Searching…Searching…the Internet
Having always been an information and story aficionado (a more polite word than junkie), the Internet has become my go-to […]
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Write on the Dot – Vol. III featuring me
A short story of mine has just been published in Write on the Dot: Volume III. It is available for […]
Only one way
You know what you know but you don’t know what I know.Although you assume you do when you proselytize. Every […]
Awarding Diversity
Awards are given to recognize work above and beyond the call of duty, beyond the usual. Right? The Encarta Dictionary: […]
A Black Business Panel I’d like to see
Having recently attended panels that convened some of the usual presenters for businesses owned by Black (and other people of […]
What Social Justice Means (to me)
Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. Social workers aim to […]
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me? Do you even notice that I’m not there? Does my absence register? I think not. […]
Each season has its reasons (Fall)
(A slightly different version of this was posted a couple year’s back but it bears repeating with a few edits.)Each […]
One Pair of Matching Candidates
People of a certain age may remember the lyrics to the Patty Duke Show which aired from September 1963 to […]
Chicken Wings & Collard Greens (coda to Beantown Jazz Festival)
“I know you got soul, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be in here.” These lyrics by Bobby Byrd featuring James […]
Do as I say, not as I do – Voting ...
Like countless other people, so-called adults, Reverend Eugene Rivers tells people to do things he doesn’t do. He talks sh** […]
Stepping Out of my Comfort Zone
On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday I stepped outside of my comfort zone with great results. Just thought I’d share. I’ll […]
Brown Boy Down (for Travon)
He’s a boy doing boy things but because he’s brown his actions (walking, standing, breathing) brings a frown, consternation, confrontation, […]
Sun Music: The Sound of the Sun
File this under “I’m so proud.” I’m very proud my husband. Check out the article written by Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Kenneth J. Cooper […]
The Importance of Context
Context Until finding that first book by Langston Hughes with his photo on the jacket, I hadn’t realized that all […]
The Siblings – Evil and Good
Evil and Good are siblings that walk together always. Once they were conjoined in harmony. They separated for various reasons explained […]
Roundup 4 – Books, Theater, and other pleasures
Stuff I Read: The Round House by Louise Erdich One of the finest novels I’ve read by this supremely talented writer. […]
Round up 3 (Delightful in Dorchester and…)
Stuff I Did: Attended Social Media Workshop sponsored by the Dorchester Artists Collaborative at the recently opened Erick Jean Center for […]