Earlier this year, my cousins and I were about to go out shopping. Before I left the house, my father told me, “Handle yourself. Be safe, son.” My dad has been saying this to me for as long as I can remember. He knows I can behave myself, so I always say, “Yes, sir,” and leave it at that. Read on
Tag Archives: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"If the message was correctly taught within schools, maybe people could understand the revolutionary ideas that Dr. King held and begin to understand the various ways that change can be achieved." Read on
What started out as being a headache to me and just another interruption to my carefully planned out schedule, ended up being one of the most memorable moments in my life. Read on
It reminded me how beautiful and united we can be, not only Americans but as a human race when it comes to being emotionally connected to similar struggles. Read on
At an advance screening of “I Am Not Your Negro,” I thought deeply about the broken record of oppression that has a hold over black life in America. Racism is not over. James Baldwin knew it, modern black people know it and it is likely that those after us will know it. Read on