Perceive More!·Apr 15Hope is Personified by a Black WomanConfirming Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court was a mistake, one that may reverberate across the nation for decades to come. The hard-earned rights afforded to vulnerable minorities and women, once classified as inalienable, will soon be gutted or completely repealed, dreams of attending the best colleges will…Politics6 min read
Apr 8Riding With Psychologically Diverse People in CarsMy desk was stationed against a white wall, in full view of employees and clients stepping onto the second floor of the center. When I positioned myself into my chair, facing the bare white wall, a professional neophyte amongst the ostensibly grown folks, a sense of dispensability washed over me…Mental Health8 min read
Mar 22Denver is Swapping Cops for Mental Health ProfessionalsThe worst thing about not being able to manage mental illness, other than the multiple confinements in psychiatric wards, were the police interventions. …Mental Health5 min read
Published in Pop Off·Mar 14Euphoria is The Best Television Show About TeenagersAs I become increasingly removed from my teenage years, I am less confused and more confident, as I understand who I am now, a full fledged grownup who knows what to expect of myself and others. …Television5 min read
Mar 3Meet Edward, The Black Man Who Escaped Punishment From PoliceThere was a time when Edward’s parents were afraid to have him inside the house. This fear was most acute in the spring of 2005, three days after he’d returned home from an aimless, catastrophic Greyhound bus tour through the half the country, accruing an insurmountable amount of hospital debt…Mental Health7 min read
