If I had to choose a date and time to be born, I would most certainly pick January 24, 1978…That’s my birthday for all you who don’t know. By that date, 400 years of slavery had just ended 112 or so years ago, reconstruction had been completed, Jim Crow had been defeated, the civil rights […]
In my entire “Christian walk” I have only experienced two crises of faith. Like any other believer, I’ve had my set backs and disappointments, sure; but I’m talking about serious doubts about God’s power, or His existence at all. The first was when my good friend Farida died about 7 years ago. She had a […]
On days like today, when I’m up at 4 am with the heaviness of disappointment on my mind, I wish I was back home in Labone. There were trees everywhere, each with their own memory; each with their own purpose. They always brought comfort, food and shade; and in someways love. America’s trees provide none […]
I read somewhere that among issues that are key to today’s voters, God, guns and gays took a back seat to the economy. Healthcare, whether the Democrats want to admit it or not, is barely a blip on the radar. Who wants to live a long, healthy, HOMELESS life? I’ve got no job and no […]
I stopped wearing a perm about 6 years ago, because when White people go to get their hair done, they do not look for African hair to sew into a weave.