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When you are sitting in the house for months at a time with nothing to do and nowhere to go it makes you think about a lot of things.  You look at this dreadful disease that killed so many people and you are more thankful for your health and your life. You see young, old,Continue reading “How the Pandemic Changed My Life”

Most are familiar with the word mentor and understand what a mentor is. The word “mentor” is defined as an experienced and trusted adviser. Finding the right mentor can be challenging. For many of us, our experience with mentors starts with our parents. Our parents are the bricks that lay the foundation for the developmentContinue reading “Mentorship”

It seems like a little over four years ago toxic hate started to re-emerge in America. Hate-filled, racist rhetoric contributed to the rise in racism and hatefulness here in this country. Black people have been vilified and brutalized in this country for decades while it seems like our Asian sisters and brothers have suffered inContinue reading “Turn Hate Around In America”

Growing up in the sixties was not without difficulties. At times there were disagreements between kids and sometimes families. However, no one used gun violence to settle disputes. Another difference between now and then is that in the sixties your neighbor could discipline you if your parents were not at home (the village). Today mostContinue reading “Stand-Up!”

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. According to psychologists, there are three types of empathy: cognitive, emotional, and compassionate. Let’s look at the meaning of each of the three empathy types. Cognitive empathy is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought experiences,Continue reading “Empathy”

There have been and continues to be disparities in educating students in this country. Since Covid-19 surfaced in March of 2020 and education shifted to virtual learning, disadvantaged communities are now lagging further behind due to limited access to laptops, lack of internet access, and students just not logging in. Additionally, teachers are having toContinue reading “Covid-19: Disparities Further Revealed During Remote Learning”

White America I Don’t Understand I don’t understand how as an African American, a full-fledged American citizen who truly loves this country how my expectations of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are significantly different from white Americans. I want all that the American Dream speaks of. I want to have an equal opportunityContinue reading “I Don’t Understand”

In The Bible John Chapter One states “in the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the word was GOD”. I’m a spiritual person and also a believer in a higher power. My personal interpretation of this scripture is that GOD enunciated his word and words matter. Not only in theContinue reading “In The Beginning Was God’s Word”

What does inspiration really mean? Merriam-Webster defines it as something that makes or gives someone an idea about what to do or create: a force or influence that inspires someone: a person, place, or experience that makes someone do or create something. I’m sure that we’ve all been inspired by others such as a parent,Continue reading “Inspiration”

In previous posts, I spoke about depending on oneself. I talked about financial planning, having a backup plan, not just a Plan B, but a Plan C. This past week in Texas the unthinkable happened. Many people were subjected to bad decisions made by bad politicians primarily for monetary gains. Many died, many were subjectedContinue reading “What Texas Should Teach Us”