Author Archives: L. Jackson

For many years people in this country made many sacrifices to obtain the right to vote. These days it seems as though this sacred right is hanging by a thread. Many states have enacted laws that take us five steps backward. We lose ten years for every step backward. People died for the right toContinue reading “Five Steps Backwards”

During this time of Covid 19, it is important that we not get caught up in the hype, the anxiety, worry, and negativity of the pandemic. The fact that we woke up this morning is truly a blessing. If you have a roof over your head, food, sound mind, and body you are already aheadContinue reading “Appreciate the Little Things”

Starting a business requires a lot of skills oftentimes, this means incorporating others that possess the talents that you may not have. People you thought would be there for you let you down because most people take a wait-and-see attitude. Mainly because they are unwilling to help make the operation (business) profitable.  Most people takeContinue reading “Partnering With the Right People”

The Three Pillars of Wealth are Business Ownership, Real Estate, and Stock Market Investing. Those people that own businesses receive various tax benefits as well as other incentives just for employing people. The same is true for real estate investors. Real Estate investors in most cases rent their properties to others but the investors getContinue reading “The Three Pillars of Wealth”

The country just elected Joe Biden as President of The United States in November of 2020 and the midterm elections will be just as important. The midterm will take place on November 8, 2022, why is this important? Remember what happened in Charlottesville, a young woman was struck and killed by a person that droveContinue reading “Let us not forget”

Here in America, our country is slowly coming out of an almost year and a half of being locked down. During that time many of us lost family and friends to the COVID 19 Virus.In addition, many people were isolated, couldn’t see or touch family and friends, and we’re unsure as to exactly how theContinue reading “Pandemic Trauma”

Crime is occurring in our community at alarming rates. People of color are dying in large numbers daily. These deaths are not caused by law enforcement or hate groups but instead, these tragic incidents are being perpetrated by us. The majority of offenders in these violent crimes are young people (15 – 20 years old).Continue reading “Where are they?”

Do you remember when you could leave your doors unlocked at night and not worry about anyone entering your home?  Do you remember walking through the neighborhood and everyone in the neighborhood speaking to each other? Those days are long gone. People today appear to be angry, but why? This anger can be seen everywhere.Continue reading “Why are People so Angry”

As a human being, I was taught to respect everyone, especially women. However, our current generation of young men seems to have lost their ability to show respect for women. It’s unclear to me why women are being treated with little or no regard by their so-called significant other but it’s happening in public asContinue reading “Women & Respect”

Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed. No more backward thinking time for looking ahead. Though those words are from a song that’s a decade old, those words are still relevant today, even more so. Let us not be onlookers while a certain cadre of people change laws, overlook crimes and take this countryContinue reading “Wake Up Everybody!”