Why Changing Our Hearts is more Important than Changing Laws
When I taught high school English classes, I reminded my students that while change is often challenging, it can and is incorporated on a daily basis. To illustrate this point, I discussed life before...
View ArticleRichard Pryor, Murdered Black Men and Police Brutality
When I began doing stand up comedy in 1999, I aspired to be as brilliant as Richard Pryor. Great comedy slams ideas together, questions the ridiculousness of humor behavior, stares at what terrifies...
View ArticleA Letter to Mike Brown’s Parents
Dear Mr.and Mrs. Brown, Please forgive us for not standing up for your son. Please forgive us for not adopting him early and often in ways that would have made his death preventable. Forgive me for not...
View ArticleDeveloping a Spiritual Practice as a Way to Change Men and the World
At a recent gathering, I heard a man say the following: We are concerned with what type of world we are leaving our children; We should also ask what type of children are we leaving for the world. As a...
View ArticleWhat White Folks Can Do to End Brutality Against Black Men
Getting caught up on the week's most important stories left me with much confusion and head scratching. There was no mention of Mike Brown. Dogs struck by cars and wandering mountain lions were deemed...
View ArticleWhy Visionaries and Truthtellers will Provide Tools For Changes in Our Community
I have personally witnessed changes (the election of a black President) that I thought would never happen in my lifetime. While I often envision a different planet and ways that humans can interact, I...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Saving Black Men Using the Ways of the Amish Part 2
In the previous post, I pointed out that racism has invented itself as police brutality. A radical redistribution of wealth would force a new way of thinking and behavior modification. A movement needs...
View ArticleThree Things Black Folks Can Do to Improve Our Lives
So many young people and those who did not witness black folks being water housed and attacked by bigots and their dogs, mistakenly assume that racism and its many incarnations and offshoots are a...
View ArticleWarning! The Boogey Man is Real and Dangerous
When you have invested your heart into something working out a certain way, there is always the possibility that things will not work out or worse yet they will change without your knowledge or...
View Article10 Warriors Who Gave Their Lives for Justice
I probably shouldn't tell you this... Today is the 30th post and the end of my focus for now on black men, police brutality and the fight for justice that will continue albeit in another form. For now,...
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