Of all the bad takes I’ve seen regarding the recent debacle at Aretha Franklin’s funeral – and there have been many – the one above really bothered me. It wasn’t …
Tag: Social Justice
We Should All Be Doormen
“Be an opener of doors.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Recently, I was at a bar with a very good friend of mine in Boston’s South End. It was late at …
Your Privilege. Your Sacrifice.
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Martin …
Black Exceptionalism
“A black man has to fly to get something that a white man can just walk to.” – Chris Rock An article was published in the Wall Street Journal yesterday about …
Starting with Second
NOTE: This original piece was inspired by Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s exceptional TED Talk entitled “The Danger of a Single Story”. Having first been written in 2013 for a graduate …
I Suppose You Should Know
I suppose …he could’ve made less sudden moves …he could’ve raised his hands higher …he could’ve walked slower …he could’ve complied with the officers a lot better than he did …
Stars and Strife Forever?
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – Evelyn Beatrice Hall, The Friends of Voltaire By now, you’ve heard …
The Rabbit Hole 