With the influx of black experience movies that have come out in the past few years, I’ve come to realize that it’s imperative that some stories be told. Unfortunately, many of the stories that need to be told are untraveled journeys, lost in the depths of uncharted territories. The lives of faithful minority saints that […]
As I walked toward the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, the black and white pictures that I studied since childhood were brought to color. The realization that forty-six years ago, this was the location that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breathed his last, became evident to me like a memory from a dream. When I […]
Observing young children play any sport with a ball is entertaining. Aside from the fact that their hand and feet coordination are still developing, they have little awareness of the other players around them. When I watch my six-year-old niece play t-ball, I cringe every time I see two or more children sprint as fast […]
Double Consciousness “There’s a way you act at home and a way you act at school,” my mother would remind me as I recapped the events of the school day. I learned quickly how to speak, act, and look in a world dominated by white faces. I learned to value what the majority population valued, […]
